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Unfortunate news... hate seeing superstars gone for the season...

I feel like the riders... going 0-4 the last 4 weeks... gotta run the table now... Bakhari Grant

I have to agree... it's hard (nearly impossible) to interpret the mood of the team from watching live or on tv but it seemed evident that every game Brohm came into the entire team just seemed to fall back a step... especially in the Edm and first Ham game... I think the guys will rally behind Marve...

I'd have no issue with Winnipeg 10 - Sask 6...

You're exactly right... and that's what leads me to believe there isn't a huge discrepancy in an o-line coach when it comes to coaching up the fundamentals.... I would suspect most o-line coaches know how to teach fundamentals... it's more a matter of system and that points to the OC.... DelMonaco with Dickensen is going to be a lot more successful that DelMonaco with Crowton/Bellefiuelle... and maybe Wylie is only slightly better than DelMonaco in that role... is/should Wylie be more involved in system and game planning?

Better than* Brink/Goltz/Hall

Yes you're correct, he did also say that... I think most people believe Marve will start based on the fact that in the past O'Shea has immediately come out and said Brohm will be the starter... and this time he said, we'll wait to make that announcement... or something to that effect...

This makes no sense. What difference does it make where your QB's came from? I care more about how they play. McManus also did nothing as a Blue Bomber and had a hall of fame career as a "castoff" playing for other teams. Kind of kills your whole idea, doesn't it? This argument has been tried many times... some people just conveniently forget Calvillo was a "cast-off"... as was Damon Allen, several times... and Matt Dunnigan... and Marve looks like he has some serious potential... which team was he cast off from again?

Bauming said practice starts at noon...

The idea of promoting Buck to OC is crazy... nobody has any idea if he is even remotely close to being qualified as an OC...

Booch for OC!

I believe Reilly is expected back around week ten... I think Co-op is only a western Canada thing... maybe someone can verify that or correct me...

Did you know something at the time that we didn't?!?

Watching some of those scrambles makes you nervous... and you know it's not sustainable... but man, Marve is exciting to watch and you have to think he gives the team a better chance to win...

I'd like to see what Scott can do... I know that technically gives us a thunder/thunder combo... but whatever, even if both guys give a similar skill set it would still help to wear down defenses... can't believe I'll use the Riders as an example... but look at the success they were having with the Messam/Allen combo... I hope to see Scott there too but Thomas has KR skills so I'm guessing that might get him the nod. Messam & Allen is a bigger version of thunder and lightning combo. I guess... but Allen is bigger than Marshall... so maybe we should call it thunder and thunder storm

And I believe he signed an extension along with Barker... nice dream to have but I'd max it at about 0.1% chance of happening...

This is a few days old but it sounds like the Colts may still have some interest in Ben... http://www.stampedeblue.com/2015/8/7/9119459/colts-have-interest-in-bringing-ben-heenan-back-once-healthy

I'd like to see what Scott can do... I know that technically gives us a thunder/thunder combo... but whatever, even if both guys give a similar skill set it would still help to wear down defenses... can't believe I'll use the Riders as an example... but look at the success they were having with the Messam/Allen combo...

Not a bad line up but the problem is we'd need Thomas and Westerman on the field full time if we want to maintain 3 NI on D... a crazy thought/suggestion... Waggoner or Newman at DIME.... we saw Sherman there last year... even crazier thought.... Sherman at Safety with Leggett at DIME...

love the "unnamed people I know" argument on a fan forum...

You forgot to mention the conspiracy theory thread that suggests the CFL is behind them losing this year.....I can't even make this up! actually just scrolled through this thread a bit... it's basically the guy who started it saying there's a conspiracy theory... and everyone else making fun of him... it's a pretty funny thread, and not in the "rider fans whining" type of funny, like real funny...

CJOB's Kelly Moore speculating this morning that it will be Marve if Willy isn't ready to go...

I've posted on here several times that I believe the protection problems are a result of (in order):1. Bellefeuiles schemes 2. Willy holding the ball too long and pre-snap reads/adjustments 3. OL talent/coaching Good call... if you think it's one issue, and one issue only... you're clearly not watching the game... there are always several issues contributing to a major problem... I agree that if we fix the first issue on this list, it makes the biggest difference...

I watched a bit of the third Q last night, didn't see him out there... when did he play? #38 still?... did see former Rider Brian Peters playing for Minny though...

I think this idea that he'll only play for Sask is a riderfan created myth... sure there are a handful of players that have chosen to play at home in Green, but I would say it's far from the norm...