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Jalen Philpot

I think Wilson is better suited at slot between those two as well.

Lawler

If Ontaria Wilson gets cut who do you guys think moves to slot to upgrade sterns? Wheatfall or Wilson? I’m thinking Wilson because he’s a bit more physical that Wheatfall and if Wheatfall continues to have success there at wideout why mess with the chemistry.

came from the line backing group Jones used to during pre-game go out of his way to piss players off so they wanted to kill him....He said it took players off their game and responsibilities and allowed him to wreak havoc.

I'm sure he will be but they only do one per year for the ROH (with the exception of 2016 when it was first created). He's already in the Bombers & CFL HOF so the ring is the only thing left for him.

My gosh. How can you even say that with a straight face?

His buddy James West should be in there as well.

Dustin Crum

Lawler

I would say the early Ritchie era had one of the better DLs. Mostly due to Brown and Warner in the middle. Those guys got consistent pressure, rushing 3 or 4.

Tommy Stevens

I hear Biggie is paying MOS bribes so that Jake plays so much. Its being funded by Wellington Alltus for some reason.

The bit about Bighill standing on the sidelines handing the Stamps info is just going to stir up all the crazies.... I just literally can't even.

Glad he’s going out on his own terms . . . with someone else. Hey if he lights it up with the Stumps, I’m glad he was able to find his form again.

He was one of my favorite players of that era. Him and Joe Pop. That play where Jones crushed Dieter and Mikawos ran for about 70 yards for the TD on the fumble was the TSN turning point.

'Show them what you're about': Ex-Bombers star Bighill eager for more

Based on Walbys story within Tait's piece, it could very well have been Molle...

Who was it that had the temerity to nickname Jones “Butt an’ Gut”? Was that West? 😆

I want to add that our echo chamber position is also indicative of the nature of the league. Us talent levels are fairly static. The gap between top US talent in the CFL and replacement level isn't huge. Teams win based on Canadian talent and depth in the modern CFL. The gap between top Canadian talent and end of the end-of-the-roster guys is gigantic. The difference between the teams with the best Canadian talent and the worst is the same as the difference between the top and bottom teams. Teams always try to buy a contender in free agency based on IMP stars. And that process is slow, plus it’s hit or miss, depending on your ability to draft and develop Canadians. We signed Imps and developed NIs under the mafia. We still have among the very best ni position player/players in the league. We also have good depth, and lots of developing young guys. So we have a good team and a future. As long as we keep moving those guys up. Our primary limiting factor is also our worst starting Canadians. I don't think the ringmaiden/penn thing was (if I am right, that is) some active decision to weed them out. I'm not sure we have purposely created an echo chamber. It happens we've built around Canadians, who have made their bones with Canadian talent. But I think we have created a strong echo chamber. McManis is pretty hands off. He's mostly in the US and out of the room, searching for talent. Jim Jauch is about the most Canadian, Anerican-born football front office guy in the league. He's a reverse Cahoon. Brock Sunderland might be the only guy who has a chance to be real outside eyes with a diverse view. When we barely played them on D in pre-season, I knew we were cooked. We'd better do more with them next year in camp and preseason. We have done this before a lot, drafted on potential, then left guys to rot in situational play. First down, Will and Mac in general are the second easiest and fastest positions for rookies and Canadians to adapt to the cfl at. (Rb easiest, Db a close second for rookie imps) We would be dramatically better off starting 1 of them at 1 lber spot and rotating them, than going with Thomas/Kornelson at DL, Hallett at S, etc. What we might lose at that position, vs what we lose at DT, Guard etc is gigantic. The near future of our team needs to heavily include guys like clercius, Wallace, Lawson, Shay, smith, and the current crop of ni youth. We aren’t likely to see a draft class like the last two years repeatedly. We’ve already lost guys like ford, Dobson etc. Wasting time not using guys like that and letting them develop only makes our future worse. All of the above guys are able to contribute regularly on o/d as well as teams.

Its troubling to me that neither Shay or Smith has seen a rep on D yet. Also troubling we're using a DI spot on Ayers for what amounts to 3 snaps a game. Finally 26 reps for a guy who would have to improve to be a JAG in Kornelson is frustrating.

Or 1. I think the whole league has 2 guys who, when they are on, are at that kind of level. Beverette and McManis. And both are tweeny wil/sam types.

Yeah, I think generally is all we can say. But I also think that the general opinion is very close. Mos and the long-term ASTs have talked a bit about the prep process, and I don't think there are any great tricks in how we do things. If anything, it's probably far closer to how we perceive the operations to be than most would believe. We are the antithesis of tricky in terms of operation, strategy, and decision-making. The mafia is like Bart Simpson playing rock, paper, scissors, throwing rock every single time. I fully believe that Mos and his COs feel like they have a highly collaborative game planning, where they have the freedom to put on the field what they want. But I think the echo chamber has left us in a position where only people who make like-minded decisions are in that room to collaborate. They are all too busy expounding on the intangible virtues and longevity of guys like Kola and Thomas to want to take them off. I don't think the type of person who would say, "that former star is over the hill and needs to go," gets or holds a job in our franchise. And I would bet my house that Cyril Penn and Ryan Ringmaiden were both that guy. Both guys could've moved up the chain more here. Both spent relatively short stints here, but both brought in some incredible US talent.

100%. Im a fan and believer in Eli. If he can't be that guy, it's time to move on. I really liked the early showing from Viebert in this camp, and they worked him in some at C too. Ethan Pyle is a free agent who would be worth grooming at C imo. Hocevar is in a similar boat, both are high ceiling guys that would be worth sitting on a PR, or IR. Centre is a spot where you don't need the best 1on1 guy in the world. You need a guy who works well with the guards; he's the Robin to their Batman. He can't be a guy you can fold up like a cheap lawn chair, and he needs to be reasonably athletic as he will often be the guy going to the next level in zone runs. We did great in the past, taking undersized, athletic Cs with solid polish and turning them into all-stars. Kola isn't even really undersized; he's just not built like an OL at all. Not an OL in the last 20 or so years any way.

Correct but it's Access Credit Union after they merged a few years ago. Red Lobster & Olive Garden were part of the same strip mall but separate buildings (RL was at 803 Leila & OG was 787 Leila). You think incorrectly. The Olive Garden building is now a Salisbury House. It was also a Brannigans at one point too.