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Big Matt is gonna take us to the promised land!

Man if we hadn't won the cup this offseason would blow.

I'd be in favour of dropping the old ban hammer but I cannot stress enough ignore is a great feature.

I'm not sure what's creepier, your obsession with Nichols or your obsession with Streveler.

Very good news, here's hoping Medlock maintains his passion for kicking and his quest for excellence until he's at least 40.

Crappy that WJ will be gone.... that's a huge loss....

Well, we now know one New Year’s Resolution you didn’t make/keep..

He technically is...but just consider him back for 2020.. trust me

Now that you mention it..

You promised you wouldn't tell.

lol what?!

It’s Saturday - but Sunday’s coming!

Yeah he is hopeful.. very different than it being emminant...there are a lot of things working against him too that aren't with guys like Rose and Sayles Also he will need a pretty fair commitment to sign..and there only so much allotted for that...and there is the dead money factor...he may sign with a "bonus" of say 100 000k but only a small part of it ..say 5..maybe 10 k will be paid up front as teams only have about 94k to use for free agent signing bonuses so they give a small fraction upfront to maximize amount of guys they can bring to camp...rest is potential dead money...what that means if they are cut/released the team has to pay them out the balance over 5 years against their cap...and teams want minimal dead money kicking around as it really messes their SMS...so Willie is in a tough spot As for Bryant..he is back.. will be announced prior to Feb free agency and having the entire starting oline from grey cup back..as well as the back ups is huge

It really is too bad. Chat was better than the GDT but wbbfan is right, it's dying.

It's almost as if he was an inexperienced QB and needs time to grow

Have you got a reason to be heartbroken in the 29th year?

Yeah.. The offseason doesn't begin until the Grey Cup Champs say it begins!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Phillips_(wireless_officer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Bride Moral of the story: be the junior operator.

I thought Bryant is a free agent?

Adam's sets the tone for the receivers.. the grit and dirty yards and is a lethal blocker..which runs off on the others..I hope he is back..with some solid pieces around him..and our ryn game..he doesnt need to be a elite #1 guy..I think we have guys on roster now to be that guy..or one of the newbies..some inruiging guys coming to camp

We will have our whole starting oline back from grey cup. And 2 solid backups..no worries there. Hopefully too we see more of Augustine for different looks..and sets with Oliviera to tenderize the meat for Harris

The way the calls went in the 3rd period, the Blind Mice were not going call back that overtime goal.

What utter trash this officiating is. and now the Jets are short-handed.

So you can hit from behind now?

Just use discord... Its better.

Start with Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day.

Lapo would be low on my HC list. He is what he is and always will be

We need him to get under peoples' skin and go looking for his dogs again after we win the cup next year.

GDT is better than chat if you want to just catch up with the comments during a commercial break. I found watching the chat screen just to stay current with the conversation actually took away from watching the game.

Lawler’s ready and I’m looking forward to seeing more of Bailey

I dunno, Lawler impressed me a lot in the playoffs.

I dunno, Lawler impressed me a lot in the playoffs.

He certainly will. No one on our roster has usurped Adams yet and until that happens management can't gamble on Lawler, Bailey etc (at least I hope not)

He will get an offer from Ottawa, book it. I don't want to see him leave.

Yeah Willie has had one workout...not multiple and workouts in NFL never get cut short..or rarely get cut short unless said player is atrocious or injured. And he has to be on a roster..or it's nothing and he cant be at league minimum either..I think he is more hoping..than it is negotiating and too bad for him cause he is NFL talent..but he is also in the NFL a situational guy so that too is against him..his role could be done by a rookie at minimum salary and able to be swapped back an forth on a PR..Willie cant.. And loss of wage is a big concern.. he may get a tiny bonus but if he works all through camp entirely and gets cut..he isnt being paid and more or less would be out well over 6 figures for the year from a CFL deal for signed for 2020 and would prob if lucky get a third of what he would have got if he ends up back here..that's a big hit. I also hope regardless of what Willie does that McAllister is brought back

Why is everyone okay with letting Adams walk? He was still our most impactful receiver in playoffs 11-10 22 CGY 2 6 105 1 52.5 71 11-17 23 SSK 4 8 93 0 23.3 63 60+ yard touchdown against Calgary. 60 yard reception against Sask when we were pinned at our goal line. Quiet in the cup with 2 of 3 with one drop for 11 yards, but still. We can't afford to lose our one international receiver who has actually shown he is capable of explosion plays.

Poolman first pairing defensemen? Houston we have a problem.

The chat room was fun only so long as there were a dozen or so participants. When it worked, it was a good deal more immediate than the GDT.

Changed it for you.

Honestly, something is up with Jefferson if you ask me. Not sure what the situation is, but he's definitely exaggerated something along the way this off-season. In his words, his workout was such a hit that Miami cut it short because he'd shown them everything they wanted to see - if that's the case, what's the holdup on a deal? Unless the deal isn't as close due to money, fit, etc. Willie has to be on an active roster, not a PR so if he's going to break camp with the Dolphins, he better be sure he's going to make the team or he's taking a hit on money in 2020. I still see Willie coming back to the CFL, but honestly, if he goes south then I think we'll be in a good spot to replace him. Drop off is obvious, but McCalister could come in and actually have a role. Wouldn't be the absolute worst.

Lapo is a false prophet. He had no testicles as HC here in 2011, and no testicles in his tenure as OC here the last 2 years. He called a great game in the grey cup, but c'mon, with 8 turnovers you'd better find a way to win. The guy has a good playbook, but inspires no confidence in anyone with that demeanour and calls disgustingly conservative games. Ottawa is going to flounder under Lapo, mark these words

Right! He was terrible for Collaros!! 😄

Since Lapo is gone I think it might be time to move on from Nichols. I'm grateful for the service Matt gave us and I'm sure he'd get a chance to test his shoulder somewhere else. I like your #1. I'd throw Streveler/McGuire in there as #2. I'm anxious to see what McGuire can do and I'm really excited to see what any of them can do now that the overrated Paul Lapolice is gone. Give me a couple of young stud QBs, Harris/Augustine in the backfield behind our O-line and a creative offensive coordinator that isn't so risk-averse to going vertical and I think we'll have a lot of fun this year, especially if we can get us a couple 1A receivers to complement what we already have. C'mon Walters, dazzle us. We've only just begun. Wooooo!

What's the status of Nichols throwing shoulder, anyone? Is he throwing with velocity yet? To me, he's always had a bit of a noodle arm and now the shoulder is an unknown post-surgery QB shoulder. I thought I read somewhere he may not be ready for TC. Man, if we lose Strev to the NFL there are going to be lots of question marks around the QB prospects here in 2020. Might have to dust off Buck.

Weird. This topic title says "2019 Grey Cup Champions". I must have stumbled in to the USA politics thread.

Yep...back to work

Ok so if you want to say the GC wasn't amazing I will listen to that argument (I personally thought it was fine overall) but how on earth do you call the WF great play calling? Really interested in hearing you justify that claim.

Yeah, the guy can do great things but only if the ball is coming his way. He was wasted in our offense. I hope we re-sign him.

Ok, my bad. I overreacted based my own misconceptions - apologies to TBurg.