SpeedFlex27

That's an interesting story. Being a senior, I've actually wondered the same thing. I, unfortunately have arthtis in most joint primarily below the waist so I've had more surgeries than most people have had. I can walk without pain whereas before my first knee replacement just taking single steps hurt so much. My right knee was in such bad shape by 2019, I couldn't walk down a flight of stairs anymore in a forward direction as it was too painful. Instead I learned to grab the handrail tight & walk down backwards. I've had foot surgeries, shoulder replacement, toe surgeries as well as one right knee replacement. Over time, I lost my mobility because of the surgeries, They took their toll on me physically. I can walk slowly over short distances with no pain using a cane for balance. If I hadn't have had these surgeries I'd have been in a far worse place & confined to a wheelchair. The day of surgery more than once I wondered if I was going to wake up. What a thing to think about. As if I didn't have enough pre surgery stress & nervousness to deal with.

I can say this re-reading the comments about the Prukop pass. It was an incredibly stupid play call. I firmly believe that it cost us the Grey Cup. Usually a play call like that with such serious consequences would cost an OC his job because of such a poor decision & he'd be fired. However, neither I or anyone else want to see Buck go anywhere. I put that decision down to Buck still learning his position as a coordinator. He made a mistake. Hopefully, he'll learn from it & be a better coach for it in the future.

That was the TSN Turning Point. We never recovered. The Argos rallied & won.

Yeah, I like Tulsa King. Stallone's playing his character Dwight Manfredi like his Rocky character. Kind of tongue in cheek & funny. Which Stallone fans love. There'll be some dark moments I believe but I can't see that as taking anything away from the series as I think it'll be a hit. It's a gangster/mafia show so there'll be guys getting whacked. As for Yellowstone Season 5, like WTH??? Where is it? It's supposed to be on the Paramount Network right now but they're only showing replays of older episodes. I don't get what is going on with the Paramount Network. AFAIK, the show hasn't been moved to Paramount +. Why they say new episodes are being shown but aren't doesn't make any sense.

Weather & field conditions. The other teams weren't any screaming hell either. Besides, we blew the Grey Cup by shooting ourselves in the foot. The Prukop interception changed the outcome of the GC game.

I'm lucky that my wife is an RN so I have an advantage when it comes to post surgical recovery. I'm sorry that you had to wait that long for a new knee. MY surgery on my right knee will be only a 10 month wait as I am having my second surgery with the same surgeon. Plus, he's been wanting to replace my left knee as it's a real mess physically. He made sure that I'd be able to get it done whenever I was ready to do it. In other words, I didn't have to be referred again or drop to the bottom of the line for surgery.

I sit in the upper deck Sec 208 & it's cramped & crowded in the concourse but they have tv screens for fans stuck in line getting concessions. I wish they'd have designed the upper concourse wider & had it open like the lower bowl. But that would have meant the stadium would have been larger & higher to open it up so it would have cost more money. Conservative politicians & taxpayers at the time were bitchibng about cost overruns so they had to cut back.

All that work to qualify just to play 2 games & score one goal. Yep, TSN & the national media had pumped expectations of Canadians a lot higher.

What's wrong with knee replacements?? Says the guy who had his right knee replaced in 2019 & is scheduled for my left to get done in the New Year sometime.

Lyle Bauer was a pharmaceutical rep before he got into football administration.

Medical sales is a pretty good job. The reps make $60-80,000 a year with pension, company car & benefits & they're not just selling band aids. Some work with physician & surgeons selling new equipment & technologies into hospitals & clinics. Those reps make well over a hundred thousand. My brother was a pharmaceutical rep for 35 years. I tried getting into pharmaceuticals when I was in my late 20's back in the 1980's. Never was able to do it, unfortunately. I had an Arts degree & not a Science degree.

Yep, why not?

True but you're not going to find him when your starter has 12 years of experience & the backup has one game. About Dru Brown, I really hope you guys are right & I'm wrong.

That was a lunch time crowd wasn't it? If so, there are hundreds of thousands of office workers downtown.

Guys, if some of you like 17to85 think I've lost my marbles then please remember that I'm just playing Devil's Advocate for discussion purposes. I presented a POV about Dru Brown that some or maybe all of you don't agree with. However, that's okay as it's all in fun. Maybe I stirred the pot a bit but that's why we're here, right? I don't feel I'm wrong but I won't defend my opinion like it's my life or anything else other than we're having a chat here. So again, if anyone disagrees it's just my opinion.

If we didn't have bad luck with those older guys we'd have no luck at all. Schoen was absolutely brilliant.

Again, I'm not saying we get rid of Brown so just relax. I'm just saying I'd like the Number 2 position to be solidified. There's no way Brown's ready to be a full time starter if Collaros suffers a long term injury. But doesn't it scare you in the least that we had a great team that went 15-3 this past season & we had experience & depth at virtually every position except one? Fans of opposing teams are just waiting for that one hit that could turns a 15-3 team into a 5-13 team. And you can't say it can't happen. There's all kinds of championship ready teams that had their dreams derailed by injuries. With all the injuries we suffered on defense this past season imagine throwing a serious Collaros injury into the mix? It would have been a disaster. That's how fast things can change for a team. We all hope Zach never gets hurt again seriously because if he does it's probably over.

There have been examples of players who were late bloomers say & had very good careers later on. One of them beat us to win a GC this year.

So what? I suppose you are trying to say that Dru's stats are better than Schilz which mean absolutely nothing to me. I just know that some of the same people who are pumping Dru's tires here will turn on his so fast so a comment like yours hasn't a lot of relevance with me. We see posters wanting a change from Marc Liegghio & I'm one of them who is. I'll admit that. I do respect your opinion but quoting a stat like that really means nothing to me. I'm not saying we get rid of Brown. He needs competition to get better. I'm just saying I'd like a veteran qb who has a chance of keeping us winning in the short term if Zach gets hurt. I'm not confident that Brown is that guy. As for Prukop, is he really competition for Brown? As in pushing Brown for the #2 spot? I don't think so. I just want to see competition behind Collaros for that coveted #2 spot.

If I had one message for walters... quit signing 30 & older receivers!

I think Hamilton will make a play for him. It all depends what Bo does. i would hope he'd want to come back here.

Of course, I was talking about Schilz & no one else coming here. If Bo signs he may go somewhere else.

I think everything hinges on Bo's decision. I think Hamilton would be a good fit for him but we'll have to see who he signs with. Evans, pffft. What team really wants to deal with all the emotional baggage he brings with him???

I look at a qb like Taylor Cornelius. The guy is just okay. The Elks will never win with him. Heavy on the word just. He'd be a great veteran backup. Tre Ford is a U Sports qb & being brutally honest, he hasn't faced athletes on defense in Canadian college football like he has as an Elk. His learning curve will be high. The qb situation in Edmonton remains very unsettled. I look at Caleb Evans in Ottawa. Terrible qb. He hasn't shown much in 2 seasons except that he's athletic but has a ten cent head. He will never be a starting qb & isn't even a competent backup. I always thought of him as Lapo's pet project. Argo's Chad Kelly is an interesting prospect & he may be the starting qb in Toronto next season. I see Schilz in Hamilton & I think he can play as a backup/borderline starter. He's the one backup qb that caught my eye this season. Montreal, I have no clue as Harris plays no matter what. Any team that employs a 7 year veteran as their third string short yardage qb like Dominique Davis has nothing worth talking about There's no one in Sask worth discussing either. Marcus Fines was thrown into the fire when Fajardo flamed out. He did his best playing behind that horrible offensive line & the results were the same as when fajardo played. They lost. Hard to judge a backup qb when he's running for his life on every passing play. BC has a plan with Vernon Adams if Rourke leaves otherwise VAJ will be a sought after free agent if Superman returns. Calgary will have a big hole to fill with Mitchell leaving as Tommy Stevens can run but hasn't shown he can actually throw with any consistency because of the nature of his position. He had that one game when he had a coming out party rushing for something like 160 yards against the Riders but... as wbbfan said there's not a lot out there to get excited about. No obvious starter out there in waiting. Which is a scary proposition for the CFL in the long term.