Mike

Alex Hall sure did but he's not here anymore. Other than that... You think Alex Hall improved while he was here? I don't. Two years and he was an elite pass rusher from the day he got here but nobody ever figured out how to correct his inability to stay onside. Not a major issue in the grand scheme of things, but the weak part of his game was never addressed by these coaches.

Going back and forth with Penton on Twitter ... He said Burke was "doomed" with the roster Mack gave him. I still stand by the fact that the import talent may not have been great, but Burke did absolutely nothing to turn those guys into better players. I'll ask the question here, same as I asked Penton because I'm curious. Can anyone name an import player who actually improved with time during Tim Burke's stay as HC?

Thank the lord

Because Bombers.

That has nothing to do with what you said though. You're more than welcome to be negative about this situation, I have my reservations as well. Being welcome to your opinion doesn't give you a free pass to use awful reasoning to back it up.

Just out of curiosity, why would the position a player played on the field have any bearing on their abilities as a front office guy? Are you suggesting a QB would make a better president than a long snapper just because they played a more glamorous position? The football background relevancy comes from being around a team, it's leaders, seeing the day to day operations and what may work / may not. It doesn't come from where you lined up on the field.

... I suppose it could work IF the new head coach is OK with it. That's a big if in my mind though.

I am legitimately shocked and taken completely aback by this unexpected news.

I hope Calgary wins in Regina, just to infuriate the Rider faithful. Plus Glenn deserves a ring.

I doubt Whyte wants to come where kickers go to die (or whatever he said)

Unnecessary and a bad deal for both teams.

There's a week in there for deals.

I will not buy season tickets. Which in the grand scheme of things means nothing, but that's how defeated I would personally feel.

Owens last year was bullshit, shoulda been Ray as the argos nominee then too cause without Ray Owens is not nearly as impressive a player. Ray makes everyone on offence better... but Owens was doing 3K yards before Ray. and his 3 X 3K in a row was/is unprecedented in pro football. Fair enough but it's not the MOPBOTS

To me the top priority is a QB. I don't care what it takes. It needs to happen.

Funny I think January is over rated league wide just by being the best of a bad bunch here. He's not as solid as his reputation suggests. it is funny you think that, yup.. But he's right.

Thats ludicrous! Edmonton fired their coach. Yeah, but maybe they got in shat for it.

Not a snowball's chance in hell. But congrats to him for getting the eastern nod

I don't care if a ref feels like a player could have let up. If it's a clean hit, I don't care if he steamrolled the guy and absolutely buried him. Football is a contact sport at every level, I hate that we're getting to a point where every level of football has officials calling penalties on clean hits that look "too rough".

He can try but for the most part, that type of accolade would result in a bump in base salary but not much towards the total max value of a contract.

Probably not. Probably just a slight difference in base salary vs. bonuses. As in a base of 150k instead of a base of 135k+15k bonus for divisional all-star. Inaccurate numbers, but the general idea still applies. Besides, that's an upgrade the Bombers will WANT to pay for.

Ford as a RB ... Interesting. Duron Carter is an obvious snub in my mind. 6 less games than Grant, only 39 less yards and 3 MORE touchdowns. Nick Moore is another obvious snub. 3rd in the league in receiving yards and he's not a divisional all-star? Cordarro Law is a bit of a snub but obviously he lost his bid because Alex Hall is a Rider now. Billy Parker is a weird nomination, would rather see a guy like Dee Webb or Demond Washington. Obviously the East was tough this year though. Not a single unanimous selection.

Could have a point. I just think there's some stock in using your "protected" slots to show faith in guys who deserve it. And honestly, I struggled to find 10 imports worth protecting on talent alone.

Just out of curiosity ... why is nobody else interested in protecting Terrell Parker? I understand he was hurt and we also have Ian Wild but Parker was a beast. Big Parker fan here, I guess. I feel like if we could have both on the field in some capacity, that'd be a good thing for our D

He's a pending free agent. I agree Calgary would not trade him but would they be able to resign him?