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He had at times. So did Lefevour.

Who said the coaches don't have confidence in his abilities? If you're referring to them choosing Lefevour to start the last game of the season, that'd be more of a situational decision given the circumstances (short prep week, game significance, etc) as opposed to a lack of confidence. If the coaches didn't think Davis was able, he wouldn't be here. Seize the moment, yes, but give the guy a legitimate chance to do so.

Poll Question: Would you rather resign Bond or Randle?

Two points regarding this thread: 1) Durant likely still believes he can compete as a starter somewhere. Where? I'm not sure. If he came to grips with the reality, he likely would have agreed to a contract restructure. Now he is unemployed. Classic example of risk versus the reward. 2) People can crap all over Davis all they want, but the truth of it is, he needs more playing time to actually get better. Starting from scratch with someone with no experience is going back to square one yet again. Regardless of how long Davis has been with the team, it's too soon to write him off for good.

On field officials call it wrong all the time, that's not what I am referring to. Highly unlikely you're seeing "an almost identical play" being challenged one game to the next. If you are, please enlighten me with an example. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that on-field CFL officiating is consistent and without it's faults. Far from it!

Call it a crapshoot or inconsistent or whatever you want, but what you're looking for and what the replay official is specifically looking for could be much different. What makes you determine whether it's PI or not? It's a fine line. (This is a whole other problem.) Are there mistakes either way? Of course there are, but the system has made it better than what it used to be.

PI is not as 'subjective' as it used to be. Especially not after the review. In my opinion, the review process has made PI about 90-95% accurate especially since there is a single review official that knows exactly what to look for now. You won't see PI challenges taken out of the game any time soon as long they are accurately affecting the outcome of the game, which I feel they mostly are.

Good info. Just a personal suggestion from me: Can you separate the titles of the books you refer to a little better so they are easier to identify? (Eg. in bold, with capital letters, etc.) Thanks.

What rules are you suggesting the non-Canadian side league would play?

Congrats on a great CFL career Trent. Thanks for gracing us with your talent north of the border. We'll see you in the CFL HOF soon enough.

I still think a National Touch Football League would take off like a jet plane.

Don't hold your breath.

If by football, does he mean soccer??

Indeed they did. There was only 1 season in between our 3-game series with them (2016). Typically when you play two 3-game series against the same team two seasons in a row, you will only play them twice each of the next two seasons.

CFL DRAFT DATE ANNOUNCED MONTREAL ALOUETTES HOLD THE FIRST OVERALL SELECTION IN THE CFL DRAFT ON MAY 3 Friday, December 15, 2017 — TORONTO (December 15, 2017) – The Canadian Football League announced that the 2018 CFL Draft will take place on Thursday, May 3, 2018. The CFL recently released the second edition of the Top-20 prospects in the Scouting Bureau for the 2018 CFL Draft. The 2018 CFL Draft will broadcast on TSN and RDS, additional broadcast details to be announced. Below is the current draft order for the eight-round draft. ROUND 1 ROUND 2 PICK TEAM PICK TEAM 1 Montreal Alouettes 1 (10) Saskatchewan Roughriders via Montreal 2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2 (11) Hamilton Tiger-Cats 3 BC Lions 3 (12) BC Lions 4 Ottawa REDBLACKS 4 (13) Ottawa REDBLACKS 5 Saskatchewan Roughriders 5 (14) Saskatchewan Roughriders 6 Edmonton Eskimos 6 (15) Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Edmonton 7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 (16) Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8 Calgary Stampeders 8 (17) Calgary Stampeders 9 Toronto Argonauts 9 (18) Toronto Argonauts ROUND 3 ROUND 4 PICK TEAM PICK TEAM 1 (19) Montreal Alouettes 1 (27) Montreal Alouettes 2 (20) Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2 (28) Hamilton Tiger-Cats 3 (21) BC Lions 3 (29) BC Lions 4 (22) Ottawa REDBLACKS 4 (30) Ottawa REDBLACKS 5 (23) Montreal Alouettes via Saskatchewan 5 (31) Montreal Alouettes via Saskatchewan 6 (24) Toronto Argonauts via Edmonton 6 (32) Edmonton Eskimos Forfeited by Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Supplemental Draft 7 (33) Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 (25) Calgary Stampeders 8 (34) Calgary Stampeders 8 (26) Winnipeg Blue Bombers via Toronto 9 (35) Toronto Argonauts ROUND 5 ROUND 6 PICK TEAM PICK TEAM 1 (36) Saskatchewan Roughriders via Montreal 1 (44) Montreal Alouettes 2 (37) Edmonton Eskimos via Hamilton 2 (45) Saskatchewan Roughriders via Hamilton Tiger-Cats 3 (38) BC Lions 3 (46) BC Lions 4 (39) Calgary Stampeders via Ottawa Forfeited by Ottawa REDBLACKS in Supplemental Draft Forfeited by Saskatchewan Roughriders in Supplemental Draft 4 (47) BC Lions via Saskatchewan 5 (40) Edmonton Eskimos 5 (48) Edmonton Eskimos 6 (41) Winnipeg Blue Bombers 6 (49) Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 (42) Calgary Stampeders 7 (50) Calgary Stampeders 8 (43) Toronto Argonauts 8 (51) Montreal Alouettes via Toronto ROUND 7 ROUND 8 PICK TEAM PICK TEAM 1 (52) Montreal Alouettes 1 (61) Montreal Alouettes 2 (53) Edmonton Eskimos via Hamilton 2 (62) Hamilton Tiger-Cats 3 (54) BC Lions 3 (63) Saskatchewan Roughriders via BC 4 (55) Ottawa REDBLACKS 4 (64) Ottawa REDBLACKS 5 (56) Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Saskatchewan 5 (65) Edmonton Eskimos via Saskatchewan 6 (57) Edmonton Eskimos 6 (66) Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Edmonton 7 (58) Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 (67) Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8 (59) Calgary Stampeders 8 (68) Calgary Stampeders 9 (60) Toronto Argonauts 9 (69) Toronto Argonauts TEAM SELECTIONS AMOUNT OF DRAFT PICKS TEAM WHERE THEY ARE SELECTING 9 Montreal Alouettes 1, 19, 23, 27, 31, 44, 51, 52 and 61 Calgary Stampeders 8, 17, 25, 34, 39, 42, 50, 59 and 68 8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2, 11, 15, 20, 28, 56, 62 and 66 BC Lions 3, 12, 21, 29, 38, 46, 47 and 54 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7, 16, 26, 33, 41, 49, 58 and 67 Edmonton Eskimos 6, 32, 37, 40, 48, 53, 57 and 65 7 Toronto Argonauts 9, 18, 24, 35, 43, 60 and 69 6 Ottawa REDBLACKS 4, 13, 22, 30, 55 and 64 Saskatchewan Roughriders 5, 10, 14, 36, 45 and 63

It is what it is. This type of thing happens more often than you might think.

Because the way it tries to work is that you play the 3-game series with the same team two years in a row, so that the each team gets a chance to host the other team twice that season. It's no secret that the Sask/Wpg rivalry is a big draw everytime, which is just good for the league.

Each team from the west always has two 3-game divisional series in a season and it's just a natural rotation. Regina had 2 home games against us this year, whereas next year we will host them twice. Same thing happened in 2014 and 2015.

Home Opener Thursday, June 14 @ 7:30pm vs Edmonton WINNIPEG, MB., December 14, 2017 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will kick off the 2018 regular season at home against the visiting Edmonton Eskimos for the first game of the 2018 CFL season on Thursday, June 14th at 7:30 p.m. CT. With all eyes on Investors Group Field as the CFL season begins, the home opener will also feature a halftime band to be announced at a later date. This will be the only home Thursday night game of the calendar year, as the Club has taken fan wishes into consideration and worked hard with the league to avoid weeknight games. In all, the Bombers will host five regular season Friday night games and three home games on Saturday.Among the 2018 schedule highlights, the Bombers will host the Saskatchewan Roughriders twice in the coming year. After being on the road for weeks two and three, the Bombers are back home at Investors Group Field for a Saturday night game against West Division rivals, the B.C. Lions, July 7th. The team is then back on the road for weeks five and six before hosting the defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts July 27th for Friday Night Football, followed by a bye in week eight. Weeks nine and ten will also see Friday NightFootball at Investors Group Field with the Bombers facing two East Division teams in the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (August 10) and Ottawa REDBLACKS (August 17). The Bombers wrap up the month of August on the road in Calgary to face the Stampeders and begin the following month in Regina for the annual Labour Day Classic September 2nd. The long-rivalled Roughriders then visit Winnipeg for the much-anticipated Casinos of Winnipeg Banjo Bowl on Saturday, September 8th at 3:00 p.m., and will return Saturday, October 13th for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff. “Fans from around the province have said they’d like to see more weekend games in the summer, and we’re pleased to be able to offer that in 2018,” said President & CEO Wade Miller. “We look forward to hosting the league opener on June 14th right here at home. We’d like to thank the CFL, who worked tirelessly to accommodate all teams and release the schedule months earlier this year.” Season tickets and flex packs for the 2018 regular season are available by calling 204-784-7448 or by going online.

Yes the new agreement made with the PA last summer added a 3rd bye week, hence the bump up in the schedule.

The season will officially be starting a week earlier next season. Mid-June will be the first game. Expect the schedule out MUCH sooner than in years past.

Bryant as well.

WINNIPEG, MB., November 16, 2017 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has re-signed national offensive lineman Patrick Neufeld, and International offensive lineman Jermarcus Hardrick. Both were pending free agents. Neufeld has signed a two-year extension after spending the past four seasons in Winnipeg. The seven-year CFL vet was originally acquired in a trade with Saskatchewan in 2013, and has played in 82 career games. He started the final two regular season games at left guard, as well as the Western Semi-Final. “Without question, I’m really grateful to be returning to the Blue Bombers,“ said Neufeld. “As an offensive line group, we all believe we are just scratching the surface of what we can accomplish, and to be coming back to play for Coach O’Shea and Coach Marty, honestly, I could not ask for anything more. Wade and Kyle have built such a desirable franchise here, and to continue to be a part of that is beyond exciting.” Hardrick has signed a one-year extension after being named a West-Division All-Star in 2017. He started all 18 games this season at right tackle, and 16 the year before, after signing as a free agent heading into the 2016 season. The Nebraska Cornhuskers product will be entering his fifth CFL season in 2018. “I’m having the most fun of my life playing football right now,” Hardrick said. “This is one big family, and the fans of the Bombers have been so amazing to me and my family. I’m just really excited and grateful for today and the opportunity the Bombers have given me.”