Mark H.

Post your playoff predictions here Mine are: Bombers at Stamps in the Semi Bombers at Riders in the final

Closing this and starting another playoff prediction thread. One WITHOUT vitriol towards another fan base - and vice versa. It is unnecessary and tiresome. Those who continue trolling for it will be suspended.

The QBs not having time is not on the OL. On Friday, they showed what they can do with an effective pocket passer. Back in day, there were games where Nichols was the untouched. As for the DL, that is due to the change at safety, resulting in Richardson and Nevis not being on the field together.

The entire country contributes to equalization - it comes from TAX REVENUE. Alberta contributes about 17% to the overall Canadian economy.

Exactly what I was thinking - who was Prime Minister the last time equalization was reviewed?

Doug Brown said "that was a lot of effort for two points." Those two points are looking really good right now. Yeah, the Stamps get away with being AAF, because most of the time no one makes them pay. It just needs to happen more often. We are 2 - 1 against Calgary, with the one loss only by 4 points. I am going to bet that is one prediction none of us made.

Collaros- looked good with not too much film / play book time yet OL - solid pass pro against a good front, they were very good in the 4th Q when it really counted. Rushing attack was average without the dual threat, but we’ll take the W D - made that last stop when it counted. I was questioning the call but they sure proved me wrong HH Medlock - chip shot FG for the win. But more important, some nice punts that pinned the Stamps deep. On a side note, the Stamps’ kicking game probably cost them a win. Missed FG, missed convert, costly decision / terrible punt out of their own end zone

And BLM also threw some that should have been picked. I thought a key point in the game was making the Stamps pay for punting out of their own end zone.

Good season!

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Equalization payments explained: The feeling of Western alienation may be understandable, but complaining about equalization payments is backing the wrong horse. Economist Trevor Tombe explains how it works: “First, and most importantly, none of the equalization dollars are paid by Alberta—it’s a federal program. The federal government pays equalization out of general revenue... “Albertans contribute [only] 17 per cent of federal revenue for the simple reason that Alberta’s economy is 17 per cent of Canada’s. Two-thirds of federal revenue is from taxes on income, plus another one-quarter from taxes on consumption through sales taxes, excise taxes and import tariffs. Overall, 90 per cent of federal revenue comes from taxes...”

Outside the box thinking #nolimits

He plans on playing the Stamps twice...in the playoffs...

Stanley Bryant creamed Paul Friesen

He threw the ball with zip in practice AND he gives good interviews.

Not even theoretically possible.

Hey - do we get to keep the 1.8 billion in equalization payments? In all seriousness, Pallister likes to pretend he's pissed at Trudeau, but JT has been very good to Manitoba

There is one issue on which Alberta definitely has a point. They have a population of over 4 million and have 34 seats in Parliament Look at Manitoba with 14 seats and population of over 1 million Looking at it apples to apples - Alberta should have over 50 seats, maybe even 60

All the QB injuries this year have more to do with the rule changes than anything else. DBs are not pretty much not allowed to cover (by the rules) so the best pass D is the pass rush.

Streveler in that situation - no comment.

A good team that is curiously inexplicable at times.

When I see other O & G nations using carbon taxes and other environmental measures in lockstep with their oil industry, which then gives them a better image and better markets world wide - I seriously question whether Albertans are being slighted as much they believe they are.

Manitoba receives more equalization payments per capita than Quebec does - as do Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

I think it is also about how we are perceived on the world stage and in selling our oil to world markets.

Here's an article from January 2015 - that sheds plenty of light on what ails the oil and gas industry. As it turns out, not all oil executives were against the idea of carbon tax - some even viewed it as a necessity. Here's a snippet: “It’s hard oil,” says Camarta. “It takes a lot of engineering, a lot of capital, a lot of people and a lot of energy.” If Canada truly wants to be an “energy superpower,” it needs to do a much better job offsetting those extra emissions—or else face a future where a trillion-dollar resource is undermined by a $20 T-shirt." https://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/stephen-harper-oils-worst-enemy/ Please READ the article before commenting.