iso_55
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It all starts at the qb position. Without an accomplished qb pulling the trigger nothing works. PLUS... we haven't had a very strong OL consistently over the years, either. Don't care how good the schemes are or how innovative the plays are without those 2 things on offense, it won't work.
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He poops outside, so the carpet was saved from the green wraith of his butt.
Amazing the punishment that dogs can put their stomachs through...
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Kinda gets you "right here" (Pounding on chest with pride) doesn't it?? Old School!!
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What a load of crap! Seriously...what the hell do school teach these days? I almost want to quit my job and home school my kids. It's so ridiculous how ignorant that school is.
Teachers, administrators & school boards are terrified of lawsuits by stupid parents. That's why they do the things they do in school now.
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Selfish, yes, A-hole no. He was , and probably still is, popular with the majority of players here.
Wait till the Cats start losing which they will. Then we'll see how popular he is in G Town... I mean, asking Sam Giguerre to step up his game? C'mon...
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In the West, it's gonna be between the Stamps & BC... Discuss...
In the East will the new stadium as well as a healthy Buck Pierce going to be enough for the Bombers to make the playoffs? Discuss...
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We are missing a team, aren't we??? Too bad this thread hasn't generated any discussion... HINT!! HINT!!!
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Guess Loki was pooping big green fuzz balls for awhile. Tell me, how'd you get the green stains from the carpets?
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Interesting article on the 11 most expensive stadiums in the world. Just so you know, Investors Group Field failed to make the cut.
Link:
http://www.totalprosports.com/2011/10/27/11-most-expensive-stadiums-in-the-world/
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I can't delete a message. How do you do that?
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The football on a hockey stick must truly be a Canadian thing. Every team I have been associated as a coach with at the bantam, midget & high school level had one...
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Oh, that's truly sad. I coached Alex when he first started playing football back in 1998 as a 12 year old pee wee player in Calgary. I hope he is okay & not out too long.
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Well you gotta assume that all that would be hammered out before he showed up. Lord knows they just wouldn't let him show up and be a bad attitude.
Ain't that the truth... That's all the Ti Cats need is a self centred, selfish a**hole in the locker room.
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Agreed. So tasteless. Of course, the sponsors will say that without them there are no banners. But to make the sponsors more important than the players, that is just so wrong.
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I don't find the comments strange at all given William's behaviour. He'll have to apologize & commit to the Ti Cats for the rest of the season. To me, that is a given.
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What is an Internet Explorer?
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Rumour is he has one offer on the table which fuelled his urgency in bailing on HAM.
I would be very surprised if the NFL would be trying to steal guys under contract. They don't do business like that.
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My avy here is #27 Dave "The Knife" Raimey. One of the greatest running backs to ever play for the Bombers. Played four full seasons for the Bombers from 1965 to 1968 before being traded to the Argos for qb Wally Gabler in August of 1969. His ability to cut & change directions gave him the nickname of The Knife. As in he could cut thru a CFL defense like a knife cuts thru butter. My all time favourite CFL player of all time. He was such a great athlete that he was an All Canadian running back for the Bombers. He became an All Canadian corner in Toronto after a serious knee injury in 1970 caused him to switch positions in 1970 after Leon McQuay was recruited by then head coach Leo Cahill. He'd be on the list for Bomber greats for sure but when he left for the Argos it was under bad circumstances as he had enough of playing for bad teams here. In 1968 & 69 he & Ken Nielsen were the only offensive weapons we had as a team. Unfortunately, Raimey has much closer ties to the Argos than Bombers. To me, he'll always be that great running back in Blue & Gold juking & jiving, making players miss all over the field & then exploding to the goal line for a touchdown! Argo or Bomber, that will always be my memory of the man.
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I told ya Joe Pop was a stud receiver!
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I suspect that a penchant for big fumbles ... has cost Williams more NFL opportunities than a extra year of CFL football will.
That said, I can't really blame a pro football player for looking out for #1. Even if it were Henoc or Chris Matthews or Chad Simpson or whomever. With a very few exceptions, the power balance in football in tilted ridiculously away from the players. Players can be cut at any time, so contract term is meaningless. The sport can cripple you for life. The average player plays for only 2-3 years, anyway.
If you got a shot at making it pay, you gotta take it. If it came down to feeding my family vs. pissing off some fans, I know where I'd fall.
What shot??? The guy has no shot. There's no offers from the NFL coming his way. And there won't be because he's under contract. He's sitting at home picking his nose NOT BEING PAID so he isn't taking care of his family as he's a punk ass.
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I suspect that a penchant for big fumbles ... has cost Williams more NFL opportunities than a extra year of CFL football will.
That said, I can't really blame a pro football player for looking out for #1. Even if it were Henoc or Chris Matthews or Chad Simpson or whomever. With a very few exceptions, the power balance in football in tilted ridiculously away from the players. Players can be cut at any time, so contract term is meaningless. The sport can cripple you for life. The average player plays for only 2-3 years, anyway.
If you got a shot at making it pay, you gotta take it. If it came down to feeding my family vs. pissing off some fans, I know where I'd fall.
Where's the delete button if you made a mistake???
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right, but here's the thing: having a contract to hold him to is leverage. Austin had some and used it wrong. Barker had very little but played it perfectly.
as for Williams not wanting to play there at all, well, that's Austin's job to persuade him to do so, isn't it?
Khalif Mitchell didn't want any part of coming to Toronto and was adamant that he wouldn't... but Barker played that right. he called him every day and tried to accommodate his desire to play in Calgary (which didn't happen since Huf hates Toronto) while gently asserting to the press that he expects players to honour their contracts to the Argos... and worked on the situation and now Mitchell is in camp.
closers close.
Yeah, easy for Barker to close when Mitchell & his agent are answering the phone. Can't close the sale when the customer (Williams) won't take Austin's calls. But again, nothing to close as Williams contract was upheld as being valid by an arbitrator. So in reality, nothing to close.
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But, I'm not talking about a new contract because Williams has a valid contract just like Kackert & Owens do. So, the closing part you refer to, I don't understand because Obie already closed Williams in 2010. No, I'm talking about Kackert & Owens saying they don't want to play anymore regardless of their contracts so they want out to explore more NFL opportunities. Or say four or five other Argos also expressed the same desire & didn't show up for camp or played during the season. Then how would you feel?
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Bluto, what if Kackert & Owens did the same thing? Would you still be so understanding & saying use an iron fist covered with a velevt glove? In this situation there was nothing to close. He is still under a valid contract. He's being a Richard.
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