iso_55
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43 minutes ago, Atomic said:
If you have some time to kill, the episode of the Stone Cold podcast with Braun Strowman gives a much better glimpse into who he is off-camera. I came out of it with a lot more respect for who he is as a person. I don't think he's been given much latitude to express his charisma in his current character as a more-or-less silent monster. Just my opinion. I know there are others who agree with me as well, I just read an article from someone else who believes in him.
I will check it out.
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John Hufnagel at today's news conference. Obviously upset, struggling to keep his emotions in check yet graciously answering every question. Great the team is helping Mylan Hick's mother with a passport covering the cost & expediting matters to get her up here to Calgary...
http://www.stampeders.com/2016/09/25/john-hufnagel-comments/
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6 hours ago, Stickem said:
We came out flatter than a pancake...can't do that against good teams....Is that on coaching???? I would say partly but the players have to wear some of that as well...Does this loss affect contract talks??? Shouldn't as we still have a long way to go in 16' ...IF all of the wheels fall off between now and our season ender then we certainly have to have a rethink about extensions...till then keep talking.
I'm worried that this could become an extended losing streak... I really want us to go 3-3 including yesterday.
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Getting back to Strowman, I really don't understand what you see in him. What I see isn't a guy with charisma. I see a slow moving giant who has a couple of moves but is totally unable to carry a match. They put him in squash matches to protect him as well as desperately trying to build him up. He has yet to really speak on the mic especially with the Wyatt family so I don't see the charisma you speak of.
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1 hour ago, HardCoreBlue said:
Again, disagree, there's more than one 'correct' way to play certain situations. it comes down to philosophy and style. Not all defensive coordinators are the same. All 'correct' ways can get beat. It's like being up by a goal in hockey. one 'correct' way is to tighten up defensively. another 'correct' way is too keep pressing.
You can't say we don't miss Ian Wild, though.
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5 hours ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said:
...and they didn't have Bakari Grant...and we didn't have Darvin Adams...and they didn't have Junior what-his-name...and we didn't have Ian Wild...and
Turner, Junior Turner.
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If we did that Harris would be outraged & want out. And the move would make little sense as he'd be wasted in Kohlert's spot at Boundary wideout..
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Stamps have released the players name. Mylan Hicks. He must have been on the practice roster as I'm unfamiliar with his name.
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5 minutes ago, 17to85 said:
I can assure you I haven't lived in that area in years...
seriously though very sad news.
Over twenty years ago my co worker & his buddy went to this same bar at that time called The Back Alley & got the **** kicked out of them by the bouncers. Put them both in hospital. I don't know what they did or said as I wasn't there but no one deserves a beating like that. They literally kicked his face in. OMG what a mess. He's lucky he didn't suffer brain damage. They were charged & convicted of assault. He sued the bar owners & won. We used to go there on Fridays after work for a few drinks. I never set foot in that POS bar ever again.
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Yeah, this sad story is starting to unfold here in Calgary. Unbelievable turn of events.
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5 minutes ago, ALuCsRED said:
There was a lot of talk around July 1st about the Bruins, but the Bruins have traded away their 2nd and 3rd in 2017. That would mean that then the Bruins would have to make an offer to Trouba > $9.388,080 per season as the only compensation they could send back was the four first rounders.
Imagine 4 first rounders. Whoa. (Where does he sign?)
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30 minutes ago, Dragon37 said:
When set is called there is to be no movement. If you see it you flag it. That's the rule. Winnipeg got called for pointing this year and they are about the only ones that I have seen and in the replay you see it and it was clearly during set.
Again, interpretation. That's all it is. Some refs call it, others don't. You can quote the rule book verbatum until the cows come home but it makes no difference as 2 officials will look at the same situation & call it differently. That is what's so frustrating about CFL officials these days .
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Thanks for making that clear, ALuCsRed.
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28 minutes ago, Dragon37 said:
What time someone arrives at or how devoted someone is to work doesn't excuse disrespectful or cocky behaviour.
No, it doesn't but they did say on the broadcast that Mitchell was like this at Eastern Washington as well. Thing is, we never harassed BLM to have him worry about being pressured, getting hit & throwing the ball before he wants to. We have to do a better job defensively to shut him up.
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2 minutes ago, ALuCsRED said:
Depends on what they offer him. From http://www.colliganhockey.com/nhl-rfa-compensation-rules-2016/
Calculated Offer Sheet Amount Draft Pick Compensation $1,239,226 or below None Over $1,239,226 to $1,877,615 Third Round Over $1,877,615 to $3,755,233 Second Round Over $3,755,233 to $5,632,847 First Round & Third Round Over $5,632,847 to $7,510,464 First Round, Second Round, and Third Round Over $7,510,464 to $9,388,080 Two First Rounds, Second Round, and Third Round Over $9,388,080 Four First Rounds There are a number of additional rules when it comes to draft pick compensation. Here are a few key highlights (please see CBA Article 10.4 for full details):
- Teams must use their own original draft picks for purposes of offer sheet compensation. They cannot acquire picks from other teams, however, they can trade away their own picks and then re-acquire them at a later date.
- Teams owing picks for amounts up to $7,510,464 must have those picks available in next year’s draft (2017).
- Teams owing two picks in the same round must have them available in the next three drafts (or three picks in the next four drafts, etc)
Here is the big one:
- If the original team chooses to accept the terms of the offer sheet, they are also not allowed to trade the player for one year from the date of exercising their right to match. (i.e. if Jets match an offer by another team, they can't trade Trouba for one calendar year.)
That's a lot to give up. He wants $8 mill a year. No team in their right mind would give up two first round, second & third round players for Trouba. Maybe McDavid but even then...
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So, what do teams have to give up to sign Trouba?
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5 hours ago, Dragon37 said:
You can move the ball up until set then you can't. Once set you can't move anything, the ball included. Most centres go into stance, adjust the ball, then look up all before set is called after that they don't move.
And you're saying the Hamilton center didn't do that? It looked fine to me & everybody else. The Al Bradbury crew is maybe the worst, well maybe the second worst to Kim Murphy's. It came down to interpretation... again... of the rules. No consistency at all. Other officials wouldn't have called it. This ref did. The other thing, I think I've seen that call being made we'll say, once in a blue moon. Of the 500-600 snaps this weekend, the thousands so far this season & the tens to hundreds of thousands of snaps made in the last decade & more, why isn't this penalty called more often?? It just doesn't happen because the officials allow some discretion for the center to comfortably grip the ball. It was a cheap call.
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Say what you will about the guy but according to a story in the Calgary Herald yesterday Mitchell is the first guy at the team facility arriving everyday before 5 am. The guy puts in the work.
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1 minute ago, Dragon37 said:
If you move once set it is a penalty. I OLs were getting away with a lot of cheating and they rightfully have clamped down on it. I should also point out the amount of procedure was drastically reduced in the last number of years when they decided that the OL was not automatically called for procedure when they moved in response to early DL movement. I can tell you from experience that always sucked having to sit there like a target while some DL teed off on you or took a run at your QB. That was what what was expected.
But that wasn't procedure where an OL left his stance early. It was a center adjusting the ball. No one moved. The OL were still in their set positions behind the ball. The Rider center was moving the ball the same way & was never called. All centers do that. For some unknown reason the line judge decided to call it. I don't blame Austin for being enraged on the sidelines. That was the only time they called it as well. Strange call.
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8 hours ago, Goalie said:
Why did every team pass on him including Calgary Damn near twice
My son played with him at SFU. He was Durant's qb. He told me that Durant is reserved & shy. He's a nice guy but definitely is a loner. I think he was very guarded in the interviews. And let's face it, some GMs ask the strangest questions in those interviews to throw the players off.
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42 minutes ago, Jacquie said:
He moved the ball slightly after he tilted it. I've never seen that called before but he didn't just tilt it.
That was a cheap call. What is it with the CFL, the rules, the officiating & interpretation of the rules with something like that? It really is a serious problem. I don't know how you fix it... There's just too much to fix. It was a great league until some idiots tried to embrace technology with stupid humans involved.
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Didn't they outlaw a similar type play in the NFL that the ball can't be advanced on a fumble? Kicking the ball forward deliberately should be a penalty.
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3 minutes ago, Mark H. said:
There's some truth to that - almost cost Calgary a win
It cost us the win... We just sat back in soft coverage. Rushed three.
Trouba wants out (Trouba has signed)
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Myers wants to stay while Trouba doesn't. I won't be upset if he's traded. Let him sit even. Trouba has no leverage.