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Zach Collaros is a big name gimmick??

Again, it's just my own personal thing, but I feel like those who are STRICTLY CFL/CIS are more hardcore than those who are just football fans, and will watch all football, regardless. I am perfectly fine with being seen as crazy on this (I'm used to it) but it's 100% how I feel...

Collaros was cleared to practice this week, but Riders chose not to put him out there (which honestly is the sensible thing to do...) but you know that ZC is gonna keep trying until he's carted off for good......poor bastard.

Riders screwed if Fajardo goes down?? Riders are screwed if Fajardo DOESN'T go down....their offense is garbage and their record is a mirage.

I don't HATE the fact, but I don't understand it...

Just my own personal thing, but I disagree with this...

absolutely ZERO chance I would ever trade Conner for Tkachuk....Conner is a guy you can build a team around. Tkachuk is more like Kessel...

At first I thought maybe ZC was signing with the team that originally recruited him so he could retire there, but if there's a 2nd rounder involved, then TO is expecting him to play. That poor bastard. Legitimately concerned about his long term health...

I thought it was odd....

I approve of this notion....

that's the shits that Adams and Alexander are on the 6 game....cripes. Also interesting that Lucky isn't returning kicks at all....Jones doing all the return chores.

aaand now Brandon Banks out this week for Ham......gift wrapping a win for those asshats in the rectangle.

I don't care enough about football as a sport to watch a bunch of generic (to me) athletes in places that I've never been to. I love the regional rivalries of the CFL and the Canadian players. That's certainly what draws me in. Having said that, I have a buddy at work that's a die hard Raiders fan, and an NFL junkie, in general, and so I started following the Raiders a bit last year because their "story" is somewhat similar to Winnipeg, in terms of what they've gone through as an organization. Also, the whole Baker Mayfield thing last year in Cleveland intrigued me. That game where he first came in and helped them come from behind and win? That was entertaining. So I follow that a bit......but generally speaking, I have NO idea why people in Canada buy into the hype so much.

Chris Streveler

Friedman says while there will be many contenders, they have reportedly reached out to Ron Hextall already....

I'm betting on no-go for BA/DA this week....but if that's the worst of it, we be aight...

I've always been bothered by Strev's throwing motion. It's like he's shot-putting the ball.....just, like, pushing it forward. Something about it just seems wrong. Hell of a good runner, though...

James Wilder Jr out again this week for the Argos...

I'm not going to do the digging to find it, but a few weeks ago, there was an article about Nichols...I want to say it was a Tait piece......where MN talked about how the biggest thing he did in the off-season was get more into the psychological aspect of the game. He said he's really learned how to not get too high and not get too low and just keep an even keel throughout the game and immediately following. He says all QBs talk about "flush this one and move on" immediately after a game, but admits that it's easier said than done. But said he had some help in the offseason with the mental part of things and feels a lot better equipped this year, in that regard. It was an interesting piece, anyhow...

As I posted earlier.....it was mentioned on the CJOB pre-game show that he's apparently the webmaster for the Hamilton Spectator (??) website....

100% where my head is....

oh it goes a lot farther back than that...

This was my thought...I'll believe it when I see 'em on the field.