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Mike Reilly did... but his performance lately has hurt him. Jerome Messam and BLM are perennial candidates. Some darkhorse candidates might be Greg Ellingson, Brandon Zylstra, Alex Singleton, and Sol Elimimian. Ricky Ray could be an interesting name if the Argos run the table over their final 4 games. I'd say Nichols and Harris are absolutely the front-runners at the moment. If Harris gets 1k/1k just give him the award right now. On a related note, the MOP name is outdated and I suggest we change the name to The First Annual Award for Outstanding Achievement In The Field of Excellence.

If only we could be like the other 30 teams who never sustain injuries

I don't think they are necessarily looking for headlines. The actual scientists will of course publish their findings and do include the fact that much of what they "observe" is based on assumptions and calculations rather than hard evidence. But by the time the message gets to ordinary people, its been twisted into headlines and soundbites that don't necessarily capture the whole story.

He's been a lot better since Austin stepped down.

True but the environment was already there for locking down planes. Airports are highly securable. But you're not putting everyone through TSA-style patdowns to go to the club or a concert, or to stay at a hotel like this villain was. It should be more difficult to get an assault weapon in your hands, I agree. But this problem is not going away soon. Possibly not ever. My question is... let's say you ban guns... and non-gun-related mass murders continue to occur... then where do you go from there? It's sad and scary to think that this is now just the reality we live in.

Yeah Connor started with the team last year but then went down after a few weeks. Poolman straight up earned a spot with his play. We'll see where it goes from here. I get the "he needs to play" argument but he is also 24 years old.... a little different style of rookie from a 19-21 year old. It could be beneficial to keep him with the team and let him practice with NHLers... and then either make the decision to send him down, or maybe there is an injury and he finds his way into the lineup. It's not like he will be in the pressbox for 82 games.

Must have been 2012 when I was living in Calgary. I don't know enough about guns to answer the second part.

At the end of the day, you can get rid of guns entirely and there will still be attacks with massive casualties due to truck/plane attacks, bombings, knife attacks, etc. Not saying we shouldn't pursue gun control... but I believe that guns are being painted as the sole issue when it's really just one part of a much larger problem.

Over time, it would likely reduce gun crimes. But IMO it is a cultural issue as much as a legal one. Guns and violence are part of the national identity of the USA. And you don't change that by changing a law. However it could be the first step. As far as the gun I fired, it was one of many... there is no shortage of "gun collectors" in Canada, especially in Alberta.

But just because they are illegal doesn't mean you can't get them... that's my point... you can ban assault rifles but if someone really wants one, he will get it. I'm not against banning them, for the record. I just have my doubts about how effective it would be. The AK-47 is banned in Canada but I've held and fired one so...?

Well it's not impossible, it would just be very time-consuming. A restless spirit like yourself probably has plenty of time to spare So I guess I'll expect the report on my desk by Wednesday morning.

Yeah and I think that was a factor that was ignored when making the rule changes. The offences would have caught back up anyways, but the league panicked and changed the rules to make receivers nigh untouchable. Now it's shoot-the-lights-out offence almost every game. But I can't say I haven't enjoyed it.

Guns exist, they're not going away. You can't put Pandora back in the box. You can outlaw, regulate, or whatever. But if an evil person wants to get his hands on an assault rifle, he will be able to do so. Legally or otherwise.

10-3.... fire the coaches

Nice pickup for Edmonton. Surprised that the Ticats would let him go just for neg list players. At least Hamilton is being reasonable and acknowledging that they are out of the race so they can acquire some assets for the future.

Incredible that just 3 years ago we only saw 2 receivers break 1000 yards. It could be more like 15 this year.

Great deal for Calgary if it happens

Yeah true I guess the ball was never even really in Nichols' hands.

I wouldn't say the team is injury prone. Every team deals with injuries. We're actually pretty healthy right now.

I thought the offence and special teams underperformed last night but the defence had one of their best games. It is nice that an off-night for this offence means a few dropped passes rather than a handful of turnovers. 1. Chris Randle 2. Andrew Harris 3. Jovan Santos-Knox Happy honker goes to Andrew Harris for recovering the botched handoff before Edmonton could get on it.

Should be interesting to see what happens with BC. They were really going off the rails before the bye. The Bombers play them twice at IGF over the final 5 games.

Sask is gonna roll TO. They are just a better team. TO's offensive line is a huge liability and what Ray has accomplished while constantly being under pressure is remarkable. But I don't think they will be able to handle the Riders.

TSN3 is the Winnipeg channel. They showed the beginning of the Bomber game as the rest of the Argo game continued on the other channels. The Jets game was supposed to be online on TSNGo but that was a nightmare. It didn't work until the 3rd period and even then they mistakenly spent half the time in a birds eye view from 500 feet away. Just total incompetence from TSN this weekend.