Bigblue204

lol do people really think Harris ISN'T coming back?

Yeah I have been waiting for the medlock signing, I wouldn't be surprised to see both parties move on. Of course there will likely be a fall off in terms of consistency. Harris is either in WPG or he's retiring. End of story.

I think that comment was about Walker

Dom isn't going to be the starter. That's Arbuckles job right now.

Why are we expecting the media to do anything different now? lol. was it though?

Did you see the video of the woman crying after she got maced? She got interviewed after and said she "wanted to be there...cause it's a revolution". All while being comforted and having her monkey tears wiped away. These people want to play war with people who don't play. It's pathetic but inevitable.

I see more of Americas chickens have come home to roost.

Isn't that going to be a new rule though? An american vet on the same team for 3 years will be considered a non import? Or did I just imagine that...

I could have sworn Begelton was CDN...Wasn't there a big REC in calgary that was? edit: Brescacin is who I was thinking of. Anyway, that's what I mean. To increase the talent pool in the CFL better Canadian supports are needed. It's an interesting thing to think about (getting rid of the ratio) and I obviously lean towards keeping it. But I don't think there would be a significant jump in entertainment if it were gone. I honestly don't care if they are big names or not. I don't question their passion for making it in the NFL. But if they don't even want to come and TRY the CFL...obviously their passion for being a professional football player isn't that great. Or they would do it. Yes they would be risking all of the things you mentioned...but that's what it takes to play in the CFL. If they REALLY wanted to play, they would. Like all the Americans currently sitting on the PR.

The GOAT!

I see your point. But honestly I think this is becoming an outdated point of view. The talent of Canadians in the game now is the best it's ever been. Yes there are a few guys playing who would lose out on a spot without the ratio, but that is decreasing every year. More and more Canadians are getting signed to the NFL before the CFL and more and more CFLers are signing down south too. If anything the ratio is giving guys an opportunity who likely wouldn't have been given a shot. You can't ignore the perception American coaches have of Canadian players (though that seems to be changing too). Would Andrew Harris ever have been given a shot to play if he wasn't Canadian? Demski? Boateng? Begelton? These guys aren't exciting to watch play? If we didn't have the ratio, we also don't have home town hero's making legacies for themselves or the story lines that brings. Getting rid of the ratio isn't the answer, developing better Canadians is. And that appears to be happening. Honestly, I don't care if some wannabe doesn't want to come up here to play. To me, that means they don't have the passion that's needed to make it in the first place, and that's ok too...not everyone can be a CFLer.

Ok so your argument originally was that our Oline sucked because the team tried drafting Olineman and weren't successful. I'm saying that is not what happened. Before Walters, our drafting of Olineman was basically nil. That WAS the problem...former management did not prioritize drafting linemen. And the team spent years playing americans and trading/signing other teams cast offs. It wasn't until Walters came in and made olineman a priority in the Draft that the oline got significantly better. Chungh started as a rookie and Goosen was a 2nd year starter. The other 3 positions were given to the best players who happened to be american (1 being an all time great).

Um....you have it backwards...when Walters became GM he made a point of addressing the line via the Draft. Then it got significantly better. Bryant has been here for a while, he has played on some bad Bomber olines. It got better because our GM/Scouts were able to recognize Canadian talent, AND we had one of the GOATS as a LT. I'm not sure why you chose the Oline to show how bad CND talent can be...I'd say there are far more Cnd linemen in the NFL then any other position.

Calgary, hamilton, ottawa and edmonton have all been quite too. I'm not gonna give 3rdown a click just to read a bunch of speculation and BS.

Merry Christmas everyone! Drink something tasty smoke something funny and eat more then you should!!

Jesus christ, are we really getting to the off-season time of "why isn't Walter's doing anything?" We all know teams have till Feb 2021 right?

Anyone paying attention to the 3rdown 100 top CFL players list? Wtf were they smoking?? They put Gainey, Unamba and Medlock ahead of Bighill....BIGHILL, yes the guy one year removed from DPOY....Medlock is great, but he is NOT a better football player then Bighill. And thise other two aren't even great. Unamba is solid and Gainey is a ******* fraud.

Many are appointment based if I'm not mistaken. Line ups aren't what they used to be due to that.

Viking fans are like Leaf fans...Next year is always their year! lol.

Does Biden even know what year it is?

Exactly what I was thinking. Good start...but let's get some more on there!!!

I understand that. Your speaking to the converted here. But lets not pretend medical issues have not been used to harm individuals or populations. Even THIS year there have been down right awful circumstances. I will NEVER attack/belittle anyone asking questions about a drug and it's potential side effects. That's a slippery slope when we allow that to happen. And if you have the experience you know very well there are no substitutes for long term data. This type of behavior from the media/government etc isn't just dangerous now...it's dangerous for the years a head.

I mean if Dallas' Defence wasn't doing their job, why should the refs?

Right I agree with that. What I'm saying is I'm seeing articles like the one from the Times, as well as other chatter online about people who have legitimate questions about the long term consequences of this vaccine being called out as anti-vaxxers. When we should be asking these questions.

Lol the article doesn't have her saying she against vaccines. Have you read it? I'm also against government mandates. Especially when it comes to my body. I understand why they're needed...we got a bunch of idiots running around...but we as a society need to be very cautious and assertive when it comes those types of laws. We should be volunteering to take the vaccine because it's based on solid evidence and good science. Not because the government says so.