Bigblue204

I don't know what you were watching. But he had a pretty rough year. I think going to CGY will be good for him, hopefully it helps him re-establish himself as a starter in the league.

yeah I remember him signing there. I was disappointed he didn't end up back here. But I guess we were kind of full on the LB spot then. Glad he's here now though!!

Nice signing with Smith! Glad he's back!!!

I like him for his size and potential. I don't see him playing this year at all. Hoping a PR spot and maybe some time next year. He looked really raw last year in the preseason, but he also looked very strong!

I love the thread about Lemon on RF. Apparently he's not as good as the guys who replaced him on the rider roster. Seeing as he only had 14 sacks last year...but what do I know.

12-6?? He knows Jones is trying to use the Pats as a model. I wouldn't be surprised to see a 18-0 prediction.

owens is always good for a fumble or 3 in a game. Great signing Riders!

I'd be blown away if he didn't. He was signed first to be a starting MLB for us. That didn't pan out at all. His role was heavily reduced last year, even though we didn't have a true MLB starting. He's not a starter in the league, everyone knows it, he knows it. So safe to assume he knew he wouldn't get starters money.

He took less to get a chance to start. Not to leave Winnipeg. Also see Nevis and why he choose WPG. It wasn't just the money (though I'm sure that played a bigger role)

I thought he made some points. Like keeping Wild over Bass. I tend to agree with him on that one. Good chance Wild goes down at some point this season. And then what? But why he choose to ignore the role Knox will likely play and how that played into letting Burnett and Bass walk is ridiculous. Also, Padric Scott is apparently not a part of the team. Only Thomas Tenant and Butcher.

Honestly, I can't see how anyone who watched Lafrance last year would say "he's only had one good game". That's just not true. He had one monster game in the playoffs yes...but he played good football all year long. Just never got the touches. I honestly believe he's got what it takes to be a solid player. Will likely go to waste behind that Swiss cheese Oline in shitsville though.

When Woods was hurt, I believe he did play some MLB. And played quite well actually.

I mean there are only so many reps in TC. How many qb's do you want to see? 4 is generally a pretty average amount that most teams have going into TC.

He legit deserved twice that amount just for kicking that game winner at the LDC!

Yeah I don't get how a rider fan can try saying anything about other teams FA signings. Especially the bombers...who had help from all of them to not only beat the riders twice but also make the playoffs. They weren't all home run hitters but all played an important part in the win streak last year. And now the team feels like they can improve again on some of them. It's not like they were cut during the season or traded or retired.

Keeping was supposed to be the mentor and starter if needed. However He never got the chance as he was hurt during preseason. There was never a moment where he was the clear cut front runner as the starter.

He certainly thinks he does.

I think that was a failed attempt at bashing Walters for signing Keeping....who I'm not sure ever actually played a down for us. Either way our Centre held his own very well.

This is funny too.... from @sskroughriders GM Chris Jones on report of working out Manziel: "No one from our club worked him out. We're considering legal action." — gary lawless (@garylawless) February 9, 2017

spoke to @sskroughriders GM Chris Jones about reports Riders worked out Manziel: "Of course not. He's on Hamilton's neg list." @cfl #cfl — gary lawless (@garylawless) February 9, 2017

the 3rd down nation link no longer works...I'm thinking they may have jumped the gun on that report. Hope it's true though!

I just watched that game a few days ago. Beauty catch.

I love that we have the week one bye. Simply because they get to watch the riders play week one and then prepare for them. And the riders will still be watching tape from last year on the bombers.

I'm not ignoring their careers. In fact one of the reasons I don't want to compare them is because of the lack of careers on both sides. I don't understand how you don't see what I'm saying. You can't honestly compare these two in any meaningful way at all using stats. Only opinion. In my opinion, Davis would have a very very slight edge, as he's currently has a better understand of the BB play book. That's right now at this exact moment Feb 7th at 10:38am. That would change slightly during TC if both were there. And you should know that mediocre stats don't mean jack when switching teams. There are plenty of examples both ways, where a QB looked decent in one system and like totally shit in another and vise versa. So again, Cato's very slight advantage in experience doesn't mean a whole lot when he's going to be playing in a new system. You don't want an inexperienced back up. Ok that's fine. But Cato hasn't shown anything to immediately make him #2 here. He's legit had what 2 good games? He's played a hand full of starts. How is he experienced? He's not as green as Davis, but he certainly has a lot of green left on him.

No I'm saying there's no way to tell which is better at this time, and comparing their stats total is useless when you consider the situation both were in. I'd be fine with comparing Levour and Cato, or Tate and Cato. There's some things there to actually compare. But on these two specific QB due to the way their clubs have operated, comparing stats isn't a fair evaluation...so there is no way to actually tell who is better. If I had to give an edge, I'd give it to Davis due to his familiarity with the BB system...but even then it wouldn't be a very big edge.