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Stoudermire was released because Green was the Rider's "big" offseason FA signing. He played decently as a backup last year in Calgary. I think a lot of Rider fans were upset when they kept Green over Stoudermire.

Absolutely, he would be a beast at DE or even MLB.

I'm not sure how he could be eligible. But I've heard some say he is and some say he is not. Just looked into it. He was active for a minimum of 11 games last year (stats recorded in 11) so I don't see how he could be eligible. Baseline is 9. Yep. He is ineligible for the PR. Not sure if he gets any other sniffs around the NFL but if he does it can only be on their active roster. The NFL dream may be coming to an end for Mulumba. Suddenly, that pick is looking a lot better.

The lateral is technically considered a passing play. I'm not suggesting we don't use it, but you will note that not many teams do it very often. It is becoming obsolete. 20 years ago they were used a lot but now teams stay away from them because of the increased possibility of a turnover, and the RBs are so fast nowadays that the sweep is a better option. We could run more of those. Bring back the JET package. lmao

Stoudermire....nice. I was hoping we would play him against the Riders but I'm happy to hear that we may get to see him Tuesday.

Why the hell would we sign matthews and then trade him? That makes zero sense... and as much as i like Allen, what has he done exactly? He's shown he can run behind SASKs oline, just like Ford, Charles,Messam and really name a guy, whoever they put in at RB, puts up big rushing yards....It's really irrelevant who is back there for them, This is the same team that leads the league in rushing and have used like 5 or 6 different backs so far in 5 games... What does that tell you? Tells me, it's not the running back, it's the oline. There's been successful RB's in this league behind worse Olines... Grigsby has been very unimpressive I agree. I think that Grigsby could be better if our OL was better, however, I think that there are RBs out there that would have had more success than he has had behind our current OL incarnation.

hell, even with the washington fumble... thats just 7 points on that interception right there, instead of losing by 6, win by 1. Yeah the line sucked tonight, Wasn't at the game but they showed wylie a few times on tv and every time he was taking notes of some kind. Probably not too impressed tonight at all. Oline needs to step up. BIG TIME. But i guess, they are what they are and it's gonna take some time for them to actually get better. Are we the worst oline in the league? Nope, but... we certainly aren't even close to being one of the best. I find it hard to blame them though for Willys decision to throw a 40 yard pass across the field like that... but still... Willy has to take some blame for that, he was the guy that threw the ball.. I want to call our oline Ondrej Pavelec, and by that what i mean is, If they are just average, don't have to be the best, just be average, i think we could do some good things. But they appear to be pretty below average right now and are really what is holding us back. No run game, Willy getting killed and hurried the last several games. Oline getting worse, sure they have some injuries to deal with but... Guess when it comes to the oline, gotta be patient, no quick fixes out there, it's gonna take time, I mean, maybe we can look to upgrade our tackles, January included but... It's gonna take drafting to truly fix it. I thought the interior though played pretty decent for the most part though but our tackles got owned several times tonight... They all had issues but, the tackles didn't look good at all and they are Imports (internationals). Tackles couldn't handle Chick. He lined up a little bit wider & they couldn't get out of their stance fast enough or have the foot speed to handle his jump off the snap of the ball. Chick & Charleston Hughes are the two best D ends in the CFL.Yup, the tackles had troubles stopping CHICK all night long... Not sure what game some were watching if they thought January was one of our best Oline tonight. I thought him and howard got absolutely owned and more so January actually. Some folks should watch the replay and just watch the tackles and more specifically January, He did not play well at all. Honestly, from my sober view on my couch at home, January looked the worst tonight... By far. Then howard but...January got owned pretty much every play. Chick was in the NFL for a bit wasn't he or got a shot at least? Honestly after watching this game and several others this season involving the Riders, i can see why.. The guy is probably too good of a player for the CFL, not a shot at the CFL at all, just i really think he's one of the best Defensive Ends in the league, Maybe the best actually. Wish we had a guy like that on our team.. I like our D actually, but man, we are really missing that pass rushing dominant defensive end, paging alex hall or justin hickman I saw you mention irrational bias towards a player from a poster on here.... well you have one against January... Howard was much worse... weather you like to admit it or not, January is one of our top 2 lineman. I agree though that we need a stud pass rusher off the edge. Hunt and Hickman are both upgrades over what we have and Hunt is a FA, not sure on the status of Hickman, but if he's available I want him on the team Hunt was signed by the Colts a couple days ago and Hickman is still not fully recovered.

Durant may be out this week.

I don't find anything too telling in Turner's comments. Since the offseason of 2011 it was pretty evident our locker room had cancerous factions. Terence Edwards confirmed this when he retired. What is most revealing about Turner's comments is that it confirms that the brass identified the cancer and successfully removed it....although a quick look at our record was all the proof I needed. I always felt that their were bigger issues than just our talent level.

I wonder if Popp throws a bunch of cash at Calvillo and begs him to come out of retirement. After he dismisses Higgins and takes over as HC with Matthews playing Doug Berry's role of course.

Exactly, unlike our neighbors to the West, we actually require our players not to act like clowns away from the field. I have no problem with the Hefney release...never did. The Riders are now finding out what happens to clowns when their heads swell, just as we did after 2011.

Poblah was benched for Marco I believe. Rory Kohlert seems to be a tad under utilized thus far, it'd be nice if we could get him involved in the offense a little more. True - but he did have one of the key blocks on the Denmark TD. Kohlert was big blocking on a number of plays last night .. that first screen to Moore was a perfect example of him doing the work asked of him .. these receivers have no problem with getting their nose dirty It's great when the receivers block downfield but they gotta produce yardage too.

QFT. Toronto is a hot mess right now on defence.

Then why is Taman having so much trouble replacing Sheets .... who has Montreal come up with ... what has Ottawa done? Why did Buono bring back the Logan retread ... not so easy, really, is it in actual practice? , Taman is having trouble replacing Sheets because...well because he is Taman. He is not the type of GM that is adept at uncovering talent quickly. Montreal? Didn't realize they were looking with Whitaker still there. Ottawa chose Chevon Walker in the expansion draft and he is playing excellent ball for them. I fail to see any of the points you are trying to make. The fact of the matter is that the RB position is a revolving door and most teams have very little problem finding new ones.

Calling Logan a retread is pretty outlandish. The guy was an amazing running back before he left for the NFL. He is anything but a retread. Wally would have had to be an idiot not to sign him.

Two awful teams going toe to toe. Lefevour get eaten alive by the better defences in this league. On a side note did anyone notice JJ getting scorched tonight. He was about 15 yards out of position. Then later he gets an interception and tells the world. "I'm back!!" You sure are JJ...you sure are.

"fair haired" Beautiful blond locks...lol

Idiotic article. Complete fantasy. Thank god we won tonight or there would be thousands of fairweather fans clamoring around the water cooler Monday giving credence to this notion.

Apparently you have to wait till after the 5th game missed before you can practise. i.e. 2 weeks before the game you are eligible. Practicing and playing at a high level are two different things. His arm strength is suspect right now and that's the bottom line.

There is no reasonable argument that I can think of as to why we would be behind Saskatchewan. Explain.

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I would like to see Stoudermire on the field somewhere as well because I have heard he looks like a baller. I am not willing to sit a good player to find out though. Stoudermire will inevitably get his opportunity and I am willing to wait to see him.

Because I think Dunn is a bad player who looks better because Randle is on his side of the field. Essentially, I don't think he should even be on the team... You are entitled to your opinion, however, I think that you will not find too many people who agree with it. I think this is more an opinion based in personal bias than in actual reality. No offense intended towards you, we all have players we have an irrational disdain for.

Unfortunately for us, Burke made Lapo look like a riverboat gambler.

I would suspect that the TOP stats are the reason for that. Have the ball more you have more chances to go 2 and out. TOP isn't the number of possessions though. Generally there isn't a difference in the number of possessions teams have unless there are onside kicks or turnovers on special teams. Everyone has the same number of chances to go 2 and out in most games. Teams do not necessarily have the same number of possessions without turnover. The difference will not be higher than two however.