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Harris was getting 180+ carries a year since 2012 as well as anywhere from 40 to 100+ receptions, not to mention punt and kick returns before that and special teams work...so he's had a fair bit of mileage Dean played 61 games in nfl as well as 4 years of 18 games seasons in CFL...Soli in his ten years played 7 or less games 3 times..so not like he was pulling 18 game seasons of banging his body for 10 yrs straight...wear and tear anyway is a bad barometer of what a player has left in these new times...things are different....How old was the Super Bowl winning QB compared to the losing one??

Camps are't games?..gee thanks for the heads up He's been involved tho in practice and training, on the PR of the Bucs and Cards, so he has been in football frame of mind and is only 28...If he is injury free and assume he is after the layoff then he is an easy 1200 yard reciever who is gonna stretch the field for us and make room for others

There'S 4...also Evans, tho replaced was a starter and took significant snaps and was gushed over and raved about there by the "experts" Dean is 33 this year..Soli is 34...not much of a swap in ages there, and where did I say was too old?..and regardless of who bashes the former players...fact of the matter they were your "starters" and really havn't been replaced by anything to inspire super confidence..Bishop is a good guy to bring in...but like you said yourself...strong pass rusher in the "past" who is also going to be 31 this year...40 tackles and 6 sacks isn't replacing what Hughes did there

everyone tho is basically gonna be 3 years removed from playing, and it's not like he was working at Walmart, he was in NFL camps and honing his craft

I didnt see us going after anyone in free agency, or needing to actually, but this is a nice bonus..A true big play guy, and 2 years of healing now will have him back to his peak..I like. My only concern is DT...We have Stove who is solid as you can get, and a Rotating Jake but after that it's up in the air, unless they have a TC guy coming unbeknownst to us...There are some Draft prospects this year, but still a raw rookie isn't the answer coming out of the Canadian draft. I'm assuming Griffiths may get some snaps this year, but he isn't gonna be a game changer at this point. I almost sense a more fluid front with one "true" DT and a lot of sets with the 2 Jeffs and one of Antigha/Hansen or possibly McCallister coming from all angles...did us well in the playoffs, and would give O-lines fits

Getting a look in NFL at mini camps is dime a dozen now...means nothing, and 99.8 percent of time amounts to nothing for CIS guys...so thats a moot discussion point Lump out performed Evans...isn't saying much and from what I saw just being on field...getting reps does nothing to give any confidence. Face it you are down most likely 5 starters...the 5 best at that and havnt replaced them, and it won't happen in free-agency without bastardizing other parts of your team which need help..Hello O-line Whats comical is you come to a rival board and try and pump up all things Riders, back on your comical board it would be attacked with over zealous vigour with no real substance to back the attacks..Other than it coming out of the toothless mouths of a few of the dominant posters there...who are basically clueless anyway

and Judge...Putrid defence coming up there Edem..Henry..Bouka....yikes....They also signed a done nothing Canadian corner recently too, and have another young Canuck D-lineman that got snaps last year, but is more of a lump than a monster (converted O-lineman I think) so he isn't a lotta snaps type guy...That defense is gonna suck..Lost Hughes..Moncreif..Soli..Judge..Evans (even tho he sucked there)...thats a lot of guys to replace, and pretty much 4 of their best defenders to boot

we were dominant when it mattered most...In the 3 playoff games..case closed..Cup won...put it to bed

you can actually....but only need to have 2 on game day roster

There were no issues with Whiteheads hands at all..I think he had maybe one bad drop...it happens...he was woefully mis-used, and then when he was used it was blatantly obvious to teams as Lapo never deviated from things or expanded his role and he got smothered...and subsequently beat to a pulp, as he was nicked games before he was replaced by Bailey and it was very obvious...If you look back, after about game 3 teams would totally converge on him and lapo basically had him sitting down and then having to beat 3-4 guys who were right on him.. he got a little over 500 yards in 15 games with next to know volume..basically under 3.5 receptions a game...give him some volume..some crossers over the middle or through the seam in flight...and look out

yup...They brought back him the one year wonder and half of his production came in 2 games....Useless Edem..Selfish and very overrated Marshall, and it was applauded all around over there..with no, or limited pressure up front those DB's are gonna get roasted. Yeah, thats gonna be an awful line...they had to bring back St John..who wasn't good enough to stick on that crap line before, or anywhere else for that matter, and Dan Clarke..sure he got picked as an all-star...head scratcher there, but he is not a top tier center. And yup...waiting for plays to develop and rely of the floaters Fajardo lays up up there, thats gonna be a recipe for disaster, and then watching his head implode on the sidelines, and alienate half his offence it will be quite the **** show for sure...can't wait

I was gonna add that at well but forgot..was trying to multi task...Yes he was the Catalyst once he took over...it pays to have a former player in that spot as well and has a good handle on what a team, and especially the players need and want to keep them happy and comfortable, as well as looked after

BUt on the flipside...the G.M here was a major part/player in creating said culture here, and the treatment of the players...He and Oshea are 100 percent the reason for the franchise turn around in terms of success, and how viewed league wide....players talk..and Winnipeg has become one of the preferred landing spots in the league now

that Sask defence is going to be wretched, even if they try to go big in free agency..theres nothing really there now that will really improve you after all those losses...and as mentioned..that O-Line....yikes...scary scary weak, and zero...absolutely zero depth..there's nothing there at all

Sewell working on a D-line with our ends would be eating cake all day long...

Our focus is Richardson, too much upside to let walk, that being said if they can't come to terms I wouldn't be surprised we chase a pending established free-agent..If i was to bet tho I think Richardson deal gets done, and if Meddie hangs them up I bet we see a ton of 3 DE end sets with only one true dlineman and McCallister takes that DI spot, and we do heavy rotations of the Jeff's and one of McAllister/Hansen rotating in. I would be shocked as well if Kongbo wasn't back..Its NFL or here, and him coming back changes a whole lot of Dline dynamics we could run

Told you there was never any fear of losing Lawler unless NFL came calling

Well I know the Bombers want Lucky back, and I know that if NFL doesn't pan out..which I don't think it will he wants to be back in Winnipeg in a bad way. He has been sadly black listed down there, politics rule and that dog knapping fiasco and all that went with takes any shots he had away especially now being 29 before the NFL season starts and in most eyes down there still a project who needs to prove worth..shitty for him...Great for us...and him too but not as profitable

Hughes will never end up here...no need...especially at his age. Obviously wants out of that god forsaken place, has probably told his agent peddle my arse all over the league. If they lose him, Judge, Soli, and already released Evans..that defence will be putrid...the fact they have re-signed all their starting DB's who were highly overated as it was last year is scary enough for a Sask fan....They gonna have to hope for Fajita to put op 30+points a game just to have a chance, and that won't be happening...you will see limited succeeds by him this year

we also have 2 guys I really high on Mekale and Stewart, and Ross could be a dark horse Also if Whitehead isn't picked up by NFL...He will be back and if used right will be the break-out start this year, Mix in Adams, Woli, Bailey, Demski to whomever makes the squad we will be fine...all big name guys started out as "who dats"

I don't know where this Lawler to Ott comes from...Cause of lapo?...highly doubt that. Lawler wasn't used like he should have been in Lapo's "system" and being in it would be the difference from him being a 600-800 a year receiver, to a 1000+ guy in a different one...Playing in a Lapo system as a receiver is your ticket to average stats, and average earnings Peterman loss is a non issue..potential sure, but maybe not, and he wasn't key for us in any manner, he won't unseat Woli or Demski, and we have Oleary-Orange who is cheaper, and offers more upside if you ask me

Lawler, if not landing in the NFL is a slam dunk to be back here...bank on it. Speller...an "undrafted" guy at that was not coming back, he knew he would be a back-up here..most likely 7th guy at best, and the team had sufficient depth at lower price tag to offset his loss, so getting what we did was just a bonus, seeing as this is what we landed in the last draft in later rounds...2 key contributors to a grey cup team, and we have seen that Walters and the staff has had a good track record of finding useful talent in later rounds 7th Round: DB Nick Hallett, Toronto (61st) 8th Round: DB Kerfalla-Emmanuel Exume, Montreal (70th)

didnt start that many games at center, Our starter..Couture who is the better of the 2 is back, and we have 5 other Canadians on roster..3 of whom are 26, one 28 and Neuf fighting for 2 starter spots so we good. Draft another rookie for the pipeline and theres no issue at all. Of the 4 youngest we had, Speller was probably 4th on the totem pole..Desjarlais was already a proven really good starter in yr 1 and will only get better, especially playing beside Bryant and Eli probably has the most upside of all the 4 kids next to Gray. Gotta remember lineman take up a lot of your SMS and having too many 2nd and 3rd year contract guys can gut your roster elsewhere

yeah it was a given, especially with Neuf re-upping, and the depth we have. Allows us now to allocate some mid tier salary now to something of more need..especially in this Covid year where SMS will be a bit less available

well Speller went undrafted, so you never know what you get in later rounds, as been proven by Walters in last few drafts