Booch

agreed...we need a field stretcher/dynamic guy, not a possession guy..we have that already

you just encapsulated what went on in Rider land last year, got very lucky with a career journeyman...one whom your whole forum/fanbase mocked when signed...and comparing a thin weak o-line, annd injury replacement/back-ups to it with zero experience isn't the same thing as a back-up QB question.. I'd feel much better about my team with a solid second year guy coming into the game..with entire offence he worked with last year, same coaches, and best running back and oline in league to hold down the fort than have Tom Brady at his best step in behind a crappy oline with no depth, and most likely a totally new offensive scheme (which is sure to cause o-line communication mess ups at first) and get him killed, or gave him the happy feet to force and rush things leading to turnovers and incompletions..

With possibility of the eastern weak sisters being able to garner 6-8 wins this year, it's most likely sask won't even be able to cross over this year, and if they use the new play-off format that wont help them either

well we will prob take McGuires Grey Cup ring off his finger and the offence behind the leagues best o-line will continue to hum right along, and Zack will put his feet up and polish his up a bit...just cause He also could have played earlier but good ship Argo choose not to dress him Big question is what are you gonna do when the o-line resembles a high school team..Fajardo displays what he truley is (career back-up) and gets hurt...again...he hasn't shown he can play a full season without injury (seperated shld/Oblique)???...Not sure Franklin smiling and grinning will do much behind a line of swiss cheeese..he couldnt in T.O

Schramm was adequate at best and at already 27 and no real experience hardly a guy you want as a 6th guy. let alone a possible starter..the was a reason Hamilton let him go Bennett is an undersized guy again with no experience and not even in the same ball park in terms of Eli and potential..Eli was a top ranked interior O-Lineman in the NCAA and if not for his injury would have probably gone somewhere in the first 3-4 rounds of NFL draft...so hardly a realistic comparison. JSJ is probably better than both those back-ups you mentioned and that is trouble for the Riders..when you look at back-ups (Speller/Gray/Eli) vs (Bennett/Schramm/JSJ and the other middling talents whose names escape me) its not even close...your national component consists of aging and rapidly declining Labatte...average Clarke, and then a whole lot of unknown, unexperienced "possible" potential nothings And for Starters (Desjarlais/Couture/Neuf) vs (Labatte/Clarke/Shepley) again not even close..Labatte I doubt even plays 10 games..and Shepley though has upside hasn't proven himself yet as a top notch starter...and he may just bolt for another NFL try next year, and that leaves you even worse off than this year...that oline situation and the next few years there is a mess

that's how I would draw it up too..and basically for same reasons

part of which though was due to the Bombers game plan and coaching...BLM said so himself that Bombers showed looks they did all year, so plays were called to combat that, and then at snap of ball the bombers switched things, and totally baffled them...that played into things big time as you could see nobody on their offense was on same page

and lost in all that is Fajardo oblique thing, and his apparent separated shoulder thing that was mentioned...could become an ongoing thing with him until surgically fixed if it was a bad one, and also who's to say he can withstand being a full-time starter...wasn't really able to last year, so history, albeit short says possibly not

Yeah not just because over here we are all Rider haters, but they have lost some guys, and basically signed nobody, so a higher ranking seems odd

Green..Edwards...Dennis..maybe former established players, but no loss what soever I'd be concerned if it was Willie..Posey..Awe..Nichols...aCKIE...Guys of that ilk

he is gonna settle in just nicely this year into that crappy Rider O-line...and be a whipping boy..again for that fan base

Not to mention NHL playoffs and final 4

Damn good signing

Slip sliding awayyy...slip sliding awayyayy.......

I would say no...right now I would have Fajasrdo and Collaros at par at 4th, and I would almost put Zack ahead based on supporting cast (O-line/RB)

Johnson has played boundary corner and half...as well as bounced out to field side too when they had injury issues Our halfback spots will be Johnson and Taylor and you can set that in stone, only way he may slot out to corner is if we stick a Canadian at safety, then Alexander will take a halfback spot As it sits right now you can pretty much pencil in our day one backfield as boundary corner being Jones, Halback being Johnson...with field half being Taylor and Alexander at safety...Field corner will be the spot to fill with a new body, and I think it will be a battle between Boynton, Lyles, Liggens McDougal

Same with O'day and Dickie Boi

the defence though for the most part of the season was one of the statistical leaders, and had given up the least, or 2nd least amount of points for most of the year...and once they tweaked tings the final quarter were lights out..so yeah..pretty sure they can be just as good in spite of Rose and Sayles departure

From what I had heard there was supposedly supposed to be some kind of news Monday if not early in week..not necessarily us..but we definitely in mix and now Rhymes has moved on and signed as well as Roosevelt..it should expediate things...

Loss of Strev..Nichols and the 2 DB's aside I actually think we are gonna be a stronger team to be honest And the fact that we can basically start the season intact and not having to incorporate new coaching staff and starters gives us a nice edge. Johnson at halfback being a very good vet will make us not skip a there as well with incorporating either a new guy in..or one with slightly less experience..from all accounts he is very knowledgeable and a great communicator on the field...boundary corner I'm not even concerned with..eAsiest spot on the defence to groom a newbie..

Which also lends to the notion receivers here under performed..and many failed based on the Lapo scheme...and was pretty obvious Many a game I watched exclusively routes..route progressions and watched QB's primary looks..and things were not set up for high end receiver performances...and garuantee you this year the look and use of guys will be blatantly obvious

Any receiver back from last year knows the system/playbook better than Tasker would coming in..and not sure what all this Dressleresque comparisons are about..he had one season which was relatively decent..but nothing awe inspiring.. go check his stats And now he is older..and his track record has shown that he isnt a guy able to put in a full season..let alone 16 games..hard pass Bailey though under untsized would be effective if seeing more than 2-4 targets a game..good hands..strong..fights for yards and was big in blocking scheme Whitehead as well...if removed form the role Lapo was trying to force feed as well would be very effective and has the right attitude.. it gonna be Walker coming in..or nothing and I okay with that We have 3 rights coming to camp who I very intruiging by and who may make some noise..to the point Bailey and or Lawler shouldn't get too comfy..and that's a good thing as it will bring out the best in the incumbants

Tasker would add nothing to us that we dont have already inhouse..other thanks higher price point...pass As for 3 canadian receivers...another big pass..we would have to roster at least 2 other more than capable backups as the ratio would have to be stipulated pre game..those 3 would give us basically all the same thing and really narrow/limit what we could/would do offensively

only so many balls to go around...

yup as much as I wanted Rhymes, it was moreso because I thought he would be the value option of all receivers...but seeing as we apparently have Walker money, or a ways and means to make it worth his while..then he'd be the more impactful signing