BomberfanMKS

I totally agree with this - after the first punt it becomes so chaotic that the most likely outcome is a no-yards penalty... which is really unfortunate.

I totally agree with this - after the first punt it becomes so chaotic that the most likely outcome is a no-yards penalty... which is really unfortunate.

Also incentives the opposing team to try and run the ball out of the endzone on a missed but not through field goal attempt.

Also incentives the opposing team to try and run the ball out of the endzone on a missed but not through field goal attempt.

Also incentives the opposing team to try and run the ball out of the endzone on a missed but not through field goal attempt.

Heh... LOTS of attempted forward passes while being hit turned into fumbles with that kind of rule change

I get the impression the DB isn't interested in the amount of travel going to TSN would entail.  He already misses a fair number of out of town games.

You forgot the part where in nineteen ninety eight the undertaker threw mankind off hеll in a cell, and plummeted sixteen feet through an announcer's table.

You forgot the part where in nineteen ninety eight the undertaker threw mankind off hеll in a cell, and plummeted sixteen feet through an announcer's table.

You forgot the part where in nineteen ninety eight the undertaker threw mankind off hеll in a cell, and plummeted sixteen feet through an announcer's table.

You'd be shocked how often Cops make constitutional errors which can allow guilty individuals get off, it's one of the reasons the law system is perceived as being biased against the poor in the US.  Since errors by cops can get people off, good (read:expensive) lawyers are far more likely to discover and exploit those errors.
Poor people can't afford the lawyers who have the resources to find the errors.
 
My post was based on the news article which explicitly states that a border agent called ahead to the checkstop to pull their car over because his dog signalled when it passed by him.  Unless the news report is almost entirely incorrect about the sequence of events it surely sounds like these guys will have a shot at getting off (EVEN IF they consented to the search, if the reason they were asked was due to the dog signalling the entire chain of evidence could end up being tossed)

You'd be shocked how often Cops make constitutional errors which can allow guilty individuals get off, it's one of the reasons the law system is perceived as being biased against the poor in the US.  Since errors by cops can get people off, good (read:expensive) lawyers are far more likely to discover and exploit those errors.
Poor people can't afford the lawyers who have the resources to find the errors.
 
My post was based on the news article which explicitly states that a border agent called ahead to the checkstop to pull their car over because his dog signalled when it passed by him.  Unless the news report is almost entirely incorrect about the sequence of events it surely sounds like these guys will have a shot at getting off (EVEN IF they consented to the search, if the reason they were asked was due to the dog signalling the entire chain of evidence could end up being tossed)

I think the Cardinal GM calling him a legend makes it highly unlikely that we'll be seeing him back in the CFL this year... league politics probably means that declaration gives him at least a full year with the Cards.

I have a really good relationship with Coach (Glen) Young, but he wasn’t in the city at the time. Also, I have a really good relationship with Mike Davis, their D-line coach. He had just left the city when we were flying in. I guess it was a good thing I didn’t see the people who I have those relationships with that might have made the decision even harder for me.
 
ROFL - cmon guys... you are rolling out the red carpet for the guy, at least make sure you've got the D coaches you know he's worked with in the past there to boost your chances.

I think the combo of Darvin yapping at guys + blowing them up as a blocker really gets under their skin... One of the things I really remember from the highlights is constantly seeing LB/DB's getting pissy at Darvin (throughout the season) - I'm actually surprised we didn't get more unsportsmanlike conducts go our way for chippy **** the DB's would do to Darvin throughtout the year.

I have a really good relationship with Coach (Glen) Young, but he wasn’t in the city at the time. Also, I have a really good relationship with Mike Davis, their D-line coach. He had just left the city when we were flying in. I guess it was a good thing I didn’t see the people who I have those relationships with that might have made the decision even harder for me.
 
ROFL - cmon guys... you are rolling out the red carpet for the guy, at least make sure you've got the D coaches you know he's worked with in the past there to boost your chances.

I have a really good relationship with Coach (Glen) Young, but he wasn’t in the city at the time. Also, I have a really good relationship with Mike Davis, their D-line coach. He had just left the city when we were flying in. I guess it was a good thing I didn’t see the people who I have those relationships with that might have made the decision even harder for me.
 
ROFL - cmon guys... you are rolling out the red carpet for the guy, at least make sure you've got the D coaches you know he's worked with in the past there to boost your chances.

I'm thinking the team is expecting Griffith to step up and Thomas/Griffith to rotate through that spot.

Except that it isn't - after taxes it's half that  (15-20k) and given the higher likelyhood of playoffs games for last years grey cup winner the difference could be even less still.
 
Nevermind that - sign for a long contract in Winnipeg and because it's a real football market you could reasonably expect the possbility of local sponsorship deals to cover the rest.  Even moreso your rent is probably going to be minimum 5-10K a year more in TO than Winnipeg....

Except that it isn't - after taxes it's half that  (15-20k) and given the higher likelyhood of playoffs games for last years grey cup winner the difference could be even less still.
 
Nevermind that - sign for a long contract in Winnipeg and because it's a real football market you could reasonably expect the possbility of local sponsorship deals to cover the rest.  Even moreso your rent is probably going to be minimum 5-10K a year more in TO than Winnipeg....

It's short sighted even for CFL players to only look at $ and not consider the situation.
Take us offering Willie 250K vs. 290K in Toronto - Sure he could just consider the 40k difference as the only factor... but then you need to consider which team feels more likely to have a greater number of playoff games (which could certainly reduce the difference in the CASH difference) - Taking the big payday only works out long term if you keep having a performance level which suits the payday - all it would take is a down year by Willie and TO is cutting him and he might have trouble even getting paid what the Bombers might offer this year (which is better 290K + 180K or 250Kx2) 
A down year with a more reasonable salary probably gives him a chance to prove himself at the start of the next year.

It's short sighted even for CFL players to only look at $ and not consider the situation.
Take us offering Willie 250K vs. 290K in Toronto - Sure he could just consider the 40k difference as the only factor... but then you need to consider which team feels more likely to have a greater number of playoff games (which could certainly reduce the difference in the CASH difference) - Taking the big payday only works out long term if you keep having a performance level which suits the payday - all it would take is a down year by Willie and TO is cutting him and he might have trouble even getting paid what the Bombers might offer this year (which is better 290K + 180K or 250Kx2) 
A down year with a more reasonable salary probably gives him a chance to prove himself at the start of the next year.

I'm actually not sure MBT couldn't be a long term answer - Just getting the same performance they got out of him last season would have him on track for a 5000 Yard season and a 2:1 td/int ratio with 68% completion and a pretty decent QB rating.
 
MBT played well last year on a pretty bad team.... 

I'm actually not sure MBT couldn't be a long term answer - Just getting the same performance they got out of him last season would have him on track for a 5000 Yard season and a 2:1 td/int ratio with 68% completion and a pretty decent QB rating.
 
MBT played well last year on a pretty bad team.... 

I'm actually not sure MBT couldn't be a long term answer - Just getting the same performance they got out of him last season would have him on track for a 5000 Yard season and a 2:1 td/int ratio with 68% completion and a pretty decent QB rating.
 
MBT played well last year on a pretty bad team....