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Those are some acute observations right there... There's nothing cute or acute about a Rider fan... Tell me about it, I LIVE with one.... You have our deepest sympathies, what with having to use small words when conversing and all.....

Do they know something we don't? Did you badmouth Gainer?

From reports, Smith has nothing going for him except aggression, power, speed and smarts. Would make a great center with a little work.

That would be Quinn Smith. Thanks for the correction.

I caught the tail end of an interview on 1290 with a sports writer out of Toronto who was at the CFL evaluation camp. He said that the ones who were expected to do well did- mostly O-linemen, but there were three who surprised- Devon Bailey, Briggs and someone whose first name was Quinn. Briggs was flat-out a tremendous athlete, but this Quinn was an unheralded D-lineman who was dominant against o-line opponents 1-1. He was asked to try out as an O-lineman and was just as effective there-no one got past him. Sounds like there might be a few dark horses out there.

For all his talent, Hall had the habit of going offside at critical moments. They said had he had quick feet, but......

I think this writer had pretensions of being the next Ernest Hemingway or JD Salinger. Could have said the same thing in half the space.

And a sister: Creme Brule.

Can we all assume that any man who deliberately hurts a woman or child richly deserves to be a guest of the justice system for a long time (where he will get all kinds of special attention from fellow inmates and guards)? That established, can we move on?

Brian Chiu was a very good o-lineman in his day and apparently pretty intelligent to boot, so he would would not be a big step downward if Wylie is not available.

Too funny. And that sums it up.

Thanks for the insight. Too bad there isn't enough data to assess the quarterbacks we have on the line.

How can we go on? It's all pointless now.

Wally is going to milk this for all the publicity he can get- its free!

Much ado about nothing. Nothing to see here- move along.

Good publicity but that's all. He's a bit of an egomaniac but the biggest hurdle will be adapting to the CFL game.

I still like Goossen's combative attitude but it will probably come down to how well the holes in both the O-line and D-line can be filled through free agency and US scouting. By my perceptions, the O-line is more of a need and more traditional for NIs to play. If only Bilikudi would come home....

Yes, good mechanics and lotsa zip on the ball, but I'm more interested in that receiver- he had no problem getting open and he caught every ball....

Bluto's right. The improving TV deals the CFL is getting is making the league less-and-less dependent on gate. People in Ottawa like football. They've finally got owners that are not named Glieberman. I hope they're a permanent fixture, and that it leads to Quebec City or Atlantic expansion within 5 years. Amen.

As in Don Cherry?

Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Superbowl LIII champions....ahhhh....my imagination is the only thing that has kept me sane since 1990.... We've all been living on a mixture of hope and anger. Yes, this batch of quarterbacks doesn't have a lot of name-brand recognition, but last year, we KNEW what were were going to have to live with in quarterbacks, and it was ug-a-lee. It was one of the few seasons that I dreaded looking forward to watching.

Dad?

What the heck- he hasn't said or done anything dumb in several months and he is a force when on. Why not?

Part of a reporter's job is to stir up enough controversy to make the read interesting, whether you agree or disagree, and Lawless seems to have done that. As far as optimism for the upcoming season is concerned- set your WABAC machine to 2013 at this time and look at the gloom that surrounded the team then. Mack was spinning his wheels, the QB situation was a laughing-stock of the league, and just about everyone knew the Bombers were going to implode. I'll take 2014, thank you very much.

Sounds promising- at 5'8" and 185 he's not a wisp and can catch to boot. Speed is great but not everything- I can recall one returner the Bombers had in camp in the 70's named Stan Somethingorother. He was 5'6" and 155 and could run like the wind but could not break a grab to save his life and even side winds were a problem.