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This game will irk the round table panels at Sportsnet and TSN itching for the Jets to mortgage the future for a rental defenceman so they have something to talk about on their 12 hour trade deadline shows.

Scapegoat Ambrosie all you want, but the pandemic is not his fault. The government locking things down is not his fault. A flawed business model that overly relies on filled stadiums just to break even was not created on his watch. Apathy in Toronto by a billion dollar corporation in MLSE who put pretty much zero dollars into marketing their club, the media in Toronto pushing the 4 down agenda, and owners who can’t agree with each other and who historically would rather fire a commish than let him lead were not his doing either. And the answers you want just aren’t available, plain and simple. The Government doesn’t know when things will open up again, but you continually hold Randy to a higher standard than anyone else. And if he came out every week with “ here is my update, we are still in a holding pattern until the pandemic situation becomes clearer” you be ticked off with that too. If he just pulled the plug on the season today you’d gripe about him quitting on the fans.

Ok, 3 questions for you to answer. 1. What kind of power or leadership does Ambrosie have in this situation that he has neglected to use to fix this situation? 2. Name another CFL commissioner who was more vocal and showed better leadership in dealing with a major comparable problem like this. Specifics please, don’t just throw out “any of them” or pick a random name, identify a specific person, issue, and how they showed visible transparent leadership to the fans throughout the problem. 3. Name a commissioner that ever had power over the owners or the Government that could have altered the course of this season?

Getting past the gif snipes, Ambrosie pulling the plug now just gives ammo to all those (yourself included if I recall correctly) who griped loudly last season when they postponed and then canceled the year that every other league was able to play (not exactly true, but why split hairs), so why couldn’t the CFL? Damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/us/tucker-carlson-adl-replacement-theory.html#click=https://t.co/bFgM2F8Vdp “Everyone wants to make a racial issue out of it, ‘Ooh, the white replacement theory,’” Mr. Carlson went on. “No, no, no, this is a voting rights question. I have less political power because they are importing a brand-new electorate. Why should I sit back and take that? The power that I have as an American, guaranteed at birth, is one man, one vote. And they are diluting it.” The A.D.L. letter, signed by Jonathan A. Greenblatt, the Jewish advocacy group’s chief executive, said that the language by Mr. Carlson “was not just a dog whistle to racists — it was a bullhorn.” Again saying the quiet part out loud. It’s not about being “replaced” or being denied your rights. It’s all about losing your power position as the only voice.

I’ll just leave this here.

Well they do have over 1/3 of Canada’s population.

Per arbitration rules, if Laine goes back into arbitration, his minimum salary has to be the lesser of his final season salary ($7.5 million plus bonuses) or 120% of the AAV of his last contract (which works out to $8.1 million) and that will get him two years locked in at most. And that is the qualifying offer the club MUST make to retain his rights, he could sign for more. And if they want to avoid arbitration and get him into a long term deal (max. 8 years, which would get him to age 30) they will have to pay through the nose to make him give up 6 years of free agency. I can easily see him getting an 8 figure salary if they go long term.

You may hear the name and say “Who?” But you know the face. Apologies for the NSFW language, that’s this Twitter guy’s schtick, and I don’t know how to hide part of a post

For those wondering why CFL has not given us all the answers yet:

Let’s get through the due process before we call it quits on his life.

Jets were not serious about moving Laine until the season had started. All the off-season stuff was just media stirring the pot. Chevy listened to offers but nothing decent came up until Dubois went public with wanting out on January 3. It was only after Torts benched him that it became a real possibility. So this was never really at the forefront until the season was underway. Agree it would have been better to have happened earlier, but was not something that was brewing until the season started.

I’d say you forgot the “healthy scratch/benched” stat, but that may be skewed based on the respective coaches involved as much as it is on the players. One thing I have liked about Dubois is his passing game. Good vision and touch, could be a decent set-up guy.

He’s only 22 and on an 82 game pro-rated pace of 25 goals and 48 points. Scheifele at 22 had 15 goals and 49 points. Patience may be needed.

Jets come out like a house on fire before a couple of penalties slow their momentum. Nice mask Ottawa goalie Anton Forsberg has.

Ladies and gentlemen, the so-called most powerful nation on earth.

CFLPA should be keeping the players updated. Commish should be keeping the owners updated. Then the individual clubs should be telling the fans.

I post on many topics - US Politics, NHL hockey most prominently right now as those are active events and not months away. But let’s discuss who the Bombers should target with their first draft choice, who will fill the void in the receiving corps? Biggest loss in the off-season, player or coach? Biggest gain? Who is ready to step up into a bigger role? What vet may not survive the cut or will regress? A whole boatload of topics for you to debate. Have at it. Why not? It’s not like there is another option. Pandemic has kind of put the world in a fly-by-the-seat-of-our-pants mode, and I do not feel so self-important and entitled that I DEMAND to know what the unforeseen future will guarantee me, and how dare they change plans and not keep those impossible to make promises they have little control over.

Training camps open in early May. Pre-season starts May 23. Regular season starts June 10. That information has been out since December. Of course I know that is not what you mean, but that is the information and as of now it is current. League has been up front about it being dictated by health regulations and subject to change, but so far they have not changed that target, despite the rumour mongering from the media and the impatience on the message boards. So just accept those dates as gospel for now, and if/when Health Canada declares the red alert lockdowns extending into June you, I, Randy Ambrosie, and everyone else will find out together. My season tickets have been renewed as of March 15 by the club (at least they took the money off my credit card) so I am sure they won’t forget to tell me if there is an alteration.

Who’s stopping you? You have gone on about the merger rumours as much of not not than anyone here. Take a break from this thread and jump to the other ones.

The “right” mind loves living there, it’s the “left” mind that sees the insanity.

Well, well, well, if it isn’t the consequences of my own actions...... https://apnews.com/article/some-capitol-riot-suspects-apologize-3bbabae61323f77b0af3102497c0ede9 If I was the Judge and some kid wrote “lesson received” i’d shoot back with “No, I will decide what lesson you receive”.

Ugh, Sportsnet.