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Agudosi listed at 220 lbs. Looks skinnier in that photo.

Yes he is for sure, which is why the Jets should be wary about moving him given his production, even if the fan base has soured on him. If he does go, I would think the teams most interested are the ones still in the championship window mode, not a re-building team that could lose him to free agency in 2 seasons. A team like Boston who have a good core but would happily take a strong centre to add to it and potentially push them over the top. Or a Vegas who need a better contract with their cap issues, but I don’t see the Jets taking in more salary in a player-for-player return, which is what Vegas would offer. Maybe if the Jets did a sign and trade deal so the new club had security beyond 2023-24 it could happen.

And even Eichel’s trade was a lottery protected pick so that they couldn’t get anything higher than top 10. Bottom line, I don’t see Jersey giving up a #2 overall and a centreman coming off a 40+ point rookie season for Scheifele and nothing else, as was proposed. Seems too high.

Not according to the media who are now coming out of the woodwork. Fingers are pointing back to the 2019 season, not just last year. But accepting your argument, if he is elite, why are we looking to get rid of him then? If he is so flawed defensively, suffering psychologically from his suspension, and bad in the room (which I suspect is the argument) who is paying that price and mortgaging a good chunk of their future for a guy who could be gone in 2 years, especially a team on a re-build? And don’t forget that the Jets are trading from a point of weakness if they are the ones pushing for a trade to happen because of the unrest.

Legitimately, I think the Jets would have to throw in their 1st rounder as well to make the rest of that deal happen, if not another lower draft pick as well. Scheifele may be on a team friendly deal, but only for 2 years. With Mercer and a draft pick, Jets would have team control for at least 6 years on both.

Why is it that the people most desperate to trade a player they label arrogant, selfish, malcontent, defensively useless, locker room cancer, team killer, etc. also create these trade scenarios where we could get a king’s ransom because the guy is such a star?

So actually got out to see it last night, and kind of meh for me. Since Avengers Endgame it feels like they are searching for a new long term arc but nothing has stuck yet. Of everything they have put out since, only Spider-Man Far From Home I found entertaining, and more so for the “high school road trip” stuff more than the villain. No Way Home did not do it for me as the multiverse stuff feels too convoluted. Did not see Eternals and I’m told not to waste my time. Have not watched the streaming series either. And the Venom movies were just dumb to me. So not big expectations for this one. Without giving away plot, I can say that for a “multiverse” story (no spoiler since it’s in the title) the linear plot is easy enough to follow without a whole bunch of jumping between multiple dimensions. And some humerus cameos, but in the end largely forgettable, but again I guess they are trying to set something up down the road. My son who is more of a comic book aficionado did not like it at all. As for the “horror movie” aspect, not really but a couple of jump scares, and not too gory. Certainly not an R rating, PG 13 is probably accurate.

He’s more likely to walk out than get fired given his history. So he may not last the season. Scott Milanovich quit on the team last year before even coaching one game, so there is precedent for both the coach and the team.

Rick House Ian Logan Maurice Leggett jumping for joy because we are one month away from the season opener.

One can only hope.

I am hoping to see it this weekend but it might be a couple of weeks for me, so what I have heard is all here say. From what little I have heard, a few big spoilers (some early in the movie) so avoid any online stuff because it is already out there. Have heard some describe it as Marvel’s first horror movie, definitely a Sam Raimi bent to it so his directing style came through. Not positive but I think the Wandavision limited series is recommended if not required viewing before seeing the movie. 75% on Rotten Tomatoes. Will chime in again once I have seen it.

It has a “Z” in it,see?

Yes please. If anyone could teach defensive structure, it’s Trotz. And although his teams have always seemed to flame out in the playoffs, Boudreau would be a good hire to get us in a different direction.

Speed, these are tremendous game photos you have dug up.

Great post!

Zorn took over as the holder on field goals that year. Trevor Kennerd said he had the fastest hands of any holder Kennerd had ever seen. I remember Mark Jackson as the back-up to Brock in the early 1980’s. Touted as the “next one” but rarely got to see the field with Brock In front of him. Then when Dieter had his hold-out, Jackson came in and quickly proved himself to be a mirage, hastening the need to make the trade for Clements. Another great pairing, if not a true tandem, was Jonas/Brock. Don, two years removed from his MVP performance, wanted to be the mentor for Brock and pass the reins on to him and slide into the back-up role, recognizing the raw talent there, but GM Earl Lunsford had other ideas and unceremoniously shipped him off to Hamilton for Chuck Ealey.

Calgary Dino Logan Bandy, drafted by the Riders last year. https://www.riderville.com/players/logan-bandy/166272/

3 more running backs today. Dr. Tom Casey, maybe the greatest pure athlete ever to play for the Bombers. An all-star at 4 different positions. Fred Reid, the man who replaced no less than Charles Roberts and who holds the single-game rushing record for the club, the highlight of Mike Kelly’s otherwise stupid “Jet package”. And finally, Tim Flanders…. Oops, wrong photo. Stupid, sexy Flanders…..

It was a lost contact for Clements late in the first quarter, and Huf came in and did not throw a TD pass then but did settle down the offence with a few first downs and a sustained drive. Clements came back in to finish off the drive after composing himself and he was the one who threw the TD pass to Joe Pop (who was grieving his grandmother’s death just a few days before the game and was a game-time decision to start). Huf came back into the game in the 4th quarter to mop up (that was much more common in those days for the back-up to come in - Hugnagel frequently entered the game late in the 3rd quarter that year as the Bombers blew out a ton of teams - as compared to now where starters go start to finish almost always) and at that point he threw a TD pass to Jeff Boyd to close off the game. The only true tandem QB I saw play was Joe Barnes, part of the famous “Barnagel” combo with John Hufagel in Saskatchewan in 1981 and then in 1983-84 with Conredge Holloway in Toronto, each usually playing one half regardless of situation.

Is it a good look for a professional association’s e-mail to be confused with spam? Not sure shy they need to e-mail the members anyway. They’ve been more than happy to negotiate through the media with leaked memos so far.

Today I learned (actually, “today” was at the Grey Cup in Hamilton last December) that “Tiger-Cats” has a hyphen in it and isn’t one long word or two separate words.

That last run where his helmet came off and he still churned out 9 more yards would never happen with the new rules where the play gets blown dead as soon as the helmet comes off. But his smile to the camera after dragging a half dozen Riders down to the 1 elevates this video to legendary status.

One of the biggest “what could have been” stories in the CFL that I remember. Joined the Bombers late in 1980 as an underclass man not yet eligible for the NFL and put up decent numbers in 5 games (pro-rated over 18 games would have had over 60 catches and 750 yards with 3 or 4 TDs). Came back in 1981 with a monster season, catching a then-record 15 passes in the season finale to become the first CFLer to catch 100 passes in a single season, when the league only played 16 games a season. His numbers over 18 games that year would have translated into 113 catches, 1,681 yards, and 16 TDs. As good as he was that year, his 1982 started even better, as he had 30 catches and 515 yards for 8 TDs when he got hurt midway through game 6 of the year with a neck injury that ended his season. He would have been on pace for another 100 catches, 1,700 yards, and 26 TDs over an 18 game season. Left for the NFL with New Orleans the following year and put up so-so numbers for a few years but always battled injury.

In the conversation for greatest defensive player ever on the Bombers. Where Ty Jones and Willie Jefferson were/are game wreckers, Battle is like Adam Bighill in that both controlled the game when they played and were the glue of the defence, solid and steady, but also would make the game-changing spectacular play with regularity as well. Battle’s 1990 Cup game is one of the best defensive performances ever in the championship.