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I like the trade idea for Peach. Offer up a 3rd or 4th rounder.

@scratchingpost: #Ticats have released DB Evan McCollough.

No one is saying he'd start for us. But he could be some good depth allowing us to start 4 NIs on the OL. Our NI OL depth is weak now.

Pickup Hinse, Alexandre and Hartmann!!

@CFL: BREAKING: The #Esks have released Hugh Charles. #CFL

Edmonton released a couple Canadian DLs. Hope Walters has a look. Eskimos with some interesting National talent there.

Speculation is Jade Etienne might be cut.

Way too early to say that. If Chad Johnson was starting on our team after a one catch, 13 yard pre-season. Me and likely many others would be furious. What upside is there for a 36 year old receiver a year out of football? He sells tickets.

Cornish.

@DidierRDS: #Alouettes practice roster: N. Boyd J. Knowles J. Tuck W. Venable B. Rutley J. Piotrowski M. Gilyard A. Smith B. Brikowski #CFL

@DidierRDS: The Alouettes have released: Delbert Alvarado Robert Godhigh Ed Gainey Tyron Carrier Dominique Ellis Brandon Driver Preston Cleckley #CFL @DidierRDS: The Alouettes have released: Wayne Tribue Daniel Baldridge Ryan Cave Elliot Mealer Mackenzie Sarro Brandan Green Scooter Berry #CFL

@sportscage: Roughriders will announce their final cuts shortly after 8 pm tonight

The Lions announced their cuts just after 3:30pm ET on Saturday. There were no surprises amongst the released group, as Wally Buono and his football oeprations department parted ways with seven players: National RB Guillame Bourassa, International DB Tony Burnett, International LB Korey Jones, International DT Dyrell Porcha, International OT RJ Dill, National K/P Steven Shott, and National LB Thomas Spoletini.

The Argos have a good backup QB too.

What's the deal on Stephon Miller? He's a national DL...something we need.

The REDBLACKS announced their cuts on Saturday morning, just hours after they played their final pre-season game against the Montreal Alouettes. General Manager Marcel Desjardins declared 14 cuts to the team's final roster, with veteran kicker Justin Parlardy and National receiver Simon LeMarquand among the most notable. Desjardins also announced that National receiver Steven Adu, International DB Parker Orms, International LB Devin Arrington, National DL Stephon Miller, International DL Dimetrio Tyson, International kicker Paolo Henriques, National OL Brendan Dunn, National OL Aaron Wheaton, International WR Taulib Ikharo, international WR Travon Patterson, National receiver Aaron Hargreaves, and National OL James Lee have all been released.

Aaron Wheaton is a Canadian OL just drafted. Might be worth a look.

@TimCBaines: Cuts for #Ottawa #RedBlacks include Justin Pardy, Steven Adu, Parker Orms, Devin Arrington, Stephon Miller, Paulo Henriques. #CFL @TimCBaines: Also cut by #RedBlacks Brendan Dunn, Aaron Wheaton, Travon Patterson, Simon Le Marquand, Aaron Hargeaves, James Lee and Taulib Ikharo. #CFL

@PentonKirk: RT @TimCBaines: Surprise. #RedBlacks cut kicker Justin Palardy. #CFL #Ottawa

I just registered...looks cool!

Thanks for this. Drew Willy is the next elite CFL QB.

A Kito Poblah sighting on special teams.

Brink gets in with 2:26 left in the game.

The path to become an NFL head coach can be rigorous. An education along with a football background helps. Being able to teach and communicate is an asset as well. However, even if you were born into the middle of a coaching tree (see Kyle Shanahan), you still have to pay your dues to get there. You can take the road through the High school and college ranks in order to gain the background experience necessary, but in many instances you will need to do an internship as a Quality Control Coach. Contemporary coaches are always searching for an edge over their opponents. Now that the Computer Age is upon us, the analyzing has become more technical. Many of those coaches have assistants called the "Quality Control Coach." However, the QCC doesn't really do much coaching at all. They spend all day multitasking, breaking down film up to five weeks in advance and analyzing data. They work all hours, in hotel lobbies, on airplanes and at their team's headquarters producing reports for their Head Coach. They do get to do some coaching though. The QC coaches often run the "Scout" team in practices. From their extensive film work and breaking down plays, the QCC can be a great help preparing their team because they know the tendencies of their opponents. They make sure the Scout teams give the starters an accurate look at what they'll face on Sunday in practice during game weeks. Denver Broncos Head Coach John Fox knows just what to do more with the data from his QC Coaches. In addition to being able to call up any game on video, he can pull up any statistic to match that play. "What you do is chart the tendency of that (opposing) coach, so that you can tell your team that 'in this situation it'll always be a run or always be a pass,'" says Fox. "So your team knows what to expect." Quality-control coaches also learn N.F.L. systems from the long hours spent watching film. In no time they absorb the ins and outs of the chess match known as football and the ingenious distinctions between wins and losses. They also pickup how Pro teams organize their practices and their off-season, weight training and conditioning programs. Having access to the scouting, all the video, the personnel departments and the front office, the Quality Control Coach might be the best on the job training for anyone aspiring to become an NFL Head Coach. Todd Haley called it: "The greatest job in football as far as learning." Tony Sparano added: "That job was the most valuable experience I had. That was my first piece of work in this league. Quality control rounded me, made me a better coach." The position as we know it in modern day football was created by Mike Holmgren in 1990 when he was the Offensive Coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers. Mike needed someone to transcribe the Niners Playbook and copy it to a computer. That someone was Jon Gruden. The job also included analyzing opponents, breaking down statistics, tracking and charting plays during games and fetching coffee. Gruden earned a salary of $500 a month, turned 18 hour days and often spent his nights on a cot in the office drawing up plays on his computer. Burning the midnight oil allowed him to pick up the necessary seasoning for his jobs as Head Coach with Oakland and Tampa Bay. Gruden: "I was one of the first guys in the 49ers organization to put the game plan on a computer and store the information so that it was accessible next week, next year and later on down the road for future games. Over the years, all of my computer files became outdated because the software improved. We had to hire a couple of guys – we called them the ‘sweatshop’ – to go in there and really do nothing but re-draw all of the plays and re-type all of the information. That’s not a lot of fun, but when you’re doing that you learn the offense. You learn what ‘Zoom’ is and what ‘Slot’ is, and what the difference is. You learn the different protections and blocking schemes and calls that are made." The list of NFL coaches that have completed an "Apprenticeship" as the QC Coach include Todd Haley, Eric Mangini, Steve Spagnuolo, Brad Childress, Tony Sparano and Raheem Morris. Former Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan's son Kyle did a QCC stint under Jon Gruden with Tampa Bay in 2004 and is now the Offensive Coordinator for the Houston Texans. Don't be surprised if Kyle isn't a Head Coach sometime in the near future. Other NFL sons that are currently employed as QC Coaches are Tony Sparano, Jr., Kevin Gilbride, Jr., Sam Mills III, Bobby April, Jr., Chad Grimm and Ryan Slowik. The Offensive Quality Control Coach for the Denver Broncos is Brian Callahan, son of former head coach Bill Callahan. On Defense, that distinction belongs to Jay Rodgers. Hopefully, the next step up for these QC coaches will be as a position coach. Tim Berbenich spent his first two seasons (2006-07) as an offensive quality control coach with Tampa Bay. He is entering his fifth season with the Buccaneers in 2010 and second as assistant wide receivers coach. "Our number one responsibility is to get the coaches prepared to start studying the game plans," Berbenich said. "At the end of the day, I have to draw the plays, and if I don’t know them I can’t draw them. If you don’t know what they’re doing on defense you can’t break the film down. You can’t just know what one guy does, you have to know what all 11 players are doing. As far as drawing the plays and learning the playbook, I learned it all. I had no choice." That $500 a month salary is roughly $22,000 per year these days. The QC job has become so important that even Special-Teams coordinators are asking for their own Quality-Control coaches, and QC coaches now have agents. If Quality is Job One as the Ford Motor Company claims, The Quality Control Coach is an essential element to any NFL team.

Maher really struggling.