Fatty Liver

If Strev. just does what they tell him and never speaks up or asks for varied play selection during the week that's on him, if so it's getting him nowhere. Buck has said numerous times he works with his QB to accommodate what he likes to do best, there's no evidence he's a dictator that won't listen. Dru Brown took advantage of his limited opportunities and did exactly what he needed to do, he ran all the way to a starting job Ottawa with them. In a few of the games he stepped in for Zach in 2023, he took full control of the offence and even outperformed Zach, a mid-season Edmonton victory was probably the best example.

That is what he's accomplished in the past but I'd hope for a lot more from a future starter than struggling to win half his games, re-watch the second half of the Banjo Bowl, he was unable to move the ball the entire half on the ground or in the air, the Riders keyed on Brady and didn't worry about his vaunted arm. You've got blinders on if you're comparing him to Fajardo in ability or accomplishment, he can't manage a game near as well as Dru Brown could in his second season with the Bombers behind basically the same offence. He's a SY specialist that usually ends up on the 6 game IR due to the reckless style he plays and I don't think he'll ever amount to anything more than that.

I think they brought Patterson in just in case Strev. is not ready to go for the start of the season, they both fulfill the same role as the short package QB. As Walters said in his presser, if available for TC Elgersma is there to observe and learn with zero expectations this season.

I think this is a distortion of reality, the vast majority of US College players are receiving very little NIL money, the ones making big money from the program would likely be early draft picks that would never come to the CFL anyway.

The D-line worked pretty well up until Jeffcoat left.

Johnny Augustine also went undrafted in 2017.

He's about the same size as Jay Person, it would be great to add a couple of speed rushers to compliment Vaughters and distract attention away from Willie.

Ed Hervey project, brought with him to the Ti-Cats from the AB. Golden Bears, good enough to win CanWest football player of the year in 2023. This is Brady's new backup, if he takes him under his wing, good things could happen.

He dodged a bullet last year, but if he can't get Harris or Mayer to lead them to the playoffs, Riderfans will be loading up their rifles again.

Good, might cause some U-Sports players to check back in with reality and take their CFL opportunity more seriously. You want to make a living playing football or go get a job ******?

The timing suggests Charbonneau may have made the decision himself, choosing to stick with his career or partner back East rather than report to TC. If they were not impressed with his progression they could have parted ways at the end of last season instead of protecting him over Owen Hubert who still wants to play.

New commissioner's first announcement: "Randy Ambrosie has left the building.....can all global players please form a single line and move towards the nearest exit, you're services are no longer required."

Lirim left after his second season with the Bombers when they picked up Medlock in FA in 2016. He was literally booed out of the city for having a few really bad late season games, I'd be surprised if he ever wanted to play in Wpg. again after that.

Durie was a 5'8" 180 lb slotback that ran the ball quite well, more like a Demski/Dressler cross, don't think MCI could ever fit in the same category, he runs like he has heavy feet.

Other than a couple of top tier receivers, which position has seen a reduction in salary? Linemen on both sides of the ball have been going up, as have LB's and DB's. The salary cap is going up and every position has benefitted.

You're always saying give new players a chance to play, yet you don't accept it when they do. Of course It doesn't always work out, but you can't find out until you give the wheel a decent spin. Myron Mitchell remains on the team, so they must have seen something they liked.

Not sure, but maybe back in the Mike Riley days, I thought he was paid over $700k to sign with the Lions. BLM got a significant raise around the same time from the Stamps that put him up around $600k to keep pace. I don't think any other QB benefited, Ricky Ray was trending down at that time and Zach hadn't yet started his resurgence. Going way back, Cal Murphy paid Dunigan enough to almost bankrupt the Bombers, I think it was around $800k. That would have been during the marquee player exemption, kicked off by the Argos signing Rocket Ismail, who to this day is the highest paid player in CFL history at $4.55 million per season. Whether Bruce McNall actually paid him that amount or not is still disputed.

I suspect stem cell therapy played a role, he's from Texas and Mexico is right next door, quite a few NFL players have used it with good results. I can't recall another QB that has rehabilitated their throwing arm so thoroughly, by the end of last season BLM was throwing some beautiful balls effortlessly.

I like this idea, Yazbeck looks good. Bombers have been very lucky with BO's health, he hasn't suffered a serious injury since his rookie season, not sure how long that luck will hold out as it's inevitable a physical RB will break down. Bring in another Natl. RB to lighten his load and diversify and expand the running game seems like a change in direction no other team could execute or would expect to defend against.

Where did you get this? As for comparing Zach to BLM, at his best BLM had an extraordinary arm, he could throw the ball 40 yds. with the flick of the wrist whereas Zach has to put more of his body into longer passes. Zach had the better mobility once outside the pocket and was a serious threat to run in the days before concussion trouble made him more cautious. It appears BLM rehabilitated his throwing arm through modern medical procedures, I don't know if Zach has any tricks he can use to fool old man time.

Just re-watched the LDC the other day, you might want to review the second half. The Riders squelched the Bombers running attack flat once Strev. took over early in the 3rd Q after Miles Brown's dirty head shot took Zach out of the game late in the first half. Brady struggled to get more than 2-3 yds. on most runs and Strev. was largely ineffective on the ground and in the air, Riders knew what he was bringing and they ate it up. I think he might have completed one pass over 10 yds. to Woli, everything else was dump offs behind the line of scrimmage. In the end they added 3 pts. on a 55+ yd. Sergio FG, and that was the sum of the scoring they achieved in the second half.

Might see a change in strategy, but I'm not sure O'Shea will allow Logan to do much more than field kicks, he certainly didn't give Lucky much extra work at receiver. Considering how valuable the return job is I can understand the caution taken, they lost Grant for a good chunk of his final season trying to get him more involved in the offence, and struggled to find his replacement. Peyton Logan is a dynamic player but he's been on and off the roster with injuries since he came into the league in 2022, not sure he will be durable enough to fill multi roles.

I don't think Zach will have any problem with vet receivers familiar with CFL playbooks as most teams run the same plays, it's the confused rookies he lacks patience with.

I don't know, are there any owners of sports teams financing their own buildings or stadiums anymore? I thought most were paid for or heavily subsidized by the public purse.

It begins to indicate league revenues are up and private owners can make money off a well run CFL team, which should drive up the value of owning a team and the league in general. League ownership is now fairly stable, but that old guy in Edmonton is probably on his last 5, rounding the backstretch....hopefully the Stamps owner beats him to the finish line.