Fatty Liver

No reason to pre-determine, let them all compete, see who looks best in the 2 preseason games, could be Patterson comes out on top. That sounds fair.

Not for an entire game, they are limited to a snap count and they are also tied to a Designated National Player. Sure other teams have found ways to abuse the rule but it's pretty obvious MOS as a member of the rules committee is not going to validate their interpretation.

Apparently it's already been reduced to one game for some reason, the normal penalty is two games.

Why in the world would Zach decide to forgo an appeal? Force them to change policy, plus the second game of the season against BC could turn out to be pivotal in the long run. The rules are confusing so maybe not, but sets them up for a mid-game ratio adjustment nonetheless. Kyrie would be a better candidate for this designation than Stanley. Designated Nationalized Americans replacing Designated National Players for up to 25 Snaps National player and his backups for up to 25 snaps. As Clubs are aware, these snaps will be tracked by League personnel and Club staff may follow. Once the Club has reached its 25-snap quota on either offence or defence, they will no longer be able to substitute in this manner for the remainder of the game. If they violate this rule, the Commissioner will have discretion to impose fines to the Club, General Manager, Head Coach as well as having the option to take away draft picks. The designated Nationalized American will not start the game and will also be identified as DA. There can be one of these players on offence and one on defence. This Designated Nationalized American will be identified on the depth chart. After the first play on his side of the ball, this player may enter the game for any American player and play the remainder of the game and/or play in place of the designated National player or his backups for up to 25 snaps.

Not really, under the Nationalized American rule that would put Stanley on a 23 play snap count, which Natl. do you propose throwing in at LT to finish the game? Zach wants to know.

Hope the new Comish has a penchant for fancy glasses, could see him adopting an Elton John vibe....maybe a feather boa or two to compliment...spice up his getup, no harm. Rhinestones!

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.