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FINALLY...had me worried there for awhile. It's all good now...welcome to the Peg Mr. Hall.

B.C. definitely would've been in the market for him IF he was an fa. They would have had to trade to get Tate in any event. Lulay is an uncertain and quite frankly another hit on that injured shoulder and it's all over. Nobody at their no 2 unless Tedford has something in is back pocket. The leos are in a world of hurt at the most important position on the field. Could see them going after Brohm.

Stamps is no SJ Green for starters and coupled with the loss of Carter, don't kid yourself Als. are hurting in the receivers dept. Stamps is nearing the end of his career but is still a competent receiver. However Crompton needs more than just competent. That great o line of the Als. can only keep this guy upright for so long while he searches for an SJ or Carter who won't be there. They could still pick up a good receiver in fa. but even then they'll be hard pressed to stay on top in the east. I see a big turn down in Poppville.

Dressler would be nice but I like this Ellingson guy as well. Great hands and a very deceptive type of receiver. To my recollection he didn't drop too many and can take the hits. I think we'd forget all about Matthews if we could sign him. Dressler is going to cost someone a lot of dough.

Glad we have both on the club. Solid receivers with good hands. Both are young and neither one of them have reached their true potential. It's a saw-off as far as I'm concerned but this year could see one of them jump ahead. I hope we give each player equal playing time to make a better call. We'll see.

Unlike Labatte, Rorys girlfriend is from the Peg.....good luck on that one.

Who says he was second choice. According to reports he was being considered as an equal talent for the position. Hall will do a heckava good job here.

Hall it is then?? Guess Bene. doesn't like the prairies and would rather stay home unemployed. Kidding aside..apparently he has a relative who is not doing well health wise. Got to give the guy credit IF that's why he's staying home.

The statement about Heenan being a Canadian and a tackle being a commodity. Lawless forgot to say he is also young. IF we signed him he could be a mainstay on our line for a long time. Here's hoping.

Fritzy Hanson was one fast little fella. Kind of like a modern day Charlie Roberts...now you see him...now you don't. Hanson was a great football player of his time. A long with Jack Jacobs...true icons of our past.

IF we offer the kind of money that Lawless is saying we may/ should/could offer, then the riders are going to have a helluva job holding on to Heenan, no matter how many burger joints in Regina offer up as a signing incentive. Don't forget we have Bucks whole hog and Obies fare to tantalize the big o line guy. Regina has nothing on us...period.lol

Cronk...Bonk....Solid football names and they both were/are Bombers. Good move to secure a long snapper.

Well that's a hit to our D. First really bad news of the off-season. Going to be hard to replace Wild but in any event good luck to him.

Didn't think we'd go this route BUT if Wylie likes him and thinks he has something left, I'm okay with that. I just hope we don't stop at Picards acquisition and continue to look at others seriously, come fa...which is coming up fast. Wowzers.

Solid signing and the pieces are slowly being put in place for a solid year. Good work Walters.

Mr. Broadbeck reporting with his pro-con. bias. I think we can all see through this. Nice try Mr. Negativity, stadiums cost money and those are the facts. The debt may be a fact of life for awhile BUT the stadium will be with us forever. Get lost Mr. Broadbeck.

Yeah, I remember we tried to re-sign him, some years ago, and he said adios. Good luck Dominic.

Riders are downloading as they have a whole lot of fa's hanging out there that they want to re-up. Picard is a casualty with more to come I would imagine. Dressler is going to cost them and TBrack, never mind Heenan. Good luck Riders. Taman better get the lead out and no we don't need Picard.

IF it's Hall, I'm a happy camper. His defences have been solid both in Sask and Edm.. Thought to be a little too conservative sometimes but you can't deny he has the credentials. He'll have our D playing to it's potential and stay away from the Etch-a-sketch shenanigans of the last year. Looking forward to see another well seasoned CFL coach come on board.

A lot of happenings to take place in this offseason yet, that can affect the club. How much will fa and the draft improve our situation of last year, will be interesting events. I'm looking for a playoff spot in 2015 and 10-8 certainly isn't out of the realm of possibility. I'll go with that.

Maurice says, when asked about the goaltending rotation today, that we have a no 1 EVERY game.. This guy is one smart cookie and a helluva good coach.

Guess he was no Bud Grant. He should find work however as an oc down there or some such job. Can't see him coming back to the CFL anytime soon, with the bundle he can make down there.

Well said iso....Hall or Benevides would be my choice, as I view both bring a wealth of experience to the job.

Sad to hear of his passing. He sure was a mainstay on Grants winners back in the day. They used to call him 'tricky Dicky' and the handle sure fit. Controversial at times but a winner for sure. He was as versatile as hell and even punted in a game for us as I recall.

New broom sweeps clean. I think that the new lion coach will want his own people on board. Most likely he has some names south of the border he'd like to entertain. Having said that, the leos have not made any moves to clear the decks completely, as Khari and Washington are still around. That could change quickly however. I think Washington could garner some interest here if he becomes available.