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I think Willy's salary is completely a moot point... even if you can free up 200k, where are you going to spend that kind money?... unless an elite Canadian becomes available (Muamba)... but even still there are contingencies in place for free agents... IMO the discussion about cutting Willy or restructuring his contract starts in the off-season... and not a second sooner...

Well done Dee... Couple quick comments from my own brain (I have a very good brain)... It seems to me that Chris Normand is quietly becoming a pretty good fullback... Does anyone else think the Ottawa running game is much more effective with Winnipegger Kienan Lafrance carrying the rock rather than Nic "first-contact" Grigsby?

Of course there are a few exceptions to every rule...

I see, makes sense... While there are probably a few good ones from time to time... my experience is that the CJOB call-in folks are generally uninformed...

totally agree... I know using 2 of the all-time greats is an extreme example but I always think of Tom Brady and Peyton Manning... These guys never, ever talk about how great they are... and they generally get embarrassed or try to brush it off when others remind them how great they are...

The greatest players don't need to tell everyone how great they are...

I'm curious to know where you heard this... the general consensus around here was those were meaningless, garbage time stats...

I'm never confident in the LDC... even in 2011... 7-1 vs 1-7 and I wasn't confident!

this actually just goes to show you how short term a lot of the "die-hard" fans are... if they were truly committed for so many years they'd remember the... ohhhh, first 90, or so, years of the Riders existence.... EDIT: I read some of the "I'm done" thread and it sounds like there's maybe only a few doom and gloom-ers.... a lot of people recognize they are not getting a quick rebuild...

we were section O from 2004 - 2012... the price for season tickets was around $80 in 2004... perfect price for a bunch of poor kids just about to start university! PS - from our original group of 7 or 8 in 2004... only 2 still remain as season ticket holders... now in section 203...

yeah that's the article I saw also... and I'm pretty sure that's who it is...

If passing yards were the only factor in deciding a game, then no... but - as my original point said - if the opposing QB throws 300+yards and we give up less than 20 points... I like our chances most games...

The only tweet I saw about this magical $100k bonus was from..... wait for for it.... GBill... Unless you saw it from a reputable source, I'm choosing not to believe it...

I see their fan suggested trades are just as realistic as ours...

I don't think there's anyone here who ever left the bandwagon (except for Kaptain Krunch)... some people just disappear when things are tough...

is that possible?... I though the max was around 162, or something like that....

wait... you were in the upper deck, east side and the south endzone at the same time?... I'm impressed I was in the south endzone for that game!

the penalties in the second half were getting frustrating... I think we had 4 major fouls in the half... that is inexcusable under any circumstances...

if that's an excuse they're seriously using... coming off a bye week... I can't even put into words how pathetic that is...

I would have like to have seen at least one TD drive in there... of only in prep for the games where we're holding a 7 point lead rather than a 34 points lead...

are legitimate, well-thought posts allowed in a joke thread?

just curious if you saw that hold on Knox?... I watched the replay and all I saw was Knox basically touching the arm of the defender around the time the flag was thrown... not sure if that was the actual penalty... but if it was, calling that borderline would be generous...

save a serving for me ... (feel free to find the post where I completely ripped Green, wondering why he wasn't immediately cut for taking that dumb special teams penalty)

According to the Riders depth chart they started 3 on D and 4 on O... which is the ratio they would need to maintain throughout the game... In order to track it I guess someone would have to go through every play and count the players on the field... this actually legitimately sounds like a fun activity (if I had the time and access to film)...

I can't say I was that confident last night... still made me nervous kicking to Banks knowing he can change momentum at any moment... but I was really impressed with our cover teams last night...