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Well Richardson tore his acl so how is he there.

Lemon deleted his tweet... just a verbal agreement and we all know those can change

Ottawa did lose their sack leader for the season. But honestly all the off season signings there plus hank... not sure if they aren't over the cap

Sucks but not the end of the world

Probably got a fat chunk of money

Honestly, I have no good memories of the LDC... None at all.... Just can't think of any off the top of my head, have never been to regina to watch a game, probably will when the new stadium opens but... as for watching at home on tv or with friends somewhere else or even at the lake... oh the lake... yes, the best memory i have of watching the LDC is turning the tv off and going swimming or fishing right after. lol

Well, Thunder usually does occur before Lightning, last time i checked at least lol... few nights ago really

Don't think Chipman was bs'ing but... i don't think he was telling the entire truth either. Fact is if let's just say they decided that they weren't gonna sign Buff, Chipman wouldn't come out and say we are shopping him, he'd say exactly what he said really... he's expressed interest in staying... for sure tho right, i mean what kind of interest? 8 million a year type of interest or maybe 3 years at 6.5 million type of interest or maybe none at all really... Chipman isn't gonna come out and say we are shopping him... because if he did, the return wouldn't be as much... I tend to believe that if Buff is interested in a short team 3 4 year deal, yeah he might get signed but i think if he wants anything longer, they will trade him. Personally, I'd love to see him signed to a short term deal but... realistically, i'm not sure thats a real option.

Oooh. My nipples are hard.... Did I miss the Lemon signing? I was going to say the same thing. I don't remember us signing Lemon yet. Don't jump the gun guys.Also Brohm on and starting, with Marve being injured... I don't think that's a guarantee at this moment, really wouldn't be surprised if Davis starts. Honestly, i know it's day 1 but.... at the same time, if Brohm was definitely going to play, wouldn't Oshea say he would be instead of saying it's down to Brohm and Davis really?

Other than this year & 2011, Rider fans haven't had 2 decades of futility, we have. This fanbase hasn't given up. Are you saying we have? Riders have won like 4 cups in their entire existence tho... but yeah, reading some posts, i would say quite a few people have given up for sure.

I get that everyone is down on the team right now but with a half decent O that actually can move the ball from time to time... somewhat consistently even and don't go 2 and out for quarters on end, This team probably does have a chance. I mean really, last year at this time we were 6-3 were we not? ended up 7-11. Perhaps this year is different and we end strong. It's funny cuz really, you look at the standings and outside of Calgary,Edmonton, Hamilton and Toronto for that matter, I'm not putting Ottawa there with those teams, they aren't as good as their record says they are at 5-4 but... You got a whole bunch of teams there.. BC 3-5. Montreal 4-5. Wpg 3-6 Let's just say we win this week, BC wins vs MTL... BC becomes 4-5, Wpg goes 4-6, Mtl goes 4-6 It's not over really, seen it so many times over the years, it's not how you start, it's how you finish really... Bombers might not be grey cup favorites but really they aren't out of it by any means... and really in the CFL, all you gotta do is make the playoffs and then you never really know what will actually happen... Not saying bombers are gonna win the cup but... at the same time... i'm not gonna say they aren't either. Some people give up to easily really... when the going gets tough, bunch of people get going... God, this is gonna make me sick as hell but... at least the rider fans, they don't give up so easily on their team.

Well, rumor has it that Bryant Turner will be out next game with injury so that means Nate Collins will probably dress, Collins is definitely that Nose Tackle type of guy you need for a 3 4 D.

14 sacks last year with the Stamps, Guy's pretty good... Don't think he really got a fair chance here to be honest, was here for basically a cup of coffee and that's about it. Never played a game for us.

I personally think them not coming out and saying Brohm is the starter today... I think it probably means they are thinking strongly about going with Davis instead. Wouldn't shock me one bit if Davis starts this week... and it wouldn't shock me if he plays well either. And if Davis does start, well, basically you can give Brohm the apple and the road map b4 you even leave to go to SASK.

Get a grip on reality. In the first blowout vs TiCats Drew Willy was a whopping 3 of 6 for 48 yards and zero TDs. In the next game vs Esks Willy was a masterful 7-17 for 81 yards. Next blowout vs TiCats Willy was 16-27 for 171 yards with one TD and one INT for a pick 6. As Winnipeg's starter Willy produced a total of 8 TDs in 7 games, before his injury. He had virtually the same QB passer rating as rookie Rakeem Cato, who, at that point, had played one less game. Winnipeg's O production has been mostly putrid, with the occasional big-play exception, regardless of who is in at QB since around the the halfway point of last year. Injured. Injured. Injured.

That's exactly what you don't want to say to a QB starting his first game of the season. Or any game for that matter. I wouldn't actually tell him that but... I would certainly be thinking it. He's gotta know it's time to **** or get off the pot anyways. I mean, Nichols was brought in, Davis is getting some reps too... Brohm has got to know that his time is coming to an end.

The Point is... Willy routinely threw for more than 250 yards a game, even going back to last season... Marve threw for what? 96 yards in 3 quarters?

Honestly, doubtful. I think it's more likely that Longo is just better than Lewis. Simple as that really.

Oooh. My nipples are hard.... any word on Wild? Like none at all, wonder if he might get a PR spot with the steelers but not sure guys released on the first cutdown date get that, might be looking at other NFL options still.

OUT: TURNER IN: COLLINS

True enough but i'm thinking they will always be sending one of those guys on a blitz of some kind... Like Hurl for example.

I'd honestly suspect that if you actually dig deep enough with QB's or any football player for that matter that at one point or time, they all had some serious injury problems. Hey, Marve doesn't have an ACL really... maybe both... I dunno. But really, Every QB for sure at one time or another suffered a serious injury and if they haven't yet, they eventually will. The injury issues aren't really a concern to me.

MB will be done at the end of the year.. no doubt about it really... it's basically a foregone conclusion, MB will be gone at the end of the year.. MOS will not be, seems like he's getting a rep as a coach players want to play for...Simmons signed here because of his past with O'shea... Judging from that Lawless article, MOS is not the problem at all... I think he's going to be a good coach, i just think he's being a little tied down right now by the OC... I think the OC is done at the end of the year... Not before that cuz it's kind of pointless but.. he's done at the end of the year... It's like Chipman saying both buff and ladd have expressed interest in signing here... yeah, well, what else would he say, Buff has said he doesn't want too? Nope, you wouldn't say that, you'd say exactly what Chipman did and said have expressed interest in staying... Wade wouldn't come out and say MB is done... even if in the back of his head, he knows he is.. It really serves no purpose to come out in the media and say hE IS DONE at the end of the year...

Nicholls is a capable yet unspectacular QB who has actually lasted a while in this league... I don't like this comparisons to other players.. It's ridiculous really. The guy has shown he can get the job done... He's not the best, nope, but as a backup to Willy moving forward... Nothing wrong with that.. He's got experience and to quote enzo amore from wwe NXT... You can't teach that.

I do agree tho that you should always look to improve the talent on the team and it's nice that they are doing that for sure... Would be nice if Lemon signed with US... Lemon on one side, Westerman on the other... Collins or Anderson as the Nose Tackle.. Playing a 3 4 vs SASK, and i doubt they play it all the time butt.... might not be a bad idea to limit their run game that way.