59 minutes ago, Stickem said:

Artopeous is an interesting signing....He's been hanging around year after year but never really getting a shot at any kind of action....We don't hear about his practice time much....Is he some sort of secret weapon we're keeping under wraps?? I think we're either going to fish or cut bait with the guy in tc this year UNLESS the other qb we've signed this offseason,Perkins, turns out to be a bum.....Quarterbacking definitely has to be a high priority considering it's current state...We shall see in tc

I expect us to bring in a retread with experience. Retread vs. Perkins to be our #2 and SY guy.

The other 3 will compete for the chance to join the PR. I would not be surprised if one of Wilson and/or Artopeous didn't even make it to camp.

8 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

I was told recently that if I study & work out hard that maybe I can still be an astronaut at 70. My lifelong dream, btw. Should I believe whoever said that because that analogy is just as silly as 6, 7 or 8 failed attempts to even get a roster spot in the NFL? Then it becomes a losing self fulfiiling prophesy. It's even gone past the point of wishing the guy well. It just reaks of desperation.

I just don't see the 7 or 8 failed attempts. I think he didn't succeed on plan A and is on plan B.

The guy has been told since he picked up a football that he can't make the pros. And then he came within a single roster spot of an NFL roster, so he's gone on to the next step, which requires him to wait for the UFL season.

14 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Again, he has to actually play. If he's third string on a UFL team then who cares?

No one. The most likely outcome is that he doesn't receive another NFL offer.

But in his mind, this is the path to the NFL. He's addressing what he was told was his shortcoming by getting experience in the 4 down game. He believes that he can earn a spot and impress some scouts.

35 minutes ago, WinnipegGordo said:

Elgersma should play in the UFL this spring and see if the NFL comes sniffing around. UFL training camps start up next week so we will know soon enough if he plans on going that route.

This is his exact plan. He was told by the Green Bay HC that the biggest knock against him was that he never played the 4-down game.

He's obviously going to play in the UFL this year and hope that parlays him into another NFL tryout.

7 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

So, like, why TF did we not do this last season?

Was there talent available to this extent?

17 hours ago, Brandon said:

I'm hoping we give qb's a real chance this year.   No more keeping them on the bench until the 2nd last week of the season in garbage time. 

If Philip Rivers can start in the NFL after 5 years away from the game at the age of 44 with only 1 week of prep... why can't we give real game time to qbs who have been through training camp and months with the club.   

Wanna take a wild guess at when Phillip Rivers threw his first pass in his rookie season?

5 minutes ago, M.O.A.B. said:

I think Chris Smith won the KR/PR job. Thing is he got injured. 

It would be an anomaly for this particular preseason to have been used to evaluate a player. It seems more likely that Mitchell was determined very early to be the starter and Chris Smith and all the other were just filling up reps.

9 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Then Ambrosie is a useless...

A bit, yeah.

Thats why a lot of the garbage thrown his way is misplaced. Commissioners are just mouthpieces for the league they represent.

Anyone watching on TV and get a replay of the missed pass in the end zone? Was it dropped or did it get tipped?

I personally loved the Canada Day starts because I’m a teacher and it was just the best way to start the summer. Last day of school, CFL starts, it was a good time.

10 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

 

Well then, the hearing should take place within 2 weeks of the announcement the player has appealed. The way it is now, it could be months before it's done which makes the process more of a joke. 

That's great, but it sounds like it's outside of his purview.

 

Just now, Noeller said:

Absolutely is. He appealed and is allowed to play until the hearing.

I love smacking Randy when he’s down as much as the next guy, but there’s not much he can do here and he’s been very vocal that he doesn’t think Lemon should be able to play.

9 minutes ago, JCon said:

This league is so incompetent. How could they allow this to drag out? Someone wake Randy.

This is a union thing?

42 minutes ago, Nolby said:

Brady not in the top 5 says they do booger sugar before submitting their choices

Wasn’t Brady #2?

6 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Trevor harris, BLM, and Masoli walk into a bar, who hits the IR first?

BLM doesn’t get hurt. He has been hurt for like 6 years now.

Strev

2 hours ago, 17to85 said:

Yeah, try targeting an act that football fans might tune in to see and maybe some of those NFL only fans will enjoy the game and stick around.

And these football fans you speak of all listen to the same type of music? And that happens to be the music you listen to?

2 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Nope. Because 1, it isn't based just on that, and 2, talent jumps off the page. Potential and talent level is the easiest fastest thing to recognize in sports if you have even a modest clue of what you are looking at. We had more guys who won champion ships at their previous stop, guys with more NFL games, more 5 star prospects, and more feldman freak list guys and types of guys this year then in the previous 3+ camps combined. We had a huge crop of guys that were on our NL for a year +. Having a single guy like adams who is an absolute NFL outlier of an athlete, the elite of the elite, is a rare thing up here. And we had multiple guys like that. 

And he made the roster.

Yet here we are again. Hearing the complaints that the coaches are making the wrong choices. 

3 minutes ago, Booch said:

I agree it's the best talent wise we have brought in as well...Thats from seeing practices, and watching techniques and physical ability, and also what they can actually do scheme wise

Pre-season games for most part are somewhat useless other than to get in game shape aerobically....Talent and smarts is evident without game action, especially when playing starts vrs scrubs...scrubs vrs scrubs....or when you have a talented guy with the scrubs...but no opportunity to show anything

I made my assesment for example of Garbutt and Fox from practice last yr already....and when some you'all got to actually see them against the #1's in the pr-season....the majority were all onboard...last yr was just attack me cause I had a Osh hate...and yeah...I did and do in a few regards...roster makeup...and use of talent regardless if they inferior as he likes to play the tenure card more times than not

 

I attack you because you say the same darn thing in every post you make. Sometimes 20-30 times per day.

In terms of roster management, I've been on board since day one; you just repeat it so often and sometimes way too far in that direction that I have to argue against it. And then you make personal attacks but then deny doing so. It's tiresome. 

18 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Such a dangerous thing to be writing off games. Its bad enough we do it at the end of the season. If we do it at the beginning we are cooked. Its a far cry from the days of Mos talking about wanting to get wins when ever we could. 

The dynasty team we have has been taken for granted. We don't need to use the naturalized american, we don't need to get more than 4-5 snaps in a niche role out of a DI, we should start and play all the canadians and role guys like they are stars, just draft cover team guys and it'll be fine. It drives me insane. Especially after seeing the best group of defensive talent in a bomber TC ever. 

  

You're not even allowing for the possibility that you may be slightly overvaluing guys you've seen for a handful of snaps across one or two of poorly televised pre-season games, eh?

1 hour ago, rebusrankin said:

Hopefully we have somebody better for Grey Cup 2025 (cough, cough, Metallica, cough)

No senior citizens please

17 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

Not my cup of tea but they'll bring eyes to the game.

Yup. Totally. I need to avoid falling into the old man trap of thinking it’s a bad get because it wasn’t what I was expecting.

Big name. Tons of hits. Should put on a great show for the TV and live audience.

30 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Jonas brothers to perform at half time at the grey cup. 

A bit of a letdown.

 

1 hour ago, Booch said:

U just assuming Kramdi is there...And even so...Cole took reps there last yr...I get it you think Kramdi is the bees knees...but  Wilson..Gauthier...Cole trio where Gauthier is more situational and rotated in and out is far superior to Wilson in the middle...Cole at wil and Kramdi at SAM...unless averagely adequate with 2 out of position guys is your idea of ideaL

What is this a change from if not the starting positions from last year?

3 hours ago, Noeller said:

You've mentioned this a couple times recently. Let's maybe not say "loves to"... It happened once that we know of. We don't know if it was drink or smoke.  No question he should be held to account and it absolutely doesn't FIT IN..... but let's not take it to the extreme of "Kenny Lawler is always drinking and driving" which is sort of implied here. 

The FIFO thing has become somewhat of a marketing thing among a certain group of fans and now that it's popular, it isn't cool anymore... I get it..... 

...But I still like that there's a code of conduct within the team which is seemingly self policed among the veterans/leaders. It doesn't mean there won't be mistakes made and guys slipping a bit... But I like knowing that guys are at least seemingly being held to account.

You can love the code of conduct and recognize that a player celebrating on the field has nothing to do with it.

1 hour ago, wbbfan said:

Idk how it’s surprising that the same people who booed James wilder for getting 5 yards on 2nd and 10 then flexing do the same to Mitchell doing the exact same kind of thing. That type of action isn’t a strong fit in a good culture. 

I’ll absolutely make fun of players who do crap like that, on my team or not, has nothing to do with culture though.