Jesse

Yup. After that effort yesterday (with Hutton slamming the door shut on us), we need to come through tonight.

This is exactly it though, NFL teams spend [ungodly amount of ] money on scouting and recruiting players. None of those individuals have anything to do with the team twitter feed. Again, no angst against Randle - I think he’s our best defensive player - just curiosity about the thought process. It doesn’t make sense to me.

Going off topic here, but the twitter account is going to be run by someone hired to be witty and social media savvy. I’m sure the overwhelming majority of these people are on the young side and 0% have any contact with football operations.

You seem to be arguing against yourself. If he knows so many people and he has so many contacts, why is he not using them and instead relying on social media? And if he knows so much about the inner workings, why is he not going that route? I do not begrudge the man an opportunity, I just don’t understand why he’s going about it in this way.

I think we’re mostly just curious because it seems so futile. Does he not have an agent? Did his agent tell him that he wasn’t generating any interest so he took matters into his own hands? Does he think that in a multi-million dollar organization like an NFL team, the twitter kid has any contact with the player personnel people?

He got into coaching after his playing career, didn't he?

NFL doesn’t want a Canadian team. And I don’t think they’re interested/able to drop a billion dollars on an NFL stadium, which is what they’re running these days.

They realized it’s impossible?

It's not a bad idea. Just pointless.

Same thing to every team: Chris Randle‏Verified account @ChrisRandle_Ad 7h7 hours ago More Replying to @Giants Chris Randle-Canadian League All Star.6yr Pro, 90games,16Ints, 4TDs , 300+ Tkls.Very consistent player with GRIT.All he is asking for is an opportunity to showcase what he can do.Thank you.#AchieveDreams https://youtu.be/Al2K2ltOglY

Ha. I hope the intern who updates the twitter feeds is very impressed.

This is just based on what I remember being reported, but I was under the impression that he was cut with the intention of being added to the Packers' PR, but he chose to sign with the Jets (presumably he thought it was a better opportunity).

He has been continuing his education through the engineering department. He actually was in Winnipeg during the Jets bye week to catch up with things that his group was working on during his absence. The University is allowing him to carry on and work around his football career.

He’s not getting cut from these teams though. He chose the Jets PR over the Packers’ and now he’s been upgraded to the Browns’ roster. I can’t see any way he doesn’t use up his PR eligibility at the very least.

Which means more opportunities for him to move up the depth chart. It makes no difference to me if he wins the Super Bowl, my only concern is if he ever comes to the Bombers. This is now less likely than yesterday.

This is a promotion. He’s actually trending the other way.

I don’t think any coach would put any hard belief into media voted awards.

Most people simply don’t have the ability to make better choices or read and react to defences. You’re right in that he has all the physical tools, so his regression is concerning.

Yeah, as much as I love Khari, never been quite sold on him as a coordinator. We’ll see though, I’m sure he’ll get another opportunity soon.

In each hand. One for before/during the race, one to chug immediately after.

There is never a time when there aren't any conflicts. This slightly changes which conflicts.

Agreed. Loved Hargs, and he could have been more if they used him more (similar to the way we seem to force the ball to JFG sometimes), but he was definitely representative of a low in overall NI talent at the time.

I don't see the schedule change as expecting more Americans to watch the Grey Cup, I think it's more about getting them to watch the CFL in June, when there's no NFL games. And perhaps getting revenue from an NFL network deal.

When was this? If you look at all the Grey Cup dates, they're all within a couple of weeks of each other.

I honestly don’t see a down side in moving the schedule. Cold games keeps fans away, and the conflict with baseball early in the season can’t be worse than conflict with hockey late in the season. The notion that November football is a ‘distraction’ from the cold weather prior to the holiday season is poetic, I guess, but it’s never crossed my mind.