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lol when we suck we want pitchforks pointed at our board of directors, coaches and players, when riders suck the pitchforks get pointed at the league, officials, other fans and underpants gnomes who are clearly fixing these games 

Jones threw the league under the bus today, he is clearly more important and above this measly football league that is the oldest in north america

Jones threw the league under the bus today, he is clearly more important and above this measly football league that is the oldest in north america

leaving a game up to chance is called "losing" in my books.  Winning means not allowing any possibility for luck or a bad call to factor into the result.  I still dont like Osh as a head coach (although he appears to be a complete stand up human being) but am so thankful we have him over a megalomaniac with no personal accountability.  Osh is the first to say its his fault, that gets my respect. 

my old college coach used to say "blaming a loss on a bad call or one play against you means you clearly didnt do enough to win in the other 59 minutes (or in my sports case, 39 minutes) of the game and deserve the loss".  Riders didnt do enough to clearly win and Jones's whining and rivers of rider fan tears need to stop. 

leaving a game up to chance is called "losing" in my books.  Winning means not allowing any possibility for luck or a bad call to factor into the result.  I still dont like Osh as a head coach (although he appears to be a complete stand up human being) but am so thankful we have him over a megalomaniac with no personal accountability.  Osh is the first to say its his fault, that gets my respect. 

my old college coach used to say "blaming a loss on a bad call or one play against you means you clearly didnt do enough to win in the other 59 minutes (or in my sports case, 39 minutes) of the game and deserve the loss".  Riders didnt do enough to clearly win and Jones's whining and rivers of rider fan tears need to stop. 

i think finally being competitive and getting playoff games helps the free agency situation as well from a cash perspective.  Winning the cup gets you an extra $23,000 between grey cup game, division final and semi final.  Thats a good bonus and a significant portion of salary for all positions aside from QB.  Even making it to the division final gets you an extra $7000.  Plus extra per diem, which equals close to another grand for playoff games and the week at the grey cup host city. It all adds up and potential free agents who feel we can get there may opt to stay.   
A nice little bonus, aside from winning a championship of course. 

Looking back on the unreal progress this defensive squad has made in the past few weeks and youthfulness of not just role players, but impact players, i think we are on the verge of a defensive dynasty similar to the 80s.
Looking at our starters (best line up bombers could put out when everyone is healthy imo):
S - Loffler: 24 years old, already a ratio breaker, could be an all star for us for next 6-8 seasons easily
CB - Adams: 27 years old, all star corner, probably another good 3-5 years left in him
CB - Randle: 28 years old, all star corner, probably 2-3 good years left before age and injuries catch him
HB- Johnson: 28 years old, solid hb but not all-star, probably the first DB to exit the team in the future, 1-2 good years left
HB- Fogg: 25 years old, emerging as a solid if not elite level hb and returner, 4-5 good years expected
WLB- Wild: 26 years old, stud, nothing else to say, we need to keep him here at all costs, 4-6 all-star years left
MLB- Bass: 26 years old, diamond in the rough find, has been solid and steady, i dont see us upgrading here this position in the near future, 2-4 good years left
SLB- Leggett: 29 years old, one of the best players in the league, i have no idea how age will impact his play, would love 2-4 years of solid play from him
DE- Westerman: 31 years old, elite DE in the league and ratio breaker, again dont know how age will play out here, could see us signing him for one more year after his current contract is done, 2-3 solid if not all-star years left
NT- Shologan: 30 years old, solid DT with the right passport, is getting old and i dont see us keeping him around after current contract is done
DT- Cummings: 25 years old, solid DT and anchor in the middle, would love to try and keep him here as long as possible, 4-6 solid years left 
DE- Green/Cole: Green is younger but they are pretty similar to me in production, probably on cheap contracts and dont hurt us keeping them around
Guys to step in to roles:
CB- Frederick: 26 years old, good player, could be randles replacement in a year or two, probably has 4 good years in him
DE- Corney: 22 years old, potential ratio breaker allstar imo, could anchor that line for 6-8 years, westermans replacement 
DT- Thomas: 25 years old, has a lot of heart, solid but not a ratio breaker, could see him being a stop gap starter for shologan until we can find a better non-import somewhere and then goes back to current role, will probably be here for another 3-5 years
WLB/SLB- Waggoner: 25 years old, has the right passport but im not sure if he will become an impact starter or remain as a backup/ST guy, which is not the worst case scenario either, probably stays here another 2-4 years or could turn into a ratio breaker....who knows
DE- Martin: 25 years old, his signing got me pumped up, looks like the perfect CFL DE and could easily replace cole or green this season, still young and has not played a snap here but would not be surprised if he became a starter for the next 3-5 years
DB- Roberts: 24 years old, weakest of the new DB recruits but could be a steady player whether in a starters role or as a DI, pretty young but would not be surprised if he is not here in a year or two, but could also stick around 
Looks like we have 3-5 good years ahead granted that we keep everyone signed here, we stay healthy and are not forced to cut vets for cap reasons.  We have a young defensive unit with some young stud players and a DC that has turned them into a force to be reckoned with.  Perhaps we become the Baltimore Ravens of the CFL, winning championships with league best defences and a trent dilfer (nichols).

Looking back on the unreal progress this defensive squad has made in the past few weeks and youthfulness of not just role players, but impact players, i think we are on the verge of a defensive dynasty similar to the 80s.
Looking at our starters (best line up bombers could put out when everyone is healthy imo):
S - Loffler: 24 years old, already a ratio breaker, could be an all star for us for next 6-8 seasons easily
CB - Adams: 27 years old, all star corner, probably another good 3-5 years left in him
CB - Randle: 28 years old, all star corner, probably 2-3 good years left before age and injuries catch him
HB- Johnson: 28 years old, solid hb but not all-star, probably the first DB to exit the team in the future, 1-2 good years left
HB- Fogg: 25 years old, emerging as a solid if not elite level hb and returner, 4-5 good years expected
WLB- Wild: 26 years old, stud, nothing else to say, we need to keep him here at all costs, 4-6 all-star years left
MLB- Bass: 26 years old, diamond in the rough find, has been solid and steady, i dont see us upgrading here this position in the near future, 2-4 good years left
SLB- Leggett: 29 years old, one of the best players in the league, i have no idea how age will impact his play, would love 2-4 years of solid play from him
DE- Westerman: 31 years old, elite DE in the league and ratio breaker, again dont know how age will play out here, could see us signing him for one more year after his current contract is done, 2-3 solid if not all-star years left
NT- Shologan: 30 years old, solid DT with the right passport, is getting old and i dont see us keeping him around after current contract is done
DT- Cummings: 25 years old, solid DT and anchor in the middle, would love to try and keep him here as long as possible, 4-6 solid years left 
DE- Green/Cole: Green is younger but they are pretty similar to me in production, probably on cheap contracts and dont hurt us keeping them around
Guys to step in to roles:
CB- Frederick: 26 years old, good player, could be randles replacement in a year or two, probably has 4 good years in him
DE- Corney: 22 years old, potential ratio breaker allstar imo, could anchor that line for 6-8 years, westermans replacement 
DT- Thomas: 25 years old, has a lot of heart, solid but not a ratio breaker, could see him being a stop gap starter for shologan until we can find a better non-import somewhere and then goes back to current role, will probably be here for another 3-5 years
WLB/SLB- Waggoner: 25 years old, has the right passport but im not sure if he will become an impact starter or remain as a backup/ST guy, which is not the worst case scenario either, probably stays here another 2-4 years or could turn into a ratio breaker....who knows
DE- Martin: 25 years old, his signing got me pumped up, looks like the perfect CFL DE and could easily replace cole or green this season, still young and has not played a snap here but would not be surprised if he became a starter for the next 3-5 years
DB- Roberts: 24 years old, weakest of the new DB recruits but could be a steady player whether in a starters role or as a DI, pretty young but would not be surprised if he is not here in a year or two, but could also stick around 
Looks like we have 3-5 good years ahead granted that we keep everyone signed here, we stay healthy and are not forced to cut vets for cap reasons.  We have a young defensive unit with some young stud players and a DC that has turned them into a force to be reckoned with.  Perhaps we become the Baltimore Ravens of the CFL, winning championships with league best defences and a trent dilfer (nichols).

think he is doing fine, biggest blemish in the league is fan support in BC and Toronto and there is not that much he can do that he hasnt already done.  Although im convinced part of BCs issues are the result of loss of discretionary income for many vancouverites from living in the 3rd most expensive city in North America.   

letting Harris go was a huge mistake for the franchise and huge mistake for the league since it needs Toronto to perform well

i sat through that first half with no umbrella or poncho, easily the worst rainy conditions i have ever personally watched a sports game in.  
 
....not to mention howling wind gusts 

with my usual stance that I want whats best for the league, im glad Ottawa is having an amazing start to the season, CFL needed it badly, 

with my usual stance that I want whats best for the league, im glad Ottawa is having an amazing start to the season, CFL needed it badly, 

with my usual stance that I want whats best for the league, im glad Ottawa is having an amazing start to the season, CFL needed it badly, 

It won't be as easy this week as it was against Regina last week. Their best receiver and their best DB were out before the game started. Then they lost 3 starting NI's during the game including their MLB. Oh yah and their starting QB. Not much else could have gone wrong for them and we didn't beat them by much. If we'd done the same under the same circumstances there'd be lots of fans saying we were really close considering everything that went against us.

Trading for Grigsby

New website was started to attempt to track CFL salaries.  Its kind of cool and im sure we could give the guy some input.  Be interesting to see how far he gets,  
 
http://www.cflcapgeek.com/

lets not forget Archer if we count cartoons, that is a greeat show

and on that note, im off to the game!! section 211, the 6'7 guy in the wild jersey