Well that loss stung last night. Not happy with the decision to kick the FG but that can be discussed elsewhere  All in all there was a lot of improvement this year over last year and looking like they are trending upwards. If Walters can pull off another great draft and some more key FAs this offseason I like our chances going into 2017. Who is on the FA watch list and what areas are we in desperate need of fixing?

3 hours ago, Mark F said:

Bighill five foot ten 230 pounds..... What position would he play in the states?

Not too many linebackers his size in the NFL.

special teams maybe?

I boldly predict he'll be back with the lions this coming season.

 

 

Special teams is where he'll play, I'd think.

17 hours ago, sweep the leg said:

If he wants to play football, he'll need to be accepting of a reduced rate. He might have some value left as a guard, but I think his days as a tackle are over.

probably right. I didnt watch enough of him last year to say if hes gotta slide in but thats allways a possibility. 

@CFL

Keeping the Tank: @REDBLACKS have signed LB @Tank_Reed1911 to a 1 year contract extension.

On Monday, January 09, 2017 at 4:57 PM, Mark F said:

Bighill five foot ten 230 pounds..... What position would he play in the states?

Not too many linebackers his size in the NFL.

special teams maybe?

I boldly predict he'll be back with the lions this coming season.

 

 

I bet he sticks around 

On ‎2017‎-‎01‎-‎09 at 4:09 PM, rebusrankin said:

"BC losing guys helps us. " Captain Obvious.

Losing players only hurts a team if you can't replace them. I would imagine all these guys freed up some serious coin to throw at potential replacements. That being said losing them still sucks. Keeping them would have been much easier on old Wally's heart methinks.

On ‎2017‎-‎01‎-‎09 at 4:57 PM, Mark F said:

Bighill five foot ten 230 pounds..... What position would he play in the states?

Not too many linebackers his size in the NFL.

special teams maybe?

I boldly predict he'll be back with the lions this coming season.

 

 

That will all depend on cap space. Does Wally hold some SMS back in hopes of his return? Probably, unless theirs a LBer out there in FA he really likes and just decides to move on.

Fwiw, Argos extend Larry Arugala today...

5 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Fwiw, Argos extend Larry Arugala today...

And they extended Hajrullahu.

On 1/9/2017 at 4:57 PM, Mark F said:

Bighill five foot ten 230 pounds..... What position would he play in the states?

Not too many linebackers his size in the NFL.

special teams maybe?

I boldly predict he'll be back with the lions this coming season.

 

 

Special teams with reps at strong safety

He demonstrated he had the speed and range to cover on a CFL field. I agree he might get some reps at strong safety down there.

Good on Lirim H. He was just as accurate on field goals as Medlock last year (albeit he only had 2/3 as many attempts) and was 100% on one-point converts.  Pretty special when you think back to how he was snakebit on converts in 2015.

Nothing better than seeing a kicked-around player kill it like that.

(edit: the CFL website is confused about whether he missed any converts, http://www.cfl.ca/stats/?stat_category=field_goals&season=2016 says he was 28/28 but http://www.cfl.ca/players/lirim-hajrullahu/160189/ says he was 32/34.  No idea which is right. Anyway, congrats to him on the extension)

Edited January 11, 20179 yr by johnzo

no source on this, I thought Medlock was the only kicker 100% on converts in 2016

3 hours ago, johnzo said:

Good on Lirim H. He was just as accurate on field goals as Medlock last year (albeit he only had 2/3 as many attempts) and was 100% on one-point converts.  Pretty special when you think back to how he was snakebit on converts in 2015.

Nothing better than seeing a kicked-around player kill it like that.

(edit: the CFL website is confused about whether he missed any converts, http://www.cfl.ca/stats/?stat_category=field_goals&season=2016 says he was 28/28 but http://www.cfl.ca/players/lirim-hajrullahu/160189/ says he was 32/34.  No idea which is right. Anyway, congrats to him on the extension)

wasnt there some speculation after Liram's phenomenal rookie season he set his sights on the NFL and tweaked his kicking mechanics to adjust to the NFL ahead of time which may have impacted his kicking in 2015?  and quite possibly doing double duty didnt help either

5 hours ago, johnzo said:

Good on Lirim H. He was just as accurate on field goals as Medlock last year (albeit he only had 2/3 as many attempts) and was 100% on one-point converts.  Pretty special when you think back to how he was snakebit on converts in 2015.

Nothing better than seeing a kicked-around player kill it like that.

(edit: the CFL website is confused about whether he missed any converts, http://www.cfl.ca/stats/?stat_category=field_goals&season=2016 says he was 28/28 but http://www.cfl.ca/players/lirim-hajrullahu/160189/ says he was 32/34.  No idea which is right. Anyway, congrats to him on the extension)

Didn't he miss a convert against the bombers even?  

        Anthony Coombs has resigned in a Toronto.

 

http://3downnation.com/2017/01/11/national-running-backreceiver-re-ups-toronto/

1 hour ago, coach17 said:

        Anthony Coombs has resigned in a Toronto.

 

http://3downnation.com/2017/01/11/national-running-backreceiver-re-ups-toronto/

I got excited for a moment, then realized he re-signed.

12 hours ago, Goalie said:

Didn't he miss a convert against the bombers even?  

I think so too, he was convinced that he made it but the refs. disagreed.

2 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

I think so too, he was convinced that he made it but the refs. disagreed.

It was a field goal and Leggett returned it to the 40..or close to it

20 hours ago, johnzo said:

Good on Lirim H. He was just as accurate on field goals as Medlock last year (albeit he only had 2/3 as many attempts) and was 100% on one-point converts.  Pretty special when you think back to how he was snakebit on converts in 2015.

Nothing better than seeing a kicked-around player kill it like that.

(edit: the CFL website is confused about whether he missed any converts, http://www.cfl.ca/stats/?stat_category=field_goals&season=2016 says he was 28/28 but http://www.cfl.ca/players/lirim-hajrullahu/160189/ says he was 32/34.  No idea which is right. Anyway, congrats to him on the extension)

The second link would be correct.  He missed a convert against Ottawa in week 4 & then against Edmonton in week 9.

4 hours ago, JCon said:

I got excited for a moment, then realized he re-signed.

yeah its too bad. Would have loved to have him here. OR see him go and get used some where. 

Breaking News: Al's acquire rights to Darian Durant

http://www.cfl.ca/2017/01/13/riders-deal-durants-rights-alouettes/

 

4 minutes ago, bearpants said:

Breaking News: Al's acquire rights to Darian Durant

http://www.cfl.ca/2017/01/13/riders-deal-durants-rights-alouettes/

 

That's amazing! Keep em going Jones!!!!

I wonder what the conditions on that 2nd rounder are, just sign a new deal, or new deal plus games played?

This should be a very interesting season in Regina. Spectacularly implosive.

9 minutes ago, tracker said:

This should be a very interesting season in Regina. Spectacularly implosive.

Yes, Jones doesn't fart around when he build his excuse train. WE HAD NO QB!! DAMN DARIAN!!