2025 CFL (Non-Bombers) Season

[wbbfan]

3 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:

Benson was injured on a downfield block on a punt return.

Hopefully Laroux has a better game this week in his place. He was shakey, and got roughed up a couple times. 

[Fatty Liver]

6 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Hopefully Laroux has a better game this week in his place. He was shakey, and got roughed up a couple times. 

Leroux should be retained on the PR, Benson is inches away from the end of his career.  Give him a final shot at a GC at home, then a thank-you card for service provided.

[wbbfan]

40 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:

Leroux should be retained on the PR, Benson is inches away from the end of his career.  Give him a final shot at a GC at home, then a thank-you card for service provided.

100%. If not, we need to be grooming an in house guy to do it more aggressively. I think it was Cadwallader who took over for him in first game, he was solid, I'd continue with that. Maybe even teach a guy like MCI to do it. 

[Fatty Liver]

22 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

100%. If not, we need to be grooming an in house guy to do it more aggressively. I think it was Cadwallader who took over for him in first game, he was solid, I'd continue with that. Maybe even teach a guy like MCI to do it. 

Gauthier stepped in, Novak is putting in time as a long-snapper as well.  

[Booch]

31 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

100%. If not, we need to be grooming an in house guy to do it more aggressively. I think it was Cadwallader who took over for him in first game, he was solid, I'd continue with that. Maybe even teach a guy like MCI to do it. 

here's a scary thought/observation...I have seen Kolo practicing it...eeeeeeee

[Noeller]

Not sure if this has been mentioned but it looks like Trevor Harris is already dinged. Missed back to back practices and Mace now confirming concussion concerns as the cause (sorry for the alliteration...)

[wbbfan]

44 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:

Gauthier stepped in, Novak is putting in time as a long-snapper as well.  

Ahh that’s right good call. 
 

really, would make sense to train 2nd globals to do it as well. 
 

37 minutes ago, Booch said:

here's a scary thought/observation...I have seen Kolo practicing it...eeeeeeee

We need to go on a kola diet. 

Just now, Noeller said:

Not sure if this has been mentioned but it looks like Trevor Harris is already dinged. Missed back to back practices and Mace now confirming concussion concerns as the cause (sorry for the alliteration...)

Yeah saw that. So many QBs are dinged already. 

[rebusrankin]

Did not see that with Harris. Thanks for the update @Noeller

[HardCoreBlue]

14 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Not sure if this has been mentioned but it looks like Trevor Harris is already dinged. Missed back to back practices and Mace now confirming concussion concerns as the cause (sorry for the alliteration...)

And Mace is also saying he's fine just getting him better but don't know about that. Crap, don't like to see this.

Edited 21 hours ago by HardCoreBlue

[wbbfan]

1 minute ago, HardCoreBlue said:

And Mace is also saying he's fine just getting him better but don't know about that. Crap, don't like to see this.

You’re never just fine shortly after a concussion. And even if you don’t feel wonky, you are at serious risk. Diagnosed concussion should be an automatic week off. 
 Don’t want to see his career end on a concussion. Not if it’s preventable. 
 

 

[TBURGESS]

Harris missed the 2nd practice of the week and wasn't even seen on the sidelines. If Maier starts, a lot of folks are going to change their pick this week. 

[HardCoreBlue]

1 minute ago, wbbfan said:

You’re never just fine shortly after a concussion. And even if you don’t feel wonky, you are at serious risk. Diagnosed concussion should be an automatic week off. 
 Don’t want to see his career end on a concussion. Not if it’s preventable. 
 

 

Yup. At the EOD health #1. 

[wbbfan]

6 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

Harris missed the 2nd practice of the week and wasn't even seen on the sidelines. If Maier starts, a lot of folks are going to change their pick this week. 

Truth. 
 

[Booch]

14 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

And Mace is also saying he's fine just getting him better but don't know about that. Crap, don't like to see this.

Think Mace is a but dense...Prety sure it happened on that play where he got drilled and cranked his punchable head hard on the ground as it snapped back from the impact...and they let him continue to play...me and my buddy saw that right away

12 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

You’re never just fine shortly after a concussion. And even if you don’t feel wonky, you are at serious risk. Diagnosed concussion should be an automatic week off. 
 Don’t want to see his career end on a concussion. Not if it’s preventable. 
 

 

he should have been pulled from that last game...but wasnt..the Rider training staff is pretty inept for most part anyway so not shocking

12 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

Harris missed the 2nd practice of the week and wasn't even seen on the sidelines. If Maier starts, a lot of folks are going to change their pick this week. 

I already picked against them anyway...so I good! lol

[ShyGuy]

If Harris plays having your 3 most visible players (Milligan, Ouellette and Harris) get concussions and play the next week almost seems to be verging on Coaching/Training Staff malpractice.

[Fatty Liver]

11 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

You’re never just fine shortly after a concussion. And even if you don’t feel wonky, you are at serious risk. Diagnosed concussion should be an automatic week off. 
 Don’t want to see his career end on a concussion. Not if it’s preventable. 
 

The reality is players that get knocked out cold in the CFL often play again the very next week, pretty sure that's not enough time for proper recovery, but the league, the players and the CFLPA play along as if it is.

[HardCoreBlue]

Just now, Fatty Liver said:

The reality is players that get knocked out cold in the CFL often play again the very next week, pretty sure that's not enough time for proper recovery, but the league, the players and the CFLPA play along as if it is.

Unfortunately as the science evolves, it seems in more and more cases recovery may not be an option, more of how to cope as best you can.

Ask Matt Dunnigan.

[Noeller]

Another semi interesting note via 3DN...

Remember Marwan Hage, kids? Well, he's back!  ...As a minority owner of the TiCats...

[HardCoreBlue]

2 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Another semi interesting note via 3DN...

Remember Marwan Hage, kids? Well, he's back!  ...As a minority owner of the TiCats...

Wow. Cool.

[Super Duper Negatron]

3 hours ago, Noeller said:

Another semi interesting note via 3DN...

Remember Marwan Hage, kids? Well, he's back!  ...As a minority owner of the TiCats...

Am I remembering this wrong or was he one of the original suitors when the team was up for sale?

[bigg jay]

35 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

Am I remembering this wrong or was he one of the original suitors when the team was up for sale?

Doubtful.  Caretaker Bob has owned the team since 2003 and Hage was still in university at that point.

[Super Duper Negatron]

46 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Doubtful.  Caretaker Bob has owned the team since 2003 and Hage was still in university at that point.

Maybe I am thinking of Ottawa and a different player...

Edit: It was Lapointe and Montreal!

Edited 15 hours ago by Super Duper Negatron

[GCn20]

17 hours ago, Booch said:

here's a scary thought/observation...I have seen Kolo practicing it...eeeeeeee

That may not be the worst thing. Not many teams will roll out their starting C as LS. Maybe it's the plan coming down the road. Dare to dream.

[Booch]

2 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

That may not be the worst thing. Not many teams will roll out their starting C as LS. Maybe it's the plan coming down the road. Dare to dream.

True...when you look at it that way yes.....but...I think we dreaming haha

[GCn20]

7 minutes ago, Booch said:

True...when you look at it that way yes.....but...I think we dreaming haha

For sure....I just know that when I played and the HC came and asked you if you would consider learning LSing that it was never a good sign. lol

17 hours ago, wbbfan said:

You’re never just fine shortly after a concussion. And even if you don’t feel wonky, you are at serious risk. Diagnosed concussion should be an automatic week off. 
 Don’t want to see his career end on a concussion. Not if it’s preventable. 
 

 

In this day and age, knowing what we know about concussions in football, I would put a mandatory 10 day evaluation period if I were the commish. It would suck, but player safety has to be paramount. Especially for guys with concussion histories. At any rate, we all thought Harris was fragile, and we were all right.

Edited 4 hours ago by GCn20