...Lawless says Riders looking at Ottawa Asst GM and John Murphy as potential new GM. Have asked for permission to speak to both. Fwiw.

I would say after the 3rd game he was fully adjusted.

And you know the really good thing? With our recent additions - he's only going to be more effective. 'Westerman plus', you might say.

1 hour ago, Noeller said:

What's really amazing is how quickly Westerman shook off the rust. How long had it been since he'd played a meaningful game? Like 2 years or something, right? And he took camp and a few weeks of games to get game-ready and BAM.....our best player by a mile last year.

thats very true.  it didn't take him long at all to get up to game speed and become an impact.

Sinopoli won the Most Outstanding Canadian award last year by a coin flip. It was that close.

The fact that Sinopoli won the Most Outstanding Canadian over Westerman was kind of outrageous to be honest.

Edited May 20, 20169 yr by Dascow

It was absurd...no question. ******* reporters always go with the fancy offensive stats, plus they got caught up in the storyline Ottawa having a decent season 2...

Interesting

looks like it's Vernon Adams for a 2017 first rounder

A first for a guy who's never taken a snap? Crazy.

who the **** is Vernon Adams.....

A) A local guy from a town 30 minutes north of Kelowna.

B)) A cousin of Grissly Adams, ergo relevant to any team with Bear Woods in the lineup.

C) A QB to be signed by Montreal to bring their number back up to 8 QBs in camp...so far.

I wonder how Adams feels about this turnabout..dealing with Wally B., only to be dealt à Montréal.

The BC Lions Football Club announced this afternoon that they have traded the negotiation rights to international quarterback Vernon Adams to the Montreal Alouettes in exchange for Montreal’s first round selection in the 2017 CFL Draft.

“Both sides negotiated in good faith, but in the end it became clear that we weren’t going to be able to meet Vernon’s expectations as they relate to length of contract and remuneration,” said Wally Buono. “We’ve got very good depth at the quarterback position so being able to turn this asset into a first-round pick in next year’s CFL Draft is a win for the Lions.”

The Lions open mini-camp in Kamloops Thursday, May 26th.

Edited May 20, 20169 yr by TBURGESS
What the heck are the Als thinking?

23 minutes ago, holoman said:

looks like it's Vernon Adams for a 2017 first rounder

THAT'S ****** if true. Jimmy either knows something no one else does, or is getting real desperate.

22 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

A first for a guy who's never taken a snap? Crazy.

has he taken a pro snap anywhere?

Vernon Adams must be the second coming of Anthony Calvillo mixed with Ricky Ray to be worth that. 

Considering the hot mess the Als are in, that pick could be first overall!

31 minutes ago, Noeller said:

who the **** is Vernon Adams.....

k cool, im not the only one haha.

QB from Oregon, just graduated, no pro snaps. Popp is nuts to trade his 1st rounder for that.

 

49 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

QB from Oregon, just graduated, no pro snaps. Popp is nuts to trade his 1st rounder for that.

Not just a 1st rounder, but a most likely 1st overall pick

43 minutes ago, holoman said:

Not just a 1st rounder, but a most likely 1st overall pick

Popp has lost his mind, not only is he dealing a number one pick for an unproven player, instead of developing the young QB's he has on his roster he replaces them with this years model.  Pretty obvious if it wasn't for Cavillo, he would have lost his job a decade ago.  The strange thing is that Cavillo must be endorsing this plan, a guy who took at least 5 years to develop into the QB he became.

Tajh Boyd

Rakeem Cato

Brandon Bridge

Drew Burko

Jonathan Crompton

Kevin Glenn

Jimmy Underdahl

Anthony Boone CUT

Next....

Edited May 21, 20169 yr by Throw Long Bannatyne

49 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Popp has lost his mind, not only is he dealing a number one pick for an unproven player, instead of developing the young QB's he has on his roster he replaces them with this years model.  Pretty obvious if it wasn't for Cavillo, he would have lost his job a decade ago.  The strange thing is that Cavillo must be endorsing this plan, a guy who took at least 5 years to develop into the QB he became.

Tajh Boyd

Rakeem Cato

Brandon Bridge

Drew Burko

Jonathan Crompton

Kevin Glenn

Jimmy Underdahl

Anthony Boone CUT

Next....

Now is the time to do it. With Kevin Glenn Chucking 'em Popp can afford to wait five years for Adams to develop without  applying too much pressure.

Which QBs gets cut next?

17 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Which QBs gets cut next?

Pick any 4.

As if Montreal wasn't already the biggest gongshow in the league... wow just wow. They've really gone downhill.