Arash Madani ‏@ArashMadani  8m8 minutes ago

Per @JDunk12: Esks, Riders talking trade. EDM wants No. 1 pick Josiah St. John AND a first for QB James Franklin. SSK, coherently, declined.

Ed Hervey vs. Chris Jones is going to be a real thing to keep your eye on over the coming weeks and months.

To reach for two first round picks, including No. 1 overall, in return for a back-up QB with a handful of pro starts is... hilarious, really

I remember when Cal Murphy raped Al Ford in October of 1983 when he traded qb Nicky Hall to the Riders for qb John Hufnagel. We went from Dieter Brock & Nicky Hall at the start of the season to Brock being traded to Hamilton in late August for Tom Clements & then we had Huff as a quality veteran backup.  All of a sudden we had two of the best qbs in the CFL playing for us. I think the Hufnagel trade must've been done at the trade deadline as it happened in October as I recall.

 

1 minute ago, IC Khari said:

 

Selinger probably bet against us to remember he was born there.

I wish we could trade politicians. Notley & futures for Brad Wall to Alberta.

 

11 hours ago, iso_55 said:

I remember when Cal Murphy raped Al Ford in October of 1983 when he traded qb Nicky Hall to the Riders for qb John Hufnagel. We went from Dieter Brock & Nicky Hall at the start of the season to Brock being traded to Hamilton in late August for Tom Clements & then we had Huff as a quality veteran backup.  All of a sudden we had two of the best qbs in the CFL playing for us. I think the Hufnagel trade must've been done at the trade deadline as it happened in October as I recall.

Draft Day kind of thing

10 hours ago, iso_55 said:

I wish we could trade politicians. Notley & futures for Brad Wall to Alberta.

 

I'd trade Notley for the decomposed corpse of Ralph Klein

11 hours ago, iso_55 said:

I wish we could trade politicians. Notley & futures for Brad Wall to Alberta.

 

You wouldn't want Wall, he is a dumb rider fan.

14 minutes ago, Ripper said:

You wouldn't want Wall, he is a dumb rider fan.

Hey, nobody's perfect

1 hour ago, Ripper said:

You wouldn't want Wall, he is a dumb rider fan.

Still preferable to a dipper.

1 hour ago, Ripper said:

You wouldn't want Wall, he is a dumb rider fan.

Sometimes you have a good player on a bad team.  For the record, Wall is the best premier in the country.  (note* not enough time to evaluate Pallister yet).   The worst:  Wynne, but Notley is in the hunt.

 

 

Let's maybe shuffle the Poli-Speak to General Forum....

13 hours ago, IC Khari said:

 

The best part of that Facebook post was all the crazies taking it seriously. I'm no Pallister fan, but this is objectively funny.

2 hours ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

The best part of that Facebook post was all the crazies taking it seriously. I'm no Pallister fan, but this is objectively funny.

Yep, it's pretty cheeky and completely harmless. It's actually reassuring to know that someone somewhere in the PC party has a sense of humor.

1 minute ago, MOBomberFan said:

Yep, it's pretty cheeky and completely harmless. It's actually reassuring to know that someone somewhere in the PC party has a sense of humor.

Well, they elected Brian "the best to all the infidels" Pallister as their leader, didn't they?

Just now, tracker said:

Well, they elected Brian "the best to all the infidels" Pallister as their leader, didn't they?

Ya, that was a real side splitter...

I have no room for him at my Festivus table... well, maybe during the 'airing of grievances' portion.

Wasn't sure of the best place to mention this, and I don't know what people think of Nic Demski these days, but he was on H&L this morning. He acknowledges that he's under contract to the Rider's, and since the Bomber's are rivals he always hopes they lose, but he did seem to emphasize that he's under contract for now. He also seemed like he would be quite open to playing for the Bomber's. Maybe a convenient ill-timed fumble in the banjo bowl that results in a Bomber touchdown and a couple key drops - purely unintentional of course - might expedite his departure out of Regina? Probably reading too much into it, but here is the interview:

http://www.tsn.ca/radio/winnipeg-1290/demski-no-love-lost-for-hometown-bombers-1.562759 

I'm always a fan of bringing Bisons on board the WBB, but I haven't seen Demski do a LOT this year (I know, I know....Riders is ****...) Last year I really thought he showed promise in limited reps, but this year he didn't really seem to take that next step. Is he still a guy the WBB should be over-the-moon for?

1 minute ago, Noeller said:

I'm always a fan of bringing Bisons on board the WBB, but I haven't seen Demski do a LOT this year (I know, I know....Riders is ****...) Last year I really thought he showed promise in limited reps, but this year he didn't really seem to take that next step. Is he still a guy the WBB should be over-the-moon for?

I have been disappointed with his play this year. Had high hopes for him. Too much dancing around after he gets the ball, needs to commit and go on punt returns. He has been better as a receiver but was NOT impressed when he chickened out on the pass from Durant against Edmonton with the game on the line. He has to step in there and try to catch that ball and take the hit. He sort of alligator armed it. He isn't a rookie anymore and if he wants a increased role he needs to show more. He is still young and I hope it works out for him.

With the Bombers only starting one NI receiver I don't see the need for Demski.  Sure, bring him in if they can get him at a bargain price but don't over spend for potential.  If he was smart and was looking for the best deal he should re-sign with the Riders as he'll have better chance at being on the starting roster for the foreseeable future.

Demski is more of a hybrid playmaker than a receiver.  He'd be a great complement to Harris as he ages.

if we picked up demski it would purely be as depth behind kohlert (6'2, 207lbs - demski is listed 6'0" 208lbs)  Love the home town stuff so I'd be on board. Kohlerts also 28 to demskis 23, a couple years of properly grooming demski wouldnt hurt

Demski will be better once he has some decent coaching... he ain't getting that now

People are questioning bringing in a 23 year old NI with potential? 

Well, the question - and it's a legitimate one - is, how much potential? 

28 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Well, the question - and it's a legitimate one - is, how much potential? 

We have guys like JFG and Richards on the roster. Demski is a clear upgrade.