voodoochylde

People were hemming and hawing over what’s wrong with the CFL, debating whether or not we need to make changes to the game .. to the ratio .. to adopt four downs .. in an effort to increase viewership and and appeal to newer / younger fans. What’s wrong with the CFL isn’t the game .. it’s the CFL’s complete lack of commitment to player safety. Nobody wants to see stars, dynamic playmakers blown up on completely unnecessary plays.

I have NO idea what he was doing on that play. Obliviously as to where the ball was.

He’s soft (mentally and physically).

In terms of containing Rourke, it all starts with a disciplined pass rush which is supported by solid communication on the backend. Overall, as a defense, we've played well but I think this is where we've seen some growing pains so far this season; new faces, still establishing trust / chemistry with one another, trying to do too much as individuals. Rourke is making great plays but we simply can't give him easy outs. Can't have receivers running free. Make them earn every .. single .. yard. That team hasn't faced adversity yet, so let's punch them in the mouth and see what happens.

It might not be popular opinion but it's not as cut and dry as many might think (hell even I was pissed right off by the call last night). To me, it absolutely looks like Houston has possession of the ball and is down when his hip / butt hit the turf but the thing is, he has to survive contact. As he's going down, the ball is pulled / pops free and he no longer has control. It absolutely looks like the nose of the ball is on the ground between Bank's legs and I think that if they ruled it an incomplete pass, it would have held up to review but I'm not certain it's definitive. At best this is an incomplete pass and at worst .. well .. we saw the result of that last night.

Can we ditch the screens?

That’s complete horseshit

The tales of Rose’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.

Well .. this should make for an interesting night.

Montreal isn’t going to be an easy out this year, especially with Harris at QB. Wishing Mike Jones was still part of this team. An underated part of our secondary. Good god is the Rider offensive line … offensive. They are terrible and in trouble if they can’t figure out their protection.

And he’s in no way a liability when he does rotate in. He’s not a token out there, he’s demonstrated he can make an impact.

Guys .. I'll ask this once: keep it on hockey.

Just going to let this topic fade away.

Hey guys .. I'm going to prune this thread a little bit as it seems to have gotten a little off the rails here. If we can, let's keep this to Signings / Rumors?

Maybe I missed something but where has it been mentioned Harris was offered less than 130K? I don't know how much more transparent they could be when you sit down with a guy and openly talk about his health, his commitment level and how that might translate to his contract. That's pretty ******* transparent to me.

This. Let's be honest, the team knew what kind of shape he was in (injury wise) going into the Grey Cup so they may have reason to be cautious beyond the fact he's 35 years old. "Andrew, we want you here but let's see where you're at .." isn't a big ask from the team given that point of view.

This. The organization - the players - built something great here in terms of accountability, culture and success. There's no denying Harris was a part of that, at least in terms of the success we realized on the field. However, how he chose to go out .. after the organization stood by and supported him after being popped for PED use .. it shows a little of his character and ego. I'll never begrudge any athlete the opportunity to earn the most they can over their playing careers - we know they are all too short and in the CFL, it can be shorter still - but the lack of respect isn't coming from Management or the Coaching staff.

Back to back Grey Cup champs at that. We knew heading into this Free Agency period that other teams wouldn't be caught flat footed .. we also know that other teams likely had to pay a little more to pry a few guys away from this team .. they take that salary hit and we keep with our philosophy. It hurts to lose them but long term sustainability and success is what Walters and company have been building from day one.

They might? I mean in the case of Jones, he took a backseat once Rose rejoined the team.

Hear Adams is heading to Ottawa.

Because guys want to get paid.

What the actual **** ... 300K is insane.

Love Andrew Harris but as much as I hate to say it, RB is a largely disposable position (whether it be the NFL or CFL). From a cap management perspective, it doesn't make a lot of sense spending in this area.

200K for Lucky 165K for Burnham 250K for Lawler I guess they are "saving" with Rourke being on a somewhat friendly deal right now but the amount of money they'd have locked up in three receivers without ever addressing their offensive line (or any other aspect of their team) is questionable. It's great to have guys to catch the ball but if the guy throwing it to them is getting killed every play, I'm not sure how sustainable that is.

Happy to see *our* guys getting a shot but **** the Patriots .. that is all.