Mike

I'm going to carry a copy of that article around with me. For toilet paper.

I'd bring Carr back in place of Denmark, to be honest. But I love tall receivers.

I always liked Carr and I don't really hold it against him for leaving, since it had pretty much everything to do with him needing as much money as possible to pay his mom's medical bills. But I'm also not sorry he left because look at who replaced him.

I'm going to go with CJ Gable

Rockhill went to Edmonton as the centerpiece of a deal that sent Wojt and Lawrence the other way.

It's funny how so often you see a team struggling because the talent surrounding their QB is adequate. If this team had a QB that was even slightly above average, it could be special. Buck gifts the Als a 7 point lead, finishes the game by handing them the ball again. No drives, just a quick score generated by a huge Demond play and then one big play to Etienne to set up another score. Not going to cut it. What was our longest offensive possession tonight? 4 minutes? If we're going to rely on playing aggressive with a long field, this offense is going to be atrocious. It literally seems as if Buck has lost almost all the ability to make an intermediate read. His passes were either short, deep or on a bailout. If this is the guy that is supposed to have an offense based on middle of the field quick hitters designed specifically for him then I hope he's just a slow learner.

I tried to join the chat room live from the stadium but man is it hard to get consistent cell reception in there. I don't think it helps that I'm sitting right in front of a giant concrete wall but still ... spotty cell service all night.

Buck played good for all of about 3 minutes in this game. That period was the only series in the game where he strung together consecutive good throws. Other than that, he threw WAY too many balls to areas where it was up for grabs and he paid for it. It's also becoming painfully obvious that if you're down in the fourth quarter and Buck Pierce is your QB, you will not win. The guy just disappears when it matters. Dunn was awesome, for as much hassle as I gave him in the preseason. Simpson needs more touches. Etienne put a cheesy smile on my face, I love seeing him succeed. Washington is just such an electric player to watch. Good pressure on Calvillo but when Buck stepped down, AC stepped up. Thought Crowton called a decent game. Impossible to say though, considering he's not calling execution, he's calling formations and options. I didn't really have too many "wtf are we doing" moments compared to the amount of "why didn't we make that play" moments. Oh, and I thought our trenches were pretty awesome tonight. Hope Gilmore isn't out too long, he's ferocious out there.

I am so erect right now.

I'll post my team just for shits and giggles now so the other pool can laugh at me QB - Edmonton RB - Simpson / Ford REC - Matthews / Lewis / Price / Giguere DL - Chick / Laurent / Westerman / Howard LB - Emry / Munoz / Lawrence DB - Hefney / Sears / W. Brown / whoever I have yet to pick K - Waters ST - Montreal

some are listed more than once

#oldpeopleusingproperpunctuationandcapitallettersinhashtags

Honestly, Montreal's defense looks like **** compared to ours on paper.

For the record, we actually have a pretty good backup LS on the roster. Pontbriand was capable at it for the Canadian National Team.

I just want to point something out. It's literally impossible to compile the depth you're looking for in the CFL. You can't offer players the dollars or the playing time they covet if they're good enough to be considered "good" depth. You pay your starters and then you fill out the squad. Also ... backup long snapper? What?

The one thing I notice about our team and the way it is viewed in the media is that everyone seems to think our entire roster sucks when our roster outside of the QB spot is one of the better ones in the league. Take out the QB spot from the Eastern Division and honestly, who is impressive as us on paper? We have the strongest RB, a very strong set of healthy receivers, a couple all-stars on the DL and a very tough secondary. Unfortunately, that's why the games are played. Our individual talent across the board (outside of QB) is strong but until we can get a general to piece it all together, I doubt it matters.

glad someone got this going while I was gone I'll go Chad Simpson

I love JT Gilmore.

Incredibly true but at the same thing, if your OL is failing you entirely then they're likely not providing enough time for any of that to develop.

Had to see this coming.

lol I just couldn't help pointing it out when you had one tie listed. OCD much?

I always get a kick out of predictions like this. 68-75-1 Did I miss some kind of announcement about teams having games against Arena league teams this year?

I guess by that logic, they're both starting quality receivers and better than everyone but CM13.

Oppam gangnam style

Well, this is why you should tell your QB to avoid trying to make a tackle in a preseason game. Mike Reilly, you're up.