Atomic

Only coaches that are mean to them

Destiny

Never be afraid to sell when things look like they're going down the TUBES!!!!

John Chiles

This... you literally can't use them anywhere but the O-Line... basically ANY other position that you DI can be used in multiple locations (special teams being the important consideration) I guess Kicker/Punter might be another really inefficient spot to use a DI Not really, because at least they are doing a job. A DI offensive lineman is likely just on the sidelines for the entire game... maybe getting in on the odd offensive or special teams package. There have been lots of successful teams that used a DI on a kicker or punter, though.

Well of course he is. People like to keep their jobs.

Yeah but are you going to hire a new head coach based on an ultimatum that he keeps the current ST Coordinator? If the new head coach is his brother, then he should be ok with it. I'd just let go of that dream. He's not leaving Calgary.

4-man - Cvetkovic, Gilmore, MSW, McGee. DI's - Bo Smith, Peach, and Anderson/Wild (since one of Thomas, Sherman or Labbe will be in on every snap).

No matter, DelMonaco will be gone soon enough

Typical Rider coward

Joel Reinders signed with the Ticats

I don't get why they have to start both new tackles. Why not put Pencer at RT, Kowalczuk at guard, and Paliwoda as the 6th OL? Surely it would be better to start the guys who have been here all year and put a new guy in as the 6th OL rather than a starting tackle?

John Chiles

No, never hit the active roster

Also of note: Akeem Foster into the starting receiving corps. Apparently Foster, Denmark, Edwards, Kohlert and the kid from Hamilton as our starting corps. Is is curious that Sims-Walker isn't starting full time yet? I was wondering about him too. I thought someone said he was in the Banjo Bowl but I don't remember seeing him. He played, mostly special teams but got in on a few snaps on offence.

Were you actually watching him play? He was getting killed for the first 4 or 5 games until he really started to take off. Like I said, he was terrible for part of his time at guard. Doesn't mean he hasn't improved, because he obviously has. I don't disagree that he could help us here and I never said he couldn't. But I'm not ready to put him on a pedestal as you have and declare him an upgrade over Greaves and Pencer.

Just in case you haven't seen it yet...

I like it, because I just don't see the downside. Ownership has deep pockets, they can afford to eat the salary if things turn sour. Shows loyalty to employees and will help in attracting front office and coaching staff in the future.

Then the jury is still out on Norman as well because he played an incredibly limited amount at guard. And he was absolutely terrible for part of that time as well.

Of course hindsight is 20/20 but here are some names we passed on, and who we took instead. Not saying we should have taken these guys, just pointing out which currently contributing OL we had a shot at. May have missed a couple. 2010 - Ryan Bomben (4th round, MTL backup G), Patrick Neufeld (5th round, Sask starter G/T), Adam Baboulas (6th round, BC backup G) - Took Woodson and Chris Smith earlier. 2011 - Alex Krausnick (4th round, Edm starter C) - Took Swiston and Dunn ahead of him. 2012 - Matt Norman (3rd round, BC starter C/G), Mike Filer (5th round, Ham backup C/G), Ryan White (6th round, Mtl PR tackle) - Took Bilukidi ahead of Norman; Stephan and Thomas ahead of Filer and White. 2013 - Brett Jones (2nd round, Cgy starter C) - Took Mulumba and Robertson ahead of him.

4 years of Mack Drafting (by position) OL - 4 (Greaves, Dunn, Swiston, Pencer) Rec - 7 (Watson, Etienne, Mahoney, Poblah, Aprile, DiCroce, Alli) RB - 2 (Woodson, Volny) FB - 1 (Fitzgerald) DL - 3 (Thomas, Bilukidi, Mulumba) LB - 3 (C. Smith, Muamba, Stephan) DB - 1 (Robertson) P/K - 1 (Pavlopolous)

Gorgeous

I just mean firing him right now. The season is a write-off, so let him wear all the stink until it's over. I'm 100% in favour of firing him after the season.

West is injured

One of the most feared things in sports is the development of a losing culture. One in which the players believe they are going to lose. It's not easy to change once it is in effect... and it sure looks like that has happened here. Firing Burke won't change anything at this point. There's going to have to be a wholesale change of players and coaching staff this offseason. Too much losing associated with the players here, even the good ones. Everyone knows we need to rebuild but the sad thing is that the rebuild hasn't even begun yet and won't until the offseason. Sure we have shuffled some players around, but it's really nothing but window dressing. Marc Parenteau and Akeem Foster were never going to turn this team around. Hopefully Walters or whoever becomes GM is ready to take on a big task, because it's not going to happen overnight.