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Interesting thoughts from Westwood from the BigShow this morning... #2 overall for Riders Corey Watman (who backup Picard) what's your thoughts about that?

CFL Official Feed ‏@CFL 3m This Just In: The @sskroughriders have released @EJKuale.

I wonder who holds this guys rights... http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/orwin_smith_402626.html He was recently released by the Packers.

if Lavertu is picked #1 overall (by RedBlacks) and the Bombers are sure they want Goosen... they can actually trade the #2 for the #4 (Als) or #5 (Lions) spot and get an additional late pick

bad timing for Walters presser, every media are focused on that Sterling decision

the Lavertu pick might be genuine... Goosen pick maybe a smoke screen?

If I'm Walters I offer Max Hall to Buono for a trade for second rounder. just kidding.

Am not devaluing January, in fact, he's one the guys on this team that can give us a higher value in a trade. The only reason, I'm ok to part with him is because I believe we have a younger guy who is ready to take his spot.

Knapp didn't play LT in that game - he played RG. I didnt say Knapp played LT... read my post i think he played RT vs Edmonton it's the game where he played good the first half until he got tired and Odell figured him out on the second http://cfl.uploads.mrx.ca/wpg/pdf/depth/2013/DepthChartEdmontonatWinnipeg094146.pdf then we played 3 imports the next game (vs BC) with him playing RG http://cfl.uploads.mrx.ca/wpg/pdf/depth/2013/DepthvsBC093002.pdf

And in order to do that, we need to keep January around for the time being, because the rest of our O-line sucks absolute dogshit. Not necessarily. Jones and Knapp filled in admirably in LT and RT respectively, consider they are with the team for just 5 days. Imagine what benefit of a full TC will do for them. And we have 2 more good import propects on the roster right now... and they are not like a Taormina type. and you're too down in our NI OLs RT - they have high hopes with Neufeld but if he's not good there, then we line up an import there. Problem solved. RG - Penser played good in his short stint there, so does Kowalczuk. Swiston has his bright and dark moments there. I think it's a matter of deciding where should be Penser and Swiston play, not RG this week and RT next week. LG - will be Greaves, who arguably our best NI OL last year. our problem is with C - Morley and Kowalzcuk is not set there yet. and how much of it is DelMonaco's ?

@TBieber, any updates on Ted Laurent? what NFL teams did he tried out already and what teams are still lined up ?

Looking to play closer to home? I'm wondering if SSK left him unprotected knowing his contract situation could allow them to re-acquire him after one season. Also, they had to keep that offensive line intact. So in sense, most of the players they acquire in the expansion draft are rentals.

Looking at Ottawa's OL, i think they need a C, RG and RT LT - import LG - Deane / Dunn C - K-Groh RG - Albright / Barrette RT - Epelle

Looking to play closer to home?

I think we have to make the most of our opportunity while Wylie is here. Give him a very good talent to work with and turn them into a solid O-Line this year. Just like what he did in 2007-2008 with LaBatte et.al. We never know, NFL might come calling again next year and *poof* he's gone.

We have 2 backs on the roster that are capable of that - Ford and Tarver. Problem is we don't have an NI RB that is capable of filling in, in case the featured RB goes down. So it's important to have an IMP RB as DI so our running game will not die if that happens.

We have a natural FB in Pontbriand and Fitzgerald can long snap, Volny is seldomly-used, I'm not sure if we have spot for him in our FB/RB dept. Can he play D ? We need NI backup in LB dept.

Jamie Nye ‏@jamienye 18m #Riders sign QB Adam Weber; release FB Daryl Stephenson and DL Lindsey Witten (didn't show up for mini-camp)

I see what you did there...

MarcelB is a proponent of 2-back system. I'm guessing he will have 2 import RBs on the gameday roster. 1 will be a feature back and the other as DI (in a RB/KR role) will have significant snaps on the Offense.

but at the end of the game we got ourselves either a dead hog or a dead bull.

I think, I'm good if the Bombers pick any of Lavertu, Foucault and Smith. Lavertu - is definitely a BIG NEED Foucault - hoping he can transition his LT play from CIS to CFL Smith - hoping he can be converted to C How about burning our 1st rounder next year for Ottawa's 1st overall? So we can pick both Lavertu and Foucault. Which will enable us to solidify our Oline with top rank NI's ...LT Foucault / LG Greaves / C Lavertu / RG Penser / RT Neufeld

January is a B- guy for an import, B if he was Canuck. Greaves is still learning - should be a B+ canuck but in current dismal system he's only a B, Morley is reallly bad (too slow), a C- canadian at best, Pencer & Swiston remain un-graded due to lack of action - if only one of them could be a solid B to B+ starter. Neufeld was seen as a B to B+ guy in waiting in Sask'n but injuries have riddled him. If he's all healed up and top shape lets hope he's better than C+, perhaps B to B+ starter. Biggest problem for O'Shea - we ain't got no A o-linemen; not even an A- guy. how much of that because of coaching though ?

We have 4 import OLs Jones, Knapp, Richards and Saulsberry aside from January. If we dont have an NI good enough to be the 4th starter we can still go with 2-import OL even if January is not around..

Jones is capable to replace January, more than capable.