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Not to excuse Hall's performance entirely, but he deserves a chance with an oline which allows him enough time to make plays. Brohm had the same oline and the same results, but Brohm has the excuse of being new in town. Marve looks like a keeper but anyone can look good in garbage time for a few minutes. I do not expect O'Shea to show any mercy based on last year, so Hall should not think himself safe.

That would be major-league dumb.

Weird if true. Must have done something really dumb or ticked Popp off.

competing against a fading Montreal team, an expansion Ottawa team and the Argos? Yeah I suspect they'll wind up looking like they're a better team than they are again. A gutted SSK, gong show in EDM, iffy Lulay, iffy QBs in CAL ....is there anyone left ...? competing against a fading Montreal team, an expansion Ottawa team and the Argos? Yeah I suspect they'll wind up looking like they're a better team than they are again. A gutted SSK, gong show in EDM, iffy Lulay, iffy QBs in CAL ....is there anyone left ...? BOMBERS vs. redblacks Grey Cup 2014. Book it. Sask lost some good players but still have enough to compete with Calgary and Glenn going to BC gives them instant competitiveness. I expect Toronto and Hammy to fight it out in the East but even if Montreal's quarterbacking is good, there are too many holes and changes for them to be much better than Ottawa.

I still think they should have Steve Smith as an investor and then the team could be "The RedGreens". Rod Black could be the PR hack and Vanna White the mascot.

What strikes me is that we don't have enough NI's to field three starting O-linemen or two receivers. Yeah, its only a pre-season but it seems to me that we have fewer blue-chip NIs than I had hoped. On another fan website there was a consensus that our NI talent will be an ongoing concern, and might even be worse than last year (brrr). I suspect Walters will be on the phone a lot over the next week or so.

Looks like a demon if we can put him in the right spot, but then, I was wowed by a certain running back and look how well that turned out.

Scary to think we still need to bring in more import receivers and yet another import O-lineman. To my eyes, neither area needed shoring up, but our NI roster sure looks to need help with nothing on the horizon.

And here I was under the impression that it was a loud shirt unbuttoned to the navel with 4 pounds of gold jewelry around the neck that did it. Along with a liter of Brut.

According to the Freep today, the standouts yesterday were: QB Robert Marve, OL Matthias Goosen, LB Ian Wild, HB Don Unamba. I wonder if Unamba would look good as the free safety? Good to hear that Goossen is doing well and just might be a starter out of training camp. I'm rooting for Marve as this year's dark horse candidate.

We here in Alberta like to think we don't live in some socialist utopia like you guys in Manitoba. We used to be free enterprise, pro business & anti unions. But Red Tories & closest NDPers like Ed Stelmach & Alison Redford changed all that. Now, we're just like everybody else. The Alberta Advantage is dead. As a comparison of economic management, look at Norway vs Alberta. Both have the same amount of conventional petroleum reserves, but Norway has used their revenues to fund free Medicare including eye-care, psychological treatment, dentistry, physio, and pharmacare. They also have free post-secondary education for academically qualified students and transportation infrastructure second to none. Also, no school or property taxes and they have some 50 billion dollars in various ethical investments all around the world. And Alberta has Redford's penthouse and lot of very rich US and Chinese investors. Damn those socialists and their financial responsibilities.

He's got a cold? That's keeping him off the field? I was scared it was a hang-nail, feel better now. JK Tyson - please don't hurt me!! LOL hey man, those colds going around here are pretty vicious. I had one for a good week, it was awful. not fun. Couldn't imagine playing football or honestly doing anything really if you get one of these new ones. No bs, rumors are these vicious flu's are more awful than normal due to all the immigrants coming over here. (not saying i dislike that, just saying, i did read something that mentioned that being a cause) There have always been those kind of rumours about immigrants flocking in, bringing along crime, violence and disease- started by the native population here when the Europeans showed up in the 1500's. They were right- not so sure about the latest round, though.

Great report and thank you for that. Sounds like Goossen is a quick learner, Neufeld is living up to his advance billing, and the whole line has some potential- very welcome news after the Keystone Kops routine for the O-line the past couple of years. Nice to hear that one of the RBs: Cotton is separating himself from his competition, and not so good to hear that our Canuck receivers aren't wowing the coaches.

I imagine the real story about Mr.Smith will leak out in a few weeks or months.

From what I can pick up from the Riderfans website, Etienne's career is continuing as it did here in Winnipeg. He sounds like the #6 NI receiver and nearly invisible- not likely to be around long.

Does anyone else think that Pencer ought to have been a lot more prominent in the training camp reports by now? He's had two years to prepare for his Big Moment and I haven't hear his name mentioned so far.

And Friesen has produced the exact effect he wanted.

Reaching 33 0r 43 or 63 is probably way preferable to the alternative. Getting older is not for sissies.

(Sigh) What some people will do for a plane ticket and a few free meals.

Any relation to Ritchie?

For what its worth, today Arash Madani on the radio said that he sees that both sides are really dug in and he does not know when or how this will end.

I hope Willy shakes this habit of hanging onto the ball too long, if that's what it is. He is going to be behind an O-line which will take time to gel and this sort of thing nearly got Hall dismembered last season.

This is actually a good way to get rid of unwanted callers very quickly- just tell them that your john is clogged and you're waiting for the plumber. That'll get them focused on their bladders and they will be gone in a half hour.

This is what happens when you give people rooms, free food and per diems. Lock 'em up without food or a bathroom and you'd have an agreement in about three hours.

I totally agree on this Me too. I like Hall. Hall ate a lot of Astroturf last season and there were probably mornings after a game when he had trouble moving, so he deserves an honest shot-nothing more. If Brohm or Marve beat him out for the backup spot (unlikely, but it has happened) I would feel for him, but that is the nature of the game. I still feel that Marve will be a gamer once/if he figures out the CFL game, and yes, it is baseless speculation.