- It snowed again this morning. What kind of cruel joke is Mother Nature playing on us this year? Rotten skank.
- And so it begins. Three weeks before training camp starts, the Riders have lost veteran offensive lineman Wayne Smith to a torn achilles tendon. It's the latest in a series of injuries for Smith, and for the Riders.
- The Riders have dealt veteran linebacker/defensive end Kitwana Jones to the Edmonton Eskimos. In return, the Riders get quarterback Juan Joseph, who played his college football for the NCAA powerhouse Milsaps Majors.
- Milsaps College is a Division III school, located in Jackson, Mississippi.
- Joseph had quite a college career, including leading the Majors to an 11-1 record last season, while passing for almost 3,500 yards, 32 touchdowns and only six interceptions.
- As a result, he was named the recipient of the 2008 Cellular South Conerly Trophy as the best college football player in the state of Mississippi.
- Up against incredible odds, Joseph won the prestigious award over a pair of projected NFL first-round draft choices from Ole Miss, defensive tackle Peria Jerry and offensive tackle Michael Oher.
- That's great, but with guys like Chase Daniels (and others) on the negotiation list, do the Riders really need another quarterback prospect?
- Jones' non-stop motor will be missed on defence and special teams, no question. Yet, you have to wonder if an undersized defensive end really fit with the new defensive scheme being implemented by the Riders this year.
- The Memorial Cup opens tonight in Rimouski. I'm picking Windsor over Kelowna in the final.
- It's May 15th. Enough with the damn snow!
- I can't imagine me being less inspired to write the speech that I need to submit by the end of the day. Ugh.
- I wonder when the Curtis Hunt news conference will be held by the Pats. Is next week too soon?
- This is the first long weekend in a long time that I won't be spending with my young associate, the J-man. Hopefully he remembers to call the old man!
Friday, May 15, 2009
Friday thoughts
Nobody asked, but I'm going to tell you anyway:
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Why go through the charade of a "short list" when it appears Parker has already picked his coach (you know the only guy who will put up with him). You really have to stretch to plump up Hunt's credentials but when you look at the most important one, playoff success, he has none. At least with Hunt we can assure ourselves with the same level of sucees we had under him, and for sure a return to exciting hockey.
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