Okay, let's see. During this offseason, the Riders have announced:
- The departure of Danny Barrett
- The hiring of Kent Austin, and subsequent additions/deletions to the coaching staff
- The release of veterans Nate Davis and Andrew Greene
- The signings of several propects and free agents
- A larcenous trade with Hamilton, resulting in the departure of back-up quarterback Rocky Butler
- Details on the replacement of the turf at Mosiac Stadium
- The signing of Hakim Hill, and subsequent release of Hakim Hill
- The financial story, including a small profit posted in 2006
and that's just off the tip of my head! Good lord, woman - take a pill! And I know full well she speaks for plenty of other Rider fans as well.
Yes, I know it's a long offseason. Yes, I know you're anxious for the season to start. But seriously - would you like the coaches to share their strategies and playbooks with the unwashed masses? Are you disappointed that more players aren't making the news with their off-field exploits?
Training camp starts June 3rd. Until then - breathe.
3 comments:
Most often " no news is good news ". I would kinda like it if the Riders just quietly went into the season and let the on field exploits speak at the end of the year.
Kudos to The Medicine Hat Tigers and Vancouver Giants. It goes to show what good management, scouting and coaching can do. For about the last ten years these two organizations have shown up everyone else in the league. Someone commented that the Tigers were at the end of their cycle and would be going downward. That is plain stupid because these organizations won't rebuild, they will reload. The top flight organizations don't bottom out like others do. Medicine Hat, Vancouver, Everett set the standard most everyone else is incapable of attaining.
Out east my hometown London Knights are getting to that level as well - at least getting to their conference final every year for the past five years.
It can be done. Will the Regina Pats get to that level? The next two years will determine if this is a club with a strong future, or one destined for pretender status.
The london Knights are a classic case of a team that under achieved for years. They started their assent to susperstar status when the Hunter brothers took over. They are now in very good hands and will be a power for years to come.
The Peterborough Petes are my OHL favorite team. I have been in their dressing room and seen the sign " we don't rebuild, we reload". That is becoming the mantra of the Tigers and Giants.
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