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[Tecno]

Is it? I guess you need to find a replacement first but Eli has been around forever and can't crack Kolankowski who probably only starts on about half the lines in the league himself.

But that's more a dig on Ko-man than Eli.  Ko is expected to be better as the anointed starter.  Eli is expected to be a good jumbo & TE & backup snapper.

I could possibly argue Eli is better at his job than Ko-man...

The answer to having a monster C (NAT or IMP) isn't in the building at the moment, and hasn't been since Couture left.

[Jesse]

I guess that explains the delay in re-signing him, funny no one mentioned him getting any NFL workouts.  Ed Tait in hibernation?

Was he supposed to report on it before it happened?

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

But that's more a dig on Ko-man than Eli.  Ko is expected to be better as the anointed starter.  Eli is expected to be a good jumbo & TE & backup snapper.

I could possibly argue Eli is better at his job than Ko-man...

The answer to having a monster C (NAT or IMP) isn't in the building at the moment, and hasn't been since Couture left.

Couture might not have been as dominant as you remember, when he came back from a serious arm injury in 2022 he was not given his job back and remained backup to Kolankowski for the remainder of the season including the playoffs.  Despite being listed 100% recovered he only played in 7 games that season. 

One possibility could be they already knew Couture intended to return to BC in the off-season and decided better to stick with the transition with Zach's approval.