GDT Ott at Edm, Thu July 9, 8:00PM

[Tecno]

Is the NFL going to come for Rankin now?  Should have been taken last season.  But for sure he has to be on the radar now.  Players that good, especially RBs who by definition don't have to be that tall, should be down south.

He's gotta be a lock for league MOP.  NFL has to take him in the off-season and give all us other teams a break from the Rankin Cheat Code.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

[Jesse]

Is the NFL going to come for Rankin now?  Should have been taken last season.  But for sure he has to be on the radar now.  Players that good, especially RBs who by definition don't have to be that tall, should be down south.

He's gotta be a lock for league MOP.  NFL has to take him in the off-season and give all us other teams a break from the Rankin Cheat Code.

He's 29 and in the small side. He is not a NFL candidate.

And maybe he's in the middle of a hall of fame season, but he's 5 games in. Let's see how long he can hold up the pace for because the vast majority of the time, the pace falls of or injury details it.

That said, the Elks are doing a good job of mixing Leake in to not overwork Rankin.

[Tecno]

He lit things up last season too. Wasn't achieving this level mostly because of the qb feud in edm, and general lack of direction.

I think it's easier for him to get touches when there's no running qb around stealing them.

I didn't realize he was 29 already though. Thought he was newer than that. He must have wasted time in other leagues. The moment he first hit the field in the CFL everyone knew he was special.

He's making Cory Sheets look like a chump. And Cory did get a NFL look after his explosive year.

[GOLDMEMBER]

Is the NFL going to come for Rankin now?  Should have been taken last season.  But for sure he has to be on the radar now.  Players that good, especially RBs who by definition don't have to be that tall, should be down south.

He's gotta be a lock for league MOP.  NFL has to take him in the off-season and give all us other teams a break from the Rankin Cheat Code.

lol, no.

[Jesse]

He lit things up last season too. Wasn't achieving this level mostly because of the qb feud in edm, and general lack of direction.

I think it's easier for him to get touches when there's no running qb around stealing them.

I didn't realize he was 29 already though. Thought he was newer than that. He must have wasted time in other leagues. The moment he first hit the field in the CFL everyone knew he was special.

He's making Cory Sheets look like a chump. And Cory did get a NFL look after his explosive year.

All due respect to Rankin, who is absolute fire right now, but he spent 3 years in the indoor football league and is in his third year here in the CFL and is looking unstoppable through 5 games.

Kory Sheets came here from the NFL, immediately put in back-to-back seasons of 1800+ all-purpose yards and left at the first opportunity.

[Tecno]

I don't know about you, but i haven't seen an import rb show up in the league and look this special, right away, since sheets.

The only reason he didn't get the stats like sheets is sheets got 2013 riders, while Rankin got 2024 Elks.

And Rankin is still on a so so team even now, but still putting up amazing numbers!

[Jesse]

I don't know about you, but i haven't seen an import rb show up in the league and look this special, right away, since sheets.

The only reason he didn't get the stats like sheets is sheets got 2013 riders, while Rankin got 2024 Elks.

And Rankin is still on a so so team even now, but still putting up amazing numbers!

Again, nothing against Rankin. But there is no NFL talk at this point in his career - which is the only point I was making.

And this isn't his rookie year, he's in his third year. Sheets was immediately impactful. And you can make the argument that the difference between the 5-13 and 8-10 Rider seasons that preceded 2013 was Sheets.

[blue_gold_84]

Does Dinwiddie still think Maier's a quality starting QB? I wonder.

[Jesse]

Does Dinwiddie still think Maier's a quality starting QB? I wonder.

I think, much like Milanovich, Dinwiddie needs a QB that is going to stay within the system and do exactly what he's told when he's told to do it. If a QB goes off-script, or plays reactive, they're done.

This is why Dinwiddie could be successful with a guy like Arbuckle, but bench Dru. It's why Tre Ford got sat on the bench by Milanovich in the game against us after having a successful play where he ran around and played school-yard football.

[TBURGESS]

MBT comes in late and takes 3 big hits in under a minute. Ottawa has O-line problems to go with their QB problems. 

[bomberjunkie]

Ottawa's trench play was awful last night. Besides MBT running around in the last 40 sec of the game, Noah Gettman almost got run over a few times while he was punting.

Maybe starting a rookie at RG isn't getting rid of Centre Hogan-Saindon weren't such great ideas...

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

I think, much like Milanovich, Dinwiddie needs a QB that is going to stay within the system and do exactly what he's told when he's told to do it. If a QB goes off-script, or plays reactive, they're done.

This is why Dinwiddie could be successful with a guy like Arbuckle, but bench Dru. It's why Tre Ford got sat on the bench by Milanovich in the game against us after having a successful play where he ran around and played school-yard football.

Dinwiddie did not bench Dru Brown, he chose Maier to start the season instead, which means little after 4 losses as the backup has already been called upon to finish out a game. It's up to the backup QB to cease opportunities when they arise, hope Brown hears the doorbell ring the next time opportunity knocks. Zach will be back in the saddle next week, Brown has limited opportunities to re-establish his career and show the CFL what he can do.  Ding-Dong.

[Jesse]

Dinwiddie did not bench Dru Brown, he chose Maier to start the season instead, which means little after 4 losses as the backup has already been called upon to finish out a game. It's up to the backup QB to cease opportunities when they arise, hope Brown hears the doorbell ring the next time opportunity knocks. Zach will be back in the saddle next week, Brown has limited opportunities to re-establish his career and show the CFL what he can do.  Ding-Dong.

I mean, semantics?

He took the starting QB from the past two seasons and sat his but on the bench. Call it what you will. He wants a specific type of QB and did not think Brown was that guy. It's not a talent issue though and never was, imo.

[BBRT]

The question I have is whether Dinwiddie will last the year?