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

[blue_gold_84]

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

I'll give him credit for what he's done as a HC (with another team) but his roster management as a GM looks pretty suspect thus far. Anointing Maier QB1 and ditching Brown hasn't aged well at all.

He may be in over his head with dual HC/GM role he's taken on in Ottawa.

[dd]

I don't know if I've ever seen a TD called back for a UR on O??  Is that even a thing?  Shouldn't that be applied on top of the play result, not call the play back?

I guess it makes sense, it's just that I'm not sure I've seen it.

And so sad for Leake the uR had absolutely zero to do with the TD.  Miles away from the play for no reason.  Killam needs to get a better handle on these loose cannons.  They been really out of hand all night.

Yes, a UR is applied at point of ball held, or point of ball dead at the option of the non offending team, they obviously opted to apply it PBH and take the TD off the board. And you're right, Killam should tear the guy a new one for this stupid play, all the backside refs are looking for stupid stuff like this, so you're not going to get away with a cheap shot even though your guy is cruising to the end zone 40 yards down the field. Great call by the officials

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

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

That would be extremely dumb, one guess who didn't post a winning record till their 3rd season?

[blue_gold_84]

That would be extremely dumb, one guess who didn't post a winning record till their 3rd season?

That would be a sound comparison if not for two things:
1. Dinwiddie's not a rookie HC, and
2. O'Shea hadn't taken on the dual HC/GM role.

It's a valid question to ask considering how bad the RedBlacks have been for a while now. Dinwiddie doesn't appear to have righted the ship just yet.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

That would be a sound comparison if not for two things:
1. Dinwiddie's not a rookie HC, and
2. O'Shea hadn't taken on the dual HC/GM role.

It's a valid question to ask considering how bad the RedBlacks have been for a while now. Dinwiddie doesn't appear to have righted the ship just yet.

One thing for sure, the QB's in the RB's room are temporary place holders, it will be interesting to see if Dinwiddie can bring in some future starters in the next year or two.  Of note, he probably could have signed Cameron Dukes, Tyrie Adams or Caleb Evans instead of MBT but chose not to.

[dd]

Dinwiddie will take some serious heat for trading Brown, especially when Brown lights it up here. They are going absolutely no where with Maier, Calgary gave up on him, Sask didn't re-sign him as their backup even, yet Dinwiddie figures he's all of a sudden starting material. He's got some splaining to do!!

[blue_gold_84]

Cameron Dukes

What ever happened to this guy? He seems to have just disappeared despite some flashes with the Argos a couple of seasons ago.  Maybe Dinwiddie should give him a call.

[bomb squad]

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.

I'm with Techno on this one guys. If Rankin keeps doing what he's doing the way he's doing it, he'll get NFL attention. It's clear he has that special "it" factor for a running back that we rarely see in the CFL. It's so exciting to watch. They'll notice him soon. Sometimes it takes a couple of years. He's still OK age-wise IMO.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Rankin will be 30 next NFL season. That alone would make him pretty long odds to garner serious NFL attention at any position let alone running back.

[The Zipp]

RB's are a dime a dozen in the nfl.  enjoy the fame of being the best player in the. CFL.  NFL is not calling rankin.

[Tecno]

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.

Why not both?