- As you will come to expect, the crew really threw the ball around last night… on Let’s Talk CFL Episode # 75: Three Quarters In The Books.
Re-cap
We touched on possible rule changes currently being discussed by the competition committee, player safety, the Riders almost completely re-vamped roster, the free agent signing of defensive lineman Justin Hickman by the Toronto Argonauts, Wally Buono’s contract extension, former B.C. Lions president Dennis Skulsky stepping aside to become vice-chairman of the club, the Jersey Curse by Stephen Safinuk of LWOS, and the best National receiver playing today is? Please check out the replay on LWOS Radio, Podbean, Stitcher, the tunein radio app, iTunes, and our host blogtalkradio.com.
Link to show here
Segments
Segment 1 & 2 ending @ appx. 00:28:00
Gary Lawless of TSN 1290 Winnipeg tells us the CFL officials got 148 of 155 total calls right in the average week. That’s 95.48% of the time the officials got the call right in 2015. These are the CFL’s official numbers but…
Segment 3 ending @ appx. 00:42:00
On the player safety side, the CFL will look at eliminating peel-back and push blocks. Peel-backs are the ones you see receivers often making where they take a run up to a DB facing their own goal line and blindside him…
Segment 4 ending @ appx. 01:05:00
Breaking down the 2016 Riders roster. This article by Murray McCormick of the Regina Leader Post comes to us as only 30 of the 79 players on the roster were Riders last year. That’s 63% of the team that is new in Saskatchewan and, coaching turnover in mind…
Segment 5 ending @ appx. 01:20:00
Argo’s add DL Justin Hickman. Entering his sixth CFL season, the former UCLA Bruin has compiled 181 defensive tackles, 36 quarterback sacks, six tackles for a loss, seven forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in 79 games. The 2011 CFL and East Division All-Star led Ticats with…
Segment 6 ending @ appx. 01:30:00
Buono signs extension through 2017 crushing a whole bunch of hot-seat theories. Buono, who gave up coaching duties following B.C.’s Grey Cup win in 2011, will return to the club’s sidelines this season. “My sincere thanks go out to…”…
Segment 7 ending @ appx. 01:39:00
Former Lions president Dennis Skulsky, who’s stepping aside to become vice-chairman of the club, says the Lions are still a successful club, just not as successful as in the past couple years. Skulsky says he’s not stepping aside in order to spearhead an ownership drive….
Segment 8 ending @ appx. 01:54:00
The Jersey Curse comes to us this week on Last Word on Sports by writer Stephen Safinuk. Go like the LWOS CFL page on Facebook right now if you haven’t already! “As it stands today, while my CFL jersey collection sits somewhere between 10 and 15 jerseys…”…
Segment 9 ending @ appx. 01:57:00
3-MIN WARNING QUESTION: Who is the best Canadian receiver playing today and why? The answer was unanimous! The choice we made was Ottawa Redblacks wide receiver, Brad Sinopoli, for his 1000+ yard breakout season in 2015.
Once again, we invite you to check out the replay on LWOS Radio, Podbean, Stitcher, the tunein radio app, iTunes, and our host blogtalkradio.com.
Preview of Sunday March 6th at 11e/8p
We also ask that you join us next Sunday night for a more in-depth look at the CFL Draft. We also explore what it’s like to be a player working for a number of years just waiting to see your name on the draft board with a former player. That and tons more Sunday night! Thanks to you, the listeners, for joining us every show!
Biographies
• Kelly Bale – Is an accredited writer with the CFL department at Last Word on Sports. He is the producer and co-host of the Let’s Talk CFL Podcast. He’s from Regina, SK.
• Christopher Jones – Created and manages the Let’s Talk Facebook groups, including Let’s Talk CFL. He’s the host of the Let’s Talk CFL podcast. He’s from Abottsford, B.C..
• Charles Cliff – Is the promotions manager and a co-host on the Let’s Talk CFL Podcast. He’s from Abottsford, B.C..
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