Telling the coaches how it ougtht to be done, and refusing the coaching you are being offered, are two sure fire ways to be in the doghouse. That is doubly true along the offensive line, where you really need guys to form a cohesive unit. It's easier for a running back or receiver to be a free spiri...

I will ask you though, what three positions would you switch on our D? It starts and ends with your defensive front seven. If you don't have players there, you can't win. We need another defensive end, a big run stopper inside, and an OLB who can make plays in the open field. I don't think our seco...

In minor sports, they enforce a 24 hour rule. If you are unhappy with your child's coach for some reason, you have to wait at least 24 hours before contacting them. It's a cooling off period, as they discover that, not surprisingly, things never look quite so bad in the light of a clear day than the...

Buck Pierce is a gamer, and as such I understand the affection and loyalty he generates from fans. The fact is, though, that dude can't stay healthy. Period. He has taken too many licks. He isn't quite fast enough to be a scrambling QB, and he isn't quite big enough to be a pocket presence. Based ju...

Wally is right about defensive systems. Most of them are very similar. Defence is 10% scheme, 90% attitude and fundamentals. Even at the pro level, you rarely get beat because you were in the wrong defense. When you get beat, it is almost always because someone was more fundamentally sound than you ...

Keep in mind that the Quebexican is playing hurt right now. He may have healed up a bit on the bye week, but he is still not 100%. Montreal would have much rather seen Hamilton, that much you can guarantee...

What the Lions need now is New Mexico soccer player Elizabeth Lambert. Now that girl brings it! Speed, agility, and a Dick Butkus style `tude. Sign her up!

I did not see a "leading edge innovative" offense on the field for the Eskimos last night. I saw a team running simple inside zone runs at us all night, and eating us alive. That is pure personnel, gang - that is not coaching. When you know what is coming, and can't stop it, it is not a sc...

How soon we all forget the Adam Rita era. This was a deeply disappointing season, but we were still 8-10. Toronto, where former Lion boss Adam Rita is now the football guru, is a shining 3-14 for the second season in a row. Wally Buono is still in the prime of his career, and he knows how to build w...

I know a guy, an average healthy middle aged dude, who contracted H1N1 in the summer. As he put it, first he was worried he was going to die, then he was worried that he wasn't going to die. Anyone who has had an awful flu knows exactly how that feels - you are so brutally ill that you begin wonderi...

On that critical run by Reynolds that sealed our doom, Johnson was completely eaten up by the Calgary tackle - Christ, he didn't even try to get off the block. Lack of intensity, and a lack of production - deadly combination for any athlete. If you want to know why this team is struggling, the compl...

Pocklington is trying to sell a book, so colour me cynical when it comes to outlandish claims like this. It`s awfully convenient that Ballard is dead, and cannot refute the story...

Did anyone else have flashbacks to the 2004 Grey Cup when watching McCallum`s punting? I thought it was O`Mahony punting out there. McCallum is done - he is 40 years old, and the clock has struck midnight on his pro football career. With limited roster sizes, I think it really hurts you to carry two...

It all depends if the team is winning or losing. When you are winning, a guy like Casey is just "outspoken", a "free spirit", etc., and it is no problem. When you are losing, everything gets on your nerves. It's at that point that players with outsized personalities become irrita...

A couple of other places that I know for sure carry football stuff:

MVP Sports in New West

Team Skyline in North Vancouver