I've found this sentiment among some of us fans of the CFL, so please do not think I'm singling you out BuonosJanet, that is not my intention.Buonosjanet69 wrote:my dream is to see the Lions go unbeaten all season and face the Argos in the Grey Cup in a tight game. Imagine the tv ratngs for that?
Now that I've snapped out of that thinking the trade is a shot in the arm for the East. And for those who say Cavillo is showing his age, trust me he can still get it done. The CFL needs to be strong in the East (esp Toronto) before it can comptemplate expansion, this is a step in the right direction.
Let's be honest here, the Argos stole Ricky Ray, there are some theories that the league strong armed the Eskimos into trading him for very little in return, which may or may not have happened.
But if that is what happened, did the league go to far to bolster the Argos sagging franchise?
A franchise that by any measuring stick has been poorly run for yrs, to the point that one Adminstrator there really believed scantily clad women would be the saving grace of the franchise...uhmm..
To my mind, the league was sort of forced into doing some drastic things, like the 1 million dollar "grant" to bolster football in the Ontario region, but aren't such short cuts counter productive in the long term? Isn't a part of the fun of being a fan is watching your team improve and get better and then enjoy it when they reach the mtn top?
Thoughts?