Commentary: Never Again
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A coupla three or more Grey Cup thoughts entering the weekend:
#1 – Not sure if it’s because of a potentially lopsided match-up in Sunday’s 111th Grey Cup – Winnipeg is favoured by 10 points over Toronto at BC Place – but the buzz here in Vancouver has very little to do with the game.
Perhaps that’s always the case. I don’t really remember. But the impending quarterback carousel is what the media types and fans are discussing the most, from what I hear.
Tre Ford is expected to be on the move out of Edmonton, Vernon Adams out of BC, and even Bo Levi Mitchell could have played his last game for Hamilton.
The pundits figure the Riders will be in on one, or maybe all of them.
Personally I’d be very disappointed if Trevor Harris isn’t quarterbacking Saskatchewan in Week 1.
#2 – For a change there’s very little discussion of coaching moves. There are murmurs that there will be big moves within the Lions staff after failing to get to the Big Game, but that’s about it.
No, it seems the head coaches are pretty much entrenched in their spots heading into 2025.
#3 – Commissioner Randy Ambrosie will hand out the Grey Cup for the last time, to Sunday’s winner, after seven years on the job.
Fans wanna know who the replacement will be, but precious few names are coming forward.
For what it’s worth, from my vantage point, if the next Commissioner of the CFL is not Mike Morreale, it’ll be a fail.
And #4 – Of course there’s the game. All signs clearly point to a Bomber victory, whatwith back-up quarterback Nick Arbuckle starting for Toronto.
But I always like to go against the grain and if there’s one thing I know, it’s never to bet against Pinball (Argos GM Mike “Pinball” Clemons).
I’ve been caught on that before.
Never again.
That’s today’s Rod Pedersen Commentary.
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