Articles posted in August 2009

Ottawa Lansdowne Plan Revealed Tuesday

Published on August 29, 2009

After a quiet summer the Lansdowne Park redevelopment plan discussion has ramped up again as the Tuesday, September 1 reveal date for the city and Lansdowne Live! co-operative plan approaches. In a final flurry of proposals, plans and opinions, the past week has provided some glimpses of the city's plans as well as alternative plans from those opposing the city's direction.

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Dribbled Call

Published on August 12, 2009

The controversy has died down from last Friday’s missed offside player call on a dribbled ball (see 1:41) in the Saskatchewan at BC game as everyone looks forward to the upcoming week. A few thoughts from the whole situation:

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Where Have All the QB’s Gone?

Published on August 6, 2009

A constant refrain in CFL circles, at least in the past 10-15 years, agonizes over the lack of star quarterbacks and the quick development of QB‘s to play the Canadian game. With young quarterbacks struggling in their development and other established pivots performing under-par there have been comments in the media recently about the lack of quarterback development and star power in the CFL. Is there a reason there isn’t eight great QB‘s in the CFL anymore with another eight up-and-comers waiting for their chance?

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