Yes-- the roster yesterday was no indication of the club's talent. Virtually no projected starters were in the game. There will be a bunch of cuts tomorrow.
At my grandma's funeral not long ago, my dad was doing the eulogy and went out of his way to say "Eskimos" in reference to where his mom had worked. Got a big cheer from everyone...which is weird for a funeral. But the point stands.
I used to know a few people in the Eskimo ticket office--just the nicest and most honest people you could ever meet. I remember one year (long ago) I sent in my cheque for the season tickets and I accidentally overpaid by one dollar. You guessed it--they sent me a cheque back for a dollar. I never forgot that gesture.
Not an Eskimo, but I applaud gramma and dad for their passion and commitment. I think we’d get along even though I’m a Saskie Rider.
Seems like a bit of a mistake to me not to play some starters this past weekend. From what Kilam said we are only looking at them for half of next game.
My thoughts too. The time for miscalculations is over. For Edmonton fans its win now.
Boston Pizza is on my no-fly no-eat list for their part in the debacle. Mind you, easy to do, as I remember last time I went to one of their establishments, the food was terrible and service even worse.
Agreed and way overpriced for a lot of dishes but time for the Eskimos and the City of Edmonton to move on to a new era. As I have said before, no matter what the name is, winning football wins new customers. The last reign of Chris Jones will always be remembered as the worst days in the history of the club. Hard to believe the performances we saw out there. The team is on the upswing now. I'll be very pleased if they go 9-9 this season.
Agree. And Iam annoyed by everyone on social media who say it's only preseason.
Well frankly, I'm in the same headspace as them. It was a rookie filled roster playing their first game vs. a starter filled line up in their 2nd game. The blowout was very likely. My only concerns were the penalties, but again, those are penalties that can be fixed and most of the guys committing those penalties won't be starting Week 1.
You can not argue the point that if this league does not fix its identity problem and stops kissing the asses of the Skittles club it's done for ... I recall being -20 and fans would still go and support the team, but it not been happening so much these days regardless of winning record or not, its the culture
Would you just stop already with the dumb skittles thing? You’ve dug such a deep hole with it already. I come to read about the team and positive developments with the new owner, not the same old rehash of a years old issue.
