You were correct in that evaluation Ron, never thought the "Big 3" struck fear into any D TBH.
I glad you mentioned "except when Ray started". Winnipeg receivers didn't look very good either except when Nichols started. There's nothing like having a QB like Ricky Ray who throws the ball on time and in the right place. When receivers have to reach back, reach high, dive or wait for the thrown ball they have a tendency to look bad or very ordinary. Teams now a days need the big dominant receivers like Gurley and Elliott IMO. All the good teams in the League pretty well have that. The Argos need to go out and find a couple again. Shaw and Spencer are good change of pace receivers but will get shut down if they are the go to guys IMO.
Should I be expecting a similar Email from the Argonauts?
http://info.ottawaredblacks.com/nl/j...2be9071c48977a
Last off season, the excuse was that they had to delay in getting things rolling until the purchase of the team was finalized which left them behind in terms of their planning. This off season there can't be any excuses. They have clearly seen the current landscape and they must identify and take into account the challenges in putting a comprehensive plan together. Copeland must show improvement in all aspects of the organization this coming year or they need to get someone else in. It actually astonishes me that he read the conditions they were facing so poorly given his time in the league office.
I would bet that there are two possible reasons: 1. They have been too busy trying to shore up all the leaks in the Grey Cup dike to focus on anything else. And/or 2. The current exec may not be in position to roll out next year's plans because may not be the ones rolling out those plans. Cope and Tanenbaum may have triaged a need to deal with the immediate emergency (the Grey Cup) and leave the longer-term emergency for discussions and/or action next week and beyond.
Copeland needs to take a serious look at the pain and angry that he has created between the org and the season ticket holder. The season ticket hold continue to invest in this team and always come out on the short end. This has been happening since C&S sold the team and continues with the ownership group. After this whole mess with the grey cup, if another grey cup comes to town, how do fans and season ticket holder trust them that they are going to get the best value on grey cup. We need to build this fan base and we have to ensure that the ticket prices are correct which means lowering the number of price tiers that they have and allowing season tickets holder to get the best value on their tickets.
An easy one would have been to have 2017 season tickets available for sale during the Grey Cup. My brother and some of his friends attended and want to buy season tickets for next season and where surprised to find out that they're not on sale yet.