First day impressions of Tiger Cat TC by Drew Edwards:

There is an undeniable buzz that accompanies the start of a new CFL campaign, a palpable excitement as players and coaches finally get back to football after the league's long and sometimes tedious off-season.
There were also about 100 fans in the stands at Ron Joyce Stadium on the campus of McMaster University, soaking up the sunshine getting their first look at the 2016 edition of the Ticats.
There were lots of familiar Ticat faces — there's Peter Dyakowski back for a ninth season, hey, look, it's Luke Tasker — but plenty of new ones as well. Of the 84 players on the roster at the moment, 36 are new to the league, the Ticats or both. There are also four guys with the surname "Davis."
But much of the attention on day one was focussed on one player who wasn't on the field and another who is trying desperately to get back on it. All-world return man Brandon Banks was a no-show after remaining at home to deal with a "family issue," while quarterback Zach Collaros is still rehabbing from torn knee ligaments suffered last season.
Head coach Kent Austin said there's no timetable for Banks' return. ...

Collaros' schedule is just as vague. He did some throwing drills and some light running on Sunday, but steered clear of the team sessions as Jeremiah Masoli and Jeff Mathews — who are trying to earn the job of interim starter — split reps with the first-string offence.
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