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  1. 11-23-2017, 08:23 PM #1
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    Wilder Wins Rookie of the Year

    James Wilder has won the Rookie of the Year at the CFL Awards. Well deserved.
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  2. 11-23-2017, 09:13 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by jerrym View Post
    James Wilder has won the Rookie of the Year at the CFL Awards. Well deserved.
    Hear, hear. I was at that Edmonton game that served as his coming out party. Thought he ran a little high at first, but that sprinter's form serves him well when he gets in the open field. Strong enough too to make tacklers bounce off of him. Basically turned the team into Grey Cup contenders once he emerged.
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    Well deserved, consummate team player as well.
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    This was the only award I wasn't !00% sure about. Not because I think Wilder doesn't deserve it, but because I wondered how much stock the voters would put on the amount of games Wilder played in, so I'm pleasantly a bit surprised.
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    Great to see! He's definitely a player that is making an impact both on and off the field.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stevoman View Post
    Great to see! He's definitely a player that is making an impact both on and off the field.
    Loved it when he came up to the stands to be with the fans at the last home game. Also worth noting that Wilder brought up his oline while excepting the award. Trestman was impressed with it - Trestman the leader of good men.
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    Wilder has made a point of thanking the o-linemen publicly, including at one home game when a TSN sideline camera was in his face and he urged the camera op to show his o-linemen instead. He's a class act who has responded well to Trestman's style of leadership.
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    Quote Originally Posted by R.J View Post
    Loved it when he came up to the stands to be with the fans at the last home game. Also worth noting that Wilder brought up his oline while excepting the award. Trestman was impressed with it - Trestman the leader of good men.
    Wilder is a cool guy. This was evident as far back as Fan Day during training camp. He came into the stands to meet some people at York stadium that day as well, prior to the fans being allowed onto the field after practice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AngeloV View Post
    Wilder is a cool guy. This was evident as far back as Fan Day during training camp. He came into the stands to meet some people at York stadium that day as well, prior to the fans being allowed onto the field after practice.
    He also showed his class at the awards by bringing all his offensive linemen up on the stage and praising them all when he won the award.
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