Quote Originally Posted by paulwoods13 View Post
I agree. We'd never heard of any of those guys when they signed. Ouellette was here for three years (two seasons) before making an impact. Barlow was a bit player his first year, blossomed last year.

Some Argo fans are going nuts on social media, a sky-is-falling outlook that seems to ignore a few facts. We still have the CFL's MOP and all-star QB (plus his two backups), the entire starting o-line that was the league's best (and its top two backups from last year), all of our strong contingent of NAT receivers and our all-star-calibre INT receiver, several good pieces on defence including McManis (probably the best overall defensive player in the league the last two seasons combined), Orimalade, Ceresna and some very good DBs. We've already filled the hole caused by the loss of Bede, and in doing so opened up a spot for an INT backup wherever one is most needed.

We still need to sign an INT receiver or two, but some good ones are available including two of "our own" as well as Tim White and Dalton Schoen. RB needs shoring up but Deonta McMahon looks promising (and can replace Leake as a returner). I'm also of the opinion that some of the guys we've lost (if not most or all of them) are unlikely to do as well elsewhere. But that's why they play the games on the field, not on paper in the middle of February.
Well said.