Using a DA spot for a punter gives the Lions little roster flexibility. With Terry Williams filling one spot as a return specialist and Josh Woods filling another as a rotational linebacker, the Lions have had no flexibility to dress a rotational American running back. I’d rather look for a national...

No idea until I see the NFL Gamebook but I just noticed Rourke is dress in full uniform. He just took his warmup jacket off to play catch beside Zappe with 1 minute to go in the 4th. Gamebook will tell me if he's on the game roster as a 3rd QB eligible to play at any point or only as the 3rd emerge...

There was a good article I read earlier today where Chris Streveler talked about the workouts and that CFLers shouldn't make the NFL out to bigger in their minds than it really is before they go down those paths. Those workouts he says, and he's had a ton of them, often last as much as an hour. If ...

Great job, Blitz. Another classic. Merry Christmas to you and all Lionbackers. May we get to cheer for a home Grey Cup victory.

According to Rourke’s Instagram account, he’ll
wear No. 13 for the Patriots.

Although he's guaranteed a paycheque for the final 3 games of the regular season, Rourke will likely face the same restrictive QB3 rule in New England that kept him off the field in Jacksonville. Prominent Patriots blogger Bernd Buchmasser suggests Rourke will be listed on the 53-man roster as the e...

Rourke posted a nice parting message to the Jaguars on Instagram. Jacksonville fans appear to be sad to see him leave.

Rourke has a much clearer path to the active roster and playing time with the Patriots. The downside for him is that the team is also on the downside, and there are questions about the future of legendary coach Bill Belichick. I hope he is a quick learner because he may get thrown into the fire.

I'm not sure of the Alouettes' schedule requests but I've seen some griping from Montreal fans that their home opener and two of the next three home games are on Thursdays. Their home games are all over the calendar, with one Friday game against B.C., three Saturdays, one Sunday and one Monday on Th...

I expect the Lions to prioritize re-signing their own free agents. I can’t see them spending on proven starters from other teams, especially at receiver and running back. The fact they wouldn’t spend $130,000 to retain James Butler last year shows that they’re not interested in landing a proven star...

I like having four Saturday home games in summer at 4 p.m., including the Victoria game on Aug. 31. This should attract fans from outside Vancouver. but it’s not quite as good as last year’s schedule, which featured six Saturday games at 4 p.m. I used these to commute from Kamloops without needing t...

With Phillips become assistant HC, what new duties does he actually now have? Does Campbell really need an assistant? Does every team have an assistant HC? It's not uncommon for teams to name an assistant head coach. The position probably comes with a bit of extra prestige and money, but any specif...

There will be no changes in BC with the exception of Ryan Phillips getting the added title of Assistant Head Coach. The entire staff that was in place after Benevides replaced Yanowsky when he took leave is returning. https://3downnation.com/2023/12/11/b-c-lions-name-ryan-phillips-assistant-head-co...

Lawrence played the whole game and was 28 of 50 for 257 yards, 3 TDs and 3 INTs and was sacked 4 times in a 31-27 loss.

Lawrence showed no ill effects while scrambling, rolling out and even taking some big hits in the first half but his throwing mechanics were clearly off. He completed just 11 of 22 passes for 100 yards, 1 TD and 2 interceptions and a QB rating of 40.0. He was outplayed by 38-year-old Cleveland QB Jo...