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Originally Posted by flameswin
Fair enough, I just don't think that gap has shrunk since last season myself. Every team has injuries, but we've been absolutely decimated.
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Not really. Pretty much all the projected D starters are healthy outside of Mace, not a big drop off to Turner or Smith though.
The receivers, we lost SCC but he's not clearly ahead of Parker/Durant etc anyways.
Lost Cornish but that's only been one game with the OL injuries the running game has been non-existent.
The big hit was taken at OL with Harrison, Federkeil, Craighead, Lavoi, Williams all injured and Jones and Bryant no longer with the team. If couple of those guys from last years team are still here we're in good shape.
Lions - Fairly healthy
Esks - Starting QB (Reilly), starting RB (White), starting national rec (Chambers), OL (Groulx, Wojt, Rottier)
Riders - Starting and backup QBs (Durant and Glenn), MLB (Emry), DB (Brown), MacDougall
Bombers - DL guys Bryant and Peach
Als - First 3 QBs (Crompton, Marsh, LaFevour), Starting safety (Edem), Top D player (Woods),
Argos - Starting QB (Ray), Durie, Underwood, Waters, Gabriel
Cats - Lots of guys, well advertised
Blacks - Noting significant
Our injuries are no different then anyone elses. QB is the most important position. The emergence of young QBs has closed the gap. Cato doing well in Montreal, Harris in Toronto, Collaros in Ham, all from the East has made it a competitive league. East is not a pushover anymore.