Author Archives: Darrell Davis

Have no sympathy for Jonathan Rose. He's the Ottawa Redblacks defensive back, the idiotic defensive back, who should not be playing in Sunday's Grey Cup game against the Calgary Stampeders. During Ott...

My November trips to Edmonton used to be via airplane, usually on the same flight as the Saskatchewan Roughriders, as they headed to Commonwealth Stadium for a CFL playoff game against the Eskimos. De...

It's hard to say the CFL's best teams aren't advancing to the 106th Grey Cup game Sunday in Edmonton. The Calgary Stampeders are making their third straight appearance while the Ottawa Redblacks are a...

Yay, Calgary! Thanks for saving Canadian taxpayers billions of dollars, most of which disappear into the deep, corrupt pockets of the International Olympic Committee. Fifty-six per cent of Calgary res...

It's going to be an interesting offseason for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Everything could change, from the quarterbacks to the coaches to the media who cover the team. Who knows what might happen? ...

Paying $430,000 in annual salary for oft-concussed quarterback Zach Collaros was risky from the outset for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. It was a business decision that ultimately prevented the Roughr...

If the CFL's coach-of-the-year voting is tied, I'm warning the Football Reporters of Canada right now, I'm voting for Chris Jones. My executive post with the FRC puts me in the unenviable position thi...

Until there's a football stadium constructed in the Maritimes, the name-the-team campaign is strictly a diversion from the real task of building a new CFL franchise. There's been interest in an east-c...

There's no good way to fire a coach. In the past few days the Los Angeles Kings fired John Stevens, the Toronto Argonauts fired Marc Trestman and the Chicago Blackhawks fired Joel Quenneville. They al...

Good move, CFL! Allowing Ottawa Redblacks lineman Jon Gott to grab a beer on the sidelines from his girlfriend, chug it and smash the can on his helmet garnered lots of attention. At the time it fell ...