As I mentioned before, Elgaard WAS the leading CFL receiver, NOT just the Riders, the WHOLE CFL for all time catches, when he retired. If that doesn’t transcend an era, then no one deserves to have their number retired.
any day…
wouldn’t take much for me to embarass you on football knowledge.
"Artie-Lange":Elgaard is/was a tough call. He’s in that second tier of all-time players that is on the cusp of consideration for the honour. But, if you believe a case can be made for Elgaard, then how do you say no to retiring the numbers of Jurasin, DeFrance, Walters, and that whole bunch of others already mentioned. I think every era has a number of great players, which these guys were. But retiring a number generally means you transcend your era, and become part of the very fabric of a franchise. I don’t think that I can say that about Elgaard, as good as he was.
Go look at those two giant banners on the West side of Mosaic, and tell me what you feel standing there. That’s what you need to have your number retired. I don’t think Elgaard quite gets there. The closest one that isn’t is probably Ridgway.
As I mentioned before, Elgaard WAS the leading CFL receiver, NOT just the Riders, the WHOLE CFL for all time catches, when he retired. If that doesn’t transcend an era, then no one deserves to have their number retired.
yeah but… how many times did Elgaard disappoint us Rider fans when he’d drop a ball that was easily catcheable??
the guy was a good receiver but he made mistakes at the wrong time, when it counted too much.
I say no to retiring Mr. Offside's #81...
for all the good things that Elgaard did, he did plenty of bad things that hurt this team too.
"dariderfan": "cflisthebest":how little you know me…
I’ve probably forgotten more about the game of Football than you know…
Bring it on, chump!! I’ll leave you in my dust!!
any day…
wouldn’t take much for me to embarass you on football knowledge.
Name the time and place!!
For all those who DON"T think Elgaard's # should be retired
[url=http://www.leaderpost.com/sports/Elgaard+beat+long+odds/1823124/story.html]http://www.leaderpost.com/sports/Elgaar ... story.html[/url]need I say more?