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some observations... LB's Gause ...thick..fast ..agile and looks to be front runner as the MLB..or at the least the DI spot. For a bigger guy very agile and capable of covering sideline to sideline as he showed in skelly...has a powerul jab/punch and would have no issue scrapping along line and shedding blocks to stuff the run...very impressed Wilson too..very similar but not as agile...but plays with confidence..as did Gause. Not as quick as Gause but would have no issue covering a back in the flats and playing sideline to sideline...I would say him and Gause are prime candidate for the MLB role and I think Gause is the better,,,he's just darn good Jones is not as quick and not as agile..but solidly built...practices like this are hard to judge a guys true worth, but he is behind the two I mentioned..though he looks to be a guy who could lay the lumber. Be interesting TC and if we roll all import at Linebacker i could truly see JSK/Gause and Legget/Fenner with Wilson or maybe Wild as the extra...if we able to roster wise have all those guys that be sweet but one of Wilson/wild i think will be PR'd or cut DB's Hate to Roc Carmichale a guy but Earl Wolff will start...smooth..savy pro who has extra greasy swivel to him and can just manouver and adjust at will to put himself in position to just make plays...and he is solid too...I actually wouldn't be surprised to see him at SAM too...he one way or another will be on the roster and a guy who can play..and excell at CB/HB/SAM...not sure why he isn't stlll in the NFL...BUt it's our gain..guy is legit...just knows where he is and where things were headed and has nose for the ball Bingham too also impressed...looked confident and has a real knack for arriving the ame time as the ball and busting things up...didn't give up much cushion and can really see him fitting in this defense as a ball hawk..With him..Wolff..Fenner..Leggett..Randle...i see it being a tough camp for one of..if not any of Fogg..Gaitor or Clarke sticking...gonna be a good battle...nobody else really stood out, but again...was watching multiple things going on so its tough. receivers...man if we could have this ratio thing cleared up to start 4 imports we have some talent to choose from with options to start4 and have 2 back-ups on roster not named Lankford Best of group is Stevens by far..silky smooth...fast and just has ability to seperate easily..and often....he can run his routes and cut like Denmark could without gearing down but is big and can win battles for the ball...how he isn't kept around would be troubling. Never seen him drop a thing and everything he does just looks polished Same can be said about C Washignton...big..knows how to use that body and he is very quick for a dude his size..real nice hands and with this feild size..already seems to know where to find the seams and get the ball in stride...he could cause all kinds of havoc in the middle third of the field... Can also see why Myles White was kept all yr..and brough back...lightning in a bottle and is so fast..out of his cuts..and once ball hits his hands..which are real good..best route runner out there..has a fifth gear he can jump into on the fly and tracks balls better than I have seen here in a long while..I hope he gets to show his return abilities becuse he has them too and can be a reason for us to be abe to roster hopefully 2 import receivers as a backup on game day... LDW as well still has to be in the conversation..he has gained some size and looks more comfortable and polished...and his route running is much improved..he runs with meaning and purpose now it seems...confidence a familiarity does that..I also noticed he did some work on technique and is now a hand catcher as opposed to using his body as much..good on him as it allows receivers to play with speed better (which he has ample amounts of )and catch balls in stride... I also noticed A.J Coney...he is quick and runs sharp routes and once ball is in his hands seems to be a threat to bust a big play...could be a camp dark horse...not sure if he is a returner..but that could be an ace in the hole for him Anyway thats my opinions and thiughts..feel free to comment or rip it apart hahahaha

Quentin Gause #42 is a very thick guy. Broke up a play in his area. Physically solid. Was probably the second heaviest guy out there, behind Goosen. Kind of a nice day within the stadium but windy as heck outside. No Durant, confirmed. Notable on the D, #37 Zavian Bingham dB, played the receivers physically and very tight breaking up plays and got a few cheers from fellow D men. He was mugging L. Washington but Wash still came up with a one handed grab. #45 Chinedu Oparuku good size and appeared eager. #19 Kylie Wilson looks like he’ll be competing for a LB position, focused. #12 not on field but #18 replaced him. Have no idea who #18 is. #16 Tyler Stewart threw the ball the hardest of all four qbs out there. 15 and 13 rounded out the qbs. #13 Nelson looked the most challenged of the qbs. #32 Cierre Wood RB is enthusiastic, fast, and hustles. Might be his schooling. He sure brought it. Receivers, good news bad news. #87 Tony Stevens has presence out there and is going to compete for a job, with Lankford and Washington. #14 Myles White grabbed a long pass and outran a couple dbs for a TD. #12 Adarius Bowman, he’s big, but, oh, hate to say it, he dropped a couple. #44 Prewitt should go home. Disinterested. all numbers on jersey are for mini camp only.

I was there today in the morning, but it was hard to come away with much info. Everybody looked roughly the same at the start. I had read Tait's preview article before going so I must admit that I focused more on some of those guys. Out of the new QBs, I thought Philip Nelson was the best. In the 7 on 7s he started with a ball in the turf on a short out to an RB, but then was on fire after that. Had a huge completion down the middle to a WR that had everyone excited. Nelson himself was fist-pumping after that one. Had some nice deep ball throws too. Lankford had a nice deep catch and beat some of the new CBs pretty handily with his speed. Washington reeled in a few short tosses. The surprise of the day for me was watching Wolitarsky more. His routes were excellent, leading to a bunch of crisp catches. I couldn't pick out much from the new DBs. Plenty still learning the game and rules, so there were a lot of receiver wins in the one-on-ones.

2014 - Goossen 2015 - Chungh 2016 - Couture (2nd round) 2017 - Spooner (2nd round) So we turned our 2 first round OL into starters and we have two second rounders battling with a veteran for the third starting spot. I don't see any problem.

This was from a few seasons ago but... This is what drives me crazy about PK. A clean hit that he made so much worse than it needed to be, then chased Ovie down. He's a whiner and he's dirty. From what I've seen so far this season, he's also a coward. He's up there with Marchand and Perry as players with lots of skill but enjoy hurting others without punishment.

It's football, we'd better be planning that injuries will happen. At every spot. That doesn't mean Dyakowski should be signed. Can we get the same level of play from Couture and save $60,000 in the process? The way people talk here, it seems like Neufeld is the only player to get injured in his career. What I remember in 2017 is he started all the games he was asked to when Bond got injured. Bond, that guy some people still are really hung up on losing. Does that count as irony? My recollection is that Goossen and Chungh were the only starters on the Oline to not miss any starts last year, and Chungh was playing pretty injured for a few games. My point is Neufeld is a forum whipping boy - maybe it's the red hair? Someone should check if he was a stepchild. Sometimes it needs to be dialed back to an objective look at reality. He has missed more games than average for his position. Has he had more injuries than average or have his injuries just been more severe? Injury prone? Just unfortunate? He's going to get a physical before camp. The doctors are going to check his knees, for example. They might be normal knees for an Olineman who has played pro ball for more than 5 years (not great). They might be in rough shape for an Olineman who has played 5 years (not much life left). Or they might be in bad shape for an Olineman (will need a lift assist in his house within 20 years). And unless he doesn't pass his physical, we won't know the results of it. It could be he has the best set of knees on the team and this "luck of the Irish" isn't a real thing. And what does any of that have to do with Dyakowski? Nothing really. There is still limited space on the roster, and the plans the Bombers have for the players they have been developing may not allow for one more non-starter. Goossen, Chungh, Neufeld and Couture are on the 44, as well as Bryant and Hardwick. Foketi as the perpetual healthy scratch. Spooner on the 1-game IR all year? 6 game? Back to the PR? Gray? Speller? DraftedOlineman#1? DraftedOlineman#2? For that matter, my recollection is also that Dyakowski has had a few injuries of his own during his time in Hamilton. Did you know someone had the gall to say something nice about Lankford yesterday? And they didn't even put it in a criticism sandwich? You know, where you say something bad about his skill level, quickly make a non-committal half-hearted compliment about something he did well, then insult his work ethic. We might need to take that poster aside and remind him that kind of independent thinking is not going to be well received here.

I would rather Wolitarsky get playing time. Not a lot different size wise from Fantuz.

Even if Neuf doesn't last all 18, Couture has looked good when pressed into action the past two years and I believe he'd do fine if need be. Heck he might beat out Neuf this year for the starting spot. Then you'd have Spooner at the 6th or 7th OL and you could go Foketti if need be and do a ratio tweek elsewhere. That also leaves out Gray (Cleveland has 11 other OL on their roster and the draft is this weekend) and whomever we draft this year.

History may fatigue you - but it doesn’t change.

agreed...tired of hearing too how Neuf WONT last 18 games

Zero interest on either guy.

I'll be paying close attention to the Cleveland Browns in the NFL draft over the next few days. Currently Geoff Gray is a fringe roster player but that could change depending on how many offensive lineman the Browns end up drafting and where they draft them. Typically NFL teams like to carry 9 offensive lineman on the gameday roster and 2 of them tend to be young developmental guys. Geoff Gray will be in a battle to stick as one of the two developmental lineman. If healthy, tackle Rod Johnson who the team drafted in the 5th round last year would be in line to be one of the two making the roster. Gray would currently be competing with undrafted free agents Victor Salako and Christian Schneider for that final roster spot. No doubt they will bring in more undrafted free agents this season but the real wildcard here is the fact that the Browns are loaded with 12 picks in this year's draft. They could use a first or 2nd round pick to draft a tackle to compete for the starting job which is currently available but this would have little impact on Gray as it would likely lead to a veteran backup being beat out. What I'm most interested to see is if they pick any offensive lineman in rounds 4 through 7 who would be very hard to release after having given them signing bonuses and have spent draft picks on them. Typically 20% of picks are used on offensive lineman in the NFL. So the way I see it they pick one in the first two rounds and then 1 or 2 later on in the draft to develop. In a few days we should have a much better idea of what Gray's realistic chances are of sticking with the Browns this season. I view this season as a make or break year for him. He needs to make a roster. There's simply too much attrition going on and after failing to crack two rosters so far this could be one of the last opportunities he has to stick it out in the NFL. By next season he'll be 24 and no longer viewed as a developmental project. He'll undoubtedly start being viewed for only what he currently brings to the table. The clock is ticking. I hope he does well but deep down I would love to see him come up here and have a long career for the bombers.

I appreciate all the news and thanks to those who attended and bothered to report- keep it up!

Tempted to go. Should be a lot of fun and for a good cause.

Really? Wow whoda think that.. I guess my 20+ years of playing and 10 coaching must have overlooked that

Internet buffoon Rod Pederson says BLV is mentally weak. A recovering addict using mental weakness as currency in football commentary on another player. Hes got guts I'll give him that. And since hes so inextricably linked with the Riders, ensured of such thanks to Rod, he just gave CAL a seasons worth of bulletin board material.

I dont think Dyakowski or Hecht are good. I think both are wayyy past their prime. Pass on both.

Actually, you can. It's about quality not quantity.

Like a dead raccoon matures on the roadside.

always wise to continually try and improve and a couple guys signed looking forward to seeing..if they push incumbents out..then even better. But as it is at moment...I don't see the defense as being that much of a question mark...Heaths loss won't even be noticed if you ask me...regardless of what some others think here

Avenatti has said this before abd he just said it again , that he thinks that Trump will either be impeached or will resign, people that have nothing to hide don't invoke the 5th, dirty POTUS with a dirty fixer

How the **** was Maurice not a finalist??? We didn’t make the playoffs last year and then finished one game away from the Presidents trophy. Wow. These awards obviously aren’t just merit. It’s politics.

He missed the last 7 games so I'll say no.

Goalies are Voodoo tho. The guys taken later seem to have longer careers. Its weird.

less than that, it's less than 300 though

so I guess True North wants to host away game parties too https://www.chrisd.ca/2018/04/25/winnipeg-jets-whiteout-viewing-party/

BTW: If he had played a full 18 + Pre-Season + Playoffs last year the Bombers would have repeatedly been penalized for too many men... Because they started 3 imports on the Oline last season for most of the season...so if this is the new standard for being injured...Couture and Spooner didn't have healthy seasons either...so it's a pretty flawed way of looking at it...this message brought to you by ellipses...ellipses...how grandpa used to talk when nap time was near...

Bombers will pick a legit CFL OL prospect in first round - not a long shot... Korte seems to be one of the safest? couture in at RG and chungh to LG sounds fine if Neufeld goes down... only question is spooner really...

The other night I was watching all sorts of interviews between Mean Gene and The Macho Man with my buddy, holy **** hilarious. I guess it's been a while since I watched any macho man footage but the guy was gold on the stick. If the guy wasn't on some crazy drugs at the time thenthey should have handed him an Oscar... or Emmy since it was on tv

I just wish their entrance was about 4x quicker

We will also likely draft an OL with our first pick

And the GOP are gutless. Let trump fracture the party. Stand on principle even if it takes time to rebuild. theyre selling their souls to trump right now.

I wonder if Fantuz still wants to play. He's a type of receiver we don't really have.

I'm not sure we don't already have the depth behind neuf. Or couldn't find somewhere else to put a cnd if needed for a game or two. And I'm not worried about his play as a starter. He played well as a guard last year. This team isn't about to get rid of Neuf for someone who might be a little better, which I honestly don't think Dyakowski is. The OLine is still a tight group. Keep them all together as long as possible. Unless an upgrade which you can't ignore becomes available.

I think Dyakowski would be worth considering. Lots of bodies on OL, but as many if not more question marks?? The question of how well they will perform with Bond missing from what was a lockdown left side remains to seen. But all things considered, they really couldn't afford to start an American at guard again.

Friday. Sunday.

yay https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/wheeler-named-finalist-for-messier-award/c-298233532

Tampa Bay is Canada’s team

I dont see how you do it with Spiderman. Even if he makes a cameo, why not make Venom a Spiderman character and then spin him off. Especially with the Avengers going into space, you could easily have the alien symbiont. Seems like Sony wanting to take advantage of Marvel stepping in and saving one of their characters. Let Marvel produce ALL Sony's marvel character films and be happy they're good.

I can only talk for myself, but I wasn't suggesting Morrow is a better player than Enstrom in possibly keeping the lineup as is we had against the Wild. It's more of why try to fix something that isn't broken (2 shutouts in a row albeit a lot because of Helle but this is a team game) and he isn't as physical a player as Morrow and he may be a bit rusty that in the playoffs that we don't have the luxury of slowly getting his game speed up to playoff par. BUT you also try to field the best team possible with the available players, i.e., dressing Enstrom over Morrow, Perreault over Roslo. Awesome problem to have no matter which route you take.

Yes, I meant only in that they were not straight up replacing him. I bet he retires at year end. But I'm just guessing. I have no idea what the plan is.

I think the real question we should be asking... who is that girl?!?

If this is actually true... I would guess the Bombers would be doing it with his blessing... he would be on-board with "training" a successor for when he plans to retire.... this group of management doesn't seem like the kind that would "squeeze out" someone like Hall...

Maybe they’ll move Duron to OT position on top of playing WR and DB.

I remember being disappointed we got Goosen instead of Lavertu. Thing worked out well for the bombers there.

$10,000 doesn’t seem like nearly enough.

The Maurice one was funny. The crowd went crazy when they showed a close up of him on the bench. He looked up to see we what we were cheering for, then rolled his eyes and kind of smirked when he saw himself. That's when the chant started. "Start the bus" and "book your tee time" were a couple others.

Sounds like WPS has been great too. Everyone in Winnipeg in a great mood.

Richest man in Canada chillin with jets fans on the street.

I was at the game. The early lead made it a lot more fun for the fans. My favourite chant was "We want Dubnyk" after Stalock made a few saves. Poor guy couldn't catch a break even when he was sitting on the bench.