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He's already peed on all four corners of his desk.

Agreed, would like to see us pick one of either Kongbo or Betts for sure. We can afford to gamble. Especially because I don't buy into this idea of us needing a receiver like everyone says we do. Even if we want to start 3, I'd rather see us bring back Coates or try and scrap lower rounds for depth - we don't need to blow a first round pick on CDNWR5 when we have Demski, Wolitarsky, Simonise and Petermann.

Barr just admitted to K, Harris, during his testimony....... that he didn't review the underlying evidence of the Mueller report before making a judgment about obstruction.

So what you're saying is the people who can see the big picture surrounding the Bombers understand the depth we have at the position and believe we can get over losing people, while the people who don't follow the team as close and only do superficial analysis of the team over react at the loss of names because they are looking at the small picture. Gotcha.

I read that Hodge piece yesterday and found it to be way off. Why do people think our OL is going to be decimated by losing Goosen and Chungh?? We're FINALLY at a level where we can plug-and-play at multiple positions because we've been utilizing the Draft-and-Develop method to its full potential. What the hell has Michael Couture been doing the last few years if not getting ready for this exact moment?? This idea that we desperately need to draft OL is horseshit. Sure we'll take one early so we can re-stock the cupboard, but we don't desperately need a guy to come in and start like we did with Chungh. Hodge has never been accurate with his drafts.....the only one to watch is Dunk, who has a history of being extremely accurate in his mock drafts...

If the Bombers are serious about a National playing a DT position, then a freebie like David Menard, is a must look see at TC.

And just for fun, even though I've paid like zero attention to the lead-up to tomorrow ... Toronto picks Desjarlais, Hamilton picks McInnis, Edmonton picks Betts, Winnipeg picks Wilkinson and Kongbo and then after that I don't really care. That'd be my prediction/hope.

Fair to say the OL will probably take a bit of a step back after losing Goossen and Chungh... they were both really, really good. I don't expect Couture and Gray to immediately be at their level but at least Couture has been around for years already and Gray is an A+ prospect. Speller and Foketi also provide some options. It could be a lot worse. I still expect us to take an OL at 4 or 5.

Of all things, I would really hope that a Centre and RG would be easily replaced by guys that have been in the system for as many years as Foketi and Couture, not to mention if Geoff Gray is as good as advertised and wins the RG spot outright...

Only around here... Good grief. Only you think the Bombers will finish last in the CFL, somewhere behind the Schooners, Thunderbirds and Rifles because we lost two starters, even though we have very capable back-ups.

Thing is he'll appoint some other liar to replace this person. One thing is clear out of all of this. If you aren't willing and able to lie every day, about anything, trivial, or vitally important, you are not qualified to work for Trump, and will not work for him for long. That's actually the only thing he wants in an employee. skill, experience, knowledge, non of those things matter.

People outside of Bomber fans sites think that losing our best two NI OL in the same year is a problem. They think that replacing two all star NI OL with guys who have a couple of starts each or no starts depending on who wins the starters spots, is a big issue. It's only around here that folks think last years backups will be as good as last years all star starters.

But he was found guilty for murder and imprisoned. How did the media hide from that? it was covered pretty well in print. There was no tv cameras allowed in the philly courts. The media didn't cover it up- you don't think the conservative radio scene and pundits tried really hard to push the anti-abortion narrative on this one? it didn't gain much traction because there was no tv coverage. it's pretty much that simple. in the end though... Gosnell was tried, found guilty and sentenced. for murder- thank goodness. How this ends up being like what trump made abortions out to be... no clue- that dude is pure cuckoo-bananas.

apropos Ontario conservatives dropping tree planting program https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-tree-plant-soldiers-reassign-climate-change-global-warming-deforestation-a8208836.html?fbclid=IwAR0ojSFtx9wTchh2QBkwzh5r8_SWK4jqVz-Ue8Uo-DJUQcXlM_eRp_qevyo&utm_source=reddit.com

Jon Moxley (@JonMoxley) Tweeted: https://t.co/a3GpFKeYVw heck of a slickly produced video for an “Indy” guy. I wonder who produced it.... interesting thing is, one of the reasons wwe was so open about him leaving was their belief he wasn’t going to AEW, that he just wanted time off and would likely return to WWE.

The dragons were lost in the mist.

So, the Attorney General of the United States is going to ignore a legal subpoena issued by the Congress. Interesting that the only two legislators to see the unredacted Mueller report.....are Graham and Collins. A 3rd is about to be given it - McConnell. These guys are also blocking Don McGhan from testifying in front of the House. What are they all afraid of?

If I recall correctly the House can hold Barr in contempt of congress and have him arrested

I mean ... I’m just curious where you get this idea he’s a beast on ST ... he had one career tackle in college.

Uhm Uhm Uhm Uhm

This guy is as corrupt as they come.

Mentioned this before. The only bad guys at the fbi were pro trump bad guys

Even Fox "News" is calling out Fox on their handling of this. "Pushing a political agenda..." Gee, ya think??

I'd rather we keep Hayes than trade for somebody else.

It won’t be popular with a lot of Americans but this sentiment will be strong With many of them.

The reality of the situation is we need to try and turn some of our assets that are up for big money contracts into assets that are undervalued contracts with team control left. I don't know how you do that other than identifying a team with a competitive window that fits that need. With that said, I think if you could get everyone in the same room, I truly think the best fit would probably be some kind of three-way deal with Calgary and Florida. Calgary probably sees a need to add forward depth and they can deal from a position of strength on D (especially if they're adding a guy like Alex Yelesin from the K, which it seems like they are) ... Florida really seems to be a good fit (player and team) for Trouba and Winnipeg could use a team like Calgary to bolster their D corps with the loss of Trouba. Florida gets: Jacob Trouba, James Neal Calgary gets: Vincent Trocheck, Matthieu Perreault Winnipeg gets: Noah Hanifin Add picks/prospects as you see necessary to make the deal work. Why for Florida? They have the cap space to add Trouba and have long been reported to be a team interested in acquiring him - the fit for the player is there too, as Trouba wants to be in Florida with his girlfriend. James Neal is an albatross for Calgary, but he might be a better fit on the wing in Florida for a team that would need to fill a hole on the wing when Huberdeau goes back to the middle to fill the hole left by Trocheck. Gives them a top six of Dadonov-Barkov-Hoffman, Tippett-Huberdeau-Neal and you can still add spare parts in FA with your excess cap space (they should still have around 6-7 million left over and their only real guy they need to give more cash to is Hawryluk) Why not for Florida? Maybe they're not comfortable moving Huberdeau to the middle and then maybe Neal is redundant, especially since you can spend your money in better ways (like finding a better option than Hawryluk for your 2C) Why for Calgary? They really seem to need add forward depth and Trocheck is the kind of cost effective 2C that will present them with the ability to have an easier time resigning all the big ticket players they're going to have coming up in the next little while ... Tkachuk/Rittich as RFA this year ... Brodie/Hamonic UFA and Jankowski RFA the year after ... Perreault gives you some bridge depth that you can afford in the interim to keep your team's top 9 solid, especially if you let Bennett walk as another cost-controlled measure. Why not for Calgary? Maybe Hanifin isn't the piece they want to give up on D and they're not sold on their ability to retain Brodie/Hamonic the year after next and would rather keep the guy they have secured for longer term. Why for Winnipeg? The biggest asset you gain here is the flexibility to retain your players in a cap crunch and offer your current roster an opportunity to gain a bigger role. Hanifin is a big add for a team that just lost Trouba. Why not for Winnipeg? I'm not sure. Maybe that's a sign this trade isn't as good as I think it is but I already typed all this **** out and I still think it makes decent sense so here we are.

I really don't expect the ratio to change for this year. I expect that it would be phased in over a period of time. The teams have already committed a lot of cash to players believing that they needed 7 starting Canadians. A number of teams would want to take a mulligan on free agency, if that is the case.

Well put. John Hodge, or anyone, suggesting that we should re-stock the Canadian OL shelf with one of the first round picks makes perfect sense. We did lose two Canadian all star OL. And, because of Kyle Walters' strategy of drafting OL, it looks like we will have capable players stepping into those spots. But, you should never stop drafting quality Canadians on the OL. Particularly if the CFL does change the ratio from 7 to 5 nationals. The two US players potentially stepping into the line up are not likely to be OL. CFL teams will always think OL first in terms of the ratio. Foolish not to.

combo of Gray, Couture, Speller and Foketi to take Chungh and Goosen spots means I'm not even the least bit concerned...

Well, I disagree that Hodge has much insight. Typically, I've found that he's misses the mark in terms of the teams moves and how players will settle in. He talks lots, that's for sure. Yes, the draft can be a crap shoot. Trades can't be predicted and a team's willingness to draft a player that may not play for a few years impacts everything. But my recollection is that Hodge typically gets the Bombers strategy wrong.

Bombers will benefit from two first-round picks in Thursday’s CFL draft By John Hodge - April 30, 2019 Some highlights... All four one, one four all It’s a safe bet that the Bombers will use the fourth overall pick in Thursday’s draft to address the offensive line. Sukh Chungh is a member of the B.C. Lions, Matthias Goossen is a police officer, and Arnaud Gendron-Dumouchel — the club’s fourth-round pick from last year — retired after suffering a devastating ankle injury with the Carabins. Clearly, the club needs an offensive lineman. ... What about Brady? Brady Oliveira has been a hot topic of conversation among Bomber fans on social media, as are most highly-touted local products come draft time. ... I don’t believe the Bombers intend on starting a national running back beyond Andrew Harris’ tenure with the club. That said, I still think Oliveira would make a great addition to the team. He could be a beast on special teams — people often forget Jon Cornish had 43 special teams tackles over his first three seasons with the Stampeders — and a versatile piece on offence. ... I won't post the whole article so that 3Downnation gets the clicks. Honest question, does Hodge EVER predict what the Bombers will do correctly? My recollection is that he's usually way off.

Lol, yes, I'm sure Pittsburgh would be willing to let him go...

Tremendous

Menard would be useful to us. Vandervoort will land somewhere. Hervey putting his stamp on the Lions.

yeah, my impression was that the Night King brought the storm to bollix the dragons, they were roasting the **** out of the zombies when suddenly the blizzard rolled in. but don't take my word on it, I was just squinting at the screen and trying to parse the swirl of midnight blue and coal black pixels.

Guaranteed they haven't talked about any of the actual things they disagree on, mostly monetary. That always comes last.

I think you might be right... we saw the white walkers all lined up and then the mist enveloped the dragons- correct?

it's kind of like "anyone but Hilary". There is a huge block of people who REFUSED to vote for Hilary- not only did they vote for ???- they voted instead for a self-proclaimed sexual assailant, racist, thin skinned, "I know nothing about polices" cheetoed-hued ******* man-baby. so yeah- you can answer the question now. A sack of wet kittens would do a better job at POTUS than trump.

He sounds like a cartoon superhero.

Mike O’Shea, just on 1290, sounds emphatic that the CFL season will start on time. He has no doubt..

until the Democrats pick a leader, are polling numbers worth anything? Right now you are asking if you would vote for Trump, or ???. If you are not in the "I will vote for anyone but Trump" camp, then how do you even answer the question right now?

same sweater and shades....it was totally an homage. Had to be.

Yup, the comment about not having any issues with him starting...is...concerning. I feel like it's a bit of saying whatever he wants situation, and I hope they aren't actually relying on him to fill that large if a role.

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"Good luck with the battle you guys... I'm going to play flight simulator with some crows..."

https://3downnation.com/2019/04/29/cfl-leaning-towards-selling-alouettes-to-group-involving-montreal-businessman-stephen-bronfman/ Looks like the CFL is going to sell the als to Stephen Bronfman. Don't know much about him except for that he's the son of billionaire Charles Bronfman who owned the Expos from 1968 to 1990.

What we need to do is stop treating corporations and the wealthy like they're better than everyone else. Hold them accountable for the **** they do, make them pay their share of taxes to fund programs that benefit everyone. Socialism, capitalism, communism, what ever else it is these are just theories. It's how those in charge implement them that determine their outcomes, and right now the north American society isn't really capitalism, more like the rich make the laws and give themselves breaks while squeezing the middle class as hard as they can.