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It's certainly not to reduce the amount of coaches or players. Reduce the players and you're going to have more injuries. Pretty sure that's a bad thing. This year is anomaly. Treat it as such. Get the government to cover the loss of ticket sales, concessions and TV revenue. Reduce staff where you can but don't cripple the organization. Look for two hub cities (one East, one West) that can host the teams and the games for cheapest possible scenario. Play 8 games against teams in your division. No bye weeks but arrange it so some teams can get longer breaks between weeks. Travel costs are reduced. Winnipeg would be good because of the location of the stadium. Three practice facilities right next door, plus the stadium, means that 4 or 5 teams could practice at once. Heck, this is anomaly year and let's treat it like such. Players are going to sacrifice a lot this year, so why not look at ways of integrating practices? Get teams to line up against each other. It will give players more chances to show what they have if they're on the bubble with their team. Other teams may be interested. This is about surviving the storm.

I have absolutely no problems playing games into november/december. Given that we have Andrew Harris and the best OL in the league let's get the shittiest weather possible and just bulldoze everyone.

Sounds familiar.

If it were a white hood, MAGAts would love it.

His back ground and Sanchez too. No other professional league in any sport would do something like that. Absolutely brutal and I hope they got a tongue lashing from the CFL for doing so. If any of my employees (Not that I have a lot) were out there promoting another business/borderline competitor, during a huge event, they wouldn't be working for long.

Getting An Antibody Test For The Coronavirus? Here's What It Won't Tell You May 21, 202010:28 AM ET Salvador Perez got really sick in April. He's 53 and spent weeks isolated in his room in his family's Chicago apartment, suffering through burning fevers, shivering chills, intense chest pain and other symptoms of COVID-19. "This has been one of the worst experiences of his life," says Perez's daughter, Sheila, who translated from Spanish to English for an interview with NPR. "He didn't think he was going to make it." Perez recovered and now wants to go back to work as a chef at a Chinese restaurant. But his boss told him he needs a test — an antibody test — first. So he found a place to get one and tested positive. His blood indeed has antibodies to the novel coronavirus — proteins that his immune system produced when it fought off the pathogen. "He feels great that he can get ... back to work, since we haven't really paid our bills," Sheila Perez says. "And he feels great that he can start doing what he did before the virus again." But her father is also nervous. His doctor told him the antibodies might give him some protection against catching the virus again but also stressed that's far from guaranteed. "He's anxious that he doesn't want to get sick. He's kind of scared of going back to work because ... he might go through it again," his daughter says. Salvador Perez is right to be worried. It's still not certain that antibodies measured by such a test would protect him from catching the virus again. And if the antibodies are protective, it's unknown how strong that protection might be or how long it might last. There are also questions about the reliability of many antibody tests being sold. Researchers are urgently trying to answer those uncertainties and figure how best to conduct antibody testing. Nevertheless, increasing numbers of people are getting the tests — many without recognizing how much is still unknown about what the results mean. Some employers, such as Perez's restaurant, are requiring workers to take antibody tests if they want to continue working or return to their jobs. Others are getting employees tested to see how widely the virus has spread through their workforce and to try to find ways to improve worker safety. And some labor unions are helping workers get tested in hopes of offering them some sense of security against the virus. In addition, some individuals are buying the tests themselves out of curiosity and to use as a basis for personal decisions, such as whether it's safe to start spending more time with close friends and extended family members who are outside the household. But the idea of using antibody testing in these ways worries many doctors and public health authorities because there are many common misconceptions. For starters, the antibody tests are only a sign of past infection. Whether the infection is actually gone can only be determined by a diagnostic test that identifies genetic material from the virus or viral particles. Some people also falsely think testing positive on an antibody test proves they can't get infected with the virus again. "I think people just want this to go away and want to resume their normal lives," says Kelly Wroblewski, director of infectious disease for the Association of Public Health Laboratories. "But my fear is [antibody tests are] going to be used as this sort of golden ticket to demonstrate immunity — when we just don't know if that's the case." Still, Wroblewski and others acknowledge the results might offer at least some useful guidance in certain cases. "If I had a household where I had a number of younger individuals in the household, one of whom had antibodies, I think that that individual would probably be the safest bet to be able to safely go to get the groceries," says Michael Mina, an assistant professor of immunology and infectious disease at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. But, Mina quickly adds, "I still wouldn't want that individual going to get groceries and then going the next day to a nursing home to see Grandma." Having antibodies against the coronavirus is just no guarantee that you won't pick up or pass along an infection, he says. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/21/857961304/getting-an-antibody-test-for-the-coronavirus-heres-what-it-wont-tell-you

time to dust this one off:

this right here is all that needs to be said. Weather the storm this year and next year things should be more normal.

I was a big supporter of the lockdown but that was in March & April & now we're going into June. It was only supposed to last 2 weeks. Now it's over 2 months. I try to stay away from shopping centres & large stores like Costco be4cause a lot of people are stupid & selfish when it comes to social distancing. I used to shop at Superstore but that was before the pandemic. I now shop at my local grocery store. I pay a bit more because of it but to me it's still worth it. You're right that we can't stay in lockdown mode forever & the economy has to open up. If someone is scared to go out then stay home. We may not be ready for large CFL & NHL crowds, concerts, etc yet. I agree that teams can isolate if they must. It all depends how badly a league's officials, management, coaches & players want to do it. If you make $6 million a year then no question you would. If you make $60,000 in the CFL you may not want to.

can you imagine Brandon banks playing when it's minus 30?? Those antelope receivers on the Ti Cats will be crying... The cold weather will take a lot of finesse players out of their game.

I need to find the company that makes these masks

Really?? Holy ****, you've cracked this thing wide open!

The fact that the president thinks its the job of a news organization to "help" a political party get elected is a huge problem.

I see the hydroxychloroquine is taking effect.

Trump on not having the coronavirus: (actual quote, not satire) "And I tested very positively in another sense. So this morning. I tested positively toward negative, right? So no, I tested perfectly this morning. Meaning I tested negative. But that's a way of saying it. Positively toward the negative." Americans should thank Trump, for clearing that up. 😵

Everything I've read has been early indicators and not a rational, well researched study. I will wait for those before making conclusive decisions about sending my kids back to the salt mines school, if they open in the fall.

All players and coaches are required to be in one of these at all times. We know the Bombers have at least two in stock. You're welcome CFL!

https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/05/nickelback-cancel-tour-covid-19/

The CFL has a salary cap. You could remove ten players per team and the cost wouldn't go down, the share would just go up. And, then dump some poorly paid, over worked coaches? So that you don't develop anyone?

Farhan knows his ****...He just blindly loyal to his Lions and will look for any negative aspect of a rival team to promote to give sense the Lions are in the hunt...

Extended care homes...and healthcare facilities are a different beast than a training camp...and yeah...you can have staff who interact with team exercise protocol to avoid getting...or risking infection...just the same as all the healthcare professionals who work with actual infected do...again...you keep saying all this physical contact...and at this point in a camp and slowly introducing things there needs to be no contact...not sure how you don't get that point...it can be done...and is done anyway to a great extent I believe the MB Health dude who does his pressers has said the "close prolonged" contact thing..as well as others but I am not gonna go scrounging around the Net to find it for you...have better things to do I guess I am more an optimist than pessimist as well as a problem solver solution maker..guess thats why I ended up in Engineering. and if everything was halted..stopped..delayed due to all the naysayers...risk fearers..and just people or groups saying it couldn't be done..then nothing would function..evolve or get solved. Also it depends what surface it's on to adress one of your concerns...and its mainly surfaces that a football player isn't excessively touching...and again...like I said...if protocol is put in place where you get tested before stepping on field...when you arrive 2 weeks prior to camp..and at start of camp and are virus free...you cant give it to someone else..or they you when you are sitting in a team meeting...running sprints...doing one on ones.....and fact of the matter..virus and disease t like this are here..aint't going away and gonna be others...world has to keep spinning and people cant hide in a box forever....you are afraid...worried..stay home...everyone else well I guess they choose to live their life...is that cold..callous..ignorant of fats..who knows...but this ****..and others like it will be ongoing for years..upon years...deal with it..work with it..do things to minimize it...be smart...but hiding out and shutting down all parts of society isn't the answer and sooner than later people are gonna just say eff it....it's already happening anyway

People support this moron.

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/meet-ken-nightingall-mysterious-pink-shorts-boom-guy/story?id=64507354

It was a pretty good Dynamite. Loved Hangman running for all the way across the field. Sammy and Matt Hardy was good. Also Arn and Jake sit down was good. It also amazing those two were never in the ring against each other.

Nothing wrong with practical... Right? Right?

In MAGA parlance, this is known as tremendous communication skills

and now for the cancellations https://tvline.com/2020/05/21/bless-this-mess-cancelled-season-3-abc/ https://tvline.com/2020/05/21/single-parents-cancelled-season-3-abc/ well this is a bummer https://tvline.com/2020/05/21/schooled-cancelled-season-3-abc-goldbergs/ https://tvline.com/2020/05/21/emergence-cancelled-season-2-abc/ and a renewal from FOX https://tvline.com/2020/05/21/prodigal-son-renewed-season-2-fox/

do you assume everyone to be basically mentally incompetent...or just plain ignorant to things? Of course that doesn't mean you are cleared forever...no poop Sherlock...But if you don't have it...and don't go out and about ( which would surely be restrictions on players as they have no need to..they are here to play ball and stay symptom free) you will not get it....and if that has to come down to players keeping their own dorm room clean...and only eat in the team facility...then so be it..they are grown men wanting to make a team and breaking rules..like a curfew could be reason for dismisal (cut) Its pretty easy to keep a team quarantined ..and under strict control....obviously you have never been in a pro camp..as that is basically what you do..get up...meet...get served breakfast..practice....meet..train if you have the energy...eat again..go back to your dorm room and rest and study...guys aren't going out...trust me and the guys over my experience who were out and about were generally first on a bus outta town. As for football players...where did I mention in a game??..oh yeah...nowhere....read before your usual inclination to argue and bicker..and yes..transmisson is 99.9% from close..prolonged contact with an infected person...and even then they have to be spewwing a vehicle out of their body for infecting...case of the matter...for teams to start some sort of a camp...training/conditioning is an easy task...with less chance of an infection than joe average stepping out to the store..flopping around a park...and everywhere else that has opened up...If you seriously think a player in a quarantined camp is gonna jeopardize himself..or the team..or the process in general you are very misguided...and yeah..the PA would approve a strict set of conditions to start up..as they wanna get paid..and from guys I know and talk to, are all chomping at bit to do so

Early results in on Sweden's herd immunity efforts (unless they've gone back to denying that was the reason for no lockdown). Short version, not great, and maybe no better than other countries that did lock down. And if the post 2 above is any indication, testing positive for antibodies is no guarantee of immunity anyway. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/21/health/sweden-herd-immunity-coronavirus-intl/index.html

Lets actually be honest. No blocking. No tackling. DB's must stay 2 meters away from receivers at all times. Same holds true for LB's and RB's, well everyone for that matter, so it's 2 yards between the OL and the DL. All players must stay 1 meter apart at all times, including meetings, huddles, and all other teaching. That's just at practice. In an actual game, there is no way to play football if the players have to social distance. QB drops back to pass. No one can get within a meter of him or tackle him. He throws to a receiver who is at least a meter away from the nearest DB. As long as he catches the ball, it's a TD because no one is allowed to tackle him or, just hand it off to the RB that no one can touch. TD on every play, but wait... No offence needed because all Kick offs would be returned for a TD or kicked out of bounds, which would result in a re-kick.

REALLY...its about time to be honest...training and team activities save for tackling one another is easily managed with appropriate safety measures...film work...weights...skelly....if people can shop...go to dentist..chiro..etc and exercise safety measures..certainly pro athletes and franchises can do the same when it's their livelyhood and bottom lines financially at stake

well if the league was running as usual...it would pull in about 60 million in gate revenue alone between the 9 teams and thats a bit conservative using only an average ticket price of 30 bucks a seat on a league wide avg attendance of 25k...not included in that is box/club seats revenue Also lost in that is any game day revenue brought in by concessions...parking...booze, as well as game day corporate and business sponsorship and ads in each stadium above and beyond what the league pulls in. So basically that 150 million number to me is bang on when you add in the lost TV money and if covid hadn't happened things would be rolling along as usual and not in dire straights....Winnipeg..Sask..Hamilton..Ottawa, and usually Edmonton would operate in the Black..Calgary usually is just under..or just over and new Ownership and proper management in Mtl will allow them to not bleed money again...BC...T.O...Who knows there but MLSE has deep assed pockets and are trying to do things to make that team viable and noticed again Covid has been a good thing and has forced teams and league to take a look at things. and tweek their model to make it stronger....Roster and Coaching numbers are just fine...smart management and savy business minds are key moving forward...just like basically any big business these days

He still hasn't let go of the Grey Cup.

No matter what, Trump will try to portray himself as a victim so as to inflame his lunatic base and begin to set the stage for him to claim that the pending election is being stolen from him. Simultaneously, he and his minions will try to smear any and all opposition.

Authorities in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, have officially banned the eating of all wild animals, it was announced today.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/wuhan-china-coronavirus-ban-wild-animals-eating-wildlife-trade-markets-a9524606.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1589990828

I love these whatchyoucallits:

Lalji is a successful high school coach in Vancouver & has helped get some Lower Mainland players scholarships to US colleges so he does know his stuff. Naylor? He doesn't seem to know that during the CFL Draft he should have displayed a CFL helmet instead of an NFL one.

Honestly not a terrible article, although they basically pointed out the obvious, back up QB is a question mark, the loss of Sayles, Rose and Kongbo hurts, keeping MOS is good. Basically something that a fan in about grade 5 could write.

Naylor and lalji are fine reporters, but as far as experts on the game, no chance in hell. They're media guys not football guys.

any national media that doesn't speak glowingly about our team may as well be taking a **** on them, as far as I'm concerned........ you all should really know that by now

Maybe by the time the season starts Chris Streveler will be making his way back to Winnipeg.

hey canada, c'mere let me give you a big sloppy hug you magnificent feelgoodsad friday night gen-x comfort mutt. listen to how they pop the current singer slightly in the mix so they get a moment! 1:24 is such wholesomeness. TAKE THE SOLO WHISTLE GUY! to the guy playing in the plasma ball somewhere around 4:19, he's at 9o'clock in the mosaic

I'll just stay home, thanks... you can count me as one of those people who didn't realize their every day life was called "self isolation"......

"I want one of those Bomber plague masks" is not a sentence I would have predicted uttering a few short months ago.

I'll agree that it was a messed up attempt, but I disagree that it turns more people off than it draws in. At best it's a neutral issue. No hard core fan who is watching the Grey Cup for the football is going to say "Well that does it. Having an in-broadcast interview with this celebrity has soured me so much that I'm going to shut off the TV and not watch the completion of the first Bomber Grey Cup win in 29 years." Many on this site have railed against Rod Black's coverage for what feels like forever, and yet you are all still here following the game and commenting on the things he says, which means you are still watching him. As for the casual fan, they are watching for the spectacle as much as anything, so a bit more Keith Urban is not something they will complain about. Remember when Justin Beiber did the halftime show at the 100th Grey Cup? The game itself averaged 5.5 million viewers, but the halftime jumped to an average of 6.1 million, peaking at 7 million viewers. This for a guy who was booed mercilessly in the stadium. And all the wives who were at my Grey Cup party and had been blabbing in the kitchen in the first half while the hubbys watched the game were glued to Keith's performance and then paid attention when he came up to the booth later to chat, and stayed to watch the football afterwards. I can do without it, but in today's world this is a pretty silly thing to get your knickers in a twist over.