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These numbers mean nothing, how do you factor in drops, quality of the defenders, the plays called in etc.. Nome of the guys look awful so its the hours of practice that will be used when they make the decision.

Sunseri : Prider nation hype machine chews up and spits out another victim.

Nick Moore was pretty unhappy about something #14 did today in the two minute drills. As he was walking to the sidelines he yelled out "Hey 1-4, [inaudible] I'm gonna whoop your ass." That got some attention from the coaches. O'Shea stared at him for a few moments to see if he would cool down, and then afterwards Miles came and talked with Moore in private. It was obviously nothing but some training camp tension really.
 
Gordon and Logan continue to get a lot of reps with starters. Logan had a really nice grab today in the two minute drill. 
 
Carlos Anderson had at least one dropped catch and one dropped punt that I can remember. I feel like there were a few more in there but am not positive. Overall he had a bad day.
 
Hurl continues to be the starting MLB, but Bass got in there as well. I am pretty sure I saw Bass line up outside as well a few times.
 
Rough day for the QBs as the defense played really well. Willy was forced to hold onto the ball several times. Brohm looked alright today. Threw a really nice ball on an inside route to Adams. Brohm is really not afraid to take a chances. Not a lot to talk about for Portis and Marve. Saw Portis a few times fail to move his feet in the "pocket" (no pocket since it was skeleton drills). Other than that I don't think either did anything positively or negatively to stand out.
 
Kohlert, Richards and Reaves (I assume in that order) will man the "Canadian wideout on the far side" spot this year. I hope that Richards gets to move around at a few spots, because Kohlert really doesn't get a lot of targets at that position and his backup will get even less. Not that that's a huge deal, our other receivers are usually better. Richards looks alright, didn't really stand out today.
 
Ended the day with some punt coverage practice.
 
If I think of anything else I'll post again.

Go karts are essentially cars.. And are pretty mobile too..
His defensive reading skills tho... Negative.

An interesting position to take considering who our defensive coordinator is. Maybe the politics discussed earlier regarding Brohm played out in Sask against Hurl. Maybe Hurl is a lot better now. Players do improve. Maybe we don't have any better options (I think you covered that one). We don't know the reasons but I don't think Hurl would be here at all if someone didn't evaluate him as capable. Somehow that remark struck me as being a bit too negative. Call me sensitive but let's be positive for a couple of weeks. We can trash the hell out of him during the rest of the year becasue it looks like he going to be there regardless of what you think.. 

I don't really care what happens... I just hope we NEVER have to see those "signature" uniforms again...

I've said many times Marve hasn't had the opportunity to show it or not, but that's the key, until we see if he can do it it's still a mystery. The CFL is littered with guys who looked good when they could scramble all over but failed to sustain it when forced to be a passer. I am taking a wait and see approach with the guy. I want to believe in him and hope he can prove himself, but until he does it's still a question that needs to be asked. 

Sometimes the coaches do have a method to their madness.  June 14th - after the 1st preseason game and before the 2nd preseason game - is the first cutdown day.  Rosters need to be down to 65 players.  So that first preseason game is really the only shot some of those fringe players will have at making a case at staying.  These fringe players and backups are going to be injury replacements during the year, so it is important to get an in game evaluation of them even if they aren't likely to be playing.
 
I would also rather give more of the pencilled in starters more time in the 2nd preseason game to ramp up and get into a rhythm for when the games actually matter.

Coaches make the decisions and you criticize those decisions even though you don't have access to practices, meetings, film, etc. 

Weird, I just want the best player possible there.

He hit 90% of his FG attempts last season.  Unless he had a leg amputated this off-season, it's a bad decision.  

Yup, they can be an unpredictable bunch. No one thought after they started off 0-5 in 2011 that they'd end up winning the cup! They're still the most logical choice of team to miss the playoffs in the West though, so I won't hold my breath.
 
 
This, they are putting their season on a damaged shoulder. One hit is all it takes and Lulay is done again.

Wiecek (Free Press) on Westerman:
 
Bombers fans should be so heartened to hear what veteran defensive tackle Bryant Turner had to say on Wednesday about the team's newest -- and most prominent -- former NFLer, defensive end Jamaal Westerman.
"He's been very humble. If I didn't read the paper and know that he was in the NFL for six years, I'd have never known it. He never mentions it and he's really been a true student his whole time here," Turner said of Westerman.
"He's trying to learn the game, he asks a lot of questions and he just studies and learns."
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Jamaal Westerman said he can't wait to get started on his Canadian career.
"I talk to my brother a lot now. He's kind of giving me tips," said Westerman. "Even though I'm the older brother, he seems to be giving me a lot more tips now than I gave to him."
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"It's a whole different game here in Canada," said Anderson, "and you see a lot of guys from the NFL come here with pedigrees like that. I'm not going to drop names, but we've had guys like that come here before and they just don't cut it because the game is that different."
The Bombers defence gave up the most yards rushing in the CFL in 2014, while recording just the second-fewest QB sacks and the quick-footed Westerman -- he's remarkably fleet for a man who is 6-3, 260 -- could go a long way to addressing both those weaknesses for the Bombers in 2015.
"He's got a terrific power angle and in those one-on-one pass rushes, boy, he certainly gets underneath guys. And same thing at point of attack in the run game, he can hold an edge down very, very well," said head coach Mike O'Shea.
"He flies around. He's easy to work with. He's smart."

Pff...without us you'd have to walk all the way down to the magazine shop to get your porn.

Whenever I want to know what a player makes I just check out Nasty Nate old posts here and elsewhere.  Good enough for me, good enough for the rest of you.

Well, you're comparing potential millions to tens of thousands and the league they've dreamed their whole lives of playing in versus a league in Canada which might as well be the North Pole to a lot of Americans.  Printing the salaries on the front page of every Canadian newspaper won't change that.

Okay. Just got back from training camp and finally back in the office. Today was the first day that coaches from the Winnipeg High School Football League were invited on the field to take in the practice. We were originally told to stick to the sidelines but MOS came over immediately and invited us on the field and to go ahead and focus on whatever position we were interested in. I tried to walk around a bit but was always drawn to the offensive line, running backs and offense as a whole.
 
I'll say this. we have some big boys on the Oline and Dline that can move very quickly. Watched some one on ones in the first sessions and while this is usually slanted towards defensive aggression, Coach Wiley had his boys fighting up a storm. Picard is an animal and while Chung may not be technically skilled yet, you can see him picking up tips from the coaching staff. Coach Wiley even came over to a couple of us coaches and gave us some tips that he uses to teach fundamentals. Awesome. Jace Daniels and Devin Tyler were getting some long looks with the first team Oline. Greaves is still in there but his relaxed nature definitely opens the door for some of the young guys to jump in a get a look. As Coach Wiley suggested, it don't mean s*** until game situations come into play.
 
As for receivers, Nick Moore looked amazing. If he stays healthy, he will easily be a league leader. Just so much speed after he catches the ball. Kris Bastien made a couple of nice grabs on some long balls and looks very quick as well. I only noticed L.Tunei once today as he fought off 2 defenders for a catch in the second half of practice (no shoulder pads for second half). Tunei does look to be a bigger guy but some of those DBs do as well so tough to tell from my vantage point.
Saw some nice catches from Adamas and Clemons as well. As for Jordan Reaves, man, i think he makes the team this year. He made some nice catches today, often adjusting to the DBs to get to the ball. He is a big strong kid. Maybe he is not running his routes 100% but from my sideline view, they sure were giving him every opportunity to figure it out.
 
QBs all looked good today I thought. There was a fairly good breeze going from West to East so that made the "across the field" throw either very easy or very hard. Truthfully, they all looked good. Not sure how Yantz makes this team as the top 4 all made some nice throws today. Running backs all had moments of shine today with Paris Cotton leading the way. Marshall and Scott both broke a couple of long ones too but its sometimes tough to tell if they would have broken free if the defense was given the chance to "light 'em up". Tough call.
 
Sherman filled in for Leggett and didn't look out of place. He is pretty vocal out there. Not as vocal as Coach Miles but close. Dline Coach commands a lot of respect. You can see that he wants them going hard all the time. Loved what Greg Peach does out there. He is fighting hard for his job. Great competition on the line.
 
I'll try to get out there again tomorrow. Let me know if there is anything in particular you want me to look at. Keep in mind, i think the second half of practice tomorrow is all special teams.

There is still so much left open for interpretation by fans. Which Achilles? Left? Right? How big was the tear? How did it happen??? I MUST KNOW!!!

Its not the GMs responsibility to keep the players focused.
Burke is not hc material and was just awful at it. No excuses at all can be made.
Mack wasn't great either but the players quitting in the field is directly the result of Burke.

When Moore and Watson were hurt Willy's was pretty well down to Denmark as a reciever that could get open. I don't think our recievers really scared anybody last year. And that did not help Willy much. 

And we're not even playing BC this weekend...

When someone says: "I know more about football than you do", they lose my respect.  Look, there's lots of guys that know more about football than me.  There are lots of guys that know less about football than me too, but some of them know more about one particular aspect.    I've been involved in amateur ball for decades, and have coached at a fairly high level.  I've attended numerous coaching clinics, and have travelled nationally to football events.  I've met and talked at length with top college and professional coaches.  Never has one of them said "I know more about football than you do"   In fact, the smart ones look to learn what they can from you.   I remember one professional American coach, new to Canada, asking me to draw up my favourite "gimmick" play, because a coach that we both knew told him of my passion for the uniqueness of the Canadian game.  It was over beers, and we talked about it for about an hour.   The next day, I got an email from him wanting to discuss it some more.   This guy was a much more experienced coach than me for sure, but he realized that he could learn something from me.
 
For a newbie like Tuscaloosa to come on this site and claim inside knowledge and that every who disagreed with him was a "moron", well, that's not a difference of opinion, that's a troll.

He has ties alright but it seems they didn't tighten those restraints enough and he seems to have gotten out again ...

The Riders just traded Watson & a 2nd rounder for a 3rd and a long snapper. I like the price we paid better...

Mims was chosen as one of this years starting tackles by a bunch of 'experts' on fan forums.  Cut before TC even starts?  LOL.