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Haha don't forget that we Troy boy left as and continues to be loaded with sour grapes because of his cutting. He didn't know when to leave gracifully or with class. in today's league he would never have survived as long as he did. He was NEVER good. just limped along with a Canadian passport.
Here's praying lirim stays healthy and shatters Westwoods numbers. He's already ten times the kicker.

I am guessing that Westwood was in the car with him and mooned the dog as they drove on. Because that would explain some things.

I am guessing that Westwood was in the car with him and mooned the dog as they drove on. Because that would explain some things.

It's not the Chimpanzees that we hate, some of my best friends are chimpanzees, its their culture. Ripping off faces and throwing poop. we don't go for that here.

I agree with you on that one. No matter what the sport. Pro athletes who are breaking in are happy to have a job. Pro Athletes who want to succeed go to winning teams. Pro Athletes who want glamour I can live without. Furthermore Glamour and CFL are not words to be used in the same sentence very often. 

They all cheat -- so in that respect, "cheating" isn't really cheating, it's keeping up!

I'm still not even sure what you're implying. Are you implying his skin looks young and wrinkle free or are you implying he's abused HGH to the point that he's developed symptoms of acromegaly (which he hasn't)?

average:  a number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data, in particular the mode, median, or (most commonly) the mean, which is calculated by dividing the sum of the values in the set by their number.
 
The average fan does not check this site multiple times a day and obsess over coaches and announcements.  The obsessive or hard core fan does.  Face it, those of us that obsess at sites like this are not “normal”.  And there is nothing wrong with that.
 
The Bombers know that they don’t have to try very hard to get the attention and money of the hard core fan.  They do have to try harder to get to the average fan.  This is why announcements in the off season are often strategically scheduled to get the Bombers name out into the news at regular times, and not necessarily the minute a signing is a done deal.
 
It doesn’t mean they don’t appreciate the hard core fan or are trying to upset them.  They are just doing what a smart organization does to remain in the conscience of a wider fan base.  
 
And yes, those people are real fans.  They spend money on season tickets and merchandise just like hard core fans else (maybe not as much on a per fan basis, but they spend more money as a group).  If the only fan this organization had was the hard core fan, it wouldn't be an organization for long.

Etch's contract took longer because it was written on a chalk board that would be erased after every meeting

Pretty sure that if a US based player is offered a job in the CFL, his first question isn't, "Let's see, if I draw an 800 km circle around the city that wants to sign me, how many other cities and people does that cover?"  Your argument is weak (and that's being charitable) and I can't see any evidence that it would matter to the vast majority of people that want to play pro ball.  If an American kid is going to consider coming north to play, it's because he loves the game and wants a chance to show his stuff and maybe get a shot at the NFL.  He's not likely planning to settle down in Canada and start a family, so day trip opportunities are not going to be a consideration.

Jan. 5 Demond Washington re-signs
Jan. 6 Dom Picard signs.
Jan. 7 Tim Cronk signs with the Bombers.
Jan. 9 Devin Tyler re-signs with the Bombers.
 
 
What I want to know is….what the hell were the Bombers doing on Jan. 8th???? 

On the 8th day, Walters rested...

Personal feelings aside at least the stadium debt  has a chance to paid. One can not say the same for the Pity Party Museum  (so called by my wife who lived in a civil war and know human rights abuses from personal experience and was close to summary execution at least once), That thing is going to cost 20 million a year and cost way more than stadium to build. How many times are you going to visit? Once to see the amazing architecture! Your kids or grandkids will be forced to visit but how many will go 10 times in a year and enjoy themselves thoroughly (at least some times).  That is one bad investment for the taxpayer. The stadium is a long term investment with real payback potential.

Personal feelings aside at least the stadium debt  has a chance to paid. One can not say the same for the Pity Party Museum  (so called by my wife who lived in a civil war and know human rights abuses from personal experience and was close to summary execution at least once), That thing is going to cost 20 million a year and cost way more than stadium to build. How many times are you going to visit? Once to see the amazing architecture! Your kids or grandkids will be forced to visit but how many will go 10 times in a year and enjoy themselves thoroughly (at least some times).  That is one bad investment for the taxpayer. The stadium is a long term investment with real payback potential.

Personal feelings aside at least the stadium debt  has a chance to paid. One can not say the same for the Pity Party Museum  (so called by my wife who lived in a civil war and know human rights abuses from personal experience and was close to summary execution at least once), That thing is going to cost 20 million a year and cost way more than stadium to build. How many times are you going to visit? Once to see the amazing architecture! Your kids or grandkids will be forced to visit but how many will go 10 times in a year and enjoy themselves thoroughly (at least some times).  That is one bad investment for the taxpayer. The stadium is a long term investment with real payback potential.

Personal feelings aside at least the stadium debt  has a chance to paid. One can not say the same for the Pity Party Museum  (so called by my wife who lived in a civil war and know human rights abuses from personal experience and was close to summary execution at least once), That thing is going to cost 20 million a year and cost way more than stadium to build. How many times are you going to visit? Once to see the amazing architecture! Your kids or grandkids will be forced to visit but how many will go 10 times in a year and enjoy themselves thoroughly (at least some times).  That is one bad investment for the taxpayer. The stadium is a long term investment with real payback potential.

Personal feelings aside at least the stadium debt  has a chance to paid. One can not say the same for the Pity Party Museum  (so called by my wife who lived in a civil war and know human rights abuses from personal experience and was close to summary execution at least once), That thing is going to cost 20 million a year and cost way more than stadium to build. How many times are you going to visit? Once to see the amazing architecture! Your kids or grandkids will be forced to visit but how many will go 10 times in a year and enjoy themselves thoroughly (at least some times).  That is one bad investment for the taxpayer. The stadium is a long term investment with real payback potential.

Turning over 50% of our Can-con is a sure recipe for failure.
Besides ... Newman, Sherman, JFG, Kohlert, Watson, Bucknor, Jones, Briggs, Pontbriand, Goossen, Neufeld, Greaves, Hajrullahu, Thomas, Lucas, Morley, West ... That's 17 guys right there and while they're not all "stars" you can certainly find roles for them on a roster.

So you don't like Westwood? Is that what I can take away from this?
 
It has been a few years now. Maybe time to let it go a bit. Maybe change to Life as Bomber Supporter Sucks or Potholes Suck.

Just because stuff isn't announced doesn't mean there aren't plans being made and steps unfolding. 
 
Keep in mind, its a Grey Cup year, which means a highly orchestrated, very expensive PR push. 
 
I would suspect they have made at least one if not more coaching decisions, and are simply trying to "time" releasing it to get the best media impact (or something.)
 
If we're well into January, when teams are back at work, and have the same coaching staff I'll be far less forgiving.  

Why This Is Dumb: A Play In One ActWBB: "Goodbye, Marcel Bellefeuille. We appreciate the grace with which you sailed through the Great Tim Burke Shitstorm of 2013, but we want to move in a different direction."
WBB: "Hey fans, you spoke and we listened! Bellefueille is history!"
Fans: "**** YEAH BELLEFEUILLE SUCKED! GREY CUP IS OURS SACK ETCH NEXT"
WBB: "Hello, George Cortez. Come be our new OC!"
CORTEZ: "That's great! But I think I want to see what's going on in BC. They've got a head coaching vacancy and I'm eager to prove I'm better than my 2012 season would indicate."
WBB: "Okay, buddy, we'll sit tight, just don't do anything without calling us. Love you bro."
Fans: "WHY HAVENT WE HIRED A NEW OC YET GET OFF YOUR ASS WALTERS YOU LAZY SLOB"
WBB: "Hey, Khari Jones, come back to Winnipeg! You could return to glory as our OC and you can work with Drew Willy again!"
KJ: "Oh man, I would love to come to the Bombers but Saskatchewan promised me they'd give six free Booster Juice trucks if I coached there."
FANS: "WE WANT A PRESS CONFERENCE"
CORTEZ: "Oh hey Blue Bombers, sorry to let you down but Montreal just fired Dinwiddie. You know how good the deli is in Montreal? That smoked meat they got? It looks like pastrami, it smells like pastrami, but brother it ain't pastrami! Anyway, I'm going there. Thanks for your interest."
WBB: oh ****
Fans: "BRING BACK TAMAN HE COULD AT LEAST MAKE DECISIONS."
WBB: "Hey Marcel Bellefueille, would you consider uh being our OC again this year? No hard feelings bro?"
MB: **** off
WBB crosses off the final name from their candidate list, sighs heavily, and dials a familiar number.
WBB: "Hello, Gary Crowton? Are you interested in returning to the CFL?"

Then for heavens sake why don't you go do them? Really not a good idea to lay all our cards on the table at this point in time. Then the media will jump all over it and turn it into a circus...you impatient folks just don't seem to be able to see the big picture!

backwards as usual. Replace first cut second. If they're waiting to make sure they get their choices before firing anyone what good does it do to air all your dirty laundry in public? You seem to be one of the people who just wants the coordinators fired no matter who they are replaced with but that's a silly attitude that isn't going to be shared by the team. Honestly I'd suggest you only want a press conference so you have something new to ***** about. Probably just want to know if you cna really start in on the bitching about keeping the coordinators or not. 
 
Too much entitlement and impatience here. 

Once again, not true.  Which is why the premise of the original post and all those claiming how wonderful it was is ridiculous.
 
Because, once again, people are dealing in absolutes.
 
Their wonderfully closed minds only see two possibilities - we decide to keep (pick a coordinator/coach) OR we decide to fire (pick a coordinator/coach).
 
In reality there are far more possibilities than that and all of these other possibilities will still take time to unfold.  Such as the Bombers were not entirely happy with (pick a coordinator/coach) and would like to try and upgrade that position, but were not so dissatisfied that the possibility of (pick a coordinator/coach) returning next season was ruled out entirely if no upgrade is available.
 
By my count there are only 3 coaches in the league who are no longer with the team who employed them at season's end - Cortez, Benevides, and Gibson.
 
So all you kings of impatience who want Etchevery gone - what is it the Bombers should do RIGHT NOW, TODAY?  Talk to Benevides?  Apparently they've done that.  So have 2 other teams, apparently.  What does that tell you?  That 2 other defensive coordinators may be available shortly.  Perhaps coordinators that they would like more.  Perhaps from places that Benevides would like to go to more.  Perhaps the new head coach of the BC Lions decides not to retain Mark Washington, whom the Bombers were rumoured to be interested in for the DC job last year.  Why on earth do we NEED to commit to anything today, December 5th?
 
But lets skip past all the possibilities, and I could easily think of dozens more, and go to the one that seems to be the biggest hangup - why not just announce that they are firing Etch today?  Well, perhaps they have enough vision to see an outcome where the only DC's available are ones they consider downgrades.  What if Barker fires Burke and Benevides takes that job, and the only DC of note was Tim Burke?  Tim Burke, back in town, one year later.
 
And then the Bombers realize the best option available to them is to re-hire the guy they fired a month ago, because Etchevery is the best option and all other options are worse.  That would be the most ridiculously unprofessional thing this organization has ever done, and that's saying something.
 
Instead, they are behaving like a professional organization.  Why some fans continue to insist they should make poorly thought choices - I am confused.  Maybe they've always been closet Rider fans and are engaging in subterfuge.  Well played.
 
(And most of this topic has been about the coaches, but some have implied the Bombers are outright doing nothing.  Their heads must be far down in the sand, because I have never seen this many potential FA's get wrapped up in new contracts before December.  Ever.  Walters has been a very busy GM.)

We're still a recovering organization though.  We've been the CFL's worst operation since 2009.  Other teams' scraps SHOULD interest us.  But should we scrap our co-ordinators, or worse yet throw their names in the wind as "potential to be replaced" before they've found a capable replacement?  What if we can't secure that guy?  Will the players in the locker room respect their DC if he's openly rumored to be replaced?
 
Good organizations "make their dominoes fall" because they have the luxury of being able to be ahead of their competition.  We're not a destination job right now... we can't do that.  The hardest thing about being charged with leading a losing organization, is that it's soooo hard to turn it around.  Look at Hamilton in the 2000's.  Took them over 10 years of futility.