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That's what we call "cost recovery". They pay the actual costs involved but the price is not designed to make the Bombers a profit.

I would expect that if minor football pays, it will be "cost recovery" and not much more.

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

And whatever you do, don't tell them that Glenn Frey died. The flatbillies are just discovering the joys of Hotel California right now.

WINNIPEG, MB., April 18, 2018 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has signed international linebacker Chinedu Oparaku and International running back Cierre Wood. Oparaku (6’2, 210, Fairmont State University, November 27, 1996 in Prince George’s County, MD.) played three seasons with Fairmont State University, playing 17 games at linebacker and on special teams. In his senior year, Oparaku recorded 33 tackles, one sack and one blocked kick. Oparaku also recorded three sacks in the 2017 National Bowl. Wood (5’11, 226, University of Notre Dame, February 21, 1991 in Bloomington, CA) played three seasons at the University of Notre Dame, rushing 450 times for 2,446 yards. Wood appeared in five NFL games throughout his career, spending time with the Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens.

So the saga is done until early 2019 when Montreal cuts him because they can't afford him.

May light perpetual shine upon them and may their family and friends be comforted.

Yes, OShea and Walters are just hanging on by a thread right now. 12-6 is just not good enough. Either they win it all or else...

So... you're say that us consistently scoring more points than the other team will determine the outcome of the season? Some pretty heady stuff right there!

This is akin to asking if the operation was a success when the patient is in the prep room.

Not sure about a retreat. I stand by what I said. If you think he's a "star" after 7 games with 313 yards, I'm going to say that that reason you're saying it has more to do with the jersey he wears, or more to the point, the jersey he doesn't wear. And you are right, the schtick is old. But, it's not going to changes, so, let's move on...

Calling someone a star after only seven games is more than a little premature. Research complete.

So you expect that you can say whatever you want and not be challenged? I think the thing you are looking for is a blog. But if you make comments about "stars" with 300 yards of receiving, be prepared to get a little push back.

Oh, I thought you said star, not guy who caught passes for 313 yards. You should probably work a little harder on not making your agenda so obvious.

Why do you say that? Has it happened before?

We prefer gravitationally challenged.

What if they were to combine them? I'd watch that.

Pretty sure that carrying /throwing a player out of bounds is not a part of this, sort of like how you can't load a running back into a cannon and fire him into the endzone.

Clearly, for Muamba, it's all about the short term dollars. How much money can I make this year? Now, on the one hand I get it. Football careers can be short and there's no guarantee that there will be a "next year". So I completely get why he originally left us to go to the NFL. But since he's come back, he's been little more than a merc. I wonder if over the longer term, he would have made more money by committing to a team for a longer term. Sadly, he's someone that might have become one of the great Canadian players, like a Doug Brown, but now, he's probably going to be remembered simply as a guy who chased the money for as long as he could. Oh well, if he's happy, then good on him.

Not a questionable tactic at all by Walters. He's simply pointing out how far from reality the ask was. If you have a guy like Henoc, who's good, but hasn't really shown much sustained top-level play, comes in and wants dollars that would put him above what Harris makes, he's completely out to lunch if he thinks that it's going to happen here. I would think that in talking to Walters and O'Shea, he'd get a sense of what this regime is all about and "rent a player" types aren't going to find a bunch of traction here.

You are right, we didn't say we're out, but reading between the lines tells me, we're out. If our offer isn't going to be enough, and we're not raising it, then we're out. Unless of course Henoc decides that his demand is simply unreasonable, which I'm thinking is really unlikely.

I like the fact that Walters has spoken publicly about this. Gives the "we just let him walk" folks a chance to see that sometimes you just can't justify signing someone for whatever it is that they think they're worth. Henoc wanting to be paid more than Harris, someone who's giving his all for this team and is proving his worth over and over? Ya, not bloody likely. At the same time, it lets the Al's know that we're out, so feel free to adjust your offer accordingly. Good for you Walters!

As far as I know, the agent takes his instructions from the player.

Because they're harvesting winter wheat, of course.

Any relation to Leftshark"?