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The 1971 Canadian College Draft the Bombers drafted Wingback Bobby Kraemer, DB & WB Peter Ribbins, Fullback Clay McEvoy & HB Dennis Hrycaiko. All except Hrycaiko played extensively & helped turn a horrible 2-14 Bomber team in 1970 into an exciting 8-7-1 third place team with the highest scoring offense in the league. The Bombers made the playoffs for the first time in 5 seasons. Kraemer& Ribbins were starters. A draft pick from a year earler in the second round, Bob LaRose was also an impact player. Tall, fast with soft hands, LaRose became a favourite of QB Don Jonas as he had the speed & route running ability to get open downfield. Suddenly, CFL DC's had to account not only for Split End Jim Thorpe downfield but LaRose as well. They complimented each other very well. Two years before, anyone unfortunate enough to play qb for the Bombers had no one at all to throw to. Kraemer could play qb & did at times to spell off Jonas as well as becoming a clutch possession receiver. In one game in 1973, Kraemer caught 15 passes which was a Bomber record for number of catches.. Ribbins was another great receiver but an even better Defensive Back where he was a ball hawk in the secondary lining up against the CFL's best receivers. He led the CFL in interceptions in 1972 . McEvoy backed up FB Ed Williams. He was a crash & banger up the middle like Bob Houmard was. As well as a decent blocker. I never liked GM Earl Lunsford. He was an Old School Oklahoman meaning he didn't like Blacks although he knew he needed them to win. He treated his players like vermin at times. However, from 1970 to 72 he drafted very well & our Canadian content was replenished. These & other guys Lunsford drafted those 3 seasons shone as players.

Oh FFS, don't make a mountain out of a mole hill. Was there anything in my post that was even remotely negative about Elgersma?? Not going to argue with you over something as stupid as this. You **** on everyone here. As a mod, that's all you do. You're a bully. You use your position here to intimidate others with drive by smears all the time so why don't you just go crawl under a rock again. Cuz like a snake you only come out to bite someone when they least expect it. I said I meant he should move on from the NFL. Not the Bombers. If I made a mistake in clarity well so be it. I explained so it should be over withouit you coming after me. So, quit being an ass. I've tried to get along with you. Even tried ignoring you trolling & baiting me. Well, that clearly didn't work so go screw off. If anyone should STHU, it's you.

Read what I said again. Slowly. I never said we should move on from Elgersma. I said at some point HE HAD TO MOVE ON from the NFL tryouts. I also said I hope he does well as I hope for any Bomber rookie trying to make the team. That's all I said. Like, seriously??

I've been critical of the decision Elgersma's made with all the NFL tryouts. And I've made that point quite clear because at some ;point, it's time to move on. He's lucky to have a soft pad to land on with the Bombers. The other qbs in the UFL don't have that luxury. having said that, I hope he plays well & shows us that he deserves to be here & can transition to become the starter a year or two down the road. I want Taylor to be successful. I think he'll find the CFL will be a lot more difficult than he anticipated which is a good thing. It means he will have to work hard to be successful.

They'll probably sign Ward. Lol.

Bomber training camp opens in about a month. Won't be a long 5 months for me.

And sign Brent Lauther which makes no sense.

Not even Senator Tommy Tuberville could help Taylor Elgersma in Birmingham. He's now where he needs to be. Just as long as he's got that bullshit, "I wanna play in the NFL" finally out of his system. As Mick Jagger once sang, "You can't always get what you want". Now, we'll see if he's as good as the hype we've been hearing about for almost a year.

Aren't we the team the Avs would have feared playing in the first round had we made it??

I've heard of All Star qbs. Not All Star team presidents. They live in the 90's.

I've been to Bomber home games & Stamps home games. There is absolutely no comparison between them. The Stamps home games are lifeless. Lack excitement. The Bombers work hard to make the home game experience memorable for everyone. The Stamps literally do nothing. They do try but nothing works. In the case of Calgary, it's ownership.

Sure, like asking an Alabama Republican Senator to help a Canadian when the guy who starred in high school is working at Wal Mart stocking shelves & wants a chance. And may actually be as good.

Breaking News... January 1, 2027. The 14 agents representing Taylor Elgersma have arranged tryouts with the Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings & Chicago Bears with more teams to come. This would mark his 88th tryout for an NFL team when he flies to the Falcons training facility on January 4th. Elgersma's agents are also confident that he'll get his work visa to play in the UFL this season. Breaking News.... January 1, 2028. The 22 agents for Taylor Elgersma have said that they have arranged tryouts with the Carolina Panthers. New York Jets, Los Angeles Rams. Las Vegar Raiders & Houston Texans with more teams to come. This will be his 148th workout for an NFL team in the the past 3 years when he flies into Charlotte on January 5th. Elgersma's agent's are hopeful that he'll get his work visa to play in the UFL this season. Breaking News.... January 1, 2029. The 107 agents for Taylor Elgersma have said that they have arranged tryouts starting on January 5th for the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Chargers, San Francisco 49ers & Seattle Seahawks with more teams to come. The Pats tryout marks his 265th NFL workout trying to secure a training camp spot for the upcoming season. Elgersma's agents are praying he gets his work visa to play in the UFL this season. Breaking News: February 1, 2030. Taylor Elgersma ended his years long NFL sojourn by signing his rookie deal with the Blue Bombers yesterday. Now, the 27 year old has 3 years to look forward to playing for the CFL minimum.

CFL stupid rules with the Coaching Cap. This league worries more about the 55 yard line than a rule that chokes the life out of teams trying to improve thanks to that asshat Randy Ambrosie. Now the new guy. He won't get rid of it.

The CFL is not transparent at all. There is very little info released other than a team went over & by how much. It's a shitty system with communication that needs to be improved.