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Lirim should have attempted them from the roof of IG Field. When he made that video of trick kicks just for fun, I knew nothing good would come of it if he missed when they counted on the field. His kicking fail that game was about as epic as it could get. I think he even shanked a punt that game as well. He's never made another trick video since. Hard lesson learned for Lirim. As a kicker, do your talking on the field which he now does. I think as bad as that day was for Lirim, it ultimately made him a better player mentally. He is now helluva kicker who doesn't need to do trick kick videos. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

I know Chill from Calgary. Great guy. Thanks for helping him out.

Thank you for calling me kid. I haven't been called that since I was last checked for ID trying to get into a bar in 1977.

Don't usually quote myself but I think this is relevant to the discussion. The Stamps are always bringing in receivers. Even when they had the best receiving corps in the league & had a couple of thousand yard receivers a season. They'd always have a plethora of receivers practicing with the team. They wanted competition. They were never unhappy with the receivers they had.

Another day, another series of negative BS TBurg posts. Starting to remind me of the nutcase who stalked Lyle Bauer on Our Bombers who had nicknames for him & everyone else he hated.

I feel bad for his loved ones but not him. He mocked vaccines & Covid 19 & now he's found out what Karma's about.

Why would anyone think they're unhappy?

Calvin McCarty coming out of retirement & signing with the Stamps has caused a lot of angst in Edmonton with Elks fans. Some are calling him a "traitor"..

I thought you'd have showed some patience by waiting at least to the second series of the first game of the regular season before making that declaration. Never satisfied. Always finding something to crticize. Nothing's ever good enough. Here's to you, T Burg.

Should nations go billions of dollars into debt to fund the Summer Olympics? Divert money into facilities that could be used for infrastructure, healthcare & education instead of elite international athletes? Is it okay to geo politicize the Olympics? Like I said, up to me the Olympics would cease to be forever.

No interest in these games. Totally selfish move by the IOC & completely irresponsible to hold them. Don't plan on watching even a minute.

Surprised the Bombers haven't issued a statement acknowledging the passing of former assistant coach Ellis Rainsberger on July 17th. He was the Bombers OC under Ray Jauch from 1978-82 which coincided with the most successful years that Dieter Brock had as a qb with the Bombers. Under Rainsberger, Brock became a prolific pocket passer able to see the whole field rather than primarily a sprint out left & right quarterback that he was under HC Bud Riley & just concentrating on seeing half the field. With Rainsberger as his coach over the next 5 seasons, Brock would throw for 19,480 yards. He attempted 2,463 paases & completed 1,460. He threw 126 TD passes & 72 interceptions. The Bombers reached the Western Semi Final in 1978 & 81 as well as the Western Final in 1980 & 82. Under Rainsberger's tutelage, Brock was a CFL Western Division All Star in 1980, 81 & 82 as well CFL All Canadian QB in 1980 & 81. He would also win back to back CFL Most Outstanding Player Awards in 1980 & 81. After he left the Bombers, Rainsberger became an assistant coach with the Denver Gold in 1983 & then Head Coach of the Pittsburgh Maulers both of the USFL. He returned to the CFL in 1986 to the end of the 1988 season where he coached the OL with the Toronto Argonauts. He retired following the 2007 season after 3 years with the Miami Dolphins as a scout. Rainsberger was 88 years of age. RIP Ellis Rainsberger. Those years you spent coaching Dieter Brock was magical. https://www.cflaa.ca/cfl-alumnus-ellis-rainsberger-passes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cfl-alumnus-ellis-rainsberger-passes

Getting younger?

Calgary Morning Television News Anchor: "And here we have a live shot of the Stampede Grounds at this morning's Premier's Stampede Breakfast. We see Jason Kenney being attacked by 2 Covid 19 Delta viruses but it doesn't appear to be slowing him down... as he says the Pandemic is over. Jason Kenney always going with the science"

How long are they there for?

Some people on social media re making this out to be a bigger deal than it is. Valerie Bertinelli, the widow of Eddie Van Halen described Clapton today as, "Once a ****, always a ****". He is being criticized by social media types but I doubt he cares. Clapton is 76 years of age & has physical ailments that affect his ability to play guitar. He said he had a bad reaction to the AZ vaccine & couldn't feel his hands for 2 weeks. So, he doesn't think it's right to exclude unvaccinated fans from his concerts so he's decided to cancel any show that won't let them attend. Clapton's concert schedule before Covid was severely curtailed. Gone are the months or years long world tours. He is more of a nostalgic act now. A few concerts here & there. Fans want to hear the old tunes & not any new ones. Young music fans have never heard of him. He's becoming irrelevant & so is his opinion. It's also his decision to not play to just the vaccinated. Clapton's career is like a private business & in reality he is a private contractor. He doesn't need the money or the adulation. I don't agree with him as he is wrong but really, who cares what he thinks?

Drew Willy would have loved playing behind the OL that Nichols had. He might still be playing. Nichols got hurt but the guys in front worked their asses off to protect him. Nichos started holding onto the ball too long missing opportunities to throw the ball. Every qb no matter how good his line is will take shots. Matty became scared. Willy had PTSD. Like the Bomber pilots in WWII flying low level daylight precision bombing over Germany at 9,000 feet instead of 19,000. There was never any end to it. They had to show "maximum effort". No relief crews. Just bombing & nearly being killed every mission. They became paralyzed with fear. Now, flying bombing missions is a thousand times more dangerous & stressful but it's the same thing. Willy was seeing guys coming at him in his sleep. Maybe even sensing in the pocket when they weren't actually there. Playing behind a horrible OL destroyed his career. He had no chance. We'll never know how good he may have become. Nichols had it very good & he stll struggled. He had some hellacious injuries so I can see how being hit hard affects him. My understanding is that his OL in Ottawa is below average so we'll see how long he lasts.

He's probably given orders for it to happen in his absence. If it does, the cops better stop it or I can se angry fans confronting these morons. There'll be a lot more Bomber fans so it won't be pretty. Imagine being 'that guy"??

Maybe I'm a cold person but c'est la vie. I'm so tired of these people. He made his choice. I don't feel sorry for him but I do for his family. Total & complete selfishness on his part.

Some anti vaxer & his followers are planning on blocking the streets leading to IG Field before the game on August 5th. If they are allowed to do that (as in the cops do nothing to prevent it), I think they'll find out pretty fast that it was a very bad idea.

That was the best part. Watching Macciocia's & Rick Campbell's reaction as Milt scored.

Wouldn't take much...

Guess O'Shea will have to come clean with injuries now. As a fan, I'm happy about that.

Some real winners there.