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Fullback Ed Williams. Played for the Bombers from 1971 thru to near the end of the 1972 season. An effective runner & blocker for Mack Herron, he was suddenly cut in mid Septemeber of 72 by then Head Coach Jim Spavital. All kinds of rumours abounded about what happened from sexual misconduct of teenage girls to drug dealing. No charges were ever laid & no one has ever talked so it's impossible to know if any of these rumours were true.

Yep, but if we find a way to sign Streveler it means we let other guys go that helped us win a Grey Cup which I don't like. In the CFL an addition usually means a subtraction somewhere else with such a tight salary cap.

Politicians have brought this on themselves from all political parties. Too much partisanship today. Social media has fanned the flames as well. It shouldn't happen but it is. People are feeling left out & disenfranchised. They feel that no one listens to them. This is how they react. But Charest calling out Pollievre? Charest has been part of the problem for 30 years.

They've invested in Dakota Prukop as the backup. Streveler won't sign for $100,000. He'll want a lot more & probably the chance to compete as a starter. If we couldn't keep players like Harris, Darby, Lawler & Castillo why do you think we can afford Streveler? We all love the guy but financially I don't think it makes sense. Besides, we won the Grey Cup last year without him. He was so important in our GC drive in 19 when LaPo was the OC. Buck does things differently. I mean sure, maybe I'm wrong & you're right. I'd love to see him back here. I just don't think it's doable.

He won't be back. We're a capped team under the old CBA.

Real shame about Chuck Ealey. He could have been one of the greats. Ealey had a sensational rookie season winning the Grey Cup in 1972. His play at qb turned the league on its ear that year. By the time we got him for Don Jonas in 74 you could see something was wrong. His play was off. He was taking sacks where before he got away. Throwing interceptions & missing open receivers. He just wasn't the same player. I think Brock's development was a life saver for the team. It enabled them to trade Ealey to the Argos & get Brock in there as a starter. I think Earl Lunsford got lucky with the timeline of Brock's development after he traded Jonas for Ealey. Brock becoming the starter saved his job.

Jonathan Hefney:

I'll never forget!! I was in Grade 8 in September of 1969. I was sitting in the Salisbury End Zone bleachers in the south end zone. There was a stiff south breeze that day. Ed Ulmer was punting from the end zone where we were. He punted the ball & Boom *** must have travelled 70 yards in the air downfield. It sailed over the Lions returners heads & I remember them sprinting as fast as they could to catch the bouncing ball. Ninety one yards later, BC had a first down. What an awesome punt!

The play by play announcer for the Ti Cats at the time was Bob Bratina. He is one of my Facebook friends. He told me once that Ealey suffered some kind of iower body injury in Hamilton which permanently hampered his mobility. Once he lost that mobility he never was the same.

Well, disingenuos or not, a lot of young players don't really work in any career relying on their football salary to pay the bills. Or work part time somewhere. Before Kurt Warner became rich & famous in the NFL he was playing in the Arena Football League & stocking shelves at night at a supermarket in Iowa. The guy was a college grad so why was he just scraping by as a father & husband? Probably so he'd be free to pursue his football dreams if he got a call. A lot of players are in the same boat.

Former CKY TV Sporta Director Peter Young's take. https://www.facebook.com/pythesportsguy/videos/1002770450628192

The theatre that night was packed. Weird Al's music may be strange but he's no different from a stand up comic or comedic actor like Seinfeld. He uses music as his platform.

They don't show up then they don't play. They don't play well, there's always stocking shelves at Walgreen's or giving people advice how to build fences at Rona. The young players think football will last forever or they'll never get hurt. So, for them balling out during the season & training in the off season is the only thing the care about. The vets who have been around for awhile know howi mportant football can be in setting up their post football careers & have done so. Most of them can walk away from the game if they had to.

I saw Weird Al Yankovic in concert here in 1995 at the old Odeon Theatre downtown. It was a lot of fun. Amish Paradise was a hoot.

Shout out to Ed Ulmer. He wore #24 & there are no photos of him.

Chuck struggled wihen he was here. His stay lasted an entire year from September 74 to 75 when he was traded to Toronto. He was absolutely unremarkable when he was a Blue Bomber which to me was shocking as he had established himself as one of the CFL's elite qbs. Bud Riley had seen enough & handed the keys of the franchise to an inexperienced Dieter Brock & the rest is history. he never recovered as a qb after his Winnipeg stint. He became a second tier qb for the rest of his career.

No one wants to see this. No one.

I OD'd on Viagra,

Then he needs to STHU & know his role which seems to be butterflies flying & little birds chirping by a beautiful mountain stream on a warm, sunny day. Singing. "All You Need Is Love" while wearing a great scarf. Cum by ya. No, he wrote the letter. He's the face of the league. People listen to what he says. He deliberately muddied the water to confuse the issue. And to make the offer look a lot better than it is. He's as involved as the BOG's.

The letter he wrote & subsequently released by the CFL has nothing to do with him? He took a figure of $18.9 million & presented it in a way that it was never presented before so it can be interpreted in different ways to make it more confusing has nothing to do with him? C'mon, man. According to the way I read it, that means the salary cap is increasing $2.7 million per year over the next 7 years. Do you believe that? We know it's not true. Just tell us what the salary cap is increasing to & by how much per year over the seven years. Be honest. Not this.

And... in breaking news from training camp....

Love how Ambrosie just can't be transparent. He has to muddy the water. He is a joke of a Commissioner.

Roberts didn't put up the numbers Herron did in the CFL & NFL. In 1973, he set an NFL record for combined yards with the Pats. Rushing, catching, kick & punt returns. He accomplished that as a drug addict. Imagine what he could have done if he was clean. Herron's level of talent was eye popping. He dominated both leagues. I'll stick to my statement.