SpeedFlex27

Anyone here remember the great Don Luzzi? He was a perennial all star DT & OL in the 50's & 60's. His son who is a friend of mine was telling me in 1968 he was chopped by the Riders OL. One guy stood him up & another chopped him low. He tore his MCL & ACL. He missed the remainder of that game but he put on a brace & they taped him up. Took a bunch of powerful painkillers a teammate would give him & played on it the rest of the 1968 season in pain. Including playoffs & Grey Cup. Never missed a snap.

Players played with broken bones & concussions back in the day. They kept playing as they just got their bell rung. Suck it up. The stuff of legends. Tough as nails. Thirty years later they're in a wheelchair or don't recognize their loved ones anymore. The good old days sometimes weren't the good old days.

Why is cutting a 31 year old kicker who isn't performing some kind of cruel act that somehow we'll regret?

I remember a couple of Bomber coaches with classic quotes: Joe Zaleski said when asked by a local scribe if the Bombers can make the playoffs after just 2 wins going into September. He answered, "We're optimistic". Bud Riley was asked why the Bombers lost their last game. He replied, "We just made a few mental errors". We heard that a lot during his tenure as HC. It was a common staple quote for him after every loss. So much so that fans would yell from thye stands on every stinker play, "Mental error, Bud???" At least no Bomber Head Coach has ever said he cut a player because he wasn't a "cultural fit". What the hell does that even mean??

That's why it's so funny. I love watching that fat venom less snake squirm...

Oh yeah, he'd always run out on the 45 yard line & then trot over to where the ball is to be placed. I bet a lot of kickers have rituals or superstitions. That final in the Grey Cup was awful.

He's going to lose more than a few seats in Calgary. Rural voters hate him & urban ones too. In Calgary & Edmonton.

Maybe Mourtada should cost us a game now before playoffs as then he'd probably be cut. Claim him & put the guy on the roster. Cut Mourtada.

Edmonton apparently has a kicker on their PR who can't play because of Sean Whyte. So, exactly...

We both live here & know it's a vocal minority of assholes... Kenney is scared shitless of them, though.

Oi vey. Not all Albertans are like that. Should we judge all Manitobans because of idiots from Steinbach & Winkler?

Yep.

So is a championship. I'd say that's more important than protecting a first round pick at 8 or 9 that may or may not play.

Yeah, I was thinking about that. Walker looks miserable in Edmonton. He's playing like he's already checked out in his head. I'm sure he's one & done & will sign elsewhere for next season. Ellingson will leave as well if Harris goes as he's a FA. Hey Elks Nation, welcome to our world in 2013. We were a **** show that year as well. Now you know how it feels.

I see that a lot on social media. It's fine but Mike doesn't kick field goals. The other guys do & right now both Liegghio & Mourtada are nervous headcases. Kicking looks easy but it's not. At some point both guys will have to put on their big boy pants then go out on the field & prove they belong.

That's the wildcard. Injuries. #nextmanup

Considering the CFL Draft is a crapshoot & to win another Grey Cup? Absolutely. This team has depth everywhere. We can afford to take a risk if it solidifies our chances of winning. make it an unconditional first round pick if he signs with us. Second round pick if he doesn't.

Make it an unconditional first round pick contingent on us signing Ward.

Whyte could kick for another 5 years at least. To get a proven quality kicker I'd trade our first pick without question.

Fans in Edmonton want our first round pick for Sean Whyte. I went on Elksherd,ca (used to be Esksfans.ca) & there it was. I'm thinking WTF???

Ottawa has improved greatly with Caleb Evans as their new, young qb. They play hard & are giving teams a run for their money now. It looks like the Elks have become the worst team in the CFL so the Bombers playing them is now the free space on the bingo card.

Trevor Harris may have had his problems this season but if Elizondo thinks Taylor Cornelius give his team a better chance of winning vs the Bombers then he's absolutely delusional. The Elks are a dumpster fire.

Like WTH??? Player safety... They worry so much about brain injuries but don't care about broken bones???