7 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Thank you, i appreciate that.

You're welcome. Very hard to lose a parent. The family is never the same after. Even as adult children, it's never the same. 

1 minute ago, JCon said:

I know but it was a mutual decision done outside the normal terms of the CBA. If anything, I would have expected this to be used as a bargaining piece.

Maybe it was a goodwill gesture, which do occur within a collective agreement. 

It probably was. 

8 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

The Conners:

This whole story pretty much echoes my thoughts

http://www.vulture.com/2018/06/roseanne-spinoff-imagining-the-conners.html

I was against the killing off of Roseanne as I thought it would be a distraction and some fans would be offended.  But now I think it really has to be the case.  of course, unknowingly, they set up a potential way to do it in the revival with Roseanne being addicted to pain pills and about to have surgery.

There is a lot to mine with the character's death and anyone who has experienced that (as I just did) can attest to the grieving and, as noted above, the sometimes overwhelming paperwork and stuff that needs to be done when someone dies.  Factor in the loss of income and it ramps up the money worries too.

And of course, Dan eventually dating again could hilarious.

Lots of speculation about how Roseanne's absence will affect the new sitcom. How the characters will handle the loss.  All I know is that as as an adult, I've lost both my parents & a sister. Luckily, I had my own family to lean on during those tough times. I just hope that the series writers realize  that we all handle grief differently but life must go on. That the series doesn't become maudlin. 

On ‎2018‎-‎06‎-‎20 at 1:46 PM, The Unknown Poster said:

Oddly, it looks like it turned out to be accurate even though he had heart surgery that sounded successful.  He developed pneumonia, made a comeback at first, and then his heart gave out.  My dad was very sick with Parkinson's and ended up in the hospital with double pneumonia earlier this year and I really thought that might be it...he coasted through it and came back (passed away on May 5th due to the parkinson's though).  Friggen pneumonia is tough especially if you're already weakened.

Sorry about your Dad. My sincerest condolences. 

5 hours ago, JCon said:

Seems like a bizarre move, removing opportunities to see new players and get them acclimatized to the CFL game. 

I thought it was win-win. 

That's why. The CFLPA is all about protecting it's own. Less evaluation time means keeping job for veterans. Do you think entitled overpaid Canadian OL who control the players association care about rookies at other positions especially Americans? No chance. 

I see the Bomber depth chart as follows at qb & I'm totally okay with it.

 

1. Nichols

2. Streveler

3. Bennett

 

Odd man out is Gale once Nichols can play. 

His accuracy looked okay to me on Friday. 

25 minutes ago, blitzmore said:

cfl complaints

What is that attachment. It looks European.

29 minutes ago, BigBlue said:

explaining you own motivation while accusing and judging mine .... my primary motivation is not attention seeking ... I have better ways to do that IF I want to .... when I have something to say or a certain angle to share I post - - whether that's a little or a lot - - I run with the flag and enthusiasm, not glory or attention seeking as your mind misjudges

My own motivation? LOL. So, you really want to argue?  You better start another thread for that. 

1 minute ago, wbbfan said:

Even in that dismal team you can see evidence of this. Blown out by calgary, bounce back against montreal. Blown out on LD, bounce back to win in BJB. 

In this era of athletes, the difference between elite teams and bottom dwellers is seldom over all talent level. Its preparation, motivation, work ethic etc. Top teams tend to have better distributions of talent, but you still have a ton of big time play makers on the worst teams in the league right now. The 3 teams that dont make the play offs will still get wins. And there is always a good chance that win will come off a big loss. 

Because nothing motivates, fuels you to get your self into a better situation and work to prepare then getting punched in the mouth. 

For my money bc, montreal, and ssk are the three teams poised to be the bottom tier of the league. But its still early and they can fight out of that position. 

Jury's out on Collaros. So far the early indications are that he's never going to be an elite qb again. If that's the case then the Riders are hooped. Brandon Bridge is a marginal starter at best & may win them only a handful of games.  Someone needs to ask the Riders twitter account how's their qb situation? 

On ‎2018‎-‎06‎-‎22 at 11:22 AM, Mark F said:

This is a good time to cancel /avoid where possible any trips to the states. 

No thanks. My son has moved to the US. His wedding is in 2 weeks. His fiancee's family are wonderful people. No way I'm boycotting so as not to see my son or his bride from here on out. 

30 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

never underestimate a team thats been blown out at home the next week. Often extreme out comes lead to a balancing out in the next game. The als might surprise and we might be in a low scoring last drive wins situation. 

The 2013 Blue Bombers say hello.

1 hour ago, M.O.A.B. said:

Riders signed DL Mic'hael Brooks (ex-Lions). 

They don't really need a DT, they need an OL unless they turn one of their DL to an OL. 😁

In the category of Throw Enough Mud Against A Wall & Some Of It Will Stick.

10 hours ago, BigBlue said:

Mr SpeedFlex27: How would you like to put up the gameday thread this Thursday night or Friday?

Then you can see your "name up in lights"!

Go ahead I won't do it ... I would like you to get all that glory

I've been here a long time. Everyone who knows me here also knows that I don't start many threads but I do when I think they are relevant. I pick & choose the time to do it. Not to get attention like you.  

4 hours ago, NorthernSkunk said:

And out of the three Nichols is probably the most nervous about his job.....Streveler An Bennett are both younger and stepped up when needed.  The next few games might even be huger for their resumes....as for Nichols, it's the the old "what have you done for me lately"  scenario........it's going to be interesting...

3 hours ago, Rod Black said:

Nichols has nothing to be nervous about. 

No kidding. 

Wilder looks like he's worth every penny he got on his contract. Wah, wah, wah, wah. 

37 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Great actor. Looks great. Who cares how old he is?

We'll see.  I like Stewart as Picard as well.

https://www.google.com/search?q=cal+murphy&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiPtr6QmOvbAhVSBjQIHRjwAd8Q_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=651#imgrc=ZEKvoNpYazN7iM:

Not Kindly Cal?

 

The Stamps are going to take a Ray pass to the House. The corners are all over the receivers.

There should be delay of game penalty on bogus coaches challenges like that.

2 minutes ago, USABomberfan said:

Man and I thought  Mike O'Shea was a big old gambler on special teams.  That took the cake there.

I didn't think that was a botched snap. It looked like a gamble to me. 

 

 

Eric Rodgers is still a damned fine receiver.