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If Harry Knight hadn't torn his rotator cuff in 1978, we might be talking about him being a former great Bomber qb instead of Dieter Brock. He struggled at times with his reads & decisions under Bud Riley for 2.5 seasons starting in 1975. Riley had Brock rolling out & sprinting left & right virtually cutting the field in half to make things easier for Dieter. Harry Knight on the other hand seemed to have a better grasp of the offense than Brock did & was more comfortable throwing from the pocket. During the 1977 season, some of the local media & fans began calling Brock a "dumb quarterback" when he struggled & they compared him to Knight. Harry was beginning to have more & more playing time & having success during the 77 season although Brock remained the starter. Going into training camp in 1978, there wasn't a true number one qb for the Bombers as new HC Ray Jauch wanted to make the qb position a competitive situation. At one point it looked like Knight would replace Brock as starting qb until he suffered that rotator cuff injury & was forced to retire. Jauch worked with Brock helping him to become a deadly pocket passer with his rocket arm. It was Ray jauch who spent hours with Brock & really advanced his knowledge of reading & exploiting defenses. Jauch virtually saved Dieter's career & made him not only a Blue Bomber HOF qb but a CFL HOF qb as well. Amazing how one injury would affect two players so much.

Russia flexing its muscles in the Arctic. They don't recognize our claims of a 200 mile territorial limit. Lots of oil, natural gas & other resources at stake as well as our sovereignty as a nation. We should be establishing Arctic bases & investing in icebreakers & nuclear subs. Nothing like a few air & army bases in the high Arctic to show we're serious to the Russians. Somehow, as this is Trudeau... I think this new military spending will be deferred & delayed & as the years go on. Trudeau is all about feeling good. Ploughshares vs guns.

I loved Beaird. What a tough, tough, TOUGH running back!! Always hit the hole hard. Wasn't tackled for losses very often. He was a great inside runner while Washington could run wide with the pitch, toss & sweep.

The chatting took away from the game. If the broadcasters on TSN don't seem to care about the game & it's outcome then it's hard for the viewers to get excited about it either.

The broadcast is just bland. Some big plays & a close game. Maybe as it's pre season??

I remember the 1976 & 77 seasons. We had Jay Washington & Steve Beaird as the two starting running backs. Beaird from Baylor could hold his own with Washington & Brock had 2 great backs to hand off to. Both were threats when they had the football. Our running game sure opened up the passing game. We'd never see that today.

Well funny (but not so funny) that loss still stings 45 years later. I was at that game. Any Bomber fan who witnessed that 2nd half collapse at Winnipeg Stadium will never forget it.

Training camp 1972. St.John's Ravenscourt Boys School. Beautiful campus by the river in Fort Garry. Huge Elm trees so lots of shade to watch the Bombers at training camp. Camp started June 15th. Biked from my house about 5 miles from my place in Riverview almost everyday. Except when I had to write my grade 9 finals. I remember the huge banner HC Jim Spavital put up that said "Toronto 72" on it. Spavital loved his hitting & 2 a days were brutal. In full pads the entire time. In those days training camp was longer. The exhibition season was 4 games. So, the players were hitting from the first TC practice right thru until the first exhibition game which wasn't for 2-3 weeks. Spavital loved to yell. He was on a metal tower where he could watch the entire practice. Training camps then were nothing like today. It was hit! Hit! Hit!! I saw or met qbs Don Jonas & Ron Johnson. Mack Herron was coming off his rookie all star season. The Bombers were a powerhouse offensively. They had a dominant rusher in Herron, a Schenley Award winning qb in Jonas, a tough offensive line anchored by Bill Frank & Bob Lueck, as well as a bunch of receivers in Bob LaRose, Jim Thorpe, Paul Markle & Bobby Kraemer who could catch. Defensively guys like Joe Critchlow, Jim Sullivan Rob McLaren & Mickey Doyle were studs with our secondary of Paul Brule, Tom Oberg, Grady Cavness, Peter Ribbins & Gene Lakusiak perhaps the strength of that team. the Bombers were loaded & the class of the CFL in 1972. Should have won the Grey Cup that year.

I have some training camp memories but they go back so far they're archived in the Manitoba Museum. Jim Spavital, Don Jonas, Mack Herron, Jim Thorpe & Benji Dial. If anyone wants to hear about training camp that far back I'd be glad to tell it.

But it would be .... so... much... fun. The guy is an asshat. Nate must lurk here so Nate you're a fricking loser.

I'm telling you guys Nate's an absolute coward. If you go over there & call him out he turtles & disappears. Then the other lemmings over there defend him. Just for fun we should mount a counter attack.

Why do I need to stay on point for the Riders on this forum? Your fans can't even do that on Rider Fans.

NFW.... What???

That it would be. Mortgaging the future for Ovy at his age???

Yeah but now your Brainiac wants him as a defensive back.

Flames would be nuts to do this... https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/breaking-nhl-team-has-made-a-huge-offer-for-alex-ovechkin?ref=jo

Wow, you need to use Donald Trump to make a point? Well done! LOL! That is funny.

Yeah, we get some great politicians for sure... (Sarcasm).

Pretty simple solution is to let it go. Robertson is dead. It happened 38 years ago.

Don't be a ****. Let it go. The man is dead.

Release him & send Collins our way.

You realize Robertson died 4 years ago. Let it go.

Lesnar should squash Joe but we know that won't happen.

Are they killing Bailey? Watched that match with Bliss & went WTH? Maybe TUP can tell me but is it true Vince isn't really sold on her as a wrestler?

I would still say that a career politician, one that went from post secondary right into a provincial or federal career is out of touch. Yes, the staffers work hard. I'm not talking about them as they generally are people that come from the private sector with a marketing or journalism background & it can be a real grind. They work long hours & it can be selfless. Especially when they have to put a positive spin on a negative situation or the long hours of an election campaign. It's the politicians like the Ashtons I'm referring to with all the entitlements & perks that come from being a politician.