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Also takes two to tango .. Burris .. despite all the innuendo and conjecture .. simply may not have wanted to play in Winnipeg .. plain and simple .. not much anyone can do if the other party wants no part of your organization .. Like it or not .. we have a long road back to relevance and respectability .. unfortunately, Walters and O'Shea will have this yoke around their neck for the duration of their time in Winnipeg.

I hear he's still under contract in Indy .. ;-)

I don't care. As far as I'm concerned now after what just spewed from his lips...he's defence fodder. Logan's marching off to war. It's a Holy Crusade now!! Let's not rile him up any further .. I have to work with the guy! ;-)

Completely forgot about that to be honest .. still a meh ..

Flavour of the week. Was saying it all last season .. would rather have had Garrett than Ford.

+1

And that's the real sticking point isn't it .. as much as the fans deserve and need a winner .. we also need to look for sustainability .. to have a long term view of what to do at that position .. are we patient enough to see any plan through to fruition?

+1 on the parking / concessions rants. Granted, the team's performance down the stretch had a great deal to do with managing some of the congestion but honestly .. the organization responded to the problems well .. anyone who thought we'd come out of the gate, problem free was very sorely mistaken .. and I'd suggest their expectations were out of wack. I'm on about the 30ish yard line now (Section 105), Row 11 .. and the seats are pretty damn good .. If I could .. I'd move closer to the 55 .. maybe a few rows up from where I am now .. but I honestly don't have many complaints about my seats.

The expansion draft "killed" the Bombers?? Will that mean we'll have to change the name of this site to Mourning Big Blue? Only decent Canadian receiver we had & he was drafted. Just thinking about it made me frustrated. That Watson kid shows some promise... When he's on the field ..

For the love of God .. no to Etchevary .. terrible hire if it does pan out.

Definitely wouldn't be easy, though the Higgins suggestion makes sense. Trestman left them looking for a head coach around this time last year, and they ended up with Dan Hawkins because of it. Would be a perfect time to get out of Dodge .. especially with Calvillo expected to announce his retirement .. don't see Popp leaving though.

and if Mulumba finds his way up here and is a top level NI for years are you still going to scream about a wasted pick? The only reason people keep rehashing the picks is cause some people have unrealistic expectations of what you get out of a typical draft. Every single team has misses every single year. And there is no guarantee Mulumba makes an impact even if he DOES make it north .. lots of guys with pedigre .. with NFL experience .. flame out in the CFL .. for a team, with a derth of Canadian talent, it's about getting guys in camp who can push immediately .. to make incumbents better (ie less complancent) .. to take a veteran's spot .. to address needs ..

No need to rehash the draft .. but I agree with the sentiment .. there's a time and place (in the draft) to take fliers on guys who will be in NFL training camps .. top of the first round is not one of those spots. Calgary drafted Doug Brown with the 5th pick overall in 1997. Was he not worthy of a 5th pick? Did he ever play a down in Calgary? Did Calgary have the same pressing needs to address as the Bombers have (had) over the last couple of seasons? The answer is no. Brown was drafted in 97 and spent the next 4 years down south. He never once put on a Stampeders uniform. You could also look at the depth of a particular draft when reaching to take someone but I think the underlying point remains .. when you are trying to rebuild a NI talent base, there's a time and place to take a chance on guys with NFL aspirations or guys who have *already signed an NFL contract* .. So, you could take a mediocre player and have him for years, or take the best player, and be able to either sign and play him, or trade him for other draft picks (3rd rounder for Brown who ended up being Mike Labinjo, 1st rounder for Philion) because you have great Non-import talent on your team already? When you pick guys that can't break out onto your roster, they become free agents. While the player is trying out/playing in the NFL, you retain their rights while they develop. So are you suggesting then that the Bombers have great non-import talent? That we can afford to wait years for players to, perhaps, trickle in from their NFL stints to flip them or try and sign them? When you have a full compliment of draft picks .. when you have solid non-import depth .. you can take chances and roll the dice on some of these guys who will spend a bit of time down south. I have no problem with that. But we aren't in that position and because of that, you have to take a long look at guys who will step into camp day one and can contribute. Maybe deferring to your Canadian draft expert .. our current GM .. and picking a guy like Edem might have made more sense .. especially with how our roster was structured .. (he's someone who could step in at both LB or Safety).

No need to rehash the draft .. but I agree with the sentiment .. there's a time and place (in the draft) to take fliers on guys who will be in NFL training camps .. top of the first round is not one of those spots. Calgary drafted Doug Brown with the 5th pick overall in 1997. Was he not worthy of a 5th pick? Did he ever play a down in Calgary? Did Calgary have the same pressing needs to address as the Bombers have (had) over the last couple of seasons? The answer is no. Brown was drafted in 97 and spent the next 4 years down south. He never once put on a Stampeders uniform. You could also look at the depth of a particular draft when reaching to take someone but I think the underlying point remains .. when you are trying to rebuild a NI talent base, there's a time and place to take a chance on guys with NFL aspirations or guys who have *already signed an NFL contract* ..

If it's Miles, it will be defensive coordinating by committee with O'Shea's background and all. What makes you say that? Just because O'S used to be a linebacker? He's never coached positionally before, let alone coordinated a defense. Despite that, the sense I'm getting from him anyways, is that he is the type to just let his guys do their jobs. He'll have his plate full enough. Biggest mistake any head coach (let alone a rookie one) can make is trying to wear too many hats .. O'Shea doesn't seem like that person to me.

No need to rehash the draft .. but I agree with the sentiment .. there's a time and place (in the draft) to take fliers on guys who will be in NFL training camps .. top of the first round is not one of those spots.

Name recognition does wonders for people ... I'd rather have a guy like Figeuroa .. he's an absolute beast, a guy with a mean streak .. and had a great first season with the TiCats .. easily better than anything January has done the past few years .. if you're going to play an American on the offensive line .. he needs to be a difference maker .. January isn't that .. not by a long shot.

Name recognition does wonders for people ... I'd rather have a guy like Figeuroa .. he's an absolute beast, a guy with a mean streak .. and had a great first season with the TiCats .. easily better than anything January has done the past few years ..

Why? cause he's quite average. I disagree.. Id rate him above average. I'd rate him in the top 6 depending if you want to count Van Zeyl as a T, and depending where you would put Van Zeyl, whom I haven't watched him closely enough to fairly rank. January, at best, is a journeyman .. the fact he's the most reliable offensive lineman on our roster speaks more to our overall lack of talent along the offensive line than it does his ability.

Merry Christmas everyone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFJeaAq5Mv4

The problem is .. I have no faith that we will field a competant offense let alone a consistent one .. it's a case of, "Please prove me wrong." Marshall's unit most certainly wouldn't be a difference making one .. and frankly .. I don't know that we have a secondary suited to keeping guys in front of them on a regular basis .. we saw how bad they were last year when asked to play zone .. and I get a sense that, with the players we have now, we'd be better playing an aggressive, attacking style of defense .. not Marshall's game at all.

Come on boys! Shave your legs and take one for the team!

Jay Cutler had some terrible footwork and Marc Trestman made huge improvements to that in Bears training camp this season. They also went out and addressed the offensive line this offseason a well. Through 15 games last season , the Bears had given up 56 sacks .. going into last night they'd only given up 24. When you have time to set up, those fundamentals don't slide nearly as much .. I only make this note because it's an area where the Bombers also need to improve ..protecting the QB

It's one of my concerns as well .. Without adequate support in place for a guy like Collaros .. (protection, coaching and a solid supporting staff) .. how high is his ceiling here? Will he simply be another guy we run out of town because the organization isn't committed to putting our QBs in the best position to succeed.

Quality signing. Vega was hugely under-rated by a large number of people .. good to see him back in Blue and Gold.