Mike

Teams know how to use the media as a tool to push their agenda. Some of what they say is truthful, some of what they say is out there as a smokescreen because that's the message the front office wants out there, especially around FA time and draft time. For example ... one "reporter said such and such in public" example in this thread is literally the exact opposite of what they said to me in private. And what they said in private happened. For what it's worth, I was told by a couple people today that the Bombers are out on Curran. EDIT - out on Curran could obviously mean if the price goes any higher. My guess is they've made their offer, it's not the highest offer but they'd still pay it if Curran opted to come here.

I'm going to patent "item that does something" and sue the hell out of everyone.

Fargo tryout? Surely I can fill Dan West's role!

What I am asking, I guess, is "will our US-based scouting system going to be doing a better job than merely filling holes?" It has been a while since we’ve seen new prospects capable of becoming superstars for our ball club. I am asking what can we expect from our US scouting system, realistically, this year, that can make us a significantly better team than last year. Are our scouts any better or worse than what we find in the rest of the league? Is coming up with all-star calibre players more than serendipity? Has it? Not really. We've been coming up with studs for years. It's the depth that's been the issue.

he did.

I'm not really sure what you're asking, to be honest. Our American scouting is hopefully going to find us players to fill the holes we have in our roster?

"We can do whatever we want unless what we're doing is something that can be viewed as exploitation in which case it's sad that we think we have to do that unless we want to unless we want to because a man told us we want to" #yesallwomen

Brohm signed.

Everyone keeps saying this but the reality is that he could play for the Sabres, it just made no sense for them to do so.

Myers is a machine. Just wait until he gets comfortable. Sounds like Armia is getting called up. He's not on the ice this morning in STJ.

you can't develop a QB without giving him playing time. If it wasn't for Brohm getting injured last year, Marve probably wouldn't have seen the field at all. That's absolutely false. Especially in the CFL. Care to explain that golden nugget of knowledge, Mike? Drew Tate is a perfect example, although you can easily blame Saskatchewan for letting him go. They sat him on the practice roster for two years before he ever took a snap and he was much more effective with his initial repetitions because of it. Darian Durant is another one. In his first two seasons in the CFL, how many snaps did he take? Two. Same with Mike Reilly - two snaps in his first two seasons. I bet if you were to ask them how much more comfortable they felt because of their time developing without game reps, they'd tell you it sucked to not play but it was well worth it. An American QB is coming to a league where there's a wider field and an extra man, among other things. It's invaluable for a QB to be able to get a chance to soak it all in. Let them work out their kinks in practice reps. Ideally, I wouldn't have my developmental QB take much more than a handful of reps for his first two years. It doesn't always work out that way because of injuries, etc but that'd be the goal. Too many QBs ruined because they get rushed.

you can't develop a QB without giving him playing time. If it wasn't for Brohm getting injured last year, Marve probably wouldn't have seen the field at all. That's absolutely false. Especially in the CFL.

Based on what information? He means SSK is

Riders out of Curran sweepstakes, according to Vanstone.

What on earth makes him seem cocky to you? The fact that he said med school was a serious option for him? That's not cocky, that's honest.

Cornish is good but I want to see him get the yards w/o Jones and Bryant. IMO....he won't. Lavertu is a stud. They won't skip a beat at center. Craighead's back at guard & Harrison is no slouch at tackle. He's started plenty of games in the past. The Stamps OL has lost some depth but their starting 5 is still very, very good. I don't care how good Lavertu is, he's not an equal replacement for Jones.

You're both right, he was healthy for half the year.

Gimme Matt Calvert, Daniel Winnik or Sean Bergenheim in that order.

He's a free agent. Still don't understand with the stunt he pulled on us why Walters was so nice & didn't release him a day later so he couldn't have signed with anyone. Maybe he was thinking about doing something to make Wpg a more appealing place to come to for players. Maybe but how is that making Winnipeg a more appealing place? This is a business & not a social club. He quit on us, remember? Winning changes everything. So does not being an ******* just because one of your players is. Take the high road.

Bobby Pospischil apparently declared for the NFL Draft, meaning he's CFL Draft eligible as well. No way he goes to the NFL, if you ask me. Good CFL pick though.

We're going to have a rookie at SAM or WIL In my opinion, so hopefully we spring for experience in the middle

Rennie Curran.

Ups the bidding vs two division rivals who would be getting an all-star MLB

Funny that you didn't unleash this same logic in the Glenn thread. Because we're talking inexperienced rookies at qb in the Glenn thread. We had experienced OL & they still sucked. Asking a rookie qb with limited experience to carry the team on his back if he has to is just asking for trouble. So apples to oranges. Ummm, no. He's suggesting that these experienced O linemen might not live up to expectactions. That their performance might not be all that we're hoping for. Which is the same sort of logic that could be applied to Glenn, that maybe he wouldn't be the savior of the season if he played. Anyway, sorry for hijacking the thread, but the irony was just too good to pass up. In reality though, a QB is a QB. The success of an OL is based on the sum of many moving parts.

That being said it's not a slight on Walters. Realistically, he's provided us with the best scenario we could have hoped for going forward. He's set the team up for massive success, they just need to put it in motion.