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Darian Durant signs new contract: http://620ckrm.com/ckrm-on-air/ckrm-local-sports/15044-darian-durant-signs-new-contract

VETERAN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DOMINIC PICARD JOINS ALOUETTES: http://en.montrealalouettes.com/2016/01/19/veteran-offensive-lineman-dominic-picard-joins-alouettes/

CFL News ‏@CFL_News - #Riders John Murphy says there's no truth to anyone suggesting Durant won't be Riders QB.

He kinda has to be as his scouting department hasn't been able to supply enough CFL quality players.

The heading needs a ?. Arash Madani ‏@ArashMadani 26m26 minutes ago Wouldn't be a shock if Blue Bombers OL coach Bob Wylie joins Hue Jackson's staff in Cleveland. Wylie was Jackson's OL coach in Oakland.

Carter is very high on my imaginary 'FA's I like us to pick up list'.

The newsfeed doesn't offer anything to me. It's just a waste of space. That being said, I simply ignore it like most folks.

Drew Tate signed an extension with the Stamps: http://www.stampeders.com/2016/01/07/tate-signs-extension/

My take: 1. Burris - MOP say no more. 2, Mitchell - Consistent even when everything around him was changing. 3. Collaros - Could have been MOP if he'd stayed healthy 4. Reilly - All he does is win and that's the whole point of the game. 5. Harris - Made the most of his opportunities. 6. Jennings - Young and athletic. Huge upside. 7. Ray - Still throws the best deep ball in the CFL, not sure how much more time he has left. 8. Willy - Injury prone but gets the job done when he's healthy. 9. Glenn - The Rodney Dangerfield of the CFL is still a good QB. 10. Lulay - Not the same since his last injury, but can still get the job done when he's healthy. 11. Franklin - Young and athletic with a big upside. 12. Nichols - Good backup

Hopefully this contract was done last year so the bonus is in the 2015 SMS.

JUST IN: @cwillkl80 (Chris Williams) has signed a contract extension to stay with the #REDBLACKS.

Barron Miles will not be #Esks DC but DB coach & will work in player personnel...via @RickMoffat #CFL

Stamps release Juwan Simpson → http://ow.ly/WCBMu

Good release. One giant salary gone. Still need to pick up a FA NI OL for depth and draft one too.

It's a great signing IMO. Use up the remaining 2015 SMS and get another year out of Bryant.

Merry Xmas to all the positrons and negatrons alike.

I don't like O'Shea because of his record, because he provided less wins in season 2 than season 1, because his team didn't beat any of the top 4 teams, because we didn't have even 2 wins in a row since the summer of 2014 and a myriad of other reasons, none of which relate to his media policy. I wouldn't like this policy if Huffer or Trestman or anyone else that I like and respect made it. I'm not hoping that something a coordinator says might not be on point with what O'Shea says. Who cares if a coordinator has a different view than the HC anyway? They're adults and 'experts' in their field. I expect some differences but I'm not looking for them. I'm sure that there are a bunch of things that I care about that others don't and just as sure that they care about a bunch of things that I don't. Differences make for better conversation IMO. I'm not sure why some folks around here believe that wanting more info on the Bombers from more sources must have some sinister ulterior motive. It doesn't.

My god.. This again? Good grief man. Some folks want to hear what the coordinators have to say. You don't care. What else is there to 'understand'? It's got nothing to do with skewering the Bombers or a sense of entitlement. It's about more and better Bomber coverage. It's about working with the media instead of against it. It's about different angles to stories. It's about the coaches closest to the situation giving their opinions. It's about coaches who are better with the media getting a chance to use that to the Bombers advantage. It's about one less thing for the media/fans to complain about.

As a fan, I think it would be really interesting to hear what PLAP and Hall have to say and if the OC/DC were allowed to talk to the media, there'd be one less thing for the media to complain about. Surely that's worth something to the team.

Not likely. In the PLAP presser, reporters asked if the coordinators would get to talk and PLAP rightly said that's the HC's decision and he'd go with whatever O'Shea wanted. BTW: Both PLAP and Hall have more media experience than MOS. I'd bet that they wouldn't have any problems doing a weekly media Q & A.

Bug Report: I can't sign on with Facebook any more. No problem as I just signed on with my userid/password, but something to add to the list. If you need a tester, PM me.

Was there ever any doubt that MOS was going to let his coordinators talk to the media? He's never done it before. Most of the fans in the year end poll wanted to hear what the coordinators have to say. Personally, I'd love to hear what Hall and PLAP have to say.

This is great news. Since the switch to the new websites, you can't find depth charts even for last year or the big stats package PDF's with the team rankings. Extra info will be great to have.

ANd do we think Lapolice is taking this job right now for any reason other than he thinks if O'Shea gets fired he'll get another chance to wear the big head set? Yes. His other reason is that he gets to stay home with his wife and kids.

I gotta say what they are doing in Regina is exactly what I wanted us to do this year. That kind of management should turn them around pretty quickly.