TBURGESS

Wheatfall

Argos had the balls to release Ka’Deem Carey because they feel like they have someone younger, and cheaper to replace him. This was after a 1000 yard season, 1400 total yards and 8 TD’s..  We have a few vets that don’t even have enough in the tank as Carey that im hoping today we move on from but I wont hold my breath. 

I really don’t get any of the Myron Mitchell hype. I would be incredibly unaffected if he were to be cut tomorrow.

All preseason games will have been played by tonight (Friday).   Final cutdown day is Saturday (May 31), and a whole new season kicks off on Thursday.
Been a long winter and glad football is back.  Lets F'n go!
Pick 'Ems are back this year.
How do they work?   Each week you pick the winners for all CFL games (including playoffs).  You get one point for every correct pick.  Whoever has the most points at the end of the year wins a $50 gift certificate at the Bomber store.
Picks will be done through the polling system.  Polls close at game start of the first game of the week.  I will accept picks for games that have not started yet through PMs if you are late getting them in.
Picks this week need to be in by 8PM Thursday, June 5th
If you want an idea of what it takes to win it all, and who your competition might be, here is list of the top winners over the last decade.  Quite a few recurring names in there.
 

Punting from the end zone or deep in their own end is a no win situation, even if the punter boots it 55 yds. it's still likely to end up near the 40 yd. line and points will be given up.  In that situation it's easy to blame the punter, but it's 100% the offences fault for not moving the ball out from the shadow of their goalposts.

Some interesting numbers...
Medlock
2016 raw average 42.7 long 65 2 singles 1 punt return TD against 35.8 net
2017 raw average 43.7 long 85 2 singles 1 punt return TD against 35.9 net
2018 raw average 44.5 long 62 1 single 1 punt return TD against 37 net
2019 raw average 44.5 long 71 1 single 1 punt return TD against 37.5 net
 
Sheehan
2023 raw average 46.2 long 73 0 singles 0 punt return TD against 36.2 net
2024 raw average 44.4 long 70 0 singles 0 punt return TD against 36.2 net

J. Sheahan : 4 punts - 44 yds ave. - 51 yds long - 176 yds total
J. Evans : 2 punts - 53.5 yds ave. - 56 yds long - 107 total
 
It's obvious who won here 

I thought that Strev threw pretty well, then I saw Wilson throw great ball after great ball. Some pocket awareness would go a long way towards elevating his game. 
Cooley reminded me of Mini Mack Herron... against the Riders 4th team. 
Collaros got hit on his first 5 throwing plays. Gotta fix that if we want to win the west. 
Nice to see Brady O being Brady.
I didn't see a Bomber returner do much.
No deep balls? In pre-season? Come on!
No TD's? Yuk!
Bomber ball back... Priceless.

I thought that Strev threw pretty well, then I saw Wilson throw great ball after great ball. Some pocket awareness would go a long way towards elevating his game. 
Cooley reminded me of Mini Mack Herron... against the Riders 4th team. 
Collaros got hit on his first 5 throwing plays. Gotta fix that if we want to win the west. 
Nice to see Brady O being Brady.
I didn't see a Bomber returner do much.
No deep balls? In pre-season? Come on!
No TD's? Yuk!
Bomber ball back... Priceless.

I thought that Strev threw pretty well, then I saw Wilson throw great ball after great ball. Some pocket awareness would go a long way towards elevating his game. 
Cooley reminded me of Mini Mack Herron... against the Riders 4th team. 
Collaros got hit on his first 5 throwing plays. Gotta fix that if we want to win the west. 
Nice to see Brady O being Brady.
I didn't see a Bomber returner do much.
No deep balls? In pre-season? Come on!
No TD's? Yuk!
Bomber ball back... Priceless.

I thought that Strev threw pretty well, then I saw Wilson throw great ball after great ball. Some pocket awareness would go a long way towards elevating his game. 
Cooley reminded me of Mini Mack Herron... against the Riders 4th team. 
Collaros got hit on his first 5 throwing plays. Gotta fix that if we want to win the west. 
Nice to see Brady O being Brady.
I didn't see a Bomber returner do much.
No deep balls? In pre-season? Come on!
No TD's? Yuk!
Bomber ball back... Priceless.

I thought that Strev threw pretty well, then I saw Wilson throw great ball after great ball. Some pocket awareness would go a long way towards elevating his game. 
Cooley reminded me of Mini Mack Herron... against the Riders 4th team. 
Collaros got hit on his first 5 throwing plays. Gotta fix that if we want to win the west. 
Nice to see Brady O being Brady.
I didn't see a Bomber returner do much.
No deep balls? In pre-season? Come on!
No TD's? Yuk!
Bomber ball back... Priceless.

He's got best arm in camp

Don't have a good feeling about this, probably should have been here 3 weeks ago for rookie camp.  They might have to find someone else quick and go another route.

yep. 
 
https://3downnation.com/2025/05/23/silence-at-last-montreal-alouettes-ban-air-horns-for-2025-season/
About time. Sounds like the cfl put their foot down and are holding the ALs responsible to the standard held across the league. 
 

If Jake is best as a 10 rep rotational guy, is he worth keeping with a higher vet salary? Sounds like a job for a cheaper, younger player does it not?

It is nice to get a variety of camp reports from actual fans. Always have to take them with a grain of salt, as everyone has their biases and one day at camp is just a snap shot in time, but for the most part way more informing than anything out in the media. I like to hear about new recruits especially that are standing out, having a rough day, or even looking lazy and lost. As a reader I just have to remember it's one day in camp and not get too high or low on a player. Back when I used to attend camps regularly, I never really posted much about it because I was the type of guy that would sometimes get tunnel vision on one or two players that caught my attention and lock in on them instead of observing camp as a whole. Some camp reports I read were how I observed camp that day, and some were way out in left field making me wonder if that guy even attended or was just making it up. At any rate, I look forward to hearing your camp takes Booch. I love hearing a fan's perspective, especially when the fan knows something about the game.
Also, I agree that the media attending spend more time hunting down coffee and donuts, and standing around in a circle yapping with each other than actually paying attention to anything actually going on at field level. Some guys watch the first 10-15 minutes and draw their daily conclusions from that, then it's mostly hang around and visit. Very few stay the whole session either.

I understand loyalty and giving your vets the benefit of the doubt etc... etc...       
I can understand this with your star players who may need to work out of a slump or coming off injury issues.  I can somewhat comprehend guys who have shown flashes.     I do not understand the loyalty for the mediocre players who have never shown that they can even come close to being considered an above average or really good player.   
 
 

Particularly liked that little Choquette kid...Ripped off a nice td run and he can also catch in traffic...Only preseason but we should keep an eye on that guy for sure.....

Tait says Schoen a full participant today for the first time. Huzzah.

Thought this was a good piece from Tait... As always, very worth your click...
https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/05/18/blue-bombers-training-camp-week-1-status-report/
 

Up-to-date as of today, now with numbers!

He's leaving to do figure skating with Rod Black...

Man, I really liked Dunigan as a colour guy.

I like all the weird quirks that make the cfl different than the nfl. 
 
keep those weird quirks.