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Newly signed Lin-J Shell at safety with #Bombers No 1 defence right now.

some fans: "I'M OUTRAGED WE HAVE NO VETERANS ON DEFENSE!"
 
*Bombers sign veteran DB/LB*
 
same fans: "THIS GUY IS TOO OLD AND HE'S USELESS! I KNOW BETTER THAN THE TEAM!"

Props. I love Vega.

I don't know.. Maybe signing with another team made him reflect on his time here in Winnipeg? Had some great things to say about the city, its rare to see a professional athlete acknowledge our city and fan base. Very classy tweet by Vega.

Vega has always been a great Manitoban. Will forever be a fan....

I don't know if people remember the show that TSN did on the Argos behind the scenes a few years ago but on one show they focused on Lin J Shell for an episode and how much he does to help youth football in Florida and getting kids out of gangs and off the streets.  I wish him all the best, and if he can help the Bombers this year, I hope he enjoys his one last year in the sun.

the polls show 3 parties essentially neck and neck, so in that case it depends on where the votes are concentrated and say what you want about Harper and the Conservatives but they know how to get elected and they have been targeting ridings as opposed to sheer popular vote numbers. Basically they are trying to win seats not get 40%+ popular vote. It would take a huge collapse of their base in order for the NDP to win I think. Now the Liberals, that's an interesting story. Nice to see Trudeau the saviour blowing up in their faces. Serves them right. 

The new guy Malachi Freeman is #14 for those who don't know.

O'Shea said he was practicing.
 
I thought it was Penton who asked when Johnson would be back, but given what you're saying, it might have been Bauming. O'Shea laughed at him and said he must have been asleep during practice.

Deleted a bunch of crap out of this thread.
 
People are entitled to their opinions no matter how much you disagree with them. You can argue against their opinion, but there is no need to start calling people out and calling them names. 
 
Keep this thread on the topic of people getting cut. 
 
Thanks.

Really bummed about Tuinei and Brown.
Starting to look like we failed in DE recruiting again this year, which is incredibly disappointing.

Not that important really, in that situation a flag will effectively advance the ball to the one yard line now.

Willy is miles ahead of any of our other QBs. He just looks so polished and confident. His accuracy and completion rate is much better than the other QBs.

CFL refs are back here at practice today.
Neufeld, Dile still no helmets.
Practicing special teams and onside kicks right now.
Moore and Kohlert back practicing today.
Addison Richards practicing for second straight day.
Chungh practicing snaps to the QB. Maybe as an emergency centre??
Robert Marve just made fun of Graig Newman for going to the bathroom in the middle of team drills.
First time I've seen Kyle Walters here watching practice. Him and Wade chatting on the sidelines.

Also hoping they thin the roster a bit more by the end of the weekend and don't just hide guys on the IR. I would like to see a far more defined roster by the time we kickoff next week.

Willy with a nice strike to Denmark. Cotton and Anderson taking turns with first team offence. Reaves also getting reps with first team.
Peach just burned Stanley Bryant...would have been a sack.
Brohm looking good today.
Willy with a perfect 30 yard sideline pass to Clemons. Willy looking very sharp today.

In the game he started, before being injured, I thought Brohm was "better" than Willy at directing Winnipeg's offence, though I use that term loosely. He brought a tempo and urgency to the huddle break and set that Willy lacked all season long. He managed the clock better too. Mind you, Willy was pretty shellshocked by that point in the season and I am in no way saying Brohm is a "better" QB. Better/worse it's a bit misleading as all our QB have different strengths. Brohm also didn't waste time between plays and got rid of the ball quicker than Willy, seemingly made quicker reads. I expect that has been corrected and that there will be a lot more urgency in Willy's game this year. Interesting that Brohm was running the hurry-up in the Toronto game. We're going to see a lot more hurry-up from Willy this year, I predict. Quicker tempo and hurry-up - maybe even on most possessions.

http://www.tsn.ca/winnipeg-blue-bombers-season-preview-1.297990

There is a video and some perspectives here from some of the TSN crew.

One interesting note from Farhan Lalg:

"The Bombers needed a Canadian receiver to contribute early and were hoping it might be Addison Richards, taken 12th overall, but after an impressive rookie camp, he has yet to take part in main camp because of a hamstring injury"

I don't know if that's official or not.
 

Darrin Bauming ‏@DarrinBauming 49s49 seconds ago
Drew Willy appears beyond pleased OC Marcel Bellefeuille is now on the sidelines instead of up in the booth like he was last year

Comments like this make me wonder if people often forget that this is a guy's career we're talking about.

@DarrinBauming  9m9 minutes ago
Robert Marve just told me he wants to make it clear he wants to remain in the CFL and in Winnipeg. He doesn't have NFL aspirations next year

Johnny Adams said he's going to Toronto not to win a starting job, but to win a football game.

 

“Winning is number one,” he said. “This is a business trip. We're going down there for one goal, and that's to win.”

Sammy Brown, Jhomo Gordon, Shaq Richardson, Goossen, Chung, and Allen are all guys I will be watching tonight.

I'd like to see Willy lead the team for a TD on his first drive and sit the rest of the game too

Sammy Brown, Jhomo Gordon, Shaq Richardson, Goossen, Chung, and Allen are all guys I will be watching tonight.

I'd like to see Willy lead the team for a TD on his first drive and sit the rest of the game too

Most interested to see how the LB and WR spots shake down after this game. Seems like we have a lot of talent at WR which will make for some tough cuts. At LB I have no ******* clue what will happen, hope Allen plays well in the middle though. Also hope Sammy Brown can make some plays, was excited when the Bombers signed him.