johnzo

The best GC tweet I read yesterday was something like "That snowmobile guy has more yards through the air than Burris does."

Always had a feeling Hank would be a Bomber one day.  I will be happy with making the playoffs and have him choke. 
 
Ahhhhhhh, making the playoffs.  Can't even imagine what that is like.....

The Angry Beaver, in Greenwood: http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-angry-beaver-seattle
 
They have peameal bacon sandwiches!

Worst CFL season ever!

I would consider us an expansion team.

In classic WInnipeg fashion it's bitching for the sake of bitching. 

I love this crazy league of ours and this is the final game for six months.  Plus it's my birthday and a bunch of people are taking me out to the Canadian bar here to watch the game.  Plus I'm entitled to an entertaining Grey Cup after a year of shitty Bomber football.

Well, I dunno about you guys, but I'm a CFL fan. Back around 2003, I had a roommate who, to this day, is the most die-hard CFL fan I've ever known. He's also a Rider fan, which is a shame, but he's one of the few good ones. He knows about as much about the rest of the league as he does about the Riders, and can talk intelligently about the league, as a whole, so that's alright. That guy made me realize just how important it is to watch the GC every single year. Even if your team's not in it, it's still the Grey Cup. It's an event, like the Super Bowl.. It doesn't matter who's in it...it's a huge national event.
 
Sucks that the Bombers aren't in it, and yeah I hate the TiCats and Riders, but Goddamnit, it's the Grey Cup, and I'm excited to park, it in my chair and watch the whole thing.

How can you not be pumped for the grey cup?  Super lame.  Should be a kick-ass game today
 
And, yeah, I'm cheering for Taman to get a cup and finally some respect.  Plus, Sask pretty much has the coaching staff that I was hoping Mack would assemble three years ago...

I thought Khari was coaching.

Have these people learned nothing from Mr Scott? Always under-promise and over-deliver. How else will people think you're a miracle worker.

Tom Higgins - Coacing Record - 72 - 53 - 1
 
I will take that for the next 3 - 5 years to get this franchise back on track.

I've made that drive during GC week. It aint Honolulu.

I will wait to pass judgement until actual hirings have been made.  (not that my judgement counts for anything)
 
A healthy dose of calm down should be prescribed, unless all you really want is for your post count to go up.

This is the step we've all wanted and waited for, I am excited.
 
I wish Tim Burke all the best as a DC in this league, he will be a smart hire for someone later on.

there's so much rampant speculation going on. I'm not gonna get all freaked out over what may or may not happen, 'cause it's all just unnecessary stress. When everything goes down, which will be shortly after the GC, then I'm gonna get all freaked out, one way or the other (ha ha)...

Ummm.... Calgary is still in the playoffs, why on earth would Dickinson give any sort of response other than staying in Calgary.
 
Ask him when Calgary's season is done, not while his team is prepping for the playoffs FFS.

that's not the word I used. 

if you actually think that the Argos (who have 4 backups, all of whom are more promising than Goltz) would trade for Goltz... i'm petitioning Rich to change your userID to Wsniffsglue01.

Alright, here goes.
 
First thing I do is do whatever it takes to convince the board that they need to open up the chequebook for Dave Dickenson. If I'm given the ability to hire whoever I want, I hire him to be the next head coach.
 
I'm keeping Walters as assistant GM and I'm confirming the hiring of Rick Worman as my director of player personnel.
 
Next thing I'm doing is getting on the phone with Jim Barker and offering him the same deal Buono got last year for Reilly. Seen as how we do not have a second rounder in 2013, I'm offering our 2015 second rounder, I'll swap thirds in 2014 and to make up the difference, I'm flipping him an extra fourth in 2014 in exchange for Collaros.
 
Next up, I'm prepping for the expansion draft.
 
Protections:
QB: Collaros
Canadians: Henoc, Neufeld, Greaves, Watson, Pencer, Kohlert
Americans: Washington, Terrell Parker, Wild, Matthews, January, Anderson, Turner, Sears, Jarvis Jones and Desia Dunn.
 
I prepare myself for the Redblacks to take either Swiston or Poblah and then in the second round of the non-import protection, I keep Cauchy, Etienne, Volny, Jake Thomas, Labbe (because I show my veterans some love) and whoever they have not taken between Swiston and Poblah.
 
Moving along, I've now got to survey the situation across the league and see how my roster stacks up. Looking at our list of free agents, I'm going after Henoc, Kohlert, Etienne and Labbe as my priority Canadians and Matthews as well as Brandon Stewart and Wallace Miles as my priority imports. I'd look across the league to fill some holes on the offensive line and maybe some secondary help but other than that, I'm probably going to scout new talent for competition in my other areas. At running back, I'm looking for a guy who can catch out of the backfield as a safety valve for my young QB. At receiver, I'm probably satisfied going into the season with the group I have but I'm definitely looking down south for talent seen as how it's a position we could always upgrade.
 
On the offensive line, I have to imagine myself going into the year with a 3 NI offensive line and I'm looking across the league to see if there is the potential to upgrade my entire interior. While I've protected Neufeld and Greaves, I'm certainly not writing their names in pen on my depth chart. I'm also ready to push Jones at RT with a guy like Pencer. Dimitri Tsoumpas is a specific name I'd target to upgrade at guard.
 
Defensive line, I'm not too worried. Kenny Mainor can come back or he can go but I'm at least offering a deal. I'm on the phone with Darren Gill constantly getting updates on Bilukidi and I'm very willing to let a guy like McAdoo compete with some young guys from the US on the line. Zach Anderson+Bryant Turner are pretty solid in my interior.
 
Linebackers, I like my depth for once.
 
Secondary, focal point during offseason scouting. Also not opposed to bringing in some veterans here if Jovon is not around or I'm unable to resign Stewart.
 
Kicking, I'm working hard to sign Liam Higglyjiggly or whatever and I'm also taking a long hard look at Mike Renaud. This might be a spot where I look to teams around the league to see what's available.
 
Neg list work ... I'm getting guys like Armanti Edwards and Denard Robinson off my list and I'm letting Rick Worman scour the US for QB prospects. I'm also getting the word out to agents that this is not Joe Mack's house anymore and there's no reason to be apprehensive about coming to Winnipeg. No more refusals to play here.
 
Pipeline players ... I want updates on Stephen Alli and I want to get Robertson and Aprile inked to deals ASAP. DiCroce needs to be back in camp as well.
 
Canadian draft ... Knowing I have second overall and knowing a serious need is a center with long term potential, I'm putting Pierre Lavertu from Laval at the top of my draft board.

It's 100% useless to speculate on a defensive coordinator before we finalize a head coach.

Yeah, that trip to the Grey Cup was ******* BRUTAL...

At this point the team is such a mess it's really hard to draw conclusions about how good or bad these players are.

I'm the same.  I'd start off as:
 

 
Then I'd be like...
 

 
Followed up with a big fat...
 

If Burke gets to stay on with the club ... I don't even know how I'd react.
 
Probably ...
 

 
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