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I'm not impressed at all. Saskatchewan is the desperate team. Hall for Neufeld straight up would have been fine. Any pick exchange should have resulted in us getting a higher pick or more picks. The only good thing with the picks is that the one we're getting back is in 2015 when it will be a full draft, the 2014 draft pool will be shallower with the eligibility changes.

Still blinded by your hate of a certain individual eh... This is the worst team in my lifetime. Daley's teams were not close to being this bad, although those secondaries were all-time bad. Kelly's team won 7 games without a QB, they were a decent football team. The only teams that come close to this are 97-98, 98 particularly.

You mean the recess offense? Best part of that is our coach telling the entire world that we're cutting the playbook in half. Should make film study a lot easier for the Stamps. The guy just can't control himself.

It's actually 2017 before they start fully paying off the loan co-signed by the province. 5 years behind schedule.

How does any community organization function? A lot of Castro fans in this thread.

Or his agent was in negotiations with the redskins and he was trying to influence those negotiations with social media? That's usually a pretty solid strategy.

A pre-selected pool of candidates chosen by whom? Someone who actually knows what the hell they're talking about (ie - not fans) -- Whether it's the government, or whatever. Fans are morons and can't be left in charge... I wouldn't let any government agents near these selections. You may as well keep the board the way it is if that's the case. The city and province both appoint board members currently. Some strong arguments for communist dictatorship here from some of the most conservative posters.

The fact that they needed Asper to write a cheque for $350,000 to finish the press box tells us everything about the financial situation. That's about a quarter of one game's gate receipts, and the Bombers can't afford it.

Well, if you want real confirmation that the organization is a mess... http://scratchingpost.thespec.com/2013/10/ticats-to-play-post-season-game-in-guelph-should-they-host-one-that-is.html

I envision some kind of "option-year", where the player can try out for the NFL while a CFL team maintains his CFL rights. No kidding. This situation and the ones we've had recently with new imports could have been avoided if the league could have just left well enough alone. The number of players the league lost to the option year window paled in comparison to the number of guys who came up here thinking "I'll play a year up there and be back in the NFL next year" but ended up playing several seasons in the CFL. The fact that guys have to lock themselves in for at least 2 seasons is a disincentive.

Nice compromise, but how does that fit within the CBA? Why can't any other player just hold out and say, "don't worry, if I play in the CFL, I'll play for you."

Good post, if you are willing to ignore all context. Why did everyone know and understand that Milanovich would be a good head coach? Why did everyone understand that the "hotshot" co-ordinators Burke and Marshall would be awful? With respect, that’s completely revisionist. Check the archives when the Bombers went with Mack instead of the Barker/Milanovich combo. Lots of people doubting Milanovich. Then go back and google some articles about Burke and Marshall before they flamed out as Head Coaches. Lots of love for their prospects. Check out Stubler too. And then check out hotshot coordinators who got NFL head coaching jobs. Lots succeed. Lots don't. And they all look like Dave Dickenson looks now until they get the big chair. The point I was trying to illustrate is not that Dickenson will fail as an HC. Just that if you take away his playing career his resume isn’t that much better than a bunch of guys that have failed as HC’s. I don’t think he’s the obvious choice or that he’s necessarily in position to turn up his nose at the Bomber job. p.s. GC100 Chris Jones beat the ever loving poo out of him. You are totally missing the point. Resume matters little when you're looking at a guy making a jump from co-ordinator or other assistant coaching position to head coach. You are actually making that point, yet completely missing it. The context you are missing is leadership and an ability to galvanize a group toward a goal, the ability to manage a team. Everyone in the league knew that Milanovich had it, everyone wanted to interview him and he wasn't selling himself out for just any shot at being a head coach. Everyone knew he'd be a head coach, and a good one. Everyone knew that Burke is a milquetoast personality who is better off in the background, everyone knew that Greg Marshall has no management skils, everyone knows that Doug Berry has trouble developing a productive relationship with his players, everyone knew that Lapolice could break down tape and make the right calls, but that he probably couldn't inspire a lot of confidence and manage a team. The stops on their resume don't fill in these gaps, and those are the differences between very good and great head coaches and crappy ones. The feeling now is that Dickenson fits the Hufnagel-Milanovich mould, Calgary believes in that feeling enough to pay Dickenson more than our head coach to call plays. That Grey Cup has little bearing on Dickenson or Jones going forward as potential head coaches. The Stamps got there with Kevin Glenn, not a surprise that he choked, the better QB won that game.

Good post, if you are willing to ignore all context. Why did everyone know and understand that Milanovich would be a good head coach? Why did everyone understand that the "hotshot" co-ordinators Burke and Marshall would be awful?

Bullshit. Don't tell me we can't afford him. We've got just as much money as anyone, even if a lot of it's "hush hush" under-the-table stuff. If we've gotta overpay to get the right guy, then they'll do it. I'm certain Miller knows the story, and the mucky-mucks have learned their lesson. They'll target the right guy and make sure he's taken care of. The only way the Football Club can afford a marquee staff is if they are not even going to put up the illusion that they are attempting to meet the obligations on the two loans or if they pull a few hundred thousand out of player salaries and spend at the floor. They don't have as much money as anyone. When there are teams with private owners underwriting $5-$10 million a year in losses and the Bombers have to turn a $4.5 million a year profit to meet the obligations of the stadium loan (after paying back the $10 million loan), they aren't on equal footing.

Dickenson won't be leaving Calgary. He's head coach in waiting there, we might be able to match what he's making now, but if we pay him Milanovich or Hufnagel money we won't be able to put a staff together. Not to mention the mess he'd be wading into her vs the stability in Calgary. It doesn't hurt to try to get an interview with him, but like Milanovich in 2010 it is a high probability that Dickenson has no interest.

Really? Coaching doesn't matter? Reilly had two years in BC. Collaros has Milanovich, Maas, Brady and Ray who all played in the CFL at QB. You think that doesn't make a difference in terms of developing a QB? 2 of our offensive coaches are in their first CFL job as a coach or player, the other 2 are Howell and Bellefeuille, essentially a rookie and a coach with a so-so record as both an OC and head coach, and no track record of developing quarterbacks, other than failed ones. Mostly leaned on scrapped vets like Marcus Crandell and Kevin Glenn.

I dunno.I guess we'll see as time goes on, won't we? I make it to a couple of games a year because I live in Calgary. So, what happens in Winnipeg really has no affect on me. I just know here in Calgary that the C Trains run right to McMahon Stadium & carry thousands of fans on Game Day. There's also places to park around the stadium so fans have a choice to take the train or car. As far as Corus Apps go, I have a Blackberry with another 3 months to go on my agreement. With a new phone I can start downloading apps like that. There is more than enough parking available within a 1.5 km-2 km walk. If you want to be a 5 minute walk away or get dropped off at the stadium, your options are parking on campus or using transit. There's no solution to the problem (if you don't want to or can't walk or use transit) given the location. You add more parking on campus and the traffic problem just becomes worse, then you get to a point where people realize the problem is getting on and off the campus and won't use the parking, which is basically where they are at with the current spots available for Bomber games.

The two situations are not really comparable. Edmonton did not have anyone who showed anything remotely close to what Collaros has, plus Ray has missed significant portions of the last two seasons. Generally when QB's start missing half seasons due to shoulder injuries their careers are in peril. There is a tough decision for the Argos to make.

So, is it the U of M who won't build a parking lot on the old golf course land??? That would go a long way to alleviate problems. I don't think that's a solution. The problem is getting people on and off the campus, adding more cars wouldn't help without adding another route on and off campus. Most people don't want to park on campus unless they have mobility issues. They aren't selling the parking they have available now.

Is there any evidence that Jyles isn't 350 lbs lying on a couch strung out on funions? Guy hasn't played in 2 seasons, it's not a fantasy draft.

That makes absolutely no sense.

Hard to coach around horrible throwing mechanics at halftime. I'm sure Hall has been told to settle his feet his entire life, but he's still dancing and sailing passes. Maybe they could coach him to aim for a target 5 yards in front of the route he's trying to hit, then the ball would be on the money.

Can we fold our team and start again next season as an expansion team?

Ticket prices can only go up if there is demand. Same goes for parking and concessions. Already this season every parking lot I walk by off-campus on my way to the stadium has lowered their price. Some started at $20, some at $15, most are at $10 now, one at $8. Concessions in my area were noticeably barren. Guessing we won't be paying $9 for a 8 inch pizza much longer, or a bunch of vendors may not return.

Are you kidding me? Walters has brought in Peach, Kelly, Foster, Boltus, Brown, Bo Smith since Mack got canned. Peach and Kelly are decent players... the rest are filler. Walters has another two weeks until trade deadline? Then a tiny window to sign/trade for Collaros...? If Miller has a real candidate in mind, maybe we need to get him in here in early October. The point you are missing is that teams are built in the off-season. Everyone Walters brought in are filler. If they weren't. they would have been on a roster.