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The bottom line is that numbers like this are just numbers, it's how they get interpreted and whether that interpretation is correct or not that matter the most. I would suggest that what these numbers show is that the Bombers drafting history is on par with the other teams in the CFL.

absolutely no good can come of forcing officials to explain to the public why they called the game the way they did. Nothing good at all.

So what part of the transportation is giving you the most trouble? What in your opinion is wrong with the facility and concessions? I mean you go to the games right so you have all kinds of first hand knowledge of these things right?

well there's certainly no evidence to support that claim....

Torts is rumoured to be an owner hire moreso than Gillis, but yeah Gillis was a moron of a GM and with all the bridges he burned being a hardass agent it's no wonder he didn't get good value in his trades.

He better follow through because crunching numbers like this is damned fascinating.

this is my thinking as well. Burke had a team that just rolled over and died at the first sign of adversity, I don't think O'Shea will tolerate that in a team. He was too competitive as a player and you know his team won't pack it in because if he has players who do that he'll get new players.

How so? All it does is take away one import backup. Not ideal of course but definitely do-able and worth it if he is better than our other options. Also allows us to keep a couple extra Canadians on the roster. If he handles both duties and gets us an extra five yards every play, it makes sense... If Newman and Bucknor perform, that helps... If Watson, Stephan, Alexander stay healthy... lots of ifs Otherwise, I'd rather burn all three DIs on defence it's obvious to me that they won't be going with the DI LB/DB and it'll be a NI filling that role. Too many NIs of that type on the roster so naturally that's where they'll get the DI spot for a kicker. Think that was the plan all along with the talk early on that they wanted Waters to kick.

****** eh. rider fans didn't become the darlings of the CFL until they started to actually improve and then everyone piled on the bandwagon and it became hip to be a rider fan. Bomber fans though have put up with more **** than anyone and STILL show up in the stadium in numbers that every other team in the league would love to have. How do the Edmonton numbers look by the way? Anyone got them handy? Seems to me the crowds there aren't so big now that their team has hit the skids either.

You have to trust the people building the team to make the right pick regardless of what rankings may say.

Especially since Aaron Kelly is still on our roster. Bellefeuille bromance? I'd rather bring in a reasonable prospect for a look in training camp, hell if we really need Kelly back I'm sure he'll be available. Don't even get me started on Aaron Kelly, I have no idea why he's still on our roster. For everyone that loved to rag on Jade Etienne, here's an import who tons of people seemed to fall in love with because of a few spectacular catches despite the fact that he actually produced LESS than a guy like Jade. If we're going to be competitive, we should be able to do much better than Aaron Kelly. But he made two really big highlight catches early on in his tenure!!!! Next Stegall!!!11!!!!

Because he is still a damned good player and lots of teams need a centre who can do the things he does in the regular season. Not everyone is as deep as San Jose that they have centres playing on the wing just to fit everyone in.

The fact that even us diehards felt like turning the game off before it was over many many times last year should be a damned good indication that selling season tickets would be tougher this year. People want entertainment and last year was not entertaining in any way. Alternately, clearly the public has spoken, they are not in favour of firing Joe Mack as GM.

Why would they blow up a team that does so well in the reg. season and takes a great team like LA to a 7th game? The irony is folks like you tell Chevy & Chipman to be patient and keep returning deadbeat players to the roster. At the same time you exhort a successful organization like San Jose to 'blow it up'.... San Jose has been a contender for years and keeps choking in the playoffs and unlike WInnipeg they have amazing depth. I'm not saying blow it up, I'm saying you can run with Pavelski and Couture as your centres and still have great centre depth and if a piece like Thornton can net you a good defenceman (cause let's face it once Pickles went down their D started to look vulnerable) it might make your team better. Winnipeg needs to be patient because they are still building that depth, San Jose has good depth and a good drafting and development system they could trade someone like a Thornton or a Marleau and still be a good team, especially with the right return. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. I love Joe Thornton as a player but he's not getting the job done as the captain in San Jose in the playoffs and a change might be in order for everyone.

why in gods name do you think guys like that would sign in Winnipeg exactly? Especially someone like Vanek. He can basically write his own ticket on any contender looking to add a piece like him, Winnipeg is so far down the list of places big names are going it's not even funny. disagree with this big time. Vanek has a home in minnesota, if miny didnt want him and he wanted to play close to home, winnipeg is a logical destination. This attitude that players dont want to be here is so toronto. Im sick of it, its not about the city at all, its about the team, this team starts winning and everyone will want to sign here. Yeah but they're still a non playoff team. Hell there's lots of talk about the Wild wanting Vanek anyway or he could stay in Montreal where he's currently on a nice little playoff run and showing amazing chemistry with his linemates. Winnipeg might be a great destination when they start winning but they're not winners yet just another also ran who hasn't made the playoffs in ages.

why in gods name do you think guys like that would sign in Winnipeg exactly? Especially someone like Vanek. He can basically write his own ticket on any contender looking to add a piece like him, Winnipeg is so far down the list of places big names are going it's not even funny.

Common thinking is that Florida covets the defenseman Ekblad. With Campbell getting older would make sense they'd be looking to get a D, especially when lots of people feel Ekblad is the best player in the draft and has the highest ceiling. I don't think Kane has enough value on his own to get a first overall pick anyway. Teams hold onto those picks very tightly.

I don't think San Jose would blow it up but they might see if they can get some big value for guys like Thornton or Marleau and just run with Pavelski and Couture.

Because people who consistently post as much nonsense as you do are either stupid or trolling and you're too coherent for me to think you're stupid.

Because Glenn wants out and is unhappy being there feeling he was mistreated AND because Henry Burris is notorious for not liking someone behind him on the depth chart who can challenge him in any way shape or form. Stop posting your deliberately trollish nonsense and start speaking common sense.

The draft pick would not be voided. The rules at CFL.ca say: Meaning if they traded their 2015 1st round pick then they would forfeit their 2016 1st round pick. I realize that this is current rule, I'm just concerned that it could be abused. Certain GM's don't value picks highly, so they trade them off for established players. It could go on indefinately. I suppose that the rule could be amended to prevent offending teams from trading picks until they have "paid" the penalty, but I just don't see draft picks as being as a strong enough deterent in the event of a serious offence. Justice delayed is Justice denied. I would think that if a GM was abusing it like that then the league would step in and change the rule or just arbitrarily decide on another punishment and enforce that.

city of douchebags is much more accurate.

Flames fans are bandwagon jumpers anyway. The Saddledome wasn't ever full before Iginla and Kiprusoff carried that team to the finals in 04 and after that everyone jumped on board. Now that the team is **** again you're seeing people opt not to go. If not for the massive corporate ticket base I wonder if they would actually sell out or not.

If Glenn is released or you can get him for a late round draft pick sure bring him in, if you have to pay a premium for him **** off.

yeah people are still caught up in the trap hype but the Wild actually play a pretty quick game these days. Lots of people simply don't care about that team and for good reason, but they got some skill there. That series has been great watching just because it's so back and forth with very little to choose between the teams. The Sharks vs. Kings series has just been great hockey. Sure there's been some blow outs but the push back by the Kings overall and the pushback within the game from each team has just been amazing. Momentum is really the deciding factor. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed the opening round of the playoffs this much.