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Problem with that is, you'd have the Schenn's on your team.....

Hell of a season, and a gutsy effort on the part of a lotta guys, including the captain. Chevy will make some tweaks in the off season and this'll be an even better team in the fall. Excited to see it.

Apparently the word is, they're looking at Chiarelli for KLowe's old gig, which was President and head of hockey ops. So MacT would be doing grunt work, but the final word will always be Chia. I'm only okay with this if it means that MacT isn't allowed to make any kind of decisions...

If a guy wanted to be a Positron, you could say that we're really close to busting through. I really feel like if we ever get a 2 goal lead, we'll get a win...

For everyone complaining about the lack of coverage at Mini-Camp, trust me, I'm with you.....but I also understand that with the Jets in playoffs, the media has a pretty clear focus. That's what the majority wants to hear about, so mini-camp is gonna take a back seat. I have no doubts that the Bombers woulda been a little more of a priority if not for Jets playoffs...

They won't make a lot of trades, but Chiarelli in for MacT is the quickest and surest way to respectability for that team...

I'm inclined to want to agree with people saying Buff is a liability, bit it's difficult to disagree with Coach, who is playing Buff big minutes...

Just one win...that's all I ask. Give the home fans something to cheer about. My dad is coming through town tomorrow, randomly, and we haven't watched a Jets game of any kind together in at least 20 years. I'm hoping that will help conjure up some magic for one big W tomorrow...

Pavelec has been the Jets best player, AINEC. He's deserved a better fate than the rest of the team has given him...

The Buff I've seen in playoffs this year ain't a Buff I really want on the Oilers. We can talk Myers or Trouba all day, though...

Southern Alberta living has me seriously questioning my sanity and rooting for the EuroNucks. *spit* ...I just can't handle fLames fans. They are as bad as Rider fans at times...

Ridiculous to think there'd be a suspension. He barely touched the guy. I was saying last night though, that if you're going to take a stupid penalty anyhow, you may as well have made it count. Run him face first into the glass. Do SOMETHING that might take Perry off his game. All Buff did was give him a little more motivation...

If it was "Billy And The Cloneasaurus" starring goofy Chris Pratt, then it might actually do really well....

Looking forward to what will be an exciting off season for the Jets. Future is bright!!

More experience and more top end talent on the Ducks. It's that simple. We don't have anything like Perry, Getzlaf and Kesler.

The only time the Winnipeg media wants to talk to an assistant is when they don't have access. I bet you wouldn't even need one hand to count the number of interviews with assistants that were done when the media had unfettered access to them. This is all the result of the media talking to Gary Crowton and hearing the opposite of what they were hearing from Tim Burke. I think it was a reasonable reaction by the team, but the ban should be lifted now that we are in the second year of O'Shea's tenure. There has never been a suggestion that it was a club rule. Mike O'Shea has said it is his decision. Absolutely this...MOS was an assistant under this rule, liked it, and implemented it here. I, for one, like the idea of a unified front. One voice, one message.

Was completely board hype. I don't think anybody really expected a whole lot from a player outta junior ball...

Bah...he's the station shrink on Law and Order, and nothing more!!

Yeah, but in fairness, you're kind of a **** who disagrees with whatever the popular opinion happens to be around here...

That Jurassic Park thing.....I like BD Wong, I like Vince D'onofrio, but man does Pratt ever look awful. Ridiculous cheese factor that just doesn't work. Don't get me wrong, I'll watch this thing, but Pratt is awful.

Funny - no author shows up here, yet I'm willing to wager soooooooooooooooo much money that this was written by Wiecek. What a petulant ass. Sorry, that's my bad -- it is absolutely Wiecek because he's the only FP guy down there. And yes, what a whiny *****.

God, I hope Turner kills him again this year...Game 1, in Regina. Grab that arm again and give it a good wrench...

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/Bombers-looking-to-repeat-the-first-six-games-of-last-season-not-the-last-12-300684471.html BRADENTON, FL. -- Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive coordinator Marcel Bellefeuille thinks a dramatically upgraded Bombers offensive line should have the club’s offence in 2015 looking a lot more like it did during the first six weeks of last season than it did through the last twelve. That will come as great news for Bombers fans, who had high expectations for their team after a 5-1 start last season only to see their hopes dashed as the Bombers limped to a 2-10 finish and missed the playoffs for the fifth time in the last six years. Bellefeuille says his review of last season found that Bombers starting QB Drew Willy was at his most successful when his protection was at its best during the first six weeks of the year. "When I looked at the first five wins of the year last year when he was protected, we averaged 33 points a game on offence -- 33-plus, actually, in those five wins. And we protected very well. "And then we had a couple injuries to two Canadians at receiver and on the offensive line and things progressively got worse from there." Bellefeuille made the comments here Monday morning at the IMG Academy on what is Day 2 of the Bombers annual three-day spring mini-training camp. It will in all likelihood be the only time Bombers fans hear from the man who will be running the Bombers offence for the third season. Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea does not allow his coordinators or assistants to speak to the media but makes one exception during spring mini-camp. Bellefeuille says the off-season additions of tackles Stanley Bryant and Marc Dile and centre Dominic Picard should both improve the protection of Willy and also bolster the Bombers running game -- two areas the Bombers are going to have to improve upon in 2015 if they hope to get anywhere near the Grey Cup they’re hosting this November. "A lot of it is clear -- we need to be better at protecting the quarterback and better at running the ball and everything else will flow from there," said Bellefeuille. "If you want to say, it’s 1a and 1b -- protecting him better and being more efficient running the football." Winnipeg gave up the most sacks in the CFL last season and were second last in rushing yards. While the Bombers are now deep in offensive linemen, they are hoping this week to find some receivers and some running backs among the 52 players they brought to this camp, almost all of whom -- with the exception of the club’s veteran contingent of four quarterbacks -- are either CFL rookies or close to it. Bellefeuille said he has been impressed with all three running backs the Bombers are working out down here: Bradley Randle (UNLV), Carlos Anderson (Northern Iowa) and Da’Rel Scott (Maryland). "All three running backs have shown great promise -- they’re all quick, fast and can run routes coming out of the backfield and give you more dynamic on the offence. "Those guys have been really good. And there’s probably three or four receivers we’re still evaluating that have an opportunity to come in and compete for legitimate jobs." On the defensive side of the ball, sources say the club has been very impressed so far with the play of Derrell Jackson, who played outside linebacker at East Carolina but who is getting a long hard look this week at rush end. The Bombers haven’t had a dominant pass rusher since Alex Hall was traded to Saskatchewan midway through the 2013 season and Jackson -- who had brief NFL stints in camp with Miami and Arizona -- has likely already shown enough here this week to earn his invite to Winnipeg’s main training camp. Jackson says his skills are well suited to being a rush end. "I’d definitely say so -- just my explosiveness and ability to get off the ball, use my technique and speed, my quickness, my hands -- all that stuff." The Bombers practiced here Monday morning and have another practice session Monday afternoon. The club will hold one final practice Tuesday morning before dispersing.

I would rather have a guy that can do both, you know...like most of the other GMs. Yeah, I'm not sure having 25% of your starting lineup really strong and 75% kinda meh is a formula for success. Every GM we've had has demonstrated some positives and some negatives. What with them being human and all... Pff lame humans. When the robot revolution comes, all will be better. I, for one, will welcome our new overlords. I'd like to remind them as a trusted (not really) media source, I can be used to round up others, to use as workers in their underground lairs...

Some concerns that the ridiculous media circus around the game tonight is going to be a huge distraction, but hopefully it's just business as usual...