Atomic

Gretzky may seem like a good player but he is actually out of position all the time

I'm surprised they haven't approached me yet to write for them? What the heck?!

Winnipeg Edmonton Calgary Sask BC Ottawa Hamilton Montreal Toronto

Should be some decent competition for that boundary WR spot.

So far, as expected, through the first 3 rounds of the NFL Draft no Canadians have been drafted. Christian Covington, Brandon Bridge, and Tyler Varga are all expected to be drafted today, possibly Brett Boyko as well. Lots of other prospects might get NFL chances after the draft is over though. Justin Dunk is breaking down some of the NFL interest in Canadian prospects on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JDunk12

I think they will keep Manitoba in the name regardless of whether it is Moose or not. What goes good with Manitoba?

Just bought a Crompton jersey online

Crompton took his team to the playoffs, Willy didn't. Therefore Crompton is the better QB.

No, I knew it was only a matter of time. But it's too bad.

Mark F I like your avatar, did you make it yourself? Very avant-garde.

It's all about managing the SMS. Do you think Miller and Walters are stupid? No do you????

Now all your favourite players are going to have to be cut to pay for Willy!

I don't know if anyone else here used Grooveshark regularly but it was pretty sweet. Basically you could just stream any song you wanted for free, make playlists, etc. I never felt like it would be around forever but this is pretty unfortunate. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32547376

Really interesting to see the approach of the Bombers compared to other teams. As far as I can tell, no one else had a big cut down today. The Lions aren't even close to the roster limit.

Like Floyd said, our SAM will likely come from the collection of DBs. MLB will almost certainly be Sam Hurl. That leaves the WILL LB, which will be one of the rookie American LBs on our roster right now. Benton, Lamar, Tate, Wilson, Nixon. Or we could go with a Canadian at WILL and one of the Americans at MLB. But that seems less likely to me.

84 players on the roster right now. Need to be down to 75 by tomorrow apparently. Some guys might be non-counters, particularly Reaves, Pierre, Everett, and Griffiths. I'm not sure though, I can't remember the exact rules surrounding non-counters. Either way, they're going to have to ship out a few more guys in the coming days.

... are we really going to act like the potential downside of him signing elsewhere doesn't exist? When's the last time a starting QB in the CFL left via free agency? I wouldn't be too worried.

The Sikorsky-CH-53K helicopter can carry 40 people and it only costs $65 million. This could be a cost effective way to transport passengers from the farthest reaches of Winnipeg to the stadium. http://helicopters.axlegeeks.com/l/18/Sikorsky-CH-53K

The nice thing is that there are 10 days between the NFL draft and the CFL draft this year. Couple that with no longer having to deal with NCAA juniors and there is the least uncertainty that there has ever been surrounding prospects' NFL chances.

Publicize player salaries already

If it was that simple he would already be signed to a new deal. He obviously is seeking more than Walters wants to pay. Which means if Walters wants to acquiesce to Willy, Lawless, Noeller, Mike, and everyone else, he has to spend more than he wanted to.

No one said good team or playoff team ever, only that Eakins made them worse. Remember this is the team that have two double digit losing streaks with only 1 win in the middle with Eakins around. They were effectively eliminated from the playoffs in November. In the lockout year facing only western teams they were in a playoff position at the trade deadline, under Todd Nelson before they traded Petry and lost their other veteran D to injuries they were basically a .500 team. That's the level that should have been expected. With Eakins they were right back to the basement. Downplaying the damage Eakins did is just ignorance of the highest level. I hope someone else hires him just so people can realize how badly he ****** things up in Edmonton. Calm down sugar plum, I never said you said they would be a playoff team or a good team. Just stating my thoughts on the matter. I agree Eakins was a bad coach but the roster still needs work as well.

I think the best situation would be to bring in some players who have won before. Easier said than done. But there needs to be a culture change and it can be hard for just a coach to do that. They need some older guys who can show the team the right way to act. Andrew Ference, Benoit Pouliot... I think that was the right idea, but they need a few more.

The money has to come from somewhere. Walters likely has a plan for where each dollar is going to go. Maybe that plan includes an extension for Willy. Maybe that planned amount of money isn't enough to get the deal done. So the amount goes up. The plan must be adjusted to reflect this. Its not like Walters sits there and spends and hopes he is under the cap at the end of the year. There has to be a plan. and if Willy's extension can't fit into that plan, you have to make room.

Eakins was obviously a bad choice but I don't think his effect was that great that it pulled a playoff team down into almost last place in the league. Maybe Edmonton would have been more competitive. I think with a good coach and a few veterans, the turnaround could be relatively quick. But it's going to take a good coach and definitely a few smart additions because the roster still has multiple holes. They need depth and experience.