Atomic

Two years to be competitive which I'll define at 7-9 wins and the playoffs or two years to be a legit contender, which I'll define as 10+ wins? At least two years just to make the playoffs again, every other team is at least competitive right now, we have some catching up to do. Saskatchewan went from 1-7 on Labour Day in 2011 and a final record of 5-13, to 8-10 the next season and look where they are now. A quick turnaround is definitely possible. But the Riders drafted well, were aggressive in free agency, and most importantly already had a good QB in place. I don't know if the Bombers can replicate that, but it wouldn't be totally out of the question if they play their cards right. C'mon, the Riders were a talented team that needed some tweaking, this outfit needs a QB, oline, receivers, linebackers and DB's. A talented team that needed some tweaking? Since 2011 they replaced their RB, 4 out of 5 starting OL, 3 out of 5 starting receivers, 3 out of 4 starting DL, all 3 linebackers, and their entire secondary. Tell me again how they only needed some tweaking.

Two years to be competitive which I'll define at 7-9 wins and the playoffs or two years to be a legit contender, which I'll define as 10+ wins? At least two years just to make the playoffs again, every other team is at least competitive right now, we have some catching up to do. Saskatchewan went from 1-7 on Labour Day in 2011 and a final record of 5-13, to 8-10 the next season and look where they are now. A quick turnaround is definitely possible. But the Riders drafted well, were aggressive in free agency, and most importantly already had a good QB in place. I don't know if the Bombers can replicate that, but it wouldn't be totally out of the question if they play their cards right.

Brandon Stewart has been brutal all year, I don't care if he got an interception today. He should be gone. Easiest spot in the secondary to ease a new guy into anyway. Boatman is terrible. Is Douglas healthy? If he is, Boatman should be gone. Our Canadians simply aren't good enough. Can we get Pencer in at right tackle? How much worse than Boatman could he be? Then we could get Aaron Woods involved on offence or put Bo Smith at safety. Why aren't we using Anthony Woodson? Let him get some reps at RB in order to put another import receiver in. We barely run the ball anyway so what could it hurt? He has potential coming out of the backfield at the very least. It's time to bring in a new receiver. Let Wallace Miles get a shot or bring in an NFL cut asap. Unfortunately none of these changes will do jack **** until we get a capable quarterback.

Canadian starters, Riders vs. Bombers... Riders - Getzlaf, Labatte, Picard, Best, Heenan, Shologan, Foley, Butler. Bombers - Muamba, Muamba, Greaves, Sorensen, Swiston, Watson, Kohlert, Etienne. If you were looking for a reason why the Bombers can't compete... well there you go.

The difference is that Hufnagel had just been fired whereas Clements is still the OC in Green Bay with no sign of losing his job anytime soon.

That would be awesome. I think you'd have to really shell out to get him though. According to this article, NFL offensive coordinators make an average of $800,000 per year. And I doubt he would leave Green Bay for anything other than a huge pay increase, so you're potentially looking at $1.2+ million per year. That's a hefty price tag.

That would be nice but I doubt it. I've also added Matt Dunigan to the list. Time to bring back Dunigan? Recent surveys say yes.

I don't consider 2 names "quite a few"... and I don't consider either one a realistic candidate... but since you insist, I've added them to the initial list.

And if Higgins isn't available? Go with a new guy?

There has been a lot of comments lately about the Bombers needing to go with an experienced head coach (in the event Burke gets fired this year), so I decided to go have a look at the records of all the guys who have held HC jobs in the CFL and are still involved with the game. Apologies if I missed anyone notable. The records aren't pretty, unfortunately, but that's why these guys aren't head coaches anymore. Who do you think would be the best fit? Tom Higgins' record sure stands out. How about going with a guy who maybe didn't do so well the first time around, but may learn from his mistakes? Stubler didn't get much of a shot and the fact the Argos didn't win another game after his firing might speak to how little talent he had to work with. Richie Hall had an okay experience, and he is back to leading one of the top defences in the CFL. It's clear that no matter what direction we go, the guy would be bringing some baggage with him. But it's not completely unheard of for a coach to have little success in his first shot, then turn it around when he finally gets another chance. What do you think? Or would you rather go with a high-potential rookie again, like Dave Dickenson, Jacques Chapdelaine, or Chris Jones? The Experienced Candidates Marcel Bellefeuille Record as HC: 27-35 (.435) Paul Lapolice Record as HC: 16-28 (.364) Rich Stubler Record as HC: 4-6 (.400) Richie Hall Record as HC: 16-20 (.444) George Cortez Record as HC: 6-12 (.333) Doug Berry Record as HC: 27-26-1 (.500) Tom Higgins Record as HC: 72-53-1 (.571) Danny Maciocia Record as HC: 33-38-1 (.465) Greg Marshall Record as HC: 1-7 (.125) Jeff Reinebold Record as HC: 6-26 (.188) Matt Dunigan Record as HC: 4-14 (.222)

Oh great now Stegall's wearing a Lions jersey

The only fact is that Edmonton traded for Reilly's rights and Winnipeg didn't. The rest is speculation and hearsay.

If you actually believe we had NO SHOT at Reilly, you're just being naive.

Vega signed with the Cowboys. @nickeatman: The Cowboys have signed DE Jason Vega, who is practicing with the team Wednesday

With all due respect to Mike Edem, Brett Jones has to be the best draft pick of 2013.

In my opinion, if we had stuck with Michael Bishop in 2010 instead of signing Buck Pierce, this team would be in a better situation right now.

The Winnipeg Football Club has won 10 Grey Cups. Enough with the semantics.

Wait..................... what ? http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nfl/story/_/id/9571497/members-kiss-buy-stake-la-arena-expansion-franchise

Apparently he's getting some reps at Safety. Wonder where we would slot in an extra Canadian if that were to be the case.

Veteran what does that mean

I think Pierce would probably look better in a more familiar offence, but you just gotta move on now that we have the chance. Hall's already in, no reason to rock the boat now.

Bob Irving ‏@BobIrvingCJOB3m Looks like max hall is going to get the start vs hamilton ahead of buck pierce

You're missing the point. No member of the board of directors should be meddling in day-to-day football or even business operations. Asper has shown in the past that he oversteps his boundaries as a board member and this report pretty much confirms that he has not learned his lesson. His role in the construction of the stadium is irrelevant. He is not the owner. He is not the CEO. He should not be involved in the day to day operation of the club.

There's nothing typical about our QB situation. Everyone is the starter and emergency QB all at once.

He has a developmental QB, named DeMarco. And I think it speaks volumes that DeMarco is ahead of the far more experienced Elliott on the depth chart. Elliott is the emergency veteran QB that smart teams like to employ. He's proven he can run an offence to some degree, but I'd be surprised if Buono has any kind of long term plans for Elliott.