16 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Idk, wasn't his last game played here when he got booed off the field at home and whined about it in the interview after? I think that stuff impacted Nichols more than most qbs, but his wife did do a great job of helping him try to spin it.

Not his last game - that was in 2018 after getting smoked by Ottawa. He tried spinning it by saying it was a heat of the moment thing and that he was over it 10 minutes later & also said it wasn't the first time and wouldn't be the last time he got booed, .but yeah he definitely cared.

2019 was the game manager thing, with the hats, so by that point he was definitely leaning more into it than the year before. He had the club winning while not looking spectacular - a winning record goes a long way to help lessen the impact of criticism!

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De'Shaan Dixon flashes at Winnipeg Blue Bombers training camp - 3DownNation

16 minutes ago, johnzo said:

Also, all that game manager stuff that people hang on Nichols is unfair because his OC was always Lapo, and Lapo would turn Doug Flutie into a game manager if he got the chance.

I think fans took that more seriously than he did. His wife came up with the idea of making hats that said Game Manager on them so he leaned into it.

11 minutes ago, Brandon said:

Bobblehead night!

Complete with Game Manager hat!

50 minutes ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said:

Did Westerman and Jake Thomas ever play at the same time?

I think Jake was around long enough to play with Bud Grant.

But yeah Jamaal was here 2015-2017 and Jake started in 2012 so they had 3 seasons together.

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2 hours ago, Mike said:

I had a leftover day of vacation to use up so I rolled through the stadium today and concentrated on the offense

Bryan Randall appears to have a leg up on the QB2 job, Darryl Hackney looked awful in skelly and throws an ugly ball

Onterrio Smith looks like a total pro out there in the backfield, Ramonce Taylor looked good in limited action but seemed to disappear halfway through practice

Justin Surrency catches everything thrown his way and seems to be a lock to make the team, he even made Roc Carmichael look silly on every rep they matched up for. Antonio Brown can run by everyone on the field but on one rep across the middle, Dwayne Slay lined him up and made him pay for it

Tyson Pencer is a mountain of a man out there and will be a sure-fire ratio breaker at tackle if he keeps this up

We’re going to the Grey Cup

TIL Mike is Paul Friesen. Who knew!?

4 minutes ago, WinnipegGordo said:

Don't forget about Todd Marinovich. He almost made it through 1 day of training camp with the Bombers.

At least he made it to camp! 😂

2 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

No Onterrio "The Whizantor" Smith

He's right up there with Pacman Jones and Darian Durant as all-time great Blue Bombers!

On 2026-05-05 at 9:15 AM, BBlink said:

Would we ever consider adding Marco Dubois? Have him, MCI or Dante Daniels on the field at all times?

Montreal picked up Dubois.

2 hours ago, Goalie said:

Not fixed as the other ball with the leafs that was bouncing around would have given jets pick 1. Not sure how we got eliminated from pick 2 so quickly but… it is what it is. Rigged = Chicago or New York winning. I’m open to trading pick 8 tho. I actually think there’s a strong possibility that since McKenna isn’t generational and a winger that a d man could go 1st overall. Honestly I’m not sure McKenna is nhl ready. He might need another year. Leafs could go Reid 1st overall.

Craig Button is practically begging the Jets to trade the #8 pick in order to get an 2nd line center. Said there isn't going to be anyone available at that spot who will be able to step in and help right away. He's probably not wrong but there's also no real consensus on what order guys are going to be picked so the Jets may want to wait and see how the other draft picks play out first.

24 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

Still a huge adjustment.

Agreed but you would think the someone (Bombers, Rifles, whoever is in his ear) would be telling him to take the USports opportunities if he had no chance with the Bombers.

4 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

Big jump from Usport to CFL. I'm not shitting on the kid, but the likelihood he is as good or better than any of our rookie NAT receivers seems pretty remote to me. I hope he develops into the talent that allows us to make him a territorial exemption but the likelihood he does so in this first rookie camp is pretty low. Hope I'm wrong though.

He was in rookie camp with us last year so not his first rodeo.

12 minutes ago, BomberBall. said:

Leafs getting the first pick seems pretty convenient.

Nobody will be talking about their shitty GM hire for a while now!

34 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Which glieberman era? lol

lol the first one in the early 90's. Mike said they were bouncing checks on the coaching staff (amongst other things) so he called up one of his contacts down south and eventually started scouting for the Chiefs.

2 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Crusty Cal was born in 1932 so if he did have children involved in football at the CFL level, we'd have seen them 30 or more years ago.

Yep, would have been almost exactly that long ago. His oldest son, Mike, did briefly coach with Ottawa (during the Gliberman era) but moved on to scouting in the NFL where he stayed for almost 20 years with various teams. Not sure if any of his other kids got involved with football.

3 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Just got my Banjo Bowl tickets. I'm having toe surgery on July 8th. No weight bearing for 6 weeks so this is cutting it close. If I can't go then I'll let you guys know & I'll sell my 2 seats at face value here.

Who was JJ Taylor?

Signed him in February. Guess he had second thoughts about playing up here.

I'm guess this is why Ottawa had no interest in moving their #1 pick.

Ottawa Redblacks' starting centre Peter Godber retires from CFL - 3DownNation

Some roster moves and a minor front office shuffle:

Added to roster:
National defensive lineman Carter Hooper (6-5, 265, South Dakota)
National linebacker Charles-Elliot Bouliane – 2026 CFL Canadian Draft selection
National receiver Joshua Jack – 2026 CFL Canadian Draft selection
National linebacker Brody Clark – 2026 CFL Canadian Draft selection
National tight end Dante Daniels – 2026 CFL Canadian Draft selection

Transferred to Retired:
American running back J.J. Taylor
American offensive lineman Ben Dooley

The club also announces title changes in the team’s personnel department, with Jim Jauch moving to Assistant General Manager, and Danny McManus shifting to Senior Assistant General Manager. Both individuals play crucial roles in scouting for the organization.

Blue Bombers transactions - April 30 - Winnipeg Blue Bombers

32 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Imagine taking this approach in an office job.

Hey outside of work I'm the nicest guy you'll ever meet but put me on the office floor and I'm a dickhead, completely different person. lol

Just tried... now I have a meeting with HR! Do not recommend.

1 hour ago, Blue In BC said:

The norm is to sign them now so they can attend rookie camp. Yes we'll be adding and deleting as TC progresses, but we're a little thin at some roster spots.

Signings are starting to come in.