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And yet still better than what we have. AKA a non existent Canadian running back and Sam Hurl until proven otherwise. Gotta love the people saying Getzlaf and Bagg are on the wrong side of 30 then pointing at Picard as a reason why our Canadians are improving. Can't have it both ways. The TSN grades are fair. We have lots of potentially great Canadians but until they prove it on the field you can't expect anyone to give the Bombers anything more than a barely passable grade.

Paddy Neufeld is a versatile Canadian O Lineman of a respectable skill level who is 26 year old.  Other than Quarterbacks what's more valuable in this league?
 
You draft guys in the first round hoping they can be Paddy Neufuld.  Broken down 33 year old Canadian O Linemen who were never as good as Neufeld still get signed in this league.  The lumox Paul Swyston gets three years to prove how much he sucks in this league.  If you are a 6'6 big bellied Canadian who can two step and  has ever accidentally gotten in someone's way in the cereal aisle at Superstore you're worth $100,000 to a CFL team.  
 
So Paddy gets hurt.  A lot.  And it is so very frustrating for us fans.  No doubt about it.
 
But man, the Paddy Neufeld's of this country are gold.  And I don't want to see us give up on him too early.  I don't care if it takes till Week 8 for him to practice.  Because I guarantee when Week 8 rolls around Greaves or Chung or Mattias or Picard or all of them are injured and none of us will complain that Paddy gets paid like a starter and was hurt all this time.  Because your other options will be to start Thomas instead of Anderson or Sherman instead of Randall or god forbid, find Paul Swyston and throw him in there.  
 
Plus, you get the added bonus of maybe watching Paddy Neufeld start 130 games over the next 10 years in green and white.  I'm willing to wait.

Paddy Neufeld is a versatile Canadian O Lineman of a respectable skill level who is 26 year old.  Other than Quarterbacks what's more valuable in this league?
 
You draft guys in the first round hoping they can be Paddy Neufuld.  Broken down 33 year old Canadian O Linemen who were never as good as Neufeld still get signed in this league.  The lumox Paul Swyston gets three years to prove how much he sucks in this league.  If you are a 6'6 big bellied Canadian who can two step and  has ever accidentally gotten in someone's way in the cereal aisle at Superstore you're worth $100,000 to a CFL team.  
 
So Paddy gets hurt.  A lot.  And it is so very frustrating for us fans.  No doubt about it.
 
But man, the Paddy Neufeld's of this country are gold.  And I don't want to see us give up on him too early.  I don't care if it takes till Week 8 for him to practice.  Because I guarantee when Week 8 rolls around Greaves or Chung or Mattias or Picard or all of them are injured and none of us will complain that Paddy gets paid like a starter and was hurt all this time.  Because your other options will be to start Thomas instead of Anderson or Sherman instead of Randall or god forbid, find Paul Swyston and throw him in there.  
 
Plus, you get the added bonus of maybe watching Paddy Neufeld start 130 games over the next 10 years in green and white.  I'm willing to wait.

Paddy Neufeld is a versatile Canadian O Lineman of a respectable skill level who is 26 year old.  Other than Quarterbacks what's more valuable in this league?
 
You draft guys in the first round hoping they can be Paddy Neufuld.  Broken down 33 year old Canadian O Linemen who were never as good as Neufeld still get signed in this league.  The lumox Paul Swyston gets three years to prove how much he sucks in this league.  If you are a 6'6 big bellied Canadian who can two step and  has ever accidentally gotten in someone's way in the cereal aisle at Superstore you're worth $100,000 to a CFL team.  
 
So Paddy gets hurt.  A lot.  And it is so very frustrating for us fans.  No doubt about it.
 
But man, the Paddy Neufeld's of this country are gold.  And I don't want to see us give up on him too early.  I don't care if it takes till Week 8 for him to practice.  Because I guarantee when Week 8 rolls around Greaves or Chung or Mattias or Picard or all of them are injured and none of us will complain that Paddy gets paid like a starter and was hurt all this time.  Because your other options will be to start Thomas instead of Anderson or Sherman instead of Randall or god forbid, find Paul Swyston and throw him in there.  
 
Plus, you get the added bonus of maybe watching Paddy Neufeld start 130 games over the next 10 years in green and white.  I'm willing to wait.

Paddy Neufeld is a versatile Canadian O Lineman of a respectable skill level who is 26 year old.  Other than Quarterbacks what's more valuable in this league?
 
You draft guys in the first round hoping they can be Paddy Neufuld.  Broken down 33 year old Canadian O Linemen who were never as good as Neufeld still get signed in this league.  The lumox Paul Swyston gets three years to prove how much he sucks in this league.  If you are a 6'6 big bellied Canadian who can two step and  has ever accidentally gotten in someone's way in the cereal aisle at Superstore you're worth $100,000 to a CFL team.  
 
So Paddy gets hurt.  A lot.  And it is so very frustrating for us fans.  No doubt about it.
 
But man, the Paddy Neufeld's of this country are gold.  And I don't want to see us give up on him too early.  I don't care if it takes till Week 8 for him to practice.  Because I guarantee when Week 8 rolls around Greaves or Chung or Mattias or Picard or all of them are injured and none of us will complain that Paddy gets paid like a starter and was hurt all this time.  Because your other options will be to start Thomas instead of Anderson or Sherman instead of Randall or god forbid, find Paul Swyston and throw him in there.  
 
Plus, you get the added bonus of maybe watching Paddy Neufeld start 130 games over the next 10 years in green and white.  I'm willing to wait.

Best and most entertaining post in awhile.

Paddy Neufeld is a versatile Canadian O Lineman of a respectable skill level who is 26 year old.  Other than Quarterbacks what's more valuable in this league?
 
You draft guys in the first round hoping they can be Paddy Neufuld.  Broken down 33 year old Canadian O Linemen who were never as good as Neufeld still get signed in this league.  The lumox Paul Swyston gets three years to prove how much he sucks in this league.  If you are a 6'6 big bellied Canadian who can two step and  has ever accidentally gotten in someone's way in the cereal aisle at Superstore you're worth $100,000 to a CFL team.  
 
So Paddy gets hurt.  A lot.  And it is so very frustrating for us fans.  No doubt about it.
 
But man, the Paddy Neufeld's of this country are gold.  And I don't want to see us give up on him too early.  I don't care if it takes till Week 8 for him to practice.  Because I guarantee when Week 8 rolls around Greaves or Chung or Mattias or Picard or all of them are injured and none of us will complain that Paddy gets paid like a starter and was hurt all this time.  Because your other options will be to start Thomas instead of Anderson or Sherman instead of Randall or god forbid, find Paul Swyston and throw him in there.  
 
Plus, you get the added bonus of maybe watching Paddy Neufeld start 130 games over the next 10 years in green and white.  I'm willing to wait.

A lot of what's posted above has to do with where people live.  When I lived in BC and Alberta I found that how much money you had was very important to people.  It almost defined you.  Within about 90 seconds of meeting someone that was doing well you could usually expect them to work it into the convo.  
 
So yeah, people in Calgary would consider it an embarrassment to be poor.
 
In MB, it's not as much like that.   

Regarding Patrick Hall I think sometimes we as fans isolate a few plays from the pre-season games and view it as the entirety of the guy's camp effort without seeing the bigger picture.  
 
A guy has a big punt return and then we're shocked when he gets cut a couple days later.  Or a guy drops a pass and we assume he's gone.  But maybe the guy he's competing with dropped 10 x as many passes in practice.
 
So the coaches have seen Hall in coverage dozens of times a day.  Then re-seen it and re-seen it on film at night.  And yes there's an element of "when the lights come on" to be considered.  And yes maybe he'll get cut before long.  But all I'm suggesting is 3 plays does not a man make.  Even if those are the only three plays we noticed him.  

Regarding Patrick Hall I think sometimes we as fans isolate a few plays from the pre-season games and view it as the entirety of the guy's camp effort without seeing the bigger picture.  
 
A guy has a big punt return and then we're shocked when he gets cut a couple days later.  Or a guy drops a pass and we assume he's gone.  But maybe the guy he's competing with dropped 10 x as many passes in practice.
 
So the coaches have seen Hall in coverage dozens of times a day.  Then re-seen it and re-seen it on film at night.  And yes there's an element of "when the lights come on" to be considered.  And yes maybe he'll get cut before long.  But all I'm suggesting is 3 plays does not a man make.  Even if those are the only three plays we noticed him.  

Gave us a 2nd round pick and a NI receiver for Watson and a 3rd round pick then traded him and a 2nd round pick for a 3rd round pick in less deep draft to get a long snapper?  I don't usually LOL at Taman like a bunch of you, but what a horrible trade for the Riders. 

You guys are easily shocked.
 
I'll be shocked if the Bombers draft an albino zebra and immediately hold a press conference to announce it's retirement.
 
There's reasonable arguments to be made for drafting a receiver and an Olineman.  Why would either be shocking?

Interesting - texts came out in the last year:
 
Kirk Penton ‏@PentonKirk19m I'm hearing Rich Stubler will be the next #Bombers defensive co-ordinator. Makes sense given his history with O'Shea.
Posted 07 December 2013 - 02:23 PM
Stubler was released by the Lions today. Dec 7
http://blogs.theprov…p-rich stubler
 
Dec 9 - Read at the CFL forum that the Stamps are interested in Stubler for DC but no source was given. Anyone else hear this?
Dec12 - "It appears the Bombers are just waiting for Stubler’s B.C. contract to expire before officially adding him to the fold."
Dec 13 Farhan Lalji ‏@FarhanLaljiTSN27m
Rich Stubler met with Mike O'Shea Thurs & is leaning to the #Bombers DC job. But its not done yet. Stubler will meet with #Stamps on Tues
Dec19th - CFL Official Feed ‏@CFL  1m 
BREAKING: Rich Stubler named new @CalStampeders Defensive Coordinator - #CFL
 
January 15th….the hiring of Gary Etcheverry was considered a done deal...
 
January 23rd - Wpg. Sun headline - Defensive co-ordinator search continues - Kirk Penton.
 
January 29th 2014 - gary lawless ‏@garylawless1m
Expect #bombers to name Gary Etchevery as DC and he'll bring in Nelson Martin to coach DBs. Deals in final stages of completion. #bn                                         
January 30th Farhan Lalji ‏@FarhanLaljiTSN 4m
Confirmed: #Bombers have hired Gary Etchevery as their new DC. Deal is done
 
Feb 20th - Gary Etchverry announced as Defensive Co-Ordinator
 
^^^ And this is precisely why the fans would appreciate an announcement sooner than later...

Not 100% sure about Dyce as OC, but Dyce on staff in some capacity is an absolute yes. Love that guy...good coach, better man/person....

It's OK, Durant is back next week, turnaround starts next week...

Donovan Alexander played for the Bombers this year?
Nah, I kid. I kid. Best of luck to the guy. Carved out a good pro career.

I have a bit of a unique perspective because my tickets are actually in Section 140 even though I am older than the average demographic of Section S I enjoy the atmosphere. I also bring my 10 year old to most games and he really hasn't seen or heard anything he doesn't hear while watching the away games at home. He is learning Blue language the same way I did and my father before me. By watching the Bombers with Dad.
Having said that I am more at the top of the section where it is less rowdy and the seats around me were mostly empty for the majority of last year. So I will take a year and see if that changes. Because there is a limit to the rowdiness I am willing to endure and I don't want to have to get up 60 times a game to let some cheese **** 19 year old make his 400 runs to the Rum Hut and the bathroom. I only make 100 such runs personally.
What I like is the continuing of Wade's venture to make the stadium a fun place to be. Rather than relying on draconian security practices he is trying to accommodate all different types of customers and not just the people who phone Gordon Sinclair the first time someone swears in front of them.
I also like that my tickets are going down $50 per seat next year. We'll see how it turns out.

Oh boy.  Another media bashing session filled with I Love the way O'Shea handles the media vs I Hate the way O'Shea handles the media.  What do you expect him to do vs I want him to be honest.  Throw in a bunch how the media is lazy and how they don't ask the right questions how they spin things and my fav... How O'Shea is obviously different behind the scenes than he is in public.
 
Carry on folks...

They better pre-print the Harlan jerseys to meet demand.  

They better pre-print the Harlan jerseys to meet demand.  

As per Darrin Bauming, the club doesn't want to switch to the royal blues because they can't find a concept for a road uniform to complement it. They don't want to wear white.
 
... They do realize the gold jersey they have now is hideous right?

Wish him the best.  Hopefully just a bump in the long road of life.  

You have major changes at the top of the organization.  An organization that was pretty much a tire fire for a few years.  Not saying it was Jim Bell or Jeff Bannons fault.  No doubt it was not.  But when the winds of change blow through a building they will sweep out all kinds of folks.  

Don't get me wrong I am super happy with the Bombers 6-3 start but IMO they don't have a lot of elite talent. And by elite I mean top 1 or 2 in the league at a certain position. Alex Hall is such a guy.

Don't get me wrong I am super happy with the Bombers 6-3 start but IMO they don't have a lot of elite talent. And by elite I mean top 1 or 2 in the league at a certain position. Alex Hall is such a guy.