Captain Blue

I think Masoli can be a legit talent in this league. Hamilton should be pretty pleased with his development so far.

Also the O'Shea-Reinebold special teams battle was fun to watch.

What a difference a win makes. This is closer to the Bomber team I was expecting this year. They've got plenty of things to work on still, but today there were a lot of positives as well. Offense looked much better. Chipped away at the defense with high percentage throws for easy yards. I don't trust our OL that much and Hamilton's defense can bring pressure even against the best lines in the league - the short yardage gameplan was excellent. LaPo had been working on the WR sweeps all camp and they paid off today. Jace Davis continues to look good. I was never impressed with him in camp and he's proven me wrong so far. Andrew Harris was excellent on the short dump offs as well. It was nice to see Leggett have a good game. I still think he's had less impact at LB than he did at safety and so it was nice for him to really show off today. Our DL was also really strong today. I had expected them to be a major strength of the defense and today they started playing up to that. Love having Adrian Hubbard opposite Westerman. I'd like to see him get more time over Green.

Hall is superior to Champlin and it's not even close. Chamblin accomplished little as a coach other than a few lucky breaks.

I would still rather have Mack over Walters. Ya. I said it.

Picked mine up today. They all look fantastic. Mine is royal blue but the white away is actually really nice as well. I did notice that the size is a bit smaller than the Reebok ones but not by much.

Waiting for my Westerman one as well...hoping to get the call tonight.

I wouldn't have kept Castillo. Would love to see if some other team wants him. I don't think he's that good, plus we are paying big bucks to Medlock. I am surprised they cut Veltung over some of the over receivers. Definitely agree McDuffie beat him out for the WR/KR spot, but some of other guys over him? I really don't think Davis is that special.

I think the move back to corner for Randle is the right move for him and the team. Bruce Johnson was very good last year, and I'm not willing to throw that out for one or two preseason games. I'd be surprised if he was cut.

Thought Hubbard and Butcher stood out defensively. Despite the drop-turned-interception, I thought McDuffie looked good. Both Davis and Bennett looked decent in the third/fourth string time, so I'm eager to re-watch the film on them tomorrow. I also thought both Anderson and Flanders looked solid.

Just as an FYI you can't actually pick up a new jersey yet physically. You have to pre-order one and they'll come in around Week 1, I was told (placed my order today at the store). They have over 600 pre-orders so far, so the next 400ish will get a free player T-shirt (Willy, Harris, or Westerman, that I saw).

I can't say enough good things about Westerman. He is blowing guys up in one on ones. Corney has serious speed off the edge. Veltung working a lot with the 1s, same thing with Mayo. Mayo got a lot of work yesterday with the first team too. He doesn't really impress me all that much.

I thought Macho Harris was pretty invisible today. I mean, you see him in the lineup but you don't see him making a ton of plays. It should also be noted that one of his biggest weaknesses - tackling - is more easily hidden in a training camp setting. I was trying to create a starting lineup today while watching and we have so many talented LBers that I really wish they would just move Leggett back to safety.

Practice is over. One other thing the Bombers seem to be doing more of this year: letting fans down to the field with the players. At the old stadium they would let you in after every practice. That stopped when we moved to the new stadium. They've done it both times I've been to practice this week and I'll hopefully be back tomorrow.

Veltung, McDuffie, Anderson catching punts. Medlock consistently hitting the ball well.

Dressler with a leaping catch over the middle. No Smith today and it looks like Veltung is in that spot with the 1s.

Hurl is already back after a few plays off so you can scratch that update.

Hurl just tweaked something, groin maybe would be my guess.

Caught the last ten minutes of the first session so far. Mostly goal line work. Westerman made a huge play to stop Harris in the backfield.

I don't think anyone looks good in this mess. Hardaway for sure looks awful. So do the Riders and Jones. St John might make out of this a little better but if the other was fair and comparable to other first rounders, I don't see how he will be welcomed to any other team if the price remains so high.

Thought Neufeld was pretty bad last year, both at RT and RG. Hard to say how his injuries have impacted those games, but between what I've seen and how often he is out with injuries we need to find a more reliable plan. Would be more interested in seeing Jace Daniels again at RT.

I still can't believe its 2016 and not all CFL preseason games are shown on TV. But ours are, so other fans are going to have to take up that fight.

Saw Richards a couple times. Not very noticeable. Think the QB overthrew him a few times on the routes I saw. Believe he also had one drop.

It looked like Davis worked with the 1s more than Cone today. I had Smith, Dressler, Kohlert, Adams and Davis as the first unit.

With Leggett at LB right now the team has both Randle and Adams at corner. Harris is at safety.