Captain Blue

All I want is more replays, of both the touchdowns and regular plays...

The new jerseys are absolutely, positively, amazing.

Sounds like it. This leaves Penton as the only decent CFL guy in Winnipeg.

If you have time to write the Bombers and complain what the coach is wearing on the sidelines, you have too much time on your hands. I like O'Shea, though my concerns about his coaching ability continue to mount. Hopefully he puts it together this year. This is the best coaching staff and roster (at least from a pre-training camp view) we have assembled in his tenure. If he doesn't show improvement, the debate will be settled. Also he needs to get a real phone.

Surprised to see Denmark go. Would have liked to have seen him in LaPo's offense. I expect he will catch on somewhere and do well.

Pretty excited for the mini camp.

Probably a lot of truth to this. Weekday games ensure more people are in the city (the Bombers and CFL love to bring up the cottage-goers leaving for early weekends) but you're also sticking games on days when people are often just more busy and work early the next morning. I'm not thrilled with the direction the league is headed with these weekday games, but don't consider it that big of an issue yet. Will be curious to see ratings this year. I attributed it a lot to the terrible product the league put out last season but this may very well factor in as well.

I'm in the minority it looks like but I'm not a fan of the weekday games. The sweet spot I think is Friday night.

Wish they would make the new ones official soon. With the new free agents and optimism around the team it would seem to be a great chance to sell jerseys.

Hurl is underappreciated here.

Added 5 starters in Harris, Smith, Dressler, Shologan, Cummings - really 6 starters with Medlock. Strong work from Walters and the Bombers. It doesn't sound like they overpaid for any (always tough to say without full numbers), which is another good sign. Players want to put on the blue and gold.

Think he did a good job with the Canadians obviously, but the work at WR with Smith and previously Dressler is good because he identified the roster weakness and also that our scouting in that area has sucked.

Its hilarious. This is the whole point of free agency. Obviously the Bombers would go after other team's players - the Bombers had holes on their roster everywhere and re-signing their 2015 roster would make very little sense given their record. Plenty of teams have made moves and plenty always do. He's just cranky.

This looks like a really good haul. Takes the pressure off of scouting and it looks like we have a solid plan.

If Harris makes this team then it'll confirm again the fears most have about our terrible scouting department.

When do we think we'll see the new uniforms?

Even at a lower cost he would still be really bad.

Good for Orridge not allowing Thorpe to just transfer laterally to another position, but I really don't know how the rest of this will play out. I can't see Thorpe actually remaining in Montreal now.

I don't see anyway Thorpe can possibly be allowed to move from the Als to Esks. Its not a promotion and he is currently under contract. If this happens it would seem to greatly change the CFL coaching opportunities.

I can't see Ottawa winning this. I don't think an assistant jumping to head coach should warrant compensation but a head coach under contract should, in my opinion.

RedBlacks want compensation for Maas...will be Orridge's first big test as commish with this.

Dyce signs on with the RedBlacks to be their ST coordinator. At this point I hope O'Shea keeps the ST title.

Fixing the OL is a must, otherwise any OC is doomed here.

ANd do we think Lapolice is taking this job right now for any reason other than he thinks if O'Shea gets fired he'll get another chance to wear the big head set? If he succeeds here then he will be in demand as a head coach. He also outlined a few reasons why he decided now was the time to take the job in his presser.

I think if you're looking for an OC then Maas would be near the top of the list. If you're looking for a HC then he's near the bottom. He is very qualified to be an OC. Not nearly as much to be a HC.