Dascow

Their heads collided is the part that matters.  Nothing else.  Heads colliding = penalty in the CFL.
 
I don't fault the TiCat, I fault the refs for blowing the call.

Their heads collided is the part that matters.  Nothing else.  Heads colliding = penalty in the CFL.
 
I don't fault the TiCat, I fault the refs for blowing the call.

I could not disagree more.
 
The game has changed.  The CFL is making an effort to protect the QB at all costs.  Part of that effort is to get rid of the head to head hit, when the QB is in the pocket.  The onus is now put on the defensive player to exercise more control. The defender in this case launched himself, as Drew was falling backwards.  When you launch yourself like that, you are giving up control for the chance at a big hit. That is a play in the past that would have been called.  In fact I have seen much less called.  That's just how the game has changed.
 
Intent is irrelevant.  Either it is a head to head shot, or it is not.  In this case, it clearly was.

I sit close to the field close to the Bombers bench during home games.  After half time, when the refs ran on to the field, Kyle Walters made a beeline for them and started chewing them out.  He looked absolutely pissed. (Which he should be.)  From the time that they ran on the field to the moment when they lined up the kick-off, Walters was giving them ****.  You could tell that the refs were trying to ignore him, but every now and then they would turn back and say something back.  To be honest, I liked what I saw from Walters in that moment, because it's exactly what I wanted to do.
 
I think because of Walters chewing out, the refs were not going to take any chances and so that's why they finally woke up and called that slap to the head.  (Because that slap to the head is a penalty.)
 
I was kind of proud of Walters after seeing him do that. (And embarrassed for the league for not calling the head to head on Willy.)

I sit close to the field close to the Bombers bench during home games.  After half time, when the refs ran on to the field, Kyle Walters made a beeline for them and started chewing them out.  He looked absolutely pissed. (Which he should be.)  From the time that they ran on the field to the moment when they lined up the kick-off, Walters was giving them ****.  You could tell that the refs were trying to ignore him, but every now and then they would turn back and say something back.  To be honest, I liked what I saw from Walters in that moment, because it's exactly what I wanted to do.
 
I think because of Walters chewing out, the refs were not going to take any chances and so that's why they finally woke up and called that slap to the head.  (Because that slap to the head is a penalty.)
 
I was kind of proud of Walters after seeing him do that. (And embarrassed for the league for not calling the head to head on Willy.)

I sit close to the field close to the Bombers bench during home games.  After half time, when the refs ran on to the field, Kyle Walters made a beeline for them and started chewing them out.  He looked absolutely pissed. (Which he should be.)  From the time that they ran on the field to the moment when they lined up the kick-off, Walters was giving them ****.  You could tell that the refs were trying to ignore him, but every now and then they would turn back and say something back.  To be honest, I liked what I saw from Walters in that moment, because it's exactly what I wanted to do.
 
I think because of Walters chewing out, the refs were not going to take any chances and so that's why they finally woke up and called that slap to the head.  (Because that slap to the head is a penalty.)
 
I was kind of proud of Walters after seeing him do that. (And embarrassed for the league for not calling the head to head on Willy.)

I think we need to look at this situation from both perspectives.
 
Let’s start with Yantz.  I can completely understand why Yantz feels sour about the situation.  If I was in his shoes I would have felt the same.
The reality is he did not really get a fair shot.  It may true that he may not have been up to par in other areas, like the class room, but none of us can claim that because we were not there. We just don’t know.
That being said, even if that was the case I have seen many people who are not that great in the class room, excel on the football field.  So for me, it’s perfectly understandable that he would be upset, because he never got that chance to show what he could do in live action.  It sucks.
 
Now let’s look at it from the Winnipeg Football Clubs perspective.
 
The Club needs a fifth arm in camp as to not wear out the other QB’s arms.  They identify Yantz as a good Canadian prospect that can come in and not count against the roster. That’s a perfect scenario for them.
 
However, now they have 5 arms in camp and there are not enough reps to go around.  The fifth man, no matter where he is from, is always the odd man out.  (A lot of the time the 4th QB is also the odd man out.) Couple that with the fact that the other 4 QB’s on the roster have very little experience themselves which means they need as much playing time as they can get come game day.   
 
I watched one of the Calgary pre-season games and they were able to sit both Bo Levi Mitchell and Drew Tate. (I am not sure if there were some injuries involved in those decisions.) Because of that they were able to give their Canadian QB some reps in a  game. Calgary can afford to do that because they know what they have in both of those QB’s.  I don’t think the same can be said about Willy and co.
 
There are only 2 pre-season games, which means only 8 quarters for 5 QB’s.  This year it just so happened that Willy needed 4 of those quarters. That leaves 4 quarters for 4 QB’s, all of whom are lacking in experience. It’s more important that Willy gets comfortable within the system than if the 5th string QB gets a few reps in game.
 
Quite frankly the Bombers knew who their top 3 QB’s were going into camp.  Willy, Brohm and Marve. They needed to make sure that the top 2 guys had enough time under center because they are the ones that will be seeing the field in the regular season.  Getting Willy ready for the season is priority #1 and then getting the back-up, who ever that might be, ready is priority #2.  The rest have to fight for scraps and when you’re fighting with 2 other QB's who have much more of a pedigree than you do, for scraps you’re probably not going to get much.
 
In the end, I sympathies with Yantz, because it kind of sucks that the circumstances did not allow him to show what he can do, but I completely understand why the Bombers  could not give him the time under center that he desired. 
 
I wish him well in his future endeavors.

I think we need to look at this situation from both perspectives.
 
Let’s start with Yantz.  I can completely understand why Yantz feels sour about the situation.  If I was in his shoes I would have felt the same.
The reality is he did not really get a fair shot.  It may true that he may not have been up to par in other areas, like the class room, but none of us can claim that because we were not there. We just don’t know.
That being said, even if that was the case I have seen many people who are not that great in the class room, excel on the football field.  So for me, it’s perfectly understandable that he would be upset, because he never got that chance to show what he could do in live action.  It sucks.
 
Now let’s look at it from the Winnipeg Football Clubs perspective.
 
The Club needs a fifth arm in camp as to not wear out the other QB’s arms.  They identify Yantz as a good Canadian prospect that can come in and not count against the roster. That’s a perfect scenario for them.
 
However, now they have 5 arms in camp and there are not enough reps to go around.  The fifth man, no matter where he is from, is always the odd man out.  (A lot of the time the 4th QB is also the odd man out.) Couple that with the fact that the other 4 QB’s on the roster have very little experience themselves which means they need as much playing time as they can get come game day.   
 
I watched one of the Calgary pre-season games and they were able to sit both Bo Levi Mitchell and Drew Tate. (I am not sure if there were some injuries involved in those decisions.) Because of that they were able to give their Canadian QB some reps in a  game. Calgary can afford to do that because they know what they have in both of those QB’s.  I don’t think the same can be said about Willy and co.
 
There are only 2 pre-season games, which means only 8 quarters for 5 QB’s.  This year it just so happened that Willy needed 4 of those quarters. That leaves 4 quarters for 4 QB’s, all of whom are lacking in experience. It’s more important that Willy gets comfortable within the system than if the 5th string QB gets a few reps in game.
 
Quite frankly the Bombers knew who their top 3 QB’s were going into camp.  Willy, Brohm and Marve. They needed to make sure that the top 2 guys had enough time under center because they are the ones that will be seeing the field in the regular season.  Getting Willy ready for the season is priority #1 and then getting the back-up, who ever that might be, ready is priority #2.  The rest have to fight for scraps and when you’re fighting with 2 other QB's who have much more of a pedigree than you do, for scraps you’re probably not going to get much.
 
In the end, I sympathies with Yantz, because it kind of sucks that the circumstances did not allow him to show what he can do, but I completely understand why the Bombers  could not give him the time under center that he desired. 
 
I wish him well in his future endeavors.

I think we need to look at this situation from both perspectives.
 
Let’s start with Yantz.  I can completely understand why Yantz feels sour about the situation.  If I was in his shoes I would have felt the same.
The reality is he did not really get a fair shot.  It may true that he may not have been up to par in other areas, like the class room, but none of us can claim that because we were not there. We just don’t know.
That being said, even if that was the case I have seen many people who are not that great in the class room, excel on the football field.  So for me, it’s perfectly understandable that he would be upset, because he never got that chance to show what he could do in live action.  It sucks.
 
Now let’s look at it from the Winnipeg Football Clubs perspective.
 
The Club needs a fifth arm in camp as to not wear out the other QB’s arms.  They identify Yantz as a good Canadian prospect that can come in and not count against the roster. That’s a perfect scenario for them.
 
However, now they have 5 arms in camp and there are not enough reps to go around.  The fifth man, no matter where he is from, is always the odd man out.  (A lot of the time the 4th QB is also the odd man out.) Couple that with the fact that the other 4 QB’s on the roster have very little experience themselves which means they need as much playing time as they can get come game day.   
 
I watched one of the Calgary pre-season games and they were able to sit both Bo Levi Mitchell and Drew Tate. (I am not sure if there were some injuries involved in those decisions.) Because of that they were able to give their Canadian QB some reps in a  game. Calgary can afford to do that because they know what they have in both of those QB’s.  I don’t think the same can be said about Willy and co.
 
There are only 2 pre-season games, which means only 8 quarters for 5 QB’s.  This year it just so happened that Willy needed 4 of those quarters. That leaves 4 quarters for 4 QB’s, all of whom are lacking in experience. It’s more important that Willy gets comfortable within the system than if the 5th string QB gets a few reps in game.
 
Quite frankly the Bombers knew who their top 3 QB’s were going into camp.  Willy, Brohm and Marve. They needed to make sure that the top 2 guys had enough time under center because they are the ones that will be seeing the field in the regular season.  Getting Willy ready for the season is priority #1 and then getting the back-up, who ever that might be, ready is priority #2.  The rest have to fight for scraps and when you’re fighting with 2 other QB's who have much more of a pedigree than you do, for scraps you’re probably not going to get much.
 
In the end, I sympathies with Yantz, because it kind of sucks that the circumstances did not allow him to show what he can do, but I completely understand why the Bombers  could not give him the time under center that he desired. 
 
I wish him well in his future endeavors.

I think we need to look at this situation from both perspectives.
 
Let’s start with Yantz.  I can completely understand why Yantz feels sour about the situation.  If I was in his shoes I would have felt the same.
The reality is he did not really get a fair shot.  It may true that he may not have been up to par in other areas, like the class room, but none of us can claim that because we were not there. We just don’t know.
That being said, even if that was the case I have seen many people who are not that great in the class room, excel on the football field.  So for me, it’s perfectly understandable that he would be upset, because he never got that chance to show what he could do in live action.  It sucks.
 
Now let’s look at it from the Winnipeg Football Clubs perspective.
 
The Club needs a fifth arm in camp as to not wear out the other QB’s arms.  They identify Yantz as a good Canadian prospect that can come in and not count against the roster. That’s a perfect scenario for them.
 
However, now they have 5 arms in camp and there are not enough reps to go around.  The fifth man, no matter where he is from, is always the odd man out.  (A lot of the time the 4th QB is also the odd man out.) Couple that with the fact that the other 4 QB’s on the roster have very little experience themselves which means they need as much playing time as they can get come game day.   
 
I watched one of the Calgary pre-season games and they were able to sit both Bo Levi Mitchell and Drew Tate. (I am not sure if there were some injuries involved in those decisions.) Because of that they were able to give their Canadian QB some reps in a  game. Calgary can afford to do that because they know what they have in both of those QB’s.  I don’t think the same can be said about Willy and co.
 
There are only 2 pre-season games, which means only 8 quarters for 5 QB’s.  This year it just so happened that Willy needed 4 of those quarters. That leaves 4 quarters for 4 QB’s, all of whom are lacking in experience. It’s more important that Willy gets comfortable within the system than if the 5th string QB gets a few reps in game.
 
Quite frankly the Bombers knew who their top 3 QB’s were going into camp.  Willy, Brohm and Marve. They needed to make sure that the top 2 guys had enough time under center because they are the ones that will be seeing the field in the regular season.  Getting Willy ready for the season is priority #1 and then getting the back-up, who ever that might be, ready is priority #2.  The rest have to fight for scraps and when you’re fighting with 2 other QB's who have much more of a pedigree than you do, for scraps you’re probably not going to get much.
 
In the end, I sympathies with Yantz, because it kind of sucks that the circumstances did not allow him to show what he can do, but I completely understand why the Bombers  could not give him the time under center that he desired. 
 
I wish him well in his future endeavors.

I think we need to look at this situation from both perspectives.
 
Let’s start with Yantz.  I can completely understand why Yantz feels sour about the situation.  If I was in his shoes I would have felt the same.
The reality is he did not really get a fair shot.  It may true that he may not have been up to par in other areas, like the class room, but none of us can claim that because we were not there. We just don’t know.
That being said, even if that was the case I have seen many people who are not that great in the class room, excel on the football field.  So for me, it’s perfectly understandable that he would be upset, because he never got that chance to show what he could do in live action.  It sucks.
 
Now let’s look at it from the Winnipeg Football Clubs perspective.
 
The Club needs a fifth arm in camp as to not wear out the other QB’s arms.  They identify Yantz as a good Canadian prospect that can come in and not count against the roster. That’s a perfect scenario for them.
 
However, now they have 5 arms in camp and there are not enough reps to go around.  The fifth man, no matter where he is from, is always the odd man out.  (A lot of the time the 4th QB is also the odd man out.) Couple that with the fact that the other 4 QB’s on the roster have very little experience themselves which means they need as much playing time as they can get come game day.   
 
I watched one of the Calgary pre-season games and they were able to sit both Bo Levi Mitchell and Drew Tate. (I am not sure if there were some injuries involved in those decisions.) Because of that they were able to give their Canadian QB some reps in a  game. Calgary can afford to do that because they know what they have in both of those QB’s.  I don’t think the same can be said about Willy and co.
 
There are only 2 pre-season games, which means only 8 quarters for 5 QB’s.  This year it just so happened that Willy needed 4 of those quarters. That leaves 4 quarters for 4 QB’s, all of whom are lacking in experience. It’s more important that Willy gets comfortable within the system than if the 5th string QB gets a few reps in game.
 
Quite frankly the Bombers knew who their top 3 QB’s were going into camp.  Willy, Brohm and Marve. They needed to make sure that the top 2 guys had enough time under center because they are the ones that will be seeing the field in the regular season.  Getting Willy ready for the season is priority #1 and then getting the back-up, who ever that might be, ready is priority #2.  The rest have to fight for scraps and when you’re fighting with 2 other QB's who have much more of a pedigree than you do, for scraps you’re probably not going to get much.
 
In the end, I sympathies with Yantz, because it kind of sucks that the circumstances did not allow him to show what he can do, but I completely understand why the Bombers  could not give him the time under center that he desired. 
 
I wish him well in his future endeavors.

You can't make the club from the tub.

How about a bonfire instead?

Asides from their Bombers coverage, CJOB seems like a station for 80 year olds.

I went to the rookie camp yesterday and as most people have already stated, not a lot happened. (I had to sign a waiver form to get in.)
 
They spent most of the time that I was there running individual drills.  It was hard to see what was going on in the other corners of the field but luckily the WRs were doing their drills right in front of me.
 
Here are some minor observations that I could make:
#15 Toney Clemons might not make it past rookie camp.  He was falling all over the place in his footwork drills and I honestly don’t think I saw him catch one ball.  That’s not good when all you’re doing is route running drills. Addison Richards and Jordan Reeves are some big men.  Unlike when Jade entered rookie camp, these guys look like they fit in nicely.  (Physically speaking.) I can’t wait to see both of them in main camp. Buck Peirce looked good tossing balls to the RB’s.

What's funny is that Watson wanted to be traded to get closer to his family in the east and yet he keeps getting traded further west.
 
So now Edmonton can trade their #7 & #16 picks plus Cory Watson to the Bombers for the #2 pick. 
 
Then the Bombers can turn around and trade him to Hamilton for their 17th pick. 

complete and utter horseshit. Experience teaches people how to react better under pressure

Kevin Glenn had 150 more passing yards than Willy, (2nd most passing yards in the CFL last year.), 3 more touchdowns than Willy did last year, only one more interception than Willy did, a passing percentage that was 0.8 less than Willy’s @ 63% and a QB rating that was 2 points higher than Willy’s, and yet there are still people here who don’t even want him as a back up?
 
That’s ridiculous.
 
If it meant giving up Brohm for Glenn I would have no problem with it because Glenn is a better QB than Brohm.

Glenn's one of the best backup QB's in the league.  He kept BC and Calgary in the playoffs when their #1 QB's got hurt.  For the right price, he'd be a good pick up.  If I were him, though, I'd wait until the first starting QB went down to get the biggest payday.

I look forward to proving those of you who doubt me here wrong, and in fact the "slow moving, can't catch anyone" runs a 5.3, at 360lbs, close to lead the league two years in a row for tackles, playing at nose, and just came back from Texas, playing for team Canada, any highlights that are up are from Grade 11......Like i said, i can't wait to prove you all wrong. Thank you for your input.

That's not what he said.
 
Here is the interview:
 
www.620ckrm.com/images/mp3/SC_Jan2915.mp3
 
Skip ahead to 0:43:00.
 
His comment had nothing to do with any team other than the Riders.

After months of pretty intense treatments......am now facing a pretty long rehab, after being knocked out of the lineup, for the last quarter of this season. 
 
But yesterday the game films were reviewed and my med team have given the verdict........
 
Final score:
 
Do or Die........................1
Head and Neck Cancer...0
 
However it will be a while before I can raise a Bombay, in salute.  
Might even change my user name....to Do.
 
Now looking forward to subjecting folks to my ole school ways, on this board for a long time to come.
 
Go Blue!!!
 
 
 
 
 

Oh really.  You don't say...

If what I've heard is true, you might get your wish this year. I've heard a lot of rumblings about the fans speaking with their wallets as it pertains to our current road jersey. Nobody likes the gold primary color. The club didn't want a white road uniform, but the fans might be giving them no choice.

I'm pretty sure you can book it now - Bombers are going to the royal blue color scheme full time next year.