BubbaG

Remember its not who we start with, but who we finish with.

Chris Kowalczuk (former Bomber O-Line) is also currently in Brandon taking the firefighters course. Big man fighting big fires!

Johnson, Harlan, and Gibson are definitely vocal as they fly around but Louie Richardson is the "pump up" guy this year. He is always cheering and yelling at the boys to keep the intensity high. I haven't noticed that before so it seemed odd. Whatever it takes.

Didn't see much of the DBs but i also spent half the time looking at my sheet to confirm names and numbers. I did see Sammy Brown though. He didn't practice at all. Had his head wrapped with a towel all day. Not sure how serious it was as he didnt look to be limping or anything. I also notice that Stanley Bryant was moving fairly slow on his feet today. I'd be surprised if he is back this week at all. Maybe on the weekend.

Okay. Just got back from training camp and finally back in the office. Today was the first day that coaches from the Winnipeg High School Football League were invited on the field to take in the practice. We were originally told to stick to the sidelines but MOS came over immediately and invited us on the field and to go ahead and focus on whatever position we were interested in. I tried to walk around a bit but was always drawn to the offensive line, running backs and offense as a whole. I'll say this. we have some big boys on the Oline and Dline that can move very quickly. Watched some one on ones in the first sessions and while this is usually slanted towards defensive aggression, Coach Wiley had his boys fighting up a storm. Picard is an animal and while Chung may not be technically skilled yet, you can see him picking up tips from the coaching staff. Coach Wiley even came over to a couple of us coaches and gave us some tips that he uses to teach fundamentals. Awesome. Jace Daniels and Devin Tyler were getting some long looks with the first team Oline. Greaves is still in there but his relaxed nature definitely opens the door for some of the young guys to jump in a get a look. As Coach Wiley suggested, it don't mean s*** until game situations come into play. As for receivers, Nick Moore looked amazing. If he stays healthy, he will easily be a league leader. Just so much speed after he catches the ball. Kris Bastien made a couple of nice grabs on some long balls and looks very quick as well. I only noticed L.Tunei once today as he fought off 2 defenders for a catch in the second half of practice (no shoulder pads for second half). Tunei does look to be a bigger guy but some of those DBs do as well so tough to tell from my vantage point. Saw some nice catches from Adamas and Clemons as well. As for Jordan Reaves, man, i think he makes the team this year. He made some nice catches today, often adjusting to the DBs to get to the ball. He is a big strong kid. Maybe he is not running his routes 100% but from my sideline view, they sure were giving him every opportunity to figure it out. QBs all looked good today I thought. There was a fairly good breeze going from West to East so that made the "across the field" throw either very easy or very hard. Truthfully, they all looked good. Not sure how Yantz makes this team as the top 4 all made some nice throws today. Running backs all had moments of shine today with Paris Cotton leading the way. Marshall and Scott both broke a couple of long ones too but its sometimes tough to tell if they would have broken free if the defense was given the chance to "light 'em up". Tough call. Sherman filled in for Leggett and didn't look out of place. He is pretty vocal out there. Not as vocal as Coach Miles but close. Dline Coach commands a lot of respect. You can see that he wants them going hard all the time. Loved what Greg Peach does out there. He is fighting hard for his job. Great competition on the line. I'll try to get out there again tomorrow. Let me know if there is anything in particular you want me to look at. Keep in mind, i think the second half of practice tomorrow is all special teams.

Yes a first round draft is a high price but it obviously means that someone else went in with a "second rounder" bid and we did what we did to get Waggoner. The Bombers were not the only ones who thought high of him as we was paraded in front of 4 teams prior to this draft. I just don't know anything about him as Duane Forde didn't start fawning over him until a couple of days ago!!! LOL

I actually really like what he did last night. While i agree that Max Forde could have filled a need on our defensive line, there was obviously some flaws with his game or character that everyone in the league saw but isnt saying. I think the Addison Richards pick is the only one that has me take a wait and see approach. We all would have loved to have seen Demski here but again, Durant doesnt get picked up until 18th so we were not the only ones that thought that his hype may not have been worth the package. Every team always goes on and on about how great their picks were and how "we couldnt believe he was still available at this point in the draft" but I think Walters did a fantastic job of filling needs on our roster and the upsize of potential is intriguing as well. Our Canadian content is tons better then it was yesterday at this time. Great character picks.Guys that will go through walls for you. Kind of how the coach used to play. I think Walters did a good job of helping his Head Coach out last night. Just sayin...