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GCn20

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  1. 2002 Bombers Thunder and Lightning tandem - Sellers and Blink 2009 Bombers Thunder and Lightning tandem - Joe Smith and Fast Freddy Reid 2024 Bombers Thunder and Lightning tandem - Chris Streveler and Zac Collaros Hope this years works out as well as the ones in the past.
  2. Riders still have those type of players even now.
  3. Don't get me wrong...if we had to blow our nut on a player this offseason I am glad it was BO.
  4. And run...he could run.,,,and yes it was damned glorious. He came into the CFL as a LBer.
  5. It's quite possible at that time he was still looking for a better gig and turned the Stamps down. QB coach in the CFL isn't the most lucrative gig. After the bowl games and end of the college season, there are a ton of guys getting turfed and a ton of potential jobs opening up. If I'm a NCAA coach I'm waiting to see what comes up too. Then end of March comes around and there really isn't a fit the CFL starts looking a whole lot better. Baldwin is a much better fit for the CFL than he is for 95% of NCAA football programs. His offence is very similar to a CFL offence and that is not the case down south too much. Whatever the reason he wasn't finding work down south is 100% irrelevant to the CFL though. His starting college QBs during his tenure down South: Bo Levi, Mike Reilly, Matt Nichols, and Vernon Adams. He is a guy that develops CFL QBs very, very well and that's what he is now hired to do.
  6. There was a pretty coherent argument made that the Bombers shouldn't have been that deep on BO either. Maybe we are undervaluing him here or are missing some key information in the big picture? Count me as one that didn't want the Bombers to pay what we paid for a RB. However, I, also, agree with you premise that he most definitely wasn't or shouldn't have been a priority type offer for Hamilton with the holes they needed filling. At any rate, we and a couple other teams have given/offered unicorn RB numbers to him so let's hope he earns it.
  7. As a QB coach this is a really good get. His resume of grooming CFL QBs speaks for itself. Stealng? No definitely not stealing, he was unemployed. However, getting a guy that can groom QBs that can play at a high level in the CFL? Baldwin would be at or near the top of the list of every CFL team. So definitely a sneaky good signing by them.
  8. Not a specific old Bomber game related question but this seems the most appropriate thread to ask this following question. I was over on Facebook, and there was a posting about how the Bombers coaches and players had a meeting and decided to turf Sean Salisbury during the 1989 season. I don't remember this, or perhaps I have chosen to forget it? Lee Saltz did take over and play the final few games and playoffs despite Salisbury leading the East in passing at the time. I just thought we released him to go to the NFL? Does anyone recall this?
  9. Unemployment will definitely get a guy looking for work.
  10. Not sure but maybe just the need for a new challenge?
  11. If he can get Maier going then it will be a real feather in his cap.
  12. Yea...I HATE that a division rival got him, but it is nice to see him in the league.
  13. Real sneaky good hire by the Stamps today. Beau Baldwin is a good QB coach.
  14. They are being advised not to attend because one bad CFL combine and the NFL will not look their way at all.
  15. Not sure why it bothers you if someone suggests he might have been under the influence? No one was saying he also isn't an obnoxious ass the rest of the time. You mean Hodge was wrong? Shocking.
  16. Imo, he sounds intoxicated in that video. Am I alone thinking that?
  17. Teams can start whoever they like when their NAT starters aren't particularly good or you have a guy like Eli that would have been a top 5 draft pick if people had known he was willing to play. In Winnipeg, our 3rd round or later will have very little opportunity to start in their rookie deal just because of our existing NAT starter talent. Of course, a guy could be a late bloomer or fly under the radar, but counting on that would be a very bad idea.
  18. For sure. I looked hard at both those draft boards and I am not seeing any gems that we passed on. Just a butt load of unrecognizable names behind our picks even a couple years after the draft. 2022 we only had one pick in the first 3 rounds and we took Tyrell Ford which is a really solid pick, and let's be real we are not finding future starting potential beyond the first 3 rounds....or at least that should not be anyone's expectation. A lot of people getting on about Schmekel and Bennett but I'm not seeing anything better behind them really. just looking at the round by round draft and I think every GM in these 2 years are probably disappointed after round 1.
  19. "As per Osh" were your words, not me putting words in your mouth but I agree that Walters has been part of our poor roster management equation as well. I agree to pick the best player available, and I am not entirely convinced looking around the league that they didn't. This year is supposedly a deep draft, if all they come out of it with is teamers we will know whether they purposely picked teamer type guys or that's all that was really available when they picked. I would bet big money on us picking guys that would best help our club on every pick we've made over the past couple years. Unfortunately, the last 2 drafts did not have much depth at all because of the covid deferring.
  20. Wasn't Osh who made any comment about how we will draft. It was Walters. He stated that "our kind of guy" is one that is physical, tough, and loves to play the game. I see nothing wrong with any of that being a prerequisite for any of our draft picks. If you want to attribute it to Osh, and move the goal posts on what was said have at it though, I don't see Walters as a guy who is leaving talent on the board at the draft. Yea, he had a rough draft last year but so did every other GM. It was an awful draft year. Winnipeg is also happy that BC lost out on the bidding for BO's services. I guess this is a win win....actually nope...the Lions lost and are apparently giddy about it.
  21. Trading up or futures picks will definitely have to happen. We can't draft 10 guys and have any realistic shot at of having spots available for them so either trade for better quality or take some guys that won't be in camp this year.
  22. Yea, that shouldn't be too tough. Two years ago he didn't have a first rounder and last year was just a bunk draft year. I don't think any team in this league is particularly stoked by their last 2 drafts.
  23. I'd have to go Lewis as well. Legend.
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