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I wouldn't see the mortgage payment as saying that the team was in the red based on revenue vs football operation expenses. Yeah sure a mortgage can be in some eyes/ways be considered an operating expense, but in the more telling way looking at it the team did make a profit based on the year, and the dipping in to cover part of the mortgage from their surplus funds (mainly accumulated from previous profits and revenue streams) is not a season of money hemorraging. Good on the team to cover this, as opposed to just saying "sorry...couldn't cover the whole amount this year" From the standpoint of not many events last year, poorer attendance from the previous years of poor on field product, and other expenses that should be less moving forward that still is impressive. Looking forward to whats planned this year event-wise, most likely better on field product and better gate and a possible home play-off date the 2017 financial report could be a profit of that again after paying the mortgage, and you could look at it almost as a profit of 2.8M plus 4.5M which again is a nice impressive number. Just think back to the years where we were losing up to a million or more a year, and ran things bare boned, with next to no revenue from the old stadium, next to nothing for rent and the players got nothing more than their uni's and equipment and a couple meals a day, which were nothing like they get now.

Imagine what consistent winning and more butts in the seats as a result of will do for the bottom line

Interesting, I would think now with his available salary that was fairly significant and already budgeted into the SMS for this year could be allocated for a fairly significant free agent signing or more inclination now to draft the BPA with our first 2 picks and roster them this year. Personally I would be on the horn with Laing giving him Smith's money and a bit more and going all Import receiver

Wonder if they gonna neg list Romo now he being released...then go and dump Young as Romo more game ready...Would be a typical Jones maneuver and totally par for the course and excellent off season entertainment

yes some of their actual talent is going to have to be PR'd as well and I see no G.M having any issues this yr of poaching Rider guys based on the b.s that Jones has pulled the last year and a half

Now with Marshall in Rider Land....does that now make Lafrance a very highly paid back-up? Why sign all those Canadian backs, one at a fairly decent salary only to bring in an import who can be their feature back and lug the ball for 18 games ??...odd way about their signings if you ask me

see when you act in good faith and release a guy mid season to take advantage of an NFL opportunity, good chance when they done with that they will come back to you, more than likely better too

They will prob negotiate and upfront significant bonus..decent salary on top of it and eat up SMS and then when he basically sucks are stuck with him due to the bonus signed for...sound very Jonesesque to me hahaha

I would sign Laing, using Neufeld money and Thomas money. Either out right release them or try and package them in some kind of draft day deals for mid round picks, or depth players. If not takers on draft day then show the door. Draft the UCLA DT and rotate him along with Butcher and Tennant in the DT spot with Laing and Nevis. Goes along well with having big bodied tackles to clog up the middle, cause some push and wear down an O-line over course of game.

Or Jones is just a borderline idiot

On the special teams tackles thing lafrance 11 to hurls 8..Didn't Hurl miss like 6 games too? Chad Owens..Meh..Wasted cap space. And not a real need to allocate money at either..Also with Lafrance salary..Is that 35k signing bonus in addition to the 110 salary?

yes good career choice for him,,,would have been bad business choice by the Bombers. Contrary to what some say, I feel Harris has at least 2-3 god productive years as a feature back and when he is 33 or 34 could morph into a very good slot and play for an additional 3 years at least. By the time his running back days are deemed on the down grade we will have established Canuck starters elsewhere where ratio can allow us to bring an a cheap American RB. Walters and Co. are building this team from inside out and quality drafting, new environment and Winnipeg being a place players want to go to will allow us to have ratio issues a thing of the past, and retool and reload as opposed to always rebuilding

i never wished...I hoped we stayed away...and really...what has he proven?...One bad weather game where he was effective

normand is a better back than LaFrance...so we set there no worries if Harris needs a breather or goes down in game, and truthfully I would start him in place of if we couldn't alter the ratio to allow for Flanders, or another American back

not proven...overpayed...big upfront money and cap hit and truly doubt he can be a premiere back in an offence. If plans are for him to be a ratio breaking spot on starting roster then they just got weaker as an offence, and if he can't produce is going to be a expensive back up. Glad we "missed out" on this one

Plus as it sits if Glenn gets hurt they are hooped...Even with picking up any of the available QB's out there...

You also can factor in Oko as a big free agent piece. With him, Westerman and Nevis alone our D line is going to be huge upgrade. Rotating Corney in to keep em fresh and they will be lethal. Heck I would even consider 3-4ing them and get Corney doing a lil rush end ala ty Jones back in the day coming from all kinds of spots on the edge or even from 3-4 yards in depth ..lotsa possibilities now.

I pray to God that our plan isn't to have Thomas as our main starter...Major move backwards if you ask me. He best served to spell off our DT's whomever they are 7 or 8 snaps a half

Would have liked to keep him but we can find similar and possibly better for less. Possibly already on our roster.

smith...neufeld...see ya later. Denmark for smith i think is an upgrade. Smith with Dressler here is redundant and much rather have Dressler. By time Denmark and Dressler be winding down scouting and or free agency should restock the position and hopefully leaning toward more size. Couture is developing nicely and can replace what Neufeld can do now (and is cheaper) without the injury bs and will get better. Neufeld is what he is and if we stick with 3 imports we have backup imports already in the fold Releasing Randle would be just plain dumb

yeah I work in land development..civil infrastructure...and correct it is thriving

For all intents and purposes we are developing a quarterback....Davis. Yeah Calgary brought him up here first but no developing occurred there. It all has here over past 2 years. Sure he has had limited reps that joe fan has seen, but really does that mean anything?. I trust in the coaches opinions, as well have been there and done that and know how things work. Game reps sure are great and yes needed, and I can see this year him going in for a series or two here and there mid game like other quarterbacks have done to change things up for a series and to let the starter see whats going on and from a different view on sidelines and on the headset with LAPO... How this offence is set up and with the weapons we have he just has to manage the game and not be stupid and try to run it like a maverick. Also he is mobile as well so if things are not progressing in his reads or he is confused he can take off and run. I'm not worried and I thind SMS money can be spent elsewhere to help the team win more than in a back up QB where if Nicholls stays healthy would never see the field. Much like Glenn last year

I'd like to see Micah Johnson...he's a monster...him..westerman, TO and a canuck stud...possibly a westerman, maybe a draft pick who can step in rotated with Tenant, Butcher, Thomas, as well as Corney and we would have a high revving dline causing all kinds of havoc

no knock on Jake but that would be a serious step backwards. He works well in rotation but even then we can do better. As a fulltime starter he would wear down fast, also if yiu watch game film he is the slowest guy to react and get out of his stance at the snap...very slow as guys are already up and moving while he still in 3 or 4 point...go watch some pvr'd game if you have it. Also as a game goes on he gets washed out on plays a lot..great motor..i sure great guy but not starter material

Football is a team game and you need all three areas clicking to be a consistent winner, and not having to rely on an aspect of a team "trying" to do too much to make up for an area that is weak. Right now are defence is playing great...teams are pretty much best in the league and the offence is doing what it needs to win and not taking unnecessary chances in doing so. Whats the problem with that. The offence can get better and more explosive, and I sure it will. Especially if we can find a bigger bodied receiver with speed and hands, have an inkling too we will be landing one soon which will really open up things for the run game, Dressler and others. I would much rather have this stretch of wins coming they way they have with strong defence and special teams and adequate offence as opposed to high scoring shoot outs, especially when the season gets into the late fall and the defences really dig in due to the weather...that's when we will really see the impact this defence can win in generating wins. This is the type of team that can win championships...lights out on special teams and vicious ball hawking defence and offence that rarely makes mistakes and does whats needed to win...which is exactly what is going on right now.