blueandgoldguy

- Do NCRs (Not Criminally Responsible), once they are released, ever reoffend? The recidivism rate for criminals released from the corrections system is very high -- estimates range from 40 to 50 per cent. For NCRs, the recidivism rate is between 10 to 15 per cent. However, for those NCRs hospitalized for the most violent crimes, the recidivism rate nationally is almost zero. In Manitoba, Mackenzie said he is not aware of any NCR responsible for a killing who committed another violent crime after being released.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/making-sense--of-ncr-247992421.html

Would have liked to see Higgins as GM in Winnipeg with Walters as his assistant.  Guess time will tell if the Bombers made the right choice.

I'm glad we have a QB coach, but I'd have prefered one who is a little younger and who has some CFL experience.  

iso don't you know that it would have taken Mack at least 7-10 years to adequately address the mess left by Kelly and Taman?

I had a long dissertation on the Joe Mack draft record from 2010-13 & the lack of success he had over that time compared to other GMs in the CFL. You know what, I was going to post it but I'm sick & tired of the Joe Mack merry go round that I just said **** it & deleted it.

This whole argument from BVD reminds me of when he swore up and down that the Jets would never come back.
 
Except this is even less intelligent. And way more offensive.

The annual Hamilton signing of an import LB coming off a season-ending leg injury. 

I don't think we should be complaining at all when our team is making strides to improve.

@PentonKirk: Farhan Lalji says Nick Moore has agreed to terms with #Bombers. The end of Terrence Edwards in Winnipeg?

@scratchingpost: RT @FarhanLaljiTSN: @NickMoore_1 has agreed to terms with the #Bombers. #CFLFA14 #BCLions #TSN

Check out Moore's stats from 2012 - 2013 - he made a quantum leap in terms of production.  And that was with the starting QB out for a good portion of the season.  No reason he can't be an elite receiver, he's pretty close to it right now..and those 1100 yards put him in the top-10 anyways.  I could argue that's elite right now.
 
And as for Denmark, please.  Don't act like he wasn't partly responsible for his poor production for most of the season.  Not being used properly was only part of the problem.  He showed an inability to get open much of the time.  If he improves, good for him and good for the Bombers.  But I don't want to see the Bombers put all their eggs in the Denmark basket so to speak.  I also don't think the Bombers should solely rely on kids fresh out of US college to provide meaningful production.  1000 yard receivers aren't as easy to find as some here seem to think.

If nothing else, us bringing in Moore would show people that we're serious about being participants in free agency. He isn't a guy nobody else wanted.

With the supposed bias of players against Winnipeg, I am all for overpaying for some guys this season, if it helps to attract other players here in the future.

Actually the last two years have proven to use he has no business playing football anymore. He's not half the football player he was 3-4 years ago.

Hall showed an ability to move the ball down the field..sometimes.
 
People seem to have forgotten the last home game of the season when Hall led the team to all of 1 TD and put up something like 150 yards passing.
 
If Hall is our starter next season he will have a few good games, the rest will be mediocre or awful. 
 
He is a capable backup and occasional starter, but in no way can the Bombers hope to get better on offense with Max Hall as a long - term starter.

It really shouldn't but on behalf of all Bomber fans I'd like to thank the Board of Directors for putting us  into this mess because of their utter & complete stupidity &  incompetence. Especially Paul Robson & Joe Pop former Board members who convinced the other idiots on the Board to hire their buddy Joe Mack. And to Lyle Bauer before that for bringing in his paranoid buddy Mike Kelly. Thanks to everyone involved.... I'm now firmly convinced that we need to be privately owned. 

Congrats iso.  Be pretty cool to follow the career of a forum member's son.

That was still a good team in Winnipeg prior to Clements coming in.  Just bad luck that they ran into the greatest dynasty in CFl history in the playoffs.

Rebuilding is a fallacy in a 9 team league where 6 make the playoffs...where all the teams are on the same level playing field fighting to recruit imports from the same talent pool down south...those perceived to be not good enough or lacking the physical makeup to be in the NFL.  Reloading while building up your non-import talent base through the draft is completely feasible.  There are several examples of this.

Well, put me in the "shocked" column.
 
We must absolutely be considered a joke of a franchise for Burris to not come here. He'd rather sign with a team that offers direct competition? Good lord.
 
The idea of Henry Burris never really appealed to me, my first choice was always Collaros but for the Bombers to skip out on Collaros and identify Burris as their #1 choice and then NOT get him?
 
This is the worst offseason.

A Stampeder fan, an Eskimo fan, a Rider fan, and a Bomber fan are climbing a mountain and arguing about who loves his team more. The Stampeder fan insists he is the most loyal. 'This is for the Stamps! ' he yells, and jumps off the side of the mountain. Not to be outdone, the Eskimo fan shouts, 'This is for the Eskies!’ and throws himself off the mountain. The Bomber fan is next to profess his love for his team. He yells, 'This is for everyone!' and pushes the Rider fan off the mountain. 

Quoted wrong person..sorry.  As for the hours of research, nah.  Just a good memory.

Have there been good people let go, yes. Bauer getting rid of Dave Ritchie, for one. Bauer firing Doug Berry, another... But what does that come down to? Bad people running the show making bad decisions. I'd argue that when Lyle Bauer took over the Bombers in 1999 he did a great job for a number of years but as time went on the team became his little fiefdom as he got more & more powerful. Firing Berry & replacing him with the miserable & paranoid Mike Kelly showed he shouldn't have been running the team as long as he did. Then The BOG's let Bauer resign when he knew he was going to be fired & hired Joe Mack. He could have had Glenn last season but balked on the trade from the Stamps instead relying on a wounded duck of a qb in Pierce which killed this team. Why should Mack have been given more time? He had his chance. .

We haven't won a GC since 1990 & it looks like the next one is light years away. I thought the first drought of 22 years (1962-84) was long, well this drought may go on for another decade the way things are going down with this team. Fans have a right to be impatient. Is the Bomber fanbase influencing personnel & coaching decisions? Sure, but that would happen with any team, in any city (in any pro sport) that has as bad an organization as we do. The Bombers themselves, thanks  to the BODs with bad management & coaching hires did this to themselves. None of this is on the fans.