Blitzy

He's wasn't saying "win with some class"?  I hear that's great advice too.

I was there all bundled up too, sitting on the benches in the upper deck. What a game! When we left I was certain it was the last game at the stadium too, I bawled like a baby walking away.

I was there all bundled up too, sitting on the benches in the upper deck. What a game! When we left I was certain it was the last game at the stadium too, I bawled like a baby walking away.

I was there all bundled up too, sitting on the benches in the upper deck. What a game! When we left I was certain it was the last game at the stadium too, I bawled like a baby walking away.

I was there all bundled up too, sitting on the benches in the upper deck. What a game! When we left I was certain it was the last game at the stadium too, I bawled like a baby walking away.

I was there all bundled up too, sitting on the benches in the upper deck. What a game! When we left I was certain it was the last game at the stadium too, I bawled like a baby walking away.

I was there all bundled up too, sitting on the benches in the upper deck. What a game! When we left I was certain it was the last game at the stadium too, I bawled like a baby walking away.

Great, just great.  Longo sets with a narrow base.  Just once, couldn't Walters find someone who sets with a wide base?  I mean, come on, what is he thinking...

Jhomo Gordon says hello - he's an incredibly impressive prospect for his age.

Hey Mike.. maybe as a fun little competition we should see who can come up with the best looking concept jerseys? It would be cool to see people's perspectives.

You say you understand what pre-season games are for, yet seem to question the relatively junior lineup and make the claim that we're "obviously not trying to win the game with that group".

you realize preseason is essentially practice.. and we all know what they say about practice..
I swear, you login to the forum and say to yourself "what can i disagree or argue against today.."

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The whole point of preseason is to get a look at the new guys, very exciting to some. I can't wait to hear it on CJOB.

It's not supposed to be regular season calibre players or playbooks for that matter.

ONCE AGAIN Buck has no control over the RBs, what a joke he is.
 
Cut Richards and send him back to Sask, we don't need him anyways. Who says he wont just skip every single practice and game the rest of his contract? Obviously the team has no control over ANY of their players, and Walters is happy in his lalaland as long as WOMEN'S SOCCER rules the roost.
 
With Bryant and Picard out the rest of the season (i have inside information), this team will be in shambles. Wylie STILL hasnt shown up at practice, we should be spending his contract money on bleachers for the TC field.
 
We won't be able to start a single canadian on defence due to the money it costs for their shampoo, especially those old Riders (who we should send back with Richards, maybe bring back Taman in the deal? Just spitballing)
 
Oh well, tomorrow's another day...

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.

ONCE AGAIN Buck has no control over the RBs, what a joke he is.
 
Cut Richards and send him back to Sask, we don't need him anyways. Who says he wont just skip every single practice and game the rest of his contract? Obviously the team has no control over ANY of their players, and Walters is happy in his lalaland as long as WOMEN'S SOCCER rules the roost.
 
With Bryant and Picard out the rest of the season (i have inside information), this team will be in shambles. Wylie STILL hasnt shown up at practice, we should be spending his contract money on bleachers for the TC field.
 
We won't be able to start a single canadian on defence due to the money it costs for their shampoo, especially those old Riders (who we should send back with Richards, maybe bring back Taman in the deal? Just spitballing)
 
Oh well, tomorrow's another day...

Okay everyone, ignore me!

ONCE AGAIN Buck has no control over the RBs, what a joke he is.
 
Cut Richards and send him back to Sask, we don't need him anyways. Who says he wont just skip every single practice and game the rest of his contract? Obviously the team has no control over ANY of their players, and Walters is happy in his lalaland as long as WOMEN'S SOCCER rules the roost.
 
With Bryant and Picard out the rest of the season (i have inside information), this team will be in shambles. Wylie STILL hasnt shown up at practice, we should be spending his contract money on bleachers for the TC field.
 
We won't be able to start a single canadian on defence due to the money it costs for their shampoo, especially those old Riders (who we should send back with Richards, maybe bring back Taman in the deal? Just spitballing)
 
Oh well, tomorrow's another day...

Friesen wanders into the Sun office with a latte in each hand (not for sharing), 10 am sharp, feeling awful proud of himself for getting up so early.
 
A first day intern wanders by, awestruck at being that close to a local celebrity, struggles to find something to chat about.  "So Mr. Friesen, what's the story today?".
 
"Hmm, well Bobby (not his name), one thing I've learned in this business is that the stories usually write themselves."
 
"You mean with a little investigative journalism, the truth always comes to light sir?"
 
Friesen spits out his latte in laughter "TRUTH?  INVESTIGATING?  JOURNALISM?  BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!  Oh kid, are you ever in the wrong office."
 
Friesen glances out the window to see who's looking.  "Alright Timmy (not his name), I'll give you a quick pointer or two."  Opens his desk drawer, pushes aside a bottle of Potter's Vodka and a Russian mail-order-bride catalogue, pulls out an old spinner wheel from a Twister game with writing scribbled all over it.  "You wanna succeed in this business Kenny (not his name),  I've got one word for you - click-bait headlines!  Come here, give the wheel a spin!"
 
The intern looks at the wheel.  Scribbled over "left hand red" was "Stadium Controversy".  Over right foot green, "Quarterback Controversy".  "Coaching Controversy", "Player Controversy", "Management Controversy".  The intern's head was beginning to spin.  "I don't understand sir, what if that isn't a story that day?"
 
Friesen spits out his other latte in laughter "That's the beauty of it Jerry (somehow actually the interns name because even a blind squirrel occasionally finds a nut, as Friesen's career has proven), that's the beauty of it!!!  IT DOESN'T MATTER!!!  Just by saying there is a controversy, there becomes one!!!  There is nothing that can be said or done by anyone to prove otherwise!!!  If they argue, well that's pretty much a controversy right there!!!  Don't you see!!!  They're like self-fulfilling prophecies!!!"
 
The intern looks down at his feet, saddened at having his ideals crushed on his first day on the job.  "Is that how Mr. Penton does it sir?"
 
"Penton?  @$#& that guy!!!"

ONCE AGAIN Buck has no control over the RBs, what a joke he is.
 
Cut Richards and send him back to Sask, we don't need him anyways. Who says he wont just skip every single practice and game the rest of his contract? Obviously the team has no control over ANY of their players, and Walters is happy in his lalaland as long as WOMEN'S SOCCER rules the roost.
 
With Bryant and Picard out the rest of the season (i have inside information), this team will be in shambles. Wylie STILL hasnt shown up at practice, we should be spending his contract money on bleachers for the TC field.
 
We won't be able to start a single canadian on defence due to the money it costs for their shampoo, especially those old Riders (who we should send back with Richards, maybe bring back Taman in the deal? Just spitballing)
 
Oh well, tomorrow's another day...

ONCE AGAIN Buck has no control over the RBs, what a joke he is.
 
Cut Richards and send him back to Sask, we don't need him anyways. Who says he wont just skip every single practice and game the rest of his contract? Obviously the team has no control over ANY of their players, and Walters is happy in his lalaland as long as WOMEN'S SOCCER rules the roost.
 
With Bryant and Picard out the rest of the season (i have inside information), this team will be in shambles. Wylie STILL hasnt shown up at practice, we should be spending his contract money on bleachers for the TC field.
 
We won't be able to start a single canadian on defence due to the money it costs for their shampoo, especially those old Riders (who we should send back with Richards, maybe bring back Taman in the deal? Just spitballing)
 
Oh well, tomorrow's another day...

ONCE AGAIN Buck has no control over the RBs, what a joke he is.
 
Cut Richards and send him back to Sask, we don't need him anyways. Who says he wont just skip every single practice and game the rest of his contract? Obviously the team has no control over ANY of their players, and Walters is happy in his lalaland as long as WOMEN'S SOCCER rules the roost.
 
With Bryant and Picard out the rest of the season (i have inside information), this team will be in shambles. Wylie STILL hasnt shown up at practice, we should be spending his contract money on bleachers for the TC field.
 
We won't be able to start a single canadian on defence due to the money it costs for their shampoo, especially those old Riders (who we should send back with Richards, maybe bring back Taman in the deal? Just spitballing)
 
Oh well, tomorrow's another day...

ONCE AGAIN Buck has no control over the RBs, what a joke he is.
 
Cut Richards and send him back to Sask, we don't need him anyways. Who says he wont just skip every single practice and game the rest of his contract? Obviously the team has no control over ANY of their players, and Walters is happy in his lalaland as long as WOMEN'S SOCCER rules the roost.
 
With Bryant and Picard out the rest of the season (i have inside information), this team will be in shambles. Wylie STILL hasnt shown up at practice, we should be spending his contract money on bleachers for the TC field.
 
We won't be able to start a single canadian on defence due to the money it costs for their shampoo, especially those old Riders (who we should send back with Richards, maybe bring back Taman in the deal? Just spitballing)
 
Oh well, tomorrow's another day...

ONCE AGAIN Buck has no control over the RBs, what a joke he is.
 
Cut Richards and send him back to Sask, we don't need him anyways. Who says he wont just skip every single practice and game the rest of his contract? Obviously the team has no control over ANY of their players, and Walters is happy in his lalaland as long as WOMEN'S SOCCER rules the roost.
 
With Bryant and Picard out the rest of the season (i have inside information), this team will be in shambles. Wylie STILL hasnt shown up at practice, we should be spending his contract money on bleachers for the TC field.
 
We won't be able to start a single canadian on defence due to the money it costs for their shampoo, especially those old Riders (who we should send back with Richards, maybe bring back Taman in the deal? Just spitballing)
 
Oh well, tomorrow's another day...

ONCE AGAIN Buck has no control over the RBs, what a joke he is.
 
Cut Richards and send him back to Sask, we don't need him anyways. Who says he wont just skip every single practice and game the rest of his contract? Obviously the team has no control over ANY of their players, and Walters is happy in his lalaland as long as WOMEN'S SOCCER rules the roost.
 
With Bryant and Picard out the rest of the season (i have inside information), this team will be in shambles. Wylie STILL hasnt shown up at practice, we should be spending his contract money on bleachers for the TC field.
 
We won't be able to start a single canadian on defence due to the money it costs for their shampoo, especially those old Riders (who we should send back with Richards, maybe bring back Taman in the deal? Just spitballing)
 
Oh well, tomorrow's another day...