Everything posted by Tracker
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Darian Durant Retires
Not certain if it has been referenced in this forum, but Saturday's Free Press had an excellent article on Durant's character, and it was not at all flattering on Durant. He appears to have fragile ego and is petulant into the bargain. In a related issue, had he actually stayed on with the Bombers, he could well have let the team down at a critical juncture.
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Around The League: 2018 Offseason
I wonder if there is any chance we could tempt a certain kneeling quarterback to come up to Canada?
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2018 CFL Draft
There's a good interview with Simonise at 3downnation, and he is saying all the right things, so that is encouraging.
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Bomber Moves 2018
Not a heck of a lot of objective information out there on Steveler, but the size (6'2" and 209lb) is CFL sized.
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2018 CFL Draft
I wouldn't bet the farm on that, but we can hope.
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US Politics
The thing that Trump ought to know is that iuliani did get his facts straight, and since Giuliani is a lawyer, he should have known what he was saying would be a confession of culpability on behalf of Trump. All of Trumps hirees have been "great people" until they leaves under a cloud (26 at last count).
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US Politics
Trump has absolutely no compunction about throwing anyone under the bus if there is any perceived benefit or convenience to himself. That is who he has always been and is his core personality (malignant narcissist as near as I can tell) and is generally a horrible human being. None of this, even Trump being indicted, impeached or shown to be provably wrong will sway his fan base to any degree. As a matter of fact, right-wing ideologues will actually harden their positions and support for leaders when facts threaten the party line. This is quite different than left wing/progressives who will abandon or even vote against their party when that leadership fails or goes astray. Cohen will absolutely roll over on Trump and may be cooperating with Mueller already and there are credible reports that the Cohen materials contain far more damning revelations than paying off a porn star. Chen stuck by Trump even when Trump humiliated him at Cohen's daughter's birthday party and that sting is probably still festering.
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Police and Arrests
In my experience, there are far more good cops than bad ones (at least here in Canada) but the few who offend are often protected and this leads to a bad culture within police forces. A few years ago, Winnipeg's police chief was asked how many convicted officers were still employed as police and he informed the reporter that the public had no right to know how many criminals were still on the job. It doesn't take that many rotten apples to contaminate the whole barrel.
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2018 CFL Draft
Isn't he still doing stunts?
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2018 CFL Draft
I would take Bo Banner as a consolation prize.
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2018 CFL Draft
That Simonise faded out of football after failing at the NFL is not a good sign when combined with his seemingly half-hearted performance at the CFL combine.
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2018 CFL Draft
Exactly. Life throws curves at everybody (ok, maybe not at Bill Gates) but how we react to setbacks defines us.
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2018 CFL Draft
If the Bomber staff do not fall at his feet in training camp, he may throw a hissy-fit and bolt.
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2018 CFL Draft
Simonise looked like he was just not pushing himself. Not a good showing.
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2018 CFL Draft
Some are waxing poetic over this pick
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2018 CFL Draft
Simonise?!?!? WTF
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2018 CFL Draft
Ok, here we go. cue the dramatic tension....
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The Consolidated Bitchfest Thread
I am hoping that Bowman will still have most of his mojo, but will wait and see. The defence under Hall is still a big question mark for me as is MLB.
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Police and Arrests
The police are recruited from the general population and will inevitably contain some problematic individuals. The problems arise when a questionable incident occurs and the "blue wall" goes up regardless of the culpability of the officer(s) involved. Many officers assume a "us vs them" in regards to the public and refuse to admit that any officer is capable and guilty of criminal actions. In fact police are one of the top three family violence perpetrators. A friend who was with the Winnipeg force witnessed a troubling event and went to his supervisor who informed him that if he brought the complaint forward he would be charged along with the two other officers. He chose to resign.
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Should this regime be on the hot seat?
And who has been and will be recruiting assessing and coaching players thus far?
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2018 CFL Draft
Simonise is almost guaranteed to go to the Riders, as flies are always drawn to poop.
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Bomber Moves 2018
If this guy plays receiver, the Bombers will have to have opposing defensive backs sign waivers before each game.
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Around The League: 2018 Offseason
What, no hat trick? Its enough to make me ralph.
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Bomber Moves 2018
Didn't see this list posted here so... WINNIPEG, MB., May 1, 2018 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce today the following transactions. The following players have been released from the roster: International receiver Marcus Leak International receiver L’Damian Washington International receiver Garry Brown International receiver Jerome Lane National receiver Mitchell Baines International running back Cierre Wood International running back Zach Bauman International quarterback Tyler Stewart International linebacker Cody Prewitt International defensive back Sam Brown International defensive back Robert Porter International defensive back Tevin Homer International defensive back Antoine Johnson International defensive back Kevin Short International defensive back Malik Foreman The only "surprises" are Cierre Wood, Zach Baumann and Washington. I didn't think Stewart would last even this long.
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Site Upgrade
So.....is it now a site for sore eyes?