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Andrew Harris

The request was made today to have a thread for the upcoming game on Thursday. I replied I didn't want to get yelled at for doing so. It is always the same 4 or 5 guys that want to get on my case ... they are abrasive and ornery just because they can be ... they think it is funny to be mean... I have a thick skin so I don't care about their opinion but I do treasure this site and its overall goals Some just want two or three threads so they can just follow a couple of narratives without having to go to the effort of clicking other threads Others like to create very specific discussions about what they like to examine in detail. "Is Streveler our next James Franklin" is an example ... Some threads bomb getting a disinterested response and others takeoff like wildfire picking up half a dozen pages in no time: cutdown day and game day threads are examples. So what do you want, what are your personal preferences? 1] Just two or three threads or a tad more if there is something extraordinary or 2] Do you want to see the freedom and creativity in a lot of threads. 3] Or maybe you want a modest approach of somewhere in between. Don't be shy - say what you love. Speak up for the silent majority that read but don't post.. Do you want a pre-game thread (as one asked) for? Do you want a stand alone game day thread ro go with the chat room? And for the two of you who asked for a thread about a thread, you have what you want!!!

Please start one so I don't get yelled at by the small minds around here.

Bond is out of luck for this year - - teams have filled their salary cap - - they can't pay big bucks to Bond - - he is also damaged by Jones firing based on merit ... Bond is only going to fetch a journeyman's wage on a one year contract ... he is of greater value to the Bombers than any other team because they know both his upside and downside ... do you think Bond really wants to play in Montreal ... he might have to sit until week 2 is over when the next ouch report comes out

we can manage that

I hope the Blue Brassd are talking to Bond instead of continuing " to go in a different direction" ... I bet after the Saskatchewan trauma Bond might reduce his salary expectations

"the PR doesnt help you in game. You may have noticed we cut branning and conteh. We will likely have 4 starters + the sam + loffler, +1 DI on the game roster. + morgan/jones." I am not sure about Morgan but Jones is pretty good ... could be a starter on another team either at safety or CB ... and that is what the cfl is all about Cdns backing up internationals

Have you noticed how many DBs we have on the PR ... most of them will end up playing if we keep paying above the league minimum

Thanks ! What is your source for this Jacquie? No report of Swayzee Waters' release from Toronto ... I guess June Jones wants to keep Vernon Adams until some cellar dweller wants to make a better deal ... some educating to do there, I think.

That all changed when the players association went to 1 and 2 year contracts ... no longer are the FA's generally over the hill aging veterans, has-beens who are just after the best possible paycheck ... now there is freedom of movement and players go where they want ... there is also deliberate decisions made like with Travis Bond where a player can demand a huge paycheck based on an accomplishment (here a recognised allstar performance two years ago) and that player would just upset the team's salary structure. Such players better live up to expectations immediately or they end up cut quickly within a couple games or at the season's end: just ask Enoch Muamba. Because of this factor good players are taking more modest salaries and enjoying the CFL with a club they want to be on. That's why teams like Winnipeg and Calgary's management are becoming so attractive.

Sometimes, maybe most of the time, veterans from other teams deliver more value than raw rookies who have such a huge learning curve ahead of them ... isn't Bighill a better acquisition than training Gause? I think Walters has finally figured it out what Cal Murphy knew for years: veterans are better than rookies. We were able to pick a bunch of BC guys when there was a rush for the door and we got the pick of the litter in at least 3 cases. Now if we can just convince Bond to be reasonable and remember there is no place like home or should I say the system and playbook you have personally mastered ... Bond obviously had trouble with Regina's playbook and the playmates beside him ... he will have to adjust wherever in the league he goes .... I guess a more modest paycheque from home may be more in the long rum than the allure of big but sometimes temporary money being dangled before a youngster's eyes.

CFL.ca has not updated its transaction list since last night with deadlines on all due at 9 am ... the league's site should keep its fans current and not be babying the teams who may be slow in contacting its cuts to tell them they are gone.

same principle nonetheless ... Casher in the same boat at DE .... besides Bryant there were no other international DT (except perhaps Awoke) ... don't know if Montgomery was good enought to slide over or not

all these initials are becoming skiltg testing Qs

after you plucked Bennett off the Bombers practice roster

Regular Season discussion useless??? I detect animus and bias for normal course activities.

The one big concern I have about our Blue (and MOS) is that we overlook recent performance and go with prior formed judgments instead. An example is keeping an almost unused Bryant at DT and ignoring an extremely good performance by Montgomery at the same position. That's both deheartehing and demotivating to the rest of the team causing doubt that will cause a few to not try to go above and beyond - - not everyone, just a few - - unless it becomes common place and then it turns into a cancer. The opposite we are witnessing right now in Regina where everything is recent performance: it better be good or you are cut; this ignores talent and the potentially justifiable reasons for a poor outing. In Baseball even the team's best hitters go into slumps for a variety of reasons but eventually bounce back in a most pleasing way.

Training Camp is over, the roster has been set, and the biggest Q is who should MOS start at QB. The Bomber Brass are comparing notes on that and have yet to decide so its not clear cut by any means. The default is Ross by a nose but we could have 3 legit thoroughbreds in our stable all at once. I personally believe Steveler has the most upside based on pure talent, scrambling pizzazz, and the ability to see the whole field. He is also the most likely to turn the ball over and make gigantically good plays. Ross will protect the ball best and run the short game well. Ross may have played the most regular season downs but Bennett has the most experience especially in the Bomber system. I can see us saying later in the year "why didn't we start using Bennett earlier?" He is my pick for short yardage QB but I would be happy with Steveler in that role too. My best guess: Ross starts but Steveler comes in as soon as Ross has two or three bad series in a row.

Just named Montreal's starter as per 3downnation

Manziel video from 3downnation http://3downnation.com/2018/06/09/video-watch-every-snap-johnny-manziel-played-alouettes/

Any reason Travis Bond isn't here yet ... it's only a 6 hour drive from Regina and he would not have sublet his apartment yet, would he?

A bit of a surprise after letting Hiram get away to Hamilton

ROSTER 07-Jun-18 MTL DEL INT Alton HOWARD (WR) Tennessee MTL DEL INT Drico JOHNSON (DB) Central Florida MTL DEL NAT Zackary MEDEIROS (K) Western University MTL DEL INT Josh ROBINSON (RB) Mississippi State CAL ADD INT Eric ROGERS (WR) California Lutheran CAL DEL INT Tay GLOVER-WRIGHT (DB) Utah State June 6 ROSTER 06-Jun-18 TOR DEL INT Swayze WATERS (K) Alabama Birmingham HAM DEL INT Lorenzo TALIAFERRO (RB) Coastal Carolina SSK ADD INT Storm JOHNSON (RB) Central Florida EDM TRF TO SUSPENDED NAT Peter BERRYMAN (N/C) (WR) Auburn EDM TRF TO SUSPENDED NAT Harry MCMASTER (WR) Western University

A quick count gives me 57 players before IR (1) and PR (9) 42 dress 4 are on reserve ... so who are your other 11?

Bond instead of Hardrick, Neuf or Couture at tackle