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It seems like the injury from last night will keep Hall out of next game but that's a guess ,,, has anybody heard about his medical status?

We all know how we lost Labatte... Parallel that Harris grew up a Winnipeger.... best, he has a girlfriend and a child here in River City anfd he lives here in the off season Harris is a FA Feb 15 and he won't be resigning in BC He is mad as hell at the BC OC .... seems he insists on using a zone blocking scheme which is totally unsuitable for their type of o-linemen ... its why Harris' production is down so much this year Now I am sure Andrew would like to test the NFL waters - - he is big enough and the fastest player on the BC club - - but how often does a Canadian RB make the NFL? Maybe he catches on as a punt/kick returner If the Bomber brain trust is alert enough and willing to pay up, maybe we see Andrew Harris as a BB come July or September

His throwing mechanics are almost identical to Dinwiddie. There is nothing wrong with any part of his release in his upper body, but he almost never settles his feet before he throws, which makes the ball sail. Yes, and he is often overthrowing on the long bombs .... can a QB coach get that corrected or is it to imbedded to change?

Listening to the TSN panel at half time, I heard the CFL rule that you cannot slam a QB to the ground and put your full body weight on top of him. I have never once seen a ref call that. Dunigan says that's just football, the way it ought to be. I am not sure of the NFL rules but they do go to great lengths to not have the body slam or the bend back hit ... and it is enforced by their refs.... Would the CFL do well to adopt the American rules to protect our Qbs?

When was the last time we won a game when we wore gold plus gold? Does anybody know?

... Watson? Brain cramp .... meant Foster

As someone who is on the cheaper end of that pricing, I say no thanks! Then again, my season tickets wouldn't be in the same area next year so I guess it doesn't matter. I can't really stand the people in my section, so I'd be looking at moving if I buy. IF I BUY: we have gone past the excitement stage with the stadium and we don't have the scarcity factor or the prestige of the Jets... the Blue have to actually provide entertainment 'value' instead of frustration and futility Hosting the Grey Cup will be big for season ticket sales but I expect more 'price shock' that year I suspect paying the building costs is playing a very heavy role in pricing decisions, more so than we suspect The premium seats are going to sell but I am not so sure about the very expensive "cheap seats" next year ... that's where the discretionary consumer lives in this town As for walkup pricing, I get annoyed at the agency fees, big time How full do you think the end zone and corner seats will be next July?

You are looking at a 46 not a 42 man roster

Poblah & Watson have more talent than shown .... the lack of results/success: some of that is coaching, some is lack of experience, some is opportunity and some is confidence Its hard to be the 5th receiver on the field Watson in particular will get better as he learns the team, the playbook and the QB .... the balls he's dropped has a lot to do with the pressure of being a newbie and wanting to show well

Transportation is easily one of the things the Bombers have done best. With the exception of pre-season the park and ride system has been a delight. I never have to hunt for a parking spot, basically never have to wait in traffic while driving (since the drive to the park and ride is basically traffic free) and have to wait little to no time for a bus. Riding a bus nauseates me and takes recovery time before I feel ok again ... I would just as soon stay home

Penton wants to protect 5 FA's: Suber Ford Kolhert Labbe Henoc Muambe Only Henoc according to Penton's own reasoning makes sense

http://www.winnipegsun.com/2013/10/21/redblack-and-blue-a-look-at-players-the-bombers-should-protect-in-expansion-draft 25! Crazy times. Has Penton been reading this thread? format & content makes me wonder Why isn't he protecting Sims-Walker? And how can you protect Poblah ahead of Kolhert? Is Kelly easier to replace than Will Ford?

I have heard many complaints about Max Hall's arm, his throwing strength. While his errant passes do seem to typically sail away too high (how many does he throw in the dirt?), I really like the way he throws: "And that's this -- the 466 yards of net offence registered on Saturday by the much-maligned Bombers offence was the most by any team in the CFL over the weekend.... their combined 775 yards of offence over the last two weeks -- they had 309 yards in a win over Montreal two weeks ago -- is second best in the CFL during that period, behind only Calgary's 785 yards....then there's been the much-improved Bombers receiving corps in recent weeks. Clarence Denmark has played his best football in his three seasons in Winnipeg during the past five weeks, hauling down an eye-popping 28 catches for 410 yards during that period. Aaron Kelly, rescued from the CFL scrap heap after he was released by Hamilton, has looked great in a Bombers uniform and is definitely a keeper. And so too is former NFLer Mike Sims-Walker, who replaced an injured Kelly versus Toronto and did nothing less than lead the team with eight catches for 137 yards in his first CFL start." Yes, we need another starting QB but I don't see us as desperate at QB as a few weeks sago. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/blue-pit-of-despair-not-bottomless-228579421.html

Same reason Edmonton traded for Reilly's rights when we was about to become a FA

in the case of my sister you have someone who works in customer service .... she always comes across professionally ....you have to do a lot to rile her up and I believe they did

Why evaluate FAs for the expansion draft? We won't be protecting them and for good reason You keep saying that but it's not necessarily true. That's why we protect Henoc ... still Ottawa has said they won't select FA's and why would they pick bargaining rights for anybody except superstars I expect with Ottawa's brand new team starting from scratch the bidding wars in February will be furious compared to most years ... drafting FA's will make that worse for Ottawa, not better

My mother, my brother are not renewing their season tickets and are probably gone forever My sister canceled theirs this year because of hassles with customer service .... says she won't be back for a while I used to buy Pick 10 but I find the transportation on game day (as a non-parking-pass holder) just takes up too much of my time Besides I am not a masochist (well maybe not) I am waiting for big changes before I start buying tickets again ... for now, I prefer to suffer at home, privately Is there any doubt our season ticket base will fall, not rise, for the 2014 season?

Why evaluate FAs for the expansion draft? We won't be protecting them and for good reason

He's sort of like the Tim Burke of quarterbacks. He'd be a great one if he could throw the ball. Not sure why Toronto went heavy blitz in the 2nd half. Sit on routes and you are pretty much guaranteed that Hall won't complete many passes for first downs because he can't place the ball on intermediate routes, and chances are pretty good you'll be returning INTs. That said, I guess you can't quibble too much with a gameplan that limited the opposition to 20 points. Well its good to see we are counteracting the blitz at least a little .... and that is new as I see it

Why protect FA's? Muamba makes sense but otherwise not.

Really seems like someone somewhere got enamoured with his size and potential ability to block that they figured he was a natural at slotback... I want Etienne back cause at least Etienne hangs onto the ball when it comes to him. me too .... he is just coming into his own ... other teams can see this too .... this is what I hate about Burke's judgment Foster is a good player for Ottawa

An impact like Elliott made? Are you saying the newbie HC will want his own guy?

I believe Dickenson would come here as HC if he was also given the GM title (so he could control Walters and all personnel decisions).... yet he is entirely unproven even if he is well heeled The Peter Principle applies to many HCs & GMs (and especially to Burke) so whether Dickenson has the right stuff (good football judgment & insight plus real leadership) is a big unknown .... Burke reached the top of his game as DC but has been proven capable of no more Our league is filled with assistant coaches and coordinators who were incapable of being the top dog (i.e. HC) .... good leaders at the top are rare ... so lets not get our expectations too high

...and was out of shape and didn't start training in earnest until mid May. Hold on to your hats folks, very few people have seen what he's capable of when he's in shape. And when you do, you won't even remember how to spell collaros - or care. Yes the O-line needs work, but Burke, if he stays, needs to be a leader without question. He is the most, "Maybe..., if..., we might possibly..., I think..., I hope..., we really should..., it was weird stuff... milquetoast of a coach I've ever heard. There is light at the end of this tunnel and it's not an oncoming train. Sounds exciting but I just don't know if he's ever going to get a chance to show it. Time may be running out. How is time running out?

When Morley's coming back from injury is seen as strengthening the o-line you know we have a problem Walters is high on Neufeld Parentau might help Swiston & Pencer need coaching help as does the whole o-line .... we have no such coach Unless we get a real QB for our 1st round pick, we had better use it on the best lineman out there AND we need to break the bank in FA this February for both QB & o-line Standing pat with what we have won't work & neither will making excuses about it either Wade Miller must have the freedom to spend abundantly on coaches and players We will see if Miller is filled with wisdom or foolishness