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Could anyone realistically say that we should let Castillo walk after the pre-season he had...NO way we cut him and have another club grab him in a nanosecond...Especially the green team to the west and the cats down east...I'm tired of seeing assets this club has garnered, walk and star with other teams..(ex. Paredes for one)...It's about time we held on to talent and if a deal comes along that we can't refuse...pull the trigger...As someone stated already, for now Castillo is good insurance, and we'll just have to find someway to work around the fact he is an international.

Let me guess, you're from Saskatchewan?  I'm guessing you are since your last paragraph makes no sense.  We're not going to other people's forums to disrespect them, we're doing it on our own turf.  So yes, if someone came on our turf and disrespected us, we would be up in arms.  Just like they would if we went to their forum and disrespected their team.  I would venture a guess that every forum out there disrespects the other teams they don't root for.
Dear lord, Rider fans are so annoying.  Not unlike mosquitoes.

If this is the kind of entertainment we get from the mandatory assistant interviews, I'm ALL for it.
It's about time somebody tore into some of the stupidity that gets peddled by our local media. Notice how when Wylie asks a football related question, NOBODY in that scrum has an answer for it? They can look at numbers all they want on a piece of paper but ask them to actually talk about what goes on down at field level and they're speechless.

Class and Jones do not correlate....We are handling it the right way... a big departure from days gone by when we parted ways with some players in ...'let's just say'...  a shoddy manner... 

Medlock is a proven kicker, and a great free agent signing. As I type this I'm just wondering.....do we hang onto Castillo and TRADE him rather than cut him? Trade him for a player in a position we need some help with?? Hate to see him go for nothing.....

Wound up ....lol...Look,.. you questioned the quality of our receivers.....I answered but it appears you don't have the gumsion to recognize our talent which you have cast aspersions on...AND you don't have a qb....much as you like to say Durants the guy and everything is fine....Your qbs. I seen last night looked like crap and your starter hasn't played a meaningful  game in 2 years and continues to sit ...Hmmmmm...don't worry about our receivers ...your worries should be with your own cub and  receivers...Your lineup looks pretty thin from where I'm sitting.

Wound up ....lol...Look,.. you questioned the quality of our receivers.....I answered but it appears you don't have the gumsion to recognize our talent which you have cast aspersions on...AND you don't have a qb....much as you like to say Durants the guy and everything is fine....Your qbs. I seen last night looked like crap and your starter hasn't played a meaningful  game in 2 years and continues to sit ...Hmmmmm...don't worry about our receivers ...your worries should be with your own cub and  receivers...Your lineup looks pretty thin from where I'm sitting.

....Ryan Smith for one ...should I go on....Denmark should be a star for you though in his mediocre way...Once you get someone who can stay healthy at qb. and actually look like one.

From the Bombers FB page:
For every field goal scored by Justin Medlock at home games this season, one of our key community partners will donate $100 for each yard over 45 to Variety, the Children’s Charity of Manitoba. These donations will also be matched by Justin himself! This means that on Medlock's 47 yard field goal last night, $400 was donated to Variety, the Children's Charity of Manitoba.

Hubbard, Mayo, Corney, Butcher, Bennett, Williams, Flanders ... nice.

The rest of your post kind of contradicts your initial statement... you basically said "I don't care about pre-season games and here's all the reasons I'm excited about tonight's game"... Don't pretend you don't love it as much as the rest of us 

I'm at the point now where I want Macho Harris to be an all star for us just so I can laugh for hours on end at the people that frequent this board. 

Here's the paraphrased version of the one hour OSH/Irving interview. You may find a few nuggets... if you squint.
 
The Offense
This team’s offense is coming together as fast as any he’s worked with. OSH credits the mini-camp for some of this early progress.

 
Playing time for QBs
Looking to play Willy enough to see what’s what. “If he looks sharp, then we will move down the line…It’s a matter of balance”.
OSH says he listens to all players as to the amount that they feel they need to play during the pre-season (?!?). He discusses his perspective vs. theirs when determining playing time. Keeping players healthy & fresh during training camp is paramount.

 
Injury update: Kyle Knox
Kyle Knox saw the Doctor and will need further tests. “I hope that he will bounce back quickly. He’s a great guy and athlete”.

 
Macho Harris
Macho very quickly has shown what he’s got; “he is a super likeable leader with tons of experience and is very versatile”. We see no problem in playing him where we need him. He’s a good compliment to Mo Leggett…possibly a good bet for Safety.

 
Randle & Bucknor
Randle needs to shake off the rust and “will get back to where he was”.
“Bucknor has had a very nice camp and worked his tail off during the off season”.

 
ACL Injuries & Anderson
Carlos Anderson was brought back. OSH did not divulge who made the first call, player or team, but in discussion with staff, OSH says they needed to work him out because he was so close to making the team last year. “Once he made some cuts in camp I wondered if he was wearing a brace and he wasn’t. He is a dynamic, dynamic player”.

 
Kick Returning
Carlos A, Veltung, and McDuffie are candidates along with Fred Williams (interesting!).
Feoli G. - “looks in great shape and is as sure handed as anyone in camp”. “I’d rather not have Dressler return kicks but I’ll put him in for spot duty”. Dressler has also been holding for Medlock.

 
Pascal Lochard
“He’s missed the last few days, but he makes his cut at a nice late point in pressing the run. He impressed us in interviews and is good on STs”.

 
Addison R
“His efforts are there and he’s improving steadily. I see very steady improvement. We weren’t sure he would be ready for camp. He says that this is the best he’s felt in years.”

 
The Hogs in General;
Chung & Goossen Specifically
“Very talented players and competition have been brought in to push the vets. Any woes that people talk about don’t rest on their shoulders”.
“Better now than they were their first day in camp this year. They’re both a pleasure to watch. Matthias is becoming a true centre that embraces the role.
“Sukh rolled out on a play today and was hauling it down the field… looking for someone to lay into. It was a pleasure to watch on film”..
“The OLine will be a big reason we will win games this year and are not our Achilles Heal”.

 
Import Receiver: Thomas Mayo
“He’s an explosive player that has become the most consistent in camp. It’s up to the games for them all to show what they can do, but they all have their moments”.

 
11 Days between Pre-Season and Regular Season
“I love it. It will allow the guys to come out flying for that first game”.

 
First Pro Game Jitters
“I remember taping my wrists so tight that my hands were purple. I know I must have been nervous until my first whack…It’s a great game”.

#AlsMTL' centre @dominicpicard has announced his retirement. #CFL #LCF via @HerbZurkowsky1
 
I thought this was interesting, because Picard was saying that last year's poor play was about the Bombers and not his declining skills. A quick retirement would tend to suggest otherwise. At any rate, thanks for some great years as a Bombers player....congrats on retirement, Angry Frenchman...

If you can't rely on a guy because he always seems to be on the IR then you need to cut your losses and find someone you can count on game in and game out. 

Even if you aren't developing a players skill and only implementing your coaching scheme, you still have to be able to teach them that scheme. 
If you can't teach your scheme in a way all players can understand, you aren't a good coach. 

Where's the "Both, and I'm ecstatic cause it's driving Riderfans crazy" option? 

Thanks for pointing out the thread on RF, Mike. I hadn't visited it since Saturday. Some good stuff since then. Looks like it has come full circle and RS and Rotor are full on backpedalling now. I love it that it appears as though a couple Bomber fans are leading the charge and some of the Riderfans are even rallying around them. That's gotta hurt the old pride of RS and Rotor. When Bomber fans are being referred to as the voice of reason on RF that's priceless.

Alright boys and girls, I was at practice today and I am sorry I am late but I got stuck at the office.....oh wait that was most of you  
So here are some of my observations from today:
Coutier and Intzandt first OL, first ones on the field working on footwork. (Roommates, looking like they were helping each other out)   Intzandt really taking advantage of coach Wylie. One on one tutelage, he would have something explained and then show some of the IMP. He must have done a good job because Wylie gave him a couple taps on the lid, not in a discipline way.    Travis Bond is a friggin behemoth- Yes I know this has been said before but wow! Surprised they found a helmet for this guy.   Foketi looks like a real solid athlete, Jace Daniels better bring his A game because there are guys here who want it! Great scouting!   We have some really nice depth here... I can not see by any means other than an injury plague that we are running 3 imp on the OL, that is just ridiculous talk.    Flanders has really nice hands for an RB, was catching a number of passes.   Talley seems to struggle with the waggle, IMO he won't make it past the first cut.   Vitt is intriguing, really want to see him Crack the roster, strong work ethic.   Didn't see Hall talking to much, someone else was running the defensive calls and communicated well with the guys (Glen Young, Todd Howard maybe?)   Cobourne has his guys walking with some confidence, RB will be a really neat battle to watch next week to see if we hold onto 2 of these guys.   45 (CJ Wilson) is going to be a team leader. After practice was coaching 23 and 39. Helping them with reads. And then did some conditioning after. A true pro. Avon came by them and could here him from the sidelines telling them " I like the work, I like the work! Singleton was doing sprints on his own as well, then joined in on the conditioning after.    That's all I can think of off the top of head and my sad notes.   We have some hungry boys who want to play football this year guys, if you get even a little bit of a chance, check them out next week, it's going to be intense!    

Steal of the draft.

I think the guy that could make the biggest impact this year is Loffler, to be honest.

I'd be perfectly fine with Bucknor starting over Nuef....Bucknor while not always a shut down DB has proven he can make the plays when he has too. And It wouldn't need to be just JFG, we also have Waggoner, Corney, Richards...all 3 are expected to be in the mix this year. Despite what Ripper says. Our Depth is much better than the riders. Don't let his green coloured glasses fool you. I'm not saying we have 15 starting calibre CND's either. so don't get your panties in a bunch. But our Depth goes well beyond Hurl, Bucknor and JFG. 

I'm barely able to do sets of 10 channel-changes with my new Universal remote.

Time to move on people... the guy isn't coming back to the Blue.
I'd much rather we have a 3 page thread on Khalil Bass who is an awesome player and a guy who loves the city and its fans!