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Sweet. Even better! Wonder why Austin was so eager to move him.. Didnt like hamilton or felt it was a dead end? Eager to move him? Not really. Tajh was eager to play in the CFL and being on Hamilton's negotiation list, they have to offer him a contract. Seen as how they have Collaros, Masoli and Mathews ... not really much room for him, so instead of losing him for nothing, they knew he was highly regarded enough that they could get something for him. Since I have SEEN this a couple times now, I'm obligated to point out "Seeing As How"..... Haha I noticed that a bunch of times also and it was driving me crazy.... don't want to be the grammar police (otherwise that's pretty much all I'd be doing here)... thanks for taking one for the team...

How about we talk about the years before that? Rebuilding isn't just about a new person coming in, it's about what's already in the system when a person comes in, and in the Bombers case the QB and NI situations have been bad for a long long time and not a lot has been built. When Kelly took over the team basically had Brown and Labatte and a bunch of meh canadians. Kelly didn't do much to add to the NIs in his year, then Labatte leaves in free agency and we have Brown retiring and we're left with a bunch of meh at NI. Mack brought in some guys like Watson and Muamba, but Watsons injuries and Muamba going to the NFL again left it pretty meh. Now we're in a situation where they're still trying to get some quality NIs in here. The qb thing is even worse. Kelly destroyed the position. Mack went out and signed Pierce and Jyles as vets but neither one of them lasted. Pierce was broken and no one was able to develop. Now we have Willy but he's missing a lot of time to injury and the backups aren't developing. When nothing ever gets built it doesn't matter who you hire it's not going to be a quick turn around. You're absolutely right... to get a "fuller" perspective of Hamilton's turn around you would need to go back to 2003 (give or take) when they were 1-17... it took them a few years to get to mediocrity under Bellefuille... that continued with Cortez (that team was probably a little better than their 6-12 record suggests)... and finally on to the Austin era.... the point I was making is that teams can turn it around in a year or 2 in the CFL as long as some of the pieces are there... it wasn't meant to be a shot at the current Bombers regime...maybe this is not the regime to get us back to prominence... maybe this regime is the Bellefiulle era in the Hamilton example... mostly just pointing out that Lawless was wrong about that fact...

good for him.... but not only is this not CFL news... it's not even football news...

that agent is gonna be in for a rude awakening if he thinks it's gonna be "a week or two before Boyd appears in a game"... unless by "appears" he means "on the sideline in Bomber issued street clothes"... then it's fairly accurate...

Beat the Lions and Als and you may not need to win any other games depending on what those teams do. Remember the Als would have to cross over and would need to flat out beat the Bombers record, doable but not guaranteed. If they beat the Lions as well then Winnipeg would hold the tie breaker over them and they too would need to flat out beat the Bombers record. Possible but not a given. If the Bombers only get to 6 wins those other teams need to get to 7 (or 6 plus a tie) Really the most basic thing you can do to make the playoffs is beat the teams you should beat and keep them behind you. The Bombers at this moment have a chance to do that. They wouldn't be the first team to make the playoffs below .500. BC has qb and coach issues, so does Montreal, I don't know how you give them the advantage if Winnipeg manages to beat them. I think most of us will not soon forget a certain 8-10 Calgary team from 2001...

Two things about this... 1. I was very impressed with Leggett when he stood up Messam... he gives up about 40 pounds and he stopped him dead in his tracks.... 2. interesting that Messam in NOW following concussion protocol... he seemed to be knocked out cold briefly and the Riders decided he didn't need to go through the in-game protocol...

I think he has the stamina or he wouldn't be playing at this level. I just think he needs the rock more. I could be wrong. I've also heard that he doesn't really have the stamina for 20+ carries a game... that being said, I thought the major reason Dyce immediately dressed Allan again was so that they can split the carries... the 2 combined should easily be able to handle 25+ carries a game...

The only thing I truly disagree with is his assertion that it takes a professional team 3-5 years to turn it around... that is usually correct but doesn't really apply to the CFL... yes I know it's been mentioned but Hamilton is the perfect example... 2012 they were 6-12 with a decent offense and terrible defense... 2013 they throw money and lure Kent Austin there... in the first year they make it to the cup finals... 2014 they ditch their vet QB for a young guy and make it to Grey Cup again and just barely lose... 2015 probably the best team in the league with the best defense (see comments from 2012)... they turned it around to being competitive right away and were a power house in the third year... we're two years in a still barely competitive... how many people here believe the Bombers will be a power house next year?

Holy Christ...you're right!! Why did nobody think of that? Clearly not the trained monkeys running the team right now. "It was the best of times... it was the blurst of times?!!" "You stupid monkey!"

Leggett can do a lot of things. He's able to show that being closer to the LOS. I liked their 30 fronts with all the backers on the field. Hurl has been playing very well and now taking on more of a role on 2nd downs in recent weeks. Couldn't agree more... I fell like the defence adds another dimension when Simmons is out there too.... Imagine having Bass, Simmons, Muamba and Leggett on the field at once...

Well he was using the smelling salts before kick off I bet riders wished they had traded for Nichols a few weeks ago but it sounds like Glenn is ready to come back I think the smelling salts are a pre game ritual. Sort of like pounding the shoulder pads. On that topic... I've noticed a lot of guys hit shoulder pads instead of helmets in celebration now... and I really like that... nothing makes me cringe more than I guy (especially one with concussion history) getting smacked in the head a bunch of times after making a nice play...

Another major problem in the CFL is D-lines constantly dominating O-lines... was just thinking about that while watching the Pats/Steelers game last night... on one play Big Ben was literally just standing in the pocket for what seemed like 3 or 4 seconds checking his options until he found a guy... and this is an o-line without their pro bowl centre against a good Pats front... until they find a way to even the scales at the LOS... QBs are going to continue to be crushed...

I call BS on this. Doug Brown was a consumate pro always ready to play.You forget he was in the NFL before being an all star here? Check your facts before you make a silly statement. Doug playing in the NFL and being a consummate pro (both facts never disputed in 17's post) have zero to do with the way he responds to coaching... some guys prefer an ass-kicking coach... some prefer a more encouraging one... Doug Brown responded to ass-kicking coaches...

I'd prefer to see Big League Teague start at safety and Simmons start at MLB... but what do I know...

A+ thread gang...

not necessarily... that's about the same size as Wild... Wild is at 220 and I believe he added more weight for the NFL. Fair enough... but that doesn't change the fact that he played WIL successfully for 2 seasons at around 210...

not necessarily... that's about the same size as Wild...

The thought of that happening literally makes me light headed, dizzy and sick to my stomach... I don't know how much more I could handle if Sask makes a quick turn around... I like Walters and O'Shea and I'm willing to give them another year... but if Hufnagel is looking to take the reigns of another team this off-season, I would drop those two in a heartbeat, double their combined salaries and offer it to Huff... The idea mentioned above that he's not ready to give up coaching makes sense... and Calgary is in a fairly safe spot with arguably the best up-and-coming HC and GM in the game right now... Cgy would likely be fine going forward with Dickenson and Murphy taking over...

Edmonton had a lack of good interior Canadian OL but had a few experienced American OL around. Edmonton is probably moving to a 4 NI OL with O'Donnell back in the fold so they can afford to get rid of an American tackle. But more than anything, this trade was Greaves for a second round pick. Capers is just a throw-in. He may never even start a game for us. Exactly this....it's all about us essentially getting into the first round... We're basically guaranteed the 9th overall pick... cuz if it's not the Edm (via Sask) pick then it's probably out own 2nd rounder!

I would argue he's just defending his friends (Greaves/Daniels recently)... though he did make a comment about the players not being a problem... which I agree with to an extent...

Just thinking the same thing... if this rumour turns out to come true I'm gonna smash my head against a wall!!!

There's a lot to criticize Kyle Walters about... but to say he doesn't care about winning and won't do anything to improve the team... that's just insane...

Nothing wrong with an O-line that goes Int-Int-NI-NI-NI... if that's the best use of the players... Calgary was running that while Federkeil was out...

Agreed. Willie looked great. He showed some flashes of having some big play abilities. I actually noticed Willie looks HUGE out there... I was surprised he's only listed at 6'2 220... I woulda guessed 6'5 235...

Jones and Heenan won't be back in the CFL until they truly exhaust all NFL options... both were looking good to make their respective teams before getting injured... they'll take this year to train and try to get another crack this season or next... I know the Colts have said they would be willing to give Heenan another shot once he is healthy...