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There's been a lot of chatter around here about our 2021 draft pick Patrice Rene... what doe we know about this guy?... is there any chance he gets NFL interest?... Or do we think there's a good chance he's in camp this year??

Some people are trying to make the Harris situation a little too black and white... it's possible neither side is really "at fault" and this was just the only result for both sides... Harris still wants to play, be the lead back, and get compensated fairly... The Bombers want to start transitioning to the younger backs and only have a limited amount of dollars to spend at RB... so this was just the result that worked best for both parties... Harris will still live in Wpg after the season and be a brand into the future... he's just going to finish his CFL career with a year or two in Toronto.

you can't* always get what you want... but if you try some times, you just might find... another Winnipeg running back who has great potential... I think that's how the song goes

True... but let me list a few names to make you feel better... Bryant, Collaros, Hardrick, Bailey, Bighill, Jefferson, Jeffcoat, Rose, Neufeld, Oliviera... feel better yet?

Like many here... I came to accept over the last couple days that Harris would not be back in blue and gold... this is almost a relief that he won't be wearing puke green and showing up for the banjo bowl.

I believe someone reported he was leaning towards retirement, can't remember who it was... it's a good idea if he were close to healthy... but I think he's physically done now

even with the QBs he had throwing him the ball... he was on pace to reach 1000 yards in 15 games... He can still play... he's no Lawler, but this signing helps ease the pain a bit.

We've still got the best O-line/D-line in the league... top 3 run game and top 3 QB with a solid group of receivers... LBs should be fine with Bighill/Wilson leading the way... A couple ??s in the secondary... but still a contending team... Losing guys like Stove, Lawler, Darby and Harris is extremely disappointing but I trust out scouts to find adequate replacements.

Remember a few years ago when Rider fans were insisting that Jones was just "resetting" the market and doing the league a favour... rather than just lowballing players...

What’s the official time line now?… tampering period is over… when does the official FA period open?

As much as I’d love to agree with you… this board has written off the riders the last two seasons and they proceeded to be 1st and 2nd in the west… of course they got knocked out by the bombers both years… but were still productive in the regular season

I would’ve really liked that deal for us if we’re going to lose Lawler…

More like a spit in the face to the team that apparently offered 300… I can just imagine the circle jerk going on at RF whilst discussing Duke leaving 40k on the table… to play for the greatest franchise in professional sports history 🤣

At this point, it's huge... you can't sign a guy that can only play 9 games... I can't imagine anyone that's unvaxxed would get signed unless there is a change in the travel restrictions prior to June.

The owner is the one who signs the cheques... he could go to the GM and say "buy us a better team at whatever cost"... owner, theoretically, has final say in everything

These signing that are being announced... are they official yet or just negotiated? (Other than the re-signings)

Well there's a couple factors to consider (if we want to overanalyze this online poll just for fun)... which play was more impactful: The Nichols knock down ensures we stay in the game and gives us a shot at OT.... The Int, if it doesn't happen, we probably stop them on 3rd and 18 anyways and still win... point for Nichols which play was more impressive: Nichols was in the right place with sound coverage and just needed to make the obvious play... the way Rose intentionally scooped the ball up towards Wilson might be one of the most impressive plays of all time... point for the Int. But I think I agree with @Jpan85... hat tip to Nichols

If we're talking coffee... this is already my regular routine... so might as well see the Bombers do it with championships too

Funny I remember saying at some point during last season... I'm surprised they don't have a goal line package that include Willie.

fair enough... either way, a FA off the street filled in admirably while Rempel was hurt.

True, it is a specialized skill but I'd be shocked if one or more of our Canadian LBs don't already have the skill that could just use some honing/coaching... Rempel missed 4 or 5 games in 2019 and no one noticed while Thomas Miles took over... I would expect Benson back and it shouldn't be an unreasonable salary.

Well in his defense, Mullinder was on the 2007 team that won the Grey Cup... so he has experienced some success.

He wants a 3-peat... not a playoff loss to the Bombers!

MVP of the 2019 west final!

I think there's a point to be made about the Nickelodeon game played yesterday... I watched the last quarter and a half.... the game itself was not that interesting (though it did come down to the wire) but everything about the production of the game was entertaining as hell... the broadcast crew was young and exciting - Noah Eagle on PBP (never heard of him but he was good and I'm going to assume he's Ian's son) and Nate Burleson on colour (a young smart guy who knows how to relate to kids)... but the interesting part was having this young girl who is apparently a Nick star.... she knew nothing about football but was very enthusiastic and surprisingly added a lot to the broadcast... had another young kid on the side lines (he couldn't have been older than 10), who was also enthusiastic and entertaining... Obviously, I'm not saying the CFL should do a broadcast like this... but I genuinely believe more young people are going to watch a game with that kind of broadcast... the CFL/TSN (or whoever their broadcast partner will be in the future) needs to find a way to make the broadcast more entertaining