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Nope. Their fake name was Thompson. 
https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/The_Thompsons
Dante Mastrogiuseppe
now that is a mouthful.

I can't recall it ever happening before. Odd indeed.
The year the Riders picked Onyemata was different than us taking a flyer on Manu. They had very poor NAT starters and depth and only had a few picks that year. It was a dumb choice by them given the circumstances. For us, having 10 draft picks, a flyer/future pick or two was almost compulsory  because there is no way we can roster 10 new NATs anyway. I guess my point is that whether or not a flyer is an acceptable pick or not isn't so much what round it was done, although that's a factor, it can be a good pick or bad pick based on team need for players as well.

Reminds me of the year the Riders picked David Onyamata later in the draft.  A gamble that never paid off but no real damage.
Need a better punter, though.  Tough to cover this line drive kicks.

This is exactly why I like the Manu pick... worst case scenario he never comes north and he is exactly like the players listed above... best case scenario, he shows up here in a few years and we have a very good Canadian that can play tackle...

That's a very good thing... as long as you're talking about the 24-30 year old version of Jake...
I don't pretend to know anything about the prospects but some of the resident experts around here seem to really like Brubacher... I wonder if we could've drafted the second round like this:
13 - Clercius
14 - Chris-Ike  Brubacher
17 - Wallace
20 - Samson   Chris-Ike
Still end up with WR, RB, OL, DL but potentially an upgrade at DL... just a thought

That's a very good thing... as long as you're talking about the 24-30 year old version of Jake...
I don't pretend to know anything about the prospects but some of the resident experts around here seem to really like Brubacher... I wonder if we could've drafted the second round like this:
13 - Clercius
14 - Chris-Ike  Brubacher
17 - Wallace
20 - Samson   Chris-Ike
Still end up with WR, RB, OL, DL but potentially an upgrade at DL... just a thought

This is exactly why I like the Manu pick... worst case scenario he never comes north and he is exactly like the players listed above... best case scenario, he shows up here in a few years and we have a very good Canadian that can play tackle...

This is exactly why I like the Manu pick... worst case scenario he never comes north and he is exactly like the players listed above... best case scenario, he shows up here in a few years and we have a very good Canadian that can play tackle...

This is exactly why I like the Manu pick... worst case scenario he never comes north and he is exactly like the players listed above... best case scenario, he shows up here in a few years and we have a very good Canadian that can play tackle...

This is exactly why I like the Manu pick... worst case scenario he never comes north and he is exactly like the players listed above... best case scenario, he shows up here in a few years and we have a very good Canadian that can play tackle...

That's a very good thing... as long as you're talking about the 24-30 year old version of Jake...
I don't pretend to know anything about the prospects but some of the resident experts around here seem to really like Brubacher... I wonder if we could've drafted the second round like this:
13 - Clercius
14 - Chris-Ike  Brubacher
17 - Wallace
20 - Samson   Chris-Ike
Still end up with WR, RB, OL, DL but potentially an upgrade at DL... just a thought

This is exactly why I like the Manu pick... worst case scenario he never comes north and he is exactly like the players listed above... best case scenario, he shows up here in a few years and we have a very good Canadian that can play tackle...

You can't complain about taking Manu in the 5th at 46 overall. 
FYI recent Winnipeg 5th rounders include Chris Ciguneau, Kyle Borsa and Nicholas Dheilly.

Brubacher is pure rush end and raw.  Would have been a fine pick, guy could end up being a star (could also stay where he is now, a guy who is an athlete but plays football completely upright relying on speed), doesn't seem to be what they were after for DL.  Samson is an interior player, looks like a guy who is much more ready to play pro.  Physical, gains leverage, low pad level.  If you watch that film clip of him uses he hands effectively to get off blocks, uses power and leverage too.  Great pursuit to the ball.
Samson is kind of a guy everyone forgot about because he didn't do the CFL combine circuit and did the UBC pro day instead.  But Bombers didn't forget about his East-West testing last year and his film.

I not sold on Brubacher and trust in thats why we didnt grab him...CIS to Pro's for him is gonna be a huge step....he's flawed and a project who may project to a decent rotation piece at best

Booch has passed away. I’d imagine 

Abra Cadabra!!!

Off-season, regular season & post-season lunacy:

totally agree with you here... this is Ferguson's complete write up on his projected 20th overall pick Justin Sambu:
Every year I seem to draft Winnipeg an interior defensive lineman, while nobody has really laid claim to being ‘next’ in the Bombers rotation. 
Thanks Marshall... now I know exactly what kind of player Sambu is and why the Bombers would select him...

totally agree with you here... this is Ferguson's complete write up on his projected 20th overall pick Justin Sambu:
Every year I seem to draft Winnipeg an interior defensive lineman, while nobody has really laid claim to being ‘next’ in the Bombers rotation. 
Thanks Marshall... now I know exactly what kind of player Sambu is and why the Bombers would select him...

Yup as it should be. Blue and Gold in his veins.
Oh and Argos suck.

the road to redemption and healing after a nasty departure has begun......... I am so stoked this is happening!