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The salary cap will be the same for every team, unless hamilton is massively over the cap... why does it matter? They went with a young qb, probably part of the reason they decided to let burris go is because they knew the money they were paying him could be used to upgrade their piss poor defence. Collaros probably getting 200,000 less than what burris got, or so atleast. That right there plus the trade of shomari williams and some of the other moves they made, they have a rb on a rookie deal really, a couple receivers on a rookie deal too. I dont see a problem with this, not sure why anyone would make this in to a cba thing when its not, it's a salary cap thing. It is what it is. All teams will have the same cap.

Keep in mind, when Butler signed with hamilton, it was reported that the bombers offered him more money so not all these guys are signing for the most money they can get, some just want the chance to win, austin is a winner, won the grey cup and took his team the first year to the grey cup... that matters. Reputation is huge in this league, players now that if you have austin as a coach, you have a chance to win. That matters more to some players. Not all of them care about making the most money possible.

whats more impressive, the stamps going out to the dinosaur park or a few bomber players going all the way up to thompson.

well they also named the entrances after several bomber players.... a ring of honour would be fine but really.... i don't think its that big of a deal to not have one right now. They have indeed honoured the past history of the team, just not so much in terms of what the op is thinking.

no he bs'd them cuz bob wylie is an unprofessional ass. Ofcourse they knew. Geez man. Bob Irving confirms the obviousness O-line coach bob Wylie of bombers has unique deal--he can leave for a few days at a time to conduct coaching clinics--okayed by mike O'Shea again Iriving quote off the twitter feed to the right... Bomber o-line coach bob Wylie so highly regarded he's allowed to take days away to conduct previously arranged coaching clinics

Well, one reason to sign in hamilton over montreal is hamilton is a legit contender, montreal? not so much. I don't see the issue with hamilton signing the guy, every team has the same salary cap so no big deal really. Hamilton decided to go with a younger cheaper qb, their backups arent being paid much either... They traded shomari williams and his large contract... I mean really... Henry + Shomari = enough money to sign probably both butler and laurent and even collaros.

thought when swiston got injured last season, they said he wouldn't be ready in time for camp.

also gotta keep in mind, smith,brescanin,the rifles receiver and briggs were all at rookie camp so this isn't their first time out on the field either. Sometimes, injuries just happen. It's day one of main camp, probably better to be safe than sorry, noone has been carted off tho right? so maybe they are just being cautious a bit with a few of them. no vets have been injured, just the guys who already had 3 practices already.

Well technically beside his name there all it says is offensive line. The other positional coaches all have the word "coach" after their names, wylie does not. I dunno though, just throwing it out there.

regarding wylie, When they announced they signed him, they technically didn't name him oline coach, just basically said he'd be helping out with the oline. Wonder if maybe he has other commitments the last couple of days. I guess technically he is our oline coach but... that's not what they are calling him is it?

quite a bit of injuries it appears... smith,brescanin,goodrich,briggs...

im guessing most of these "releases" have failed their physicals. I'm not sure any would be a great pickup.

doubt it, he's gonna get bought out, those guys dont sign for much after they get bought out. I dont get the BURMI love. he was a failed atlanta draft pick.

neurologists wouldn't come cheap either, you are probably look at a few hundred grand (250 k ish) for just one.. how many would they need? 4 seems to be a number that would work but right there is 1 million bucks, players willing to give up something else to make that happen? those neurologists would be paid more than most of the players.

quite a bit of people out there today it seems, estimated to be close to 10,000. That's pretty huge.

wild can also long snap and did it quite a bit last season.

I'm very surprised they don't have Anderson locked in beside Turner. Only reason I'm nervous about zach is because they're letting Etch have so much control over the personnel on defence. Not sure why Etch wouldn't like Anderson though, he's got a crazy motor, and he's as fast as a LB'er! He can fly to the ball and is ridiculously athletic for his position just saying but shouldn't the defensive coordinator have control over the personnel on defence? if not the DC, then who? Not sure why everyone is so worried about anderson, he's a good player and will make the team. If he doesn't, it just means he got beat out by someone better. I doubt that happens tho as zach seems very motivated and definitely will make an impression. I think he's safe, just think maybe basing things on a depth chart which probably means very little right now is a little extreme. Only reason I'm a little bit worried is because of who the DC is Well, the DC likes good players who hustle and never quit so i dont see why he wouldn't like anderson. Anderson is exactly what etch wants in a player, he can play multiple positions on the dline, can play defensive tackle and defensive end... IMO, anderson is the definition of a player that ETCH would want.

http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/team-success-and-individual-instability-for-mike-richards/ That guy would be a great fit on this team for a 3rd line centre role, i consider him to be a local player, not that it matters but... I think he'd be an upgrade over jokinen and burmistrov, all the guy does is win.

I think anderson will make the team, pretty sure they will start a non import field corner and go 4 oline I'm very surprised they don't have Anderson locked in beside Turner. Only reason I'm nervous about zach is because they're letting Etch have so much control over the personnel on defence. Not sure why Etch wouldn't like Anderson though, he's got a crazy motor, and he's as fast as a LB'er! He can fly to the ball and is ridiculously athletic for his position just saying but shouldn't the defensive coordinator have control over the personnel on defence? if not the DC, then who? Not sure why everyone is so worried about anderson, he's a good player and will make the team. If he doesn't, it just means he got beat out by someone better. I doubt that happens tho as zach seems very motivated and definitely will make an impression. I think he's safe, just think maybe basing things on a depth chart which probably means very little right now is a little extreme.

The problem with CJOB isn't who is on the radio, really.. all that is somewhat irrelevant in the big picture, it's the content and the constant commercials. Used to enjoy CJOB lots, parents always listened to it when i was younger and it was pretty decent back then, along the way though they started having less talk and more commercials. That's their biggest problem.. too many commercials and too much whining hosts.

somewhat agree here, i dont think we actually need him, i dont think he'd make that much of a difference to be honest but... to say he is a bust, i dunno man, granted he was an atlanta draft pick that was rushed too soon but i wouldn't call him a bust yet, i also dont think he'd be anything more than a decent third line centre. I guess, jokinen or Burmistrov, i'd take Burmistrov everyday cuz at least there is some potential (im not sure how much though) to get better.

this should put an end to the burmistrov coming back talk Yuri Nikolaev, the Russian agent for Alex Burmistrov, said via e-mail his client will remain with Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL. next season.

That would be awesome if they played here but i don't think it's likely. You know they would draw a pretty big crowd here too. Might be tough though logistically to bring them here. Is MTS booked those dates too? It's possible. But i'd definitely go if they were to play some games here. Love to take a look at the jets prospects up close. Part of the reason why i like the idea of the caps moving to thunder bay is, well... thunder bay isn't that far from here and could easily make a weekend out of it. Think it would be great if they played here but... for some reason i doubt it happens. I'm sure this all get settled and it's probably a non issue if the marlies actually win the series with the stars.

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Just a little interesting note seeing as though we all were wondering about him.. Robert Mccune... guest coach at the stampeders training camp.