coachrock

All the talking heads seem to think the Bombers go DL at #1...likely a big reason we don't make a play for a vet one... 

As someone who is only in his early 30's, I have no real memories of the bombers being a dominant, or even consistently good team. Sure we had a brief glimpse of success in the days of Jones and Stegall.  Losing games and looking terrible on offense is just my expectation. So the good of this is I get over the losses pretty quickly, as they're expected. The bad being even if we win a couple games it will be hard to enjoy as I'll know the wheels are still going to fall off after another few games.
I didn't grow up watching or playing football, wasn't an option to play in a small town. In my teens the likes of Stegall and Brown got me interested and started watching. Then i hit my 20's. The bombers didn't win a labor day game in my 20's. Loss after loss after loss. Every year we bring in new players, every year people are optimistic for the new players. Every year regardless of what coaches/players/Gm we bring in, the team plays like the Bombers, which is a painful experience.

yeah, except the two times that he messed up (roughing the passer in the first half and then the offsetting offside-roughing penalty in the second)

Went to Practice today...raining most of the time for the players, but didn't seem to hold them back at all.
We have a lot of really good looking receivers, which we couldn't say in previous years.
First...the latest receiver into camp #72 Lestar Jean...no thanks...tall but not fast, doesn't look nearly as athletic as most of the others, is not agressive enough and drops some.
Dressler and Smith? both look really good, especially Smith, great hands and movement, and a motor that doesn't quit.
Jace Davis and Justin Talley, both of them still look really good. To bad Sheppard is injured. Veltung also looked very good...Kohlert looks very good, Bastien not so much. 
Now for Richards...don't know if he is still nursing the injury...but he is slow off the line, and to me looks slow in general, and doesn't have an easy time getting open. He was fine on a couple of quick hitters but other than that...well...I think Vitt is better than him but we will see. Feoli-Guido made some nice catches but also dropped a couple of fpretty easy ones.
McDuffie...is a good find. He is very quick with really good lateral movement, and catches very well. Will be interesting to see him returning kicks.
As mentioned Adams got hurt on one play, Kevin Cone is way better than Lestar Jean in my opinion. 
We are going to have to make some tough cuts.
Andrew Harris looks fantastic, and gives it his all on every play. For me a toss up between Anderson and Flanders.
Medlock was attempting kicks from mid field, he was wide on one and short on two others, but not by much and in wet conditions. Teague Sherman was his holder.
Always easier for me to watch offence, but Euclid Cummings, and Nate Collins look really good. Justin Cole Also. Jake Thomas just breezed past the OL on one on ones. Butcher is one large man, and is obviously very strong and not particularly slow for a man his size. Westerman was Westerman no more needs to be said. It is not hard to tell that Corney really wants to learn, he is talking to the coach to get more instruction. Still impressed with Loffler, he may surprise a few people. I though Celiscar and Fogg has very good days. Bruce Johnson not so much.
There were probably others the coaches thought were good, but hard to track everyone.
Quarterbacks? They all had their moments, but for me and in more than one practice...Brian Bennett looks better than Dominique Davis. He moves better and has a better arm, trouble is that he is less experienced.
One thing is for sure...the QB's will have a lot more options on offence than the last few years. Now they just have to take advantage of them.
 
 
 
 
 

Veltung has looked good today. Hope he can find a way to stick on the roster despite a lot of good receivers ahead of him.
We have a lot of speed at receiver so far.
 

is anyone there to provide updates for us poor souls that cant go?

will trade Arizona sun for Winnipeg rain so TC is nice. let me know who to call to arrange this!

they both look fantastic!

they both look fantastic!

they both look fantastic!

What a load of ____.  
 
According to CFL.CA
 
First Roster Cuts – Sunday, June 14
Prior to 11:59pm ET on Sunday June 14, all CFL teams must reduce their roster to 65 players.
Final Roster Cuts – Saturday, June 20
As of 10:00pm ET on Saturday, teams are required to reduce their roster of players under contract to 46 active players (excluding 6-game injured and those transferred to the one game injured list). Three of the active players must be identified as quarterbacks and a team must carry a minimum of 20 National players. Also known as ‘Cut-Down Day’.

dabizz posted this at TEP:
 
 

skeleton or skele is QBs, WRs, RBs vs DBs and LBs. used to practice passing plays with no pass rush.  called skeleton because it doesnt have any meat aka the linemen

skeleton or skele is QBs, WRs, RBs vs DBs and LBs. used to practice passing plays with no pass rush.  called skeleton because it doesnt have any meat aka the linemen

I imagine the 6th qb would be theo deezar, the Manitoba kid on the QB program this year

I imagine the 6th qb would be theo deezar, the Manitoba kid on the QB program this year

I went to the first hour of rookie camp today.  A few random observations:
 
Garrett Waggoner was at safety the entire time.  He really stood out...he has lots of energy and is very vocal.  I see him as eventually a defensive leader on the team, a guy other players want to play for and lifts the performance of everyone around him. 
 
Addison Richards and Lavasier Tuinei stood out at the WR spot.  Forget about the Richards/Etienne comparison as Richards is a big solid guy.  And the hair is as impressive in person!
 
Childs dropped an easy pass in the short passing drills.  In the very short time I watched him, he came across as a guy who thinks he's already made the team. 
 
Brendan Morgan was at DB.
 
I watched the RBs for a while, as I was particularly interested in seeing Bradley Randle up close, but none of the RBs really stood out to me.  Buck was coaching QB handoffs when I was watching them. 
 
I noticed there was 6 QBs at practice today.  Not sure who the 6th one is. 
 
Mims is a massive, massive man.  I saw him standing next to Chungh and he made Chungh look small.  Mims was playing left tackle today and Chungh was in at left guard (Greaves spot). 
 
Quinn Everett and Jace Daniels were taking reps at center. 
 
I noticed Buck Pierce was a lot more vocal, compared to last year.  Buck was a lot more involved in explaining the offensive concepts, where last year that was entirely Marcel.  Looks like another step in Buck's development towards becoming an OC. 
 
No sign of Bob Wylie.  Paul Charboneau was coaching the OL. 

watched receivers mostly today:
Richards looks solids and had him running deep a lot. Only dropped one going across the middle. He's already better than bastien.
Tuinei is a big target but didn't impress in the one on ones or scrimmage. Hoping not another Mario urutia.
The only big play of the day was robert marve threw a deep ball to Gordon for 40ish yards, defense was much better than offense today (which seams to be the case in every rookie camp)
Brohm looked alright, Portis looked pretty good-more agile than I thought.
Clemons looked nice during drills but didn't show much during one one ones or scrimmage.
Logan, gettis, millington, veltung all looked good but dropped a pass or two.
Reaves has hands but is still a year away from being a year away (from being a year away?)
Mims is the biggest guy I can remember seeing at camp, but didn't watch the oline practice--too boring.
Morgan got beat a few times but broke up a catch from reaves. Wagoner played well at safety and I think had a pick during scrimmage
Scott had a big run but I don't think it means anything during noncontact drills
Adams is a stud. Lock down during one on ones and scrimmage. No reciever came close to beating him.
Steed looked good too, made some plays.

I imagine the 6th qb would be theo deezar, the Manitoba kid on the QB program this year