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  1. Free Agent Frenzy

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    5 minutes ago, Noeller said:

    You negative types should keep in mind that the signings prior to Feb 12 count, too......."a complete disaster" is not possible when you signed Adam Bighill to a multi year extension...

    extended alexander, bighill, bryant, hardrick, jeffcoat, medlock.   If we signed those calibre of player in free agency people would be building a shrine to walters

  5. Around the League: 2019 Off Season

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    13 hours ago, gcn11 said:

    If you're from Riverton in the past 60 years it would be tough not to know a Melsted.

     

    13 hours ago, Floyd said:

    Grimolfsons are a lot bigger though.

    Melsted rings no bells. Grimolfsons absolutely. We used to watch a Grimolfsons dog when they'd go away.  Duecks, Johnson, Gubjartson,  Kornelsen, Erickson, Zagozewski, Einarson. Lots of names that would ring bells, I honestly can't place a single Melsted.

  7. The MBB All-Time Blue Bomber team

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    Interesting thread. I'll observe more than participate. I got into football in the Milt era, so I know I don't have the knowledge to contribute. 

     

    However I'm interested to see how the thread goes and how some of my favorites rank.

     

    Doug Brown - one of the guys who got me into football other than Milt, how does he rank?

    Charles Roberts/Mike Sellers - loved watching those guys in action, curious how they do all time for the bombers

    Stegall - ok this one isn't a discussion

    Khari Jones - just kidding, I hated him (waits for 17to85 to lose his ****)

     

    But for me, Brown/Stegall were the players who got me into football 

  8. Attention Lapolice! Please Stop Calling Predictable Plays

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    3 hours ago, Noeller said:

    Already in the appropriate thread elsewhere..... 

    Is the appropriate thread offseason news because it's an Argos position, or bomber offseason news because it impacts our OC?  Discuss..... 

    Side note: I considered adding a popcorn emoji, then I clicked the emoji button on here that I've never clicked because I don't really use them, and holy **** are there way too may. I'm old and i miss the 1999 MSN messenger Emoticon (as they were called then) selection.

    Second Side note:    I say I'm old, but man a lot of the people I have blocked on this site for being crotchety old men are at least 25 years older than me,  so I guess I'm a young guy in an old white guys league as speedflex/iso would say

  9. This Regime

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    3 hours ago, Captain Blue said:

    It hasn't been discussed because quite honestly it shouldn't even be a debate.

    I would argue Mike O'Shea has been the best Bomber head coach since Dave Ritchie. Berry and LaPo each went to a Grey Cup but couldn't sustain success. Osh has missed out on a Grey Cup appearance - and that stung like crazy this year - but has coached a consistent winner. He's created a winning culture. He's created a team atmosphere where people want to come here and stay here. 

    But let's not leave it at just a Bomber perspective. How many other coaches are better than O'Shea right now? I would argue there are maybe only two, and both are coaching this Sunday. In the West you've got Dickinson, Maas, Jones, and an empty BC spot. Dickinson is really the only one where I think you can put him above Osh. I'd take O'Shea over any of them. In the East you've got Campbell, Jones, Sherman and an empty Toronto spot. Campbell's team has had more success with Grey Cups, so I think putting him above Osh is fair. But honestly, I'd take O'Shea over all of them. The East/West divide is easily the biggest competitive advantage for Campbell.

    Truly, if this league was just one big division I think the Bombers would've been in a Cup by now.

    It's hard to evaluate Dickenson, he took over a winning team. He had to sustain what was already in place. O'Shea has had to redefine a culture and build something.  I loved Dickenson the QB, every time I hear Dickenson the coach on the sidelines I lose more and more respect for him.  I wouldn't want Dickenson, Maas or Jones over O'Shea.

  11. Game Day Thread- Week Twenty, GAME 17: Calgary @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers October 13th, 20126

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    2 hours ago, BigBlueFanatic said:

    I can understand why it was such a hard call to make, but yeah I’m not complaining either.

    Thought this mic’d up game once again showed the vastly different character of each coach.

    Dickenson: screaming at the refs “he can’t do that! Hey he can’t do that!”

    O’shea: to his players “go get it - you go get it”

    yet most on here want O'Shea gone based on the last few months.....

  13. So can we start talking about firing MOS yet?

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    24 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

    If they try to sell MOS as Head Coach next year to the fanbase if the losing continues there'll be a severe negative reaction.  I can't see Wade Miller being onboard with that. His job is to sell tickets. Not to have fans cancel them. And rest assured, fans will cancel their season tickets. 

    I've never understood this logic. I won't dispute that who the coaches are may matter to some of the more hardcore fans (who will likely continue to ***** but still go to games). For the casual fan I don't necessarily agree that it matters. 

    I didn't grow up a football fan, there were no options to play football in the small town I grew up in.  I became a fan because of Milt Stegall, Charles Roberts, Doug Brown. Even a guy like Jamie Stoddard had a bigger impact on me than Dave Ritchie.  

    In the years since I've been on the fire Paul Lapolice bandwagon (on that bandwagon for the 3rd time).  I've never considered not watching a game because Lapolice sucks at his job, although I have turned a few off early in frustration at the playcalling.  I like Mike O'Shea, while also thinking he has made some pretty bad decisions.

    I've watched the Bombers play in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg and Ottawa.  I wondered if traveling to those games was worth it sometimes when key players have been hurt and not playing. I never wondered if it was worth it because of who the coach was.

    I could be wrong, but I don't foresee a severe negative or positive reaction in regards to ticket sales because of who the head coach is. The win/loss record perhaps, but not who the coach is. 

     

    If O'shea wants to bring both coordinators back next season, then I'll light my pitchfork and march with everyone else. If he's going to switch up the coordinators, I'd gamble another season on him. But regardless I'll be watching the games.

  14. Matt Nichols is the worst starting QB in the CFL

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    On 2018-09-02 at 5:14 PM, JuranBoldenRules said:

    Streveler is a weapon.  300 yards of offense just from his arm and legs is no problem for him.  Then you have Harris and Demski, Lafrance/Flanders running.  I'm not sure Lapo is the right OC for that style of offense though with a running QB, some option, tons of playaction.  He defaults to drop back passing.  Did it in Streveler's 3rd start, doing it to Nichols every week in the 2nd half.

    I've never thought Lapo is the right OC for any offense.  This was confirmed by trying to look at something of his on twitter and finding out he has me blocked, so I must have pissed him off during one of his previous stints here.

  20. Around the League: 2018 Season

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    39 minutes ago, WBBFanWest said:

    Personally, I have found Ripper to be a Rider fan that seems  to be a decent enough sort of chap as Rider fans go.  Sort of how dysentry is better than ebola.  Possibly due to the his family tree having fewer loop backs than most!  (j/k Ripper)

    I don't know about that, dysentery left many bodies along the oregon trail.......

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