I heard Walters say he would listen to offers for our two first round picks. Such offers might provide useful information for later, but all I would do is listen. The future of our ball club depends on picking wisely, not on gaining what another club might be willing to cast away.

I am not sure what this years top prospects are like  but I would spend first overall on the best player available ... and our fifth on another Canadian o-lineman .... the rest of our draft picks will depend on Walters contacts/network ... its not easy to find a Loffler every year

1 hour ago, Rod Black said:

 

You keep talking like that and Roddy could get a woody. 

A quart of rye washed back with a 1/2 cup of ammonia will be needed to erase this mental image from my lobe.  Thanks.

Did someone call my name?

13 hours ago, Engelwood said:

Did someone call my name?

It's so embarrassing to think this guy is a Winnipeger.

1 hour ago, J5V said:

It's so embarrassing to think this guy is a Winnipeger.

That's kind of harsh. There's more than a few crappy sportscasters from all around the country working in front of the camera or behind the mic on radio. He's a bad football pbp announcer but that shouldn't be a reason to hate he's from Winnipeg.

Edited December 3, 20169 yr by SpeedFlex27

8 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

That's kind of harsh. There's more than a few crappy sportscasters from all around the country working in front of the camera or behind the mic on radio. He's a bad football pbp announcer but that shouldn't be a reason to hate he's from Winnipeg.

Not to mention he's probably a nice enough guy, if you met him on the street...

On 12/1/2016 at 0:58 PM, bearpants said:

That's exactly the point... a lot of people are suggesting we need a top-end canadian receiver... and this connversation just proved that there are very few... there's reliable but declining guys like Bagg and Getzlaf... there's good, but not all-start type guys like Gore, Ianuzzi and Cooehorn.... I would be happy finding someone at the same quality of the 5 guys I just mentioned... but there are very few top-end Canadian receivers in the CFL...

There's also only one team that wins the Grey Cup.

And the team that did depended greatly on their superb NI receiver.

On Saturday, December 03, 2016 at 8:37 AM, Noeller said:

Not to mention he's probably a nice enough guy, if you met him on the street...

I hear he's kind of full of himself and is a prick of sorts but oh well. Most "famous" "winnipegers" are tho. Don't get me started on sitting behind Burton Cummings on a plane once. Talk about dbags.

Edited December 4, 20169 yr by Goalie

1 hour ago, Goalie said:

I hear he's kind of full of himself and is a prick of sorts but oh well. Most "famous" "winnipegers" are tho. Don't get me started on sitting behind Burton Cummings on a plane once. Talk about dbags.

Y'mean So Long Bannatyne wasn't about the length of the street?

18 hours ago, J5V said:

18 hours ago, J5V said:

Y'mean So Long Bannatyne wasn't about the length of the street?

Y'mean So Long Bannatyne wasn't about the length of the street?

Kinda 'sour suite' with this guy alright...just like 46201, which was Burt's apt. address on Bannatyne ...He could be a 'jerk' alright at times...Although he and Randy did play a Bomber game..a looooong time ago...I'll never forget the day I ran into Burt at a bar back in the day...He was sprawled out with his boots sticking out a mile from the table and I tripped over him...One of his goons sitting at the table yells..hey, don't you know who this is...apologize...I just looked at Burt and continued on and got my beer...A little arrogant was Cummings back in the day ,unlike Bachman who was a high school friend at Garden City collegiate...eons ago..

WOW ...that ain't football...BUT this is ... For a pic in 17'..I like this kid Danny Vandervoort  out of McMaster....O'Shea should like this guy as he's from his neck of the woods... Big with great hands and reminds me a lot of Jason Claremont in his prime

Edited December 5, 20169 yr by Stickem

Could he be the guy at #1

19 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

Could he be the guy at #1

I won't say it's a lock. But unless this kid totally bombs the combine, I expect he's going to be the first overall pick. Teams will learn from Alex Singleton (very similar situation) after last year - don't underestimate the value of the guy who already knows it's the CFL, not "the CFL, if the NFL doesn't come calling", because he's done the NFL tour already.

 

If this guy does very well in the combine and interviews well (sounds like a sensible family guy) he could very well go no. 1....Sure is nice to have that pic AND we didn't even come near to finishing last...Building something here for sure.

Can we have the numb er one pick sign first and then draft him second?

 

On 12/5/2016 at 2:13 PM, Jpan85 said:

Could he be the guy at #1

cha-ching!

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but should this not be the draft order for the 6 rounds, not including trades of course.

 

1. Toronto

2, Riders

3. Montreal

4. Hamilton

5.  Edmonton

6. Winnipeg

7. BC

8. GC Loser - Calgary

9. GC Winner - Ottawa

The correction is we...the Bombers are Number One overall....because of the trade with Toronto that netted us that pick in the Willy trade....The rest looks alright with us at no 6 as well, and through the following rounds

Edited December 7, 20169 yr by Stickem

10 minutes ago, Stickem said:

The correction is we...the Bombers are Number One overall....because of the trade with Toronto that netted us that pick in the Willy trade....The rest looks alright with us at no 6 as well, and through the following rounds

Which is why he said not including trades.  BC would be at #3 if trades were factored in.

3 hours ago, bigg jay said:

Which is why he said not including trades.  BC would be at #3 if trades were factored in.

So why not just say what is the order after the first round....???? In that case he is correct that is the order for the rest of the draft UNLESS there are more trades....which could possibly happen

18 minutes ago, Stickem said:

So why not just say what is the order after the first round....???? In that case he is correct that is the order for the rest of the draft UNLESS there are more trades....which could possibly happen

Because if you're including trades, then it's not the correct order.  It's only correct for the rest of the draft if you ignore the 7 other trades and one forfeit that have already happened.

He was clarifying that this is the order for the draft on the whole, before trades, not just the 1st round.

7 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Because if you're including trades, then it's not the correct order.  It's only correct for the rest of the draft if you ignore the 7 other trades and one forfeit that have already happened.

He was clarifying that this is the order for the draft on the whole, before trades, not just the 1st round.

There are no trades affecting the first round other than us and B.C.. The second round and those following would be correct the way he has them...  However there could be future trades affecting positions in other rounds..... So let's not include trades then ...the way he said...then the draft order he has is correct..

December draft rankings are out.  Justin Senior retains the top spot from the September rankings but changes all over the place after that.

http://www.cfl.ca/2016/12/08/auclair-skyrockets-december-cfl-scouting-bureau-rankings/

 OL Dariusz Bladek comes in at 15 from nowhere...Keep an eye on this guy..

Wonder if they have all the top guys ranked close if they would go with the local guy Gray.

20 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

Wonder if they have all the top guys ranked close if they would go with the local guy Gray.

I don't know how many guys are on the NFL radar... I know Auclair has got a lot of attention and likely to get a shot... according to CBS football they are ranked Senior in the 27th ranked OT and Ankou the 56th ranked DT in the upcoming NFL draft... so while neither may get drafted let's just assume they get a shot at the NFL... suddenly that makes Gray the 2nd ranked player and top ranked O-lineman in the draft this year.... depending on how things play out it certainly wouldn't be a stretch to consider him at #1...

If Senior is indeed ranked top 30 OT then he will not likely get drafted but will almost definitely get some NFL looks. Every team in the NFL will look at an OT every year...at LEAST one. Pretty sure that Senior...unless there is something about him they really don't like (size/behavior) will be brought into someone's camp.