1 hour ago, Bomber_fanaddict said:

Anyone know why he decided to hang ‘em up mid season? And I wonder why the Bombers didn’t make any announcements regarding this at the game last night. He’s from Winnipeg and would have been a nice gesture. Unless they did and I was just caught up in the game and missed it lol. 

On the broadcast they said he also just retired from his regular day job.  Maybe he's going on vacation?

30 minutes ago, Brandon said:

On the broadcast they said he also just retired from his regular day job.  Maybe he's going on vacation?

Unless he had a third career going, I'm not sure how accurate that is.  He had a long career with the WPS that he retired from a couple years ago, just in time for Covid to hit.

https://www.cfl.ca/2020/04/12/oleary-cfl-ref-al-bradbury-wife-martha-share-covid-19-experience/

12 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Unless he had a third career going, I'm not sure how accurate that is.  He had a long career with the WPS that he retired from a couple years ago, just in time for Covid to hit.

https://www.cfl.ca/2020/04/12/oleary-cfl-ref-al-bradbury-wife-martha-share-covid-19-experience/

Maybe I misheard,  they definitely did bring up his other job and retiring from it and thanking him for his service.   I was under the impression that he had retired recently.   It is also possible that he returned as a temp as many officers do this both in WPS/RCMP to double dip and get an extra nest egg going.  

Edited August 26, 20223 yr by Brandon

22 minutes ago, Brandon said:

Maybe I misheard,  they definitely did bring up his other job and retiring from it and thanking him for his service.   I was under the impression that he had retired recently.   It is also possible that he returned as a temp as many officers do this both in WPS/RCMP to double dip and get an extra nest egg going.  

Happens in government too... I know more than a few people who have retired, only to be rehired as a "consultant" for more money & less hours. 

6 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Happens in government too... I know more than a few people who have retired, only to be rehired as a "consultant" for more money & less hours. 

what a flawless system we have in this country 

delete

Edited August 26, 20223 yr by bustamente

https://www.tsn.ca/montreal-alouettes-suspend-fullback-christophe-normand-1.1841069

This guy played for us for three years....

4 hours ago, Brandon said:

On the broadcast they said he also just retired from his regular day job.  Maybe he's going on vacation?

Maybe he won the lottery?

On 2022-08-16 at 1:41 PM, greenrider55 said:

And they might not be. But it’s a lateral move at worst and an improvement at best.

😂 Still feel this way?

5 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

😂 Still feel this way?

You bet I do

Life without Rourke wont be pleasant for the Lions from what I saw tonight

9 hours ago, bustamente said:

Life without Rourke wont be pleasant for the Lions from what I saw tonight

Like many teams,BC looks very average without their star qb. Their defense is going to be a very tired bunch,I expect BC at the end of the season to be sitting around 11-7 at best.

Lions lost O'Conner, TJ Hill, & Whitehead last night + Rourke last week. Still ended up within 7 of the Riders.

TJ Lee

TJ Hill is a baller tho lol....losing him is huge

27 minutes ago, Booch said:

TJ Hill is a baller tho lol....losing him is huge

TJ Hill/alias Lee is  a damned good little back....I thought watching the game that he came up lame almost exactly like Houston in the Cal. game.....He was full out trying to catch the sask. player and 'bang' came to a dead halt....strange

Yeah...weird eh...in our game if Houston doesn't blow a tire there...that pass may not have been completed...and if it was he would have brought him down...only reason he got free behind him was when the injury happened when he flipped his hips.

If he is out a game...do we bring back Glass for depth?...is Darby on the 1 game..or PR'd...I'd bet he would jump at chance to come back here if we plucked him...or Walter's shoukd offer a pick...or a neg list guy for him...he'd be a huge pickup and a seamless plug in immediately player

Edited August 27, 20223 yr by Booch

Darby back in bluengold....gotta like it....He was great for us last year and now the need is there

On 2022-08-26 at 12:17 PM, Bomber_fanaddict said:

Anyone know why he decided to hang ‘em up mid season? And I wonder why the Bombers didn’t make any announcements regarding this at the game last night. He’s from Winnipeg and would have been a nice gesture. Unless they did and I was just caught up in the game and missed it lol. 

He's still working, just not on the field anymore.

Working with the command centre and training for now on.

3 hours ago, Booch said:

Yeah...weird eh...in our game if Houston doesn't blow a tire there...that pass may not have been completed...and if it was he would have brought him down...only reason he got free behind him was when the injury happened when he flipped his hips.

If he is out a game...do we bring back Glass for depth?...is Darby on the 1 game..or PR'd...I'd bet he would jump at chance to come back here if we plucked him...or Walter's shoukd offer a pick...or a neg list guy for him...he'd be a huge pickup and a seamless plug in immediately player

1 game. 
worth a conditional mid pick imo. But with the nfl cuts coming up we can probably get a good db that can play for cheap. But darbys versatility and experience here would be great. I’d love to see him at s and flip the ratio at wil 

Just now, wbbfan said:

1 game. 
worth a conditional mid pick imo. But with the nfl cuts coming up we can probably get a good db that can play for cheap. But darbys versatility and experience here would be great. I’d love to see him at s and flip the ratio at wil 

I'd put him at SAM.  Figure out where the rookies fit after that.

We dont even have to flip ratio tho with import safety...I'd like to see us bring in a stud Will...tho I bet in 3 to 4 weeks we see Wilson anyway...but Darby back would be huge...can play all db spots and well...not sure why he fell out of favour in the Hammer

1 minute ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

I'd put him at SAM.  Figure out where the rookies fit after that.

Rutz would make a lethal safety...but I have no issues with his role at sam

https://www.cfl.ca/2022/08/24/two-players-fined-after-week-11-action/

Well i for one am shocked......

Edited August 28, 20223 yr by Bubba Zanetti

Again? Jesus christ Marino....

Bwas that for the last game again? Or that one from the game in sask?

2 minutes ago, Booch said:

Bwas that for the last game again? Or that one from the game in sask?

I think it was for the game in Sask last week.