First practice of the regular season is today. Out with the old and in with the new. Time to get it started.

 

So it’s safe to assume Edmonton and Winnipeg are just 2 completely different cultures and organizations and everything really and it took Mitchell time to adapt. Makes sense. 

On 2025-06-04 at 5:15 PM, Booch said:

Look at the tackle numbers that Awe got...he'd be highest paid player in league by your metrics...now go look at him...and the others...where relative to l.o.s were they made...how many were after yards were gained....2nd downs converted...how many were for 0 yards...or lost yards...then get back to me...obviously you've never graded a football game

Who the eff is Marty York lol

Marty York was a former Sportsnet CFL guy for many years. His epically poor track record of making up rumors and hilariously poor prognosticating eventually embarrassed Sportsnet so much that they had to let him go. Not before he completely destroyed Sportsnet CFL coverage so badly that the company had to give it up almost entirely because of York destroying all credibility. He is EASILY the worst CFL journalist of all time.

1 hour ago, GCn20 said:

Marty York was a former Sportsnet CFL guy for many years. His epically poor track record of making up rumors and hilariously poor prognosticating eventually embarrassed Sportsnet so much that they had to let him go. Not before he completely destroyed Sportsnet CFL coverage so badly that the company had to give it up almost entirely because of York destroying all credibility. He is EASILY the worst CFL journalist of all time.

Thats what I thought...I thought he was long gone from this world

11 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

I am in complete agreement. The fascination with killing beer with hops these days is ruining beer. Hops should be a background flavor not smacking you in the head with every sip. A beautiful, smooth, well rounded malted barley with a hint of hops should be the goal...but it isn't. Now it's can you taste the pine and grapefruit.....well yea actually...it's all i can taste....for days afterwards. I actually had to stop drinking IPAs because of my gout. Hops are terrible for gout and nowadays the overwhelming hoppiness of the IPAs just sets it off.

yah...i like beer...the kind you drank from the 90's on back...Always liked and drank Coors Banquet...we used to always say...I"f it's good enough for Magnum PI...It's good enough for me"

Carlsburg Gold was another fav back in the day.I think it was Gold...was 6.5 percent so that was a draw

Edited June 6, 2025Jun 6 by Booch

2 minutes ago, Booch said:

Thats what I thought...I thought he was long gone from this world

At first I thought he was the one caught pulling the Gummy Venus de Milo off of the babysitter, but than I remembered that was Tillman.

5 minutes ago, Booch said:

Thats what I thought...I thought he was long gone from this world

yah...i like beer...the kind you drank from the 90's on back...Always liked and drank Coors Banquet...we used to always say...I"f it's good enough for Magnum PI...It's good enough for me"

Carlsburg Gold was another fav back in the day

He mostly is gone. Not sure who gave him the time of day by retweeting his insanity.

This is what happens when we get a bye week in week 1. Off-season discussion mode 2.0 lmao. 

 

12 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

This is what happens when we get a bye week in week 1. Off-season discussion mode 2.0 lmao. 

The kids are getting restless 

Jake Thomas or Jameson Sheehan, who's presence on the roster makes you more angry?

18 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Jake Thomas or Jameson Sheehan, who's presence on the roster makes you more angry?

And this is thing, it's not hating on these players as some put it, it's the frustration (at least from some of us) of thinking we could field better talent at these positions (with the greatest respect of course).

I'm sure these two are great human beings but c'mon loyalty is great until it's a detriment to the goal and mantra of the team.

39 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

And this is thing, it's not hating on these players as some put it, it's the frustration (at least from some of us) of thinking we could field better talent at these positions (with the greatest respect of course).

I'm sure these two are great human beings but c'mon loyalty is great until it's a detriment to the goal and mantra of the team.

Yeah...it's nothing personal....I'm about...and from the time where you put your best of the best out there and then worked the ratio to accomodate...not other way around...sure you can plan and have a template of where you want what where....but if you have a better option relative to the birth certificate...you make the switch.....and the biggest thing...you have to earn that spot...and then maintain it...

Kolo..Sheehan...Thomas..Schmeck...even Wilson and T.Jones now...we can...and key word here SHOULD be doing better...or continually bringing in guys until we have better...we actually last several yrs have had players in house....but refused to go that route....answer is....why??

Might be the last we ever hear of Zack Davis.

 

HIGH PRAISE: O’Shea on Winnipeg Rifles DT Zack Davis, who practised with the club last year and continues to grow every day: “His progression from when he first started with us til now has been phenomenal and just terrific. I couldn’t be happier for him. He’s having fun doing it, he understands it better. His pass-rush skills from last year to this year have gone through the roof and any time you have a bit of success it keeps you wanting more.

“I’m just really pleased for Zack. He’s an awesome teammate and a good guy to have around.”

Here's hoping he continues to develop and ends up a future Bomber.

1 hour ago, rebusrankin said:

Jake Thomas or Jameson Sheehan, who's presence on the roster makes you more angry?

Honestly, I'm more worried about Kola (as always) Kyrie, and bridges. It seems like Jake will be a rotational back up as he should with Lawson taking the primary nose reps. Jake might be fine if he's palying more 3t in limited snaps next to an imp nose like woods/adams. Shankylegs, I don't think punting is going to play into our success a lot early. I think the offence will look very good and the D even better. On teams I'm more worried about KR, and the cover team improving from pre season. 

1 hour ago, HardCoreBlue said:

And this is thing, it's not hating on these players as some put it, it's the frustration (at least from some of us) of thinking we could field better talent at these positions (with the greatest respect of course).

I'm sure these two are great human beings but c'mon loyalty is great until it's a detriment to the goal and mantra of the team.

This. I love Jake's career here. When he was in rotations here, he was a great piece to have. The role change to go away from him as a backup, and go away from an Imp nose, is not his fault. If I were him, I wouldn't want to walk away from playing either. I hate that we ride guys' careers into the dirt and have them walking away broke and incapable rather than going out as a hero. 

36 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:

Might be the last we ever hear of Zack Davis.

 

HIGH PRAISE: O’Shea on Winnipeg Rifles DT Zack Davis, who practised with the club last year and continues to grow every day: “His progression from when he first started with us til now has been phenomenal and just terrific. I couldn’t be happier for him. He’s having fun doing it, he understands it better. His pass-rush skills from last year to this year have gone through the roof and any time you have a bit of success it keeps you wanting more.

“I’m just really pleased for Zack. He’s an awesome teammate and a good guy to have around.”

 

6 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Here's hoping he continues to develop and ends up a future Bomber.

I think he's debatably playable this year in the cfl. I think he'd be better in the same reps than Schmek for sure. With way more upside. If he progresses going into next year any anything close to what he did last year to this year, he will easily make the AR next year. 

35 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

This. I love Jake's career here. When he was in rotations here, he was a great piece to have. The role change to go away from him as a backup, and go away from an Imp nose, is not his fault. If I were him, I wouldn't want to walk away from playing either. I hate that we ride guys' careers into the dirt and have them walking away broke and incapable rather than going out as a hero. 

 

I think he's debatably playable this year in the cfl. I think he'd be better in the same reps than Schmek for sure. With way more upside. If he progresses going into next year any anything close to what he did last year to this year, he will easily make the AR next year. 

I don't know, sound to me like mostly lip service, O'Shea brings in local players, praises them highly then usually kicks them out the door after TC never to be heard from again.  Heck of a lot more young Sask. players developing throughout the league than there are coming out of Manitoba.  Kornelson is the only young Manitoba player on the team right now that might develop into a CFL player, the Bombers are putting money into local football, but the end results don't seem to be materializing.

Spotted today on a toilet at Kilter.

 

1 hour ago, Fatty Liver said:

I don't know, sound to me like mostly lip service, O'Shea brings in local players, praises them highly then usually kicks them out the door after TC never to be heard from again.  Heck of a lot more young Sask. players developing throughout the league than there are coming out of Manitoba.  Kornelson is the only young Manitoba player on the team right now that might develop into a CFL player, the Bombers are putting money into local football, but the end results don't seem to be materializing.

It isn't, kid has tremendous upside. 

1 hour ago, Fatty Liver said:

I don't know, sound to me like mostly lip service, O'Shea brings in local players, praises them highly then usually kicks them out the door after TC never to be heard from again.  Heck of a lot more young Sask. players developing throughout the league than there are coming out of Manitoba.  Kornelson is the only young Manitoba player on the team right now that might develop into a CFL player, the Bombers are putting money into local football, but the end results don't seem to be materializing.

give it 5 years

1 hour ago, Fatty Liver said:

I don't know, sound to me like mostly lip service, O'Shea brings in local players, praises them highly then usually kicks them out the door after TC never to be heard from again.  Heck of a lot more young Sask. players developing throughout the league than there are coming out of Manitoba.  Kornelson is the only young Manitoba player on the team right now that might develop into a CFL player, the Bombers are putting money into local football, but the end results don't seem to be materializing.

Bombers don't have an ability to just hide every Manitoba player.  Sask has way more participation.  Their high school leagues are better at ensuring more schools can compete.  Our Winnipeg league is built on what the top 4-6 programs want and they don't really care if that means 24 programs can exist in those conditions or if doing something a bit different means 36 schools could run programs.  Midget league was killed by WHSFL so better make sure everyone who wants to can play ball.

1 minute ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Bombers don't have an ability to just hide every Manitoba player.  Sask has way more participation.  Their high school leagues are better at ensuring more schools can compete.  Our Winnipeg league is built on what the top 4-6 programs want and they don't really care if that means 24 programs can exist in those conditions or if doing something a bit different means 36 schools could run programs.  Midget league was killed by WHSFL so better make sure everyone who wants to can play ball.

So Dakota, Oak Park, St Paul's and Grant Park?

Oak Park scored 346 points in 7 games in the 2024 regular season and had zero points scored against them 😭 

14 minutes ago, Atomic said:

Oak Park scored 346 points in 7 games in the 2024 regular season and had zero points scored against them 😭 

That's not good, what's the point?

31 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:

That's not good, what's the point?

You'd be surprised by the ego of youth football coaches/parents.

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Edited June 6, 2025Jun 6 by JuranBoldenRules

11 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

You'd be surprised by the ego of youth football coaches/parents.

Same as any other sport in that age range up.