kelownabomberfan Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 18 hours ago, iso_55 said: That decision I do not get. Tate can start in this league & has gone from this maniac on the field who would tear off anyones head in the huddle wanting to win so badly to this meek holder on field goals as well a BLM's backup who never plays. It akes no sense to me. I thought he'd have left last year. it's like all the fight has gone out of him. I don't get it either. You have QB's like Reilly and Willy who are back-ups and are dying to jump ship to get a starter gig, and then you have Tate, who is comfortable just living in BLM's shadow. Makes no sense. The only thing I can think of is that Hufnagel took Tate down to Tijuana in last year's off-season and got some incriminating photos taken. iso_55 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dee Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) Quote TiCats re-sign the oft injured Johnny Searsssss.... The man who used to be called Johnny Sizzles.. Edited January 8, 2016 by Mr Dee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigseye Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 19 hours ago, iso_55 said: That decision I do not get. Tate can start in this league & has gone from this maniac on the field who would tear off anyones head in the huddle wanting to win so badly to this meek holder on field goals as well a BLM's backup who never plays. It akes no sense to me. I thought he'd have left last year. it's like all the fight has gone out of him. I suspect he's one good hit away from being done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted January 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Drew Tate is a notorious flake. One of the weirdest guys in the league. Trying to figure out what's going on in his head is a fool's errand. Ripper and Atomic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dee Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 55 minutes ago, Noeller said: Drew Tate is a notorious flake. One of the weirdest guys in the league. Trying to figure out what's going on in his head is a fool's errand. So, you're saying we should assign some of our board members to evaluate him? Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Tate even took a pay cut I understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Tate knows he is in an incredibly comfortable position and he seems to be okay with that. He gets paid six figures to stand on the sidelines and get his name printed on the Grey Cup every few years. It's remarkable that a guy with his laissez faire attitude could get to the level he's at but all the power in the world to him for knowing exactly what makes him happy and putting himself in a position to enjoy it for as long as possible. bearpants and SPuDS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, Mr Dee said: So, you're saying we should assign some of our board members to evaluate him? Being a seasoned veteran of fool's errands, I normally would be cool with being nominated but Tate is a loon and kind of scares me. Edited January 9, 2016 by kelownabomberfan Mr Dee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) I think Tate's temper & bizarre disposition took him out of ever being a starting qb in Calgary again. Once BLM showed he could win games Tate was history as a starter. Coaches have plenty of things to do to prepare their players for games. They don't need any divas screwing things up. Tate acted like a diva. Story I read was that Dave Dickenson had to take him aside for about 15 minutes before every game Tate started to bring him back down to a level where he could actually play he was so sky high emotionally. I think Dave had better things to do before a game than act as a personal psychologist for the man. I think no questions the run of injuries got to him & he felt that everytime he went on the field everything had to go right or he'd fall further behind Bo Levi Mitchell. I don't think he cares anymore. It isn't his team anymore. As far as Tate went if something unexpected or bad happened on the field it was never his fault. He assigned blame even if it meant publicly embarrassing his teammates by screaming at them in their face on the playing field. I remember him lashing out at Jon Cornish on a miffed handoff & to an offensive lineman for him being sacked. To make things worse, he would refuse to talk to his coaches or teammates on the bench. He'd go seeth off by himself after every series, good or bad. The guy was unapproachable. The guy had all the intangibles to be a champipon but his emotion unchecked was just channelled in the wrong direction. Edited January 9, 2016 by iso_55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 From the Twitter feed prior to the Vikings game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 6 minutes ago, Rich said: From the Twitter feed prior to the Vikings game Bud is great. Old School all the way. God bless him!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted January 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 He was at the GC being pushed around in a wheelchair by Commish Orridge. He's not long for this world, I'm afraid.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzmore Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 1 hour ago, Noeller said: He was at the GC being pushed around in a wheelchair by Commish Orridge. He's not long for this world, I'm afraid.... He was in a plane crash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) He was going on a duck hunting trip in Saskatchewan & the private plane he was in ran into engine trouble. Slammed into the runway hard on approach in Regina. He said he was thankful to be alive. Said it happened so fast he didn't have time to think about life or death. Edited January 9, 2016 by iso_55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zontar Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Somebody please pull Grants quote when anyone, especially in the anti-CFL media, complains about the cold for a West Final or Grey Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest J5V Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 "I wouldn't say it's cold, but every year, Winnipeg's athlete of the year is an ice fisherman." -- Dale Tallon, former NHL player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickem Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) Bud Grants comments exactly reflect the man....and now fans can see why we won a lot of Cups when he coached here...Just a great example of how ,as a coach, you become successful. Edited January 10, 2016 by Stickem missed word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpan85 Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Bud Grant in short sleeves for coin toss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) Man. And people complain when it's minus 10 or 15 here in November. 60000 people in Minnesota Watching that game in minus 40 almost. -6 farenheit is minus 21 Celsius. Windchill makes it -35. It's as cold there as it is here today and 60000 people filled that stadium. Edited January 10, 2016 by Goalie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 3 hours ago, Goalie said: Man. And people complain when it's minus 10 or 15 here in November. 60000 people in Minnesota Watching that game in minus 40 almost. -6 farenheit is minus 21 Celsius. Windchill makes it -35. It's as cold there as it is here today and 60000 people filled that stadium. We wouldn't 20,000 for a Bomber playoff game in temps like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgoldguy Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 -24 with the windchill in Minny today. Effin Walsh misses a chip shot field goal to win it and Adrian Peterson is useless in the playoffs as usual. Interestingly, there were several hundred tickets unsold for that game today. Good crowd of 52,000 but even NFL fans have their limits when it comes how much cold they are willing to tolerate. Same thing happened in Green Bay a few years ago. At Canad Inns it was minus 20 with the windchill for the 2011 Eastern Final and the game was sold out with 29,500 in attendance. The Bombers can draw in cold weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest J5V Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 1 hour ago, blueandgoldguy said: -24 with the windchill in Minny today. Effin Walsh misses a chip shot field goal to win it and Adrian Peterson is useless in the playoffs as usual. Interestingly, there were several hundred tickets unsold for that game today. Good crowd of 52,000 but even NFL fans have their limits when it comes how much cold they are willing to tolerate. Same thing happened in Green Bay a few years ago. At Canad Inns it was minus 20 with the windchill for the 2011 Eastern Final and the game was sold out with 29,500 in attendance. The Bombers can draw in cold weather. Un-be-lieve-able. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Ray Finkel is alive and well in Minnesota rebusrankin and MOBomberFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 On 05/01/2016 at 6:28 PM, B-F-F-C said: He's a nice guy but I wouldn't say that he's a good coach. While he was the receivers coach. Did we ever have what I would call an elite receiving corps? Did he have success in developing young receivers? There's nothing there to prove he was a good coach. With some of the comments being made about Howell I thought I would post this response Mike made to my question: Quote On 10/11/2015 at 4:16 PM, Jacquie said: Mike, I noticed in the MBB twitter feed that you posted you hoped Markus Howell would be back next season. In the past, you didn't think too highly of Howell as a receivers coach. What made you change your mind? The players love him. And people who know better than I told me I was dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engelwood Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Wide right anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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