9th Trent corney DL virginia 6'3 255. Crazy gifted athlete was considered a threat to be a late pick in the nfl, some how not even a UDFA signee. 4.6 flat speed the video of him jumping out of the pool forwards and backwards is jaw dropping. 

10th Michael couture OL simon fraser. 6'4 292. Was considered undersized and in need of mass. Played around 280 in college.  Was pretty versatile and played all positions along the line in college.

19th Taylor loffler DB UBC  6'3 218 Was at boise state missed 2 years with hip and knee injuries before ending up at UBC. Big, athletic had to fight for draft eligibility. Combine numbers werent great, but seems to play fast rather then be a combine guy.

28th Shane gauthier LB Laval 5'10 223. 4.6 40 all around good mix of intangibles and athletic skill. Not huge, but i could see him making an impact on teams right away. 

37th Zachary Intzandt OL Mcmaster 6'4 303lbs Dont know alot other then he went through a position change. 

46th Rupert Butcher DL Western ontario 6'4 327. Combine monster, wrecked people in the 1 on 1s.

55th Alex Vitt SB U of M 6'1 205. Local guy who had a solid year for the bisons 31 catches 728 yards and 4 scores. Didnt see alot of production in the back half of the year though.

63rd Frank renaud LB Windsor 6'1 215. Played in the shrine bowl last year, hard work guy with a nose for the football.

Any one have any more info on these guys? Grade A draft in my books. We got a great mix of guys with potential to start, we got Athleticism, and some guys who can make and impact on teams. 

 

I'll say it again: I love The Trinity amd hope they stay together in Wpg for a long time to come. 

8 hours ago, Noeller said:

I'll say it again: I love The Trinity amd hope they stay together in Wpg for a long time to come. 

Is that a new nickname for them?

Looks like this happy group got their guys and were elated it fell that way...How come so many things are going right so far this year??.. If it continues we might even see a huge jump in the standings....Holy Hannah you have to feel great so far this year as a Bomber fan...big thumbs up.

37 minutes ago, Stickem said:

Looks like this happy group got their guys and were elated it fell that way...How come so many things are going right so far this year??.. If it continues we might even see a huge jump in the standings....Holy Hannah you have to feel great so far this year as a Bomber fan...big thumbs up.

"The flowers of spring grow upon the decaying corpse of seasons past."

H.R. Pufnstuf

4 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

"The flowers of spring grow upon the decaying corpse of seasons past."

H.R. Pufnstuf

I thought that quote came from Chauncey Gardener in ' Being There'....I guess Peter Sellers could have been mistaken for H.R. Pufnstuf..In any event the winds of change will certainly be blowing for the Bombers at IGF..

8 hours ago, Stickem said:

Looks like this happy group got their guys and were elated it fell that way...How come so many things are going right so far this year??.. If it continues we might even see a huge jump in the standings....Holy Hannah you have to feel great so far this year as a Bomber fan...big thumbs up.

Every season I start off feeling hopeful (that is my right), but this year hopeful is in the rear view mirror.  Optimism is driving the bus now.

I took a look at the roster last week.  Combine that with the draft picks and there is plenty of reason to think this team should be able to put up W's.  If Willy stays relatively healthy my expectation right now is 11 wins this year as the starting point.

I'm usually feeling pretty hopeful this time of year, but this year I'm feeling great about our chances. Gonna be a big jump from last couple seasons...

19 hours ago, Noeller said:

I'll say it again: I love The Trinity amd hope they stay together in Wpg for a long time to come. 

Shouldn't they at least have earned a playoff spot or won more than half their games before you nickname them the Trinity?

Can it be The Godfathers

10 minutes ago, M.O.A.B. said:

Can it be The Godfathers

No. That would mean one of them is a total dud.

2 hours ago, M.O.A.B. said:

Can it be The Godfathers

Miller and Walters look the part, O'Shea looks like the nervous guy who gets blown away in act #one.

On May 15, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Jpan85 said:

 

Serious question cause I don't know. But is it normal for the president to be on something like this?

It also would've been cool if they showed a little bit about the Bombers calling and picking Alex Vitt about being picked by his hometown team. 

47 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Miller and Walters look the part, O'Shea looks like the nervous guy who gets blown away in act #one.

Ya... If there's one thing MOS looks.... It's nervous........ 

1 hour ago, Blueandgold said:

Serious question cause I don't know. But is it normal for the president to be on something like this?

Yes.  It is normal.

2 minutes ago, mbrg said:

Yes.  It is normal.

Since when ha...  Never heard of any bomber CEO being at the draft table

Very in common in all sports

Just on the topic of hopeful vs optimistic...  I'm also very optimistic for this season in light of FA and the draft.  Canadian depth is legitimately transitioning from scouring the league scrap heap to preparing for the tough roster decisions.  It took 2+ seasons of roller coaster hope and frustration, but it's clear that Miller, Walters and Oshea's vision of the franchise is gathering critical mass.  A winning season and it's contract extensions all around ?

Edited May 17, 20169 yr by BigBlueFanatic

Miller's done a great job all ready, 4.5 million profit last season, amazing for a so so team.

10 hours ago, Floyd said:

Since when ha...  Never heard of any bomber CEO being at the draft table

Since some like to act like the Bombers can do no right and the Jets can do no wrong...

That's Mark Chipman there for Scheifele's draft.

It would be much more strange for a President, CEO, owner etc to not be interested in the happenings of one of the most important days of the year of any sports team.

Amd never mind that Chapman is strictly a money guy/businessman/fan. Miller is a HOFer who knows the game and can contribute. 

20 hours ago, Stickem said:

I thought that quote came from Chauncey Gardener in ' Being There'....I guess Peter Sellers could have been mistaken for H.R. Pufnstuf..In any event the winds of change will certainly be blowing for the Bombers at IGF..

I'm calling BS on that quote. Some old awful kids movie or TV series doesn't sound like a source for evaluating seasons.

The interesting thing about that video is that every GM throws out the "we had this guy #1 the whole time" line after they've made their picks, but with how giddy Kyle Walters is I'd actually believe it. The man was about 2 seconds away from breaking into a victory dance

1 hour ago, mbrg said:

Since some like to act like the Bombers can do no right and the Jets can do no wrong...

That's Mark Chipman there for Scheifele's draft.

It would be much more strange for a President, CEO, owner etc to not be interested in the happenings of one of the most important days of the year of any sports team.

In some sports, owners get in on the drafting process in hilarious ways. The Sacremento Kings in NBA is entertaining to watch from the meddling of owner in the draft process.

1 hour ago, 17to85 said:

The interesting thing about that video is that every GM throws out the "we had this guy #1 the whole time" line after they've made their picks, but with how giddy Kyle Walters is I'd actually believe it. The man was about 2 seconds away from breaking into a victory dance

I said to Wes this morning "Kyle Walters isn't that good an actor...none of those guys are....that stuff was all legit for sure"......