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Bryan Burnham is the receiver we should be bringing in from free agency if we have the chance. Quietly one of the best receivers in the game.

the best thing about this piece, is Dunk seemingly only posted it to make the point that Jones was desperate to get out of Riderville at any cost....had zero interest in being there. That oughta make some heads explode...

Kamar Jorden has been in the league 4 or 5 years he only really broke out last year. Sometimes you need some patience.

this is an apt post.....you almost NEVER see someone step into the CFL and tear it up in their first year. It takes at least a year of seasoning before they're ready to go. A proven vet receiver, someone you know can get it done, makes way more sense. Still, always hope we can recruit SOMEONE that will eventually be ready one day...

Yes, there is definitely a mutual respect and value. The last time he was here, this past October, he was messaging me for creative for his match. I really enjoy that aspect because he's super creative and its fun to build off each others ideas. I think thats what made us work together so long, we were really on the same page creatively 99% of the time. And when the Doc guy first called me he said Kenny told him to call me and I'd hook him up with everything he needs in Winnipeg. Im not sure if I told this story on here but after the last show, his match (which included cake and pies as part of a birthday gimmick for him) pretty much wrecked our canvas and he came to me and insisted I deduct the price of the canvas from his pay (which was already a friend price). And he's very correct in that there were many times I wanted to walk away but I didnt because of him. Both because I wanted to help him and also because he was there to help me. Every time he works for us now, its a big pay day in my pocket. So all those shows I lost money when Kenny and his compatriots were learning, it all comes back in the end. But more than the money, the pride that he's the biggest wrestling star in the world and we had some small part. My former partner knew he was talented but just didnt see it like I did. He bet on a different horse. I always saw it in Kenny. If I have any talent its in recognizing his talent early. My one hidden talent I guess. lol

Now? Did you forget about their secret PR team? They've been doing off the books stuff for years.

I’m not ignoring Science, I’m pointing the realities of these changes.

One man's take: COACH - Dave Ritchie - Pulled this team from the abyss and helmed one of the great all-time seasons in 2001 that should have resulted in a Grey Cup win. Loyal to his players to a fault, which allegedly led to a split in the locker room between various factions at the end of his tenure, and he always regrets talking his foot off the gas in '01 to rest players (although that bit him in '02 losing Stegall to injury in game 18). He will be #5 in this group. Mike Riley - Younger than more than a few of his veteran squad when he was hired, and many believed it was actually Cal Murphy pulling the strings from behind the curtain as "silent coach", but no one was more adored by his players, or the fan base for that matter. He pre-emptive departure after the '88 season was heartbreaking for many Bomber fans, and his return was feted, especially after the 1990 Grey Cup triumph. The exception to the rule that nice guys finish last. In this case, he is #4, but I like the idea of him being the defensive coordinator of the coaching staff. Reg Threllfall - When your worst season is a .750 winning percentage, you are in rarified air. And it took a wonky rules debate to keep the Bombers out of the 1940 Grey Cup (different league rules between the Western Football Conference and the Ontario Rugby League and the league decided to ban the Bombers from playing in the title game because of it, in spite of the fact that they were allowed to be there the previous two years and the year following), so only a technicality keeps him from getting his team to 4 consecutive Grey Cups (and possibly winning 3 in a row). Give him a longer tenure than 4 years, and his numbers would top Grant or Murphy, and I'd wager he wins this poll. OK, only 2 coaches have statues outside of IGF, so really this has always been a 2 man contest. Cal Murphy deserves a lot of love for many reasons. Native Winnipegger in a league where Canadian head coaches were rare, he knew how to extract the very best from all his players. It was his nuance of the game that stood out. Bob Cameron said he had more of a feel for in game management than any other coach he had seen. Murphy always knew there exact time to call a certain play, especially the surprise gadget ones. Not always loved by his players, but boy did they show up for him. Case in point the mutiny in 1991 when the players whined about the shoddy conditions at CanadInns and how Murphy ran the place like a dictator, cheaping out on stuff and stonewalling on contract negotiations (he was GM and not coach at the time, but ran the show). And yet the next game after this very public internal feud was a 68-14 thrashing of Hamilton at home in the largest Bomber victory of all time. And in the one thing I can put him ahead of Grant for, he never missed the playoffs during his run here. Too many stories to recount, but a few highlights: Chris Walby seeing the pouring rain at training camp one day and figuring it meant indoor film study, Murphy walks in and yells "on the field in 5", and then stands in a golf shirt getting soaked for a 2 a day while miserable players hit each other. Walby said it proved Murphy would accept no excuses, would put himself in the same conditions as the players, and take no shortcuts. It steeled the team for the cold November games when other teams mentally checked out, and the Bombers knew they had the game won before the first snap. The trick plays - Murphy liked running trick plays, but said he liked running them a second time in the same game. He figured that a team wasn't expecting it the first time, but wouldn't dream of the play being run again, so were caught even more off guard. One game he had Shannon Baker back fielding punts with Allan Boyko. Being much slower, Boyko got kicked to by the punter. He fielded the kick and ran left to right, with Baker cutting behind him going the other way, when Boyko flipped it back to Baker for about a 50 yard gain on the reverse, fooling the cover team. Next punt they both converge on the ball, with Boyko again catching it, then handing it off to Baker as they ran in opposite directions, again crossing up the punt cover team for a big gain. This happened a third, fourth, fifth time, etc. and by now everyone in the stadium is waiting for Boyko to catch the punt and just hand it to Baker, as he has done all game. They are literally standing side by side when every punt is fielded. Finally the eighth punt comes down and Boyko again catches it and hands it to Baker, and the whole cover team is aiming for Baker, except Boyko pulls it back and takes off himself with the ball with everyone keyed on Baker, and he scampers for about 30 yards before being tracked down. Cal Murphy completely schooled the other team that day with his trickery. Bud Grant is a legend in 2 football leagues, and transformed the Bombers into the first Western dynasty in the CFL. Holds all the Bomber coaching records, and is the greatest of all time. So Grant will and should win this, and you can see I have a soft spot for Murphy, but I can cheat and vote him in a GM, where he had just as much influence on his teams, and was the key fighter against the American expansion and keeping the Canadian ratio rules, which kept the league from killing itself in the mid-90's. So it can be a win-win. GM Have already sung my praises for Murphy, so won't re-hash it here. It astounds me that Lunsford lasted as long as he did. I guarantee that if he existed in the fishbowl existence we have now with social media, he would have been fired 2 or 3 times over if the MBB fans had their say. His first 3 seasons, the Bombers went 8-39-1, and that wasn't enough to gas him. After finishing first in the West in 1972, the Bombers gave away the West Final at home to Sask. after a no yards penalty on a missed field goal gave the Riders a second chance to win it, and then the team went 4-11-1 the following year and missed the playoffs that season and the next - still not enough to fire him. Still employed despite a 4-12 season in 1979, and he was 0 for his first 6 playoff games. It took 3 more years of frustration to finally pull the plug. Paul Robson was brilliant and just meshed perfectly with Murphy, and found an astounding amount of talent (credit scout Paul Jones - who would lated build the indianapolis Colts into a Super Bowl champion, for a lot of it too), but wasn't around long enough to finish on top. And others have more eloquently spoken about Ausley and Ryan. Completely agree with those takes. So in the end, it is going to be Grant and Murphy if voting stays as it currently stands (and it will), and both deserve to be there. But I want to give some love to the old guard, so I'm going cast my votes to Ryan as GM for creating the team and the Western league, and Threlfall as coach for basically having a perfect track record (League interference notwithstanding) during his tenure, knowing full well neither will win out. But thrilled to see grant and Murphy take this one.

The Bombers are developing their backup QB in a refreshingly innovative way. They obviously have a number of "Streveler" packages that include pass/run options primarily centered around intermediate to short gains (less than 20 yards). Last year they consistently inserted him into the game when the stakes were real "the game was obviously still in contention" to play those Streveler packages. It's WAY more consequential playtime than any backup I've ever seen get outside of injury to a starter. Allows him to build confidence in a more natural way while simultaneously providing additional offensive depth to the Bombers attack.

"FU Austin, FU Burris...you want respect from us you gotta show loyalty. ..can't just up and leave..gotta have Green and White in your veins...we're not like everyone else...somethin you'll never understand... "Golly. Mr. Jones, an NFL job ?, good luck, all the best, never forget you, need a ride to the airport" ?? Same fanbase.

Trump isn't getting along with FOX news, Hell must be freezing over

Enjoyed the interview.

I thought it was a nice segment. It really shows how both you and him relied on one-another. He's not where he is unless he has a ring to work in and you provided it.

I was trying to be humble lol I know, right!? You could hear he was trying to remember. Darn Hustler, I just talked to him couple weeks ago too so he knew the date. Probably didnt have it at his fingertips either. Oh well. They can both make it up to me by being surprises at the show lol Kenny was very gracious in talking about us (and me). Great guy.

Small shout out? I thought it was a big plug and quite insightful. Too bad he didn't have the next show name and date at his fingertips. You need to train him better!

A bit late on this one but if you get a chance to listen later, its well worth it. And yes Hus asked him about his next move and Kenny said he was enjoying "going dark" and taking some time but that some announcements would be made soon... I wonder what he's doing on Feb 15th 😉 And yes, I got a small shout out! lol

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Agreed. We do need to cut back. and just to make changes as well. Manitoba cars for example- start a incentive program that cuts the difference in price between an electric car and a combustible engine one. We are ahead a step because most of our electricity here in Manitoba is renewable. Build greener houses. With government incentives as well or just start requiring new houses to be made more greener. Farming can be done while cutting back on hydrocarbons. There are plenty of viable alternatives to nitrogen fertilizers. Also, when breeding plants (and animals) - place more focus on nutrition density as well as on yield. Too much breeding has been to emphasis yield over nutrition density. All children should know about pulling weeds, butcher chickens and gather potatoes. We've created a disconnect with our food and where it comes from - we need to learn again how to feed ourselves. Well, perhaps create recycling station (that actually recycles) in each major city and do things in house. All the above requires education, money and political will... we don't have the final word on any of that- but we can start the conversation and steer it in the direction we want.

It was the Riders who wanted the cap. Reynolds wanted to keep The spending in check.

Reynolds had to know spending wildly whether on players or coaches would cause a problem with teams like Montreal, BC & Toronto who don't have the $$$$ to spend like the Riders & also are owners who don't like spending when losing gobs of money. I bet that's where this cap came from. I can see Braley leading the way as he is a famous cheap skate grinding that Lions into the ground. Like he did in Toronto where they've never recovered. The team should be stripped from the guy but that won't happen.

#fakenews -All Rider Fans

I believe his stock has risen substantially seeing his record of the past 3 seasons. He would have to be closer to one of the highest paid head coaches in a new contract. He'd be a sought after HC if he left after this season. I think a new contract will reflect that.

I think this shows how fans have misunderstood the cap on coaches & scouts as well as the slippery slope Maas is on with the fanbase in Edmonton. A prolonged losing streak next season probably will mean his job.

These are the kind of knee-jerk takes that give fan bases a bad name. There was nothing the Esks could do.

Some Esks fans are upset. One guy on twitter blamed Maas & called him "a dolt head coach".

I'm not suggesting you were. I'm looking for real solutions, just like you are. I'm only pointing out that the science is real and that we need to find ways to make pollution and uncontrolled consumption more costly, rather than downloading the problem to future generations. The polluters already have.

I'd rather the team sign an unknown at receiver and spend any "extra" funds on retaining our free agent o-line guys...

pretty hard for farmers to grow crops without a relatively stable climate. renewable energy is in the process of becoming the cheapest source of energy. It's already there in some places in the US, without subsidy.. like it or not, It's past time to move on from fossil fuels. Small country Denmark was an early adopter, and is the world leader in the wind turbine industry. many jobs for them. Let's be like them.

Or: - we can teach our children about waste, energy consumption, recycling and repurposing things. - Elect government officials that have a solution in mind and advocate a green shift. - Educate. Everyone. - control the things you can- swap out light bulbs, car pool, use automobiles more effectively. If you can afford a small wind turbine or solar cell, get them. - demand laws that enable a green shift- The CARB law in California (which was rolled back ) that required a percentage of new vehicles produced be carbon neutral. - a few well placed enterating Memes.

Nailed it.

No evidence of him doing returns but that might be a logical place for him to start out. Here is some more background info. 2016 - Junior Led the team in receptions with 39 for 585 yards Also led the team in 2015 with 694 receiving yards, collecting 46 catches for two touchdowns, including a long of 39 Has caught a pass in 11 straight games Has 107 career receptions for 1,550 yards, ranking him 8th on UK’s career receiving yards list ... Needs 111 more to tie Randall Cobb at No. 7 (1,661) First player in school history with four games of at least 140 receiving yards Became the 15th player in Kentucky history with at least 100 receptions in his career Became the 13th player to reach 1,000 career receiving yards within his first 25 games played at Kentucky, the first to accomplish that feat since Javess Blue in 2014 Has five career 100-yard receiving games Caught five passes for a career-high 164 yards and career-high-tying two touchdowns in the win over No. 11 Louisville On UK’s first offensive play, he caught a 75-yard touchdown bomb, the longest catch of his career Also had a 63-yard TD bomb in the second quarter, giving him 11 career catches of 40-plus yards Opened the season with six catches for 143 receiving yards vs. Southern Miss, the second-most in a season opener in school history 2015 - Sophomore Led the team with 694 receiving yards, collecting 46 catches for two touchdowns, including a long of 39 Played in all 12 games with 11 starts, averaging 57.8 receiving yards per game Of his 46 catches, 30 came as first-down grabs or touchdowns, a team high Had two 100-yard games, a 119-yard, six-catch outing vs. No. 23 Missouri and a nine-catch, 160-yard performance vs. Auburn Had a catch in all 12 games, with at least three catches in eight outings 2014 - Freshman Led UK’s frosh receivers in catches and yardage Totaled 22 catches for 271 yards and two touchdowns Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors at Florida when he had six catches for 154 yards, including TD plays of 60 and 33 yards The 154 yards is a UK freshman record First UK freshman to have two scoring catches in a game since Randall Cobb in 2008 High School First-team all-state as a senior by The Associated Press Ended senior season with 59 receptions for 1,421 yards and 24 touchdowns A three-star recruit by Rivals, 247Sports.com, Scout and ESPN Rivals ranked him the 96th-best player in the state of Florida and the 99th-best wide receiver in the nation ESPN rated him the 84th-best prospect in Florida and 64th-best wide receiver in the nation Great sophomore season with 58 receptions for 1,014 yards and 11 touchdowns and followed that with 49 receptions his junior season for 685 yards and seven touchdowns Also rushed some in high school with nearly 500 yards rushing and seven rushing touchdowns Named all-area his senior year by the Orlando Sentinel Coached by Bob Head Picked Kentucky after offers from Arizona, Boston College, Florida, Georgia Tech, Iowa State, Northwestern, South Florida and Vanderbilt

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Tweet Attack! Hell hath no fury! Newt Gingrich claims I'm in "fantasyland" for criticizing the president for breaking his central campaign promise. It has now come to my attention that Trump HAS built the full border wall & it's working BEAUTIFULLY. That is why Trump is sailing to re-election! — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 28, 2019 Newt’s right — I’m just selling books. But at least I don’t have to kiss Trump’s ass to do so. — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 28, 2019 RIDDLE OF THE DAY: How do you break Newt Gingrich’s nose? (ANSWER: Kick Donald Trump in the ass.) — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 28, 2019 Poor Newt. At least Rudy got a job. — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 28, 2019 To those who would attack Newt, please remember that just as collusion is not a crime, kissing the emperor’s ass violates no federal law. — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 28, 2019 Newt seems to believe that you have to run for office to comment on public affairs. The constitution doesn’t just give free speech to disgraced politicians. It also affords speech rights to another category called “citizens.” — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 28, 2019 The great thing about Newt is, you can always count on him to tell truth to power. — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 28, 2019 Trump voters have fallen into 2 factions: The Tell the Truth faction and the Kiss the Emperor’s Ass camp. Newt and I have picked different camps. — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 28, 2019 LITTLE-KNOWN LITERARY FACT: "The Emperor’s New Clothes" had to be edited for space. Lost was the scene where court haberdasher Newt Gingrich said, “Sir, you look splendid!" — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 28, 2019

At least there is some entertaining diversion, lately....... Trump rips into Fox News over shutdown, border wall coverage https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/427195-trump-rips-into-fox-news-over-shutdown-border-wall-coverage Fox News anchor defends colleagues after Trump criticism: ‘This is NOT right’ https://thehill.com/homenews/media/427216-fox-news-anchor-defends-colleagues-after-criticism-from-trump-this-is-not Memo to Fox News: After sitting around for 2.5 years, cheer leading and waving pom poms - while Trump smeared many news organizations, bellowed about fake news, and called the media, "enemy of the people.......just shut up and take the damn medicine. The moment anyone - even in the Trump Administration Propaganda Wing, dared to criticize him.....you should of known what was coming. Trump hits Ann Coulter over recent criticism: 'Maybe I didn’t return her phone call or something' https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/427193-trump-hits-ann-coulter-maybe-i-didnt-return-her-phone-call-or Newt Gingrich: Trump 'should not pay any attention to Ann Coulter' https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/427226-newt-gingrich-trump-should-not-pay-any-attention-to-ann-coulter Ann Coulter tears into 'poor' Newt Gingrich https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/427243-ann-coulter-tears-into-poor-newt-gingrich The Skeletor got in some pretty good shots here. Dough boy should of known better. Bottom line: pretty inane people on both sides. Both sides.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/president-barack-obama-winnipeg-1.4986395 That's a pretty big get for Winnipeg. Calgary only gets a lunch appearance...

Very nice looking receiver....Great film clip but we've seen that before only to have them disappear after tc...We know what guys like Burnham can do in this league ... Johnson has his shot.....show me the money

Dudes got some nice speed and hands! Let's see if he can translate it to the CFL.

Thought it was not bad. Women’s rumble was really good. Actually the women were the best part of the show. Bryan and Styles were in a tough spot their match was pretty good but the Rumble before it took all the air out of the building. Looks like Becky and Ronda will be the main event for Wrestlemania.

You're saying the albetan ****** it up for em?

Talking out of his ass?

Jets recall defenceman Niku from AHL.

You forgot to blame da Suzuki man.

No, you're thinking of Chris Jones or Darien Durant.

Only took just over 100 post before some claimed Dickenson>Lapo And that the clear consensus is that they wanted Dickenson the whole time.

This is patently false. Saskatchewan does not have weasels... or porch lights for that matter.

Anybody else think a guy who only wants to be a 9-5er and who has time off built into his contract to go skiing is not going to be a great HC?

That's an interesting take. I'm not sure anybody outside the Sask borders would agree with you.

Do the Moose need to generate a profit?