Leaderboard

Of course I am trolling a bit, but I am making a point of my own instead of missing it. To assume that anything spoiler-ish is fair game the second it has hit the public conscience is more than a bit presumptive. In the world of 3 TV networks and no VCRs, it was safer to assume that any major plot development would be seen by all at the same time, or those that missed it did not really care enough to watch the show in the first place. And spoilers were limited to word of mouth for the most part, so people could self-regulate what information they wanted to receive. But in today's world of "57 channels and nothing on" (more like 200), PVR and binge-watching, it is wrong to assume that everyone sees the episode right away (much like a movie that has so many sold-out showings that many won't get to see it until the second or third day, or maybe even the second or third week in this extreme case - hence my specific reference to it). And with the advent of instant gratification internet media like twitter, instagram, etc. and 24-hour streaming news/sports/entertainment, and the ability to cross over from one platform to another, the possibilities of being notified of a spoiler are much higher, despite one's best intentions to avoid being spoiled. So I can avoid all spoiler sites about "Avengers" diligently (moviespoiler.com and any Google search that takes me to "Avengers spoilers" websites would be the obvious ones to avoid) in an effort to not have the surprise ruined, but reading a generic Bomber fan website and being told about a big spoiler (plot-driven or not, it clearly is a big enough deal to hit CNN and obviously enough to warrant your mention of it, so you would have appreciated the sensitive nature of it to some) with no advance warning can be jarring - if you are so inclined to get worked up about such things in life. And to be fair, a CNN headline saying "actress thought GOT sex scene was a prank" that requires you to click on a link for more details is a lot less specific than "hey, I'll identify this person by name and say what happened out of the blue with no prior hint that the topic had changed". So my troll point was simply to say it's a bit frivolous to say "well if it's aired it's fair game and not a spoiler anymore because I've already seen it, so tough on anyone who missed the boat" as a justification for letting a spoiler slip, and used the extreme example of the biggest movie around to beat you over the head with my point. Not very subtle, no, but you get my drift, even if you want to debate the semantics of "movie" vs. "TV", where the lines are more blurred in the current day and age than in the past, IMO. Just my 2 cents. Personally, I'm not going to get bent out of shape about spoilers, but I am sensitive to those who do.

There's a pile of info here from the Sun. I was going to copy/paste, but Wyman clearly worked to put out this much content, so we owe him some clicks: https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/anatomy-of-a-roster-how-danny-mcmanus-and-his-staff-build-up-bombers-american-talent

Hard to say without seeing how the contract is written, but once the players are no longer being paid, wouldn't the league be in breach of contract?

Based on? His points and effort? Being made captain? I think we look for easy answers. I don’t buy locker room issues.

Snitches get stitches!

Good lord. How can they not impeach him? He's a traitor plain and simple.

I'm listening... go on.

Another 91pt season. I'm okay with it.

He went absolutely nuts this morning. No one has ever worn their fear so openly as this guy. What a disgrace.

**** Harper. For JT to be as shamelessly obstructive as Harper- he will have to wait until there is motion to investigate his obstruction- then as the bill is moving through system- Prorogue Parliament and make it go away.

Shhhh - that was justified and not his fault...😇😀

Agreed but I have a feeling that Simonies wows them in camp - gray too

Weird, I thought they already did that?

...opening Wednesday in Florida. Ted Wyman: BRADENTON, Fla. — Unable to secure a big-play receiver through free agency, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers will have to go the in-house route to fill a void that haunted them last season. The process of unearthing that potential gem started last year when the Bombers brought in promising but CFL-untested receivers Corey Washington, Kenbrell Thompkins, Charles Nelson and Kenny Lawler. It continues Wednesday and Thursday, when the Bombers’ scouts, coaches and management will take a look at 15 American receivers at a free-agent camp here at the IMG Academy. It’s expected about seven of those pass-catchers will move on to the Bombers main camp — assuming the league’s labour impasse is resolved — in May. “It’s generally a passing thing and that won’t change,” Bombers general manager Kyle Walters said of the mini-camp. “It’s heavily loaded on receivers and defensive backs. “The goal is to find receivers who can help right away but the track record of the CFL shows that for a rookie receiver to come in and learn the playbook in a two-week training camp, it’s very difficult. When we look at these receivers, it’s less about ‘We think he’s gonna come in and start Day 1,’ it’s ‘We think this guy’s got a chance at some point during the year, once he learns everything and figures out what he’s supposed to do.’” Of the 38 players invited to the camp, 29 will be either receivers or defensive backs. There will also be two quarterbacks, three running backs and four linebackers. There will be no linemen or kickers and all of the players in the camp are true American rookies. Some are under contract, others are neg-list players, and still more are free agents who are in on a tryout basis. The Bombers already have 16 receivers under contract and nine of them were with the team last year. However, only three of those players — Darvin Adams, Drew Wolitarsky and Nic Demski — were season-long starters. Thompkins saw the most playing time among the others, making 29 catches for 421 yards and one touchdown in 12 games, while Washington got into three games and Nelson got into one. The Bombers also have second-year Canadians Daniel Petermann and Rashaun Simonise in the mix and both should push for more playing time. In all likelihood, one or two of those players will be starters in 2019, though there is certain to be fierce competition throughout this mini-camp and the full training camp. “The biggest one for the receivers this year is the guys who we had last year that were all in their first year and ended the year with the team,” Walters said. “Those are the guys I expect to step forward. Guys like Corey Washington, Kenbrell Thompkins, Charles Nelson, Kenny Lawler. Those guys made good impressions on us last year in their first year and we expect them to make the big jump. They were the names last year that jumped out. I think those are the young guys that are going to have the advantage, strictly based on seniority.” On the other side of the ball, the Bombers have a whopping 21 defensive backs under contract and nine of them are returning. With the departures of Chris Randle (released, signed with Ottawa), Kevin Fogg (signed as free agent with Toronto) and Taylor Loffler (signed as free agent with Montreal), the Bombers have holes to fill, but have a decent base with veterans Brandon Alexander, Marcus Sayles, Anthony Gaitor, Chandler Fenner and Jeff Hecht all returning. “We hope there are some tough decisions at the end of this because that means we’ve got a lot of good guys and only a few of them are able to make it to training camp,” Walters said. “We do want to see guys physically taxed for a couple of days. We want to put them through the fitness tests and give them the once-over. A big part of this is to see who can handle the fitness component. If you struggle getting through a couple-day camp, with full training camp just three weeks away … they need to be in good shape and be ready to compete, which will be a big part of the evaluation process.” This is the first time in five years that the Bombers have held their mini-camp in Florida. For the last few years, the camp has been held at Investors Group Field and has included a mix of American and Canadian rookies, all of the quarterbacks and some veterans. Because of the contentious collective bargaining agreement negotiations between the CFL and the Players Association, this year’s camp is limited to first-year players. That means the quarterbacks in mini-camp will be rookie Bryan Schor from James Madison and another pivot that will be added at the last minute. “They’ll get plenty of work,” Walters said. “I said to (assistant general manager) Danny (McManus) that he might have to chuck the ball around, or (quarterbacks coach) Buck (Pierce). We’ve got some backup arms in house, if needed.” While there are no guarantees the Bombers will find stars or even starters through this camp, these kinds of players have become vital to CFL teams in dealing with the salary cap. “You’re gonna see around the league, I think, with the escalating salaries, that something’s got to go,” Walters said. “Teams are gonna be relying on a lot of these young guys to come in and contribute. We’re no different. We’ve had young guys in the secondary come in and play, linebackers, D-linemen. “From the American side, you have to be able to rely on your scouting department. With the way we’re operating the salary cap, even with guys getting certain raises on our team, then something’s got to give. You need to rely on some young guys, I call them first-contract players, to come in and contribute.” The job of finding the best first-contract players available falls to McManus, who is director of U.S. scouting, director of player personnel Ted Goveia and director of college scouting Ryan Rigmaiden. Now they have a chance to see how the players move in person, how they show the athletic ability that was previously seen on tape. Some of these players haven’t been playing football since they got cut from an NFL camp. They’ve been training and but now it’s about getting back into the mould of playing football. Are they able to do some of the basic things that the coaches ask them to do? Follow directions? Line up where they are supposed to? Do their job? “This is the slowest it will ever get during the season as far as your instruction,” McManus said. “You’re gonna have some nice one-on-one instruction with the coaches. Once you get into rookie camp, the speed picks up a little bit more. Once main camp starts, things go 100 miles an hour. If you’re not on top of it as a young player right now at this camp, you’ll be lost by the time we get to the middle of May and the veterans come in.” The scouts have had a challenging year, with the creation and demise of the Alliance of American Football and plans for a re-boot of the XFL adding to an already packed scouting season. The AAF training camp and season may have actually helped the scouts identify some potential CFL players and Walters expects a few players from the now suspended league to be at mini-camp. “Ted and Danny and Ryan, they’ve done the legwork on these guys,” Walters said. “Now it’s a chance for them to see them in person. The scouting has been going on for a couple of years with some of these guys and we are finally getting them in. We haven’t seen them play a lot recently, so it will be a good chance for those guys to see them. “‘Here’s what these players have done in the past and maybe they don’t look 100% in game shape, but you saw glimmers of what we saw. This guy has a huge upside, he’s just out of shape or he’s rusty.’ “It’s an interesting process to not just go with the top five guys. It’s the top five guys that might be lifting the Grey Cup — helping us win the Grey Cup — not just winning the free agent camp.” BLUE BOMBERS MINI-CAMP ROSTER At Bradenton, Fla., April 24-25 Player Pos Ht Wt Age College Malik Boynton DB 6-0 190 22 Austin Peay Terrance Baldwin DB 5-10 180 22 West Liberty Malik Reaves DB 6-2 200 23 Villanova Christian Boutte DB 5-10 190 23 Nicholls State Joe Este DB 5-11 200 24 Tennessee Martin Eric Patterson DB 5-11 195 26 Ball State Mykkele Thompson DB 6-1 195 25 Texas Jimmy Pruitt DB 6-0 205 26 San Jose State Amari Coleman DB 5-11 188 22 Central Michigan Chinedu Okparaku LB 6-1 210 22 Fairmont State Dale Warren LB 6-0 225 23 Chatanooga Otha Peters LB 6-0 235 25 Louisiana-Lafayette Jarnor Jones LB 6-3 210 24 Iowa State Bryan Schor QB 6-2 215 24 James Madison Jalen Simmons RB 5-8 205 27 South Carolina State Larry Rose RB 5-11 195 23 New Mexico State Marquell Cartwright RB 5-8 203 NA North Carolina A&T Dom Williams WR 6-2 200 26 Washington State Garrett Johnson WR 5-11 175 23 Kentucky Rasheed Bailey WR 6-2 200 25 Delaware Valley State Evan Clark WR 5-10 190 23 St. John’s Tim Wilson WR 5-9 170 25 East Stroudsburg Kenny Walker WR 5-9 188 25 UCLA Dennis Parks WR 6-0 200 24 Rice *At least 16 more players to be added Wednesday Twyman@postmedia.com

Wow that is much lower then back in the glory days. I think Nitro and Raw combined for a near 10 rating at the peak...

If only players only signed deals that were good for the team. Selfish players wanting deals that are good for them lol

Throw in a kitten and I'm good.

Its not literal circles just a metaphor for someone who is more agile and faster on the ice.

Sorry TUP, I agree with TB4E. CNN made it a "click bait title" so I knew something was up... but not the full details. I tried to keep away from spoilers but I reckon that Arya scene was a bit more spoiler-friendly than most tidbits. Not going to hold a grudge, it is what it is.

Are you being serious or trolling? Let me assume you’re just missing the point. GoT: weekly tv series that is highly discussed on social media and news sites as soon as it airs End Game: a film that is seen by fans over the course of days/weeks GoT: Airs here on Sunday nights End Game: not yet open here GoT: Arya did a sex scene which is a headline on cnn among other places and in no way impacts the plot End Game: feel free to spoil a sex scene that has nothing to do with the plot tv and film are different but I’ll tell ya what, if it makes you feel better to spoil End Game go ahead. Doesn’t bother me. Maybe use the movie thread though. Since you read End Game spoilers and want to post them, why would you care about a non-plot specific scene of a show that aired two days ago?

A friend who skates circles around me suggested we should trade Trouba for Connor McDavid and a puppy.

She’s a bit different on the good fight. The Star was originally set up to be Ygritte from GoT. Its shifted to be more the Diane character and the senior partner who is great (Deloy Linda) Its super well written. Not something trump supporters would like as they really Doubled down on political commentary this season. But it’s often hilarious. Great cast including Cush Jumbo (from the good wife) and they elevated a bit character from that show, Marissa Gold, to regular cast and she’s hilarious.

Great thread. Should be required reading (among others) for the usual suspects pretending the report exonerates trump. And that’s one item. Keep in mind how many items in the report were referred to other jurisdictions that were redacted. What could THOSE be? Guy is as dirty as it gets.

You can't order someone to break the law. This is outrageous. He's in quicksand, flailing, and now I think it's going to be a deal to leave without charges. Be interesting to see the about faces, and we never liked him anyway B.S. Democrats have found some courage.

I'm regretting Littles contract now.

I don't enjoy audio/video content...always prefer to read.....but having said that, this is a really good interview with Scianetti on TSN Radio Edmonton: https://www.tsn.ca/radio/edmonton-1260/audio/scianitti-i-don-t-think-there-s-a-cause-for-concern-yet-1.1292728

I think the Jets won a lot of games before christmas, where they were outplayed. They just haven't been that good, all season. Started believing the hype about themselves. Surprised to read that some players were more concerned about personal stats than winning.

Sorry guys. Not a spoiler after the show has aired. Especially when it’s newsworthy

Will be boring regulation games and super exciting overtime in that series

I will watch them when Martin either finishes the books (I read the first one like a year after it was published so I been very, very patient) or he kicks the bucket, whichever comes first. I'm not letting the HBO clowns ruin any potential spoilers for the vastly superior books.

Must read. https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2019/04/22/jets-season-lost-in-april-began-spiraling-downward-months-earlier

Let's not forget this classic

Haha hearing about a sex scene might be a bit jarring seeing how young she was at that point in the series.

I think we end up with 3 NI OL, Harris and 3 NI REC Just really think that Woli and Demski end up as SB and Simonise/Peterman take over at Boundary

All right another 2C trade. Sure you don't want to wait for the trade deadline

I'd bring back Myers at $4.5 mill or lower for 3 years on a buyout friendly contract... but only if Maurice actually plays all our D consistently Morrissey ($7m)-Niku ($1m) Chiarot($2.5m)-Buff ($7.6m) Beaulieu($1.5m)-Myers($4m) Samberg/Kova/Poolman Buyout - Kulikov Trade - Trouba for a 2C About $25-26 mill on D...

Ehlers , I would put on the trading block.All Flash ,and no finish. Connor and Laine are MUST signs.

You mean it was tough? We all know reporters tend to talk to pros with golf commentator quietness and nerf ball questions.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2019/04/22/mini-camp-preview-3/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

They could sign with nfl anytime even when they were playing

I wouldn’t want to lose Myers because we under value him only to hope the jets go out and get a player like Myers at the deadline

ok thanks Rich. Now put in context I am a bit more empathetic. Paul Friesen is just such a ******.

It’s no coincidence that Friesen and F___both start with the same letter. But then again, Troll starts with a ‘T’

Friesen absolutely had it coming. Don't forget the Bombers banned him not that long ago....

Changing a rule two weeks before the draft is bush league. Worse when it only benefits two teams, one of which has been run like a tire fire.

What a load of BS. Weeks before a draft they change the format? I agree with territorial protections but it should apply equally. Should be a round prior to the draft where each team gets to claim a player from their territory. This system just rewards poorly managed teams. And there should be at least a one year period before any change of this magnitude is made.

Oh yeah you can vote for who ever you want, but I am free to point out your hypocrisy. You say you hate the religious zealots in conservative parties yet just voted for the biggest wing nut party I have ever seen. Can't complain about them while being such a booster for a party full of them.