Dragon37

Ottawa did what needed to be done and not just the bare minimum. Seriously, though Walters has basically already admitted that he doesn't see the whole picture very well. It took a year for him to do something about the OL, he barely did anything about the D line, he didn't bother trying deal with Sear's spot by finding an actual LB, he barely addressed the Canadian talent, didn't bother looking for any more receivers, etc, etc. Never mind some of his current hires in the coaching ranks. I won't even address the whole rebuilding attitude, other than to say that's for losers.

That's why I mute it

Lawless is the stupidest sports writer in Winnipeg. I won't read his crap and if he is ever on TV I mute it.

With Willy we MIGHT have one more win. However, Willy's numbers were dropping and even with him in we weren't competitive against teams with a good defence. Good teams prevail even with major injuries.

Not sure MOS gives a **** what anyone thinks.

I don't care about Saskatchewan. I don't know if Trestman could fix the damage there or not. He had a pretty awesome group to work with in MTL and a kickass GM. Could he do both jobs and be as successful?

While I feel sorry for Zack, Austin was tempting the devil for weeks by keeping him him in games they were well ahead in. Now Matthews has to get up to speed real fast or they risk fading out of GC contention. I feel for the back-ups there.

So you blame not coming back to the ball and a general lack of blocking by receivers on MB? They are a serviceable lot and you can win with them but standing pat and not looking to improve is a flat out mistake. There is room for improvement beyond the play calling.

Cant ignore upgrades at other positions because of a hole in another area. Cut of our nose to spite our face. If there was a turn key OL that would make a strong impact for us and was available we'd a made that deal all ready. I also dont think wr is a problem at all. we have tons of talent, but the worst run pro offense ive ever seen in any league. (including AFL2 etc) I wonder if this will push us further to a 3-4. We are really stacked at LB now. If it does, id love to see a traditional 3-4 NT come in. I would respectfully have to disagree on receivers. We have a serviceable lot but no serious deep threat. No serious yac yards threat. Also, we seem to have the absolute worst set of receivers for coming back to the ball/helping out the QB when he is in trouble. If you watch other teams as well on hitch screens, end arounds, and just about any other wide play many of them get great blocking from their receivers we ... Don't. granted that may be an OC thing but it has been an issue for the last two coaches so I have my doubts. We can win with what we have but we absolutely must keep on looking to upgrade. For the life of me I cannot figure out why we passed on Sinopoli in FA. That was a no brainer to replace/upgrade from losing Watson and our Canuck pool.

Honestly? Absolutely no way do I want Higgins touching this team. My choice would be find someone who has good contacts north and south of the border. They should also be able to turn the team around in two to three years ( that means showing improvement each year) and has a long vision. Someone who can rebuild the scouting system here. It would be nice if they were capable of working on more than one or two aspects of the team in the off-season. All that being said, until they get an independent "audit" of the organization from the board down it really doesn't matter who the hell they bring in. If the last 25 years hasn't shown you that then I don't know what to say. We have had some really good talent here at all levels and it has never panned out into any sort of lasting success. That tells me there is some systematic fault that has yet to be dealt with. Clearly I would love someone experienced but by no means am I opposed to a rookie who has shown he has experience with some of these more important aspects. The problem with Walters wasn't so much a experience thing as it was a serious overestimation of his actual skills. Under Mack he did nothing and I blame him every bit as much as Mack for it, maybe more. If he didn't have the stones to make his rather senior voice heard then he doesn't have what it takes to be the top gun. Face it Mack has been gone a long time and our Canadian talent still is laughable. For some CIS expert and having had duties in finding Canuck talent Walters is a spectacular fail. Nobody fears our Canucks. If I am not mistaken many of the "best" we have had were either brought from other teams or other GMs drafted them. Regardless, compared to many other teams Walters is middling at best.

Burke was abrasive? I find MOS more abrasive. What with his getting all defensive and he is even less into answering questions than Burke. Honestly? There isn't much difference between Burke and MOS.

They will bump Shell back to the bench and move Leggett back to safety. I suspect this week though Wild will be in the IR.

You may see him here with one of the teams in the Grey Cup.

Some players and coaches will not come here because it is Winnipeg. Not TO, Vancouver, or Calgary. Winnipeg is a small time city with big city problems. Those other three have way more to offer. Some guys also want to play for a winner and to do that you don't want to be in Winnipeg.

MOS, MB, and Walters should all be given the heave ho.

That pretty much nails it down. That and the continued inability of our last few GMs to deal with all parts of the team and not just one part. Most other successful GMs show improvement they don't take decades to build a competent team.

True blue coloured glasses. Our Canadian talent is less than middling. It has not improved. Never has never will with Walters

Meh. Nichols wasn't great but that is no surprise since Winnipeg has had absolutely no counter to a good D for two years.

What? We easily have the weakest Canadian talent and it coincides with the entire time Walters has been here.

Well, they need those other streams of cash because the Bombers are not going to be capable of it if they don't start fielding a real CFL team.

What Semi-finals?

What CIS knowledge?

Oh please just give up that this team can make the playoffs. They are freaking terrible. They are easily the weakest team of four crap teams.

Good riddance Mack Junior!

Not that different and for some money isn't everything? I would take less money if my chances of getting my name etched on the GC was better.