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He went to the Riders & didn't play much or was a difference maker. Just like Fernandez with only 225 yards his last season. They both got by on their reputations.

Geroy Simon was a great receiver but this is how it works. I honestly liked Murphy a lot better & some BC Lions fan would go whaaaat? I got tired of the Superman Pose after every TD. Towards the end of his career all I wanted Simon to do was act like he had been there before. Nope, we got the Superman Pose every fricking time which knocked him down the list a few players in my eyes.

It was The Pose.

I always thought James Murphy was a better receiver than Geroy Simon.

Lirim didn't say anything. That was the problem. He refused to talk to the media so he left the stadium as soon as the game was over & O'Shea covered for him. That was the last game that he played as a Bomber as he was replaced for the remainder of the 2015 season by Sergio Castillo & then signed as a FA with Hamilton. Hard lesson learned for a young player at the time. I'm sure he'd handle a bad game like he had that day a lot differently now. Nothing like going thru a bad time time to be a good teacher of experience. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bombers-kicker-lirim-hajrullahu-apologizes-to-fans-for-saturday-s-game-1.3256317 https://winnipegsun.com/2015/11/04/end-of-the-line-with-bombers-for-kicker-lirim-hajrullahu/wcm/bdda34d0-57fc-4e11-8c80-09e89994ea93

That's the thing. The more people that are tested, the higher the numbers will be as to how many are infected. It gives us a more accurate idea of the number of people sick & where.

I used an example of what had happened in Wuhan 2 months ago. People were being forcibly removed from their homes. I'm just saying that I believe other than military & police action a mandatory stay inside order is impossible to enforce. A Calgary business owner living in Beijing said that every night the police come to his apartment building every night. They chain & padlock the building so no one can leave. Then they come back & unlock it in the morning. When he asked the police about being locked in & unable to get out if there was a fire he said they acted like they didn't care.

Well unfortunately, a lot of people won't look at it like you & will be angry. I'm all for self isolation, self distancing & closing businesses down like we are doing right now to prevent the cure.m I've been self isolating since March 19th & staying indoors. However, I draw the line on the police & military using force for all of us to stay indoors. If half the population was sick & hospitals were overrun then okay but we're nowhere near that. Right now, Canadians are cooperating voluntarily but take away their democratic rights & I believe that there will be demonstrations in the streets which will defeat everything that has been done by all of us staying home.

Then it's a police state & we're no better than China. How would you feel if the RCMP burst into your home & took your wife to an isolation area while you watched helplessly because a gun is pointed at your head? We all saw that going on in Wuhan in January & February. People fighting & screaming while being whisked away in vans by cops wearing Haz Mat suits. Thousands of detention centres would have to be set up across the country. Kids separated from parents. Families separated from one another. Our every move tracked by our smartphones. Once we give up our freedoms then the Genie is out of the bottle. Ninety five per cent of Canadians are voluntarily self isolating. I think there'd be all kinds of violence if Draconian measures are brought in by the federal & provincial governments in the name of public health.

Didn't know anything about it, thanks.

What is the testing rate in Manitoba as compared to other provinces? I think that stat needs to be added in as the number of infected people sure seems low. With zero cases again. There is no way just 250 people are infected in Manitoba with Covid 19.

No. If they do that then we'll start seeing demonstrations like the ones in the US. Peoiple will push back & become angry. What's next tanks at every street corner? Having to pass checkpoints & present ID like it's Cold War East Germany? Having to ask Big Brother if it's okay to go out on your deck or balcony? Things seem to be working alright in our country as is. Leave it as is.

And Trump wants to open the economy by May 1st? We all thought this guy with the nuclear codes would destroy the world. All it took to destroy his own country is an invisible virus. Who thought it would be that easy? Trump's new slogan: Make America Sick Again.

The virus is really hammering Quebec. That truly is scary stuff.

Fernandez was outstanding. He was a truly great receiver BUT... he didn't have CFL longevity. He left for Oakland after 5 seasons & returned to the Lions 8 years later for one last swan song but he only had 225 yards receiving. Here are Swervin' Mervyn's CFL receiving stats for anyone who wants to know... He played 6 seasons for the Lions (82 thru 86 & 94). He had 399 catches for 6,690 yards & 57 touchdowns. Every year except 1994 he had over a thousand yards receiving including 1,727 yards in 1985. He was probably the most dominant receiver of that era in the 80's so I can see why someone who isn't a Blue Bomber fan would say that. However, longevity has to figure into the GOAT. The ability to perform at an extremely high level for a long time. The two best that I ever saw were Milt Stegall & Allen Pitts. Pitts was cut after 11 seasons in Calgary by Wally even after a thousand yard season to save money. Wally was a total ass that way. To cut (at the time) the CFL's all time leading receiver was just brutal. Of course all know that Milt played every down of his CFL career with the Bombers.

No large gatherings in Calgary until at least June 30th. I'd think a training camp with 60 players is a large gathering. There'll be no TC on July 1st.

Who's gonna pay for sequestering in hotels all season, meals, expenses, salaries etc with no fans even if the play in Canada?

He hasn't been fully trained on the TSN Way yet... 1. Players have to have stupid nicknames. 2. Dumb catchphrases after every touchdown or big play. 3. mention a subject in the first quarter then talk about it the rest of the game ad nauseum. 4. Interview someone... anyone... then shove them on TV with smiling personalities. 5. When interviewing totally ignore the three TDs scored or the momentous comeback. 6. Ask... no wait... TELL... the person being interviewed that they must do pbp even if they don't want to. 7. Be as absolutely annoying as one can be on tv. He has a long way to go before graduation.

You may not like Kenney & that is your right but he's not a stupid politician. Ottawa will always be in his crosshairs, especially Trudeau so it works well to criticize the federal government back here. He also knows the consequences are dire if the Alberta economy is opened too soon. Nothing wrong for planning for an opening & how it should be done. Provincial governments should be discussing how the economic rollout will occur in Canada. I have no problem with that at all. BTW, did you see the story that Legault in Quebec reopened the mining sector yesterday (April 15th) much to the objections of First Nations in Quebec worried that an influx of miners on their lands will sicken their population already vulnerable to the Covid virus. No one in the Canadian MSM is criticizing the Premier for that. If it was Kenney he'd be demonized & front page news.

So far, Kenney has been following the advice of Dr Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's Chief Medical Officer. His comments are just echoing most Albertans mistrust with the Liberals in Ottawa & Trudeau in particular. I don't sense he's ready to throw things wide open. If he does & it backfires then he'll be responsible & he'd either have to resign or lose the next election so it's a huge gamble politically. I don't think he's ready to take that gamble yet. Just be thankful that things up here in Canada are not nearly so sideways as they are in the US because of Trump, Hannity, Ingram & Fox News with their movement to reopen the economy like we saw in Lansing, MI today. We'll see what happens with the morons demonstrating in Wyoming, Oregon & Washington & if they get sick. Just a vocal nutbar minority refusing to listen amped up by Conservative commentators. The majority of Americans are staying indoors & listening to their state governments & healthy authorities. As well as with Fox News pumping the tires of these idiot demonstrators. Nothing I'd like to see more than Fox along with all their talking heads being sued into perpetuity & out of existence. Then there's Dr Oz on ABC. I won't get into what he said today but if you don't know then find out. On twitter just type #DrOz

I think yes but international travel is still happening. Funny how no information about that is being released. As Calgary is one of the 4 designated airports to receive international flights, I'd like to know how many passengers are flying here everyday.

I have Flight Radar 24 & you're right. There are flights coming into Canada & the US from China & Europe. Borders should have been closed months ago to all international air & sea travel.

The only saving grace TSN has with Rod Black & Glen Suitor is they don't team them up. Can you imagine if they were a regular broadcast team just how horrible that would be?

I don't know why the football league wannabees can't get it through their heads that fans like an off season. After the regular season, playoffs & Super Bowl with all the hype of that game & then to start over a week later with a third rate league, who gives a ****?

Riker looks a bit frazzled.