JohnnyAbonny

Yeah they were running it on the cheap back then. The facility was super rough too. I don’t think we retained a high-end FA for nearly a decade. After 02 it was the big 4 (Milt/Blink/Brown/KJ or KG) with little to nothing else talent-wise. When they hired Doug Berry, Taman was able to bring in a few good vets on the tail end (Simpson, Bolden, Armstrong, ect) to make a short run. Point is, you’re right. There was never anything foundational for a sustained run on top before Wade took over.

Nah, it’s fine the way it is. I’d even be ok with the playoffs in December like way back when. I mean, I’m in the minority I guess but I love cold weather football. Nothing more Canadian than a 3pm start ending under the lights with snowflakes falling. Not to mention avoiding the weekly lightning delays that come with late spring/early summer games.

It’s ok if you’re directly in front of the arena while there’s an event on. Anywhere else, don’t stand still or talk to anybody, and for the love of god don’t pull your darts out whatever you do.

You’re not wrong. It’s the “our nerd” mentality though. You better live here if you want to rip on the city lol.

Yeah Eric Blount. He was a gooder too.

For sure it was. Especially considering he did it twice. Doesn’t change the respect I have for his natural talent though.

Agreed. I’ve smoked cigs and joints with Charlie Roberts. The way he played, with that lifestyle earns a completely different level of respect for me than anything else I’ve seen watching pro sports of any kind.

Right. Part of the last great crop anyhow. I think Sellers came up the first time in 1995 as well.

I’ve never seen a player at any spot in the CFL more dominant than Juran Bolden. The last great Cal Murphy/Paul Jones find here

From 19-22 max protect was pretty much the only way teams could have any measure of success against the Bombers D. Especially when Hall would blitz into it constantly. I’ve said it before, I’m still surprised the ticats didn’t use it in the 19 GC, they’d killed us with max pro in both regular season games that year.

That game should have been over on the strip sack earlier in the drive. The ball came out when Fajardo’s hand was next to his hip and the command centre called it an incomplete pass.

It’s wild how quickly both Alberta clubs went to ****.

Different topic, anyone else think the Stamps organization is in serious trouble? Dilapidated stadium and facility, super low and consistently dropping attendance. Lousy QB with a big contract, no marketable star players. Ownership doesn’t seem to care in the slightest. Huff getting older. Dickinson getting dumber by the year it seems. I actually think they’re on the thinnest ice of any team right now. Frankly, that stadium is pathetic.

Agreed. Not enough to seriously compete for the west but they won’t be the joke they’ve been for the past few years. They improved at RB, OL and a couple spots on D. The new coaching staff there couldn’t be any worse. Still an underwhelming QB, mediocre receiving corps, not much of a DL. Plus, **** ‘em. 9-9 at best.

To be fair there’s 5 or 6 OL like that bouncing around at any given time. I swear there was a different Eric Lofton at one point too

I think you might be confusing Lofton with Jamar McGloster Lofton was with Ottawa in 2017, then BC, Edm, here, then Sask.

I doubt it. There’s already a guy with much more pedigree brought in as well. If he was going to be that, I think they’d have kept him over Richmond.

It’s not like they’re paying him starter money. It’s a TC body at worst.

I know highlight tape is cherry-picked but man that guy just looks like a monster at the second level

Dino? Better call Barney and Fred in.

Wait til he turns 1.. Wait til he turns 1..

Especially 22 in hindsight. 23 we were outcoached all game and outplayed in crunch time by a team on a roll. 22 was a game that Bombers gave away and had no business losing.

Tyrell Ford back. Huge.

A lot of football also players enjoy what they do to a point, but their love and passion is for another sport. Andrew Harris for example was a hockey player first. I just heard an interview with HOF lineman Anthony Munoz, he said his first love was baseball and really only chose football because of his size. I’m sure that’s more common than we realize too. In any occupation, the amount of people that truly love what they do is smaller than you’d think. It just so happens this is one that we idolize as fans.

When I was 8, Ken Ploen sat in front of me and my Dad at a game. I had a huge Pepsi with a bad lid, and I spilled it down the bench and all over Ken and his wife. I apologized and he smiled and said “don’t worry about it” but they went to clean up and never came back.. Dad was mortified. Sorry about that again Mr. Ploen. Rest easy.