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Logan007 and Noeller still on top the leaderboard with 16 correct picks, with a large group of people nipping at their heels with 15 wins. Check out the current standings here: http://morningbigblue.com/community/index.php?app=pickems&do=leaderboard&pid=5 Be sure to get your picks in for this week before game time tonight: http://morningbigblue.com/community/index.php?app=pickems&do=games&pid=5&wid=54

Its game day! First of three games for these teams. The Bombers, currently first place in the West, against the Roughriders, reigning Grey Cup champions. Drew Willy facing his old team. Will Ford running against his old team. Winnipeg vs. Saskatchewan! Weather for game time looks to be sunny and 26 degrees, with a southern wind @ 27 km/h. As always, for those not attending the game, join us in the chat room!

I care, actually. And the royal blues should be the Bombers main jersey. I won't stop complaining about it until they make it happen.

The worst thing about this is that if we wear these new ones for 2 games a year, it means we are less likely to get games with the Royals. Do these replace our third jerseys.

I guess I'll reserve final judgement until they are released, but if this is true, it means I'll save myself a couple of hundred bucks in that I won't have another jersey to buy. I would post the pic on here but I don't want to get anyone in trouble! Understandable. We will get to see them eventually. Thanks for sharing the info that you can!

I guess I'll reserve final judgement until they are released, but if this is true, it means I'll save myself a couple of hundred bucks in that I won't have another jersey to buy.

Does this mean they become the permanent uniforms next year? Or they will just be used once or twice next year. Anything not based on the Royal blues will be dissapoinging.

Fixed. Must have missed updating it.

I'm not sure we'll ever see the retro Jets jersey in action. True North has tried to distance themselves from it as much as possible. Even the employees who pick people for on-ice contests are told not to select fans wearing the old jersey. I agree it won't happen anytime soon. But in another 10 years and the novelty of the Jets being back has completely worn off and they've established the new brand ... The money to be made on retro jerseys will be too big for them to refuse.

Which Bomber forum? The one on CFL.CA? BTW BomberFan, I sent you a PM. The official forum is the one run by the Bombers. http://forums.bluebombers.com

They won't retire numbers but the Jets have hinted that they may honour former players at some point. Hull, Hawerchuk, Steen, Selanne all come to mind. My guess is they don't do this until attendance starts to slump, and use it to sell the place out. Same with the retro Jets jersey.

For me it is not even practice. The guy is 44 years old. What happens the first time he takes a devastating sack from someone like Odell Willis. Would he even be able to get up and keep playing at a high level after that. I am just turning 40 this year, and no I am not a professional athlete nor do I train like one, but you do notice the aches pains and extended recovery time more and more. There is a reason why most athletes can't make it into their late 30s, never mind mid-forties. And even if he does play effectively this year, how many more years can he play in Montreal. Past this year? Montreal needs to find their QB of the future. Playing Garcia will just delay that, and I don't believe he can lead them to a Grey Cup, so what would be the point of playing him. Take your lumps now, and find your future.

I've been curious about this too. What happens when the team goes on an extended losing streak. We won't really know the answer to this until it happens, but everything I've seen of him in his interviews and what he says, I think he will handle it fine. If it ever spills into a 3 - 15 type of year, then that would be the real litmus test. Historically speaking, good coaches (Buono, Huf, etc) rarely have those really bad losing seasons. Not that I think O'Shea can be put in the same sentence as those coaches yet, just a comparison for the argument. He has been preaching to keep an even keel throughout all of this. After every game, we are 1 - 0 and now we prepare for next weeks game. The benefit of having this winning streak early, is he can continue to preach this once a losing streak comes. We lost a game, we are 0 - 1, and now we prepare for next week. Saying this during the winning times gives credibility when they say the same thing during the losing times. He was a player in Toronto under Pinball coaching, and while I think he is his own coach, and will always have his own style and his own stamp on the team, the things he says and does to unite the team, elevate the team above individual players, and actually have his players believe and buy into the whole team rather then individuals reminds me an awful lot of what Pinball did in Toronto. He gets his players to believe, to play for each other, and when the chips are down, that type of leadership pays dividends.

I've edited and deleted a bunch of posts out of this thread. Quit calling people out and degenerating threads into pissing matches and name calling. I swear, in the past week this forum has been worse then it was all of last season.... and the Bombers are 5 - 1.

He'd probably do okay. The guy is a phenomenal athlete. Phenomenal athlete or not. He is 44 years old. No one is immune from time.

Let's not get too confident in our backup QBs until we see them in actual game action We may have the most inexperienced backups in the league.

If wishes and buts were candy and nuts we would all have a Merry Christmas. We are a 5 - 1 team because that is what our record is. That is what will be in the record books. This has no bearing on what we will be in the next 12 games This is why they play them.

You could always walk to the Balmoral bus stop and just bus directly. Here is the link to the transit page: http://winnipegtransit.com/en/special/bomberfanfare This is the downtown bus route to the stadium (link is from that page): http://winnipegtransit.com/assets/961/160_Pembina.pdf Here is a google map to show you how close you are to that bus stop https://www.google.com/maps/dir/49.8916293,-97.1526392/Holiday+Inn+%26+Suites+Winnipeg+Downtown,+360+Colony+St,+Winnipeg,+MB+R3B+2P3,+Canada/@49.890806,-97.1539655,17z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x52ea73e32e95bd35:0x9da1b43d7634b190!2m2!1d-97.15148!2d49.891171!3e2 EDIT: Just to add, That google map points to point A on the transit map

Marve may be kept around. It is pretty common for teams to keep 4 QBs now. It really depends if there is a different QB they want to bring in for a look. Marve hasn't been great on 3rd and short, and while he rushed for a TD against Hamilton, he kind of tripped going into the goal line. Wonder if Portis can do the sneaks better.

Have to believe Ford will have the extra motivation for being cut.

Does the West continue its dominance over the East, or can Ottawa win their 2nd home game?

Wasn't meant as a comparison as the Crosby deal was signed 6 years ago, and his salary was huge back then when he signed. It was a commentary on the inflation and escalation of salaries over time.

It is crazy how salaries keep escalating, this is just going to set the bar for future signings. Crosby signed to an AAV of 8.7M until 2024/25 will seem like a steal in a couple of years.

Financial details not yet released, but rumoured to be in the 9M per year range. Is he worth it? If they wanted to keep him, they didn't really have a choice. I think he was likely to get 7 - 8 in arbitration for 1 year .... then what?