Mike

Bombers signed Thera-Plamondon and Conteh, but yeah ... at the bottom of the press release, Waggoner retired. That's disappointing, but it is what it is. Ultimately, as much as I thought his motor would translate to meaningful defensive reps, he did end up being a bust.

Good.

Club hasn't announced it but QB Austin Apodaca's training facility just announced he's signed with the Bombers. Lots to like about this signing. 6'3", 215 ... very much a pro-style prospect. Absolute gun for an arm ... had he clocked it at the combine instead of a pro day, he would've set the all-time record with a 61 MPH toss. Can make all the CFL throws. Few things not to like ... he didn't play much in college. Didn't get a lot of opportunity to throw the ball at UNM, ran the triple option offense. Receivers never really helped him out much, so he doesn't have the backing of any good statistics really. Pretty raw.

Not quite. He may never play for them, they really only want him if he takes a pay cut.

a DB from Southeastern Oklahoma and a WR from Southwestern Oklahoma ... that's weird

The issue there (which is why I would think a lot of teams weren't very interested) is that even though he's got FB attributes ... he's nowhere near FB sized. He'd be a good fullback if he were big enough.

You know, as much as I've really made a conscious decision to try and be more respectful to a few posters here who I've certainly been overly critical ... this one just doesn't sit well with me. 1) I have already said in this thread that I really have no preference and I'm fine with going the route of least resistance. 2) There literally could not be less true words that the ones that suggest this site has evolved to a state of "what Mike wants is what happens." I'm probably the least active staff member on this entire forum and I've been debating a decision to remove myself from the staff here because of that very reason. Rich and I should not be held in equal regard as far as "titles" on this forum go. Rich is the owner and I'm very much just holding onto a title I don't deserve at this point. 3) If you go back and look at past offseasons, I've usually been the one creating the majority share of the individual signing threads. It's foolish and just plain wrong to suggest I'm not a proponent of them considering the method you're suggesting I don't like is the exact method I've used in past offseasons until we tried to give this cumulative thread a shot this offseason. 4) We don't stifle "thread originators" or whatever babble you were referring to. You feel this way because your threads are occasionally stifled because you love to hear yourself talk and have so much self importance that you think every thought that enters your head is worth a brand new thread. Most of us have tuned them out by now. So yeah. There's my opinion on that I suppose. For everyone else: let's try to continue the general thread then maybe open it up to discussion to see what everyone prefers once we get to TC?

I don't necessarily disagree with you, but the intent is to have an area for our more casual readers to be able to catch up. If all the information is in a single thread, it's easy for them to find it.

You just said the site isn't busy, then you said there's a thread with 13 topics all being discussed at once. Which is it? theres a thread for a reason. (I'll be moving this once I'm not on mobile)

RAW has been pitiful lately, which is sad with the talent they have.

Looked into it after reading it on Riderfans this morning and there is a real concern that Richie might not be able to resume coaching this season due to some health issues. Not entirely sure what it is and don't really feel like we're in a position to know until he's ready for us to, but it sounds serious enough that it could prevent him from coaching. Let's keep our fingers crossed for a speedy recovery from whatever it is that is affecting Coach Hall. This is not good news, but for so many reasons other than football.

Cole no doubt got cut because he's got a bad attitude.

It is what it is. Nobody wants to fight with you, dude. They're just questioning the opinion you're trying to present because it's remarkably inconsistent from post to post. Hard to follow. Just want some clarity on where you stand.

Justin Cole released.

Great. Then we still have the same issue, just with a hometown boy instead. (Demski hasn't really shown me much) (that being said, I do think he will improve, so I shouldn't write him off)

I agree. Livestream a strong reprimanding!

Marshall Ferguson continues to show he knows very little about the CFL Draft His mock (two days before the draft!) was awful. Some highlights: Ankou @ 2 to SSK, Augustine @ 15 to WPG, Herdman @ 16 to BC, Boateng @ 19, Luke @ 25 to CGY, McGough @ 30 to SSK, Johnson @ 36 to TOR, Colling @ 63 to TOR It's one thing for an amateur blogger to put together a pretty far-out mock draft, but for the "resident draft guru" to be off in some cases by 5 or 6 rounds when they should have their hand on the pulse of the league and have access to infinitely more information than any of us? Sad. He got 1 pick in the first round right and it was the one that was known beforehand (Ekakitie) and on top of that, 5 of his selections not only weren't in the right slot, they weren't even in the right round.

You are aware the reason people are so frustrated with your opinion is because you have changed your stance on literally every single reply you've made in this thread. You're more than entitled to your opinion and to discuss it, that's what we're all here for. But it's difficult to discuss something when every time someone responds to you, you change your mind about what you think and completely ignore what you've already said.

4/9 first round in my mock, better than most years. And for those scoring at home, Bomberbuzz (0/9) and BlueBomberTalk (1/9) didn't do so hot. HIRE ME DREW EDWARDS

A Riders connection is how Colling got his eligibility ... what goes around comes around

Marouf hasn't played in forever, but he was recruited by the NCAA until everyone learned he doesn't read so good. Academically ineligible forever.

He's just not a good fit as a pro football player.

No surprise Augustine is still around, to be honest. He's a slow player at a position that generally goes American.

Kwaku Boateng finally picked and it's still too early in my opinion

FMB is a futures guy as much as anything and not to bash Medlock, but he's not the best punter.