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Mike

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  1. I'm talking flood Brandon. Water coming thru the roof causing significant damage enough to close the place down. It would be news.

     

    But there wasn't water coming through the roof that caused any kind of damage resulting in a facility shutdown ...

  2. Kirk Penton mentioned in his column that two kickers will be reporting to mini camp today

     

    QB Brian Brohm and REC Mario Urrutia also showed up today.

     

    Standouts as per ...

    Penton: Receivers Antonio Robinson, Jaymar Johnson and Willie Haulstead. defensive backs Stephon Morris, Bruce Johnson and Cyhl Quarles

    Irving: Receivers Jaymar Johnson and Willie Haulstead, returner CJ Tarver, defensive backs Stephon Morris and Bruce Johnson

    Bauming: Receivers Willie Haulstead and Quentin Sims, quarterback Rob Marve

    Wiecek: busy reporting on curling, apparently

  3. Bombers mini camp started today in Florida ... we'll keep a central thread for all reports and tweets, etc from those who have been following it.

     

    Darrin Bauming has been an awesome source of news this morning. Pretty sure Penton and Wiecek are there too.

     

    -- Apparently there are 7 new bodies from yesterday's free agent camp that we have yet to see "officially" signed by the club who showed up in Florida. Few more unannounced names than that overall, though.

     

    -- Florida State REC Willie Haulstead, Florida State OL Daniel Glauser, Central Michigan RB Paris Cotton, Emporia State DB Jeff Richards are among the names that the club has yet to announce but are there. In the case of Haulstead, Glauser and Cotton, it's possible they have no contracts yet while Richards' agent has confirmed he signed a deal with the club. (chose Winnipeg over Calgary + another CFL club, in fact)

     

    -- Couple more guys in the backfield who I can't name yet (as per request) but one of them spent time with Hamilton last year and the other is a fullback from LSU with 3 years of NFL time bouncing around practice rosters.

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    How I see it:

     

    Plan A: Draft Lavertu at #2 overall, have the option to start Neufeld or an American at RT.

     

    Plan B: Ottawa takes Lavertu, draft Foucault (or elsewhere) at #2 overall, start Neufeld at RT, import at C.

     

    Of course they could take Goossen at #2 as well, but I have been led to believe that the club is not all that high on him.

    Interesting. I wonder what the Bomber brain trust sees in Goossen that leads them to believe he should be ranked lower. Attitude? Lack of speed? Teachability? Fragility?

     

     

    I think it's just general ability, to be honest. He's not at the skill level you'd expect out of a #2 pick.

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    the NCAA has some absolutely ******** rules when it comes to athletics and what can make players ineligible. 

     

    Bombers have a guy from FSU - Daniel Glauser - attending mini camp next week who lost a year due to playing two games in a Swiss league prior to attending JuCo. Missed out on a National Championship this past year.

     

     

    Still calls himself a National Champion in his Twitter bio too.

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    We need help this season. I'd stay away from Lavertu if he has eligibility. Go with the player that can help us now. I don't think we can go wrong with Matthias Goosen if the Bombers are set on picking an offensive lineman. With the second pick  we have to find a guy who can play. Especially after last year's draft & Andy Mulamba. I thought the draft rules were changed to stop this from happening? Why are players with eligibility left even in the draft? Let them finish CIS first.

     

    In my evaluations, Lavertu is the only guy I like to play right away. Matthias Goossen would be the sure bet, because he comes out of Simon Fraser in the NCAA, which means he can't return to school, however I feel he is atleast two years away from making an impact.

     

    I can't imagine a scenario where Lavertu returns to school, given how high the Bombers are on him.

     

     

    Bingo. PS, glad you signed up, Tyler.

  7. After being cut from the Lions in 2012, he spent 2013 playing baseball at Arizona Christian University.  My bet is that he showed up to one of our free agent camps and did enough to earn another look.

     

    Would be inclined to say you're dead on.

     

    I don't hate the signing, he looks intriguing at worst but I would just expect we would be able to do better than a guy whose most recent athletic endeavor was a varsity baseball team.

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