Mike

Shannon Boatman looking in great shape.

No entries? I guess mine wins by default. I'll PM you my address for the prize.

Things I'd rather play at RT than Shannon Boatman a boat, man.

Does that not mean that we have to start him this week then? I think he needs to be on the 46 not necessarily the 42. Correct. He just needs to be paid a game cheque.

29 year old prospect offensive lineman. Nifty.

He's had a bad injury history but I would jump on that one - he would be an instant upgrade I don't know about THAT, but he'd certainly be worth bringing in.

You were expecting a sure-fire NFLer to come in? I guess my expectations were a little more than a bar two inches off the floor. With this team, I honestly don't know what to expect anymore. Honestly, I just wish you'd do some of your own research for once before you start complaining. Not to rag on MOAB but he posted the guy's college bio with his weight listing from 2 years ago. Jones hasn't weighed sub-300 since he left college and is most recently listed as closer to 305. He's also had NFL tryouts and comes from one of the better offensive line programs in the NCAA. I don't know what you expect, did you think we were going to go out and sign Michael Oher off the street? people are so down on our o-line and the americans that have been brought in lately that they just assume the worst because that's all we've seen. Exactly.... Like what am I supposed to think Mike? We've won 8 games in a season & a half? Our OL is a sieve & I'm being kind. And what will research tell me that your post on the guy's bio didn't?? Look at the scouting report. DEVELOPMENTAL PLAYER. I like the part where you say it in all caps as if I missed it the first time. I also like the part where you take a 2012 NFL draft report and apply it as if it is entirely relevant a year later in a different league. Every player who comes from the NCAA/NFL to the CFL is a developmental player to some degree. It's all about their skill set and how quickly they adapt to the CFL game. On top of that, I also like the part where you assume that because our OL has been bad for 3 years, our NEW general manager will be unable to find quality OL players.

You were expecting a sure-fire NFLer to come in? I guess my expectations were a little more than a bar two inches off the floor. With this team, I honestly don't know what to expect anymore. Honestly, I just wish you'd do some of your own research for once before you start complaining. Not to rag on MOAB but he posted the guy's college bio with his weight listing from 2 years ago. Jones hasn't weighed sub-300 since he left college and is most recently listed as closer to 305. He's also had NFL tryouts and comes from one of the better offensive line programs in the NCAA. I don't know what you expect, did you think we were going to go out and sign Michael Oher off the street?

What blows my mind is that Boatman is SO terrible that I'd rather start Jake Thomas in his spot and yet, he still gets trotted out there every week. When Marcus Howard literally picked him up and carried him to the quarterback on a sack, I couldn't do anything but laugh. How does a guy perform that poorly and keep his job?

Jesus christ if one of these guys doesn't make an impact on the OL I will die a little inside. Jones is a former Sooner and Knapp is a Sun Devil grad, these are top flight D1 OL prospects of their day ...

If we're thinking of the same play, Hall sailed it on him but it had nothing to do with needing a stronger arm. It wasn't like he had reached the limitations of his arm strength on a 30 yard throw, he just thought he was serving up an easy 6 for his receiver (which he was) and he forgot that he threw it to the guy who has boulders for hands.

I read this thread title as "Picard fined for throwing away punch out of the bowl"

Between Pierce, Burke and Lawless it's almost like you're in love with the holy trinity of inability.

Seems like more of a KR prospect but I don't doubt he could get a look at RB too

I don't think the premise of trading Muamba is the one that's being criticized here, it's the idea that a pending FA who was a pain in the ass to get signed to an entry level deal with an agent that lots of GMs won't give the time of day to who has already said he'll be a pain in the ass to sign this time has the kind of value that he could bring in a qb that is actually going to make a difference. It's that plus he wasn't even motivated enough to research enough to find out that one of the guys he mentioned us trading for is ALSO a pending free agent (Collaros) that makes me hate this article.

I like how you say "why dwell on the past?" and manage to fit in a shot at Joe Mack in the same paragraph.

Is Collaros really showing THAT much as a passer though? We've seen how teams can take away a guy who is a runner first and foremost with the other issues on the Bombers offense right now. The Argos are not nearly as good a team with Collaros in there for Ray regardless of whether or not the guy has picked up a few wins. (Goltz beat the riders as well FWIW) His best game was certainly his debut, but let's put this into perspective. +60% passing completion rate in every game no more than 1 interception in every game +200 yards passing in every game (+250 in 3 of them) Stats aside, he may have a wonky throwing motion but he's got good pocket awareness, he's got a strong arm and he's mobile. Seems accurate with his touch on the deep ball and with his intermediate game. I'm saying this with the built in understanding that ANY quarterback we bring in is going to need an offensive line to work with, but I think right now Collaros is my pick for next year.

Charles Roberts. In town for the legacy dinner, will sign and retire as a Blue Bomber. (Just kidding, I think it's Martell Mallett)

Okay, here's a serious question. Do people really understand what a game day thread would be filled with before asking for one? There's a pre-game thread where we discuss things as we lead up to the game and there are ALWAYS a few points of discussion being talked about after a game ends but I'm not sure how a 30-page thread filled with "OH ****! sit Goltz/Hall/Boltus" "god damnit, I need another drink" and "hey can someone provide some play by play while I take my laptop with me for a dump" is going to be something worth reading if you missed it the first time. There's hardly anything ever worth reading in the game day chat room, it's like having a conversation with your buddies. All the well thought out stuff comes before and after a game.

Is it not absolutely pathetic that a Canadian defensive lineman performed better on our line than our starting IMPORT tackle?

So basically, if Lawless wrote an article where the premise was "If Toronto would trade Ricky Ray for Pierre Luc Labbe, Winnipeg should do it" then you'd think it's a good article too? He's right. If we could trade Muamba for a proven QB then we should. But we can't. That's the point. He put no thought into the article at all.

a) we use the chat you have the same ability to make threads that other posters do c) you've known this for a long time

Thoughts: -- nobody's trading BLM but if Calgary was dumb enough to swap BLM for Henoc, I'd do that. -- Collaros is a FA ... why would we trade Henoc just because he's a pending FA only to acquire another one -- who said we're losing Henoc? The entire reason he's going to market is because of the new CBA and Walters already said they'll match any offer Typical Lawless crap.

The one thing that stands out to me is how the article makes Reilly seem like a big *****.

We will get money in the form of an increase in the generated gate revenue.