TrueBlue

Comedy geek, I got the FREE buddy voucher tickets, but have already offered them out to another party. And no, I'm not charging them money for a ticket I got FOR FREE. However, if they fall through, I'd be happy to offer them up to you as I have no need for the extra tickets myself (using my own 2). I'll know by day's end if they are committing to them or not, so I'll p.m. you if the tickets open up. Appreciate it either way! Send me a pm, and I'll take care of you.

You may not be entitled, but you've definitely devised your own threshold for how long the Bombers should need to make their cuts. Especially when you earlier make a statement like "There's no excuse for the decisions not having been made yet." My threshold = the leagues cutdown day. 5 days is more than enough time to make the decisions. And yet the team made their decisions by the deadline, so what is the concern? That they didn't inform you until today?

You may not be entitled, but you've definitely devised your own threshold for how long the Bombers should need to make their cuts. Especially when you earlier make a statement like "There's no excuse for the decisions not having been made yet."

Lol @ Jovon's punt return.

Numbers skewed for Portis somewhat based on the one scoring drive. Based on these figures Brohm shows to be the most consistent.

OMGZORZ!!! His herpes cleared up! So the ointment you gave him did the trick.

Some tough cuts to make for sure. One step closer to the team taking shape.

So you're in favour of cutting a guy just because he didn't sign a contract extension? There's some logic there, for a 3rd string developmental roster spot. If it were a starting or backup spot, I might have a different opinion. I disagree. It's irrelevant that he didn't sign a contract back in December. I'm sure Osh couldn't care one way or the other that he's playing out this year. All that matters to him is that he progressing along, and making plays and moving the chains.

So you're in favour of cutting a guy just because he didn't sign a contract extension?

MTS or Shaw. My understanding is Shaw itself isn't covered, only Shaw GO (Shaw's mobile TV service) is covered. Doesn't everyone who has Shaw, have automatic enrollment in Shaw GO?

We're not just bring in warm bodies so that the guys with the 'real' potential have someone to hit. Everyone here is here for a reason, and has and should have an opportunity to make this team. Develop them in TC and then give them a chance (as small as that chance may be) to see how they've developed at game speed. You could be doing a disservice to the team if you never gave a guy the opportunity to prove himself against an actual opponent.

Its the way you write your posts that makes me skip over them usually That's preferable to whining about them. For a guy who always says "argue the post, not the poster", you sure do have an interesting habit of always turning everything into a personal matter. Just wish you were a little more honest with yourself, not even with us. It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to observe the fact that you love the role you play around here as the forum agitator. That's not me Mike. I don't turn everything into a personal matter. I simply don't back down when others do. Sure, I like to agitate. Makes folks think and it can be a lot of fun. Keeps the conversations going too. TrueBlue... 'Obviously not trying to win' is simply a statement of fact based on the lineup. You really think that lineup shows a desire to win the game? It doesn't. I'd like to see more of the vets get some reps to work the rust off. Not a lot of time, but some. I'd like to see what some of our better rookies look like beside our vets rather than getting a look at rookie after rookie after rookie, most of whom won't start again. I'd be very reluctant to put Willy out behind that O line. Seems like a recipe for failure rather than success and success breeds more success IMO. No, that's actually not a fact. We've never seen this lineup together before in any type of game, so stating that anyone is not trying to win is strictly your opinion, and only an opinion. Do I think that lineup shows a desire to win the game? My answer is: Does it really matter? To quote Tim Burke: "If we win, we win." Vets will get worked in more next week, you know that. Tim Burke??? Yup, that's the way to make a point around here. You won't admit that the roster hasn't been built to win? I'm certain we have better players than we are sending. So yah... it's a fact that the roster doesn't show a desire to win this game. It shows a desire to give a lot guys a shot at making the team. In a lot of cases, their last shot, but that's not the same thing at all. Your question of 'does it matter?' is a very different question than 'have we sent a roster built to win?'. I can see the argument for sending a roster of second, third and fourth string players to give them a chance. I don't agree with it, but I can see it. I'm fairly certain that the coaches already have a good idea, barring injuries, what most of the team will look like this year. I'm for giving the guys with the best chance the most reps with the guys who will be their teammates this year. That would mean sending less fringe players this week. We can always play them next week when we can carry a bigger roster. I'm strongly in favour of doing our best to win each and every time we step on the field. It's an expectation that needs to be instilled in the team as soon as possible. I'd rather see guys like Westerman and Hajrullahu than the guys we sent to play their spots. I'd rather see our top 2 receivers giving the QB's a better shot at looking good than the guys we sent. I could go on, but you get my point. Is my way the only way? Of course not! Never said it was. I definitely see your where you're coming from, but stating that as fact is completely inaccurate. It is your opinion of this roster that it wasn't designed to win. Is winning the first priority with the preseason? Most people I think would say no, but some, like you, would say yes. Of course we would have a better chance at winning if Willy played the entire game, we had a couple of his go to receivers out there, and some of the key linemen in front of him. But to say with fact that because these elements are not part of the game means that we don't want to win, is false. Absolutely do you want to field the best team possible. But when you have 2 games to evaluate 80 players, of which a large chunk have never played 3 down ball before, you've got to get them into the games to see what you've ultimately got. If this means sending a junior roster for the first preseason game, then so be it. These guys may be young and inexperienced, but they are just as competitive as anyone we've left at home. Of course we could bring along a bunch of projected starters, score a bunch a points and look really good out there against their second stringers, but what good does that do for the guys who need the playing time to show what they've learnt over the past 10 days?

Its the way you write your posts that makes me skip over them usually That's preferable to whining about them. For a guy who always says "argue the post, not the poster", you sure do have an interesting habit of always turning everything into a personal matter. Just wish you were a little more honest with yourself, not even with us. It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to observe the fact that you love the role you play around here as the forum agitator. That's not me Mike. I don't turn everything into a personal matter. I simply don't back down when others do. Sure, I like to agitate. Makes folks think and it can be a lot of fun. Keeps the conversations going too. TrueBlue... 'Obviously not trying to win' is simply a statement of fact based on the lineup. You really think that lineup shows a desire to win the game? It doesn't. I'd like to see more of the vets get some reps to work the rust off. Not a lot of time, but some. I'd like to see what some of our better rookies look like beside our vets rather than getting a look at rookie after rookie after rookie, most of whom won't start again. I'd be very reluctant to put Willy out behind that O line. Seems like a recipe for failure rather than success and success breeds more success IMO. No, that's actually not a fact. We've never seen this lineup together before in any type of game, so stating that anyone is not trying to win is strictly your opinion, and only an opinion. Do I think that lineup shows a desire to win the game? My answer is: Does it really matter? To quote Tim Burke: "If we win, we win." Vets will get worked in more next week, you know that.

You say you understand what pre-season games are for, yet seem to question the relatively junior lineup and make the claim that we're "obviously not trying to win the game with that group".

Why's that? Very few of our starters are on the depth chart. Watching Willy behind that O line would bring back bad memories from last year. We're obviously not trying to win the game with that group, just looking at the players so I doubt it's going to be much of game. It sounds like you have very little appreciation for what the pre-season games are truly all about.

Why's that?

Our media is embarrassing. Holy hell.I'm comfortable putting a twenty down it was Weicek.I couldn't see who asked the question, but it sounded like Bauming, which would surprise me because he's usually on the ball. But could have been someone else too. Sonofa...great. Well June's as good a month as any to ration diapers. Let the baby dookie on the lawn. If he's going to try and flip blame for his screw-up on the Bombers, why not make a crack that he's not used to having learn the names of more than 7 coaches.I asked Bauming about it on Twitter and it was him. I sure hope he thanked you after you asked that question.

Bad break for Childs, but if you have to release someone, it has to be him at this point.

I missed that reference. What happened to Stamps? Years back, Hefney hit him in a "personal area" and he had to have an operation to remove "something". http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/cfl/the-sad-story-of-eskimos-slotback-fred-stamps-lost-********

So since you have been "forced" to do this, what injury does Richards have?

Kirk Penton ‏@PentonKirk 37m37 minutes ago Demond Washington just made a great interception, but he would have been flagged about four times before that. #Bombers

Kirk Penton ‏@PentonKirk 9m9 minutes ago Addison Richards is watching practice again today. #Bombers

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Periscope will be a saviour for a lot of fans this season. If you don't have it, I very much suggest getting it.