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Dickenson rumoured to be going to Edmonton to be the STC there. I don't think the season ended fast enough for Craig here & he wanted out. Who could blame him?

This one is tough. Experience over youth. Hard to say. Leave that one up to O'Shea.

This board is a great community. We bicker, sometimes we fight but we all have one thing in common. We are passionate about our team. Merry Christmas.

Same to you, Noeller!

So, I take it you were naughty & not nice this past year?

Well, in Ottawa as I see it, you have a portion of the fanbase that is excited to get the CFL back & a portion that will wait & see before they support it. In Winnipeg, you have a fanbase that is pissed off but willing to forgive the bad coaching & mismanagement at the drop of a hat if the team's fortunes turn around next season. Bomber fans are so pent up waiting for a winner it'll be like a volcano exploding when that actually happens. Factor in playing & coaching at Investors Group Field & if I was a coach I'd rather have success here in Winnipeg than Ottawa. I don't get that same vibe coming from out there. Only concerns that if the team doesn't win sooner rather than later it all could fold up again.

You think BC is set up for success? I sure don't. He has a great qb so that will help but the OL is a huge problem & needs major upgrading. Wally is getting impatient & beginning to become heavy handed. Looks like he's losing confidence in Mike Benevides & beginning to do something he used to loathe when he was a HC. Starting to question the head coach's role looking over Benevides shoulder. No slam dunk for Khari. But congrats to a nice guy getting a much deserved chance to run the Lions offense.

We don't know how well Neufeld is going to play as he never did once he came over from the Riders. So I like the TBD grade. Also, the comment saying that it's okay for January to be average if he was a Canadian (when he's not). I don't get that. Who cares about nationality? Either a player can play or not as a starter.

Kerry Joseph a Blue Bomber.

Merry Xmas & Happy New Year.

Pickings are slim indeed.... We have no idea how the hiring process for coordinators is done by the Bombers compared to other teams. If they aren't paying what they should to attract the best candidates to maybe taking too long to make decisions thereby allowing other teams to scoop up the coaches they really want. Or if coaches truly don't want to come here. It does seem that any excitement & momentum the team had after the O'Shea hiring has now come to a stop.

J'Micheal Deane is becoming a very good OL. I saw enough of him with the Stamps to come to that conclusion. He was nearly a full time starter who can play every position but center. Looks like it came down to the Stamps protecting former local Calgary Colts product Spencer Wilson or Deane. Wilson has missed a lot of time with back injuries the past 2 seasons as well as being spotted in & out of the lineup when he could play. I'm surprised the Stamps didn't leave Wilson protected. Right now, Deane is the better player.& has tremendous upside. Not convinced Wilson will ever be a full time Stamps starter with his injury issues. Don't understand this at all.

Boatman was a human pylon.

Eagle Keys still around? How about George Brancato?

Schemes got him canned from his university gig, too. Do not hire him. He ran the Double Wing. It was nuts.

Maybe not,17.Guys like January, Boatman & Morley have probably topped out.

Huff is a pretty good judge of talent. .Haven't been many duds on his staff over the years especially at a position as important as this. Makes me wonder if he deserved to be the whipping boy on the coaching staff by fans. Talent or lack thereof has to figure into this when he coached the Bombers.

Talk about landing on his feet. Brett Jones, Dan Federkeill, Stanley Bryant, Brett Jones, Dmitri Tsoumpas & a lot of depth with backups capable of stepping in & playing well ... He must think he's gone to football heaven.

Cancer over a stroke?

According to coachingsearch.com, Pat DelMonaco has joined the Calgary Stampeders as Offensive Line Coach.

Think Smith is a flash in the pan? Thoughts?

They think they'll be winners in their first couple of seasons.... That's the belief. It could happen but I doubt it. I don't know what it is about some coaches... Some make 8 phone calls & have their staff cuz they're buddies. Others have a hard time attracting coaches. I never understood why an assistant in a great situation like with Calgary would leave just to go work with a friend. A promotion is understandable, I guess . Going to an expansion team, well if that's what they want, more power to them. I think Huff will be a coach in Calgary longer than Campbell is in Ottawa. Solid staff, though, I gotta say that.

No, I got it first time. Trust me, the vast majority of fans don't want this guy here.

Please, please not Etcheverry.

Wow, it seems the coaches ares in love with the redblacks . Took Campbell only a week to fill in his staff. One bad season & it'll change.