Noeller

They'll meet in the middle and find a way to keep everyone happy. They're not stupid...they need each other.

I'm not convinced they don't trade their 1st, even if it IS the #1 overall. If someone gave them a game-ready-now D Man (not saying anyone would, but IF) like...sayyyy.....Subban, Hedman, Karlsson, Ekblad.......someone young, but will be a stud #1 D for them for 15 years.......I'd make that trade.

I think the Oilers are just about the only team in that bottom group that's really trying to win. Getting some confidence and learning HOW to win is far more important to that team right now than getting the 1st overall again. Honestly, I think they'd rather not have the pressure of HAVING to take Matthews....get the 4th or 5th overall and take Chychrun (who they need) guilt free...

I don't give two shits one way or another about Amy Schumer, but Bill Hader is fantastic in everything, and Vanessa Bayer is really funny, too. Trainwreck was a passable RomCom. If you had to sit through one, that wasn't too bad.

possibly Mah-nah-say, as well...

If I was guessing: "Mah-nah-see"

Better than in the all-CFL thread..... WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has signed International offensive lineman Manase Foketi. Foketi (6-6, 310, West Texas A&M, September 18, 1990 in Hesperia, CA) signed as an undrafted free agent with Denver in 2013. He spent part of 2014 with the Buffalo Bills on their practice roster, and was with the Saints through the 2014 preseason. Foketi played collegiate football at West Texas A&M, and attended the Blue Bombers mini-camp in Florida in 2014.

then I have no doubt you'll love this...

This....they're having Wiig and McCarthy play it straight. That's not going to work. This thing looks like a hot mess, but all the people who thought Bridesmaids was funny are going to like this...

Darren Cameron ‏@Darren_Cameron 42m42 minutes ago #Bombers announce mini-camp April 25-27 with all offensive players including newly acquired @ryguy_4 @andrewharris33 @WestonDressler7.

as reported earlier by Bauming, yes.........all offensive passers and catchers will be there....

Bauming says yes. Passers and Pass Catchers all will be there to get a jump start on the season.

To look strictly at stats and say "Oh, goalies suck!" is hilarious and the epitome of some posters on this Jets forum. The entire team isn't playing D well enough, and taking too many penalties, too. It's all a part of it. Pavelec was pretty good last year and Hutch was really good last year. They didn't just suddenly forget how. The whole team needs to be better next year, and everyone knows it.

She's married with a bunch of kids...don't be creepy.

ahh I'm an 80 baby....there we go. Close enough! Gibbler creeps me the **** out.......buhhhhh...

Fwiw, she and I are the same age, I believe.....

the girlfriend wanted to watch Fuller House this weekend, so we sat down and are about 6 eps in, I think. That first one is some of the worst writing I have ever witnessed in TV or Film. Just embarrassingly bad, as they try to shoehorn the "Where Are They Now?" stuff in...God-awful. The upside of course is that Candice Cameron and Jodi Sweetin (my childhood crush...sigh) are outstandingly hot. And things DO get better after awhile. The first ep is by far the worst, and while it never really climbs above Family Channel tripe, it's at least watchable after that first episode. The best review I read started with "Fuller House is basically a porn parody, without the porn"....ha ha.

he was outstanding prior to that, but man that was an ugly one to let in. Still, the speed from McJesus to blow by the D.....Christ that kid is good.

Don't give Buff a letter........just don't. Wheeler's the Captain, and there's no question about it. Scheiff might get a letter next year, and maybe a guy like Myers, depending on his situation....or Little. Wheeler, with Scheiff and Little....I could see that being your leadership core.

^^^ Just in case you thought you were a true cynic, Doug Brown shows you how it's done.....

Doug Brown's (Sort Of) Response To Darren Cameron Blog: "WHEN seven coveted free agents sign with your football franchise — such as what we saw happen a few weeks ago with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers — it is easy to infer they saw more benefits than potential pitfalls in doing so. What is much harder to pin down, however, is the exact rationale for making such a determination. The local football team has recently promoted a couple of stories on its webpage that credit the appeal of its head coach as the critical factor in these signings, and that’s a valid point. In spite of losing twice as often as they have won over the last couple of seasons, it has obviously not deterred new players from bringing their talents to Manitoba. In fact, this losing record and substantial coaching and player turnover on a yearly basis makes these free agent signings and comments all the more impressive. It takes charismatic and strong leadership to not waver in the face of adversity and to still present an appealing environment full of possibilities in spite of short returns. The cliché tells us hard times reveal character, and there is seemingly no shortage of that on several rungs of the coaching staff in Blue and Gold. That being said, there are simply too many factors involved in an athlete’s decision to come to terms with a team to conclusively say one factor superseded any other. If you’ve been around the game long enough, you’ve come to learn the most loyal professional athlete is the one who just cashed his bonus cheque with his new team, but hasn’t yet played a down. He hasn’t been late for a meeting yet, he hasn’t fumbled a football or got a penalty, he hasn’t been benched, he hasn’t disagreed with the play calling or argued with a coach. Once these inevitable moments surface — as reality television has taught us — people stop being polite and start being real, but even then you would be hard pressed to find out publicly what players truly feel about their superiors. Having played for eight different head coaches in pro football, no matter what you end up thinking about them by the close of your time together, initially, you are always eager to play for them. When a recruited athlete has yet to earn the money you’ve handed out, or played in a game, they tend to follow most any narrative or directive you put in front of them. When you hear comments from new players about an organization or coach they haven’t gotten into the weeds with yet, it’s better to attribute their comments to the jubilation of the moment. There is no agreed upon order or priority list for what makes a player want to play in any given postal code. Each one factors in money, potential for success, coaches, exposure, teammates and location, and they all weigh differently with each individual. It’s also been reported that free agents chose Winnipeg as a destination for reasons outside of simply a bigger payday, as comparable offers were on the table from multiple suitors. While that is a favourable endorsement of a franchise, few and far between are the occasions when teams can actually authenticate that kind of information, and even rarer, when an agent is completely forthcoming about what other proposals have been made to their client. Not only is it an agent’s job to land his client the best opportunity for a maximum amount of compensation, and to play teams against one another, but it is also in their interests to make their clients look less dollar-driven and to come off as caring about things that will endear them to a community. For what puts a player in a better light: the acknowledgement that he/she signed with the team that made him/her the most outlandish offer, or one that chose a team because of other humanizing considerations? If you truly want to reveal the merit of any organization or coaching staff, you wouldn’t just ask the newly signed players and the people who work in the building. For every player that has just committed and cashed a big cheque, I would suggest you also speak with a player who has spent a season or two playing, and was just released. The same see-saw of opinion should also be weighed when it comes to narratives from employees: they should be measured against those whose positions no longer exist. Most teams are in hype mode right now and eager to share their successes of the off-season, but there is often more to the processes than what is shared and simplified for public consumption. No organization and its coaching staff is as wondrous as players that haven’t even broken a sweat for it yet say it is, and no franchise is probably as dysfunctional as those that are no longer employed claim it is, either. Like most things, the truth lies somewhere in the middle of competing agendas, so it’s too easy to only promote a single side of it. Doug Brown, once a hard-hitting defensive lineman and frequently a hard-hitting columnist, appears weekly in the Free Press.

For a week? Some kinda funeral....

middle of last week...where the hell were you?

Oilers would deal the 1st for a stud D, I think.....but I'm not sure that deal is out there, even in June/July. And any deal for RNH/Hall/Ebs, happens in the summer...not today.

I like Yak rumoured to be leaving Edm, don't like him going to another one of my teams. Can't we ship him to Washington, Montreal, New York or some other team that's really easy to hate?