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I haven't heard anything about Heath starting this week. Everything reported so far suggests he's been working with scout team only....

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-blue-bombers-fan-feedback-banjo-bowl-1.3763589 Fans who went to the Banjo Bowl last Saturday are being asked to weigh in on their overall game experience. A fan experience survey for the 2016 Banjo Bowl was sent to fans this week, asking for input on everything from the cleanliness of the stadium to customer service at concessions, and the helpfulness of staff to the game experience. The survey comes after Janelle-Marie Emond said her 9-year-old son was bullied and had beer poured on him by Bomber fans for wearing a green sweater at the Banjo Bowl last Saturday when the Blue Bombers beat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 17-10. The football club has sent a gift basket to Emond and her son with complimentary tickets to future Bomber games as well as a chance to meet some of the Blue Bomber players. Feeling better Emond said Thursday that her son is still feeling overwhelmed by all the attention, but he's also feeling better. She plans to take him to another game as soon as this Saturday. "We're going to take a look at the schedule and pick a game together," Emond said in an email to CBC. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have not commented on the survey, but Emond called it a positive sign. That is fantastic to hear. It is nice to see that possibly some things could change," she said. The questions in the survey include: How often do you attend Blue Bomber games? Where was your seat located? How did you get to the game? How likely are you to recommend purchasing tickets to a Blue Bombers game to a friend, family member or colleague? There were also questions about parking and whether fans parked on campus or off campus. The survey also asks for any additional feedback about fans' overall experience at the Banjo Bowl.

Gary Lawless tweets that word is the Argos have Josh Bourke on the trade block..........does the guy have much juice left in the tank? How old is he?

Yeah, that's fair in a specific context.....I was thinking of it in general terms that it seemed absurd. I've seen Bruce Johnson whiff on so many tackles this year that I would desperately like to see him take some time off...

wait....did a guy say that we "needed" a DB?? The deepest part of our team?

Just to tack on here, when asked in post practice presser, MOS said those injured guys don't necessarily need to practice this week to play. He was going to check on Harris/Wild on Thursday and make a determination then. Smith, they figure, is a couple weeks likely.

We're all aware, by now, about The Trinity's policy re: player personalities. MOS, especially, looks for players who are even better human beings than they are players. Duron Carter does NOT fit his mould, clearly...

Lawless tweeted out something today about how the Als might be having a fire sale right away. They're going to be cutting ties with expensive vets and using their younger, cheaper players to both get an idea what they have and also to shed some salary...

Fwiw, when I first read the story, I also felt like something wasn't right. Definitely not saying that nothing happened, but I wouldn't be shocked if this was really being blown outta the water. If "pouring beer on the kids head" was actually "accidentally spilled a bit of beer on the kid in front of me", It'd be a lot easier to believe. That happens a lot....especially at an event like this.

This year he might not look much better cause their team is ****, but next year I expect big things...

Barker saying that they'd been trying to do this deal without Heath involved for awhile now, but Walters long-cocked him on the porch....refused to do the deal without Heath, and then Barker realized that this was the best deal they were going to get, so he had to cave. Good on Walters for holding strong...

Dave and I were talking this morning about how it's similar to when Michael Bishop was 11-1 in Toronto in 2007, including a 9-game win streak. People were like "BISHOP!! ALL HE DOES IS WIN!!!11!" while overlooking the fact that he was an awful QB who had an incredible Stubler D and ST led by MOS and Co (still playing).......eerily similar situation. Fwiw, I think Nichols is a much smarter QB than Bishop (notoriously one of the dumbest) but still...there are some similarities...

The number of times Nichols has badly under thrown a receiver and they managed to bail him out...cripes.

I think this year is a write-off, but I think he'll be their starter next summer and will look good with a much better team...

Drew Willy has never played a full season in the league, fwiw. If you want to judge him for his injury history, that's completely fair game.

Being in the other division, even in a worst case scenario, he can't haunt us that bad. Ricky Ray and Drew Willy on the same team makes me a much bigger Argos fan, that's for sure. Hope Willy has a killer season next year...5000 yards and 40 TDs...

I was thinking Hebert has been playing a long time now, though he moved from safety into that LB spot, which can prolong a career for a DB...

and then deleted it less than 5 minutes later....so someone clearly saw that and said "mayyyyyybeeee dial it back for now..."

that was one of my first thoughts...he's not exactly young. But, if we can get even 5 years out of him, I'd call that good...

Ya, it's Kevin Glenn. He's as bad as Jovon and some others who always bring drama to Twitter. It's to be expected...

Funny story: I found that tweet and posted it here. Less than 5 minutes after that, I happened to notice it was deleted. I was talking to 17to85 on FB chat and told him about it and he says "just watch, Walters saw that and said 'ehhhhhhh might wanna pull that one, Bob...'" And wouldn't you know.....

My 2004-era RBK style blank navy hasn't been washed since the Esks game. You don't EVER mess with a streak/rally.....

Bruce Johnson has been next to awful for a good chunk of this season, so I'm glad to see someone come in that can take his spot.

Did NOT see that coming!

Never mind Argos beat TiCats.....Dan f***ing Lefevour!