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Argos vs Stamps: "The Rematch in Regina".

Going back to that earlier note about Wiecek and QBs: If we can have both Collaros and Glenn next year, we are laughin'...

Interesting notes from Penton in the Sun prior to this game, saying he talked to Khari, and something is obviously up 'cause he never stopped giggling the entire interview. Also said the CFL brass at this game all fully believe that Miller/Walters are taking over the football ops dept and will just hire a new coach. All can't believe no move has been made on Burke yet. Also, Go Stanps Go.....ABS.

I actually kind of wanna see it, just because I wanna see 17to85 go full *****, which would mean buying a Stamps jersey, and preferably Nik Lewis or a throwback Burris or something......I just wanna see that.

Woulda had a shot at MOD if he'd have got by Cox...ah well...

I'd pay him whatever he wants, as a part time job, to come slap the ***** outta some ******* on the OL. Give him the wiffle bat left over from that old OL coach...

Will Ford gets an East Div All Star nod based on two big runs......yeesh.

http://cfl.ca/article/shining-bright-division-all-stars-announced The CFL All-Stars will be announced in early December. Below lists the 2013 East and West Division All-Stars: EAST OFFENCE QB Ricky Ray RB C.J. Gable RB Will Ford R Andre Durie R Bakari Grant R S.J. Green R Chad Owens T Josh Bourke T Glenn January G Chris Van Zeyl G Greg Wojt C Jeff Keeping EAST DEFENCE DT Bryant Turner DT Khalif Mitchell DE John Bowman DE Brandon Boudreaux LB Chip Cox LB Robert McCune LB Henoc Muamba CB Geoff Tisdale CB Patrick Watkins HB Jerald Brown HB Billy Parker S Mike Edem EAST SPECIAL TEAMS K Sean Whyte P Josh Bartel ST Marc Beswick WEST OFFENCE QB Darian Durant RB Jon Cornish* RB Kory Sheets* R Weston Dressler R Chris Getzlaf R Marquay McDaniel R Fred Stamps* T Stanley Bryant T Jovan Olafioye G Brendon LaBatte G Jon Gott C Brett Jones WEST DEFENCE DT Tearrius George DT Almondo Sewell DE Alex Hall DE Charleston Hughes LB Adam Bighill LB Solomon Elimimian LB Juwan Simpson CB Cord Parks CB Dante Marsh HB Dwight Anderson HB Ryan Phillips S Tyron Brackenridge WEST SPECIAL TEAMS K Rene Paredes P Rob Maver ST Larry Taylor

I still really feel like, based on where the franchise is at, we just can't be taking chances on unproven HC/GMs. We need some experience right now to get this thing outta the gutter and back on an even path. Once it's stable again, then we can take chances and promote unprovens...

Pleeeease delete this thread...

Just in case peeps haven't seen this yet... http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/yes-there-is-a-fast-fixfire-burke-now-230614661.html Why are we waiting? When you tie an all-time record for futility, it is not the time to stand pat. BOMBERS SCORES HAMILTON37 WINNIPEG7 FINALBoxscore Powered by Sports Direct Inc. When a game is so insignificant to the opposition they leave 10 starters at home and still win by 30, urgency should be the new mandate. When you are dependent on a near-capacity crowd to meet the particulars of your business plan and debt repayment schedule, clarity and optics are key as season ticket holders contemplate renewing. When the biggest opportunity the franchise has to solidify its quarterbacking quandary awaits at the end of the month, ambiguity about roles and responsibilities should already be an afterthought. So in other words, the time for decisions on "acting" titles and determinations about coaching appointments are already three days overdue if you look at what hangs in the balance. On that front, when it comes to the viability of any head coach, no matter who the candidate or how blemished the record, there are always arguments to be made, for and against. In Tim Burke's corner, he has only been at the helm of the team for a year and a half. At the most critical position on the field, he has been saddled with six different QBs, and only one of them showed well enough to be brought back next year to compete. It is rumoured that Burke wanted Kevin Glenn brought here this season, but that was overruled by a GM that has already been fired -- which is also a key to his defence. Now that Joe Mack is gone, and even if he wasn't, it is impossible to know which personnel moves they agreed upon and which they did not. There are no minutes of meetings to be reviewed, and therefore it is easy to say your hands were tied. The argument for Burke to keep his job is, simply put, the hypothetical cliché of whether any other coach could have made chicken salad out of the chicken-bleep he was handed, and he is right, few probably could have. Add to this deliberation the facts that most of his players seem to respect and like him, and the franchise is already paying a GM and a CEO not to be here, and this is not a slam-dunk case. He is honest, forthcoming, and a class act, but there are no humanitarian votes in pro football. So, while what went wrong may have been unavoidable, the question remains, did he show enough of the "right" to keep his job as a head coach? I'm not convinced he did. There are three tenets that lead me to believe his talents are best served as a defensive co-ordinator and not a head coach. The first is while no one will argue a talent upgrade is required, his defence showed both moments of brilliance and ineptitude. If the talent is a constant, those discrepancies in performance have to be put on the coaches. We saw on a couple of occasions what they were capable of, but it wasn't reproducible -- not even close. Even the offence, which was consistently terrible all year, was erratic and confounding down the stretch. Further to this end, when a head coach defers head-coaching decisions to his assistants, like Burke often did with QB selections, that tells me he was not comfortable with command. Another indication that erodes confidence in his judgment, was his own admission that several players had checked out before the season had ended. Even if their salaries were guaranteed for the rest of the year, the fact they were not immediately released -- to send a message to the rest of the room -- is another puzzling strike against his leadership. Finally, in his most recent interview with the media, he said that this football team is not going to be a one-year fix. This is a fundamentally incorrect assessment of an eight- and soon to be nine-team league. Everything in the CFL can be fixed in a single off-season. Teams go from 4-14 in 2010 to 10-8 and a berth in the Grey Cup in a single year. In fact, three days ago the Bombers were beaten for the fifth time this year by a Tiger-Cats team that they were tied for dead last with in 2012. The truth of the matter is this has already been a two-year fix that has now hit rock bottom. If you don't believe it can't be turned around immediately, in this environment, your expectations are simply too low and not correctly calibrated. Pressing pause right now only muddies the water even further. The Edmonton Eskimos understood this and reacted accordingly. Why haven't we? Doug Brown, once a hard-hitting defensive lineman and frequently a hard-hitting columnist, appears Tuesdays and the days following game days in the Free Press.

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For those of us who didn't listen last night, what was said about 3 NI OL??

I just wanna take a couple seconds and mention that people are losing their minds here over a bunch of rumours......

I'm about the biggest Khari Jones fan on the planet, but I'm not really sure why he's so high on some people's lists for potential HCs. The experience level just doesn't seem to match up. Also, Lapo is a LOT higher on the list for most teams. He's Top 2 or 3 for everyone but us, I'd think...

Actually, all we need is the right GM. He'll provide everything else...

RBs are VERY easy to find, and finding a healthy one shouldn't be too tough. Find the right GM, and we'll start fresh at the most important positions...

Rubley was bad, but it's such a cliche...

100%.....and, just for the record, I have faith in Miller. He might be an *******, but at this point, I think we need an *******...

Must remember that the lopsided games are only under Burke....Lapo was ALWAYS in a game, right to the end.

Joe Mack??? That whole post is a bag of ****...

Yeah, that trip to the Grey Cup was ******* BRUTAL...

So, for all you old boys who like to reminisce.....how does this shitty season rank in your list of shitty seasons? Dave and I were talking about this current GC drought and how it ranks compared to the one prior to 1984. We figured Do Or Die and Iso would have some insight.... What's the worst drought? Worst season? I have pretty strong memories of the 1998 season because I was graduating high school in Pinawa and starting Brandon University. I was struggling to get CJOB to come in on my little radio in my dorm room at BU for that first win of the year. Was a GREAT day, but one of the only ones that season. This one feels about the same...really really tough. You guys?

Tee Martin's career was single handedly ruined by Kamau Peterson. That guy coulda been something...

TJ Rubley is the response for people who really don't know that much about the Bombers. It's like people who list "Satisfaction" as the best Rolling Stones song and call themselves "biggest fan ever"...