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They're thinking "Win now". They went out and acquired an all-star Canadian OL. Something Winnipeg hasn't been able to do in years...

Hage is retired. Not officially, he never signed the papers.

There's no question that Jon Gott would be a better Centre RIGHT NOW for Ottawa. From that perspective, the move makes sense. They use a pick to get their starting centre, and probably a better one than they would have if they kept the pick. The question is, how long will Gott be there, and will he be better than Lavertu long-term?

I could see that. Calgary needs a safety.

"Hi Marcel, my name is John Hufnagel. Could I just get you to bend over that barrel right there? Thanks. Here I come!"

What an unbelievably short-sighted trade for Desjardins. I still feel like Lavertu will go #1.

What do you mean? He is conservative?

This guy is a sports radio host in Vancouver... some interesting tweets here: Matthew Sekeres ‏@mattsekeres 1h Hearing lots of interest to move up to #1-2 in #CFLDraft tomorrow. Teams covet Laval C Pierre Lavertu & C/G Matthias Goossen from SFU. Matthew Sekeres ‏@mattsekeres 59m Lavertu is considered a plug-and-play C in year one, while Goossen's potential to play several OL spots is driving interest. Matthew Sekeres ‏@mattsekeres 56m That said, @OTT_RedBlacks may go with Montreal OT David Foucault #1 overall. May have #NFL future w/ Carolina, but huge potential as a RT. Matthew Sekeres ‏@mattsekeres 48m #CFLDraft wild card is OL Tchissakidi Player from Northwestern St. Non-import played Class 5-A Texas HS football w/ a premier program. Matthew Sekeres ‏@mattsekeres 43m EDM in catbird's seat b/c many teams believe draft falls off after 2 players (Lavertu, Goossen) if OT Foucault sticks w/ CAR @JasonGregor Matthew Sekeres ‏@mattsekeres 39m Others believe Foucault won't stick w/ NFL's Panthers, & that OL T. Player, DB Lue, RB Coombs, WR Bailey = 6-7 deep draft @JasonGregor

I first heard it on the radio but it turns out he did not quite say that it was because he was gay: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/12/michael-sam-i-should-have-gone-in-the-first-three-rounds/

Well I guess you're the expert.

I don't care either way but I think Michael Sam makes himself even more of a target by complaining that he would have gone in the first 3 rounds if he wasn't gay. Get real. Even if it is true, and I don't believe it is, he just sounds like a whiner saying stuff like that.

Noooo please God no

He sucked from Week One on. Shoulda listened to the Rider fans on that one, I guess.

Good job digging up those articles, Jacquie. Looks like there were rumours of Bauer going to the Stamps before he even left the Bombers.

NeverForgetCauchyMuamba

Yep that was great... my favourite ones were the people who tried to tell us that the builders accidentally designed the stadium for an NFL field. God people can be stupid sometimes.

The thing is, the Jags needed a QB. They obviously had Bortles rated the highest, so in reality it is hard to fault them for making that pick. Every analyst I saw had the top 3 or 4 QBs jumbled in different orders... There really wasn't one guy who was head and shoulders above the rest. Personally I was thrilled with the Vikings getting Bridgewater at 32. I think that is a steal, regardless of how shitty Bridgewater's pro day went.

I don't mind that pick... Tom Brady will be 37 this season and he's not going to play forever. The pick that struck me as odd was the Browns using their first pick on Justin Gilbert, a cornerback. But they were still able to grab Manziel later on so it ended up looking like an okay move, I guess.

LDT finally went in the sixth round to the Chiefs. David Foucault was not drafted but has already gotten an invite to Carolina Panthers mini-camp.

Pretty much says it all. Old boys club extraordinaire.

The interesting thing about Duane's article is that he thinks there will be a run on offensive linemen to start the draft. I've also had that feeling... and I think there may be the top 7-9 OL gone by the end of the second round, possibly pushing some decent linebacker or receiver prospects back to us....

I don't believe that's a cliche... There's a reason the guy can't keep a job for long. Trying to re-invent the wheel is a giant red flag. If those ideas were so good other teams would copy them, the CFL is a copy cat league. If something works everyone does it, I don't see anyone copying Etchevary Cliche was the wrong word but I couldn't think of the right one. The jury is very much out on Etcheverry but the man's defences have won quite a few games in this league... and that is an undeniable fact.

Bauman is a POS receiver. I saw what he did in Calgary when he got on the field with the Stamps between injuries & it was virtually nothing. He also was paid a 6 figure salary. You think the Bombers should pay Bauman that? I don't. He's a CFL draft bust now with 3 teams. We'd have been better off to keep Jade Etienne if we sign this dude. At 6 figures, no chance. I'm surprised to hear he was making that much with that Stamps. Is that a confirmed figure?? And did he actually get on the field? Can't remember ever seeing him play this season.

Similar, and I ĺike Onrea Jones, but he doesn't run routes as nice as Denmark IMO.

Tom Brodbeck is going to **** a brick