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Jim Barker is probably the furthest thing on earth to an athlete but your point is well taken. As for the topic at hand, Porter when first signed was the worst backup QB in the entire league and there is no chance in all hell that he ends up here. Brink is actually better than he is and I would argue even Levi Brown is better. I loved it when Porter came in at QB against us because he's a turnover waiting to happen. The real interesting guy here is Seth Williams who I thought was the best player in the Montreal secondary last year. I know we aren't bringing him in but a man can dream...

Since Dexter Davis and Renaud are still on the roster just as Wallace Miles still is despite also being deleted from the roster in a similar matter, I figure this is just injury related adjustments and they will all resume practising once they are healthy. Especially since none of those three cuts were announced like the other ones were.

I don't disagree with that sentiment. Getting caught is far, far worse than smoking up (and it's unfortunate that one of our best defenders is one of the few in recent memory in the CFL that has recieved this charge) but I just don't see any other team making this move. Perhaps it's because of the state of the franchise that they can't afford any more bad press but I still don't think the punishment fit the crime.

Release every player that regularly uses marijuana and see what happens. And no ****. It was an overdramatization for effect.

Actually I figured out what bothers me about this whole situation. I don't think any of us can actually say whether this was about his production, his recent arrest/antics or a combination of both but it was more than likely a combination of it all. I didn't love the Twitter junk or the arrogance either but there are arrogant jerks on every team in the CFL and pretty much no other teams seem to take issue with it (other than a Arland Bruce a couple times but it's the exception rather than the rule) Even Khalif Mitchell, a man resoundlingly hated by his teammates and opponents was at least traded for his fresh start. I am an eternal optimist when it comes to the Bombers but in this case, I see no silver lining. If it's about the weed thing? We better hope that they don't start taking this more seriously because the entire league will fold.

I would argue Jovon never had any steps to begin with, just quite a few well-timed INTs.

Can't say I'm thrilled about this, especially since he looked decent in very limited action in the preseason game and this was hardly enough time to get enough of the details about the weed charge too. Hefney is 5x the DB Jovon will ever be and yet he sticks around while Hef takes the fall. I really can't quite put my finger on it but this just doesn't sit well with me at all. The timing is incredibly weird and it most certainly makes our team worse.

Faulcon punch!

Didn't say it had to be a good pick. It's hard to trade anyone in this league but the main thing is, I think it's incredibly doubtful he gets traded or cut but between the two a trade seems more likely.

I don't necessarily disagree but if Arland Bruce can can be traded at any point in the season, Hefney would at least fetch a pick or two I figure. As for your question, this is all based on a tweet by Penton and I thought his logic to get to that conclusion was rather weak. If anything it seems like a motivational tactic by Burke.

...because he wouldn't release him? It's not like he would have no trade value during the season so why would it make a difference now?

Here are my biased observations from the afternoon session: QBs: I am not a Buck Pierce fan so take of this what you will but he did not look very good today. He was overthrowing quite a bit and didn't look quite right. He's usually better than this in TC though so I wouldn't read too far into it anyway. I really like Max Hall. He looks far more polished than any QB I can remember bringing in at their first TC. He's accurate, looks poised under pressure and has a good enough arm to get by. He had a pick in the last throw I saw him make but other than that, he looked real good. I really, really want Goltz to succeed because he seems like he has all the tools but he looks very middle of the road to me so far. He hit Simpson with a beautiful long bomb in a drill but then he throws behind a guy on the very next play. He's still rather raw it seems so I'll give him more time but it does feel like he's already lagging behind Hall, even if he is still getting backup reps. I'm not sure any better way of saying this but Clement looks downright awful. His arm is pretty weak, he doesn't hit receivers in stride and he made some atrocious reads in scrimmage today. I will concede that he looks comfortable at the line of scrimmage and seems to be a leadership type but I am really not impressed. RBs: Garrett was not in pads for this session, don't know why. Simpson really does look tremendous. In one-on-ones he was up against Henoc twice and completely burnt him on both occasions. I really don't take a ton of stock into rushing drills in practice because the D can only do so much so even if he looked good in the first day of TC, I tempered my expectations because the defenders weren't going to hit him but today he looked elusive, was catching the ball well and I was just very impressed. Will Ford had a massive run through a huge hole that went for a TD in scrimmage that would have been an easy TD even in a game where there was hitting. He is a real blur. I'm not sure where to discuss Fitzgerald so I'll put him here. In one-on-ones, he absolutely broke Wendell Brown's ankles (not the hardest guy to beat but it was still pretty sick). The whole O went pretty nuts after that one. Receivers: I absolutely love both Doug Pierce and Isaac Anderson. Anderson runs crisp routes, has great speed and insane hands. I know Edwards isn't going to lose his job due to injury but I wouldn't really be opposed to it. This guy is THAT good in my eyes right now. Pierce uses his size incredibly well and though he is slight, looks like a real good fit at the WR position. I know they both can't start and at most only one will make the active roster to start the season but they will both do good things for us if given the chance. I think Kurt Adams has almost finished his stay with us. For a guy who has been with the team for parts of three seasons, you would think he would get better than 3rd team reps but I guess our receiving core is deep and I personally haven't seen anything that separates him from the pack. Matthews is exactly who we expect him to be and Watson also looks great. I'm not too enthused by Poblah since to me he has always been a sensational practice player and that hasn't translated to any in-season success and this TC he hasn't really stood out at all but it's still early I suppose. In one-on-ones, the DBs were definitely getting the better of the WRs but to me it was mostly poor throws by each of the quarterbacks. Anderson was the best one out there though and made some real slick catches. The Rifles guy Carter doesn't look out of place at all which is nice. I've never had much to say about Etienne good or bad but it's pretty obvious that he is lightyears ahead of where he has been in seasons past. He has sure hands and good speed and is not noticeably small out there. As for the other new guys, I am aware it sounds like a broken record but Massey won't make this team as a receiver as he seems to have trouble catching the ball clean. I figure he has to impress greatly returning to have a shot. McCree and Kennedy sort of blend in to me. They really don't stand out in any way other than Kennedy's speed. OL: Not much to say about them other than Swiston was earning the praise of DelMonaco during OL drills. Sorenson was steady on shotgun snaps aside from one horrendous one to Goltz. I'm a little higher on our OL than most and I figure they will build on the success they were having at the end of last season but in drills, the DL was generally getting the better of the OL. Not sure if that's a statement about the DL or the OL or both but it's just my observation. The pressure was generally coming from the left side fwiw. I do like the looks of this giant new guy Simmons but it's hard to get excited about a new import OL when so many like him have gone and gone. DL: It's hard to tell who is doing well because from my angle, it was tough to see numbers but the best pressure from the new guys seemed to be from Dexter Davis. Gilmore and Turner will be more than solid this year and the push up the middle was impressive from both of these guys. No one else was particularly noticeable. LB: I absolutely love Terrell Parker for the WILL position. This guy can flat out cover. RBs, receivers, whatever. He has great speed and he absolutely deserves the spot if he wins it. I'm not nearly as worried about the WILL position as I was a few weeks earlier. Even then, Ian Wild also looks real good. He was getting good pressure on the QBs and although he is a lot smaller than I thought he would be, he's fast and I'm high on him as well. Henoc was getting burnt bad by Simpson but he's a tough cover for anyone. I'm not concerned. McGee was at SAM but I highly doubt that lasts. Wendell Brown is as good as gone. He's not impressing in the least. DBs: The DBs were all fairly good. In one-on-ones, they were all playing far more physically than I've ever seen in drills like this. I don't want to say that Coach Burke's words fired them up but it's a possibility. Hefney in particular was playing real tight on everyone. In scrimmage a Kennedy was sorta being mauled by Hefney and called it PI and they were jawing back and forth afterwards. It's that kind of stuff I really like to see. Pendleton and Markett both had picks (I think one was Hall and one was Buck) and those are the two new DBs that have shown the most. I really hope that at least one of them makes the active roster. I know people have been saying that Jovon looks stronger and better than last TC but I just don't see it. If he were a new guy on the roster this year, he wouldn't stand out one bit. Cauchy looks good. Far better than Logan ever did at least and I figure that with his better cover skills, it will have a ripple effect on the rest of the secondary. P: There was a 20 minute drill on punting and punt coverage and only Pavlopolous and Hutchison were punting. I have no clue why Cameron or Renaud didn't do anything but it was probably just to judge which one of those other two would get cut first. Pavlopolous was frankly awful. His first punt was a beauty but he essentially shanked the rest. I like Hutchison a lot more but to me it seems like he always gives a half punt and doesn't extend his leg all the way. I figure it comes down to not being used to playing this style of football but I can't deny that his leg is huge and in terms of pure leg strength, his is probably the best. This was a lot longer than anticipated but meh, I like to hear myself type.

I find it VERY hard to believe that this will last more than a few days so as much as I'd love to see the Argos lose a significant piece of their secondary, it's hard to get too excited about this.

I would find it almost impossible to believe that he would get even anywhere near a point where he would be a FA. Even if the organization has a (somewhat unjustified) reputation for being cheap, Henoc is essentially the guy I would figure that they would be willing to spend the most on at any position other than QB for obvious reasons. I have some fears that he would try the NFL after another successful season but locking him up for big bucks would certainly help put those fears to bed.

Lurked on OB for years and yet never had any real desire to post. For some reason, stumbled upon this place and figured I should register and actually contribute (positively or negatively, I'm not sure).