Floyd

JFG is a punt returner. Stoudemire and Denmark are return guys... just baffling that we keep going with Washington.

So glad this site has Will Ford's twitter feed updates.

I missed the ST disaster other than the fact that Washington has literally no idea how to carry a football. If we want a super athlete returning, sign Bo Jackson. I want a guy who doesn't lose the game for us. Other than that, our ST really nailed Jackson several times and I liked LH's game.

Washington is like Renaud... he must be just awesome in practice to keep getting looks as a returner - for two years of fumbling now... lots of guys have lost their jobs for less.

Found a way to lose this one... If we had signed Messam, then Knapp would have been at RG... probably makes the difference tonight

Well, that would kind of depend on what is coming back the other way. Absolutely. But Buff is subject to the laws of diminising returns. His size and age work against him. He's still one of the best offensive D-men in the NHL and probably the most unique player, the only bonafide hybrid player currently (regular Offensive player and Defensemen on Special Teams). There has long been rumours of teams being very interested in him which would presume that the return would be significant. So trade him. By the time Buff's skills put the Jets over the top, his skills wont put the Jets over the top. If that makes sense...he's our most tradeable asset. Yeah, you make a good point. Especially if we are out of the race by trade deadline time... I can see Buff being a really attractive piece for a team gearing up for a playoff run. Nobody needs to be reminded of Buff's impact in the playoffs for Chicago all those years ago. But I am a big-time Byfuglien fan and I'd hate to see him go... hopefully we are good enough this year that we aren't having a fire-sale at the deadline. Buff's impact was as a third line winger... Hmm you'll have to finish that thought. Not sure what you're getting at. Nothing too earth-shattering... just that Buff is one of those underachievers that turns it on in the playoffs, aka Dustin Penner Pretty much agreeing with you - I think Buff's value is highest at trade deadline for a team bolstering their playoff run

Well, that would kind of depend on what is coming back the other way. Absolutely. But Buff is subject to the laws of diminising returns. His size and age work against him. He's still one of the best offensive D-men in the NHL and probably the most unique player, the only bonafide hybrid player currently (regular Offensive player and Defensemen on Special Teams). There has long been rumours of teams being very interested in him which would presume that the return would be significant. So trade him. By the time Buff's skills put the Jets over the top, his skills wont put the Jets over the top. If that makes sense...he's our most tradeable asset. Yeah, you make a good point. Especially if we are out of the race by trade deadline time... I can see Buff being a really attractive piece for a team gearing up for a playoff run. Nobody needs to be reminded of Buff's impact in the playoffs for Chicago all those years ago. But I am a big-time Byfuglien fan and I'd hate to see him go... hopefully we are good enough this year that we aren't having a fire-sale at the deadline. Buff's impact was as a third line winger...

Look at guys like King or Pearson in L.A. - I wouldn't say they are great individual players but because they are on a line with Carter or Stoll, etc - they play better, their development advances. I think O'Dell can play at that level. Buff and Wheeler have chemistry, Kane and Scheif should work well together and elevate the third player on that line Again, I would rather see Jokinen as our fourth line centre - I believe he would have stayed but that point has been debated already... In a perfect world, I'd love to see this come out of camp... I would add Petan but no way Chevy rushes him. Ladd-Little-Frolik Kane-Scheif-ODell Buff-Perrault-Wheeler Tangradi-Lowry-Kosmachuk Trouba-Stuart Enstrom-Morrissey Bogo-Pardy Hutchinson Pavelec

To me, this sums it all up. Another year of non-action could be (even more) detrimental to this team. Clearly this offseason was not deemed the time to decide whether they're a) a team that's close, a piece or 2 away from playoffs year in year out or closer to a rebuild, in need of more picks (esp high end / 1st rounders), aka Our Core Isn't Good Enough. The only decision out of Jets HQ that's been crystal clear is that they're approaching this season like they have each of the past 3; very little changeover and hoping for improvement from within. I don't think you'll find any logic to suggest we'd be in a playoff run come trade deadline - if that happens, suffice to say some significant players would have to be significantly better than they've been or are expected to be - Pavelec, Bogosian, Kane immediately come to mind. Even if the Jets are much better than expected, I think they'll be a ways out by then unless a central division team regresses big time. The Dallas vs. Wpg debate may have been interesting last year - but this year? They have Seguin, Spezza, Eakin and Horcoff down the middle - maybe the most deep at C league-wide. Their "core" vs ours = not even a debate, their's wins in a landslide. We might disagree about the quality of their bottom six... Cole, Horcoff, Garbutt... meh If Scheif steps up, all of a sudden our centre lineup is decent - Perrault is as good or better than Eakin. Basically the whole season relies on Scheifele and Kane getting better. Ladd-Little-Frolik Kane-Scheif-ODell(?) Buff-Perrault-Wheeler Halischuk-Slater-Galiardi I liked ODell's chemistry with Kane and Scheif - I think this top 9 could get us into the playoffs. Fourth line is still pretty suspect - and one or two injuries will sink this team.

Bagg vs Bucknor...

This season will be Chevy's real test... trade deadline will see us either dealing picks for a playoff run or trading Kane and Buff for players/picks rebuild. Can't sit tight on this core much longer. Pretty disappointed Jets weren't in on just one decent top six signing though. I would say that the cupboard is no longer bare... we have enough prospects Dallas-Jets comparison is pretty interesting... Lehtonen was pretty similar to Pavelec before he got to Dallas - if Pavs does not show up to camp showing that he has actually trained this summer, then its time to cut bait.

Strange.

Excited to see what Goossen does at RG for a full game Swiston seems to be lost in the system or something... really thought he would be contributing by now Hopefully Watson rotates more with Bryant than JFG

The west will be a bunch of 9-9, 10-8, 11-7 teams... all up for grabs in the playoffs. I don't think Hammie or Mtl get it together, T.O. wins the east with 9-9

Holy Judgie McJudgeniks... lots of posters must have the inside scoop on this story

I completely agree.

You're assuming we won't be... I think a lot of us would have been happy with a 7 or an 8 win season in the West. It meant we are improving. We still may finish 8-10. Still better than the last 2 years. Now I'm really lost... you take offence at my comments and then suggest that we may finish 8-10... If we only win three games for the rest of the year, then something will really have gone wrong. And before you start typing... I said we are a well-coached 3-3 team. I did not say we would finish the season 9-9... well-coached teams only get better. Later.

A. I never said they were not legit. What are you arguing against? B. I never said everything 'bounced' right for the bombers... Willy has forced the win when we needed it C. 3-3 is still a good team. 5-1 is a great team... the 2001 blue bombers were a great team with the capacity to literally destroy oppositions - I think our record will settle into something like 10-8 or 11-7 D. Getting caught against Ottawa and then locking it down is coaching, we've only had one real dominant win against Toronto - we are a well-coached team with decent but overachieving talent. Poor Bo Levi... no one even cares that I said he didn't have the 'it' factor, ha

Never get tired of hearing that we are using out passes to the RB again...

Well, everyone seems to have nothing to say other than to pile on my statement that I think we are a 500 team that is over-achieving because of coaching and a QB with the 'it' factor. So, whatever... enjoy. A win in July and August is not the same as October... in Sept/October, you take momentum into the playoffs, other teams have lots of film on you, lots of prep. Wins and losses are important but winning late in the year is more important. Ask the 2011, 2003 and 2001 bombers... I'd rather be a 10-8 team with wins and losses spread over the season heading into the playoffs. But hey its a free country...

Any word on Sears?

Could lead to an on-air mental breakdown...

Sure hope Marve sticks around... an arm with that accuracy doesn't come around that often. To me, its Brohm (29 yrs old) or Portis (27)... still not sure I see the benefit of having a 30 year old backup QB who has never seen action in the CFL. But having faith in McManus and Bellefuile.

and it just so happens that those are really the only two areas of a CFL team that really matter. Completely agree... with kicking being a not-so-distant close third. Don't know why everyone went nuts... We don't go in and destroy teams but we find a way to win - that is coaching. This feels different from 2011 where our 7-1 record felt like it was built on a house of cards. Even if we lost to Montreal and Hammie, I would still feel better about 2014 than 2011... We all know the season starts on Labour Day anyway.

Garcia added to coaching staff. Nice move by Popp... found his replacement for Higgins, now its just a matter of time.