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No shame in any of that. Jeffers-Harris had all the talent in the world before attitude took him out of the game. Carr was awesome but learned the hard way that sometimes the grass is not greener on the other side of the fence and he struggled in a different offence.

100% bang on correct. I would say far less than 50% were in favor the CWB at the time of it's demise, their fear was of the unknown not the demise of the CWB. Also, absolutely correct that the demise of the Pool elevators and rail lines were extremely damaging to much of rural Manitoba small towns. It killed the family farm.

Definitely worked out for the better, the Wheat Board was awful. The prices were awful for grain in general. There is a reason that everyone switched away from wheat and barley. My brother farms in the Interlake and he planted wheat and barley for the first time in decades after they dismantled the CWB because there was actually potential to make money. The only people really upset about the dismantling of the CWB are people who don't farm, the employees of the CWB, and the occasional old farmer who had moved to other crops already.

Thankfully no. lol....but they are in enough trouble in the polls as it is, take away health care and it would take the return of Ralph to get them a seat.

Just a bit of a tweener size wise would be my guess. A little bit underweight for DE in the show, and a little bit too big for rush LBer.

There is no party in Canada that would even attempt the privatization of health care in Canada. It would be political suicide for that party for decades. I do find the term privatization to be an interesting interpretation between the parties though. Some people see allowing private hospitals and clinics to exist as the privatization of health care, while others feel it is about who is paying the bills, ensuring the quality, and ensuring equal access. I fall in the latter, but I understand that others hold a different opinion. The fact of the matter though is that Manitoba Hydro is protected by the Manitoba Hydro Act. While they can sell off subsidiaries that are money pits or have outlived their usefulness they simply cannot sell Manitoba Hydro core services without a referendum. I would agree if it were possible to privatize Manitoba Hydro...but it is not...or at least not without 51% of the population voting in favor of doing so.

Boogeyman politics have been in play against every acting government and opposition for many years. Conspiracy theories are nothing new. The NDP in this province has been telling us their is a secret agenda to sell Manitoba Hydro for 30 years now. I find it humorous that the same people who complain Trudeau, or the NDP, are victims of right wing conspiracy theories are often the same ones telling us that the CPC or their provincial counterparts will set up private insurance based health care, and will sell off crown corporations and privatize the public sector services. Let's face it, while political ideologies differ between the right and left most of each sides supporters are a lot closer to centre than either side is willing to admit and neither side is as extreme as what the diehard supporters and back room political strategists will repeatedly tell us. That would be awesome for sure.

That's likely the best case scenario anyway is that he is available mid season. Guy is a stud, doesn't matter what his replacement is doing. In that scenario we can offer him a fair contract and not have to blow our brains out though.

If it came down to that someone would get an apple and a road map and we would bring back Desjarlais. Whether it is Eli, Gray, perhaps even Neufeld or a high priced vet somewhere else...if Desjarlais is available, and wants to sign the contract we offer him we will make it happen.

For where we picked him it was well worth whatever risk we took, his upside is big.

I think my prized 8 track collection agrees tends to place me in the same boat as you.

Tor/Van/Mtl is where we desperately need the growth though. Yes. The offseason officially became too long today. For sure. I agree with whoever said let's get a bit of diversity happening and attract them all. All ages, all genres.

No...but had he stayed longer he probably would have. Different time and different era too. Athletes these days are a little more, how shall i put it...spoiled.

Hip Hop just isn't nearly as popular in Canada as it is in the USA, but I agree with Jackson...time to put a little edge into our theme music. The Reklaws traditional audience are the ones that currently make up a lot of the existing CFL fan base, and while there is nothing wrong with the CFL playing to it's traditional audience it doesn't help it grow.

I am looking for the link. I was browsing around looking for more info on him and came across those measurables and I was like holy crap how have i not heard of this guy before. Saw his CFL,ca measures afterwards, I would go with that.

I would think the odds of getting Dobson have increased significantly. 6'5 - 330 lbs....Jeebus....guy is a load. One of his four games last year was against us, so we must have seen something we liked.

I trust the Bombers on this. Looks like they didn't think 9 would yield them a whole lot so get a rotational DE out of the deal and probably go with an OL at 13....or maybe they are not done and we trade back into the 1st round.

I personally think Chevy has done a good job so far. His next move will be make it or break it for him though. Paul Maurice was an excellent hire but he was here a bit too long and the players started ruling the roost and now the locker room needs a coach that can reign that back in. Who he hires will be a big factor as to whether Chevy gets to finish his contract imo. We have an excellent team on paper, but Maurice let the players sort too much stuff out on their own without intervention and it went off the rails. Especially after a particularly locker room dividing incident took place he did nothing and now the locker room is in disarray.

Exactly. That being said he got great value out of many extensions he signed players too. For sure. A lot of people hated the style of Maurice's coaching but he was an effective HC of a small market team. Hi KBF, I can't get into the incidents on a public forum but I'd be glad to PM you.

According to Hufnagel, the league was putting forth ideas to improve the game to be fleshed out for further discussion/consideration by the rules committee. Somebody suggested the league consider advancing 4 downs for further discussion. It was voted down 7-2. Hufnagel himself said he would have likely voted against a change to 4 downs if it had ever gotten to that point but thought it was something that should at least be discussed. Pinball loves the CFL but he loves his paycheque more and his bosses want 4 downs....preferably NFL if a team is granted to Canada someday.

There was a vote on whether to advance 4 downs as a possible discussion point. It was voted down. Therefore, the league did not even discuss 4 downs as being an option, they voted against even talking about it Arash.

That's right. 7th in career wins in NHL history, youngest coach ever to 500 wins. If you are judging coaching strictly by Stanley Cup wins you are going to label a LOT of very good coaches as being poor. This isn't the CFL where you have 9 teams and you're bound to win one if you are a good coach. Tons of good coaches never win a Stanley Cup. It is very difficult to do so...just ask the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Paul Maurice lost the room, but when he had it he was as good as any coach in the NHL. It is revisionist history to base his entire tenure on his last season and a half. EVERY coach loses their room eventually. Even O'Shea will.

Totally agree. Getting the vast majority of our star players to sign extensions at reasonable contract levels is yeoman's work on his part. There is a culture problem in the locker room and it is 100% on the players. There were incidents that took place a couple years ago that shook that room to the core and it is 100% in the locker room and involving players.

I am not sure why anyone thinks Chevy hasn't done a good job on the coaching front? Chipman hired Noel basically and then when that turned out to be a poor decision Chevy brought in Maurice. who was an excellent coach for many years, but like EVERY coach ever hired had a shelf life. That shelf life expired and he had to put in an interim HC. Could he have gone outside the organization? Sure he could have but then you are settling for leftovers. I see nothing wrong with the way Chevy has conducted business in a hockey market that very few players want to come to and stay in. Winnipeg is not a desirable location for any player or coach if they have a choice. Let's all remember that.