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On the special teams tackles thing lafrance 11 to hurls 8..Didn't Hurl miss like 6 games too? Chad Owens..Meh..Wasted cap space. And not a real need to allocate money at either..Also with Lafrance salary..Is that 35k signing bonus in addition to the 110 salary?

yes good career choice for him,,,would have been bad business choice by the Bombers. Contrary to what some say, I feel Harris has at least 2-3 god productive years as a feature back and when he is 33 or 34 could morph into a very good slot and play for an additional 3 years at least. By the time his running back days are deemed on the down grade we will have established Canuck starters elsewhere where ratio can allow us to bring an a cheap American RB. Walters and Co. are building this team from inside out and quality drafting, new environment and Winnipeg being a place players want to go to will allow us to have ratio issues a thing of the past, and retool and reload as opposed to always rebuilding

i never wished...I hoped we stayed away...and really...what has he proven?...One bad weather game where he was effective

normand is a better back than LaFrance...so we set there no worries if Harris needs a breather or goes down in game, and truthfully I would start him in place of if we couldn't alter the ratio to allow for Flanders, or another American back

not proven...overpayed...big upfront money and cap hit and truly doubt he can be a premiere back in an offence. If plans are for him to be a ratio breaking spot on starting roster then they just got weaker as an offence, and if he can't produce is going to be a expensive back up. Glad we "missed out" on this one

Plus as it sits if Glenn gets hurt they are hooped...Even with picking up any of the available QB's out there...

You also can factor in Oko as a big free agent piece. With him, Westerman and Nevis alone our D line is going to be huge upgrade. Rotating Corney in to keep em fresh and they will be lethal. Heck I would even consider 3-4ing them and get Corney doing a lil rush end ala ty Jones back in the day coming from all kinds of spots on the edge or even from 3-4 yards in depth ..lotsa possibilities now.

I pray to God that our plan isn't to have Thomas as our main starter...Major move backwards if you ask me. He best served to spell off our DT's whomever they are 7 or 8 snaps a half

Would have liked to keep him but we can find similar and possibly better for less. Possibly already on our roster.

smith...neufeld...see ya later. Denmark for smith i think is an upgrade. Smith with Dressler here is redundant and much rather have Dressler. By time Denmark and Dressler be winding down scouting and or free agency should restock the position and hopefully leaning toward more size. Couture is developing nicely and can replace what Neufeld can do now (and is cheaper) without the injury bs and will get better. Neufeld is what he is and if we stick with 3 imports we have backup imports already in the fold Releasing Randle would be just plain dumb

yeah I work in land development..civil infrastructure...and correct it is thriving

For all intents and purposes we are developing a quarterback....Davis. Yeah Calgary brought him up here first but no developing occurred there. It all has here over past 2 years. Sure he has had limited reps that joe fan has seen, but really does that mean anything?. I trust in the coaches opinions, as well have been there and done that and know how things work. Game reps sure are great and yes needed, and I can see this year him going in for a series or two here and there mid game like other quarterbacks have done to change things up for a series and to let the starter see whats going on and from a different view on sidelines and on the headset with LAPO... How this offence is set up and with the weapons we have he just has to manage the game and not be stupid and try to run it like a maverick. Also he is mobile as well so if things are not progressing in his reads or he is confused he can take off and run. I'm not worried and I thind SMS money can be spent elsewhere to help the team win more than in a back up QB where if Nicholls stays healthy would never see the field. Much like Glenn last year

I'd like to see Micah Johnson...he's a monster...him..westerman, TO and a canuck stud...possibly a westerman, maybe a draft pick who can step in rotated with Tenant, Butcher, Thomas, as well as Corney and we would have a high revving dline causing all kinds of havoc

no knock on Jake but that would be a serious step backwards. He works well in rotation but even then we can do better. As a fulltime starter he would wear down fast, also if yiu watch game film he is the slowest guy to react and get out of his stance at the snap...very slow as guys are already up and moving while he still in 3 or 4 point...go watch some pvr'd game if you have it. Also as a game goes on he gets washed out on plays a lot..great motor..i sure great guy but not starter material

Football is a team game and you need all three areas clicking to be a consistent winner, and not having to rely on an aspect of a team "trying" to do too much to make up for an area that is weak. Right now are defence is playing great...teams are pretty much best in the league and the offence is doing what it needs to win and not taking unnecessary chances in doing so. Whats the problem with that. The offence can get better and more explosive, and I sure it will. Especially if we can find a bigger bodied receiver with speed and hands, have an inkling too we will be landing one soon which will really open up things for the run game, Dressler and others. I would much rather have this stretch of wins coming they way they have with strong defence and special teams and adequate offence as opposed to high scoring shoot outs, especially when the season gets into the late fall and the defences really dig in due to the weather...that's when we will really see the impact this defence can win in generating wins. This is the type of team that can win championships...lights out on special teams and vicious ball hawking defence and offence that rarely makes mistakes and does whats needed to win...which is exactly what is going on right now.

I'd do a Drew and 2nd rounder to T.O for Gurley, and a Canadian who you could roster with either a 2nd or 1st round pick and then flip the pick to Montreal with a player where we are deep for either Glenn or Cato. If we cant do the three way I'd be happy with solely the T.O deal and go with Nichols with Davis as backup. Davis could manage this offence more than capably and actually would probably have to allow defences to respect his ability with his legs and open things up even more

depending on how Calgary and Edmonton game goes Winnipeg may after week 11 be the team that has given up the fewest points in the league. definitely an indicator that this team is for real and only going to get better when the offence starts to pick it up.

not a matter of him declining....he was totally misused in MB's system.

i believe Jace Daniels can slide in at center too

yup...same game

would have loved to have Laing here...regardless of passport. He's exactly the type of "not nice guy" which Leggatt alluded to we need

Denmark and Dressler will thrive with Adams if he can be consistent, or another player of his skill set and one more bigger target to upgrade the corp...be pretty dynamic offense actually. Doesn't necessarily have to be a burner type either...A Chris Mathews type would do the job if we cant get the real thing..I bigger bodied go up anf fight to get it type guy

o.k...who is the best choice and why?

some of these posts are laughable. He was the most qualified and experienced guy available. The rest were/are unknowns and lacking experience. Heck..let's give Maas a few more consecutive years of success to say we say he is so great. He came out of know where and truth be told was reaping the rewards of all the guys on his squad having career years together and the fact had zero injuries all year long to affect his offence. And when it came down to it in the playoffs they got pretty much shut down and he had no answers. Lapo has had years now since he was a sole OC and you can be assured he has progressed and learned and knows what didn't work and what does. He has spent the better part of two years now dissecting and analyzing defenses and how offences should attack, and what offensives shouldn't do based on looks. He has come a long way and it is noticeable from what he is saying. He is going to build a very competent attacking offence and the naysayers will be put to rest. He is the best available option and we got aggressive and grabbed him. Well done if you ask me

There were other options that could have been choosen from...ones that all we needed to do was offer some $$ and make it a non-lateral move from where they were and it could have happened. But they chose Hall, and he didn't come at a low ball salary either. He was a good and I think right hire to re-establish a sense of a usefull CFL defence. There was really nothing wrong with his schemes and his game adjustments, more a matter of a couple players shy of really having a good defence, and the fact that it was a new system and an obvious learning curve for all. Next year I bet people will be raving about or defence. Pretty sure Oshea knows MB was not the guy to bring us forward but when Willy went down we were handcuffed (especially before we got Nichols) and trying to install a new system amd philosophy with a stable of relative rookie or green to the CFL quarterbacks and not really being experienced with what to look for, how to attack and how to adjust to the Canadian game would have been an utter disaster of massive proportions and would have hurt us moving forward bigtime and made this place look like a looney bin organization. Sticking with MB was the only choice and Oshea used great judgement and a set of balls to take the heat and if it came to it fall on the sword for the organization and his players. One of the reasons that he is loved and respected by players, and not just on the Bombers and why guys never really quit on him. The players we want to keep never did and the few that looked like they were slacking off are probably already decided upon as not being back anyway. The fault of this team for years has been to keep throwing consistancy and dedicated time into things, bringing us to where we are the last decade.