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Its not that Reed has had CFL experience as an MLB, as important as that is- its also that he has been a good solid player whereas JSK has yet to make his bones. JSK may well be as good or better, but his resume in the CFL is a lot thinner.

No doubt that JSK has the athleticism, but I think that the experience of playing middle linebacker is hard won and should not be discounted. That is the argument for picking up an veteran MLB like Reed or Woods who have played a few years in the CFL and can call the proper defensive sets. Reed is a prototypical MLB and hits a ton. If the Bombers can sign him, that would be great. He is still in his prime.

Not if its Halifax early on a Sunday morning.

Comforting.

BTW, disgruntled is what happens to a pig when it becomes bacon. From my point of view, if the Bombers are going to go FA on a middle linebacker, the choices appear to be down to either Taylor Reed or Henoc Muamba. The signing of Roh appears to make one of the Bomber veteran ends expendable, so maybe the money will be there to sign Muamba. I do not recall Roh being a dominant End but serviceable.

Beyond that, everything is a go?

Webcam.

Get a room, guys.

Whoa. I suggest that Demski, Durant, LaFrance and Bowman make us significantly better. If we acquire a good MLB, we're laughing.

When I researched him, one website listed him at 245lb, so he may have either bulked up for an NFL shot or oinked out. Either way, that would bear watching, and one of the knocks on Muamba was that he showed at Rider training camp overweight and out of shape. If true, that is not encouraging or professional.

Impressive stats but something must be missing or he wouldn't be in the CFL.

I see Demski and LaFrance as alternatives to Dressler who has had injury issues and is not getting any younger. If it comes down to either Dressler or Muamba, its a no-brainer. I like Dressler, but......

Judging from the hysteria over at Riderfans, the Roughies have lost. Big time.

The simplest method, although not necessarily the best, is to take your top two or three prospects for MLB and make each your best offer to each with the understanding that the first one to accept gets the contract.

And somehow it will be the fault of the Bombers and/or the league.

In Saskatchewan, turds are considered valuable natural resources.

I'm not telling. Non-disclosure agreement and all that.

Actually, I did that once. It took an apology plus and extra $12,000 per annum. In retrospect, it was a mistake and my supervisor turned out to be a predator, so I quit again, even after he was fired.

A judicious application of money soothes a lot of ruffled feathers.

Just had a boo at the Riderfans website, and the mood there is overwhelmingly "WTF"? There are still a few fans there that would not speak ill of Jones even if he torched the Vatican and the Parliament buildings on the same day, but the most galling thing for most is the payout Muamba got in January which is $35,000 flushed down the toilet and out of the salary cap.

Montreal?

I was uncertain before but now I'm not sure.

Unless Muamba has really gone to the dogs, this signing Bond and having to cut Muamba could well be the last straw for Jones' tenure in Regina. Looks to be a biblically dumb move, about as bad as Barker's acquisition of Willy.

Sort of the "Miss Congeniality" award.

No we don't. Gloating is allowed, even encouraged when it comes to the Riders and Jones.