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Nah. Look how well it worked when they had two head coaches on the field at the same time a few years ago.

Sisco has been the butt of as many jokes in Sask as Etienne was here. Allways hurt- worse than Corey Watson- can't see how he could be of any use here.

I like the signing. I also don't know what to make of it, big picture-wise. The Oline needs to be better; almost no one would dispute that. But the pieces we have now...when you break it down, what are the moves that make the line better? Some might argue about Neufeld, but from what I've seen his health is the concern, not the level of play when he's healthy. I consider Morley to have had a good season, and we used the second overall pick this year to draft his future replacement. And here we are lauding the Greaves signing. Jace Daniels? Lots of us think he can be our next left tackle. So where does that leave us? We just need one player to make this unit better than the 71(?) sack-surrendering squad it was this season? That doesn't add up to me. I don't have an answer here, it's just something stuck in my head - there has to be more than one of these guys that aren't keepers when you're last in the league in sacks surrendered. I think it's a good signing in the sense that now we have the control of a Canadian asset. I wouldn't be disappointed if a player stole Greaves' job from him though. We shouldn't be concerned if any player loses his job to someone better. The team is not so rich in talent that we do not need to improve.

JFG is a complete enigma to me. It seemed to me that he played well and made some big plays for us, but suddenly disappeared. I'm not sure if he ticked someone off, had a nagging injury(ie:got married), or started goofing off or what.

Yaaaay!

A Herculean effort to stay in theme, but well worth it.

You're not officially old until you have to go to a paleontologist for your yearly checkup.

I would be happy with Hall as Etchverry's replacement. Pick up the phone, Mr. O'Shea.

We have zero chance with Heenan- its either the NFL or Sask for him. We ought to have a decent shot at both Williams and Holmes- with Holmes , Toronto's current turmoil and restricted finances ought to make leaving the Argos look attractive. With Williams, who would he be a replacement for? Denmark? Moore?

Here is the report: with CNN and the Ferguson chief of police stating the distance: http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/video-police-lied-mike-brown-was-killed-148-feet-away-darren-wilsons-suv

Making it right and signing Holmes would be a coup, but Chris Williams in a Big Blue uniform would fulfill Christmas wishes for a lot of fans.

That is BS. Brown and his friend were walking down the centre line of the street when Wison stopped and told them to get on the sidewalk. And if you think Brown was not reaching in the window of the car and trying to get Wilson's gun then you obviously didn't read the forensics reports. One damning piece of evidence was published yesterday. The official police report stated and was presented under oath that the final confrontation bewtween the officer and Brown took place 35 feet from the cruiser when Brown allegedly stopped running and began to attack the officer who was simply standing his ground. A news crew went to the spot where Brown was killed and found a discrepancy- the actual spot was 138 feet away from the cruiser location, which puts the entire officer statement that he was defending himself and pursuing a wounded suspect as well as the whole internal "investigation" in question and means the investigating officers and Wilson committed perjury.

I suspect that "Kevin" will be left Home Alone next year.

My guess is that both O'Shea and Walters are being very careful. Walters probably has one more re-organization of the coaching staff left if O'Shea does not work out but O'Shea has had a very up-and-down season and will be expected to show a much better and much more consistent season this year- or else.

Do you have a link for where you got that info? I'd like to share it elsewhere. Thanks! http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/6-police-brutality-incidents-cleveland http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/inside-twisted-police-department-kills-unarmed-citizens-highest-rate-country

December 5, 2014 | The U.S. Department of Justice issued a scathing report yesterday saying that there is “reasonable cause” to believe the Cleveland Police Department has consistently used excessive force against suspects as well as innocent victims of crimes, following the conclusion of a civil rights investigation that examined hundreds of cases. The recent shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice by a cop with a known "dismal" history with firearms is just scratching the surface. According to the report, the Cleveland Police Department has recklessly and egregiously carried out its duties for years with very little accountability. Attorney General Eric Holder said yesterday that an independent monitor will oversee much-needed police reform in the city on the heels of the investigation that looked into nearly 600 use-of-force incidents between 2010 and 2013. Here are the six most egregious and shocking uses of excessive force from that report: 1. Officers punched a 13-year-old boy bloody while he was in handcuffs. A 300-pound Cleveland cop punched the handcuffed 13 year-old in the face three to four times while there was at least one other officer present who could have helped control him. The supervisor who reviewed the incident noted that the officer weighed three times as much as the boy, and acknowledged the boy was handcuffed and other officers were present, but found the use of force was “arguably the best response.” The supervisor justified the face punches because the boy had earlier kicked the officer and attempted to escape the car. The supervisor didn’t consider that the punches might have been retaliatory and unnecessary to secure the boy. The supervisor said while “at first review” other tactics might have been considered, it would be inappropriate to review the incident in hindsight. The report said the supervisor's conclusion was an abdication of responsibility that allows unreasonable uses of force to continue unchecked. 2. Officers shot an unarmed kidnapping victim fleeing in his underwear. In an incident from 2013, a police sergeant shot at a victim as he ran from a house where he was being held against his will by armed assailants. When officers arrived, they had information that two armed assailants were holding several people hostage. After officers surrounded the house, a man escaped and ran from the house, wearing only boxer shorts and ran towards officers. When the man didn’t respond to an order to halt by one officer, another fired two shots at him, luckily missing both times. According to the police sergeant who fired the weapon, he believed that the man had a weapon because he elevated his arm and pointed his hand toward the sergeant. No other officers at the scene reported seeing this, and again, the guy was in his underwear. The report concluded that the sergeant’s use of deadly force was unreasonable and it was only “by fortune that he did not kill the crime victim in this incident.” 3. Officers fired 137 shots at unarmed black couple, killing them. The report mentions a fatal 2012 police shooting after a high-speed car chase that involved 100 police officers. After an attempted traffic stop by a plainclothes officer, a Chevrolet Malibu with two occupants sped away from the scene. During the pursuit, some officers claimed they heard gunshots, which they believed were directed at them, coming from the car. According to the report, it now appears that what they actually heard was the car backfiring. By police accounts, at least 30 patrol cars became involved in the pursuit, which lasted for 25 minutes and reached speeds exceeding 100 mph. When the chase ended the police unloaded 137 rounds into the car, killing Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams. No weapons or shell casings were found in the car. The report said that this incident “inflamed community perceptions, particularly in the African-American community, that CDP is a department out of control and that its officers routinely engage in brutality.” Recently, an Ohio judge awarded the families of Russell and Williams $3 million. Perversely, some of the officers involved who were disciplined are suing for reverse discrimination. 4. Officers tased a suicidal man who committed no crime. In response to a request for assistance a Cleveland Police officer tased a suicidal man who posed a minimal risk to officers and had committed no crime. Moreover, the man may not have understood the officers commands before he was tased. The man’s mother called the police when her son, who suffers from bipolar disorder and communicates only through sign language, held a broken glass bottle to his neck. When officers arrived, the man retreated to the bathroom. The officers followed him there and wrote him notes telling him he had to go to the hospital. The man waved his hands, which the officers interpreted as refusal. The man began to pull away when an officer grabbed his arm, which prompted another officer to tase him in the chest. The report says that the officers should have attempted additional crisis intervention techniques instead of using force. 5. Officer accidentally shot unarmed man in neck. The report made a short note about an incident where an officer decided to draw his weapon while apprehending an unarmed hit-and-run suspect, accidentally shooting him in the neck, critically injuring him. The report said that this incident is just one in an observed pattern of Cleveland Police officers not carefully considering their actions in drawing their weapons and pointing them at suspects. The report says that while such actions may be necessary in some circumstances, it should be far from routine and “fundamentally change the tenor of a police-civilian encounter.” 6. Officers shot a man with his hands in the air.Cleveland Police spotted a man walking with an open container of beer. When the officers asked the man to stop, he initially refused and walked to a nearby porch and set his beer down. According to the police report, the man walked towards the the police car. One officer yelled “gun” after he claimed he saw a weapon in the man’s waistband. In response, the man raised his hands above his head and told the officers that he had a concealed handgun license. While one officer went behind him to handcuff him, the man lowered his hands to “a bit” below ear level, prompting the other officer to shoot him in the abdomen. The officer who took the shot says that the man reached for his gun, but there are conflicting accounts from the other officer and eight civilian eyewitnesses to the event. Numerous witnesses reported the the man was cooperating with police and lowered his hands in response to an order that he place his hands behind his back.

Another step forward towwards respectability. Good on Walters- this ought to buy him another couple of weeks stay of execution.

We gotta be careful about bad-mouthing George. How many of us have a sea named after us?

Everett seems to be quick enough, strong enough and aggressive enough to take a shot at rush end down the road.

If the Bombers are in, I'm in even if it means selling a spare organ. Well, maybe not mine.

Khari is bright, personable and has been a quarterback in three places, so he ought to know what makes a good offense tick. If we are going to replace Bellefeuille, Khari Jones would be definitely worth a look.

And whomever steps out onto the field as head coach, when words come out of his mouth, if you look closely, you will see Huffer's lips moving.

The best fit for Glenn might be as a backup in Toronto or Hamilton. Both are close to Glenn's businesses and home.

Priorities list for the Bombers: 1. resolve the coaching 2. recruit big,mean O-linemen, both import and non-import 3. recruit a homicidal middle linebacker 4. sign a carnivorous defensive end 5. continue to improve the Canadian depth 6. insist that O'Shea get a sodium thiopenthal shot before every post-game presser

Ugh. So disgusting. That said, even though I brought up Ferguson, to start going into the nuances of that case will really get us off track... EDIT: And the other thing to remember too -- people in Ferguson aren't rioting because Brown was murdered and a white cop got off. They are rioting/rioted because it is YET ANOTHER time something like this happened in that area. These incidents don't happen in a vacuum. It's a Doug Berry-esque powder keg that's been built for a long time. Nah. I dont believe the majority of rioters are rioting for any reason other than their own desire to cause mayhem and for others perhaps being caught up in it. This isnt social disobedience to effect change. Its lawlessness for lawlessness sake. The father of Brown demanding the crowd burn the place to the ground wasnt a call for justice. It was a call for violence. The same reactions you are hearing now are the same things that were said when American blacks began to agitate for equal rights in the 60's, and when union organizers tried to sign up members in the 40's and 50's. Anuyone who spoke up was dubbed as a radical foreign-influenced troublemaker who wanted a union or equal rights. The same kind of crapola has been said about women asking for equality. All of these have been called criminals, insane, perverts, radicals wishing to destroy a perfect society. Yes, Mike Brown's father called for destruction, but how many fathers would stand by when their sons or daughters were killed without provocation? As one officer from ST. Louis said in the aftermath, " this gun is not to protect you, it is to protect me from you". Two days ago, a 19 year old black university student in the US was stopped by the police because he had his hands in his pockets "suspiciously" and was "frightening people". You can see the video of that confrontation on the net.- the temperature was below freezing.