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Here are the bios: Stats will be broken down into receptions-yards-average-longest-TDs for the career, with the best single season total for each in parentheses with the corresponding year following the career numbers. Gerald Alphin – 52 games in 4 seasons (1992-95), 186-2970-16.0-73-24 (73 rec.-18 TDs both in 1994, 1052 yds. in 1993, 19.5 avg.-73 long both in 1992), 1 time 1000+ yard season (1993), 2 Grey Cup appearances (1992, 93), #2 club all-time in single season receiving TDs Terrence Edwards – 114 games in 7 seasons (2007-13), 469-7200-15.4-90-46 (80 rec. in 2007, 1372 yds.-17.6 avg.-90 long-12 TDs all in 2010), 3 time divisional all-star (2007, 10, 11), 2 time CFL all-star (2007, 10), 5 times 1000+ yard season (2007, 08, 10-12), team nominee Most Outstanding Player (2010), 2 Grey Cup appearances (2007, 11), #4 club all-time in career receptions and yards Rick House – 141 games in 9 seasons (1979-84, 89-91), 385-6266-16.3-81-46 (63 rec. in 1982 and 90, 1102 yds.-81 long-10 TDS all in 1981, 19.5 avg. in 1983), divisional all-star (1990), 2 times 1000+ yard season (1981, 82), 3 time team nominee Most Outstanding Canadian (1982, 90, 91), West Division Most Outstanding Canadian (1982), 2 Grey Cup appearances (1984, 90), 2 time Grey Cup champion (1984, 90) Gord Paterson – 86 games in 6 seasons (1974-79), 232-2985-12.9-58-15 (69 rec. in 1978, 882 yds.-58 long both in 1977, 16.1 avg. in 1975, 5 TDs in 1976 and 77), team nominee Most Outstanding Canadian (1977), West Division Most Outstanding Canadian (1977) Joe Poplawski – 129 games in 9 seasons (1978-86), 549-8341-15.2-68-48 (84 rec. in 1981, 1271 yds. in 1981 and 85, 16.9 avg. in 1985, 68 long in 1980, 8 TDs in 1978, 81, 83,and 86), 5 time divisional all-star (1978, 81, 84-86), 5 time CFL all-star (1978, 81, 84-86), 1 time led league in receptions (1978), 3 times 1000+ yard season (and 2 yards shy twice and 29 yards shy a third time), 6 time team nominee Most Outstanding Canadian (1978, 80, 81, 84-86), 5 time West Division Most Outstanding Canadian (1978, 81, 84-86), 2 time CFL Most Outstanding Canadian (1981, 86), team nominee Most Outstanding Rookie (1978), West Division Most Outstanding Rookie (1978), CFL Most Outstanding Rookie (1978), 1 Grey Cup appearances (1984, Grey Cup champion (1984), #3 club all-time in career receptions and yards, #4 club all-time in receiving TDs, CFL Hall of Fame Tom Scott – 59 games in 4 seasons (1974-77), 175-2988-17.1-98-27 (66 rec.-1079 yds.-98 long-10 TDs all in 1977, 18.9 avg. in 1975), 2 time divisional all-star (1974, 77), CFL all-star (1977), 1 time 1000+ yard season, team nominee Most Outstanding Rookie (1974), West Division Most Outstanding Rookie (1974), CFL Hall of Fame Milt Stegall – 199 games in 14 seasons (1995-08), 855-15187-17.8-105-144 (106 rec.-1896 yds.-23 TDs all in 2002, 26.5 avg.-105 long both in 1997), 8 time divisional all-star (1997, 99-02, 05-07), 6 time CFL all-star (1997, 00-02, 05, 06), 2 times led league in receiving yards (1997, 02), 1 time led league in receptions (2002), 10 times 1000+ yard season (1997, 99-07), 3 times 1400+ yard season (1997, 00, 02), 2 times 1600+ yard season (1997, 02), 3 time team nominee Most Outstanding Player (1997, 00, 02), West Division Most Outstanding Player (2002), CFL Most Outstanding Player (2002), 2 Grey Cup appearances (2001, 07), club #7 all-time in seasons played, #5 in games played, #3 in career scoring, #3 in all-purpose yards, club records for career and single season receptions/yards/TDs/receiving TDs, career yards from scrimmage, career 1000 yard seasons and consecutive 1000 yard seasons (#2 all time in the CFL) , career 200 yard games (3), and single season receiving avg. and consecutive games with a TD (8), has #1, #4 and #5 club single season yardage totals and #2, #4 and #5 club single game yardage totals, CFL record for career and single season TDs and receiving TDs, #3 CFL all-time in receiving yards, CFL Hall of Fame Perry Tuttle – 88 games in 6 seasons (1986-91), 321-5817-18.1-94-41 (83 rec.-1373 yds. both in 1986, 20.8 avg. in 1990, 94 long in 1989, 8 TDs in 1986, 87, 88), divisional all-star (1987), CFL all-star (1987), 2 times 1000+ yard season (1986, 87), 2 Grey Cup appearances (1988, 90), 2 time Grey Cup champion (1988, 90) Gerald Wilcox – 57 games in 5 seasons (1992-96), 299-4608-15.4-75-30 (111 rec.-1624 yds.-13 TDs all in 1994, 17.6 avg. in 1992, 75 long in 1993), 2 time divisional all-star (1993, 94), CFL all-star (1994), 3 times 1000+ yard season, 1 time 1600+ yard season, team nominee Most Outstanding Player (1994), 3 time team nominee Most Outstanding Canadian (1993-95), 2 time East Division Most Outstanding Canadian (1993-94), CFL Most Outstanding Canadian (1994), 2 Grey Cup appearances (1992, 93), #3 club all time single season receiving yards, #2 club all time single season receptions

Attempt repeal of Affordable Care Act Muslim ban Declaring media "the enemy of the people" and "fake news" to discredit their coverage of his actions Calling on sports owners to fire black athlete protesters who peacefully exercise their First Amendment Rights Stacking courts with conservative judges who are on record seeking to overturn the binding Supreme Court decision on legalized abortion De-regulation of big business Tax cuts for the top 1% Openly discuss top secret intel with foreign powers Discredit and disregard his own national intelligence agency in front of the media in the presence of a hostile foreign leader Unilaterally pulling out of multi-National trade pacts Unilaterally pulling out of Global environmental pacts Appointing as head of the EPA a climate change denier Appointing as Secretary of Education a person who wants to privatize all education Appoint family members with no prior political experience to senior advisory positions, even after they could not get security clearance Fire FBI directors with oversight powers over him because of investigations involving him Separate children from parents and place them in holding camps (or cages if you are so inclined) with no record keeping to re-unite them later) Just off the top of my head.

Oh, please. Porn star? Get over yourself! ;-)

I had a tough time splitting hairs with the final three of Boyd, Nielsen and Tuttle for that second spot. And Denmark and Holmes just a tier below them. Competitive group to vote on, Slotback will be much more clear cut.

Working on the slotback bios now.

Bomber accomplishments only, which I established primarily on the basis of Geroy Simon's career being so BC-heavy, so he will not be on the list. Likewise, Jackson had a game for the ages with his 307 yard performance in Dunigan's record-setting game (and he still did not crack 1000 yards that year, and half of his total TDs came from that one game), but overall he was not in the top class of Bomber receivers in his 2 seasons here. He put up much bigger numbers in BC as well.

One man's take: James Murphy is an easy choice for best wide receiver in club history. Before Milt came along, he owned pretty much every significant club record for career or single season marks. Also made the most underrated spectacular clutch catch in CFL history to my mind, with his one-handed backwards grab between 2 defenders for a touchdown in the West Final in BC that carried us to the 1984 Grey Cup, yet no one seems to mention in the "all-time great catches" lists. Now the tricky part, for his counterpart and the runner-up who goes on to the run-off vote. Darvin Adams - The club's current leading receiver, but has never felt like the "go-to" guy (having a possession receiver in Dressler and a run-heavy offensive set hurts him) and has only 4 seasons under his belt. In the end, not enough mileage to crack my top 3. Robert Gordon - one huge season in 2000, amassing almost 1400 yards, but still that year (as in his whole career) he played second fiddle to Stegall. Also split his time between the Bombers and the Arena League for a few seasons, which shortened his games played and reduced his stats. In the end, only one 1000+ season and never led the club or league in any meaningful category, and no individual team awards. Falls short for me. Mike Holmes - the star wide receiver of the Dieter Brock years, but his numbers are not as gaudy as one would expect from a pass-happy offence like that one. Outplayed by his teammate Joe Poplawski and then Eugene Goodlow (who would be on this list but for a career-ending injury that gave him only 1.5 effective years as a Blue Bomber). I put him mid-pack in this group of 9. Bob LaRose - A favorite target on Don Jonas, but that team's offence revolved more around Mack Herron, so again a lack of "go-to guy" cred and no individual team awards lowers his stock for me. Clarence Denmark - Looking back, one of the more underrated (and given how he got cut the first time and brought back mid-season, underappreciated) Bomber receivers. Not sure if his bigger career numbers are a product of playing more years than the others, or if his lengthy playing career speaks to how consistently good he was to keep being brought back. Burst on to the scene as a rookie, but not sure he was ever viewed as the true #1 receiver on the team during his tenure. So that leaves 3 players for 2 spots (two of whom are James Murphy teammates): Jim Thorpe - two really impressive years that rival any other receiver over that time span, regardless of position. Only Stegall, Murphy, and Wilcox had more yards in back-to-back seasons than Thorpe. Double his tenure with the same productivity and he definitely has a shot at the second spot in this group, triple it and he is a lock beside Murphy. Alas, too short a time span here to rank with the all-time best for me, but a bona fide star while he was with us. Ken Nielsen - The best receiver the club had in between its 1950's-60's and its mid 1980's dynasties. Less emphasis on the pure passing attack compared to today make his career numbers look smaller than his counterparts, and unfortunately he was saddled with some bad teams, but he was the go-to guy as evidenced by him leading the club in receiving in 5 of his 6 years here. Plus, bonus points for being a stand-out Canadian in a position usually reserved for an import. In the end, his recognition in the club's individual award nominations puts him one step higher. Jeff Boyd - Murphy's partner in crime (what a scary offence with those two as well as Poplawski and House at the slots, Clements as QB, and Reaves in the backfield - who do you key on?). The fact that he put up such big career numbers in less years offset his more limited playing career in Winnipeg, and hard to ignore 3 1000+ yardage years and the team MOP nomination. One of the great deep threats in team history. Despite the wealth of talent around him, never felt like an afterthought. As it should be, I have him and Murphy lining up together as the top 2 wide receivers on my team.

Here are the bios. Poll will run until Friday. Vote for 3 (two starters, and a nomination for the 5th receiver run-off vote) Stats will be broken down into receptions-yards-average-longest-TDs for the career, with the best single season total for each in parentheses with the corresponding year following the career numbers. Darvin Adams – 56 games in 4 seasons (2015-18), 249-3677-14.8-79-28 (76 rec.-1120 yds. both in 2017, 16.9 avg.-10 TDs both in 2018, 79 long in 2015), 2 time divisional all-star (2017, 18), 2 times 1000+ yard season (2017, 18) Jeff Boyd – 68 games in 5 seasons (1983-87), 283-5110-18.1-105-46 (76 rec.-1372 yds.-105 long-14 TDs all in 1985, 19.5 avg. in 1983), divisional all-star (1985), CFL all-star (1985), 3 times 1000+ yard season (1984, 85, 87), team nominee Most Outstanding Player (1985), 1 Grey Cup appearance (1984), Grey Cup champion (1984) Clarence Denmark – 116 games in 7 seasons (2011-17), 417-5478-13.1-82-31 (65 rec.-1080 yds.-16.6 avg. all in 2014, 82 long in 2011, 8 TDs in 2016), divisional all-star (2014), CFL all-star (2014), 1 time 1000+ yard season (2014), team nominee Most Outstanding Rookie (2011), 1 Grey Cup appearance (2011) Robert Gordon – 63 games in 6 seasons (1999-04), 288-4474-15.5-65-20 (89 rec.-1395 yds.-65 long-7 TDs all in 2000, 19.1 avg. in 2003), 2 time divisional all-star (1999, 00), 1 time 1000+ yard season (2000), 1 Grey Cup appearance (2001) Mike Holmes – 61 games in 6 seasons (1977-82), 244-3752-15.4-90-33 (79 rec.-1092 yds. both in 1980, 17.3 avg. in 1977, 90 long in 1978, 10 TDs in 1979 and 80), 2 time divisional all-star (1979, 80), CFL all-star (1980), 1 time led league in receptions (1980), 2 times 1000+ yard season (1979, 80) Bob LaRose – 111 games in 7 seasons (1970-76), 227-4209-18.5-73-29 (58 rec.-1080 yds. both in 1971, 20.2 avg. in 1975, 73 long in 1972, 7TDs in 1971, 73), divisional all-star (1971), CFL all-star (1971), 1 time 1000+ yard season (1971) James Murphy – 121 games in 8 seasons (1983-90), 573-9036-15.8-86-61 (116 rec.-1746 yds. both in 1986, 18.5 avg. in 1988, 86 long in 1984, 12 TDs in 1984, 86), 4 time divisional all-star (1986-89), 2 time CFL all-star (1986, 88), 1 time led league in receiving yards (1986), 1 time led league in receptions (1986), 6 times 1000+ yard season (1983, 84, 86-89), 2 times 1400+ yard season (1986, 88), 2 time team nominee Most Outstanding Player (1986, 88), West Division Most Outstanding Player (1986), CFL Most Outstanding Player (1986), 3 Grey Cup appearances (1984, 88, 90), 3 time Grey Cup champion (1984, 88, 90), 1988 Grey Cup Offensive MOP, club record single season receptions (116), #2 club all-time in career receptions, yards, receiving TDs, and 1000+ yard seasons (all behind Stegall), #2 (1746) and #8 (1409) club single season receiving yardage totals, led club in receiving 5 times (tied #2 in club history), CFL Hall of Fame Ken Nielsen – 81 games in 6 seasons (1965-70), 280-4340-15.5-72-31 (76 rec.-1121 yds. both in 1967, 20.3 avg. in 1970, 72 long, 11 TDs both in 1966), 3 time divisional all-star (1967-69), 2 time CFL all-star (1968, 69), 1 time led league in receptions (1968), 2 times 1000+ yard season (1967, 68), team nominee Most Outstanding Player (1967), 4 time team nominee Most Outstanding Canadian (1966-69), West Division Most Outstanding Canadian (1968), CFL Most Outstanding Canadian (1968), led club in receiving 5 times (tied #2 in club history), led club in receiving 5 times (tied #2 in club history) Jim Thorpe – 32 games in 2 seasons (1971-72), 140-2696-19.3-97-20 (70 rec. in 1971 and 72, 1436 yds.-20.5 avg. both in 1971, 97 long- 11 TDs both in 1972), 2 time divisional all-star (1971, 72), CFL all-star (1971), 1 time led league in receiving yards (1971), 2 times led league in receptions (1971, 72), 2 times 1000+ yard season, 1 time 1400+ yard season,

OK, again sorry about the long delay, but life and work has intervened. However, the tight end polling anointed new CFL Hall of Famer Ernie Pitts as the all-time best, with Jeff Nicklin advancing to the "5th receiver" run-off vote. Next up, the wide receivers, which I am posting right now.

Do you make any type off draft trade for Wilkinson, or just wait it out until the next round? All mock drafts had him long gone by now.

So do you offer Mtl a first round pick for next year for their second rounder now and grab Wilkinson?

Watched it again last night. Cleared up some stuff for me. First, the funeral. Turns out there was no blond lady next to Ross, and I spotted Hill this time. Was always aware of Captain Marvel on the stairs. Guess I was so thrown by the unrecognizable kid from Iron Man 3 that I started seeing things. As for the time travel stuff, the writers kind of went both ways on it. First they say that there is no such thing as going into the past and altering the present (the past becomes your new future, and your present is now your past) but later The sorceress says the Infinity Stones create the concept of the flow of time, so taking away a stone will create a split branch in time (which WOULD be altering the future by changing an event in the past) so I guess we have to accept that time is always moving forward, and going into the past does not change that event and everything going forward in that time reality, but going back into the past now becomes a current event in your current reality. Basically multiple realities. But the Stones don’t play by those rules so they need to be returned to avoid a split in the time reality. I think it’s just a way to say “we can’t change the past, an undo snap isn’t like the original snap never happened, it’s like we are creating a world where we create, rather than destroy, half of all living things, it’s just that those things are the same things that were destroyed last time. Also a convenient way to justify killing certain characters and not allowing them to be re-created by the Stones at some future point. Or as Deadpool said “Well, that’s just lazy writing”

Interesting take by Bill Maher (who even Liberals may find a bit much at times) or what Mueller did, or did not do. Warning, some NSFW language in this rant: Thoughts?

***OK, DON"T READ ANY OF THIS IF YOU HAVEN"T YET SEEN THE MOVIE. THERE'S YOUR SPOILER WARNING FOR THIS POST*** Re: plot holes - 1) Stormbreaker not working as well this time - I've had some one else raise the same question, can't come up with a valid explanation, except maybe Thanos' sword (made by the same Dwarf Eitri) could counteract Strombreaker (which Thanos did not have in Infinity War when Thor stabbed him). Actually just thought of that explanation as I was typing this, so yah, let's go with that! 2) The first time Captain Marvel fights Thanos in Act 1, he has been severely weakened by the using the stones a second time to destroy themselves - he even says it almost killed him - so he is easy to subdue .The second time she fights him he has the gauntlet (and remember how he handled Thor and Hulk at the start of Infinity war without the full power of the gauntlet, so he is very strong on his own), and she is more about preventing the snap, so the difference in his fight power can be explained that way. And he needs the power stone to fight back against her at the end. 3) Not sure what is up with Rocket's head, but he is a talking raccoon, so in the grand scheme of suspension of disbelief, I can overlook a bigger than normal cranium on a rodent. 4) The whole time travel paradox always wrecks movies for me when I start to think too much about it. They try to explain it away here with "all previous time travel movies are wrong, so don't get caught up in trying to kill baby Thanos, because the past is unchangeable and we have multiple alternate realities" summary (I need to see the movie again just for Ant Man's speech about "changing the past doesn't alter our present by making a new future - got lost halfway through that logic and don't recall how it goes). My problem is why they need to return the stones to the exact moment they took them (I remember the Sorceress saying that while the new reality can be corrected, her past reality will then go in a different direction, changing her version of the future) if taking them in the past does not alter their own future. Once Loki steals the Tesseract in 2012 and Cap fights himself, and reveals to past Cap that Bucky is alive, AND faking out Hydra, then that whole timeline changes and Winter Soldier would take on a whole new dynamic. And if past Thanos travels forward from 2014 and dies in the present (2023?), then he isn't around to snap in 2018 .And Nebula killing her own 2014 self in 2023 would erase 2023 Nebula, no? But if not, then why the necessity to return the stones? This is the "Terminator problem" all over again (not for this post, but p.m. me if you want that problem explained). 5) Yah, unless Peter's entire class got wiped out in the snap and came back without aging (like Ant Man in the quantum realm), then some would have graduated a while ago. May have been cleaner to erase the past 5 years, but then Thanos and all the bad guys are still alive (unless Iron Man wills it as part of his wish), just no snap. And keeping Iron Man alive by just erasing the past 5 years then presents the problem going forward of why he isn't around to protect the world from future conflicts. Other stuff - so what happened to Gamora? Was she so repulsed by the thought of dating Quill that she fled the battle? Did she feel she was responsible for working with Thanos and exiled herself? They really left that whole part hanging out there. Oh well ,I'll wait for Guardians 3 and they might explore her motives there. Funeral scene - missed seeing Maria Hill, although I 've been assured she was there. I got fixated on the random unidentified teenage kid they showed after Hawkeye and his family, only found out later it was the kid from Iron Man 3 who Tony leaves the garage full of stuff for, so I may have missed her while trying to place his face. But after they show the kid they pan to General Ross (William Hurt) and what I thought was a blond woman. Was that Hill, or someone else? And if someone else, who? Also, fun trivia from that scene - has any movie ever had that many Oscar winners (and nominees) in one shot? Also read that Captain's "Hail Hydra" fakeout in the elevator was a nod to the comic book issue where Captain really DID turn and had been a secret Hydra agent, poking fun at the fan-boys who freaked out at the turncoat storyline (the comic book writer got actual death threats for introducing that plot twist) by making it an ironic false trail to fool the agents in the movie. Other Easter eggs: (a) When Thor approaches Captain Marvel and summons Stormbreaker and she doesn't flinch (in the trailers, where he says "I like this one'), you can hear a whisper that says "telepathy". Can Captain Marvel read minds? (b) At the end of the credits, you hear a very faint hammering sound, which most believe is the sound of Tony building the original Iron Man suit in the cave in the first movie. Tne theatre staff was trying to kick everybody out saying "no end credits scene", but a neat final moment And lastly, audience reaction: 4 loud cheers/claps in the final act from my theatre: 1) when everyone returns through the mystic portals, more precisely just as Black Panther nods to Cap and just before Cap says "assemble", 2) Cap wields Mjolnir (biggest cheer by far), 3) the female Avengers all assemble and stand behind Captain Marvel to protect her, 4) "I am Iron Man". Wondering how other theatres reacted.

They missed an opportunity for a great inside joke when Ant Man appears and explains that the 5 years was only 5 hours for him. I was waiting for someone to say “I was wondering about that. You don’t look like you’ve aged a bit, like D-I-c-k Clark, or that actor from “Friends” who married Phoebe”.

But aren’t Trump’s base believing that it’s the Government, and not capitalism, that has left them behind? And as long as the economy is strong and people have more money in their pockets (the short term effect of the Trump tax cut), it seems that most Americans will forgive any other sins. And even if younger attitudes are changing, it’s always been the older generation who are catered to (and who turn out to vote).

So I won’t discuss specific spoilers yet, will say I had predicted the opening scenes spoiler a while ago, but was genuinely surprised by most of the other plot points and things one would spoil. Having heard reviews, many had talked about the dense back story to get the plot out. It did not seem that convoluted to me, but it did take a while to get going. It really is a 3 act story with set up, execution of the set up, then final act payoff. Not as tense as Infinity War was throughout, but the last hour payoff is brilliant. So unlike Infinty, which I thought was strong throughout with a big gut punch at the end, this one is more slow build to a long climatic event, but that event elevates the movie massively. Cheering and clapping in the movie at points from the audience, and a real emotional movie. So if you are not overly let down by the start, the payoff is totally worth it. And no post-credit scene, but there is “something” at the end of the credits.

Make sure the sound is on, and give it a minute to do its thing. Then click on the gauntlet again

Why, you hate free health care?

I have heard it said by political analysts that the US doesn't believe in democracy as an ideology so much as they believe in capitalism as their ideology. When they have invaded foreign countries to "prop up democracy and protect them from dictators", there have been instances where the deposed leaders were in fact democratically elected nut the country's policies were quite socialist (their words, not mine - I have not done the research to verify every "overthrow"). Point being, socialism is such a dirty word in the US that many are certain as loveable as Bernie is and no matter how much of a rock star he may be, the US will never elect a true socialist as President.

Got my tickets for Friday evening. So far, all spoiler-free reviews are absolute raves.

It was a weird play. In hindsight, maybe the "proper" and "fair" call would have been a 2 minute minor to Eakins for the cross-check, and 2 minutes to Stastny for roughing on the same play. It's his push while Pavelski was off balance that did the real damage.

LOL!

Exhausting to write, even more so to read I'm sure (sorry everyone), but the same tired mantra again and again with no foundation in solid facts was just too much. Going to go adjust my hate meter now, lol.