HardCoreBlue

Usually, but not always, your best leaders are also the ones who can also demonstrate their prowess on the playing field. I'm not going to name names because my therapist told me to move on.

Well, due to some recent events, someone has passed Ryan Hartman to take the lead on who I loathe (said in Jim Carrey’s best voice). Mr. Matthew Tkachuk please come on up and receive this prestigious award.

Sometimes i feel it’s excuse after excuse for WJ’s decrease in productivity. The system, being double teamed, the DC etc etc. Simplify his role, his responsibilities rotate him in as a rushing DE on pass plays and see what happens. I’m hoping for the best obviously.

I'm not so optimistic. Love the energy he brings, how he markets the team and the City of Winnipeg and agree with the experts he's better suited for a rotational role as a true DE rushing four (please for the love of gawd get away from this three man rush while the opposing QB picks us apart) but knowing MOS's philosophy on certain players (e.g., JT) to going out on their own terms I hope it's another year of watching him drop back while watching the play go by him or playing bump belly with a couple of olineman because we rush three or watching him freelance around doing absoutely nothing all while being masked by a few knowckdowns. Oh on an unrelated note, didn't sleep well last night, mood is a bit off.

Sure, so here's hoping we find out the verdict by him coming here. Doesn't work out so be it, no harm. Over the many years we've experienced our share of disapointment in QB's that have some and gone around these parts. Nothing wrong with holding a bit of hope that he may be one of the answers in our succession plan at QB.

Again. Lol See you in the remand center my friend along with @rebusrankin

I’m not being sarcastic, I’m being serious. I’ve always said for many years the CFL needs to do a way better job at marketing how players can enjoy, can carve out a very nice career in the CFL and how they need to find better ways to generate revenue to increase salaries across the board. Currently the CFL sucks royally at this, wasting time, energy and focus on rule changes ffs.

I should wear this to work living in Oil land along with mimicking the look he’s giving here. Priceless.

Right, choose signing, playing and carving out a fantastic career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. 🙂

yea i know. he’s the man, always will be. hope he’s doing great.

Bring back Buff for the Alumni game, show he can still play, get him in NHL shape, give his jersey back, suit him up and send Schenn on his way. Please?

Just for fun knowing move clauses, contracts, salary caps etc if the Jets weren’t going for a full rebuild but needed more than a re-tool and a team really wanted to win now and would pay pretty good for one of our core guys to help them reach the finish line this coming post season, what player would you give up knowing you would probably get a small kings ransom in return? I’m going off the board a bit and going with Helle knowing we’re just doing this for fun.

Have the current commish prove this wrong because I think he would twist himself into a pretzel trying to do so.

Would we not want to market the poop out of this especially geared at the 18 year old - 45 year old NFL followers? My 21 year old son who played and loves football quickly got drawn toward the NFL with the Birds being his favorite team. What am I missing here? Losing cause, it won't work, no market, what?

Yup that’s what I meant.

Listen I have that title, it's what I contribute around here while the grown ups talk football.

Yea I was thinking more understanding the game better at the CFL level. And while I'm at it I really hope we utilize our 2nd string QB this coming season more than short yardage snaps. I just can't get over the absolute relunctance in doing so. I'm not suggesting pulling the trigger everytime ZC struggles, I'm suggesting being way more strategic with the back up QB other than hat on backwards signaling in plays trotting out onto the field for 3 and inches fall forward and being ready to go if ZC gets blown up.

Or spend a season backing him up learning the game then take the reins?

Thank you I did not no the ins and outs of a NFL practice roster. I guess I have to give up on that dream. 🙂

Yea instead of doing it the other way i.e., get some workouts, sit on some practice rosters if you're lucky then come to the CFL after getting cut off said practice rosters. Although the coin they make on practice rosters for a few years can be more than they'll ever make in their entire career in the CFL (Paging CFL Commish, over?)

Wow and I thought I was Debbie here.

Okay we have 35 games to go. We are 7-10 points away to a playoff spot. How many more losses before we should realistically throw in the towel? Or thinking more positively, how many more W's do we need out of the 35 games left to realistically make the playoffs. 27/28? 23/24 with some OTL's mixed in? Or should I put all my energies right now in hoping we increase our odds in getting a very high high draft pick? Or just spend all my time on the football side of things and ignore hockey all together?