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It would be nice if we could win at least one of the first two.

Not really. We traded our 2nd rounder for a position of need (OL). If we can now obtain a similar 2nd round pick in exchange for a position of strength, for example a NI DB like Cauchy, that would be a very shrewd move by Walters. Cauchy isn't going to get a 2nd rounder and safety isn't a position of strength. We currently have 7 NI safety's on the roster.

Not really. We traded our 2nd rounder for a position of need (OL). If we can now obtain a similar 2nd round pick in exchange for a position of strength, for example a NI DB like Cauchy, that would be a very shrewd move by Walters.

Bombers traded away their 2nd round pick (11th overall) in the Patrick Neufeld trade.

Agreed. I like Foucault, but he's getting some NFL interest, and I see Pencer (or possibly Neufeld/Swiston) taking over the RG spot as early as this season. We NEED a center and that's why I've been saying all along that the Bomber will take Lavertu or Goossen.

Nice article by Darrin Bauming today:

Or better yet, let Rod Black or Duane Forde (whoever is doing the TSN color commentary) make the official call.

I've heard nothing regarding Hall getting any NFL interest. I wonder when he'll make a decision on whether to return to the CFL and wonder if he'd return to the Bombers? Not sure we actually need him now though...

I would but he blocked me on twitter.

The article is written by Paul Friesen, so errors like that are expected.

From today's Winnipeg Sun. Gotta love his attitude.

Sounds like you've got life all figured out!

@PentonKirk: The #CFL has approved the use of video replay on pass interference. Board of governors needs to approve.

@ochocinco: Nothing to negotiate, I'll be fast as hell and in shape. RT @CFLonTSN: (@ochocinco) has been added to @MTLAlouettes negotiation list

@TSNDaveNaylor: WR Chad Ochocinco has been added to Montreal Alouettes negotiation list. #cfl #alouettes

Good thing we didn't hire Kris Sweet: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sport...157/story.html The Montreal Gazette’s Herb Zurkowsky wrote on March 3 that the Eskimos O-linemen didn’t respond to former coach Kris Sweet’s full-blast methods. “There was an open revolt against Sweet by Edmonton’s offensive linemen,” Zurkowsky wrote. “At one point, they went to former head coach Kavis Reed, en masse, threatening not to practice unless Sweet altered his methods. In no uncertain terms, Sweet was hated by the players whom he coached, according to several sources.” The 2013 season was the only one that Sweet spent with the Eskimos. He was hired by Tom Higgins and the Montreal Alouettes on March 6. Outwardly, Sweet appeared to be a difficult coach to play for. He was a powder keg of emotion while he ran his players through drills, trying to extract results from them with the volume maxed out, his profanities raining down on them. Coaches at the pro level have no room for error; they have to get results out of their players. But if the linemen were in fact this unhappy under Sweet, change will be necessary to reach them. I am not sure what Sweet could have done to alienate his lineman but this can explain why they were so bad last season.

I'd like to see the minimum salary get closer to what a player would make on an NFL practice roster, which I believe is around $100k. Minimum CFL salary now is around $60k.

Wylie will more than make up for losing out on Stubler. This will be our best offseason signing.

@PentonKirk: @garrettbillan1 It would make sense to have Wylie at the combine this weekend since the #Bombers will be taking an O-lineman.

This would be fabulous news. Can't see any other reason for him to be in Winnipeg. Wylie would be the best signing of the offseason.

Might be a little awkward having him negotiate sponsorship deals with the guy who fired him.

A recent Free Press article by Gordon Sinclair: Someone once asked me if I have ever regretted something I've written. Yeah, it happens. Sometimes I've regretted something I've written even if I have no reason to, other than the person in my sights isn't a bad guy. And later, when one considers the impact of the written word on the man and those who love him, there's a sense of sadness. Especially when it didn't end well for him. So it was with Garth Buchko. Of course, back then it wasn't just me who was pounding the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' rookie CEO over the protracted construction of Investors Group Field and the game-day frisking fiasco. The frustrated fan base was enraged, too. The slick-looking Buchko was everyone's favourite punching bag when the Winnipeg Football Club was fumbling everything on and off the field. And after completing just 18 months of a four-year contract that was reported to be worth about $400,000 annually, Buchko was sacked. Actually, his departure last August was officially described as a resignation, but the timing and who went with him -- the Bombers' woeful general manager, Joe Mack -- left no doubt about how it went down. Why am I revisiting this personal and professional calamity now, just a month after Buchko's 81-year-old father, Ed, died? In hope of better days ahead for Garth Buchko and his family. I heard a rumour on the weekend that finally, a full two years after Buchko left his general manager's position at Corus Entertainment's cluster of Winnipeg radio stations to join the circus that was the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Corus is looking to finally put someone in the chair Buchko vacated and was never filled locally. So does that mean Buchko could be returning to his old familiar role at CJOB, Power 97 and Fresh FM? That's what I was wondering Sunday afternoon when I emailed Calgary-based Corus executive Garry McKenzie in hopes of verifying the rumour and another one that went with it -- that Buchko had applied to get his old job back. Back in March 2012, right after Buchko left the stations he'd led for 16 years, McKenzie was appointed regional general manager for Corus Radio in Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton, effectively replacing Buchko without replacing his position. That's why I emailed him with my questions. McKenzie confirmed they were looking to put a full-time GM back in Winnipeg. He went on to say Corus is in the process of interviewing candidates, internally and externally, and they hope to make an announcement in the next month to month-and-a-half. "There is a lot of interest in the position and we are taking our time before making a decision," McKenzie added. So was Buchko one of the candidates? "Yes," McKenzie responded, "Garth is a potential candidate." When I reached Buchko by text, he declined to comment on that. But when I left a voice-mail message asking how he had been doing, he did have something more to say. His goal since leaving the Bombers had been to stay away from the media spotlight and the scrutiny that went with it. No wonder, given the shelling he absorbed and the direct hit that followed. "I am currently consulting," he added. "I am also working out of Winnipeg Harvest running the charity I started, called Hunger for Hope." Then he referred with gratitude to those who have stood by him. "I have seen so much support from many people in the business community over the past six months." Two of those business people who are friends of Buchko are also friends of mine. One is my wife's cousin, Peter Ginakes, who owns and operates the Pony Corral restaurants that started advertising with CJOB when Buchko was there. "He's a good guy," Ginakes said. "Like solid. He was a pro at his job, great to work with. If you had a problem, he would deal with it. And he would reach out to his customers." Similarly, Larry Updike, who worked for Buchko for nearly a decade as the CJOB morning man, has only praise for him as a boss. "First-rate" said Updike. "He knows his craft very well and he tried to create a really positive working atmosphere in the station." I got the sense Updike would like to see him back leading Corus Radio in Winnipeg. Ginakes certainly hopes his pal goes back to doing what he does best. For what it's worth, I'll second that emotion. Garth Buchko was the wrong guy at a very wrong time for the Bombers. But granted the opportunity, he could be the right guy at the right time for Corus Entertainment.

Yep.

Safeway?

FAT = Fully automated timing has no human intervention. Intensive studies, mostly by track and field devotees, suggest that fully automated timing, or FAT, would add .20 to .24 seconds to the 40-yard times at the combine and throughout football.