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Interesting, if you re-watch the video Carter does seem to be a bit woozy even though he's trotting. I wish they had a better video to show whether his gums were flapping as usual or not and WTH did Campbell have to say to him? IMO Carter had no intention of running through the middle of their bench.

Mike, it's not that your opinion isn't what it is. Isn't it a problem that your opinion is what it isn't and wasn't what it once was?

You do realize that this is a toast and that game time is still 3 hours away? Well if you insist, cheers!

Love the black and white photos. When was the last time you saw a football jersey with even a speck of mud on it? Also love the hand extended into the first picture with the cigarette, unfortunately it's not one of the players.

Nor BC, I think they will do alright but don't see them over-taking either Edm. or Cgy. in the standings this year. The only thing that is going to effect those two clubs is if they have a major crisis as in either Reilly or Mitchell are knocked out for the season prior to Sept. That would knock them down a level and open up a lot of possible scenarios.

Interesting, do you have any insight into how that is controlled?

I'll take you up on that bet.

I'd vote for this. I don't believe there is a lack of talent on the roster, especially in the LB core and the D-backfield as they have proved in the past that they are quite capable as individuals and just need to "put it together" as a cohesive unit. Injuries have already decimated the D-backs so that is going to continue to be a schmozzle until the main-stays are healthy once again. Whether they have adequately replaced Washington remains to be seen but having Posey and Fogg playing side by side may not have been the brightest idea ever, same goes for the premature disposal of Bucknor. As for Richie hall, I think once he has his starting lineup back on it's feet he will tighten them up. He's not lacking in experience or brains and he does have a couple of GC rings in his pocket so he deserves some trust that he has the capacity to figure it out. I think what may be lacking on the roster is player leadership, as Leggett alluded to at the end of last season. Having a couple of players on both sides of the ball that play the game with exuberance and character like Ty Jones, Odell Willis or Nik Lewis may not fit O'Shea's perfect player profile of polite young men, but they do add a necessary ingredient that seems to be lacking on this team. A good coach like Cal recognizes and allows a diversity of personalities and exuberance as long as it achieves the end goal, which is winning, O'Shea seems to prefer players that he would be proud to call "son". A motor-mouth never shuts up and never lets his teammates forget what they are on the field to accomplish, they are loud in their praise and harsh in their criticism but they are always animated. The great ones back up their mouth with their play and inspire competition and enthusiasm on the field which creates a positive vibe. Get a few of these players on each side of the ball to play off of each other and this team might begin to make headway. A return to Swaggerville???

Willy has a speaker in his helmet, Buck could have warned him to hurry the play but obviously that should be unnecessary.

The rule should apply to all players equally, not just the QB's.

Enough crap. The CFL needs to take action and penalize defenders on the spot during the game who lead with their helmets as Macho did on his big hit and Gavins did when he hammered Carter in the end-zone. The days of headhunting Safeties, LB's and D-backs should be in the past. Proper tackling needs to replace punishment and those that continue to practice of trying to intimidate receivers should be drummed out of the league. The loud snap of a plastic on plastic collision is enough to alert the refs. as to what occurred on the play. It's understandable some of these plays happen accidentally but a quick review from the command center should be able to determine if there was intention.

Hi Yogi!

O'Shea, on the topic of whether he would sit Drew Willy for a series or two for Matt Nichols during a game: "No, I've not considered it. I believe our guy is playing at a pretty good clip. Now, the next thing you're going to say is, "Well, not to start a game?" He's working through his progressions quickly, he's making throws, he's thrown some balls into some really tight windows for good completions. He's got to grow in this offence, also, but the only way he's going to grow is if he keeps playing."

Brutal, the 6 game IR now has 11 members.

Sure is, it's right between Bum**** and Asspicker.

Was the place called Snarlyburg?

Next time wear these kind of gloves. Also useful for clearing a path to your car quickly after the game.

Interesting article on T-Dre. T-Dre Player joins Bombers Posted on Mon, July 4, 2016 at 3:17pm by Scott Taylor in blue bombers, Featured, FOOTBALL, SPORTS with No Comments on T-Dre Player joins Bombers Tweet Like Plus Pin It Share The Winnipeg Blue Bombers news release today called him “T-Dre” Player. However, his parents named him Tchissakid Dre Player. Sure T-Dre is a lot easier and faster to say than Tchissakid, but the Bombers really don’t care. They just hope that the physical gifts of this 6-foot-6, 305-pound lineman with CFL experience in B.C. will help an offensive line that has been suspect for almost a decade. Yesterday the Bombers announced that Player and National linebacker Herve Tonye-Tonye had been added to the practice roster while National fullback/defensive lineman James Tuck was added to the team’s active roster. For Player, it’s a chance to come back home. At least, “home” by way of Dallas, Texas, and Natchitoches, Louisiana. Winnipeg roots Born in Winnipeg, his mom Corinne Fontaine, is from Sagkeeng First Nation, and in 2014, T-Dre became the first athlete from Sagkeeng to reach the Canadian Football League. Last season, he started 11 games for the Lions. In two seasons, after being drafted out of Northwestern State (Louisiana), 12th overall by the BC Lions in the 2014 CFL Draft, he has played in 18 CFL games. He joined Winnipeg’s practice roster on Sunday and went to practice in blue and gold for the first time on Monday. He’s also come a long way since his father, Paul Player, one of the finest basketball players ever to play at the University of Winnipeg, moved the family to suburban Dallas in the hopes of finding better athletic opportunities for his son. These days Paul works for Child Protective Services while Corinne is involved with the Army and Air Force exchange service. They often travel to Manitoba to visit family members so T-Dre is almost home. Basketball first T-Dre’s first love was basketball and in a story reminiscent of Brandon’s Izzy Odinije, he played hoops until he was talked into playing high school football in Grade 12. After only one year of high school varsity football – just like Izzy – he was offered a scholarship to Northwestern State in Natchitoches, Louisiana, where he became an all-star O-linemen in the Southland Conference. “I was born in Winnipeg and moved to the Dallas area when I was about nine,” Player told me not long ago. “It was pretty crazy with all the cultural differences I faced. I had big identity issues when I was young. “There are not very many native people living down here. It was very difficult in high school because everybody was white, black or Mexican and I was none of the above.” T-Dre did have four things going for him: he’s whip smart, he’s a great athlete, he’s a big, strong guy and he comes from a great family. His athletic genes have obviously come in handy. At 6-foot-6, 305 pounds, Player combines speed with his size and at 24, is already an imposing CFL lineman. He also has a unique name, Tchissakid, one that comes from the Ojibwe language, meaning “Sooth sayer,” or “Magic man.” “When I was still in my mother’s womb, my parents were looking at a sonogram and they said it looked as though I had waved or ‘chopped’ my hand on the screen,” T-Dre explained. “My dad did some research and came up with that name from that experience, because the indigenous sooth sayers or shamans use their hands as a way to emit energy. Say, if someone wanted their fortune told, a soothsayer would use special stones and shake them up in their hands before throwing them onto the table and interpreting the layout. It is unique.” Academics is the goal Almost all of Player’s university courses were directed at pre-law and he’s still thinking seriously about eventually getting a law degree. While he’s committed to playing pro football – right now – he says he wouldn’t mind getting his PhD. An extremely intelligent football player who has progressed quite rapidly as a pro, the only question after he was selected in the CFL Canadian draft, was whether or not he could make the adjustment from a U.S. mid-major to pro football. It has, obviously, not been a problem. And if things work out in Winnipeg, he’ll have a chance to block for a former Lions teammate and another Winnipeg football star, Oak Park high school graduate Andrew Harris. “Football has been a big part of the journey for me,” Player said during our interview. “But academics was always the goal. Thanks to football, I had a wonderful opportunity to get a very good university education. It’s always been important to me to make the best of my opportunities.” He certainly has a great opportunity now.

If it's any consolation (which it isn't) Willy would not acknowledge that the Stamps relaxed their pressure in the 4th Q which allowed him to put up respectable numbers for the game. Please note that this interview occurred yesterday, so he did have time to "watch the film". Delusional or worse? http://www.bluebombers.com/2016/07/04/week-3-day-1-willy/

Chris Rainey has stolen SpeedyB's thorny crown. As for the kicking game, the wind was blowing at 88 mph in Hamltn so no kicker is going to look good fighting against that.

He speaketh the truth.

A fair bit of howling will rattle IGF before the crowds simmer down to apathetic.

This. Campbell wasn't out on the field for any other reason than to have a go at Carter but what prompted him to do so is a bit of a mystery. He's far from an innocent victim.

Wait for Henry to create a QB crisis in Ottawa, that should happen mid-late season when he is ready to play again. That gives the Bombers plenty of time to determine whether Willy is a champ or a bust.