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Ed Tait's mini-camp article. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/offensive-acts-encouraged-376914441.html It is a "mini-camp" in name. If any of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive personnel who step on the field for this week’s five practices believe it’s strictly an informal meet-and-greet, take note of this from GM Kyle Walters: "Any time a player steps in the building, any time he’s in our city, he has a chance to make an impression," said the Bombers’ football boss. "It’s whether they pay attention in meetings... lots of things. "Some guys are going to have to go. These guys showing up, if they’re making a negative impression for whatever reason, then they’re probably not going to be here for training camp." CFL teams must have their numbers at 75 players by May 1 and with both the NFL and CFL drafts approaching, it means there will still be some roster juggling in the next few weeks before camp. That means the Bomber mini-camp is about more than the players reacquainting after the winter and getting a chance to test drive offensive co-ordinator Paul LaPolice’s new offence. Here’s a preview of what to expect over the next few days: Who’s attending The camp is offence-only, so no defenders will be on the field. All four quarterbacks under contract — Drew Willy, Matt Nichols, Dominique Davis and Bryan Bennett — will be throwing and all of the offensive coaches will be teaching. Only two running backs will be on the field — Andrew Harris and Pascal Lochard, both free-agent additions from the B.C. Lions. BJ Catalon, currently the only import tailback on the roster (more signings are expected) is writing an exam this week at Texas Christian University. What’s different CFL teams hold off-season mini-camps every off-season in an attempt to find new talent. The Bombers have held theirs in Florida the last couple of years. This is a change not only in venue, but because the camp will feature players already under contract. "These aren’t the guys who show up at your off-season workouts and pay 100 bucks and come around for you," Walters explained. "This is the top group of guys that you work and you work and you work to try and convince them to sign. It’s like recruiting. You’ve recruited these guys to come up here. The difference is some of them haven’t played football in a year. They’ve been doing the workouts or pursuing the NFL. It will be exciting to see them in person because we haven’t seen anything but their film over the past couple of years. "It’s not like Florida where you’ve got 40 kids and they’re all competing against each other and nobody has heard any of their names. This will be a much different vibe. It will look slower on the field because it’s going to be more systems, more coaching and teaching of concepts. Myself and the scouting department will be much more focused on the individual drills the receivers and offensive linemen are going through, just to see how they move, how they catch, what kind of shape they’re in." The emphasis It may look odd to see the offence running sets without a defence on the field, but there is a lot to be gained from this approach. "We’re working on different tempos, getting in and out of the huddle, terminology, how we want to set up certain routes," said Willy last week. "We’ll get a lot out of next week. I was kind of skeptical at first at not having a defence out there... it’ll be different. A lot of football is reaction, so you’re reacting to a defence. "But after talking to coaches and other players who have done this before in the league, they were telling me it’s a good operation just because you are able to concentrate on your own stuff as an offence and you can really fine-tune and emphasize what you want to get done." Keep an eye on Ten players to watch during the camp: 5 Drew Willy, QB No introductions are needed. But this will be the first look at the Bombers’ QB1 since he was injured last August. He says he’s 100 per cent, but the man who is the face of this franchise is always under the microscope. 33 Andrew Harris, RB One of the big off-season additions, this hometown product figures to play a prominent role in LaPolice’s attack, including out of the backfield as a receiver. He’s averaged 59 catches over the past four seasons. 7 Weston Dressler, SB/WR A longtime Bomber nemesis comes over from Saskatchewan to provide some veteran guile to the passing attack. Pulled in 70 passes for 941 yards and six touchdowns last year from five different Rider QBs. The Bombers believe he’s still got game. 18 Bryan Bennett, QB Joined the Bombers late last October and while he got almost zero reps, flashed a howitzer of an arm. Played two years at Oregon before transferring to Southeastern Louisiana. Got a look from the Indianapolis Colts before coming north. 64 Jermarcus Hardrick, OT Started 18 games over the past two years with Saskatchewan and B.C. Listed at 6-6, 320, he’ll be battling for starting work in main camp. 19 Jerrel Jernigan, WR/KR Smallish (5-9) receiver/return man who spent four years with the New York Giants after being a third-round selection in 2011. 12 Ryan Smith, WR/SB Another ex-Rider, Smith led Saskatchewan with 59 receptions for 991 yards and seven scores. Should quickly become a favourite target of Willy & Co. 61 Matthias Goossen, C He became the Bombers’ starting centre last year when Dominic Picard was injured and started to flash the skills that made him the second-overall pick in 2014. 82 Ernest Smith, WR Former Baylor product is the biggest of the receivers in camp at 6-5. Spent time with San Diego before starting a football training business. 72 Larry Pinkard, WR Posted a 1,000-yard season in his final year at Old Dominion and then had looks from Green Bay and Oakland.

We tend to villainize the US govt. for NAFTA but as with the TPP it is mostly the large multi-national corps. that benefit from these trade agreements. US manufacturing has also been devastated since NAFTA was signed.

Agreed the ratio is doable enough but playing Wild in Hurls's role would be a waste of his skill-set imo. In 2014 when Wild spent time playing MLB he wasn't as effective as he had been on the outside and ended up being injured on a goal-line stand against the Riders. Bass has more mass so it may be that he is headed to the middle position but hopefully they allow him the freedom to pursue.

Not too worried about how they align the DB's as they have a number of good options available. I'm more interested in how they are going to get Wild, Bass and Leggett on the field at the same time for the majority of plays. I've heard O'Shea explain and defend Hurl at least half a dozen times so I understand his role is mainly to "plug holes" so the other LB's are free to cover or track down the ball carrier. Even if they could manipulate the ratio to get Wild on the field it would be a waste of talent to play him in this "plug" role. Hopefully O'Shea and Hall have spent the off-season coming up with an alternative D scheme which works to the strength of the available personnel. With improved D-line play they may be able to move away from this scheme and leave both Wild and Bass free to play to their strengths and keep Hurl around as a rotational player and backup in case of injury. I won't be surprised if Hurl is named captain of the special teams to replace Pontbriand.

The following video gives insight into Prince's character but is also hilarious. Kevin Smith is a great story-teller.

Lost in the shuffle to upgrade Natl. talent, I doubt it had anything to do with his salary expectations. Hopefully Lochard can contribute in some meaningful way as backup to Harris or on teams.

Went F.A. and remains unsigned, hasn't announced retirement yet.

Hey! If anybody wants to see the GC up close and personal it will be on display at the "National Cornbread Festival" in South Pittsburgh TN. until the end of this weekend!!! I am weeping unfettered tears of joy. http://www.wdef.com/2016/04/22/south-pittsburgs-chris-jones-brings-cfls-grey-cup-back-hometown/

For the Nissan Leaf charging time is between 5-8 hrs. depending on which charger is purchased, so it's basically only good as a commuter car. Tesla is advertising 80% recharge in 3.5 hrs. or 30 mins. at one of their super charging stations. Curiously there are currently 8 of these Tesla stations operating in Canada and they are all located between Red Deer and Vancouver.

Thanks.

Any idea when and why they switched to American football?

2 years left, Harris also signed for 3, if they can get 3 good years out of him that's great. If not, cut him after 2. Whether Demski is the same caliber as Harris remains to be seen, Harris is arguably the second best Canadian RB ever.

I'm sure this is going to accidentally happen, how much commitment are these trainees going to put into learning the rule differences if it's just a temporary gig. Mistakes will happen but hopefully they're overseen and not put into positions were they can influence the game.

Keep a pitchfork handy in case he tries to sneak back on the bandwagon.

Perfect timing, when Demski's contract expires with the Riders, the Bombers will be ready to replace Harris.

Rarity is the very definition of a status symbol whether it's a Tesla S, Ferrari or a Rolls Royce. The same day I saw the Leaf, I filled up next to a 12 cylinder Maserati at the gas bar. The Tesla 3 which will sell for $35,000 USD was announced a few weeks ago and already has 400,000 pre-orders in N. America, no idea how many are from Canada but a guesstimate would be around 10%. The prices won't come down much until the major manufacturers get into the game and create competition.

Fair enough, electric is not going to be an all encompassing solution anytime soon. Most families have multiple vehicles with the daily commuter carrying the majority of the work load, so the current range is adequate for most of those vehicles.

You read a headline and now you're just ranting. Review the Judge's explanation of why he dismissed the charges, it's 300 pages long. The prosecution failed to provide enough solid evidence of wrong-doing to convict, that's the way the judicial system is supposed to work. The Senate expense rules were either extremely vague or non-existent and the dismissal of the bribery charge made the PMO look much worse than Duffy. How the "taker" can be accused of bribery and not the "giver" is beyond me. if anything good comes out of this multi-million dollar fiasco, it's that the government can now ensure that the Senate define residency requirements and expense claims precisely.

It's a difference of opinion, some people want to treat birth as a celebration of life rather than the near death experience it is for 3 individuals of one family. Celebrating birth is like throwing confetti at the scene of a horrific car crash.

Equal is far too equal, they were sub-equal.

Yes Chiles is number one caliber, much better than Price but he may not be fully recovered from an injury he suffered last year.

He was a wicked guitarist.

The Nissan Leaf is promoting from 133-172 kms for two different versions. I think the Tesla 3 is advertising in the range of 300 kms. Good enough for a daily commuter.

A mental assessment is obviously needed, that lady was crazy and her husband had to be a complete moron.

Criminal investigation underway, so probably wasn't a heat attack, I smell gunpowder.