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I'm actually a little surprised Medlock said he'd ONLY make 1/3... I kinda thought he might say he can make it any day, any time... I think he has that confidence just wouldn't say it publicly...

I was just thinking the same thing... the 5th guy isn't going to get much action anyways... if you can put a serviceable Canadian in that spot that's a ratio win... ideally we can draft one better than what we have but I think I could live with JFG for a year while we develop our DP...

hey, I don't care what Loffler likes to wear under his uniform as long as he keeps hitting like that... Also, political correctness and player safety are completely different things...

Really, Loffler knew it??... Manny's arms were still extended in the air (hence leaving his sternum exposed) when the hit happened... so in that approximately half a second from the time the ball skinned his hands to the time the hit was laid, Loffler is expected to analyse the situation, realize the pass was dropped and either completely stop his momentum or change direction on a dime at full speed... keep in mind Loffler clearly leads with his shoulder and aims for the body, not the head... I understand why the call was made, I don't agree with it, but I understand...

I'm not sure that a complete overhaul needs to be done on defense, schematically.... but I hate that we give receivers all day to work... somebody jam a goddamn receiver at the line, throw off their route... I'm sick of see opposing teams run their offense with no resistance...

Except for the guys who played for the Riders... they were probably against the wind... since we all know the Riders breed the best players in CFL history...

The reason I made that comment is because there were numerous discussions about our front 7 being undersized back in the Etcheverry days... the myth that our guys were undersized was debunked back then and now we have a bigger front 7... you could almost make the case we have over-sized DEs... so I'm legitimately wondering if he was making a joke about a previous argument... or just ignorant...

Is this a joke??

Really, is that how it works??? Shouldn't both of those teams pick after us due to going deeper in the playoffs?

This is a great point... guys follow their leader into battle... this is based on nothing but a hunch, but it didn't seem like guys would follow Willy they way they do with Nichols...

I'd actually be very interested in the combine this year.... Can't remember the last time the Bombers had 2 top 5 picks (assuming we keep both)... I believe that's how it works: 1. Wpg (via Tor) 2. Sask 3. BC (via Mlt) 4. Hamilton 5. Winnipeg 6-9 TBD EDIT: I lied...I can remember... it was 2011 when we took Muamba (1) and then went off the board to take can't miss prospect Jade Ettiene (4)...

I have to disagree with you completely on this one... our entire offense is based on 5-10 yard passes... you'd have to think they's have a good play queued up for situations like this... I handicapped it at about 50% to make the first down and about 10% for the FG (just my personal opinion not really based on anything other than what I saw in that game/history/gut feeling)...

we can't ignore the "what if he caught it" factor... this is Manny Arceneaux we're talking about here... if the ball is remotely close to him, there's about a 90% chance he's catching it... So what if Manny had the ball in his hands and Loffler's hit jars it loose preventing a TD... does he still get a penalty?... Does that mean safeties are now in a lose-lose situation where they have to decide give up a TD or risk taking a penalty while knocking the ball loose, with a clean hit no less... it's such a grey area in this case... it's a great hit and would hate to see it taken out of the game... but how do you protect a wr extending for a catch??

I wound't have worded it like this... but I agree and I was calling this a "team loss"... if the O gets a few more first downs in the second half maybe they score 3-7 more points, or at least kill more clock, that probably wins us the game... if the D gets one or two more stops they probably prevent one score, that probably wins us the game... if the ST set up the field position a little better it helps both O and D... and I disagreed with Mike's call at the end of the game... Any way you look at it, to blame one single person or group for this loss is silly... it truly was a team effort... but I think it shows we are just a few pieces away from being great...

I know Mike mentioned this previously... but I wonder if we can find a legit MLB and move Bass back to WIL (where he dominated last year)... I hate to say this (cuz I pretty much love everything about the guy) but we might not have a need for Wild going forward...

Sorry it wasn't clear but that comment about Elimimian was very tongue-in-cheek... he is great, but I agree Mo Leggett should be the MODP...

Probably true... he took that gong-show, released the 2 best offensive players.... and turned them into a competitive team down the stretch...

Everybody knows Elimimian is the best Defensive player in the league by reputation alone... This should be a west sweep but Banks is the sexy pick so he will win over Medlock... the people who vote on this thing proved last year (Sinopoli over Westerman as top Canadian) the better story/sexier pick will win...

pretty disappointing when a receiver leads directly to 2 interceptions... both on easily catch-able balls...

I feel like we've had this conversation before.... of all the players we've moved on from in the Walters era, Sorensen might be the only big mistake...

Anyone is welcome to post freely here... but that doesn't mean those opinions are exempt from criticism or challenge... If you want to post a strong opinion, be prepared to defend it (which I think you've done a decent job of)...

how sad would you be if Nichols blew out his knee in a meaningful game?... it's a blow to the team no matter when it happens... and in football, that can be at any time...

Finally, something we can all agree on... maybe even @Ripper

So Madani is reporting that both Macoicia and Sunderland are front-runners?... I get that they can both be candidates but technically there can only be one front runner...

Let's call it Stockholm Syndrome... we've been taking hostage by the team losing for so long... yet we've falling in love with the team... now that we start winning it's hard to be too happy b/c we still believe we are hostage to the losing... I guess your analogy is better.... just trying to be a little more PC