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Desjardins may be turning into a good example of fail first attempt and successful second attempt... however, I'll need to see a few years of sustained winning before calling this Ottawa regime a success...

I heard the Lawless interview this morning & what he said really makes no sense. I don't even know what that even means? I've heard Murphy on the radio here in Calgary being interviewed plenty in the past on the Stamps flagship station 770 CHQR AM. The guy doesn't sound rough around the edges at all. He can be direct & to the point. He knows football plain & simple & knows how to build a winner. Interesting that when the media here in Calgary want to get the scoop du jour on player personnel matters they don't ask Huff.They ask Murphy. The Lawless comment about Murphy not being refined just smacks like the reason we passed on Lemar Durant & took Addision Richards instead because Durant is a quiet guy & didn't "interview well". Guys like Walters were so busy trying to find fault with his personality that they totally ignored his talent & he passed right by them to the Stamps who gleefully snapped him up. If the Bombers could get Murphy then passed because he wasn't "refined" then how stupid are they? Wait, don't answer that. I mean, if you want to take this a bit further & discuss Lawless then, how does he get a gig on the radio & is seen on tv as he has a demeanor & a voice better suited to work anywhere but the broadcast media. How refined does an overweight, wrinkled, middle aged man in a brushcut look? But hey, I ain't prejudging... I did like how Lawless laughed off the Chris Walby comments that Danny McManus should take over as GM as he's "just a scout". No management experience at all. Well its sort of silly to say LAwless is wrong based on hearing Murphy give interviews on the radio. Id assume Lawless has interacted with him more than most of us and has asked around about him. Lawless saying he's rough around the edges sounds like what his internal rep might be. On the other hand I bet if asked Lawless' suggestion for the "smooth" partner for Murphy would be Taman. And since Lawless seems to be pals with the guy, it wouldnt surprise me. But it would make me puke. I wouldn't be completely opposed to that combo... as long as Murphy is calling the shots...

anyone have a link to this interview? I looked on the TSN1290 website but can't find it...

They also have an OC who understands how to beat a blitz and that protecting said QB is the #1 importance. How many qb's have been hurt in MB system while he's been with the bombers? What about his entire career? Not saying it's all on him either. But it's just interesting to think about. But they have a rookie OC and we have one with 10+ years of CFL experience... surely our OC must also understand these concepts?

We could probably use Charles Greane or Ricky Jerret more... do either of them qualify as non import?

This is incorrect... Murphy handles a lot of the GM duties in Calgary including negotiating contracts and cap management.... add that to being a good scout and you got a pretty good GM...

Tempted not to watch the second half... I've seen MB's brilliance when playing from behind far too many times...

I'm fairly sure he could resign and forfeit his contact... but there's no way the bombers would "force" him to stay...

"internet lingo" is one of the worst things to happen to society...

Please define "pwnt" because I clearly don't know what the hell it means. Pwnt.. Is the bastardized version of owned. Owned was coined in online gaming.. I believe in halo or counterstrike is where it originiated.. Essentially means, i kicked your ass so bad.. IE I own you. Owned. Pwnt. Hope that clears it up.. Is this actually a real thing or just a tongue-in-cheeked response to a typo??

I think the reason Canadian kids dream about playing in the CFL, rather than the NFL, is because it's a more realistic goal...

That long snap from the upper deck into the basketball net was pretty impressive...

This analogy does not make any sense... there is no league higher than the NHL... if anything comparing the CFL to the AHL is more accurate.... most guys in the AHL are there till they get a shot at the NHL... If Henoc is looking to sign for just the rest of this season... his "signing tour" should have included Hamilton, Edmonton, and Calgary... that's it...

As ST coordinator?.... sure!

There's probably a reason, thankfully, that Steve is not in football management...

Without having any idea what Castillo can do??

Can't Toronto just pick Crapigna off the Stamps PR? Then Calgary just activates him. Plus he'd have to want to go to Toronto The second reason is more applicable to the situation... pretty such Calgary isn't going to activate 3 kickers...

This is just a stupid comment... didn't your mother teach you to think before you speak (updated for 2015... think before you type!)... He's just trying to maximize his value... I would bet at the advice of his agent(s)...

You're right, this is extremely uncommon in the CFL... but obviously a common practice in the other major leagues that are dealing with real big money...

Sweet. Even better! Wonder why Austin was so eager to move him.. Didnt like hamilton or felt it was a dead end? Eager to move him? Not really. Tajh was eager to play in the CFL and being on Hamilton's negotiation list, they have to offer him a contract. Seen as how they have Collaros, Masoli and Mathews ... not really much room for him, so instead of losing him for nothing, they knew he was highly regarded enough that they could get something for him. Since I have SEEN this a couple times now, I'm obligated to point out "Seeing As How"..... Haha I noticed that a bunch of times also and it was driving me crazy.... don't want to be the grammar police (otherwise that's pretty much all I'd be doing here)... thanks for taking one for the team...

How about we talk about the years before that? Rebuilding isn't just about a new person coming in, it's about what's already in the system when a person comes in, and in the Bombers case the QB and NI situations have been bad for a long long time and not a lot has been built. When Kelly took over the team basically had Brown and Labatte and a bunch of meh canadians. Kelly didn't do much to add to the NIs in his year, then Labatte leaves in free agency and we have Brown retiring and we're left with a bunch of meh at NI. Mack brought in some guys like Watson and Muamba, but Watsons injuries and Muamba going to the NFL again left it pretty meh. Now we're in a situation where they're still trying to get some quality NIs in here. The qb thing is even worse. Kelly destroyed the position. Mack went out and signed Pierce and Jyles as vets but neither one of them lasted. Pierce was broken and no one was able to develop. Now we have Willy but he's missing a lot of time to injury and the backups aren't developing. When nothing ever gets built it doesn't matter who you hire it's not going to be a quick turn around. You're absolutely right... to get a "fuller" perspective of Hamilton's turn around you would need to go back to 2003 (give or take) when they were 1-17... it took them a few years to get to mediocrity under Bellefuille... that continued with Cortez (that team was probably a little better than their 6-12 record suggests)... and finally on to the Austin era.... the point I was making is that teams can turn it around in a year or 2 in the CFL as long as some of the pieces are there... it wasn't meant to be a shot at the current Bombers regime...maybe this is not the regime to get us back to prominence... maybe this regime is the Bellefiulle era in the Hamilton example... mostly just pointing out that Lawless was wrong about that fact...

good for him.... but not only is this not CFL news... it's not even football news...

that agent is gonna be in for a rude awakening if he thinks it's gonna be "a week or two before Boyd appears in a game"... unless by "appears" he means "on the sideline in Bomber issued street clothes"... then it's fairly accurate...

Beat the Lions and Als and you may not need to win any other games depending on what those teams do. Remember the Als would have to cross over and would need to flat out beat the Bombers record, doable but not guaranteed. If they beat the Lions as well then Winnipeg would hold the tie breaker over them and they too would need to flat out beat the Bombers record. Possible but not a given. If the Bombers only get to 6 wins those other teams need to get to 7 (or 6 plus a tie) Really the most basic thing you can do to make the playoffs is beat the teams you should beat and keep them behind you. The Bombers at this moment have a chance to do that. They wouldn't be the first team to make the playoffs below .500. BC has qb and coach issues, so does Montreal, I don't know how you give them the advantage if Winnipeg manages to beat them. I think most of us will not soon forget a certain 8-10 Calgary team from 2001...

Two things about this... 1. I was very impressed with Leggett when he stood up Messam... he gives up about 40 pounds and he stopped him dead in his tracks.... 2. interesting that Messam in NOW following concussion protocol... he seemed to be knocked out cold briefly and the Riders decided he didn't need to go through the in-game protocol...