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Dane is ready and willing to start now... no chance he comes here to be a back up... that said, if Zach has an unexpected retirement... I'd have no problem with Dane as the next guy

It's close to Christmas... I'm sure some guys wanted to get home ASAP... I wouldn't read too much into it

Again... it's not a prediction... it's a list of some of the guys that could move on and the reason I believe they could move one... in others words, I think we lose 2 or 3 of these guys... and I've added the reason why I think we would.

Sorry... I wasn't clear there... I thought it was you that called out the guy who made all the ridiculous claims... you are certainly not the guy who made the ridiculous claims Are we good now? 😁

Here are some players I think we could lose and why I believe that is so... and I'm not saying we will lose any or all of these guys... just some thoughts for discussion: Alford: NFL shot Taylor: retirement or team moves on Briggs: retirement Kongbo: NFL shot or big CFL contract Jeffcoat: big CFL contract (I'm talking like 50k more than we're offering) Thomas: retirement Desjarlais: NFL shot Bryant: retirement (though my thoughts on that have since changed and I expect him back in 2022) Neufeld: retirement Collaros: retirement (I don't think this will happen but others have made a compelling case) Harris: retirement (I'm expecting him back for one more go in 2022) Adams: retirement Bailey: possible another team opens up the vault to make him their #1 guy best case scenario... I'm wrong about all of these

what was the original "mistake" title?

Some of the people I always got a kick out of were the ones who were completely full of **** but act like they were the absolute authority on everything... There was Tuscaloosa Blue a few years ago with the fake training camp reports... and then recently (I'm already forgetting his screen name - Thanks for reminding me it was Polar Bear) the guy Polar Bear who was an expert on covid, broadcasting, and regularly partied with the Bombers since he was Harris' neighbour... what a clown he was... my favourite post was when (I believe it was) @blue_gold_84 made a list of all the things Polar Bear claimed to be an expert on in the 2 weeks he posted here... I know these people are toxic for conversation and misrepresenting facts... but I always find their schtick funny Anyways, thanks to all of you guys here... when I talk to my family and friends I pretend like I'm some kind of expert on the Bombers b/c of the great knowledge and experience I read here... too many to list but guys like @Booch, @wbbfan, @Mikeand @SpeedFlex27 are so great for conversation and knowledge about the team we all love. Thanks guys!

I remembering feeling that way too... but I think 2013 was such a CF (that would be cluster-**** not Cody Fajardo - though they have been one in the same at times) that I just went to the games to see how terrible we could be thinking it couldn't possibly get worse... My "low point" came a few years later and luckily for me, the turn around happened almost immediately... I was at a game early in the 2016 season and we were getting crushed by Calgary... after this loss we would fall to 1-4... I said to my friend during that game "if this carries on, I don't know how much more I can take... I could definitely see that things seemed to be getting better but the on-field product wasn't getting any better... as luck would have it, the next game on the road against Edmonton was when we inserted Travis Bond on the O-line and Matt Nichols at QB... and since that game... it's been basically better than I could have imagined... Think about the make up of this team a little bit... When Zach and Nic were named the MOPs of the Grey Cup... each guy immediately said "I love my team, this is the greatest group of guys I've ever been with" while basically welling up... they didn't even care about the award, they just wanted to be with their teammates.... Another small detail I noticed about the comradery of this team... there's a great slo-mo shot of the team celebrating after the grey cup winning int... and you see two players embracing and jumping up and down together... I looked closely and noticed it was Casey Sayles and Mike Benson... on what other team and in what other Bombers era would the long snapper and a defensive lineman be so close in friendship like that... it is truly incredible to see... when these guys say they love each other and play for each other... there's no lip service... it's as genuine as it gets.

It took about 2.5 years to fix the Bombers O-line... it can be a long process.

in the 2019 off-season our biggest losses were Sayles and Rose... they were "supposed" to be nearly impossible to replace... and we possibly improved at that spot... needles to say, there is no doubt we will lose 1 or 2 or 3 important players... but I have full confidence in Walters to replace them in-house or through recruiting.

Both of these things can be true...

I think this thread is a little silly and kind of unnecessary... but then I remembered I did have a thought about the Riders before the Grey Cup and this seems like the appropriate place to share it... My theory is that because the Bombers played a terrible first half in the West Final, we have successfully screwed the Riders for the foreseeable future... and here's how: - because of all the mistakes the Bombers made, the game remained close... - because the game was close, the Riders truly believed they were in it and had a shot at winning... - and because they came "close" to knocking off the champs, they now believe they have the quarterback to lead them to the promised land... - and now they will hitch their wagon to Cody "Sprinkles" Fajardo for the next few years truly believing he can carry the team and gives them the best chance to win... Had the Bombers not tried to fumble the game away early... it may have been a blowout... and then they would see that they need to make changes... but that's not the case... and here we are. Anyways, I honestly don't really think about other teams too much... especially when we're the champs... but I thought some people would enjoy this so it seemed appropriate to share

I never even considered the thought of Zach retiring but a pretty convincing case could be made… now I’m nervous until we have him locked up for good

This is a long response for a joke post…

That 45 yarder to put the bombers ahead… I could sworn he was wearing #9 on that one Sometimes you see on coach on the stage accepting the trophy… O’Shea just stood on the ground with his family and watched his players celebrate… like a proud father.

I felt the same way too (probably more like a few seconds but felt like 30) but when I saw the bombers celebrating and the cats dejectedly walking on the field for hand shakes… I knew it wasn’t in question…

Nothing epitomized that more than the fact that three guys got their ls hands on the ball to make the game winning interception I wasn’t sure at first but after watching the replay a few times I’m 100% sure it was intentional… you watch the way his right hand follows through to point at Wilson as he was directing the ball that way… and watch as he celebrates the second Wilson has the ball bc he knows he pulled it off… what an absolutely incredible play

I’m not 100% but I’m guessing smith and suitor

It seemed a little cold outside but I double checked the calendar just to make sure it’s not April 1…

The funny thing is doesn’t even make sense… karma would suggest the Bomber did something bad to the cats and now they’ll get payback as karma… unless you consider straight up manhandling them in the last grey cup “something bad”

If you put Chungh beside Couture with either Bryant or Hardrick on the other side… he’d look a lot better

The Bombers should sweep their nominations... but we know it doesn't always work that way the case for MOS... remember most people had the Bombers 2nd or 3rd in the division in the pre-season polls... and he lead the team to the far and away #1 spot.

Realistically two thing: 1) they need to hope the Bombers shot themselves in the foot and/or force a lot of turnovers... and 2) play a nearly perfect game.... This is an "AND" situation, not "OR" Well if it's against Ted Laurent... I'm not 100% sure the semi wins that battle...

if it's that easy to get under his skin... no wonder receivers have no trouble doing it 😂

Someone on the TSN panel (I want to say it was Jim Barker) said the Cats should try to shut down the run game and force Collaros to beat them... I just laughed and thought, good luck with that!