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For minor off-season non-Bomber CFL news.  Any significant stories or news that is likely to generate significant discussion may have its own thread created. General Bomber news can be found here.

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Bigblue204 Grand Master

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I honestly don't see anything wrong or insulting about what he is saying. He's just admitting to not being able to grasp fairly simple rule changes. And this is likely because he didn't put in the work...sorry, it's absolutely because he didn't put in the work. Now he's going back to a game he knows extremely well. And I honestly think Johnny is going to get back to "star" status in the AAFL, mostly due to the QB protection they have there. What are his strengths? Creating time, moving out of the pocket and getting away from pressure. He won't have nearly as much pressure to escape, not even on par with what he faced in college. He'll do very well in that league, get an invite to the NFL again and flop once he has to play real football.

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My mom went into the bomber store years ago to buy me a jersey and Moreno was in there.  She met him and said he was a good looking fella so she bought me his jersey.  So pretty much I got his jersey

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Noeller
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I hate that ******* ginger with a fiery passion for all he did to us over the years..............but............I respect the hell out of him as a CFL QB. 

JCon Grand Master

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3 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

I honestly don't see anything wrong or insulting about what he is saying. He's just admitting to not being able to grasp fairly simple rule changes. And this is likely because he didn't put in the work...sorry, it's absolutely because he didn't put in the work. Now he's going back to a game he knows extremely well. And I honestly think Johnny is going to get back to "star" status in the AAFL, mostly due to the QB protection they have there. What are his strengths? Creating time, moving out of the pocket and getting away from pressure. He won't have nearly as much pressure to escape, not even on par with what he faced in college. He'll do very well in that league, get an invite to the NFL again and flop once he has to play real football.

I can't see anyone in the NFL taking a shot at Johnny Rotten. He doesn't work hard enough and never will. 

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15 minutes ago, JCon said:

I can't see anyone in the NFL taking a shot at Johnny Rotten. He doesn't work hard enough and never will. 

There is always someone who will bring him into training camp to create some buzz.  I doubt anyone will give him a real shot though.  "Work" doesn't describe what a person needs to put in to be successful for any length of time as a professional QB.  It has to be all-consuming.

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1 hour ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

I see Johnny is still riding hard on the laurels of his college days, that was 6 years ago Johnny, if you want to be a professional you have to put in the work.

 

Aaand- stay out of court and avoid your favourite num-nums. A tall order for many who are ruled by ego and not smarts.

Mr Dee Newbie

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1 hour ago, Blueandgold said:

Big no to this. Don’t they remember how flags were getting thrown for the slightest touch of the QB in slow motion?! 

One has nothing to do with the other. As it was, Coaches were punished for an error that wasn’t theirs. This is a simple fix which really wont lead to anything if it’s handled properly.

Wanna-B-Fanboy Grand Master

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1 hour ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

 

That's pretty exciting- I am stoked for a 10 team league!

 

Are they going with the Draft format for the Ottawa ALLCAPS? That worked out well for the ALLCAPS and wasn't too harsh on the rest of the teams. 

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16 hours ago, Blueandgold said:

Big no to this. Don’t they remember how flags were getting thrown for the slightest touch of the QB in slow motion?! 

I am not at all in favour of a second challenge.  As it is now, coaches have to consider carefully whether and when to use their one challenge.  It has added to the game.  Blown protections /coverages / etc are part of the game.  So are bad calls by the officials.  I hear that coaches lose their jobs because of bad calls - well, a lot more coaches lose their jobs because they screwed up a game plan or their QB had a bad game (i.e. their QB was not perfect).

Fans of every single team in every single sport are convinced that their team was robbed by the officials in every game ever played.  Killing the momentum of the game and making a marathon of a sprint is not going to fix something they will believe anyway.

JCon Grand Master

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4 minutes ago, Noeller said:

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I don't really understand the impetus to change the rules? 

The problem is inconsistent application of the existing rule, which won't be solved by adding more rules and more yards. 

Start by investing in the refs. 

Mr Dee Newbie

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Yes, as a matter of fact, Alan Parsons said the same thing:

“I am the eye in the sky

Looking at you

I can read your mind

I am the maker of rules

Dealing with fools

I can cheat you blind”

 

- The Alan Parsons Project.

Sard Mentor

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5 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

Yes, as a matter of fact, Alan Parsons said the same thing:

“I am the eye in the sky

Looking at you

I can read your mind

I am the maker of rules

Dealing with fools

I can cheat you blind”

 

- The Alan Parsons Project.

Makes sense... I believe that was some sort of hovercraft...

17to85 Grand Master

17to85

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7 hours ago, Noeller said:

I like that they're letting the "eye in the sky" help out....

if that's the road they're going down then time to do away with onfield refs and let the big man in the clouds handle everything. 

Mr Dee Newbie

Mr Dee

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The rules are there. Tweaking them to achieve the best results is not a bad thing. It’s the application that needs work. Refs and especially the command centre, have to have more focused training. Reffing is never easy, in any sport, but the command centre should rarely make mistakes. Whichever way they decide the rules should be set up is fine because the teams are involved in this set up. 

 Refs will make mistakes, but the fail safe should be the command centre. 

Just get the call right. It’s really all the fans want.

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