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Just like to confirm how excited I am that we didn't sign Manny Arceneaux...

Bighill and Matthews locked down for three years... this is our grey cup window...

Watching that just gets me more excited for the season to start... They better not delay the start of the season. Go Blue!!!

That Joe Mack signing is finally paying off!

"My ultimate goal is to retire as a Winnipeg Blue Bomber," Matthews said Friday in a conference call from Los Angeles with reporters. "I want to my name to be up there with Milt Stegall and Terrence Edwards," he said, referring to two of the greatest receivers to play with the Bombers over the past two decades. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/chris-matthews-receiver-rejoins-bombers-1.5131360

Tait of the freep has a good article on Chris....I have a petty good memory going back to when Matthews first arrived...Credit 'Mike' who frequents the board for saying, at that time, something like...'this guy has to be signed to the Bomber roster'...and was a little down when he left...like a lot of others on here...He's the big bodied...clutch catch player ,we've always needed, and the Bomber club is going to be a force in 19' with him on it

Wait- what? need more context please. Different note: This should happen more: I think more of this should happen- you wanna act like a ******* pariah of the human race, then you should be treated as such.

Watch a 'rookie' import SB now emerge on this team as defences have to worry about both Matthews and Harris...

Nnnnooooo!!!! Not another joey Elliott thread derailment...!!!

Fun fact: Tom Magee is from Winnipeg! Davey Boy Jr tweeted out a snippet of the match a while ago, shortly after it was discovered. Looking forward to seeing the whole thing.

Seems nobody has succesfully explained anything to Trump, ever. Well maybe Putin, and the Crown Prince saudi arabia. It's funny/bizarre that he just can't grasp why these people won't lie about whatever he tells them to. He really is nuts, just as the psychiatrists said a year ago. When are these A holes going to start figuring out that they get nothing but disgrace from doing his dirty work?

I know everyone is giddy about the Whitehead signing, but unless they get the return game sorted out from last year it won't matter. They could have had Gizmo back there last year and not gotten a kickoff past the 25. I never figured out what it was but it was not the returners. The kid from Oregon was a top-end return talent and Demski is no slouch. The Bombers have options. They just need to get more out of their special team guys.

I could not disagree with this more. I think you are basing your perception too much on his last few years in Toronto. Ray got beat up mercilessly most of his years in Edmonton and he would just get back up and throw dimes. Never complain, never point fingers. Ask a guy like Doug Brown and I can pretty much guarantee he would tell you that Ricky Ray was the toughest (physically and mentally) QB, and one of the toughest players that he played against.

Cancel the GoFundMe then?

updated... After one week of camp... Rose-Sayles-Jones-Alexander-Fenner (Hume-Hecht) Wilson-Bighill-Gaitor (Briggs-Miles-Gauthier-Lalama-Hansen) Jefferson-Thomas-Nevis-Jeffcoat (Richardson-Forde-Roh) Bryant-Neufeld-Couture-Gray-Hardrick (Desjarlais) Matthews-Adams-Demski-Lawler-Wolitarsky (Simonise-Peterman-Whitehead) Nichols (Streveler-Bennett) Harris (Augustine-Miller-Oliviera) Medlock-Rempel (Speller-Bryant)

I doubt if frosty has ever seen him play. The only guy I know who always wants to talk about the Jets on chat when the Bombers are playing when no one wants to. Like who gives a **** about the Jets when the Bombers are playing?

haa haa ha it's a thread on US politics, so why wouldn't we talk about Democrat candidates? Who died and made you the guy who decides what we talk about?

Hahaha let’s talk about the Democrat candidates. It’s really the most pressing news of the day. Haha. Anyway trump went nuts again today. Doesn’t like his son being called to testify. Is mad at His former lawyer because he won’t clear him. Still doesn’t know what a tariff is.

doesn't look like AOC is very happy with Uncle Joe's climate plan. Is this going to cause dissension in the Democrats?

well well well. Now we know why Trump likes Kim so much. Putin told him to make friends with Kim. https://apnews.com/20afeea785634442b8300ba2fab0c002 I want to know what Putin has over Trump.

Ghost of Chris Matthews? He was productive last year, played at pace where he would have had over 1100 yards receiving.

I hope this doesn't mean we gave him at $70k signing bonus and he's going to retire before training camp... 😳

Nice recap of the Bomber receiver situation:

Precipitating the name change to Unlucky..

Charles Nelson beats out Lucky for kick return job.

I wish he'd have retired after winning the 2017 GC & gone out in style instead of injury.

Former Obama aid, Gregory Craig.

Given how historically bad Burris is in bad weather games I would say that we wouldn't have won **** with Burris. Plus I would have had to hate myself cheering for a team with that phony ******* on it.

17 years playing qb at the pro level. wow. Hats off.

Solomian Elimimian gets 160 k because hes Solomon Elimimian.

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Also assumes readers want or care about his woke social commentary which he shoe-horns into his stories every chance he gets. Nothing worse than a sports reporter with frustrated dreams of being a "serious" journalist.

This is hilarious. https://www.wwe.com/article/wwe-most-infamous-lost-match-has-been-found-bret-hart-tom-magee-wwe-network If you dont know the story, the basic gist is, Tom MaGee was a stud way back and had a match with Bret. The only problem is, Magee was terrible but Bret made him look like a million dollars so Vince thought Mcgee was the next Hogan. Years ago, Bret had asked WWE for copies of several matches, including this one. The match has never aired anywhere and became somewhat of an urban legend. It seems WWE accidentally sent Bret their one and only copy of the match. Bret's assistant used the tapes to make digital copies and recently, came across the video tape. WWE got the tape back and is planning an airing after RAW.

No telling if Mitchell is looking to return to the CFL this year or continue his pursuit of an NFL position, he's only 26 so I don't think he's ready to give up on the dream yet. Good thing about Matthews, he says he's done with the NFL.

He's good but not worth breaking the bank to get. The Blue should have enough money for him if they want to go after him.

Couldn’t be happier with the Matthews signing. With trolls like P Friesen jumping out of the weeds and declaring FA a failure - feels good to know they can go shove it!

I’m ecstatic to have Matthews back. Matthews and Adams will be a nice 1-2 punch and if we decide to start Simonse we’ll have three big targets for Nichols. I just wish this would’ve happened last year and he never put on a Calgary jersey, but better late than never.

I'm excited that Matthews is back as Adams is definitely a streaky guy. My only concern is Nicholls playing like he did last season and only going deep once a game....

I think gray is taking a job this year. Desjarlais and eli are great picks. The OL is gonna be a WAR in tc. I cant wait to watch it.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2019/05/10/bombers-sign-two-2019-draft-picks/?fbclid=IwAR3WM-dv-qvJyEAjVwuZydYskNosfO5QTZ11_x68ZRbGt6yY_Jyc7dgFykY WINNIPEG, MB., May 10, 2019 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has signed two of their 2019 CFL Draft selections, defensive back Nick Hallett and defensive lineman Tariq LaChance. Hallett (6-0, 195, University of Toronto, February 12, 1994 in London, ON) was selected 61st overall in last week’s draft. He played in 28 games with the Varsity Blues over six seasons. In three games in 2018, Hallett recorded 13 tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one touchdown. In 2017, he led the Blues and ranked fourth in the OUA with 60 tackles, adding one sack, two fumble recoveries, one interception and five break ups. LaChance (6-4, 260, University of Manitoba, November 11, 1993 in Winnipeg, MB) was selected in the sixth round, 52ndoverall in last week’s draft. He attended Vincent Massey Collegiate in Winnipeg and played for the Rifles before joining the University of Manitoba Bisons. He appeared in four games, recording four tackles, one sack, a tackle for a loss and two forced fumbles.

I had a feeling Chris Matthews would be a late signing. He was Walters number one target for free agency this whole time. Obviously Chris wanted to explore his NFL options but at 29 years old it was pretty obvious he’d be coming back to the CFL. This is a HUGE move, gearing up for that Grey Cup run. Could not be more excited.

If we don’t find any defensive backs we can always play Jefferson at corner.

Are you hinting he will always be in McPhillips Casino ? 😂😁

Conteh I am sure will be able to man the spot...guy was a corner back in College, and has great athleticism...and we are going to use our safety this year as a more traditional cover guy, with over the top help...hence the reason why with Jones or Conteh there we won't miss a beat on defense and if anything cause more turn overs

AC and Burris are not in the same category. AC and then Ray. Not by much in my opinion but Burris isn't even in the conversation.

Edwards needs to stay in his damn lane. You don't go running your mouth about a negotiation when you're right in the middle of it. End of story. He can take his damn feelings and shove it. As a fan of the CFL and someone who isn't totally naive when it comes to professional negotiations Edwards is 100% wrong, and I'm glad both the CFL and CFLPA are being PROFESSIONAL (Edwards please look this word up) about the process.

Its a football league.

https://pressfrom.info/us/news/politics/-270683-lindsey-graham-in-1998-ignoring-subpoenas-impeachable.html video. Can't say he was misquoted. probably will anyway. These people depend on their voters being uninformed. I think Trump impeachment rating is much higher at this point than Nixon's at a similar point.

One guy who never gets mentioned but is one of the most dominant CFL QB's in my lifetime is Dave Dickenson. Unfortunately he left in his prime for the NFL and came back injury-prone. He was better than Ray or Calvillo. His career QB Rating is off the charts. Dickenson 110.4 2421 passes Ray 98.2 7301 passes Calvillo 95.5 9437 passes Flutie 94.1 4844 passes Moon 93.8 2382 passes Allen 83.8 9138 passes