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Except the ability to read a defense and hit the broad side of a barn with a shovel full of peas....

Couture has come soo far from the undersized 275lbs guy we drafted. He’s excelled and done every thing you could ask. He came back from an injury you wouldn’t think he’d even practice in the same season as. Eli has next level potential. He’s a type of earth mover that no centre in this league is. No nose tackle can buckle him and plant him on the qbs lap. And he has the mobility to easily get to and beyond the second level. Makes total sense to move on from couture and save cash. This is what dynasties do. It’s tough to see great young guys move on but the next guy up will be great too.

If only I could add another poorly cropped rider logo

Jeremy O'Day like:

This draft will be very interesting. There's about 10 guys that are probably NFL players for how long that last for them. Will be interesting to see how far they drop. Bombers could be a team to take a swing on one of them in the first couple rounds. There's also a lot of depth in the draft, and Canadian depth in general around right now. The draft is pretty heavy on linemen both ways and LB's. Not much for "skill" guys. Not sure if that makes those "skill" guys more of a target early or not. Korte-Moore is a great pass rusher in Canada West. I think he'll be gone before the Bombers pick. He's a guy that probably isn't quite good enough to get the NFL look, but might I suppose depending on his testing. He's an end from UBC, kind of hard to judge him because OL play in CanWest hasn't been great last couple years. Most of the guys who will be CFLers on the line are his teammates. Don't think he'll play anything but end in CFL. Anthony Bennett, Regina by way of FLA and will qualify as a national. Great rush end in Canada West, on lighter side but could be one of those "ratio breakers" and certainly a guy who will be able to be in rotation. Let's just say though he feasted on shitty teams (like the Bisons)...didn't do much vs Sask. Bemiy from Southern Utah might be gone earlier than the Bombers pick too. Probably available right away. Kind of a Sayles type. Would be able to rotate inside and outside. I watched Seguin at UND a lot, he transferred to another FCS school. Another inside-outside guy but I think likely to be a 3-technique guy in CFL. Obiang out of Texas State, where Dobson finished up, is an interesting one. Nose tackle type. Will be interesting to see how he tests at whatever pro day's he does, don't think he's participating in any of the Canadian combines. Sambu out of Maine, again where Dobson played until his last year, played a lot of OLB, stand up end. Likely to be a solid special teamer, probably like a 4th-5th round pick, came from a prep school too that a few of our Manitoban players who ended up down south went through. Bonhomme out of South Alabama via Indiana via the prep school circuit, huge recruit, another guy who played with a bunch of Manitoban kids in prep school. Stand up end type, played all LB spots in States but bet he's a rush end up here. Could be a great value pick mid draft, think he won't get NFL look. Schmekel, another Regina guy, greasy looking guy, big but agile, nose tackle type, dominant career in Canada West basically from day 1. I think he'll kill a lot of guys at the combine 1 v 1. Bison guys: Kornelson...not sure he's a DL in the CFL. Think a team might turn him around to OG. He's got the OL body. Probably run about 5.6 at the combine. Francis...3 technique type in CFL I think, played weak end for Bisons, basketball guy, got BIG later in high school so he has pretty good feet. Could be another turn around candidate to OL. Viner-Cox...tweener 3 technique type, played a bit of both for Bisons. Not sure he has the explosiveness to make the jump.

What's the criteria for being a Winnipegger? Fox was born here but spent most of his life elsewhere while people like Neil Young were not born here but still have a significant connection to the city. If we're including anyone with ties to Winnipeg, I'd add Tommy Douglas & Tommy Prince to the list.

And yet still no QB to throw to them...

Chief Peguis. 1. The Red River settlement would have never happened without the aid of him and his people - every Selkirk Settler would have perished 2. His quote that begins with "These are not my lands - they belong to our great father." Is one of the most profound speeches in Canadian History 3. First Nations deserve this acknowledgement

I thought the same, if Tommy Prince isn't the "greatest" he's certainly among the most bad-ass

Or is the essential motif, the fact that the dumpster is being carried along by a river of rider tears?

I hate to count my chickens before their chicken-scratch signatures on their "agreements" are officially approved, but it's Friday and I'm avoiding work. Also added contract lengths based on available information. Bomber Roster – Player Status for 2023: Quarterback Zach Collaros (A) – Under Contract Signed through 2025 Dru Brown (A) – Under Contract Dakota Prukop (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Running Back Brady Oliveira – (N) – Under Contract through 2023 Johnny Augustine (N) – Under Contract through 2023 Fullback Konner Burtenshaw (N) – Under Contract Mike Miller (N) – Re-signed to one-year extension through 2023 Receiver Carlton Agudosi (A) – Under Contract Tavaris Harrison (A) – Under Contract Jaivon Heiligh (A) – Under Contract Brendan O’Leary-Orange (N) – Under Contract Drew Wolitarsky (N) – Under Contract through 2023 Janarion Grant (A) – Re-signed to one year extension through 2023 Nic Demski (N) – Re-signed to three year extension through 2025 Dalton Shoen (A) – Under Contract but in NFL Window (until Feb 15) Kenny Lawler (A) - Agreement in principle for two years through 2024 Rasheed Bailey (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Greg Ellingson (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Timothy Knuettel (G) – Unsigned Free Agent Greg McCrae (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Luke McMillan (N) – Unsigned Free Agent Offensive line Liam Dobson (N) – Under Contract through 2023 Geoff Gray (N) – Under Contract through 2023 Chris Kolankowski (N) - Under Contract through 2023 Tomoya Machino (G) - Under Contract Drew Richmond (A) – Under Contract Stanley Bryant (A) Re-signed to one year extension through 2023 Jermarcus Hardrick (A) Re-signed to a one year extension through 2023 Patrick Neufeld (N) Re-signed to a one year extension through 2023 Tui Eli (N) - Signed 3 Years through 2025 Michael Couture (N) – Agreement in principle with BC. Eric Lofton (A) – Agreement in principle with Sask. Tyler Witt (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Defensive line Thiadric Hansen (G) – Under Contract through 2023 Cole Adamson (N) – Under Contract Cameron Lawson (N) – Under Contract Ricky Walker (A) – Under Contract Jackson Jeffcoat (A) Re-signed to a one year extension through 2023 Willie Jefferson (A) Re-signed to a one year extension through 2023 Jake Thomas (N) Re-Signed to a one year extension through 2023 Keion Adams (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Casey Sayles (A) – Agreement in principle with Hamilton Linebacker Tanner Cadwallader (N) – Under Contract Malik Clements (A) - Under Contract Brian Cole (A) - Under Contract Adam Bighill (A) Re-signed to a two year extension through 2024 Kyrie Wilson (A) Re-signed to a two year extension through 2024 Shayne Gauthier (N) – Re-signed to a one year extension through 2023 Jesse Briggs (N) – Unsigned Free Agent Les Maruo (G) – Unsigned Free Agent DeJuan Cooper (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Defensive back Brandon Alexander (A) – Under Contract through 2023 Karon Delince (A) – Under Contract Nick Hallet (N) – Under Contract through 2023 Noah Hallet (N) – Under Contract Evan Holm (A) – Under Contract Demerio Houston (A) – Under Contract Redha Kramdi (N) – Under Contract Deatrick Nichols (A) – Under Contract through 2023 Jamal Parker (A) – Under Contract Desmond Lawrence (A) Re-signed to a one year extension through 2023 Winston Rose (A) Re-signed to a one year extension through 2023 Alden Darby (A) – Re-signed to a one year extension through 2023 Mercy Maston (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Nick Taylor (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Souleymane Karamoko (G) – Unsigned Free Agent Cedric Lavigne (N) – Unsigned Free Agent Donald Rutledge Jr. (A) Left for USFL Tyrell Ford (N) – Signed in NFL Kicker Mark Liegghio – (N) Under Contract Ali Mourtada (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Long snapper Mike Benson (N) - Re-Signed to a two year extension through 2024 Coach Mike O'Shea (N) - Re-signed to a three year extension through 2025

So many pearls to clutch. So much grift to collect.

Respect people opinions....but cmon dude....really?....prob is buds with him...and he did an adequate job wedged between a crew of all-stars...31 yr old journey man...who only got a starting gig due to injury finally...versus a just turned 27 yr old road grader..top 3 rated center in the NCAA who destroyed guys here in his first tour...and has huge upside still....I'll have some what he smoking please

Louis Riel Chief Peguis Nellie McClung Marshall McLuhan Sir William Stephenson Terry Fox David Steinberg Neil Young Miriam Toews Clara Hughes

Sir William Stephenson

Why not both?

well, it's obviously Hal Anderson. CBC already did this poll....

More likely people are going to see that the emperor really has no clothes and it was only the extreme biases towards the riders that made anyone at all think Fajardo was anything more than an extremely lucky 3rd stringer cosplaying as a starter.

lulz...

If any GM, other than KW, tries to draft him, they're going to be made an offer they can't refuse...

Available for all to use on imgur. Just search "Rider fire".

Sept. 29

And the Visual Effects Oscar goes to…….

Something like this? Hah! I didn't even see the replies above! Great minds and all that... Also, @Wideleft- that gif...

Ouellette is their starter now.

Thanks for keeping this up to date. Can you imagine what the Rider version looks like...

Pierre Poilievre is a ghoul.

And to be clear on this - what PP said was based on zero information. The Right cannot stop turning every isolated incident (real or not) into a national crisis. See also - immigrant caravans, Hunter Biden's laptop...

Kind of surprised Edmonton paid Dunbar and Lewis. Honestly think they would have been better off with someone like Bailey or Tim White if they wanted to spend next to Mitchell and one of Dunbar/Lewis. I think that'll be fairly easy if he's healthy. BC doesn't have a QB. Sask has a QB that will hit 70 percent of his 4 yard passes. Calgary has Maier who isn't likely to hit 300 yards a bunch. BLM is done Masoli is done Montreal doesn't have a QB Who knows who Toronto has at QB

Gonna be a long time until he eats again.

Louis Riel. The father of Manitoba.

Or alternatively, and equally hilarious, Fajardo has a degree of success in Montreal and people realize that it was just impossible for him to do anything other than stink in that Rider team.

Just pull up your bootstraps.

whether he knows it or not he has to be. Russia is doing their best to buy politicians world wide who will divide their own populations against each other.

I think the guy's career merits a farewell tour, so there's that.

Apropos nothing, my mind just wandered to this Marsellus Wallace quote from Pulp Fiction (slightly edited for sensitive eyes): You see, this profession is filled to the brim with unrealistic mfs. Mfs who thought their butt would age like wine. If you mean it turns to vinegar, it does. If you mean it gets better with age, it don't.

I have but only one "Thanks" to give! Much appreciated.

Yup....Bombers been in touch with Eli all yr and knew he was coming back, and also know what they have there....so I think that when they saw last yr that they did just fine with a journey man replacement that Couture and his higher salary would be better used on a different position, and that Eli would be an upgrade over both centers last yr, and allow us to land a Lawler and whomever in FA....Have a sneaky feeling we targeting a DT aggresively, a stop gap one, and won't have to overpay to get them either

I didn’t think there was any chance he was going to the Gap. It was always here or BC.

Yeah I've said it before that I think he has everything you need to be a successful CFL qb.

Yeah, I dont know about that... I think Cornelius is going to surprise a lot of people this year. Top 3 in passing this year- thats my call.

anxiety (mostly the overbearing thought of what others will think of you when you seemingly aren't capable of accomplishing what's expected of you) is an absolute motherfucker....

Upon hearing about the tragedy in Laval, Mr, Poilievre lept into action and equated that with bail laws being too lax. Well done, sir, well done. I am certain that comforted the families.

He's jabbed. I mean...there's only so much she can be expected to put up with. 😄

One of the strongest things a person can do is ask for help, which he did. Way too soon to write someone like that off.

But that would require campaign platforms that look beyond the current election cycle. Unfortunately, 30 - 35% of Canadians just don't buy into that way of thinking. See climate change, homelessness, child care, long term care etc etc. I'm currently reading "Too Dumb For Democracy" by David Moscrop. He cites neurological (and so far - not sociological or psychological) studies that show the human brain in many cases is still evolving from "survival mode" and into "survival in the future mode". This would certainly help explain why a solid chunk of people (even people who lead relatively comfortable lives) vote against society's best interests because they can't appreciate or embrace long-term thinking. It's very thought-provoking.