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I doubt we'll see 2 back stuff. Every team runs with a single back. I'd love to see lead plays with Oliveira leading Augustine thru the holes. Or counters & misdirection but that was the CFL in the 70's & early 80's. It just isn't done anymore. What you'll see is the backup spelling off the starter. They won't take out a slot to play 2 backs.

Oliveira is more of a power runner. A straight ahead kind of back whereas Augustine can make offenders miss & has that extra gear when he wants to kick it in. Defenses seem to be able to scheme Oliveira a lot easier than Augustine. I'd like to see Johnny get the starting reps to see how he grows into the position & improves.

I don't think he's any different than a lot of American backs that play up here. He is explosive. As long as the OL is opening the holes he'll have success. He kind of reminds me of William Miller. The way Miller used to explode thru the holes back in the day.

Watched every episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Showing Discovery & Picard how to get it done. Very impressed so far. Especially Thursday's episode. Fans were saying, "We want to see the Gorn". You can't as they were unknown until 10 years later when Kirk encountered them.

Whenever I see this stadium, I always think, "When are they going to finish building it?" Looks incomplete. If that was built in Winnipeg, I'd have been so disappointed. That other grandstand just looks like a skeleton. Nothing impressive or pleasing about it. Barebones stuff.

You can tell if a snap is high or low. Or if the holder bobbled it. Or if he had to reach for it. Also, the timing of the kicker's approach is thrown off. Not that hard, really. I've always thought Augustine was the better back. Still do.

I'm just saying it's not wise for Brown to pick a fight with the Bomber President. We've all sees high profile firings in the media. It happens. It also blows over once they're gone.

Okie dokie.

CJOB pays the Bombers big bucks so Doug better tread lightly. He's no longer a player. He can have his opinions but when he talks to Miller he has to show some restraint.

Could be but what are the chances? Fans would have seen it as well.

I get loyalty to a player who has been a proven performer. However, I don't understand how O'Shea can cut players at other positions for not playing well & yet give a pass on a kicker who has barely shown he belongs. Makes no sense to me. I just hope we aren't scrambling to find a kicker on June 9th.

Snow is snow, yes. But fall snow & football go together. Fans are invested in their teams as the playoff are on. Not during TC. It's just different timing. How are teams supposed to prepare for the season when the weather in the Prairie Provinces is so shittty in April. And rest assured, it always is.

Pre season is to finalize the roster & get the team ready for the regular season. Letting rookies try to distinguish themselves. Losing these games mean nothing. In the late 1960's & early 70's when I was just becoming a longtime fan & knew diddly squat about football, all teams used to play 4 pre season games., You know how many times the Bombers went 3-1, 2-2 or even 4-0 getting fans all riled up & excited about the season ahead only to go 4-12 or 2-14?? Too many times. Fans like me would get sucked in by the pre season success & then wonder why the bottom fell out of the Bombers during a prolonged losng streak during the regular season. Winning pre season games doesn't equate into winning regular season games. Do the coaches want to win? Sure but winning isn't Job #1. Evaluating players is. As well as getting out of these games healthy. I guarantee you Mike O'Shea is sleeping soundly tonight if they did that.

The Bombers bad luck signing veteran CFL free agent receivers continues with Saunders being released & now charged by police. If we didn't have bad luck, we'd have no luck at all.

The game wasn't televised here in Calgary.

Tricky D i c k Thornton as a Bomber. One of the more colourful players who ever put on a Bomber uniform. Helluva Safety as well. Thornton knocking a pass down in the Fog Bowl from Hal Patterson in 1962. Thornton thought he was the best QB on the roster in Winnipeg. He felt he was better than Ken Ploen as a passer. He wanted to switch from defense where he was an all star. Bud Grant said no. His QB stats are pretty abysmal. Story goes that he had some signs made up saying, "We Want Thornton" & paid some kids to carry them around at a Bomber home game for all to see. Thornton #14: 1965 Grey Cup. Thornton & Dave Mann had Directors Chairs in the Argo locker room that no one could sit in but themselves. Thornton's chair says, "Trick". Media in Winnipeg & Toronto loved him. Always quick with a quote when he had something on his mind. Rest in Peace, Trick.

I've been saying this for years. The CFL big forehead thinkers are clueless. It's very frustrating. Someone like Victor Cui should be running the CFL marketing. The guy understands & knows how to grow the league.

Until this goddamned labour dispute or whatever you call it is over, I'm done with the countdown. Eff it.

Why strike? Just keep playing off of the old CBA? The ship of fools that is the CFL & CFLPA...

What a sad, sad situation we have right now.

Just Google "Matt Dunigan Bombers" then click on Images & scroll down until you see it.

Thanks for letting us know.

Tyler used to do that at practice. Or stand at the 40 yard line & hit the uprights.

If the Players want an 8th Canadian then get rid of the one year deals. Standard CFL contracts would be 2 years or longer. Give up something to gain aniher.

Nice history lesson but what jobs will Canadian players be protecting if the league shuts down or ceases operations? Which is a real possibility. Pissing the fans off by shutting things down won't win them any support from the public. If the CFL does shut down then tertiary support staff will lose their jobs thru layoffs on teams & the league office. Training staff, coaches, scouts, sales & marketing people, admin & secretarial, etc. Yep, pick this hill to die on, Canuck players. Right after a pandemic. You make sure to fight like crazy to protect your jobs but to hell with the lives of everyone else. . No skin off your nose ifinnocent people have to pay bills or put food on their tables to feed their families. Selfish idiots.