TommyClements

In the interview he did in the off-season with Ed Tait, Mitchell mentioned he had an alcohol problem in college.  He said he put it behind him, but I said the same thing earlier this morning.....so it may not be true at all.

Let’s see him show it. He can’t just play mediocre football and everything get blamed on coaching.
as for this: “Heart...guts...attitude and ability to have guys follow him is also key.”
By that maxim, Bighill and Alexander should still be on the team (and they shouldn’t either). 

This would be a welcome surprise but falls into the realm of fantasy. 
Streveler has never been a competent passer and last year’s narrative that he would be better due to NFL coaching also proved untrue.
more concerning, he was nowhere near the beast he was in 2019 running the ball. 
Not sure what Streveler brings in 2025. 
I’m much more intrigued about seeing what Wilson brings.

Fun to sit and watch practice today... Been about 20 years since I was last able.
With respect to the late great Randy Turner, the king of Odds and Sods writing.... here's some thoughts:
-All jokes aside, Jake Thomas looks like he's lost at least 30lbs and maybe 10 years. Not sure it'll translate but he gave himself a chance. 
-There were a number of guys who I thought looked leaner (Adams the DL and Wallace, notably) and I wonder if there's a concerted effort by Brendan the trainer to get guys faster this year
-Makonzo got hurt. Wasnt carted off, but he landed awkwardly in coverage and came up favouring his wrist. Didn't look good. 
-Mitchell looks very smooth and runs good routes.
-If Vaughters can stay healthy, he is just an absolute load. He and Willie would be very hard to handle. That said, they were doing a drill to see who could get off the line fastest without being offsides and Jake beat Vaughters and was giving him a hard time. We'll call that a one off. 
-Both Zach and Strev looked good, tho Strev had a couple brain cramps. One under thrown ball that he was immediately angry about and I think a botched run play that he took the heat for. Patterson definitely has a rifle arm... Accuracy is the question. 
- I have hopes for Keric Wheatfall to take another step this year.
-Our LB corps, as already noted, is very very deep and the coaches have a lot of options. People were shifting around a lot but packages with Kyrie at MACK was interesting.
-Watched a lot of OL/DL 1v1... OL wasn't terrible, though it seemed like there would be holding calls on a number of plays. DL are just so much faster and you're trying to not get put on roller skates. Thought Wallace showed very well and some of the Americans like Randolph, Vanterpool and Lofton as well. In the reps we saw, we didn't think Neufeld looked very good. It was a bit concerning watching him get "walked" by a few DL.
-Its very impressive what Mike Benson does. He really whips that ball and it is so deadly accurate.
-Coaches are all very engaged and animated. Osh was hollering pretty good at one point about a missed tackle "You gotta have that!!" Richie, JY, Costello, among others, very very active and involved. 
-Stan and Willie are both basically coaches. They do a lot of teaching.
 
That's just a few thoughts. I didn't take notes or anything.. just tried to enjoy the sunshine and being at the barn again. 
I love the CFL, I love the Bombers, and I love Manitoba summers.... It's great to be home. 
 

Based on how a lot of draftees turn out, getting one all-star season out a 2nd round pick is pretty good. 
Anthony Bennett and Faith E now those were wasted picks.

Just raise the minimum salary. The top guys get enough already.

I would have liked to see Woli stay but I think him being cut has at least something to do with Clercius, who has passed him. Drew I think was healthy for the GC, albeit rusty, and there was no rush to put him on the field. Maybe $110,000 for a backup NI who has been getting nicked was too much for Walters 

I would have liked to see Woli stay but I think him being cut has at least something to do with Clercius, who has passed him. Drew I think was healthy for the GC, albeit rusty, and there was no rush to put him on the field. Maybe $110,000 for a backup NI who has been getting nicked was too much for Walters 

Do what? Take us to 5 straight championship games. Why ppl pretend we are the joke of the league when it’s the opposite is beyond me. I mean really. What exactly has O’Shea done besides be the winningest coach in our history. Besides winning 2 cups. Going to 5 prob 6 straight really. What a failure huh. Much better to be Calgary or Hamilton. 

Yes, and Strev isn’t what he was anyway. We don’t need to bring him back just to be an inspirational character. 

Tre Ford solves 2 problems. Backup and replacement for ZC.

1. Our awful game day rosters
2. Idiot O'Shea
3. See above
HH: Walters and Miller for letting this absolute lunacy continue

He got lucky, we barely won without Devin Adams on the roster!

MOS lives to coach another week. 

Can we are wear our blue jerseys and gold pants in the Grey Cup for god sakes

I will be watching CFL all day. EF until it’s time to go to the stadium.
i try to watch every minute of every cfl game. I haven’t watched a whole jets game on tv for years.
not sure why entirely. But hockey on tv is boring to me.
picks: Toronto and Winnipeg

You sir have just become my favorite poster just based on your name. My all time favorite Bomber, him and Huffer as a fantastic qb duo.
Hopefully ZC shows some Tommy Clements magic today.

I hate the Riders, I hate their ugly uniforms, I hate their ugly fans, and I hate their unbridled stupidity and their unearned sense of pride in their trash franchise. I want them to sustain a beating so hard that Darian Durant won't be able to walk properly after. Yes I know he is not involved in the game. It's a metaphor or something.

It’s not losing the game. It’s why. And what we’re not learning from it.
 
for the record I think we’re gonna win the Grey Cup 

Now we're firing MOS if he loses the West Final? 

Glad I was away the last couple days. If we lose its on MOS, if we win it's despite of him is the summary of the past couple pages. SmH...This topic really gets tedious. MOS is a first rate CFL coach that we would have to be off our rocker to fire.

What if they win? 

Some reality 
 
if Eli was the best center on the roster he would be starting. 
 
he’s not tho. So eventually you realize that despite the narrative pushed on here by the my way is the only way group…. You’re wrong. Kolo is the better center. 
 
pro sports teams ain’t playing guys just cuz. They are playing the best players available to them. I’ll trust the ppl who see them day in day out over ppl who don’t even go out to camp to watch b4 forming their opinion. The pro coaches think kolo is better than Eli. The 6 fans on here think Eli is better. I’ll take the pro coaches opinion. 

Whenever we clinch, I hope O’Shea starts Zach every remaining game. Doesn’t have to play more than a half but needs to play every week. Yea, there’s a risk of injury. The greater risk imho is that we see rusty playoff Zach for another year.