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Haha! You're dreaming. Literally just making stuff up at this point.

Like I said, excellent timing. The other political leaders in Manitoba are simply outclassed by Pallister right now.

Nothing wrong with trimming the fat in government! Very good, financially prudent moves. The private construction industry should benefit from the increased workload.

Well I don't see any sources for those claims

Possibly! But then again we have been hearing about all the conservative cuts that would be coming since Pallister got elected and, I am not 100% sure, but I don't believe a single person has been laid off yet. So that may just be fear mongering by the left, just like the privatization of Hydro bogeyman.

Yes regardless of PPV buys and actual dollar figures, I think the event has to be considered a success due to the amount of "buzz" that has been generated.

Expect the Pallister gov to call an election within the next few weeks. A wise move, as the provincial NDP and Liberals support are both in the toilet.

Desjarlais could technically go back to school but pretty sure other teams could sign him like Malik Richards. I am always confused about how exactly the rules surrounding guys returning to school work.

Good point, totally slipped my mind.

Have you had your nap today? Awfully ornery.

Yes he is included. My current projection would be Neufeld, Couture, and Gray starting. Desjarlais and Speller compete for 6th OL with the other being the 7th OL on the 2-man reserve. Koczwara and Ouellet de Carlo try to earn a PR spot.

Hervey is such a joke, hope the Lions tank this year

I'm guessing they are looking at Desjarlais as the 6/7 OL while Kocz and Ouellet fight it out for a PR spot.

Yes they have a Mexican player, Gabriel Amavizca-Ortiz

That's some damn fine reporting Rod

We actually had this discussion last year around this time, in a thread called "How many threads do you want?"

I didn't come around much during the offseason so I accept responsibility for things going off the rails. The yard was missing its big dog.

Austin Apodaca... and it sounds like he is playing quite poorly. The Lions have no depth at all behind Reilly.

For sure. Played for Mike Riley at Nebraska, almost exclusively at right guard until his senior season when he switched to centre. Gives the Bombers a good interior option if any of the Canadians get hurt or they want to go 3 imports on the OL.

I think Neufeld would still be the backup RT for now

Zero, he isn't on the roster. Gotta wait til preseason week 2 for Reilly's re-debut as a Lion

Frank Sutton but he got released today

https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/harris-itching-to-get-fully-back-into-action-but-understands-why-bombers-keeping-him-out So it looks like Foketi is still on the team for now. It appears to be different from the Thompkins situation.

Winnipeggers love feeling like we're "big-time." That stadium is going to be packed.

There were a few games where we had both Flanders and Harris on the roster. I could see the team using Oliveira like we used Flanders. A few carries and also involved in the passing game. He is pretty thick so he might be able to come in almost like a fullback in some situations depending on his blocking abilities. I fully expect him to get lots of reps in the preseason and maybe start one of the games. Let's see what this kid can do!