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Sounds like a Wagnerian opera role.

Re: Cierre Woods- Strengths: Wood has a good frame and possesses thick legs. Quick and shifty runner. Reaches maximum acceleration quickly. Willing to run up the middle and shows a burst. Good feet and makes controlled, fluid movements when moving laterally. Showcases good vision. Weaknesses: Doesn't play with as much power as his frame would indicate. Unrefined as a blocker, showcases poor technique. Has had trouble holding down the starting running back job at Notre Dame. Ball security a question. Suspended for violation of team rules. Bottom Line:Wood has plus size, but doesn't play like a bigger back. He has good vision, acceleration, and plays very fluidly. Post season workouts will be important for him, but he will likely be selected within the middle rounds.

You omitted two defining southern Alberta characteristics: porn shops and religiosity (like your Cowboy churches where everyone has to dress and talk like cowpersons).

Wood is a bit of an oddball running back. He seems to be fast more than quick, although did not show breakaway speed. More shifty than a power runner and a sort of blend of all running back assets but not outstanding in any area. In the film clip, he didn't seem to break many tackles.

If its any comfort, the winter here hasn't been ideal either and spring is about 3 weeks late. Did you know that in Calgary, there is only one month in which there has never been snow? Its July.

You have our sympathies about the Calgary part.

I find it interesting that the two most heavily-recruited areas this off-season were areas that were identified in this forum as Achilles' heels for the Bombers. None of the new signing may be worth beans but at least the positions will be contested. And the last open, weeping sore for the Bombers was MLB, and we seem to have some good candidates for that position. Training camp ought to be interesting, as usual.

We may never know. The "stand your ground" legal precedent in the US means that if you "feel threatened", even if there is no tangible or imminent threat, you can react with deadly force, as per Zimmerman.

Another stupid, tragic waste of life over what was probably a trivial issue.

I counted 9 cops. I wonder if the original charge was "walking while black". Detaining a black/latino/asian on a pretext and then charging them with resisting arrest is a very common practice down in the USofA. If they happen to find any contraband, that is a bonus.

Ah. So he may well be well enough to attend training camp if he heals quickly.

No question that he seems to have the athletics, and from the article, he sounds at least average in smarts. The article does raise a couple of points for me, though. One: he is going to have a real culture change to adjust to here without having to be afraid to go out after dark, and two: he is described as having a messed-up knee. He may not pass the physical or last the season, no matter how talented he is.

Hmmm....Straughan sounded promising. Oh well, onward.

Are you sure that you didn't mean "stupid" instead of "stability"?

When I went back to the scouting report, it had him at 6'5" 280 and 6''0" 232 as well. The 6'0" sounds more real. http://draftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=120037&draftyear=2016&genpos=OLB

The scouting report had him at 6'5" 280 but he doesn't look that heavy in the film clip he put together himself. He doesn't seem to do "polite" tackles but tackles to hurt- appropriate for an ex-marine I suppose. Looks to be quick and fast with a nose for the ball.

So far we don't seem to have signed a "holy-crap-can't-miss" player. In the past I have been guilty of really becoming emotionally invested in one or two newcomers and far more often than not, have had my hopes shattered. Oh well, maybe s darkhorse player will emerge in training camp (not so far away any more) and wow everybody.

To the surprise of nearly no one.

Agreed. Size makes a good receiver better, but it doesn't do much for someone who can't be at the right place at the right time or hang onto the ball.

From 3downnation. Apparently the Stamps would not let him return due to injuries.

Yup.

Was there a special on tall receivers down south this week? This does not bode well for our current lot of receivers, even though these may be training camp fodder.

Apparently it was the Stamps forcing him to retire.

"If what thy eye sees offends thee, pluck it out"

I believe you are exaggerating and distorting my comments. In an 8-team league, a team ought to be competitive every year (with due respect to the mess Walters inherited) but he and O'Shea have had ample time to produce a team capable of going to the Cup final. Weird stuff can (and does) happen in the final but the Bomber braintrust has to show that they have the right stuff to win the cup or step aside.