Jun
Season Preview:Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have nowhere to go but up but I don’t expect them to achieve much more than last season’s 4-14 record. No one will question Buck Pierces toughness but with injury after injury plaguing his career it may be time for Winnipeg to go looking for a dependable starting QB. Prediction Bombers [...]
Jun
Lenny Walls Remembers Darrent Williams
Courtesy Winnipeg Sun: Wherever Lenny Walls goes, the spirit of Darrent Williams is with him, pushing him to be a better football player and a better person. “I think about him every day,” Walls said yesterday. “Every time I look at this I think about him.” The Bomber defensive back points to the ever-present blue [...]
Apr
Winnipeg: Not afraid of private ownership
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: The days of summer must be nigh, because there’s sure a lot of flip-floppin’ going on around here. Everywhere you turn, somebody’s telling you that if only the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were privately owned, the world would be a place of sunshine and lollipops. Cats and dogs would be paw-in-paw. Paris [...]
Apr
Bombers have work to do before camp
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: It was a little tidbit the GM of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers wasn’t entirely interested in receiving j-u-s-t yet: 2008 CFL training camps officially open in 39 days on June 1. “Honestly, I can’t think that far ahead right now,” began Brendan Taman. “We’re living day by day right now with [...]
Apr
Glenn cashes in
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: Kevin Glenn has been buried under masses of hostile humanity, been threatened with personal harm, knocked into semi-conscious states that are not Michigan and, last we saw him on a football field, was walking off the turf with a broken arm. Dude’s taken some punishment. But if you give the 28-year-old [...]
Apr
Bombers re-sign Glenn
Courtesy TSN.ca: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have locked up quarterback Kevin Glenn. The CFL team announced Thursday it has signed Glenn to a contract extension. Terms weren’t available. ”A lot of stuff came into play,” Glenn said in a statement regarding his decision to remain with the Bombers. ”One of the big things is you [...]
Apr
Bombers add 3
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ defensive depth chart grew by three on Wednesday with the addition of two linebackers and one defensive back. Two of the players will be recognizable to Bomber diehards as linebacker Marcus Winn and Art Thomas, a versatile defensive back/linebacker, were under contract a year ago while linebacker/end [...]
Apr
Stalled stadium costing bombers money
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: Winnipeg Blue Bomber president Lyle Bauer and would-be owner David Asper knew there would be days like this — sunny, spring days when the snow is melting and shovels could be in the ground working on a new facility for the football club. Instead, the haggling over securing public funds in [...]
Apr
Winnipeg: Stoddard in, Stokes out
Courtesy Winnipeg Sun: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers welcomed back one veteran and said so long to another yesterday. Receiver Jamie Stoddard has signed a new contract, keeping him in blue and gold for a ninth straight season. Stoddard, 30, caught just 11 passes in a backup role last season, but he also plays on several [...]
Feb
Many not suprised by Stegals decison to return
Courtesy Winnipeg Sun: Milt Stegall is coming back for a 14th season. Ho-hum. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers slotback wants a ring, the team is looking good, he still has a passion for the game, his family is on board, yada, yada, yada. Was anyone really surprised? It’s become a rite of winter, and it’s likely [...]
