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1960 Sun - Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Calgary Stampeders quarterback Henry Burris and Winnipeg Blue Bombers linebacker Barrin Simpson were both honored as CFL Players of the Week for the league’s ninth week. Burris earned offensive honors while Simpson was …
TSN - … Mihelic and future considerations from Hamilton for quarterback Marcus Brady and linebacker Tawambi Settles prior to the 2004 season. The Argos went on to win the Grey Cup that year. Mihelic began his CFL career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in …
The Arizona Cardinals have signed Matt Leinart, their top pick in last year’s draft, to a six-year contract, ending the quarterback’s holdout with the club.
WINNIPEG — Winnipeg Blue Bombers general manager Brendan Taman is having one of those long, drawn-out “if this is Wednesday, this must be Baltimore” road trips.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Jason Maas (R) gets the pass away as he is pressured by Winnipeg Blue Bombers safety Ron Ockimey (15) during the first half of Canadian Football League action in Winnipeg, August 4, 2006.
Sorry to interrupt this lovely little nostalgia trip, but it’s about the idea being kicked around for a week or so that the Bombers should bring back Khari Jones.
My take: don’t go there.
Look, I was always a fan of No. 17. Thought he was unappreciated in many corners here given his accomplishments. And he was a lot tougher QB than most knew because of the punishment he regularly took.
But there are two compelling reasons, I think, for not having him come back to try and help the Bombers while Kevin Glenn heals up:
1. He’s got a sideline gig with CBC right now and those jobs aren’t easy to come by. Asking him to give that up for a couple of weeks - what if Glenn is back by Labour Day? - and then spend the rest of the year in uniform holding a clipboard is an insult to his legacy.
2. He’s been cut by the Eskimos twice, the Stamps once and also the Ticats. If teams still thought he had ability, why hasn’t he found work anywhere?
Look, the Bombers need a band-aid right now. Mike Quinn and Brad Banks at least know the offence (although, you’d be hard-pressed to sell that right now). The Bombers, it says here, are taking the right approach: find some short-term QB depth while Glenn heals and then wait for one of their half dozen NFL prospects to come free when the cuts begin over the next few weeks.
No rush. Mere days after suggesting that Winnipeg is in “a desperate situation,” Blue Bombers GM Brendan Taman said yesterday he was not about to hurry into signing another quarterback.
Looking back at the last two home-town performances by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, a blowout loss against B.C. and an equally embarrassing drubbing at the hands of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, three words come to mind.
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