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[Esks4ever]

Report: Diesbourg on Bombers' neg list

WINNIPEG (CP) - Brian Diesbourg is now the property of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

The mechanical engineer from Belle River, Ont., made famous when he drilled a 50-yard field goal Thursday night to win $1 million, has been signed to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' negotiation list, the Winnipeg Sun reported.

''The guy made a 50-yard kick under very, very serious circumstances,'' said GM Brendan Taman, who wouldn't confirm the transaction.

The 25-year-old Diesbourg booted the memorable field goal during Wendy's Kick for a Million promotion at halftime of Thursday's Toronto-Hamilton game at Rogers Centre.

Diesbourg, who barely missed field goals from 20, 30 and 40 yards prior to the 50-yard bomb, told the media Thursday that he wouldn't rule out giving the CFL a shot.


Taman is known for putting long shots and odd balls on his neg list, including wrestler Brock Lesnar, sprinter Donovan Bailey and NFLers Kordell Stewart and Deion Sanders.

''You never know where you can find talent,'' Taman said.

[Edmonton Fan]

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Never hurts to try him out.

[GeeBrr]

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Never hurts to try him out.

Maybe not from an Eskimo fan perspective

This is a complete joke, and embarassment, and I am officially never giving **** for brains Taman the benefit of the doubt ever again.

I want him gone, and he can take the leader of Heaven's Gate or whatever cult Daley runs with him.

[#77]

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Well think of it this way. He has played soccer in the past, so good legs! He kicked a 50 yarder, which is pretty damn amazing, and hey, Westwood is old and sooner or later he'll trip over his pony-tail. So not a bad move by Winnipeg.

[GeeBrr]

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Sorry man I disagree completely. He hit a kickoff with nobody in front of him from 50 yards...impressive yes...do i want him on our neg list? No!

We put him on our Neg list but we dont let Ryan kick in meaningless games...effin rights Brendan and Daley are freaken geniuses.

KC, you might be able to convert me to Eskimo fanism yet. I am quickly becoming disillusioned with this franchise

[earl2]

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Agreed. This whole story is just sad...

[gizmo fan 2]

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Neg lists are neg lists ...

Remember the rumour about the MTL coach's newborn kid getting signed to their neg list for a day, or whatever? So he could be an Alouette from birth, or whatever it was ...

I mean, if Ryan goes to the NFL next year, Westwood's not getting any younger......this could be (barely) a rationalized decision......but IMO, it's not realistic.

[Angelus]

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HAHAHAHAHA!

Taman is an idiot.

[Eskies86]

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Hey, he's only on the neg. list, he's not on the roster to start tomorrow against Calgary, give the guy a chance, you never know what he can do. Taman has a pretty impressive list of finding unknown talent and having them turn into something way bigger, you never know if this guy will be a diamond in the rough or a flash in the pan until you bring him to training camp and see what he can do. I think it's a good thing.

[stanley]

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Great PR move.
Odds are he will never play but you can't beat this kind of PR.
From a managerial standpoint this is a slick move.

[lloyd]

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Great PR move.
Odds are he will never play but you can't beat this kind of PR.
From a managerial standpoint this is a slick move.

The Best PR is winning football games. Winnipegs got bigger fish to fry than little publicity stunts.

[MoneyGuy]

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I don't think the bombers actually think this guy will make the team. It's a cheap publicity stunt. I wonder if TurfToe had anything to do with this.

[eskiez]

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Its kind of a slap in the face to CFL kickers and especially Westwood when they make thier job seem so trivial.

[MoneyGuy]

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Oh, I dunno. I dated lots of women befor finding Ms. Wright. Sometimes you have to kiss lots of frogs before you find a prince or princess. Besides, this is a publicity stunt. This guy has about the same chance of making it through training camp as as some dude kicking a 50-yard field goal....hey, wait a minute.... Besides, if this guy were to try a 50-yarder right now, I'd bet against him. It was a fluke.

[glenvb]

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A fluke that made him more $$$ than Westwood has made his entire career