2024 Ring of Honour inductee - Charles Roberts

GOLDMEMBER · August 27, 2024, 07:56:33 AM

Quote from: Lincoln Locomotive on August 27, 2024, 07:29:34 AMAs soon as I read the Blink Robert's headline I immediate thought of Goldie.....he's definitely one of my all time favourite Bomber running backs.....I rank him up there with my personal favourites starting with Leo Lewis, Mack Herron, Dave Raimey, and Andrew Harris. There were other greats no doubt but Blink is in my personal top 5!!

You know it Linc. Hearing those words from you mean a lot to me.

Jesse · August 27, 2024, 12:06:40 PM

Quote from: GOLDMEMBER on August 27, 2024, 07:47:16 AMI know Jesse and I share this opinion.

Long over due for the clubs all time leading rusher among other prominent categories. thanks Linc, you know I have been calling for this a while now. Blink was the reason I got STs in a few of those years. Truly worth the price of admission.

Still the only player I broke down in tears when he was moved to BC after that LD game.

Looking forward to grabbing another autograph or two from him!

Love ya Charlie!

Blink is the reason I'm a CFL fan. The player that got me into football and kept me buying tickets throughout all those lean years, even after he was gone.

I'll absolutely never forgive the then Bomber management of Berry and Taman for trading him the way they did.

I really hope I'll get the opportunity for an autograph this weekend!

GOLDMEMBER · August 27, 2024, 01:37:32 PM

Quote from: Jesse on August 27, 2024, 12:06:40 PMBlink is the reason I'm a CFL fan. The player that got me into football and kept me buying tickets throughout all those lean years, even after he was gone.

I'll absolutely never forgive the then Bomber management of Berry and Taman for trading him the way they did.

I really hope I'll get the opportunity for an autograph this weekend!

I was a 4 year season ticket holder by time he arrived but he got more excited to come to the park than any other player.

blue_gold_84 · August 27, 2024, 01:56:40 PM

Blink is one of the best ever. Such a unique talent and he shredded defenses with regularity during his time here.

Still bothers me he never got a ring.

Quote from: Ducky on August 27, 2024, 05:17:13 AMReminds me that the Bombers under a different regime traded him just shy of 10,000 yards rushing.

FTFY

One of the dumber decisions under Taman, IMO.

TheDeuce · August 27, 2024, 05:46:35 PM

Quote from: Jesse on August 27, 2024, 12:06:40 PMBlink is the reason I'm a CFL fan. The player that got me into football and kept me buying tickets throughout all those lean years, even after he was gone.

I'll absolutely never forgive the then Bomber management of Berry and Taman for trading him the way they did.

I really hope I'll get the opportunity for an autograph this weekend!

Trivia:

Without Googling it, who was the player we got in return?

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The Zipp · August 27, 2024, 05:49:42 PM

Quote from: TheDeuce on August 27, 2024, 05:46:35 PMTrivia:

Without Googling it, who was the player we got in return?

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Joe Smith or something really generic like that - dude was more interested in growing a garden than playing football

ModAdmin · August 27, 2024, 06:33:55 PM

Quote from: The Zipp on August 27, 2024, 05:49:42 PMJoe Smith or something really generic like that - dude was more interested in growing a garden than playing football

Although Joe Smith was all business on the field though. A very good running back.

blue_gold_84 · August 27, 2024, 06:54:50 PM

Despite his generic name, there was nothing generic about Joe Smith's game as a bruising tailback.

I still hate the trade to this day, just to be clear. It made me confirm my utter dislike of Taman.

But to suggest Smith didn't care about football is absurd.

The Zipp · August 27, 2024, 07:18:22 PM

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/smith-goes-own-way-while-on-sidelines/article1057896/

I wasn't making this up...there was an article written about it..dude was eccentric.

Jesse · August 27, 2024, 09:19:36 PM

Quote from: TheDeuce on August 27, 2024, 05:46:35 PMTrivia:

Without Googling it, who was the player we got in return?

m.

Don't worry, I remember Joe Smith.

A bunch of people loved the Reid/Smith combo but I was so jaded that I couldn't bring myself to ever really like either of them.

blue_gold_84 · August 27, 2024, 09:41:19 PM

Quote from: Jesse on August 27, 2024, 09:19:36 PMDon't worry, I remember Joe Smith.

A bunch of people loved the Reid/Smith combo but I was so jaded that I couldn't bring myself to ever really like either of them.

Smith's tenure here is easily forgotten. Reid carved himself out a pretty nice career in the years that followed, though.

What bothered me about the trade more than anything is that it didn't address an issue - at all.

That 2008 season was a strange one.

bwiser · August 29, 2024, 06:01:00 PM

Quote from: ModAdmin on August 27, 2024, 06:33:55 PMAlthough Joe Smith was all business on the field though. A very good running back.

The Bombers won that trade. Roberts didn't do anything after that trade and was out of football not long after. Joe Smith was an effective running back for a couple seasons.

bwiser · August 29, 2024, 06:05:47 PM

I know I am in the minority here but I was never a big fan of Roberts. I felt he wasted his talent. I have hard time for forgiving his lack of professionality when he partied all night in Montreal the night before the 2001 Grey Cup. He always came across to me as a bit of a selfish player. He would not be on O'Sheas team. Having said this his statistics make him worthy of being in the ring of honor but I think he was capable of so much more if he trained harder and didn't smoke.

blue_gold_84 · August 29, 2024, 06:18:26 PM

Quote from: bwiser on August 29, 2024, 06:01:00 PMThe Bombers won that trade. Roberts didn't do anything after that trade and was out of football not long after. Joe Smith was an effective running back for a couple seasons.

Neither Smith nor Roberts played after the 2008 season. How either team won that silly, useless trade is beyond me.

Quote from: bwiser on August 29, 2024, 06:05:47 PMI know I am in the minority here but I was never a big fan of Roberts. I felt he wasted his talent. I have hard time for forgiving his lack of professionality when he partied all night in Montreal the night before the 2001 Grey Cup. He always came across to me as a bit of a selfish player. He would not be on O'Sheas team. Having said this his statistics make him worthy of being in the ring of honor but I think he was capable of so much more if he trained harder and didn't smoke.

Hard to be certain of that. Maybe a guy like Roberts could've used a coach like O'Shea.

And if you're going to single him out for what happened in 2001, I think you're ignoring the bigger picture.

GOLDMEMBER · August 29, 2024, 07:11:53 PM

Quote from: bwiser on August 29, 2024, 06:05:47 PMI know I am in the minority here but I was never a big fan of Roberts. I felt he wasted his talent. I have hard time for forgiving his lack of professionality when he partied all night in Montreal the night before the 2001 Grey Cup. He always came across to me as a bit of a selfish player. He would not be on O'Sheas team. Having said this his statistics make him worthy of being in the ring of honor but I think he was capable of so much more if he trained harder and didn't smoke.

It is to bad you feel this way. A pity really.