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  1. Timing couldn't be better for us. Hoping he comes back and shreds the lions.
    6 points
  2. Mike

    OK, it IS Willy ...

    Can you cash in leftover cap space in November for points in the standings? If the answer is no, cutting Drew Willy simply to let Davis/Bennett move up the depth chart would be incredibly irresponsible management for a team that is very much in contention for a playoff spot right now.
    5 points
  3. After Week 7 Bye - Toronto This is worth mentioning again because it was so very impressive and the story will live on for a long time... John Hodge "An impressive number of Bomber fans in attendance for Wednesday night’s game stuck around through a two-and-a-half hour weather delay (roughly 16,000 by my estimate) to watch a 2-4 team play at home where they have won just seven regular season games in three-plus seasons. That type of fan dedication would be the envy of any team in any league, bar none." "This is the contest future generations of fans will refer to as the Late Game. A massive weather delay, 10:00 PM local kick-off, C.J. Roberts’ pick-six, eight missing starters, the return of Clarence Denmark, Stegall’s Ring of Honour induction, and 34 first-half points? That’s the story of the Late Game. May its legend live on in Bomberland forever." ?‍?this sounds familiar Santino Filoso 3 down nation- "Elizondo needs to start drawing up plays that feature vertical routes instead of screens and out routes and don’t back a defence off or push the ball down field." - -Here’s a weird stat for Ottawa R-Nation to chew on. With the win, Logan Kilgore becomes the 5th QB to beat the Redblacks in his rookie start. Kilgore joins Dan Lefevour, Jonathan Crompton, Trevor Harris and Mitchell Gale as other rookies who earned their first career wins against Ottawa. Herb Zurkowsky Canadian QB Brandon Bridge, who started the regular-season finale, has been released by the #Als. Justin Dunk While Bridge may get another look as a quarterback, there are some CFL personnel men who believe the 6-foot-4, 230 pound Bridge would be a better fit as a wide receiver and would like to develop him at that position. ?‍?I see Popp is still figuring out his SMS and Bridge financing.. CFL sources say the Montreal Alouettes asked Canadian quarterback Brandon Bridge to take a pay cut and released him when he refused. Bridge also declined to take a practice roster spot. - Justin Dunk Andrew Bucholtz Canadian players are highly valuable to CFL teams, as 21 of the 44 players on the game-day roster have to qualify as "nationals" (previously non-imports), but those players only count as Canadian if they don't play quarterback, where nationality isn't counted. ?‍?So, to summarize, he's not valuable as a National as a QB, BUT, if plays WR say, then he becomes valuable as a NI and can be included as a counter on the roster. Unfortunate rule. Read Bucholtz's column for more: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55-yard-line/brandon-bridge-is-the-latest-canadian-qb-cut-thanks-to-the-cfl-s-roster-rules-211331306.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter He continues..."Not counting quarterbacks is incredibly unfair when compared to players at other positions, and it makes it highly unlikely we'll ever see a Canadian QB" ?‍?Musings... Where's the Eskimos defence? Do the Riders have a defence? Is Ottawa wavering? Nobody can figure out the Argos. Or the Alouettes for that matter. Popp is lucky to have an employer such as R Wetenhall. Is Calgary as good as their two very close wins? Is Jennings for real? Gale? Masoli? The Riders, and ALL their fans were expecting a huge game in Montreal - just not from the Alouettes. Unfortunately for Montreal, nothing of value could be derived by that victory against Sask play. ?‍?Did you know Scott Milanovich contacted Mike OShea about kicker Lirim hajrullahu? According to Frank Zicarelli : "I just asked him his thoughts,’’ said Milanovich. “Sometimes you call and you don’t expect to get any information. I knew O’Sh would be honest. He just said he really liked the kid and that he had a rough year, he had lost his confidence a bit. Something to that effect because I don’t want to put words in his mouth, but it went something like that." ?‍?Got to be salary/SMS related... Didier Orméjuste - I'm told the Alouettes have been shopping around Vaughn Martin to several teams but so far, they haven't found any takers. @CFL Rob Vanstone Regina-Leader Post ?‍?apparently, Martin is now staying with Montreal... montrealalouettes.com The Montreal Alouettes announced on Tuesday that international defensive end John Bowman signed a contract extension with the club through the 2017 season. BomberBuzz -Jamaal Westerman: Six pressures, an unblocked sack, but a QB-stop nonetheless, and ridiculous run-support, Westerman was, once again, the Bombers’ best defensive player; Westerman is unblockable, and his counter/club move claimed victims three times three times to provide severe pressure on QB Mike Reilly. -Khalil Bass: It’s no coincidence that Bass has had a considerably larger impact on the defense since he’s been allowed to play linebacker rather than basically playing defensive tackle, aligning head-up on an offensive lineman on the line-of-scrimmage on first-down Herb Zurkowsky QB Greg McGhee, who spent some time in 2015 with the @BCLions, worked out for the #Als on Tuesday. .??@TSNDaveNaylor @garylawless @CoachOTSuns riders flagged for QB out of position before but never 4 2 many imports. -@mjcurtisw Justin Dunk 3downnation (prior to games in week 7) -After posting four consecutive 100-yard receiving games, Adarius Bowman was largely shut down by Winnipeg, recording just three catches for 43 yards. -Ciante Evans, 23 years old, took the place of veteran cover man Fred Bennett in Calgary’s starting lineup against B.C., and the youngster played very well. He made sure tackles and came down with the crucial interception that led to the Stamps game-tying major. Evans made a strong case to stay on Calgary’s No. 1 defensive unit. -Saskatchewan Roughriders: A beat up Riders squad got beat down by Montreal. The 38-point loss was the worst defeat suffered by any team through six weeks of the CFL schedule and it’s the largest margin of victory over a Chris Jones-led group. -Bear Woods, has registered at least five tackles in every game for Montreal and sits second in the CFL with 37 stops. He has one game in hand on Bombers’ linebacker Ian Wild who leads the way with 42. Tim Baines Redblacks make call to Bridge Ottawa Redblacks GM Marcel Desjardins says Brandon Bridge has “size, athleticism and intelligence.” We’ve inquired,” said Desjardins. “Whether that’s an option for them, who knows? There’s interest, but they’re also fielding calls from other teams, probably. Troy Westwood As per @CFL stats, 25 times already this year QBs have thrown for >300 yards. Last year, all season, QBs eclipsed 300 yards 40 times. #CFL BlueBombers.com Winnipeg’s 51.4 per cent conversion rate ranks third in the CFL, behind Edmonton (53.3) and Ottawa (52.0). The Bombers were dramatically better on first down last week (Edmonton) but their average gain of 5.4 yards remains last in the league. CFL.ca No longer is that the case, as a 30-23 loss at home to the Bombers on Thursday night has seen Edmonton fall from the top three, where it’s been comfortably situated all season, to sixth in the Nissan Titan Power Rankings. Edmonton Defence - That unit ranks last in the CFL with only eight sacks and is allowing the second-most yards in the league at 417.8 per game. -It’s not that the Riders are 1-4, it’s the way they’ve gotten there — their Chris Jones-coached defence ranks seventh in the league with 398.2 yards allowed per game and sits at the bottom of the CFL with eight sacks. The offence, while without Darian Durant the past two and a half games, ranks sixth in total yards (345 yards per game) and second-last in first downs (100). Game Notes: prior to week 7 - Scoring continued high matching last week's highest weekly average of 56.3 points per game - Penalties were at their lowest level of the 2016 season at 17.0 per game. - The 17.0 penalties per game matched the second-lowest weekly total in the last 3 years (2014-16). - Three of the four games were decided by 7 points or less (two decided by 3 points each). - 8 out of 24 games in 2016 have been decided by 4 points or less. - Teams that have trailed at the end of the 3rd Quarter have won 7 of those 21 games (33%) - Week #6 had the season's FOURTH Overtime game (Calgary 44, BC 41). - Winnipeg won on the road in Edmonton for the first time since July 2006, a stretch of 9 previous games. - Two games were won with 4th Quarter scoring drives (Total in 2016: 8 in 24 games). - Net Offence averaged 747 yards per game, the second-highest week of 2016. - Parity: Eight clubs now have at least two wins. - Average scoring to date at 52.3 ppg is 6% above last season (49.2). The % of offensive plays that are rush attempts has dropped to an all-time league low of just 29.3% (33.5 per game) Player Highlights: - Five QBs passed for 300+ yards including rookie Logan Kilgore of Toronto in his first career start. - BC's Chris Rainey made it five kick return TDs with a 95-yard runback. - CFL Field Goal kickers made 23-of-25 attempts in Week #6, easily the best week of the year at 92%. - Matt Nichols of Winnipeg and Logan Kilgore made their first QB starts of 2016 and both won. - Bo Levi Mitchell pushed his career winning % to .808 at 31-7-1, the highest on record in CFL history. Mitchell threw a TD pass for a 20th consecutive game. - Turnovers are at just 4.25 per game, the second-lowest average per game in CFL history. - Edmonton's Mike Reilly passed for 300+ yards for the 8th consecutive game, one off the CFL record of 9 set by Sam Etcheverry in 1956 and tied by Kent Austin in 1991. Following the normal post-game reviews of our game stats, Montreal’s Bear Woods was credited with 13 def. tackles in the July 25th game at Toronto. That is the season-high for any player in 2016 and tied Chip Cox’s club record of 13 set on Jul 1/12 at Calgary.  4 Overtime games: BC and Calgary played the fourth OT game of the 2016 season last Friday night – the 96th regular season overtime game in CFL history (the O/T rule has been in place since 1986). This year’s 4 OT contests make it halfway to the all-time record of 8 in one season set in 1992 and tied in 2002. There were 5 overtime games in 2015 but just 4 from 2011 to 2014.  300-yard passers – 25 times in 2016: In 2016 QBs have passed for 300+ yards in a game 25 times, a frequency of more than half of the starts made through 24 games. In all of 2015, there were only 40 games of 300+ yards recorded by CFL QBs. The 25 games of 300+ yards extrapolates out to a pace that could reach 84 or more than twice as many as 2015. HAMILTON VS WINNIPEG ?‍?Winnipeg - 0 turnovers ?‍?Kevin Fogg's unlucky streak hit 2 during the game, as his punt return for a TD was called back on a penalty, or so-called penalty. That holding call was pretty weak and bordered on a pity call for what the bombers were doing to the Ticats. ? "The ceiling is up here??with this team.Everyone in here wants more" - Euclid Cummings Aaron Grymes - Another one ? @MattNichols16 I see you bro Nate Coehorn - I ? you @MattNichols16. Keep balling bro. Great to see a humble guy that's a baller getting his chance. Doug Brown That was about as close to a perfect first half of football as you can see in a game. ?‍?What about that catch and leap for 11 yds from Chris Normand? Sacks credits - Hamilton 2 Wpg 4 (2 by J. Cole) Ian Wild - ho hum - 9 tackles, 1 interception... Lofler int. Roberts int. & TD Mayo and Denmark stepped up in their rec roles. Great ST call by MOS - Derek Jones, the fake block, slide out, and rush the kicker for the block. Justin Dunk 3downnation Quarterback Dan LeFevour, who has played for the Ticats and Alouettes, was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Wednesday, after signing with the Bucs just a few months ago. ?‍?I think those 2 games Masoli has played against the Bombers puts an end to the talk the Bombers would be interested in a trade for him... Josh Smith 3downnation The Ticats have been outscored an astounding 91-23 in the first half of their last five games. ?‍?Worth repeating - Milt Stegal - "Cincinnati is where I was born, Atlanta is where I live, and Winnipeg is my home.” Jim Popp - chicanery? That's what herb Zurkowsky asks.. Eyebrows were raised throughout the Canadian Football League when veteran rush-end John Bowman signed a one-year contract extension with the Alouettes, taking him through the 2017 season. To have him sign another extension before the sixth game of the season, has pay cut written all over it, according to numerous sources, who believe Bowman has now agreed to take less money this season in exchange for a sweet bonus payment next January, which would count against the 2017 salary cap. “It smells,” said one league source. Read the spin by Popp....http://montrealgazette.com/sports/football/cfl/the-snap-alouettes-notebook-30?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter John Hodge Fogg is currently the league leader in punt return average (17.9 yards) despite not being the Bombers’ primary punt returner. Knox recorded two special teams tackles in his CFL debut and was a big part of the special teams effort that held Brandon Banks to a punt return average of 3.8 yards. Knox was used a gunner on the Bombers punt coverage units, a position typically reserved for defensive backs. Even at 220 pounds, Knox was routinely able to beat Ticat special teamer Giovanni Aprile down the field on punt team. ?‍?Depth - More and more, comments are being made as to the depth on the roster of the WBB. Hodge, posts this: For me, the biggest difference between this Blue Bomber team and its two previous iterations of the Walters/O’Shea era is the quality of depth player they have been able to find. Fogg, Knox, Travis Bond, Jace Davis, Thomas Mayo, Terrence Frederick, and C.J. Roberts have all demonstrated that they can all play in this league, a refreshing change from previous years when incoming American talent was simply not good enough. Things have also improved on the Canadian side of the roster with rookies Michael Couture, Trent Corney, and Taylor Loffler receiving major playing time in Wednesday’s victor Ed Tait reports: C.J. Roberts who, with four starts under his belt now, has the third most experience in the secondary in terms of CFL starts after Bruce Johnson (38), Kevin Fogg (7), Terrence Frederick and Taylor Loffler (2). ?‍?Man, that's unreal. All that experience!? BC 38 VS MONTREAL 18 6 sacks BC 2 Westerman (the other one) 2 Bryant Turner Jr. J Jennings 27-32 331yds B Burnham 5-89 that guy can catch.. K Hebert 9 tackles and flying out there D Carter 7-115 0 TDs. AND, according to Herb Zerkowsky, "On two occasions, receiver Duron Carter was seen berating Bede. One became so animated, Carter had to be restrained by special teams co-ordinator Kavis Reed. Carter, denies he had to be restrained. Sask 15 @ Calgary 35 Rob Bagg 4 rec for 135 yds Greg Jones 13 tackles 1 int. ?‍?No Collins this game. It was all Durant and Baggs. Not enough. ?‍?Calgary - Mitchell, Messam and McDaniel did all the damage. ?‍? I tried like hell to count, and keep track of the National ratio count of the Riders players, but I kept getting distracted by all the green on the field. Hard on the eyes. Murray McCormick - Regina Leader Post Thursday’s result meant the Riders have allowed a league-high 214 points in six games, an average of 35.8 per game. -"You can look statistically when you give up 400 yards of offence and the points we gave up … we have to play better defensively and we have to put two halves together,’’ Chris Jones said. ?‍?Zero sacks allowed by Calgary... John Mark 3-4 FGs for Sask. ?‍?Montreal's Jim Popp probably now has, his phone number... CFL News RT .@AdamSchefter 49ers WR Eric Rogers, a coveted former #CFL star signed this offseason, torn his ACL on Thursday, per Chip Kelly. Gary Lawless Rival #cfl GM on film of #bombers vs. #ticats - "as good a performance as we've seen in #cfl this year. Gameplan, coaching, execution." Kirk Penton Toronto Sun Ricky Ray has missed 29 of 72 regular-season games, or close to 40%. 24 wins and 24 losses. BUT 18-12 without him. ?‍?Hey didn't the video reviews, in the last few games, go much faster? I think they definitely did. ?‍?So, is this true, from The Insider? - "Our commissioner dresses like a millionaire. I like that. He makes our league look classy. This may surprise you coming from a coach, but I wish he would put in a dress code for us. When we have head coaches like (Mike) O’Shea and co-ordinators like (Rich) Stubler wearing shorts on game day, it makes us look like an amateur league".. ?‍?I wonder who said this? "Changing the ratio on the offensive line may have saved Winnipeg’s season. I hope they run the ball all night on Hamilton. I want to see (Kent) Austin’s head explode when his offence can’t get on the field" And this: "Edmonton’s secondary is crap. I’m glad we’re playing them" ?‍?What's Jeremy Masoli's favourite breakfast pastry? C'mon, you know it... Scott Billeck Interesting #Bombers note: They averaged 19.6 pts per game under Willy, lowest in the league. Under Nichols? 33.5 ppg, or tops in the #CFL. Herb Zurkowsky - Montreal Gazette Glenn was sacked six times as left side of the offensive line struggled again. -The Als worked out three kickers — Hugh O’Neill, Brett Lauther and Drew Basil — recently and one of them will probably be activated next Thursday when the Als play at Edmonton. Matthew Scianitti Trevor Harris is off underwater treadmill&already back running outside 3 wks after what appeared to be a gruesome leg injury #RedBlacks #CFL ?‍?Hmm.. BC Lions "Guys just came to play. We're a great team." @JJ_Jennings10 on big win in Montreal? ? Ted Goveia Nice to see former Winnipeg Blue Bomber Running Back Cameron Marshall in camp with the Seahawks--#CFL Scouting Edmonton vs Ottawa - ?‍?also known as: the Henry Burris me me me game Burris 'shoved' 341 yds into 26/39 player of the game penalties 13 Edm.106 14 Ott 204 yds including 4 RTP Ellingson 121 yds on 6 catches Ottawa only had 2 sacks, but oh, so many hits.. ?‍?Reilly was doing his best impersonation of rocky Balboa..keeps getting hit...keeps getting up. Gord Holder Ottawa Citizen "So all the people talking junk out there, you can take that and shove it. All right? That’s all I have to say.” TSN commentators Milt Stegall, Matt Dunigan and Chris Schultz, all former CFL players, responded during the broadcast by saying Burris had the right to his opinion, but, as a professional athlete, he would have to take criticism along with the plaudits offered during his lengthy career. ?‍?- Henry Burris, has twice received the CFL’s most outstanding player award, including last year, but it's not the only fame he's achieved. He is also noted for being Henry-Hank, - and for that infamous pic of him wearing a bra. Now, "take that talk and shove it" ?‍?Burris did nothing to disavow his whiny reputation with that pre-planned verbal attack on the TSN crew. On the contrary, he enhanced it. ?‍?O Henry - caramel centre, chocolate covering, and more nuts than ever... ?‍?How about that Chris Williams "boot" to JC Sherritt for the TD? Lucky bounce or poor effort by Williams? ?‍?How about that was Edmonton's only touchdown? Farhan Lalji Walker should have caught 1 of those last 2 passes. Not sure how much longer Reilly is going to survive behind that avg #Eskimos O-line ?‍?This is what Maas said after that slugfest and a stitched up Reilly. - "Mike’s perfectly fine.” Herb Zurkowsky #Als worked out three kickers and 2 QBs today. One of the pivots was Thomas DeMarco. And one of the kickers was Anthony Alix. ?‍? in case you missed it, the. Hall of fame game between Green Bay and Indianapolis has been canceled - due to poor field conditions. Holy crap! Now that's a fiasco! Chris Cuthbert: "If a CFL game had been cancelled for the same reason it would have been labelled as "only in the CFL."" Justin Dunk - Canadian pivot Brandon Bridge has been flown in by the Saskatchewan Roughriders for a workout on Monday, per CFL sources. Michael Scianitti. - As #Ticats begin preparations for Saturday's trip to BC, hearing Zach Collaros will lead first team offence to start the practice week #CFL CFL on TSN @CFLonTSN .@TorontoArgos have added international QB @DanLeFevour13 to their practice roster #CFL #TSN Bye next week...Ottawa.
    3 points
  4. Mike

    OK, it IS Willy ...

    This isn't the military.
    3 points
  5. Compromise, Walters digs out his big brass balls and summons Willy to his office prior to game #10 puts a gun to his head and demands that he stop stealing food from the mouth of Clarence Denmark's baby(ies). Chop chop problem solved, takes the spotlight off Willy and a ridiculous contract that makes him the highest paid backup in the history of the CFL. Like it or not Willy will be working for drastically less money from this point onward, he had his chance to grasp the golden ring and fumbled it under the lights at center field.
    3 points
  6. I wouldn't be so sure about that.
    3 points
  7. If Willy was still playing no one would be concerned with the teams cap situation so why are we getting so many panties in a bunch now? The cap savings ain't significant enough at this point in the season to sabotage depth at the most important position on the team. This is a discussion to re-visit in the offseason not in the middle of the season while the team is competing for a playoff spot.
    3 points
  8. Here's the deal as I see it. Pro football is about winning NOW. So cutting Willy is not something that the Bombers are going to do this year. If the object of the game was to get through the year with as much money leftover in the back as possible, then I'd agree with Mr. Burgess. But seeing as the point is not saving money, but winning, I'm betting that they feel that Willy gives them a better chance of that than Davis does at the present time. Will Willy bounce back and regain the form he seemed to have before? Maybe, maybe not. But if Nichols goes down, he's going to be the guy who's next up. If that happens and he still struggles and Davis gets the call, then getting rid of him does make a bit more sense, but not until then. Ya, it might cost us more money but this is not about saving money, it's about winning games. That being the case, cutting Willy would not only be stupid, but monstrously stupid.
    3 points
  9. Noeller

    Troy Stoudermire

    Love the storyline of him being a Minnesota college kid who wanted nothing more than to play for the Vikes...hope he makes it. Give 'em hell!
    2 points
  10. Nash00

    Troy Stoudermire

    For sure. I always like to root for the ex-CFL guys, especially former Bombers.
    2 points
  11. Yep, he can beat all the Western teams now and the Eastern ones that would be involved in a crossover (if we needed it)
    2 points
  12. The one I'd like to see us get is Terrell Sinkfield.
    2 points
  13. 17to85

    Olympics

    Really isn't a surprise, the mens athletes have been lacking compared to the ladies in summer sports for a long time.
    2 points
  14. If I remember right, early in the season he complained about how hard he was working while less deserving players kept getting chances instead of him. Don't recall the exact quote, don't want to put words into his mouth... but that was the jist of it.
    2 points
  15. iirc Nichols should have had a few more wins under his belt last year but our kicking blew us at least 2 games (home game vs edmonton, and calgary - tho that was aided by a BS call that stalled our drive forcing a kick attempt). However Nichols only got to play because willy got hurt. Most coaches dont abide by taking a guys job away due to injury. the fact willy wasnt healthy again until week 1 in 2016 is why nichols wasnt starting. Has nothing to do with being a terrible arm chair gm, more so as it does with being realistic to the circumstances
    2 points
  16. GBill got his info from a post I made on the other forum. I got the intel from a media member in town. Yesterday Gary Lawless confirmed the bonus on twitter;
    2 points
  17. Tracker

    OK, it IS Willy ...

    And the Offensive Coordinator in 2015 when the team was sucking so badly was....?
    2 points
  18. I have no issues with who they picked so far. I was honestly expecting it to be mostly WHA and 1980s and that's fine with me.
    2 points
  19. Trouba will sign but it won't be until last minute. That's how his agent works. Wheeler was on 1290 on Friday and was asked about Trouba. Said Jacob was at his house for a BBQ when the draft lottery was on. Said when it was figured out the Jets had a guaranteed top 3 pick Trouba was pretty excited about it. This notion trouba wants out is pure horse crap spewed by a Toronto based media who just don't get it. This is the same Toronto based media who thought Stamkos signing with the leafs was a guarantee
    2 points
  20. Mr. Dee. Love the effort you've put into what has now become a sought after feature on this forum. Good work and Thank you!
    2 points
  21. 2 points
  22. Tracker

    Henry Boooo-rus

    Didn't even know they were dating.
    2 points
  23. IC Khari

    Troy Stoudermire

    Good for him ...
    1 point
  24. iso_55

    OK, it IS Willy ...

    Injuries are opportunities for players to step in & impress. If they can, then it's great for them.
    1 point
  25. Jpan85

    Olympics

    The way this team is playing I don't think they care who they play.
    1 point
  26. Ti Cats better hope there line plays better or else it might be a short lived come back.
    1 point
  27. but it is an analogy that falls flat. If you were comparing officers to coaches then yes I'd buy it. When a team stops listening to a coach that coach is finished, but players and other players, those fences get mended quickly when the performance is there. QB might be a leader on the field but he's still just one of a dozen players on the field.
    1 point
  28. AtlanticRiderFan

    Olympics

    Canada up 2-1 over Germany in the women's soccer game. Wow.
    1 point
  29. Darrin Bauming Retweeted Drew Edwards ✔ @scratchingpost Some levity from #Ticats Kent Austin in explaining his absence yesterday. "I had to get a lobotomy. You'd think after the last game, right?"
    1 point
  30. iso_55

    OK, it IS Willy ...

    Football is about as close to a military structure as there is.
    1 point
  31. iso_55

    The Star Trek Thread!

    Any movie with Melissa McCarthy I avoid like the plague.
    1 point
  32. Tracker

    Troy Stoudermire

    He may not measure up down there......
    1 point
  33. Bigblue204

    OK, it IS Willy ...

    yup, watching them make plays for Nichols, might be the best thing that has happened to Willys Career in WPG.
    1 point
  34. 17to85

    OK, it IS Willy ...

    Oh that's easy to get back. Make plays and that comes back right away. The hard part is for Willy to regain confidence in the team cause that's the biggest problem with him right now. He doesn't trust them to help him out. But that's something else that can come back I think. Given the good things that have happened the last 2 games it brings up everyones confidence level. A rising tide floats all ships.
    1 point
  35. no don't worry, you making a mistake is nothing new or exciting to warrant that so I wouldn't worry.
    1 point
  36. Jimmy Pop

    In Case You Missed It

    Re-watching the highlights, I loved Normand's leaping plunge forward vs. Ham. Lots of athleticism there. And of course Rod Black announces it as Harris running the ball. D'oh.
    1 point
  37. Fatty Liver

    OK, it IS Willy ...

    Never mind Heenan, tying up Chungh for 2-3 more years is time and money well spent.
    1 point
  38. I can't believe the term...good on him though...he was a great leader and warrior for us.
    1 point
  39. Mike

    OK, it IS Willy ...

    But Walters won't do that. But why would he free up cap space now to force a vacancy in an incredibly important area of our roster just in case something comes along for him to spend money on? I don't think you have as good of a grasp on our cap situation as you're implying. Mainly because you're off on your cap number for Moore+Denmark by about 100k and you're completely forgetting that we got rid of a few other veterans as well, like Dom Picard, Graig Newman, Bryant Turner, Zach Anderson and Demond Washington. Those guys weren't cheap, especially Picard and Turner. We spent a lot of money this offseason but we also got rid of a ton as well. You keep saying "here's what he'd likely do with the cap space", and the question has continually been "who fits that criteria" and you haven't been able to bring up any names. It's the same thing that happens when you go on about firing O'Shea and hiring somebody experienced as a HC and people say "like who?" ... we can't just do things in hopes of an opportunity popping up.
    1 point
  40. Wow, I forgot about Mann....talk about a waste of two 1st round draft picks. The Jets iced some awesome teams back in the day. 4th overall in 84-85. Hawerchuk had 130 points (53 goals) and was a 2nd team all-star, 2nd in MVP behind Gretzky. Think about that for a moment... a Jet winning the Hart...when is he going to come home and become part of the team here again? I hadn't heard of the new assistant coach but his resume looks okay and I like that he is under 50. edit... I forgot...they also had six 30+ goal scorers that season.
    1 point
  41. johnzo

    The Music Thread

    King's X! Awesome band, and Pillow is probably my favorite song of theirs. Very good taste you have, there is hope for AtlanticRiderFan yet!
    1 point
  42. If we throw Loffler out to the wolves in Week 1 and gets shredded, all we would hear is that MOS started a green rookie and our depth sucks because we have to start a rookie at S etc. etc. Let the kid grow into the role and take over when ready. I don't think anyone could have expected him to ascend to where he is now at the pace he has, despite being one of the more pro-ready prospects in the draft.
    1 point
  43. 1 point
  44. Why is a statement, that hasn't been made by rival GMs for a long, long time, fuel for nit-picking?
    1 point
  45. Actually, I find Ripper to be one of the more reasonable Rider fans that have come to this forum from time to time. I'd take him over a few so-called Bomber fans in fact.
    1 point
  46. Jpan85

    Special Teams

    Also his punting has been excellent not deep but place perfectly. Remember people were in full panic mode about his punting before season. Bombers have the best punt cover team in the league. A lot of this has to do with the depth of the team and Walters drafting. Many people say picks like Waggoner are bust but when you can maintain gain field posistion the contributions those guys make are enormous.
    1 point
  47. Don't like having to prune posts but there's no need for that level of disrespect. I certainly don't care if you have an issue with a poster or not, if you can't post your viewpoint without also needing to drop an F-Bomb and insult someone .. please .. don't post .. take it to PMs. Spare the rest of us.
    1 point
  48. Floyd

    OK, it IS Willy ...

    I like your post... but I can never complain about a screen pass, it was so many years without any hope of ever seeing one.
    1 point
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