SpeedFlex27

Nah, he's getting rid of the ball quickly. Having said that, our DL pressure isn't much.

All season long, teams can run against out interior line. No real push from them either. We really miss Stove.

This is 2015 all over again.

Well, that changed quickly.

Gets rid of the ball very fast.

Speed kills. (Us).

Mitchell, your best move is to retire....

Defense has to really tighten it up now. maier has had his way throwing the ball.

probably just a package.

We need Ellingson & Alexander back.

Injuries. I'd like to see us play Calgary fully healthy.

Yes, we could have kicked for 3 on the last play of the half.

Bombers go all the way downfield & come away with zip.

OMFG

Dunigan: "Monson wondering what he has to do???" Me: "WTH does Hall has to do?"

*&^$% come on D. WTF????

The Stamps should have started Maier all season long. He's burning our secondary.

The receivers for the Stamps seem to have a little extra spring in their steps playing for Maier compared to Mitchell.

Why? What's changed since Shivers left? Please let me know.

It had to. Those kind of experiences would definitely affect the way Shivers looked at life. The problem was, he never really looked for the best player. He'd look for the best black player. Or coach. As a GM, you can't bring that kind of baggage with you to work. You have to be open minded & bring in the best players & coaches regardless of colour or race.

I do as well. But Shivers ran the Riders a certain way. He brought in a certain type of player. He set the culture in place for what is going on now. If you look back to the last couple of years of him as GM, the same stuff that is happening now was happening then. The bad behaviour of players on the field & in the community. Jim Hopson did try to change that culture after he fired Shivers & Barrett but it never totally went away.

I think the very first kick he ever made was 52 yards.

Only plays well in the second half?? Cody, how about playing well the entire game so you don't have to set things right & feel better in the second half?

If you look up Roy Shivers you can see where skin colour affected his outlook & the way he approached life. Born in Arkansas in 1941, his father moved his family from the segregated south when he was young to Oakland, CA. He grew up in what was described as "The Projects". In his neighbourhood, there was only one park where Blacks could play & visit. Years later, he lost the starting qb position with his HS team because the Head Coach didn't want a black qb which enraged him. He grew up & was friends with Black Panthers founding members, Huey Newton & Bobby Seale. While never a member of the Black Panthers, he did agree with their grievances & politics. Here's a comment Riders GM Shivers made about his Head Coach, Danny Barrett, "The one thing I did get right was to hire Danny Barrett. He's a good young black coach. Most of our guys are young black kids. We've got a Head Coach that people like to play for." Skin colour was a big issue with Shivers.