SpeedFlex27

Players aren't perfect. They have character flaws like all of us. Some are nice. Some aren't. Some have big egos & some don't. Some are smart & some are stupid. Some like people. Some don't. Some are selfish & think only about themselves. Some will work with charities, sports organizations & give you the shirt off their back. Some are crooks. Some are saints. None of them asked to be role models although some recognize that it helps to be that way.

So, this is more of a public interest story. There were 3 players playing today at IG Field that played pee wee, bantam & HS football against each other from 2001 to 2009. Jake Harty & Mike Edem with the Riders & Jesse Briggs with the Bombers. I coached Jesse in Pee Wee before his family moved to Kelowna. My son played against Harty & Edem at every level while Briggs was his teammate. They all went on to have really good careers playing community & HS ball in Calgary as well as U Sports. My son played for SFU & as a qb was never given the chance to come to a CFL camp although the BC Lions did give him a tryout & he threw for Wally Buono & Lions OC at the time, Khari Jones. The other 3 all made it to the CFL & they've all had long careers in the league. I'm not a fan of Mike Edem but he is a talented player. Still for me, it's great to see 3 local Calgarry players make it.

I missed it as I pvr'd the Bomber game & then FF'd to the Stamps-Elks game. What did he say? The RedBlacks have little chance to win with Nichols. They have absolutely no chance with Dom Davis.

Desjardins will be fired this off season. I could see a new GM come in & fire LaPo bringing in his own HC. There are some QBs coming available as free agents this off season. Jake Maier, Jeremiah Massoli. Maybe even Vernon Adams. Would the Stamps sign Maier & trade Mitchell? Who & what are you referring to?

Ottawa is just so bad. They'll be lucky to have 10,000 at their next home game.

He was referring to our OL. I don't want to even discuss this.

How do shitty qbs like Dom Davis keep playing in the CFL? He's like a 7 year veteran. If he doesn't get it by now, he never will. He should be cut. Well, he ain't wrong about injuries (touch wood) & Davis has been in the CFL since before Trump got elected. How could he not read coverages??? That's coaching. And perhaps a lack of work ethic on Davis.

Pressure getting to Davis. He's collapsing faster than an umbrella in a hurricane.

I don't mind Jim Barker. He's not part of the TSN Yuk Yuk's Comedy Team.

Thank you, Marcel. Thank you, Thank you. Thank you.

Barker asking the same questions we used to ask....

Who was Davis throwing to??? Davis has always been...

Ottawa on offense looks like us in 2013 & 14.

Harris never threw a punch.

It's not rare in the CFL. Before specialists, regular players did the punting & kicking. Don Jonas was our FG kicker. Gene Lakusiak kicked for us ||& was a defensive back. Ed Ulmer was a safety & our punter. Imagine the pressure playing a regular position & being winded, dinged up or out of breath & asked to kick or punt? Seems to me, they would be under even more pressure. Bernie Ruoff's very first kick in 1975 (he was a specialist) against the Stamps was a 58 yard FG. He never let pressure get to him. The league has had many kickers who as rookies stepped in & played like veteran kickers. Sean Whyte in Edmonton. Lewis Ward in Ottawa. Rene Paredes in Calgary. Lui Passaglia in BC. Mike Vanderjagt in Toronto. Damon Duvall in Montreal. Even as rookies, they were able to control their emotions & stay even keeled when they kicked. That's the key. To remain calm. Dont be nervous & stay focused. The mental part of the game is maybe more important than the physical part. Hopefully. Liegghio will get a handle on things... fast.

So, how long do we go before we make a change at kicker? Eventually those misses will cost us.

1. Lawler. Best receiver in the CFL. 2. Nic Demski. dangerous with the football whenever he touches it. 3. Zach Collaros. I haven't had this much fun watching a Bomber QB since Matt Dunigan & before that, Tom Clements. HH: Our two D Ends. Like Freddie Mercury & David Bowie used to sing, "Under Pressure", Fajardo will be dreaming about our Front Seven in his sleep. Our DL beat the snot out of Fajardo both games & finally took him out of the game. Even though, I don't like seeing Fajardo get hurt, our defense still imposed it's will on the Riders offense. It was great to see. Even bringing Powell into the game as a runner to slow down the rush didn't help.

He could have had a broken neck. I don't blame him for being concerned. Looks like the Lions are going to run away with this game.

I can't imagine where we'd be if Nichols was still our qb. Maybe 0-6. Collaros... Checkdowns? What checkdowns?? I love it. That injury is on Dom Davis. He put his receiver Davis in a horrible spot.

The Stamps got to Harris & sacked him 5 times &..... he did what he always does... he wilted.

That look the Elks have tonight is just ugly.

If this keeps up we'll have given up something like 185 points in 14 games.

Yeah, I think we all breathed a sigh of relief when the ruling on the field was upheld. Kinda like this...

There was a little push & I thought the incomplete pass would be overturned.

We kicked the **** out of Fajardo. That's the main storyline of this series. Besides the Bombers sweeping the series. That receiver for the Riders Kian Schaffer-Baker was outstanding & he's a rook. Forget Jorden, Evans, Daniels, Ellingson, Burnham, Rodgers, Walker.... Kenny Lawler is the best receiver in the CFL.