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Say what you want about the other forum, but no one there has ever said "don't go to MBB, our site is the real one and we are better"

Actually what you said was "Prukop has never shown anything".

Yes he has. He's shown that he can consistently get the yardage required when called upon, which is usually a yard or so. If you're saying that Pigrome is a better QB at "real QB play", maybe, but that's entirely irrelevant. Third string QB's job on an O'Shea team has one job and one job only: dive and get a first down/TD. Maybe occasionally make a QB throw or other athletic play. Prukop has shown he has that ability in spades. To be clear, we are in a win-now mentality. Go for the sure-thing. We are not developing the future at this position. It's the same logic as cutting Legghio for Sergio. This is coming from someone who's actually pretty m'eh on this move, but the defensiveness shown for a QB who showed well in pre-season vying for a position we are not developing is perplexing.

Actually, I think that is too much to ask. With injuries putting out a skeleton crew in the secondary and nullifying our DL rotation, something's gotta give. Throw in the intangible of the fact that the entire team decided to completely **** the bed and that's what you get. If our offense wasn't so bad last week, the game would have played out differently as well. When we played the Riders and gave them 27 points and 6 million yards of offense, I was ok with that because that's a Richie Hall defense compromised with injuries and leading to more points than we'd normally give up

I'm excited for Parker but Holm was just awesome last night I thought. It's the corners where we need help. Would love to have Rose and Houston on the field at the same time. Agree about the DL comments though. We need more of both serviceable (don't have to be superstar) DTs and DEs just so we can get back to rotation and keep pressure high on every play with fresh legs.

I actually have a lot of thoughts and WTFs about this game (including not one but several of the Schoen targets) but after I outlined a whole post, I realized that the entire team just inexplicably sucked and it's not worth my time to write out. This wasn't a case of "if these few things were just executed properly it would have been way different". We completely didn't show up and BC completely did. Wow, been ages since we looked like the pre-August '16 Bombers and maybe we all have so much PTSD that it hurts way more to watch that. This is purely a case of flush and move on.

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I'm a transplant here because the other forum is down. Haven't been here since it happened last, during our incredible '19 playoff run to the cup that broke the drought. Great forum over here, and some of the members even seem tolerable. I set the donuts on the table next to the door where I came in, so don't h8.

He's not a bad QB by any means and he will burn us once or twice for sure........but that's kinda it, I think.

Did Marcus Sayles give our offense an ice cream flavour designation yet?

I'm very unimpressed with BC this year and have never been a believer in VAJ. Maybe I'm off base and "they'll show us" or we have an off game in one or more phases, but I fully expect a resounding win for the home team. TBH I'm not even really nervous or anything. If everyone comes to play, we win in dominant fashion. We can't beat ourselves, though. BC sucks. Bighill will be chowing down on VAJ all night. Plow through a crease and go after it.

Same. If we don’t win our unthinkable third in a row, I will be so disappointed lol. Got greedy these days. but my attitude stems from the fact that if we lost, “we beat ourselves” because we are undoubtedly the best team in the league.

I'm not superstitious but OMFG WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT

Hey did Walker sign here yet?!?!?!!?!? j/k PS: Hi. Haven't been here since the epic GC win.

I proudly wore my Swaggerville shirt every week that year. It was a very fun year - an oasis in a dessert of horrible years. It was flanked by Doug Berry's unceremonial ousting after a terribly diappointing 2008, the Mike Kelly fiasco of 2009, and the 4-14 Lapo/Mack rookie campaign, and was followed up by an even more disappointing 2012 that saw Lapo unceremoniously shown the door, the most disastrous year in Bomber history that I know of (to christen a new stadium, to boot) in Burke's 2013 year, and O'Shea's extremely forgettable first two years here with Drew Willy and no stinkin' playoffs. I don't understand the flack that the 2011 group got for bringing a little fun to what was otherwise a very dark cloud over the franchise. These years encompassed most of my fandom, too.

Good to know. Thought he was a Lion for a really long time but I guess not. An extra game with and a ring with us = retire a Bomber.

I'm also wondering if maybe the fan speculation on Gaitor has run amok and maybe the relationship didn't end as we might think. In fact, I would prefer to think that. I'm happy he holds no ill will towards the Bombers and thinks of himself as one of us. I guess he retires a Bomber even though he's probably better known as a Lion?

I agree. Certainly the we he faded away was not amicable nor gracious but, like all other players on this team, whether you we a superstar or played bits and pieces of the season, you made a contribution to the team that ultimately was good enough to be the best. That deserves the accolades.

OMG Streveler jersey now for this guy

It's not mine so I can't exactly comment but if that were me I'd be prouder than heck to see my stuff with that championship team. I'd give them the shirt off my back!

Offense: QB Collaros - I think he's gone to TO regardless QB Streveler - Want him back big time in the same role QB Nichols - Probably will be our QB1 next year IMO. OL Bryant - NEED. OL Hardrick - Very likely will be back OL Neufeld* - Love the guy but there's only so much money to go around. I think he goes home to Sask to finish his career. He got his ring. Also, we have a bursting pipeline of young Canadian OL OL Couture* - Very likely will be our starting C again, unless brass thinks Eli is ready to be the guy (but I think likely not yet) RB Augustine* - If Oliveira is back to full health, Johnny goes on to other opportunities where he deservedly gets a bigger role (hard to become the guy when you play on an Andrew Harris team) WR Adams - I'm sure we make him a fair offer and he stays. Gets to be the #1 receiver here. WR Wolitarsky* - Stays with his buddy Strev but if he does go, we have Petermann as another Canadian rec and we can shuffle the core around to give him the role that best suits his abilities Defense DE Jefferson - I think he stays and wins multiple championships with us DE Roh - most certainly walks. Thanks for everything though, Craig. Enjoyed the smackdown you laid on Manzeil. DT Nevis - tough one. I think he stays but wouldn't be surprised to see him go if another team makes him a big offer. Last year he went to FA to check his market value and signed here again. DT Thomas* - Back for sure to continue his streak. LB Thomas - ? LB Jones - ? DB Rose - MUST. DB Sayles - MUST. DB Maston - I think he's our SAM of the future DB Taylor - 50/50. I like him but depends on the $$ sitch DB Fenner - gone DB Hecht* - might re-sign and just be an ST demon/serviceable fill-in at safety. I think it depends if he thinks he can get the chance at a bigger role elsewhere or not DB D.Jones* - see above, although more likely to stay than Hecht. DB Gaitor (I think he should be in the list) - Gonezo.

We should have Darian Durant Day the next time we play the Riders at IGF (East) in a non-Banjo Bowl game. We can unveil a banner on the concourse in in the tailgate area and fans can thank DD for his help in securing the 107th Grey Cup for the Blue and Gold. EDIT: Darian Durant urinal cakes in the men's room at IGF-East? Although that wouldn't be fair to the ladies who also deserve a chance to express their feelings toward DD. We are striving for an equitable society here, folks.

Yes folks, I couldn't have been kidding more lol. I'm an extremely sarcastic person and i give no indication of my implications when writing online- my problem haha. Anyway, I was taking a dig at Wilder for wanting high end CFL money a few years ago thinking he was some superstar who would eventually get onto an NFL roster. 400 yards in a season in the CFL ain't gonna get you there.

No doubt to go to the NFL. He's been the best back in the league for the past several years and it's a wonder he's not playing down there already.