Mike

Special shout-out to that section 141 that hosts all the brand new Bomber fans claiming to be amazing super fans, yet don’t even know enough to shut up when the offence is in the red zone. @Zach Schnitzer maybe time to teach your friends a few things lol

Lmao it’s too easy

I’m gonna go with Carlton Agudosi

Because they’re legally obligated to, that’s really about it I would think.

I just don’t understand the Riders at all. I don’t understand their executives, their coaching staff, their players, their fans. None of it. All of this bullshit is self-inflicted but from listening to the fans, you’d think it’s some kind of league wide conspiracy to keep them from being the juggernaut they’re meant to be. Didn’t they voluntarily introduce some code of conduct that they continually fail to abide by? What other team has set themselves up for criticism by saying “we’re going to hold ourselves to a higher standard” then failing to come even close at every opportunity? This constant narrative the fan base tries to drive that “this would only happen to a Rider” when it comes to league discipline is also just ridiculous. I felt like wasting a bunch of time, so I looked up the history of fines and suspensions handed out for on-field incidents since 2019. Only did the regular season, since I don’t feel like skewing the stats in weeks where not all the teams play. In 2019, there was one suspension handed out. To Simoni Lawrence. For a play against the Riders. 53 fines, Riders were only fined 4 times. Players were fined for plays made against the Riders a total of 6 times. In 2021, there were 46 fines handed out for on-field incidents. Riders were fined a total of 8 times, including Marino twice. Players were fined for plays made against the Riders a total of 6 times. In 2022 so far, 6 fines handed out (week 5 stuff comes out tomorrow) and the Riders have yet to be fined but players have been fined twice for plays made against the Riders. That’s a total of 105 fines, 12 for plays made against the Riders and 12 against the Riders. One suspension, for a hit laid on a Rider. Where the hell is this league-wide conspiracy? That’s about as down the middle as can be. For this franchise to go completely silent other than a defense of an absolute piece of **** in Marino is really a sign of how tone-deaf they are and I’m sure all of their fans are going to lap it up and scream and whine about how the league is against them when Dinosaur Boyd or whatever that pylon’s name is only gets a fine for his hit on Robertson tomorrow. If any Rider fans are reading this right now, here’s what it boils down to: nobody is conspiring against you. There’s no bias, no leniency, no plot to hold you down. You guys are treated fairly by the league, your team and fan base are just hated because you preach this superior moral compass but at the end of the day, you’re all just a bunch of fake, hypocritical crybabies who don’t have a clue.

Unless something has changed, two games is the maximum allowable under the CBA. Incredible. Can’t believe he could be that stupid.

I’m just going to say it to make sure it gets said, because he takes a lot of (needless) criticism on here. Props to Duke Williams for stepping up and speaking up about the Marino hit and publicly saying it’s not okay. I hate to say it because I’d rather the Riders just be an absolute tire fire, but that’s a good sign of leadership they’ve been missing for a while. Good for him.

Classic go to the cabin for the week and black out and almost forget to make a pick I’m gonna go Ellingson

The Bombers really should be embarrassed with how they played tonight on offence

This play calling is atrocious and people are going to say “well Lapo taught him this” but this isn’t a Lapo style of play at all. this reeks of a guy who just coasted off the crumbs Lapo left him last year with the same offensive personnel, who is now lost with new parts to mix in

Watson released today for being an *******

So is Tre Watson

So what

Learn how to block? he’s been on the field a ton tonight

Buck’s play calling between the 30s is like … really not good

You’ve had the same sky is falling schtick for almost 15 years and can’t even change it up while we’re in the midst of one of the most dominant CFL runs in your lifetime but yes, it’s us who has nothing new to say

Yes it is.

Oh and see here I thought it was more or less the same thing, since there’s not really a minimum amount of Canadians, just a maximum amount of Americans my god are CFL roster rules confusing

Lol I’m the one agreeing with everything you’re saying

I think what Rourke is doing is awesome for him, for that team and for the CFL in general but I absolutely LOVE that you posted this because if it was a Bomber doing it, you’d undoubtedly be the only guy here going “whoa whoa whoa wait a minute guys 36% of his completions have come against below average defensive backs and I checked the weather reports for both games and it looks like the D had to play with the sun in their eyes and the other teams haven’t proven that they’re any good against teams that I personally have deemed to be considered proper competition so you’re all idiots for getting on the bandwagon so early, let’s just wait until he’s done it for 64 games in a row without fail and maybe then I’ll buy in”

Brady Oliveira in the courtyard with the lead pipe

Hansen is essentially the same thing as a Canadian, is he not?

If that D could stop shooting themselves in the foot with penalties, they’d be pretty damn good.

It really is crazy what lengths the Rider fan base will go to in order to justify their team’s performance. Nothing matters until they realize that they’re being headed by an average level QB playing behind a terrible OL and the team isn’t anywhere near disciplined enough. Those are the issues. That’s it. They’ve got solid players at a lot of spots - Duke, Leonard, Robertson, Marino, Sankey, Moncrief, etc etc but Fajardo isn’t a winner and the team around him isn’t going to make up for it by playing hard-nosed and disciplined ball. It’s a bunch of me me me out there and they’re never going to win a ring like that.

Watched on TV tonight because of my work schedule and here’s what I would say: Thompson looks like he’s settling in at safety, starting to read the plays as they develop a little better and getting his confidence up Houston looked better than Rose and made a big play to set up that Willie TD. Then again he was also fortunate to see a couple drops from Dunbar. Then again (again) they threw Dunbar the ball roughly 37 times so I can understand one or two lost battles Rutledge is one of our best players on D, even as a veteran of three entire games Mack is going to get vilified for a few penalties but that call against him was borderline and he’s quickly becoming a solid member of our DL rotation Gray looked much better today, Dobson looked pretty rough in a few spots too. Kolankowski solid, I thought Good to see Bailey and Demski get involved - Bailey such a leader out there, happy to see him get his touches as well. Very well rounded group of receivers Liegghio confidence meter: 73% (up from 61%)