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If Johnson took a legal drug or even an illegal drug that wasn't on the list, he'd have been OK. That not what he did, so it's not much of an argument IMO.

Both teams defenses are suspect. BC has the better offense and tops the league in rushing. We are 5th against the run, so the cool weather may play into their strength. BC has the highest punt and punt return averages. We have the best average against punt returns and we beat them in FG %. BC's number 1 in penalties taken. We are 7th. BC's only given the ball away 22 times (We're @ 21 having played one less game). We lead the league in takeaways @ 45 for a +24 (BC's @ -1). Home field hasn't been much of an advantage for us. A BC win means they get a playoff spot and likely 2nd in the West. A Bomber win means we keep our 2nd hopes alive. Both the Argos and the Als need to lose for us to get a playoff spot this weekend. I can hardly wait for the game to start. Should be a playoff atmosphere.

Johnson made the mistake, not the CFL or the CFLPA. He knew, or should have known, that he was taking a banned drug. He got caught and got suspended exactly like the rules said he would. Nothing to look at here folks. Just another athlete who thinks the rules don't apply to them.

What a great 4th quarter! Redblacks go away from what worked in the 4th, then miss a FG in OT for the loss. Riders win cuz 5 turnovers. Should have won by more, but had to settle for FG's instead of TD's. Sound familiar?

Excellent news. Great week for the Bombers offense. Gurley's the big bodied receiver PLAP's offense needed. Harris and McDuffie look to be back. Back to back with BC doesn't look quite as bad as it did last week.

Bombers may pass on Argos' castoffs A few tall, physical receivers who used to play for the Argos are looking for jobs, and there are those who believe a big play pass catcher is what the Bombers offence could use right now. Head coach Mike O'Shea didn't directly answer the question when asked if the Bombers had any interest in Tori Gurley, Vidal Hazelton or Kevin Elliott – “I'm sure Kyle and his department are combing through the film and taking a look” – but he did say they're not needed. - http://www.winnipegsun.com/2016/10/04/harris-has-been-waiting-for-this-one-for-bombers

Quite frankly, I think Milanovich has lost it. First he chooses Ray over Collaros and then Harris. Then he talks up Willy before trading for him, which drives up the price he has to pay. Then he over pays big time in draft picks, players and takes on a huge contract for a backup reclamation project QB. Then he fires 3 of his best receivers. Then he says that the Argos are a better team because of it. Oh yah! Almost forgot that his team is most likely not going to make the playoffs this year.

Darn. I was hoping when I signed on today that I'd be reading about us signing Gurley.

I'm not taking shots at our QB. QB rating has nothing to do with the way the defense played. Nichols played 2 really bad first half's followed by really good second half's. That's what I'm referring to as inconsistency. Harris over the last 3 games: 68% passing, 4 TD's, 2 Int's, Passing Yards 1048 (Nichols: 849). Both Ottawa and Winnipeg won 1 of the last 3 games, so the teams recent performances are about the same. Historically, Harris has been way better than Nichols. Our 1.5 more wins, have more to do with turnovers than QB play.

I'm not sure how they came up with these rankings. How is Nichols, who has been inconsistent for 3 weeks, ahead of Harris who threw for 485 yards with a 75% completion rate last week?

I'd take Gurley. 6'4", 230Lbs, 15 TD's in the last 2 years, 14.1 yard average catch tells me he's the big play big receiver we've been looking for.

Willy didn't look any different in Argo blue and white than he did in Winnipeg blue and gold. Overthrow, under throw, behind, too far ahead then a couple of great accurate throws to make you think that he's better than he is. Repeat until the game ends. Not sure what Milanovich sees in him, but really glad he was willing to give us so much to get Willy.

Or, to put it another way.... Lose to good teams. Win against bad teams and back QB's. Lose to good teams. The Bombers this year are better than Regina/Montreal and better than Toronto without Ray. We are also better than the last 4 years of Bomber teams.

That's O'Shea's job.

More likely it's that we are playing better teams now than we did during the 7 game streak. Beating Calgary or even Edmonton is way harder than beating Regina, Toronto or Montreal.

I was wondering how we'd react to the loss last week. Unfortunately, it wasn't the way I'd hoped. Last night's game was a huge step backwards. We showed some real spunk early in the 4th then it dissipated as quickly as it started. We have to learn to start playing at the opening kickoff and not take a play off until the end of the game. We can't rely on a bunch of take away's at this time of year, especially against the good teams. We simply can't allow other teams to run it down our throats like Edmonton did last night. We need to tighten up on the coverage. We could get away with it aginst backup QB's and bad teams, but allowing a bunch of catches against good QB's on good teams results in a lot of yards against and a lot of points scored on us. We have to stop taking so many penalties. We have to ignore the 7 game win streak and focus on this week's opponent... BC.

3 stars: Fogg - Strips the ball, makes returns and plays DB, what more can you ask for? Flanders - 120+ yards from scrimmage Denmark - Great TD catch and chipped in with a few more catches Happy Honker - Medlock 4 of 5, one from 54

We need to win this one, because it gets harder from here on out. Edmonton is the only sub .500 team we play for the rest of the regular season, likely the playoffs too. Win and we get a playoff spot. Lose and we go into back to back with BC on a 2 game losing streak, likely down by 2 points, they'll have a game in hand and the easier schedule (2 against Regina instead of Ottawa). It will be really interesting to see if we bounce back from last weeks loss or if we fall back into the first half of the seasons level of play. Can we hold Reilly, Bowman and Walker in check? Can we force enough turn overs? Will Edmonton's O line hold up? Will their D line get enough pressure to limit our offensive output enough to win? Will the fan noise be the difference? Can't wait for this 'playoff' style of game.

Dressler, Smith, Denmark, Adams and sometimes Harris aren't bad at all. They'd look even better if they didn't have so much injury time off.

I really like Fredericks and am glad that he's going to be starting. I wanted him to DI for the last few weeks. I think we now have the best group of DB's we've had all year. I'd like this trade more if Roberts wasn't on the 6 game IR. An injury shortened, average season in the CFL, won't do Adams any favors with his NFL dream. It's more likely than not that he re-signs in the CFL next year. It comes down to if you'd rather have depth at CB for the rest of the year or a Neg list player you might sign next year. I'd rather have the depth and assume our scouts can fill the receiver spot next year.

An all star last year for a neg list player. Basically, a starter for a box of tape. Shows how far Adams fell this year in the coaches eyes. Whether that's from injury or sophomore jinx or if he played way above his head last year, I don't know. I don't get the whole NFL thing. After last years performance, maybe. After this years, not a chance. We lose some salary from this years SMS, which wouldn't have happened if we cut him. Hamilton gets better in the secondary where they really need to get better. Neg list guy might turn into something. IMO, Hamilton gets more out of this trade than we do.

Wow! That surprises me.

I thought it was a catch, not obvious, but a catch. I also thought the ball was passed forward after the recovery, which would mean the TD didn't count and we'd get the ball at the point it was passed forward.

So it's OK to cheat as long as it's away from the play?

The only down side I see is that we won't be able to put Flanders on the PR anymore. Some team is likely to pluck him, especially Jones who doesn't care about the real rules let alone the gentleman's agreements.