TBURGESS

The Bombers management has been a mess for years. I applaud Millar for trying to do something about it. Bell seemed like a nice guy and was given the dirty work to do, but that's not the same as being great at his job.

Vet cutdown week.

I've been on the 1 division bandwagon for years. The best teams should play in the playoffs. The worst teams should have to get better to be included.

If you're Dressler why on earth would you choose Ottawa, a team unlikely to win another game this season? I didn't say Dressler would choose Ottawa. I said it'd be huge if Ottawa could get him. I also think Dressler would make it so Ottawa could win a couple of games this season.

He'd be a huge acquisition for Ottawa. Give them someone to consistently throw the ball too and a deep threat. Might be able to turn that offense from putrid to average.

I think the Redblacks will win one or two more this year, but thats about it. I expect they will be active in signing NFL cuts, especially looking for a difference making receiver with big speed to stretch the defense. They could use a couple of better DB's too.

I'd take Hall as soon as we can get him.

Stamps and Esks are the top tier in the CFL and Bombers, Riders and Lions are the second tier. The last playoff spot will be determined by how well we play against the Riders and the Lions IMHO.

Montreal's only played 1 eastern team so far. They have the easiest 2nd half of the season in the league. They are starting to turn things around and their new QB, Pornstash, looks better than any other QB they've put out there this year. They have a good defense, good special teams, and a good O line. I'll bet they have a much better 2nd half of the season than their first half.

Esks have now scored 31 unanswered points in a half without Reilly against the team who beat us last week. It's official... they are for real.

We only play the east twice in the second half of the season and all our wins except for 1 have been over eastern teams. 4 of our 6 wins are late comebacks that could have gone either way. Our best offense was the first week. It's no longer even competent. 3 first downs in 3 quarters last night against one of the worst teams in the league. I don't expect us to be 6-3 in the second half of the season.

I wouldn't call 4 carries in the entire game the "whole 3rd quarter". You guys need to stop acting like Cotton was given the ball 10-20 times in the game. I'm not saying he's the guy, but you can't judge him on a few plays. And I'm just gonna come right out and say it. Our RB coach is Buck Pierce. Why is a QB teaching a RB how to play? It's no wonder our RB isn't getting better. Grigsby is pretty much getting lucky with his runs. What he excels at is his ability to receive. I'm not acting like Cotton got 10-20 chances. He did get the whole 3rd quarter. FYI: Quarters are 15 minute increments used in football games. I don't have a horse in this race. Both Grigsby and Cotton have had their moments.

Cotton had the whole 3rd quarter.

I didn't think there was a lot of pressure on Willy tonight. Certainly no where near as much as the last time they played the Als. A couple of drops by the receivers on low balls which can be hard to catch. We had about 3 first downs going into the 4th quarter. At least he protected the ball this week. Willy's a first year starter. Every game's not going to be a gem.

The good: The Stoudermire return The blocked punt Winning ugly The bad: Our offense for most of the game PI or not PI? Should be called by the refs, not reviewed upstairs. Two weeks in a row marginal ones got called upstairs. Punting out of the endzone twice. Could have cost us big time. Ping off the uprights on short FG's. The ugly: Those pigeon poop uniforms.

Give Montreal some props for playing good defense, but didn't like the play calling or the execution tonight. We need to play 4 full quarters next week if we want to win, not the last half of the 4th.

We could lose on turnovers.

Tonight's game is a should win. We are the better team in the standings and on the field. Montreal only scores about 8 points a game on the road. Even with Willy under siege, we should be able to put up more than 8 points. Still... Montreal has a very good defence that gets after the QB with the front 4. They should be able to shut down our run because everyone can and get lots of pressure. If they can force a few turnovers, they can keep the score close and maybe even pull off a win. Their offense isn't much to watch, but Whittaker could have a big night and they could own the TOP. If they can complete a few deep balls, they could steal a game. I'm expecting a close game without much scoring and the Bombers pulling out a win.

Nope. Wouldn't be useful. Not in Vancouver.

Best helmets by a long shot so far IMHO.

From a credible source?

For me these will always be the PP uniforms (Pigeon Poop).

After an afternoon to digest them... Nope. Won't buy one. Don't expect 100's of them at the game either. We don't have a strong military tie in.

Wait a few months and get it for half price or less.

I see where you're coming from but... you're basing everything on the assumption that the eastern teams will always be bad. The same number of teams will be without playoff revenue with or without a single division. With a single division, it will always be the worst teams. I don't think the East vs West is what makes the Grey Cup a national celebration. I'd rather have the two best teams play. I do believe that we need as many teams in the CFL as possible and that losing any would cause major concerns. Giving the east free spots on the Bingo card might allow more of them to be viable. Maybe it's one reason that the CFL has lasted so long.