TBURGESS

At least on East Hastings, you don't become a 'Homeless-sicle' in the winter.

Kohlert is our best NI receiver right now. Watson is our best NI receiver when healthy. Both of them should be protected. If we have a third NI receiver spot left then we can protect Jade, assuming he is re-signed before the end of the year.

Coaching is obviously a problem. If I were the GM I'd drop Crowton today and 'promote' MB to OC. I'd leave Burke at HC but tell him his responsibility is now limited to bringing the defence back to life and that ALL offensive decisions would be MB's (IMHO he has already been told that). I'd tell Creehan that he is DC in name only, but we will keep him on for the rest of the year. Talent is another issue. Who are our 'core guys' that we can build our team around going forward? Do we have any players who are 'untouchable' for a trade? Is there anyone on this team you wouldn't trade for a decent QB? Our best player last night was Edwards and it's the first time he has earned his paycheck this year. When I went through the exercise of who I would want to protect in the upcoming draft, I ran out of good players before I ran out of spots to protect. I think we need to make a couple of player changes a week. Keep the ones that work out and dump the ones who don't. Hopefully we can work our way into being competitive by the end of the year so we have some hope in the off season.

Obviously the first time I've seen Hall play. Like most rookie's there was lots of good and lots of bad, but based on very limited looks, I'd go Hall, Goltz, NewGuyWithCFLExperienceWhoIsntBuck

To be fair, EVERY QB we had struggled under those offensive schemes. Elliott did the best with the chicken 'salad' that our offensive systems have been.

I really like the new theme. Thanks.

I'm not surprised or upset. Garrett was good for a stretch about two years ago. Not needed anymore.

My first choice would be Bo Mitchell, but I doubt Calgary will be willing to trade him and I suspect they will protect him in the Ottawa draft. We would have to give up even more than Calgary wanted in the offseason to get Glenn now that he is the starting QB in Calgary. He is the only 'ready right now' QB though. Collaros or Willy as competition for Goltz isn't a bad idea but they are all similar points in their development. I'd take either over Buck right now, but then again I'd take Brink, who is the only available QB who knows our system over Buck, and I'm not a Brink fan. I don't think Tate or Buck 2.0 as I think of him is a good choice. We need someone who the fans can get behind and another oft injured QB won't cut it.

The KABOOM came earlier than I was expecting.

He should be talking with the coaches. I'd have been more surprised if he answered it.

Horrible public speaker, but I like the appointment.

I'd rather see him as CEO than GM.

I don't disagree that Burke loves Buck for some reason that I can't see or that there is something seriously wrong in Bomberville. I don't see the Mack and Buck situations being related due to the timing of both 'announcements'.

Montreal looked worse and more disorganized last night than the Bombers do. The fans should be on their case.

When this first broke I thought that the leak must have been orchestrated because no professional BOD would let a leak like that out. As more info has come out, I've changed my mind. My mistake was thinking that our BOD was a professional organization. The board member(s) who leaked this obviously wanted the decision sooner rather than later and didn't care how they got it. That is very unprofessional IMHO. That member or members should be removed from the board during the 'Fire Mack' meeting. Once the defecation hit the rotary oscillator (S*** hit the fan) Buchko should have immediately contacted Mack and told him what was going on. It's unprofessional and cowardly not to tell Mack. Buchko shouldn't have made a recommendation anywhere near as huge as firing the GM right before he went on vacation, heck he shouldn't plan a vacation during the season at all. He knew there were leaks on the board, so he knew the info would get to the media. Did he use the leak to have Mack fired in his absence? If so, getting rid of him should be the next on the BOD's to do list. If not, then he is an idiot and getting rid of him should be the next thing on the BOD's to do list anyway. As for the Buck goes back to #2... it was announced before the Mack story broke, so I don't think the two things are related.

You're going to need an extra person cuz the chair is for two people to curl up in.

I've spent lots of time in TO for work and fun and I agree with most of what you're saying. I'll bet there are more big companies in TO than anywhere else in the country. Vancouver has many more smaller companies. Toronto is work work work. Calgary is Work Hard, Play Hard. Vancouver is Work hard enough to afford what you need then forget about work. When we in Vancouver do business with the 'center of the earth', we always wonder why they want to get everything done by the end of the day. Most assume it's because they can't remember what they said the next day. Oh yah... we do roll our eyes. Bluto... If you want to do business with Vancouverites, Chill a bit and take things a little slower and don't call meetings at 9:00 AM eastern time, cuz we ain't getting to the office for no 6:00 AM meetings.

Lots don't so they rent. Once you can afford to get into the market, you start small and work your way up. It's not like the Peg where prices only rise slightly year over year. It's even better than the price bumps in Calgary, so your home becomes an investment that you don't pay taxes on the gains. You have to change your mindset to live out here. Folks who try to recreate their prairie existence are the one's that end up going back 'home'. Those who 'buy in' to the Vancouver way of life end up loving it.

I've lived in both Calgary and Vancouver. Calgary is more like Winnipeg. Cheaper than Vancouver, and you will NEED a car to get around. You'll be able to mostly afford to live your 'Winnipeg lifestyle' other than going out to the lake in the summer. Restaurants are much like Winnipeg's and no PST is a big advantage. The country thing it highly overdone during Stampede and there are other music options. Cold winters with some Chinooks to warm things up (If you suffer from migraines you will get a doozy every time). Ski in Banff. A little hard to make friends, but everyone is your friend during Stampede. Way better sports town than Vancouver. Vancouver isn't anything like Winnipeg. The best way to live here is to give up your 'Winnipeg lifestyle' and move into a small condo close to downtown. You don't go out to the lake in the summer, you walk to the beach. You don't drive to a restaurant or bar, you walk there and stumble home. The city is built with small neighbourhoods, each with most everything you need within walking/biking distance. Any further and you take the Skytrain or the Seabus. Lots of downtown folks give up their cars and use 'Cars to Go' when they need one for an afternoon. Restaurants are way BETTER than either Winnipeg or Calgary. Every conceivable type of food is available in most neighbourhoods. Cheap? Nope. Taxes are high as are fees and especially real estate. Winters are wet, but you don't have to shovel it and you can get rid of all your winter gear unless you want to go home for Christmas. You can ski on the north shore or take the train/bus/Rental Car up to Whistler. Vancouver is all about being outdoors. Everyone here is from somewhere else, so it's easier to make friends, especially if you sign up to play team sports. If you are interested in looking at the downtown neighbourhoods check out my website: http://terryburgess.ca/. I'd suggest the West End (close to beaches and restaurants (Also Pride central so avoid if that bothers you)), Yaletown (Aka Yuppietown lots of restaurants/bars) , or Kitsilano (Beach lifestyle to see and be seen) for 20 somethings. BTW: The hippies moved out of Vancouver years ago (other than the Profs at UBC). You'll find them on Salt Spring Island now.

My prediction... No changes in the bye week. Little or no changes till the end of the year, then kaboom! Blow the whole thing up.

The Bombers aren't going to make many changes, if any, that aren't based on injuries. They anoint Goltz as the starting QB and demote Buck to 3rd string. A week later, talk about moving Buck back up to #2 and no new QB in camp means they STILL haven't given up on Buck. Pretty much what I expected when they didn't cut Buck. Burke talks about being on the cusp and about waiting for the guys we want to finish with their NFL dreams. They still think they are on the right track and if they just keep on with their plan, the Bombers will magically become a better team. If we win some meaningless games late in the season they will say we are still on the right track and we just have to wait a little longer.

Defence played better, but not good enough to get the win. Offence stayed on the field longer, but couldn't put anything together for the whole second half. Goltz played well in the beginning, then fell apart by the half. Should have been pulled late 3rd and replaced for a couple of series to calm down IMHO. (Hall not Buck) We forced a turnover (Lulay fumble) and had one given to us (Dropped Punt) and turned both into points or else this one wouldn't have even been close. BC made a lot of mistakes including a 3 yard punt with a 10 yard penalty that kept us in the game until the very end. Simpson was running well, even know the O line wasn't giving him many holes to run through, but we went away from him in the second half. Horrible play calling. 3rd and 2 handoff 5 yards deep in the backfield? Come on. OC gave Goltz a lot of easy passes to complete (5 yarders) to pad his stats, but never stretched the defence so BC didn't have to cover the whole field. When BC really needed a TD, they went middle deep and beat Cauchy. 1-5 two years in a row, yet folks don't want to make changes?

A pass behind the LOS is only a fumble if the pass is thrown backwards so it becomes a lateral. Thrown forward, it's an incomplete pass that stops the clock. Two weeks in a row Edmonton takes the game down to the last play and loses. Two weeks in a row Winnipeg is out of the game at halftime. It's actually been more interesting to watch Edmonton than Winnipeg this year.

You keep hiring the cheapest one right?

I'd be happy to wait until the end of the year to get rid of Burke and Mack, but I'd rather change out the OC RFN and I don't want Burke picking him, because Burke already said he knows nothing about offense. I'm not the guy who finds the next OC, so I don't need to have a specific one in mind. It's the same reasoning when I eat out. I don't have to have a new chef in mind to know the current one needs to be replaced.