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It's not just contracts. Chris Garrett was as good a back as we've had here since Roberts. One Achilles injury later, he's now just the answer to a Bomber trivia question. (that question being "who scored the final touchdown in Canad Inns stadium during the first last game ever played there?")

No way is Cotton a safe bet. RBs are the fruit flies of the CFL.

Last year I saw a guy rocking a vintage royal blue Jim Zorn jersey. Blew my friends' minds here in Seattle when I showed them the picture.

I've got a Jon Ryan jersey. Guess I should wear it though. So embarrassing - he plays for the Seahawks now. Can you imagine the indignity of having to be associated with the Seahawks? Hey, it's nice to have a team you root for win a championship now and then.

S.J. Green is a free agent too? Oh man, Montreal would be super hooped if they lost him in addition to Carter.

Do people wear kicker's jerseys? I don't think I've ever seen one. Maybe a Cameron vintage one now and again.

Fair enough, although I'd say that the dropoff from BLM to Tate shouldn't be that big, Tate has looked good most times he's played and he'd be a starter somewhere in the CFL if he could figure out how to stay on the field. And Walters had a pretty good game, he ran for 88 yards, almost 7 yards a carry, so the Stamps definitely had a capable running game going.

The guys I'd want -- Wild, Sears Jr -- are free agents. Risky. Kohlert is probably our best non-import and resigned with us despite living through the Burke years. I'd say he's a good bet to stick around for awhile and be productive. Retired player is the safest. If I got another royal blue it would be a T. Jones or a Battle but I'm old as **** and have a lot more awesome retired players to choose from. If I got my wife a jersey it would be a Cvetkovich, she has bought his calendar and loves his animal welfare work.

The stat I like about Crompton is that he threw six picks in his first three games but just three picks in the eight games since (including the semifinal) The guy has cleaned up his game real nice. Whether it's the coaching making the game simpler for him or him just making better decisions, that seems like a pretty impressive turnaround. Also, Montreal beat Calgary pretty bad in the back half of the season. Their turnaround wasn't all a mirage.

2014 Lions = 1996 Bombers? The parallels are there. In 1996, the Bombers brought in Kent Austin, who was clearly past his prime. He led the team to a 9-9 regular season and then suffered the CFL's most historically lopsided playoff loss to the Eskimos. The Bombers spent five years wandering the wilderness after that loss. I wonder if this game signals the exit of the Lions from a good run in the league's top tier? It seems like they have to move on from Lulay and Kevin Glenn has a lot of miles on his odometer. Who do you rebuild around? Beck? Drew Tate?

I've run into Rider fans half a dozen times here in Seattle and when we get to chatting they're usually pretty cool, we give each other **** but it's friendly. Last year a bunch of Rider fans bought me shots for my birthday, which was Grey Cup day. But y'know, I'm good with people.

It was 36-3 midway through the 3rd quarter. There was no reason for Crompton to put the ball up for the majority of the second half, which is a big reason why his passing yardage wasn't super awesome. Also, Brink and Marsh both got significant garbage time. Neither threw a pass.

WHY IS REILLY RUNNING THE QB SNEAK?

Hey, it's third-and-one, and we're the best rushing team in the CFL -- how about we line up in a pistol formation and make our struggling quarterback throw a pass? Man I just don't understand the world sometimes.

Sunseri appearing to do a better job coping with that pass rush than Joseph did.

(just tuning in) Wow, how do you complete 10 passes for 41 yards?

They're only up by 47. They've got to get a couple more TD's to match the 68-7 game that began the dark times in Winnipeg. ugh forgot about that According to @CFLDaily: "Edmonton beat Winnipeg 68-7 in 1996 for the largest playoff victory in #CFL history. This currently is the 3rd largest."

They're only up by 47. They've got to get a couple more TD's to match the 68-7 game that began the dark times in Winnipeg.

That is the cherry on top of the insult they've piled on top of the injury.

Hard for Solomon Elimimian to look like a league MOP when he's getting hit by OL on every play...

So he left like 100 plays on the field this year?

He was terrific at the red zone option play last year too. We ran it over and over and it couldn't be stopped. It was the one thing Crowton got right. When Burke benched Goltz, we had the best red zone offense in the league.

Love Mo Legg as a playmaker but don't like his tackling. He got beat a number of times going one-on-one against the ball carrier and quite a few of his tackles got shrugged off. I think Brack is a much more reliable tackler.

SEMI-FINALS Glenn vs. Crompton. Nichols vs. Joseph. All outdoor games with some great defences. I don't think we're going to see a lot of points scored this weekend. BC 18 Montreal 14 Edmonton 21 Saskatchewan 11 FINALS Huge questions out West: is Cornish available? Is Reilly? My brain says Calgary takes it, but my heart says Edmonton benefits from Calgary's annual choke job. BC 24 Hamilton 17 (OT) Edmonton 28 Calgary 27 GREY CUP Edmonton 14 B.C. 10