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This is kind of an argument for ranking calgary low The Stamps OL shouldn't be ranked 9th. BLM would be sacked incessantly & beaten to a pulp but he's not. The team wouldn't be 6-2 if the line wasn't doing a good job. Thing of it is, only Stanley Bryant the right tackle won't be coming back this season but the rest of the injured starters will be back come playoff time. So, they'll be good to go again. And... those backups who played & are playing well will have a whole bunch of experience & will be ready to be called on again if needed. Sad part is, some of our starters would have a hard time making the Stamps playing roster. The Stamps OL was decimated the past 2 years with the departure of Jon Gott, Stanley Bryant & Brent Jones. Now the injuries this season to Edwin Harrison, Dan Federkeil, Shane Bergman & Brander Craighead who were all starters. Guys like Brad Erdos, John Estes, Gary Williams & even Paul Swiston have stepped in & played well. Considering this was not even close to the OL the Stamps had starting the season they've done a very good job. Depth & talent has got the Stamps by. Why the hell don't we have that? The Stamps basically rebuilt their O Line since the start of this season. Why is it taking half a decade & counting to rebuild ours?? I can tell you why. The Stamps have the best personnel guy in the CFL who we fired in John Murphy. He knows the CIS cold as well as every free agent out there. He has contacts everywhere & he uses them. That's why. It's amazing the talent he brings in. We had him & now he's in Calgary helping to make them a championship team.

Calgary 9th? That's just not right. They've lost 3 starters on that OL & have plugged in backups that are doing very well. In some cases backups to the backups as even the backups got hurt. At one time or another 4 of the 5 starters have been out of the lineup this season. Only Spencer Wilson has started every game this year. Considering everything, that OL is playing some very good football. Numbers & stats don't mean everything. Remember how members here mocked Pat Del Monaco as a shitty coach & blamed him for everything that was wrong with the Bombers OL 2 years ago? Well he's done a great job since coming to Calgary having to deal with constant injuries shuffling guys in & out of the lineup because of it the past 2 seasons. Turns out he wasn't the problem. A lack of talent & depth was. Things haven't changed much in 2 years & now it's Bob Wylie who looks like he can't coach anymore.

Anthony Allen is not playing in Saskatchewan & he's not happy. He & the Riders DL coach got into a shouting match when the coach teased him about not playing. He'd look good in a Bomber uniform.

The Riders were also a serious contender who made it to the game. We aren't anywhere near that as a team.

Calgary is a veteran ball club who've been through everything & still find ways to win. if the Bombers get good production from Marve & don't take bone head penalties or make mistakes then they have a chance. But I just don't think they can take down the Stamps without Willy.

I dunno man, polls show Quebec is still fully on board with the NDP and now BC seems to be joining their party. Damned granola eating hippy tree huggers and french losers. Absolutely is, on orders from the NDP. Provincial and federal wings are the same party so she's doing Tom a solid. Ridiculous because we all know they're raising taxes. For the life of me I don't understand why the Conservatives aren't bringing up the **** show that is the Sellinger government every chance they get. That would be my first piece of evidence that the NDP are the boogeymen people say they are. All the Conservatives are concentrating on is Trudeau with the same message that he's not ready but no ads about Mulcair. I find that interesting.

If, if & buts were candy & nuts then we'd all have a Merry Christmas. To me, that just sums up this thread.

Losing Willy is the worst possible case scenario. He gave us a chance to win every game. We don't know if Robert Marve can do it. We just have to see. Now we'll see if this team has the character to overcome adversity or is it the same as every team we've had the last 3 seasons?

Ugh! Kidding? Nope. If he is healthy and would like to go back in the CFL and would come to a reasonable $$$ then I say get him here. He is a proven RB. No doubt about it. A 30 year old plus running back who tore his achilles who'd want big bucks (CFL standards) to play here? If he was healthy the Riders would have brought him back by now. No, I wouldn't want him here at all.

Conditioned on our psyches..

Winnipeggers can call themselves cheap but nobody else can say that. We can talk trash but nobody else can.

Things are razor thin for the Bombers between having a decent or bad season...

Man, when I saw the title of this post I thought a wildfire roared thru a pig farm...

Ugh! Kidding?

If we don't get a split with the Riders & we don't get the final playoff spot then at the end of the season punt O'Shea.

Who believes these poll numbers? #yoyo

Well, if Winnipeg fans are cheap, what's that say about other fanbases across the CFL? Look at attendance in other cities. It's ticket prices.

"Roman's sleeping! Roman's sleeping!! Roman's sleeping!!!"

Because we're afraid he'll have a brain cramp & play Brohm.

If we go 5-13 there'll be calls for his firing...

Marve is the starter. He NEEDS reps. Marve gives the Bombers a chance to win. Brohm doesn't. Doesn't matter if it's Day One. The starter is the starter & he gets reps with the first team.

Even makes more sense to split his reps though right? Frigging O'Shea. WTH is he doing? Oh yeah, he's learrrrrrrrning. Joke.

The OL can be dominant. I agree. Dominantly bad.

We have a good O-line. We need an OC.No we don't. Our OL is the worst (again) in the CFL.100% false. We have a very good OL. The schemes are terrible for a pocket passer like Willy.What team have you been watching? You actually think we have a "very good OL"??? It's just schemes?Yes. When Willy stands in the pocket for 4+ seconds routinely and still hasn't released the ball, and when the pocket still rarely moves, that's mostly schemes and the QB. Not on the OL talent. And I still don't consistently see an outlet for the QB when protection breaks down. C'mon gbill. The OL is terrible.You can try to spin things any way you want but the line isn't anywhere near good enough compared to other teams.

Well, prepare yourself people, we know who will probably be doing the game today on TSN in Toronto.