Mr. Perfect

Maybe I misread but I thought I saw something like 80 of his 120 yards last week were after contact. Derek Taylor @DerekOnGlobal · 17h #Bombers facts 2: Nic Grigsby rushed for 122 yards. A whopping 87 came after contact. That's just under 1/2 what Will Ford had all of 2013

Maybe I misread but I thought I saw something like 80 of his 120 yards last week were after contact.

Cory Boyd led the league in rushing when he was cut because he couldn't protect Ray. You can't let his stats justify getting your QB killed. He either needs to learn how to block and quick, or next man up.

Korey Banks ‏@24Banks 51s Don't blame me I did all I can and more. "DOGS MUST HUNT" or be put down.

Pick up his things?

Yeah....I have no idea what Modern Family is....but I do appreciate the knockers in this thread! Go Bombers!

How many two and outs did we have last week? Were any back to back?

Time to kick some ass

Well said. As fun and exciting as last week was, there will undoubtedly be some rough patches throughout the season and people need to keep that in perspective just like the happy times. Various people and/or aspects of the team will struggle at different points throughout the season. Willy is not immune to that. Hopefully people will be able to look at the big picture when that time comes.

Never really understand why people get so up in arms about power rankings? Does it matter? Does it help the team at all? They are a pointless thing that is made in the opinion of the author that means nothing whatsoever.

There's a lot of room for members in the Drew Willy fan club. I'll just reserve my role as founder/president.

Hit Burris early and often. Don't let his receivers breathe. The picks will come as he gets more desperate and tries to force things. Leggett will be tested as Burris won't be afraid to try to stretch the field.

Higgins is in a no win situation right now. It's definitely hard to see Popp staying after this year. He's completely botched the life after Trestman era in Montreal.

Considering Wettenhall made the hire, it's hard to believe Popp would have the authority to sack Higgins any time soon.

Of course it's early. BC will still likely finish third place in the division (hard to see them higher than that assuming Calgary and Saskatchewan stay relatively healthy). That being said it's been pretty apparent BC has been on a slow but steady decline since winning the Grey Cup in 2011 and it appears so far that will continue. Trading the fifth overall pick for Kevin Glenn on paper isn't a particularly good trade either but I understand why it had to be done or else the Lions would obviously be a joke this year. Wally hasn't done much in the last few years in terms of getting out of this slide.

One thing, with his height Collaros is not a pocket passer. Like you say, he needs to move around to be successful like Doug Flutie. Let his athletic ability take over & make plays. That's what he did in Toronto last year. And did you notice Austin ragging on the guy? There are times when a head coach should back off. Today was one of those days. How yelling at Collaros will give him confidence is beyond me. I just remember Austin always unhappy with Hank & he put up big number for him but Austin was never satisfied. If I was a coach, I'd be yelling at my OL for playing like a bunch of overpaid pylons the entire game. And that is why it is so important for coaches to be positive. It's also why O'Shea answers questions the way he does about player or team performance - sometimes it may sound a little redundant as to how positive he is, but there is a reason for it (even though those who don't understand football don't get it). Ragging on the guy (or a team) either in the game or media really doesn't accomplish a whole lot. Look at the way Berry handled his kickers and the performances they had. You're going to tell me it's a coincidence Serna has a career year when Kelly and Harris gave him as much support as you can possibly give a kicker? Coaches need to be very careful with how they handle struggling players. Austin piling on Collaros will do a lot more harm than good.

No he wouldn't have. Compare how long Collaros hangs on to the ball versus Willy. It's night and day. Yes Willy would have struggled, but his ability to get rid of the ball as quick as he does would have masked the issues Hamilton has up front to a degree.

Aaron Kelly

For all the ass kissing some seem to be doing for Wally, his team sure looked great the other night didn't it....? ....Oh wait a minute....

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The thing about Willy is that even with lots of time provided by our line, the ball in most cases was out pretty quick. Collaros on the other hand seemed (can't say for sure since you aren't him of course) to fail at making his pre snap reads when Sask was sending pressure. Ontop of that he held on to the ball way too long which magnified the problems. Had he gotten the ball out quickly like Willy, that at least would have made the problems seem not as bad. All that being said, I wouldn't be surprised if the game against the Riders ends up being his worst of the season. While I'm not a Collaros fan he is better than what he showed today. The rain didn't help things (Durant's numbers were far from great as well). Collaros can make plays and he will perform better than he showed today, but in my opinion, Willy is and always has been the better quarterback. The mechanics you could turn into a novel on Collaros. There are a lot of flaws there. In a way his mechanics remind me of Byron Leftwich. For those that recall Leftwich had a solid career at Marshall and his mechanical flaws were in large part over looked because he had a solid line in front of him at the school. Leftwich had a long wind up delivery that took much longer in terms of releasing the ball and getting it to its target than the average QB. Leftwich played behind poor offensive lines in the pros and DB's always jumped his passes because they are obviously much more skilled in the NFL. The same thing to a degree plagues Collaros. His wind up and delivery takes a long time so that, coupled with hanging onto the ball too long and playing behind a much weaker O-Line than in Toronto, his play will continue to result in more sacks. The Rider DB's were also very good at jumping passes tonight. He gets happy feet against the blitz and really needs a coach that will help him remain focused on his fundamentals and settle down the happy feet under pressure.

That guy, I forget his name, that said back in the offseason that Collaros would struggle in Hamilton because of how he plays against the blitz and the quality of their offensive line, and that Willy would be the the QB to get in the offseason really knew what he was talking about. If only I could recall who that was....

Looking back at the Montreal Calgary game as painful as it was, I don't recall seeing one shot of Higgins wearing a coaches headset. Some of the assistants were but not Higgins. Does anyone recall if he wore a head set during his time in Edmonton or Calgary? It just makes me wonder what sort of command he has during a game with staff other players and staff he'd communicate with in a game.

Very well said. Fully agreed.