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Montreal is making a game of it. We all new Porter was good at running, and nobody handles a fumble better than Porter, all that practice I suppose Hamilton O is looking pretty inept all of a sudden too.

This must be the bus I got on at Ferry, and I didn't even realize we turned people away. Things were worse than I thought. I sure hope it's sorted out by the home opener.

You're right, that happens too... but last year in week 1 we only took Brink, Elliott, and Goltz to Montreal, and Montreal didn't even bother playing Calvillo at home. And I think learning a new system is the only reason Burris came to Winnipeg in week 2, otherwise he probably would have sat, too. As for the rust, the best I can hope is that Burke steps up the pace at practice even further. Actually, the very best I can hope is for either Hall or Goltz to wow us so much in game 2 that one of them is named starter! Wish into one hand...

Thanks for the link! Need.... football...

So what if Buck doesn't play in the second game? Teams very often don't play their projected starter in away games, while the home to get's the privilege and advantage (hahahaha) of playing their starter. Are you guys seriously worried that Buck is incapable of completing a pass? Seriously, you can thank Isaac Anderson for several of those incomplete passes.

That's right. Every team guns for the QB, but teams are going to be that much more aggressive to try and take Pierce out of the picture. We see other teams a little more willing to risk a roughing penalty to get a solid lick in on Buck. Sure, 15 yards and a first down is a costly penalty any time, but not so much when the payoff is getting to face one of our untested backups. Buck is a marked man, above and beyond any other QB in this league.

I predict that Jade Etienne will be a starter by the end of the season. He is fast and covers a lot of ground quickly, and as others have pointed out he looks like he has a chip on his shoulder and is ready to prove the doubters wrong. Call me an optimist, but there's a reason why we drafted him to begin with.

Yes, oodles of variety. We also got those spiffy beer dispensers that fill from the bottom up, but I only saw them serving Budweiser.

Your knee slapper for the morning. Q: How much does it cost to take the bus to the Bomber games? A: 2 quarters.

I took one of the Blue and Gold Express buses from St James... I saw the first bus go by as I was walking to my stop, and it was packed to the ****. Nobody at the next 4-5 stops was getting on that thing. The next bus was fine. I got a seat, and I didn't notice us turning anyone away all the way to the stadium. Perhaps some routes were a little more saturated than others? Whatever the case, traffic was fine til we got to Pembina... lots of cars with 2 or less people in them blocking traffic, sitting in the middle of the intersection, jamming up the long procession of buses trying to get in. We definitely need some cadets directing traffic or something, because as long as there are ******* drivers who think they're time is more valuable than everyone else's, we will experience this again and again. I left just after the start of the second half. I thought that if it were this crazy getting in, it would be so much worse getting out. I'm a bit surprised to hear things ran smoothly getting out of there. Here's hoping things are sorted out for the next game.

I just thought it needed repeating.

Yep, apathy or even hostility. But it's a Wednesday night Pre-Season game, I would have been more than a little surprised if it sold out. I imagine the regular season home opener will be much more of a big deal. A convincing win would go a long way towards ensuring another sellout... then another...

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What a relief. The very last thing we need to be doing is start cutting otherwise perfectly capable players over petty things like this, least of all impact players like Hefney.

There's a joke about 'second hand' in here somewhere.

I hope this blows over as quickly as possible and does not cost us a valuable member of our defense.

...I like the OTTAWA ALLCAPS, now that you mention it.

When I was buying individual seats for the home opener for a buddy of mine, we were able to use a seat selector. Each and every individual seat was shown, and anything that was taken was greyed out. So I think they already have something like that in place... I only hope I can use this feature next year when I renew my season tix.

Not to mention some of the key non-signings he made. Greg Carr bolted, and Mack just went and replaced him with Matthews. I'd say we came out on top in that one.

Buck Pierce was a FA when he signed with the Bombers, was he not? I'd say he was a pretty big FA signing.

Nah, Hall got dibs.

I don't think Collaros or Gale will be lol'ing when he sacks their sorry butts next week.

I like his optimism that we will finish 2nd in the East. Tough to argue with the need for stability at QB, and I agree that we should lean on the RBs a little more, especially now that Chad is healthy. edited