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it was an embellish but after the phantom call the Bomber defense had on Durant when he was hit simontanioualy of releasing the ball and we still got called, and the weird no call when Nichols got face masked on the play and the command centre didn't over turn it, I think we were due for one.

The problem in the first half was 8/12 passing. The defense in the bend and break defense tends to allow a lot of long drives that keeps our offense off the field.

Thorpe and Lankford stepped up in the second half. They had some nice YAC. Especially in the fourth quarter.

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Defense is the problem but I keep on hearing an offense that keeps on scoring 40 points without turning the ball over get the blunt of the blame..

HM: Jake Thomas was all over Durant all night. He's gone from average rotational player to solid Canadian starter.

Why is the defense gassed but the offense isn't? Excuses excuses. Point is we put 2 TD's on the board when it meant the most.

He won the game, no turn overs, almost 400 yards against the best defense in the league.. But you're totally right.

Time to stop talking **** about Nichols. Defense let us down time after time. 356 yards 2 TD's and some great poise late.

The command centre continues to consistently get it wrong. I mean it's a hand to the face mask that by definition should be roughing the passer. Sigh the command centre has been awful this season.

What about a badly struggling defense?

I think we'll have to be honest with each other and admit our defense isn't very good this year. The bend and break isn't working.

Well absolutely. The stats suggest he's by far the best kick returner in CFL history and we know that's simply just not true. How ever he's definitely done more then a decent job out there, and the numbers back that up.

**Ryan Lankford leads the CFL in kickoff returns with 550 yards in just 4 games, on pace for a season total of 2,475 which would easily surpass the CFL record set by Ian Smart of BC in 2008 of 1,805 yards. The Blue Bombers record is 1,695 by Eric Blount set in 1998. Lankford is #2 in combined yards at 778, a pace that would take him over 3,500 yards. So much for the narrative of Lankford being a terrible returner..

Nichols in 4 games. 8 TD's 4 INT's Durant in 5 games. 6 TD's 6 INT's

How is Durant a better QB then Nichols at this point in their career? Don't get me wrong I love me some DD but he's lost a step or two from his prime playing days. I'd take Nichols any day.

Won't happen in the middle of the season. The problem is who replaces them? You need time to implement a scheme, and get the players comfortable with it. It's funny over the the Rider board I constantly hear posters over there calling Lapo and Hall two of the best cordinators in the league.

Can't take Montreal lightly. They did beat Calgary after all. If we play the way we have in the 1st, and 4th all season we probably won't come out of this game with a W

Sean is that you?

Sean Paul? wasn't he big once for like a few months in 2004.. I doubt anyone who wasn't attending the game would go just to see Sean Paul.

I think Collaros has a case of the "Drew Willy's" when you get hit repeatedly over and over again you develop happy feet in the pocket and it messes up your mechanics and your accuracy, not to mention the mental aspect of it. Collaros has never thrown more then 9 INT in a season ( keep in mind he's never been completely healthy) but he has 4 already in 4 games. These things are hard to over come because once its in your head mentally it will always be there.

No running back likes sharing the load! I can tell you from experience. But if Harris still gets his touches in a running back/SB hybrid like a Durie I'm sure he won't have an issue with it. Gotta get Harris 20 plus touches a game. Gotta get and keep him in his groove.

RedBlacks beat Montreal last week. Should be a good game though. I took a tie on my proline.

Remember when we were 1-4 year and finished 11-7. Remember that year we went to the Grey Cup against B.C and they won? Yeah they started that season 0-5. We lost a game by a hair to one of the best teams in the league and everyone is so doom and gloom. Is there areas to improve on? Absolutely. Do our best players need to play better? 100 percent. But all this negative attitude after four games is a bit much. After years of terrible starts, a revolving door of QB's, and head coaches, I'm glad we have a stable core that can compete day in and day out.

We gotta have that must win mentality. BC, Edmonton, and Calgary are establishing themselves as the top tier teams in the league. We need to win these types of games if we're going to stay on pace and keep up. No excuses to come out flat against Montreal.