Booch

Yeah I think he confirmed his worth and silenced his critics...also the fact he stood thee and didn't use injuries as an excuse...he will get better..we will get better...Give him a legit scary number one threat along with what we have now...he will have bigger numbers net year and more wins...and I bet a Western Nomination MOP nod

Another thing we need to stress with whomever is in place as a coordinator, as well as personnel is lose the mindset/tactic of always trying to to the lawnmower strip that has burned us over and over again in "hopes" of getting a turnover. Be a stout strong defense and smack em in the face and put them on their arses...the turn overs will come and in my experience most turn overs occur from a guy getting whalloped..stopped in his tracks, or just actually hit hard and hit often..Not this hold him up and try in most times in ernest pulling a ball out as the ball carrier keeps moving for 3..4..5...and as you seen on the Gable touchdown 15 yards ...Tho Hurl totally whiffed at LOS the most part of that was this stupid strip it out mentality. If one thing drove me nuts this year as a former defensive guy it was this...such a stupid tactic and based on the unpredictable reffing as it is..just plain stupid..some plays they whistle it dead before the play is done...others early so it's just not worth it

we are not that far off...

Defensive co-ordinator first and foremost...though if Hall would change his philosophy on defence, and utilize the tools in the tool box this wouldn't be an issue, but as it goes in footbal co-ordinators/schemes/philosophies come and go and Hall's has sailed...teams are onto it now and he needs to re-invent much like Lapo did. I'd dump cash at Steinauer and the Asst/HC title on him to pull him outta Fresno State...and as an incentive have a private convo with him/Miller and Walters that if the team goes one and done again in the play-offs they will have the onions and pull the pin on Oshea and hand over the reins to him. The culture and environment is here and re-established now, so canning the HC won't negatively impact that now. I think on offense we are a bigger receiver away who plays angry/mean to compliment what we have right now. Hello Arcenaeux and or Mathews...do what you need to get it done...if that means sacrificing Medlock money so be it..it would be money better spent elsewhere truthfully as we shouldn't have to rely on a kicker to constantly get the wins...it just lends to the attitude and comfort in not doing what it takes to have a lethal offence if you ask me. You add a big bodied aforementioned receiver to Adams, Harris, and yes I would resign Dressler to add to that mix as he would thrive in a system with a group like this and we should be fine with some of the existing complimentary pieces, or some new find or other free agent pick-up. Our line is sound and tho some free agent's are expected I hear that some are already a given to be back. At worst we are going to have art the least Couture/Goose/Chung/Spooner/Foketti and I'll go out there and say Bryant and Hardrick as well....only wild card is Bond, Also, i bet that if Gray gets dumped this off-season he will sign here to get some game film...so o-line wise we are very set...as well as QB (starter) Our weakness is linebacker without a doubt and that is where we need to address things. Santos-Knox appears to be a keeper and so is Moe injury aside, and we should be bringing him back, but if initially...or reality wise the nickle position is too much to come back to...he goes to safety and you test out Loffler in the position of Santos Knox and move him into the middle or use in sets with a more traditional 3-4 look. If we can Land Muamba I would like to see a defense predicatec with 3 down lineman and a Mulumba/Corney playing a Tyrone Jones/james Parker role and lining up all over..on the line...in the linebacking corp...causing mismatches and confusion all over the place...A rotation up front with Jeffcoat/Johnson/Opo/Ekakite /Westerman (if he resigns) and maybe another new run stuffing stud can be the makings of an exciting and aggressive defense....also a productive one. We play/played too passive the past 3 years....time for change

right after Christmas you part ways. And most likely do some networking and initial "discussions" at Grey Cup Week. If I was Miller/Walter's I would be in Steinauers's ear now...offer him DC/Asst HC and make him the highest paid assistant in the game up here..Lure him away from Fresno State., or at least make an offer that he has to consider..I not sold on Thorpe moreso as how he relates/co-habitats with players and staff so Steinauer would be my A1 target.

exactly...hence if Flanders is out you need that other import running threat...especially once the sun goes down at 430 and the team with the best ground game to control the clock is going to have nest chance to win. I actually think Bauman would offer us more in the run game than Flander's does and that dual threat, once they can (and should) establish it in the game would give the Esk's a lot of trouble. Also every year it seems in the play-offs some unsung here, or new unknown guy steps into a line-up and shines and becomes key...perhaps this year we can have that guy. He's been here now long enough, and most likely was brought in to play this same role, as he was never brought in to learn the feature tailback position, so he has to know at the least the basic packages to play it effectively..

if he is out..best thing to do is dress Bauman in Flanders role and roll with that..we know he can obviously run, and I'm sure can catch some passes out of backfield..it's not a hard thing for a former feature back in an offence to do. Plus the unknown factor of him will cause mismatch issues initially, as well his running style matches up well for playoff football...to hell with dressing a Lankford who would not factor significantly with touches anyway

i believe statement came out as of yesterday 26.5k have been sold so far..so a good bet we have 28k minimum

of the 7 receivers on game day roster only 2 of them are under 6 feet...so that comment/assessment holds no real merit...and really it would have no effect on things any way

thing is too tho...this mailing it in thing is a bit of a myth/farce...as a player I have played in many a game which held no real significance at certain points in a year, and believe me guys don't want to just show up and loose and go through the motion...any team I was on with a player with an attitude like that would be carved from the herd and that would be that. Athletes want to win regardless...especially professionals who lively-hood depend on it. So this notion that certain teams didnt come to play is laughable...especially at home. I think Winnipeg showed they were tougher and didn't let the conditions hinder their play..Sure BLM was out, but so was Nichols,..Adams..Leggett..Westerman..Bond..Briggs. Calgary had their starting offence and defensive lines in...running back...receivers save for Mcdaniel but he has been out a while , so it's not like it was a preseason game with nobodies and rookies...it was their A team and sure Singleton sat for better part of 3 quarters but he doesn't play on deference so not sure how that would made much of a difference on that side of the ball where we actually shut a team down defensively. Another thing too, Buckley is much more evasive and mobile than BLM and you never know..with BLM in there we may have had more sacks ... This isn't a blue koolaide rant, but take it for what it was in a November football game...some teams are not built for playing in this weather...see Calgary most years after their 15-3 seasons...they seem to fizzle out when the frost hits the pumpkins...Maybe this Bomber team is built to thrive in this less than adequate environment...and a ball hawking defence always seem to rise in this weather too...and it cant be denied the Bombers are a takeaway defense...Sunday will be interesting

I think if Austin gets canned that will be the last you see of him in CFL for a long time...if ever

Does anyone ever correlate one teams "bad" play which resulted in the other team winning may be a direct result of the play of the winning team making them look bad?

The way Opo..The Coat and the big boys in the middle when all together played and are playing I don't think we need to tinker with that. If they can duplicate that over next couple games were gold..let Westerman heal.

Hardrick is fine...was his usual self out there.. he would need to be minus a limb to not be playing

On defense you just have to be more sure of self and not get caught biting on any moves...play off a bit more...The offensive guy knows where he is headed, so on defense you need to stay in control and you won't see many big hits...this is in extreme crap conditions by the way. In the trenches a lot of times you don't even notice it in the snow...u just are more wet. Ice fields tho..basically it's just do what you can, and hope for the best. Played with a lot of guys who had never seen snow...let alone played in it, and most enjoyed it...the only giys who really struggled or complained were the back-ups and specialty guys who were just standing around for the most part...when you are playing you dont really notice it until it's a windy sub -15-20 degree game...then it hurts like a mofo

Yeah I have...tho thankfully this isn't astro turf as that stuff froze basically up as a sheet of hard pack, or ice...so cleats were basically useless. This field turf now is like real grass...probably better because it wont freeze rock hard like grass, so your usual cleat should be just fine. Back in the astro turf days broomball shoes...especially for line man was a preferred choice..or those old style astro turf rubber bottom cleats which had the whole bottom covered in small black nub like cleats...if you can recal those

yup..Bombers have been to most cups in league history

doesn't matter...total cups are total cups regardless...10 as opposed to 4 seems more successful as a franchise to me

it's been ugly lately with him in actually...more so related to Lapo's odd game plans lately I think...and basically ignoring 3/4's of the offensive weapons and playbook

Looking like it...I hope that was a smokescreen and they still aren't somewhat nicked...and it compounds tomorrow and they are lost for the play-offs

yeah at minimum it will be 22 wins the past two seasons...can't say we fluked that out or were lucky over the course of 2 seasons...football doesn't work that way and usually everything evens out over a course of a year. I'd allow the team to switch philosophies somewhat and some key personnel and see if they can turn this into a dominant defense with the coordinator returning...that being said it should be a 5 game leash and if more of the same continues you cut ties and have ample time to reload with a new philosophy during the season...for most part the teams are all running the same basic packages and looks...it's more the coordinators mentality and the players following suit which makes a defense dominate...or be passive

NAH...I would say wide side WR then Defensive end and or defensive Tackle be the easiest to step right in at. Running back not so much..especially with the extra guy coming on a rush to deal with and benchmarks on the field to orientate yourself....if you've never played both games you would be shocked how a player uses has-marks...sidelines etc to do things and effect how they react and a lot of times it's done without thinking, just body/mind conditioning. Puttting a really green RB in there is a good way to get your QB killed

Drew W has kick return experience as does Walker

Lost in all this is that it pretty sad that at this point in the season Jones and the Riders have no better option than putting him in the defensive backfield. Quite the slap in the face to guys there already all year getting bypassed and sure must ads to the lack of chemistry and cohesion there. Sure he's a decent receiver.. But he's no legit 2 athlete guy like Bo Jackson..Deion Sanders..Brian Jordan..hell even Gerry James. I don't wish ill will on anybody but I actually hope he gets hurt out there on defence..leaving them without him or Roosevelt on offence for final push...and if they field Roosevelt again that organization is pathetic..he should be down for season and playoffs now

opportunity to start, and also chance to be closer to home..Cali....was sole reason