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Let us gather in prayer....

Since Wade has the final sayso, he has the personality and authority to roll heads if necessary.

Gotta admit that the Riders are playing way better than the sad-sack lot we have seen ad nauseum for the past few years. Amazing what a new good coach with a different attitude will do.

Montreal's linebacking needs a substantial upgrading. Alexander is a better QB than Evans.

Agreed. The players know far better than we that their jobs depend on their performances, and if they see that the coach(es) and/or management have no accountability for their actions or inactions, that will be a divisive issue.

In the Free Press today, it was reported that Ford was refusing to execute certain plays to the displeasure of the late and unlamented Chris Jones. Moreover, apparently there is significant friction between Ford and Bethel-Thompson. Sooo.....Ford might be available if NIH factor is not at play in the Bomber organization.

I have not watched Walters, but my recollection of Wade Miller as a player was that he would be royally ticked if/when the Bombers lost. That would seem to be a core personality trait and thus I cannot see that this sort of thing will be allowed to continue much longer. Labour Day at most.

He's just shy. Don't judge.

WFT???????

Case looked to be quicker and probably faster but I saw little evidence about evasiveness or ability to read blocking. I would be willing to give him another shot but it would help his case a lot of he had potential to be a good receiver.

If Walters & Co cannot find a credible quarterback out there who could challenge for a starter's role, they all ought to be sacked. If the Riders can do it.... Further along that line of thought, if the Riders can suddenly vault from a laughingstock to a first place team, there can be no excuse for the Bombers. If Biden can see the writing on the wall and take one for his team, Bighill ought to take note.

There is a truism that it is far better to be trusted than liked and pro athletes who are for the most part dependent on each other to win are acutely aware when teammates are not holding up their end of things. They are equally dependent on their coaches. Ultimately, they may grieve when a friend is cut but they have to believe it was for the team's best interest. If some players are unduly favoured, that must lead to dissent and resentments..

If the good players who are trying continue to see players who ought not to be on the field being trotted out game after game, frustration will rise leading to undisciplined play and subsequent penalties. I think the team is very close to that.

O'shea and possibly Walters hung onto obviously fading players like Kolankowski, Bighill, and a couple others long after they ought to have been gone and now the team is suffering for it. Instead of a continuous, slow replacement of these, we are now faced with wholesale change and it will be a struggle to remain competitive while the new players settle in after being sorted out. The biggest help the Bomber playoff hopes have is that the Elks TiCats, RedBlacks, and Stamps are sucking mightily.

Most of this if not all is already evident but for the record, here goes. The organization has delayed the replacing of players on a graduated basis until we have now reached the point where major surgery is required and that, my friends, will mean wandering in the wilderness for a long time to come. Along the same line of thought, why in hell do we bother to have good players on the sidelines if they are never rotated in? The Bombers could have saved a lot of money, time and effort by not having any backups. Whether its offence or defensive units, when the same player(s) keep screwing up and giving winnable games away, the caring players eventually reach the "f***-it" point and start giving less than their best and this contributes to blowouts and extended losing streaks. There may be something physically wrong with Collaros. Near the end of the first quarter last night after he took a bit of a tumble, I saw him doing a certain stretch motion typical of those with nagging back injuries/pain. Also: if Streveler is injured, why have we not seen the third-string QB? If O'Shea is solely responsible for the on-field decisions, then Walters is not doing his job. If the on-the field decisions are the choices of both Walters and O'Shea, then Wade Miller is not doing his job. If we have not passed the point of no return on this season, we have to be damned close.

Rob?

Okay. I've reached my tolerance limit. Goodnight all. I hate long funerals.

Please do.

Or hanging around town,

Not really. You are assuming that a) our defence can stop the Riders from eating up the clock or scoring and b) our offence has a pulse.

Great catch by Pokey.

And have been for some tiime,

Another big gain up the middle. Boring,

If he wants a job here, he has to make those catches. Or else.

Yup.