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Burris is having the season of his career, and comparing him to Willy is real tough. Burris has been remarkably unbreakable and Willy has yet to finish a season. Willy has shown flashes that lead us to believe he has a very high ceiling on his abilities but one more injury-shortened season and the Bombers will be forced to conclude that he is not in their future.

Sure we are, but you would have to spread that over two or three seasons.

Popp must be having nighmares reliving last night and I would bet the asking price for Glenn just went up. Way up.

Its not going to make Alouette fans any happier, but I don't think that the short week is any excuse. They are a bad team. Period. They now have a coach whose record is mediocre at best, no established quarterback and then they lost what, two? three? starters in their defensive backfield. And then Burris decided that this was going to be the best game he pitched in years.

Burris is definitely ON tonight. Haven't seen as thorough a shredding of a pass defence since Dunigan's epic game.

It was a condition of the sale iirc. If that's what it takes to make the Argo franchise solid and well-attended, I have no problem with it.

It would have been a good deal classier if Muamba had said to the Bombers that his first preference was to sign with Montreal or possibly Edmonton due to family ties instead of teasing. That would have left the fans here with a better taste in their mouths. Its his life and career and he can go where he wants but treating Walters with respect would have been nice.

The best predictor of future performance is past performance, barring major changes, and O'Shea has given no reason for optimism here.

So much for personal honour. Muamba and Hurl do have something in common, though: neither are in the NFL and neither is likely to be so in the future. Time to turn the page.

He probably speared himself in the groin while brushing his teeth.

If only we'd had Westerman and Doug Brown at the same time.....

I'm in 50th place overall! I have a real chance to win a free flight to Winnipeg for the Grey Cup. Yeah I saw that - good luck man! I am rooting for you! I am loading up on Eskimos this week because they are playing a really crappy team. Oh wait... The Bombers resemble that remark!

Geez guys, make up your minds. So basically, you want us to win but still play crappy? That sounds like a plan. And lose two or three starting NI's while you're at it, if you please. We have only won 2 games, haven't we suffered enough without having to lose players also. Not just yet. I'm hoping those flashy new jerseys become the permanent uniform, so they can also look really bad while losing. ruthless. You got dumped by your girlfriend, Ruth? As far as suffering is concerned, oyu ought to be used to that, what with living in Saskatchewan and all.

I keep getting the feeling that Muamba had his choices narrowed down to two possibilities (Edmonton and Montreal) all along and was simply using the grand tour as leverage. Against Cowgary, Hurl was not at his most effective, but he has been getting better, and we can live with him, particularly if we get a couple of better D-linemen. Can't fault Walters on this one. We were probably never in on it.

Problem is... Chris Greaves knows well the Bombers protection schemes. Hmmm. You are assuming that the Keystone Kops fire drill the O-line has been performing can actually be classified as a protection scheme. No problem there.

Geez guys, make up your minds. So basically, you want us to win but still play crappy? That sounds like a plan. And lose two or three starting NI's while you're at it, if you please.

Muamba would not have improved our playoff chances a great deal, so its a loss if he signs elsewhere, but not a disaster. As others have opined, our needs are the O-line and probably import receivers. Andrew Harris would be a real plus, and I don't think its unrealistic to see Winnipeg as a good option for him next year. That would be a welcome ratio-buster.

I believe there are three different criteria to measure a coach's performance- his game management, win/loss record and his judgement of players and subordinate staff. I do not see any of these flattering O'shea.

When Willy's injury was announced, it was pretty clear that it would take a small miracle for him to return to the active roster this season, let alone be game-ready. It was borderline dishonest for the Bombers to pretend it was a realistic possibility. What you see behind center is what we got and will have this year.

Could pass some of your stuff around for the rest of us?

A few days ago someone asked if someone could post a comparison of the team with Willy finishing a game vs games when he did not start. That ought to provide grist for the mill.

We are not going to know the rationale for these moves for a while if ever, but on the surface these are more puzzlements.

Given the past decisions about which QB to play or not to play, I wouldn't bet on any of the backups seeing the field this year under any but the most dire of circumstances.

Muamba obviously has the right to go where and when he wants, but he has become almost irrelevant to the 2015 CFL season.