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They are and will be inconsistent, at least for this season. The type of experience Jennings needs isn't going to be found outside of live-fire games. But they do look to be beatable, especially to a ball-hawking defense like the Bombers. Jennings' inexperience leads him into trying to force the ball.

Can't imagine the euphoria in River City if the Bombers squeak one out. All the planets would have to be perfectly aligned and the footyball gods would all have to be on our side. We're gonna see how Nichols does in crunch time.

Even in the NFL the best linebackers get smeared at times, and Bass will probably suffer the same fate, but if it happens consistently during the game, its gonna be a long game and an ugly one to boot. The Bomber DL have to keep Calgary O-linemen off Bass.

Sounds fishy to me.

We're playing water polo?!?!?

And get him jacked up on whatever the heck he was on during that unbelievable game.

Yup. Big lawsuit in USA and they have had to stop claiming it prevented or shortened colds and/or influenzas.

Willy did look jittery at first but did settle down and make a few nice passes. We ought to get a better idea of how he is going to fare after next game. Lefevour had better check into how sub-letting apartments works here in Canada.

BC may have the best set of receivers in the league and Jennings looks like another Ricky Ray, but if I was building a team, I would still want Reilly over Jennings.

Thought Bass was around 210-215. Thanks for the correction, but it means he has little excuse for being buldozed.

I do not think too many who have not been into the firewater expect the Bombers to win, but the team needs to keep it close, the only way the Bombers can do that is to keep the scores low. I figure if the Stamps rack up more than 25 points, we're boned.

Does this mean that those who have been concerned about most of our offense coming from FG's have a right to brag if the Bombers cannot score TDs and thus lose?

One play is not necessarily the best indicator of how well Bass can compensate for the size/weight differential. Bass is giving away about 50 lbs (22kg) to Messam and that adds up.

I see this as a make or break for Bass at MLB. Our D-line is good enough to occupy the Stamps' blockers, so it will probably come down to Messam vs Bass, mano-a-mano. Messam is big enough to dismember our d-backs in collisions if he gets much past the line of scrimmage.

Worse. We'd be the Riders.

That would require deliberate repetition.

Yup. Field goals alone ain't gonna do it.

Maybe we could cut Richards and sign Dancing Gabe- he seems to be able to stay healthy.

Now you're just being mean to Richards by making fun of him.

Sin lugar a duda.

Hey, hey. Easy on putting pressure on Richards.

Apparently athletes visualizing actions in play can be almost as good as actual repetition,so maybe Richards visualized himself making a catch and then being injured as a result.

The more I see of Outlaw, the more impressed I am with him. He seems to be smart enough to find the holes in the defense, he fights for the ball, has good hands, doesn't go down after the first tackle attempt and lord knows, he has the size and speed. The only reason I can think of for his availability is personal conduct issues(?)

We need all the help we can get.

I suggest that comparing offenses and defences is not the best measures of how well the teams match up. I think rating the offenses against their opposing defences is probably better. So: Calgary offence against the Bomber defence- small edge to the Stamps, mostly due to Messam. Bomber offence vs Calgary defence- big edge to Calgary due in large part to the continuing turnover in the Bomber receiving corps. Special teams are a saw-off. It all seems to add up to a 10 point Calgary win.