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This is fantastic... mbrg, you rarely disappoint These could also be considered self-contradictory oxymorons- like military intelligence and feminine logic.

On the Rona radio show this AM, there was a fair bit of speculation originating out of Regina that the Riders were indeed considering a trade of a NI Canadian d-lineman plus a QB prospect for Burris. Burris is pretty much at the end of his career and apparently wants to go out a Grey Cup champ one last time and may even be willing to take a pay cut/deferment to go a contender. Burris would automatically make the Riders a challenger again,and the added revenue from one or possibly two more home playoff games would probably offset his salary cast. Could all be hot air but who knows?

Its been that kind of year. Personally, I blame it all on the presence of Rider fans in this forum.

Franc was minding his own business and thanks to you, another piss match was started. Good job. People like you are exactly why I want to smash my head against a concrete floor at Home Depot. What do you have against my favourite toy store?

The Bombers simply haven't done a great job in promoting their brand throughout Manitoba. Maybe it is something to do with the name because both BC and Saskatchewan draw fans and support from large geographic areas. The Bombers could learn from the Riders in this respect- the Riders have a well thought-out and effective network of Rider Reps outside of Regina to promote the team and even help arrange car-pooling to games.

Because we've grown weary of bad-mouthing Romby?

A belated welcome to the forum. Unfortunately, at the moment, there is a spate of urination competitions going on. This too, will pass. Hang in there.

This is getting ugly. Enough.

Nuff said.

The Rider fan judgement is hampered by a very small gene pool.

Maybe O'Shea decided that the game was a lost cause and chose to keep Willy out just in case another hit would have really racked Willy up. It was pretty obvious who was going to win, so why the heck not exercise caution?

An all-star MLB will be tough to find, but it shouldn't be that hard to find one better than Kuale.

That would be very nice, but at this point I am not hopeful.

Sunseri worse than expected, Collaros much better. And here we were all wondering why Austin and Co. were so high on Collaros. Even Hammy's O-line looks respectable.

I don't think it was any distraction at all- if anything, the Bomber offense was comatose. With all due respect, I'm pretty sure Teague Sherman would know...or are you a member of the Bombers defense? The available evidence indicates that the defence played pretty much as they have for the past six weeks or so- trying hard and coming up short. So, no change.

No question the break is a Godsend, but the reality is, to belabour a point, that the team was spiraling downward before all the owies hit. Since many of the usual suspects will be back in two weeks, there is no reason to expect a miraculous turnaround.

So, as long as they stayed in their gaps, and made their tackles, the run defence would work….sounds about right. So, what does that tell you? I'm an O'shea fan, but this quote is like saying that if you step in front of a bus, you'll be alright if you hold your ground and don't get mushed.

I don't think it was any distraction at all- if anything, the Bomber offense was comatose.

Apparently Brohm has shown flashes of brilliance in the past, but yes, the price for him was pretty high. Can we foist him off on someone/anyone else?

Lions may not have been able to hit 250, but I bet the Stamps will.... I wonder then If O'Shea will finally open his eyes I'm not sure Bomber fans will want to watch the Calgary game without being being heavily sedated and maybe even in restraints. All signs point to it being a painful game to watch. With 5 of the past 6 games being losses and a real possibility of Willy being out, the team morale has to be sinking rapidly and a rout will be a deathblow to any fantasies we still have about being in the playoffs.

Given Brohm's ineffectiveness, I don't think he is going to be assured of an ongoing starter's role, and O'Shea shouldn't give him too much rope before pulling him in the next game. If Brohm isn't the answer at backup, we'd better find out who is.

I think we really can't accurately assess Etch until we have a better D-line and middle linebacker, and the recruitment is not in his hands. How long the defence stays on the field has a lot to do with it as well- they must be starting to feel that they have to carry the load for the whole team while the offense flails around pointlessly. Can't win if you can't score.

Overall, BC used the short passing game to control game and blunt the blitz (which wasn't very successful) and ran every now and again to keep the Bomber defence off balance. In the last few minutes BC ran the ball to eat up the clock and keep a very impotent Bomber offense off the field. BC executed their game plan to near-perfection and the Bombers did........nothing on offense. No longer a time for a tune-up, but an overhaul. We're about six players away from being competitive.

When everyone was healthy and the wind was blowing in the right direction, we were competitive, but the margin was so thin that it didn't take much for the tide to turn. We were lulled into a false euphoria because we wanted so much to believe that we had rapidly turned the corner, but it wasn't and isn't so. We appear to be on the right track but until the gaping deficiencies in the roster are filled, we are in for a rough and downhill ride. For this year at least, the best is NOT yet to come.

With that loss, we're pretty much into next year country- a month later than last year. I hope the best for Willy, but we would probably be better off if we started auditioning people.