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Great. According to Mr. Perfect, we just got smaller and lighter at middle linebacker. Just what we needed to improve our crappy run-stopping. I got a baaad feelin' about this.

Woods: AKA dead man walking

Trestman picked Chris Williams over Dressler. I'd be very surprised if Weston got another shot anywhere else when he's eventually cut from the Chiefs. Hopefully he isn't back with the Riders until after the Banjo Bowl. I wouldn't mind us taking a run at Sheets if he's released by the Raiders. Sheets has the talent but I hope his personal conduct issues are behind him.

Anderson looks promising but learning to play in the CFL would involve much different blocking schemes, so stepping in might take time. He is young and I hope he is adaptable. I really LIKE Bateman- seems very quick, not afraid of traffic, adjusts to the ball well and maybe the best asset of all,he doesn't showboat after a reception ,not even a touchdown. I didn't watch the whole 10 minutes, but he ought to block well for other receivers and running backs if he's not afraid of hitting.

As a gesture of good faith, I have scored two tickets to the Banjo Bowl. We're doomed now.

Well, that ought to inspire the team to go on a 12-0 run from here on.

I know he's a pretty good player but is he big enough to avoid being smothered on every running play?

For half-time entertainment, i would like to see the Mick Jagger tribute band in England called "The Stoned Rollers" with their hit song, "Hey McLeod, get offa my ewe."

It looks like he has the pass blocking down, but it would have been nice to see him blocking on a few sweeps. Speed is hard to assess on the clips.

At this point, I would have to disagree. If we lose to the Als in the same manner as we lost to Sask and Toronto, that would be what- 4 losses in five game? Then its officially a serious slump. I don't think its going to be a gimme for the Bombers because many thought Toronto was a gimme because of all the injuries to their receivers, but we were boned.

This is the preseason. Expect the 12-8 games to resume once the season starts. Boredom ensues and only the skimpy cheerleaders outfits maintain interest.

Should be a competitive game, but please, no 11-8 outcomes. This is the CFL not the NFL. And give all the on-field officials some Valium.

That ought to give Kent Austin insomnia.

The East-West tendency is a concern- don;t we have a back who does that now?

Back in the days of real grass turf & mud. He needed that towel to keep his hands dry to grip the football. Anyone here remember that semi final playoff game in 1980 at Canad Inns against the Stamps where we got about 8 inches of snow & ice Saturday & it all melted Sunday? The field turned into a quagmire of mud & slush. There was little or no traction for the players so the offenses ground to a halt. Bomber fullback Mark Bragagnolo ripped off a 90 yard run up the middle to win the game? And who says that the running game has no relevance?

Desjardins ran the Ti Cats into the ground overspending on Casey Printers. They could have used the money saved with having Glenn on other positions. As Dee & others are saying what's the point of spending $450,000 on a 40 yr old qb who has little if anything to throw to??? As stated by others, by the time the redblacks have these weapons Hank will be retired. Glenn would have given them stability & consistency at qb at about a quarter to half the price they're paying Hank now. Glenn may have not put up superstar numbers but the money saved could have been spent elsewhere & would have made the team better than they are now with Hank starting. Look for Rick Campbell to be Marcel's first sacrificial lamb before he gets the boot himself in a couple of years. What was the worst that happens with Glenn as the qb? They have a shitty record? Same as now? Desjardins with the silly notion that all you need is a big money qb. To me, Desjardins thought his team was better than it actually is. I'm quite sure he thought with Hank he might win the East. I mean, Desjardins was cocky & arrogant all off season from the Expansion Draft all the way through the CFL Combine & CFL Draft. And the shot he took at the Bomber organization saying publicly that there weren't any players good enough in the final round to take so he just picked someone randomly? A GM doesn't talk like that unless he thinks (1) he's doing a great job in his opinion & (2) he thinks he has a very good team. Yeah, he's finding out he's not so smart & his team is nowhere near as good as he figured it would be. Going the Hank route & paying huge money with a small salary cap has really handcuffed the team. They're in the same boat with Hank as they would be with Glenn. It was an extremely stupid move. Come to think of it, they would be in the same position with Brink or even Hall.

And a welcome to you Sammy.

Edmonton looking very beatable in the early going. Burris doing a workmanlike job, and Wallace Miles also looking good.

They ought to add the word "union" instead of "League" to complete the initials properly to "CNAFU". That ought to do it.

Porous O-line, average import receivers, and no running game. Would this tend to limit the offensive options in play calling?

Is this said tongue in cheek? I certainly hope Etch will use him at end and not slide him inside because he's too heavy for "his style" of end. If we get bilukidi and Mulumba our defensive line will get a huge boost We get these guys and we're pretty much guaranteed a playoff spot.

The 2014 Bombers are not a 12&6 Grey Cup contending team but way better than the 2013 or 2012 editions. Still the discouragement comes from the fact that thecoaches had to know what Toronto was going to do in crunch time (run) but could do nothing to stop them. There are still the same problems that almost everyone saw coming out of training camp but a few fortunate wins masked them for awhile. Unless the problems with the import O-linemen, running game and undersized front seven, we will be in a slow downward spiral for the rest of the season.

It was tough enough to watch the first time, so thanks for the offer and effort but that game was one I would like to forget.

It's the root system. Weeds have roots that are thicker and more importantly grow deeper. People who water their lawns frequently create poor root systems for their grass. Less frequent waterings encourages the roots to grow deeper in search of moisture, and in times of low precipitation these lawns will be more durable than lawns that are overwatered. Over time a healthy lawn should overtake the weeds. So they say. In theory... Hell, in theory communism works lol Communism definitely works- check out any Hutterite colony. What you see in Russia and China is not and never was Communism, it was Marxism and even so wasn't what Marx had envisioned.

True about the import receivers- Willy has shown himself to have a good arm and a great touch on the ball, but we need at least one game-beaker like Fred Stamps to get the coverage loosened up on all the short-route guys. This critical because we sure as heck don't have a running game worth talking about to stop opposing linebackers from dropping off the line of scrimmage.