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Mumbling "oil can, oil can" behind clenched teeth the whole time.

Your turn:

Here is the seal in question:

We had a good chant at the old stadium in the 1980’s every time the Bombers scored a TD: “Cigarettes and ashes, cigarettes and butts” “We’ve got the Ticats by the nuts!” (Team name can be adjusted for whomever your opponent is) “Squeeeeze ‘em! Squeeeeze ‘em! Squeeeeze ‘em!” (With the appropriate hand gesture - raising your hand high and making a fist like you are picking an apple and crushing it between your fingers) “And kick ‘em in the cup, too!!!!” Unfortunately, with the demonization of smoking and the censure of Gainer Gopher over similar actions last weekend, this chant may be too un-PC for a general audience.

With 4 strikes against me, I'll have to be Lucky.

" Donald Trump told an event in Washington 'a really good man is going to be the prime minister of the UK now,' and Mr Johnson would 'get it done', referring to Brexit. The president added: 'They call him Britain Trump. That's a good thing.' " I don't think that's meant as the compliment Trump thinks it is.

Less than 0.14% of all people in the UK cast a vote for him, and less than 0.25% were even eligible to vote for him.

I posted this in "Monday Morning Musings" but maybe it is more appropriately re-posted here in light of the discussion of quality of teams: Here are some numbers to chew on when trying to decipher where the CFL teams really stand so far, in terms of strength of competition. I'll just give you the raw data, make of it what you will. I will first list the overall record and winning percentage of each team's opponents, along with the number of games against an opponent with a .500 or better record. I will then provide the "adjusted" record and winning percentage as determined by what the opponent's record was at the time the game was actually played, to possibly reflect that's opponent's strength at that point in time (example, the Bombers have beaten Ottawa twice, a team with a 2-3 record, so a .400 winning percentage and no games against a .500 or better opponent - but at the point in time the Bombers played them, the RedBlacks were 2-0 and then 2-2, for a .667 winning percentage and 2 of 2 games against a .500 or better team). When considering the "at this point in time" record of the team to establish a game against a .500 or better team, I did NOT count week 1 where everyone was 0-0. So the number of games against a .500 or better team in that category ignores playing a team at 0-0. Only Toronto did not factor into this adjustment, and Hamilton in fact had two games reduced because of this factor. All totals are complete through week 6. BC's opponents have an overall record of 16-14 (.533), and 4 of 6 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 4-7 (.364) with 2 of 5 opponents at .500 or better. Calgary's opponents have an overall record of 9-17 (.346), and 1 of 5 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 4-9 (.308) with 1 of 4 opponents at .500 or better. Edmonton's opponents have an overall record of 13-14 (.481), and 3 of 5 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 4-6 (.400) with 2 of 4 opponents at .500 or better. Saskatchewan's opponents have an overall record of 10-16 (.384), and 2 of 5 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 3-7 (.300) with 2 of 4 opponents at .500 or better. Winnipeg's opponents have an overall record of 8-18 (.308), and 1 of 5 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 6-5 (.545) with 3 of 4 opponents at .500 or better. Hamilton's opponents have an overall record of 11-14 (.444), and 3 of 5 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 2-4 (.333) with 1 of 3 opponents at .500 or better. Montreal's opponents have an overall record of 16-9 (.640), and 4 of 5 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 10-2 (.833) with 4 of 4 opponents at .500 or better. Ottawa's opponents have an overall record of 18-7 (.720), and 4 of 5 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 7-3 (.700) with 2 of 4 opponents at .500 or better. Toronto's opponents have an overall record of 15-11 (.577), and 3 of 5 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 6-7 (.462) with 3 of 5 opponents at .500 or better.

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Here are some numbers to chew on when trying to decipher where the CFL teams really stand so far, in terms of strength of competition. I'll just give you the raw data, make of it what you will. I will first list the overall record and winning percentage of each team's opponents, along with the number of games against an opponent with a .500 or better record. I will then provide the "adjusted" record and winning percentage as determined by what the opponent's record was at the time the game was actually played, to possibly reflect that's opponent's strength at that point in time (example, the Bombers have beaten Ottawa twice, a team with a 2-3 record, so a .400 winning percentage and no games against a .500 or better opponent - but at the point in time the Bombers played them, the RedBlacks were 2-0 and then 2-2, for a .667 winning percentage and 2 of 2 games against a .500 or better team). When considering the "at this point in time" record of the team to establish a game against a .500 or better team, I did NOT count week 1 where everyone was 0-0. So the number of games against a .500 or better team in that category ignores playing a team at 0-0. Only Toronto did not factor into this adjustment, and Hamilton in fact had two games reduced because of this factor. All totals are complete through week 6. BC's opponents have an overall record of 16-14 (.533), and 4 of 6 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 4-7 (.364) with 2 of 5 opponents at .500 or better. Calgary's opponents have an overall record of 9-17 (.346), and 1 of 5 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 4-9 (.308) with 1 of 4 opponents at .500 or better. Edmonton's opponents have an overall record of 13-14 (.481), and 3 of 5 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 4-6 (.400) with 2 of 4 opponents at .500 or better. Saskatchewan's opponents have an overall record of 10-16 (.384), and 2 of 5 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 3-7 (.300) with 2 of 4 opponents at .500 or better. Winnipeg's opponents have an overall record of 8-18 (.308), and 1 of 5 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 6-5 (.545) with 3 of 4 opponents at .500 or better. Hamilton's opponents have an overall record of 11-14 (.444), and 3 of 5 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 2-4 (.333) with 1 of 3 opponents at .500 or better. Montreal's opponents have an overall record of 16-9 (.640), and 4 of 5 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 10-2 (.833) with 4 of 4 opponents at .500 or better. Ottawa's opponents have an overall record of 18-7 (.720), and 4 of 5 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 7-3 (.700) with 2 of 4 opponents at .500 or better. Toronto's opponents have an overall record of 15-11 (.577), and 3 of 5 are currently .500 or better. "At the time" record is 6-7 (.462) with 3 of 5 opponents at .500 or better.

Again, after letting the emotion subside and reviewing the weekend that was: What to say about the Bombers after another systematic dismantling of a team at home? Well, they have outscored the opposition 78-11 in the first half of their last 3 games, and despite grumblings about inconsistency and taking their foot off the gas, they have outscored their opponents 28-25 in the second half of those same 3 games (and in fact have outscored their opponents in the second half 61-40 on the entire season). Perhaps we should praise this team for knowing how to lock things down and grind out the clock when ahead, unlike our pro hockey team last year, rather than picking on low passing totals and two and outs. They have outscored their opponents in the second half in 4 of 5 games this year. Bombers have led going into the 4th quarter of every game so far this year, and only trailed at the half once. They have not been behind in any game since the opening week against BC, when they trailed four minutes into the third quarter after a Lemar Durant TD. They promptly tied the game on the next play on the blocked convert attempt return. They never trailed against Edmonton, Toronto, or Ottawa in either game. The Bomber defence has not allowed a touchdown in 3 of 5 games this year. Then there is this nice summary on cfl.ca: https://www.cfl.ca/2019/07/22/steinbergs-mmqb-no-sign-weakness/ The best part of this team so far is the balance. Week one the offence made adjustments at the half when trailing, defence forces a turnover and they capitalize immediately. then after they lose the lead again the defence atones to tie it up, and the offence takes over from there. Next game, offence struggles but makes some big plays, and defence stands tough when needed. Third game defence is strong while offence gets untracked, but special teams makes the difference and again the O capitalizes when handed the opportunity. Then all 3 phases click against the Argos, and when it seems like there is some life, the D says enough and gives us a goal line stand, and the O says we'll put a cherry on top with an exclamation point TD. And this week, the secondary rebounds after the letdown against the Argos to stifle the RedBlack passing attack, while Lawler atones for last week's brain cramp and Petermann shows "next man up" is no big worry. And different players are stepping up consistently. Wolitarsky and Adams are sharp early, but when they disappear, Demski steps up. Harris having an off game? Cue Lucky Whitehead. Injury to Matthews, hello Kenny Lawler. And Nichols is using them all fairly equally. On defence the line has been a monster, but it's the collective, with no weak links and no one star to key on. The secondary has given up some yards, but even I was surprised to see they have 8 INTs already, and their coverage on Friday was impressive with no PI calls. Medlock has not had many opportunities to kick field goals, and missed a couple, but his sidewinder punts are proving to be no gimmick but a legitimate weapon. Return game has been solid (sure handed catches) and spectacular (big gains), and the punt coverage is unreal, with a different star each week (Exume 5 tackles in week 1, Miller 7 in week 4, Miles 3 in week 5). So life is really good in Bomber land, and I haven't seen this kind of offensive balance since 2001, where they spread the ball around as much as they do. And they are cool, calm, and collected. Liked the attitude after Toronto where it was "we can do better, we left some stuff out there on offence and gave up some stuff on defence" without sounding panicked or petty about it. And every week it's "we're 0-0, let's go out and be 1-0 after this game". Give me more of this quiet humility and determination than a boatload of Swaggerville - this team doesn't need to prove to anyone else how good they are, just themselves. Others will catch on soon enough.

Well, if it was a one-off, it might be easier to let slide. But.... Nichols Hecht Kyrie Wilson Gaitor (last year, who in your own words “proved you wrong”) so that’s “What of it” I guess.

If your only passable standard of consistency and acceptance for Nichols and this offence is 37 minutes time of possession every game, then you have set an impossible bar to meet, and your criticisms lose credibility with such a skewed view of reality

With Walker in, I want to see LaPo just once line up him, Demski, Adams and Whitehead, with Harris and Miller in for extra blocking, and tell them all to run a fly pattern and let Nichols just heave it deep to any one of them. Call it "the drag race", or as Marv Levy called it, "the eight eighty eight" (Watch at 2:20-2:28)

Just confirming that my pick will be Wolitarsky now. One of these weeks I'm going to have to pick Tre Roberson. As a defensive player, he should be worth bonus points.

I don't. Play to the whistle for one. Don't hot dog a first down for 2. Had he stood up and had the Argo reach in and grab the ball I could have even lived with it more. But to hold the ball out to signal first down (and do a jaunty flip with it, which he was on his way to doing before it got slapped from his hand) is just arrogance. But credit where credit is due, he made a great effort later on that non-TD pass attempt in dragging his feet. And it didn't cost us the game or anything. So forgiven, but not forgotten......yet.

I k now O'Shea likes protecting his players, but these back and forth injury updates are a bit frustrating. Cal Murphy was always up front right after the game with the injury status. Does O'Shea really gain a tactical advantage by not saying in the post game comments "Jesse Briggs may have a torn muscle, could be out a while"? The sling on the sidelines is a bit of a giveaway.

Chris Matthews. If he is a late scratch I would then say Wolitarsky.

Speaking of injuries - so what's up with Neufeld?

At this point I'm just going to assume Bighill isn't playing again this week.

Maybe....maybe not. My concern is threefold. 1. A change at QB can be a spark for the team, so if they had some doubts creeping in about Davis on the team, an early start by the Bombers and it could turn into another Argo blowout. But with Jennings, the team may have more patience and rally rather than folding up the tents. 2. A new QB means we have no game film on him this year to see how he fits into their offence, so tougher to predict his tendencies and game plan for them. Have seen this countless times, when a new QB comes in and lights it up early before game film on them leads to a more solid defensive game plan that brings them back to earth (Fajardo, Adams Jr., Dinwiddie for us a few years back, Rocky Butler, etc. Even Arbuckle.) 3. Although Davis can be a scrambler, the only game he really relied on his legs a lot was the Calgary upset. And his INT numbers have shown what happens when he relies on his arm as a pocket passer. Jennings has never been afraid to use the QB sneak as a weapon, and may be harder to defend against as a result, especially if he is not yet comfortable with the pass offence in Ottawa and decides to ad lib his way through the game. Bombers' run D is exceptional so far, but they have not faced a true scrambling QB yet, so hopefully it won't throw them off. Having Bighill back as a spy on the QB would be a great benefit.

Actually, I offer that as a badge of honour that you were willing to admit your error. Do you know how rare it is to own your mistake on social media rather than double down and defend an indefensible position? (Exhibit 1 - this site, exhibit 2 - the current POTUS)

Cone of shame?

Hasn't stopped O'Shea before.