Fatty Liver

Another video from the Bomber site showing the announcement with family in attendance. http://www.bluebombers.com/video/index/id/99573

Good Lord, I hope Geroy doesn't go near the booth or they'll blather on for a quarter and a half!

Okay on second view, picked up Cameron, Kennard, Asper, Joe Mack (of course) Mitch Zalnasky. Who's the dude in the gold suit?

You haven't been paying attention, have you. Here's the video of the announcement of the naming of the Bob Irving Media Centre in May, 2013: It still is. Thanks, I've never seen that before. Recognized Doug Brown, Tim Burke, Butchko, Brock Bulbuck...any other big names in that video?

I think Reilly's real weakness is that he's trying to win games on his own and often tries to make things happen when there's nothing there, forcing the play. In this way he's none too bright and unlikely to reach the level of Ray or Lulay as a premium CFL QB. This would explain his take no prisoners running style and his erratic throws into double coverage, he either puts immense pressure on himself to win games or he's carrying the entire load of the franchise and the fan-base on his shoulders. I see too much Buck in him to think he will ever lead his team to a Grey Cup victory.

He's plagiarizing his own articles now. He used the exact same sentence with Cheveldayoff's name last month. Word for freaking word. So how does his average evening go? Does he back away from his laptop after writing this and think "Goshdarn I am so smart!"? "Watch me enlighten the masses!" Spending 2000 words stating the obvious doesn't make this any less stupid. It sets a new standard for stupid. Walters should also try and trade some beads and smallpox blankets for prime real estate if the opportunity presents itself. External considerations be damned. Yer on to him. He's got a boatload of these articles already written, he was just waiting impatiently for the Bombers to turn the corner into familiar territory, which is his comfort zone.

I think Etch has to ease up on the blitzes a bit and cover the flats better against Harris and Logan. Can't send the house as much as they did against EE cause Glenn will be waiting for that and eat their lunch with quick passes. Show the blitz often but mostly drop off to traditional coverage until they don't expect it than charge! Leave Kuale back as he's too slow getting into the backfield anyway. Assign Wild or Sherman to spy Harris or Logan. This is a good test for O'Shea and his coaching staff, this game will reveal whether they are duds or diamonds. I'm really hoping Marcel has a workable solution to get the offence rolling, if not the party is over and they'll have to pick up the wins they can against Eastern bumbleheads.

Can't see getting much for January and if that's the case might as well keep him and upgrade the position when the opportunity presents itself, naturally.

I believe Pat Delmonaco is destined to be..... the next......Bob Wylie!

He had time but Mitchell has happy feet like Willy now has. Willy has an excuse as the Bomber OL isn't as good as Calgary but Mitchell? He rarely gets sacked or even touched. Tonight he looked like he was having trouble finding open receivers. Probably because the Esks have very good downfield coverage and this is the reason Willy had so many 2 and outs last week. If there's nobody open it's kind of stupid to throw the ball and hope something good will happen. I think the best strategy in this situation is to follow the Argos with their dink and dunk timing routes. Very hard to defend against that offence once the QB and receivers get their timing down, it may not be pretty but it moves the ball. Marcel needs to adjust his game plan to be able to compete with the Western teams or his *ss will be in the hot seat next off-season.

Can't blame Willy for that. Willy may be the best passer in the West but he's going to have to start moving the pocket around to buy himself time. Time for Marcel to go back to school and come up with some variations to his game plan.

Both Jones and Craighead injured in this game..

Reilly makes some awful dangerous and dumb throws, he's not very good in regard to his decision making. Trying to do too much.

Calgary seems to be able to hold off the EE pass rush fairly effectively, maybe one or two sacks so far on Mitchell. Their O-Line seems to be light years ahead of the Bombers and they're playing with one rookie and two second year players and all three are Canucks!

I was thinking Reyn Davis but I guess he only covered the Jets, he was another great FreeP reporter.

No doubt but win or lose EE has proved they're for real. My confidence in the Bombers making the playoffs fair and square against the West is diminished but they're still going to catch the crossover.

Lavertu is looking good.

Right! Corrected.

Best game of the year so far. Too bad ESPN couldn't have picked this one to televise.

God God. What the hell was that? I thought Jones was a smart coach not just big balls.

Not likely to happen but I would like to see the Bombers trade Grigsby to Sask. for Allen, he's a bigger back and has the power to compliment Cotton well. Win/Win for both teams.

Where did they put Cotton back on the one game I.R.?

Nice article on the TSN site regarding the Bombers honouring Cactus Jack Wells and Jack Matheson. Funny I didn't know they had a "Bob Irving Media Centre". WINNIPEG, MB., - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will honour the late Jack Matheson and Jack Wells on Thursday, two men who made a significant impact upon the Winnipeg Football Club and the CFL through journalism. In acknowledgement for their decades of dedication, the Blue Bombers are naming the press box located in the Bob Irving Media Centre, the Two Jacks Press Box to credit the men and their contributions to the team. "The two Jacks were both esteemed journalists, each a master at his craft. But more than that, they were good men who were admired and respected by everyone who knew them. Many of the journalists covering the Bombers today credit the two Jacks as being the inspiration for their own careers," said Bombers President and CEO Wade Miller. "This is one of many initiatives we are undertaking to recognize individuals who have made an impact on the Football Club." John Hampson "Jack" Wells (1911 - 1999), better known to most as Cactus Jack Wells, was a Winnipeg-based sports broadcaster who covered the Winnipeg Blue Bombers extensively during his illustrious career, which began in 1939. Cactus became the play-by-play announcer for Bombers games in 1941 and eventually became the first television voice of Western Division games for the CFL on CBC. Cactus Jack was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1988. John "Jack" Matheson (1924 - 2011) was a legendary Winnipeg-born sports journalist who covered the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the Winnipeg Tribune and CJOB radio for nearly four decades. Jack was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1986. The Jack Matheson Award is annually presented by the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association to a student with aspirations in sports journalism.

These rankings have nothing to do with last years standings and this season Sask. hasn't accomplished enough to be rated above #5.

That's a bit of a shock, if he was willing to sit on the practice roster why didn't we keep him here?