Fatty Liver

D-line needs more rotation, if they can work Gibson in that would be great.

I would think giving up 3-4 sacks per game is about the CFL team average now. Rarely is a team able to protect their QB for an entire game, just doesn't happen anymore.

1) does the coaches sees Myddleton an upgrade over Greaves and Neufeld? 2) we only played 3 import becuase of injury 3) adding Myddleton, will kept the sacks away ? 4) not the Bombers intention but injuries slowed the chemistry of their OL, when did we field the same OL in consecutive weeks? Myddleton could be a help with this team but will you trade away 2 draft picks for him? Myddleton could chose to retire after the season then you lose more. I've got to mail away for one of those doctorates. A couple of bottle tops should get me that and a snazzy pair of x-ray glasses. The ladies will never know!!! They're actually called "x-ray gogs" and I have a pair. You have to get really wasted to see through women's clothing though.

Great, now we can revive the penalty arguments!

Start Brohm or Marve ? Personally I think this is a lazy move by Ottawa (O'Brien and Carder could use some reps, you know to actually develop). One of my only issues with the CFL for years has been how some players only stick around due to their experience within the league. Rookie QB's don't need that kind of learning experience. Ottawa has to get some victories on the chart or the fan-base will turn off.

For what it's worth here is O'Shea's statement. If his record was 2-8 he might come off sounding similar to Mike Kelly. The Riders finished with 160 yards along the ground against the Bombers, giving them a two-game rushing total of 346. "I’m sure that people aren’t going to agree with me, but I’m not concerned about it," said Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea about the team’s run defence. "No, I’m not." Asked to explain, he added: "Because we’re here and we’re in the game and I understand what’s going on more than what people see on film. That’s it. I’m not worried about it."

Esks have a tough defence but not very impressed with their offence. Reminded me of the Bombers at times, struggling to get it going. Nichols did not look as good as I thought he would, guess he will remain an EE backup for awhile longer. Really looking forward to the Bombers next two contests with Edmonton as it will be a great indication of how far they have progressed. Not much atmosphere or crowd participation in that game, can't compare to the BB/RR match-ups for fan passion.

Next game they need to give each fan a free can of beer.

Cornish has HUGE holes to run through, unbelievable. Glad the Bombers don't play them until late in the season.

Not sure what he was upset about but TSN showed O'Shea blowing a gasket at least once yesterday.

Good to see the Ti-Cats win, the East is slowly improving, no gimmee games left for the BB except in Ottawa. Tim Horton's Field looks like Winnipeg Stadium circa. 1964.

In his spare time Rod Black writes poetry and watches figure skating.

Two advantages I can think of for taking Messam when they had the chance. 1. He's playing for the Bombers 2. He's not playing for the Riders. It's like handing a thug a stick to beat you with.

They should give Rod Black his own segment called "Rod Black's Tea Party". The premise is Rod Black can talk with guests at length about anything he likes while completely ignoring the play on the field below. Duane Forde can be his "Ed McMahon" side-kick, stunned into silence but nodding approvingly.

Imo Sask. has the perfect combination of RB's right now with Ford, Allen and Messam this is the direction the Bombers need to move in the future to create versatility in their running game. I can appreciate Grigsby's talents and I'm sure he has secured his position but they need to find a back like Allen to compliment his style. As for Messam, might as well try to catch a leprechaun, Bombers will never find a Natl. back like that again. My tears still fall...

I don't see the same doomsday scenario as you do for next weekend and as much as our deficiencies have been exposed, I think we have done a good job of exposing other team's weaknesses. Didn't we just take that game to the very end against a very good team? Have to wrap our brains around the potential injuries coming out of that game before we can make predictions on the Banjo Bowl. Potentially, No Wild, Moore or Willy. If Neufeld comes back is Jones back on the PR or does he replace Howard...

I don't understand how you can say a receiver gave up on a ball. That would imply that the ball was catchable and the effort wasn't there. I would disagree. Those three long ball throws were ever so close to being game changers, so I don't mind the aggressive play calls. We were playing to win. Coaches get criticized all the time for doing this and not doing that, so I can understand disagreeing with the play calls, but as I said, saying the effort wasn't there, is just wrong. I agree that the receiver didn't give up on the ball...but this is the 2nd time in 2 games where we were 2nd and 3 at important times in the games, and a long pass which does not have a high probability of being completed was called. At this juncture of this game...it should have been all about ball control and first downs and it wasn't! Would you have rather than handed off to Grigsby and got stuffed after a 1 yard gain? There's nothing wrong with taking a shot downfield. Bottom line whatever play you call you have to execute it. you're right because MB continues to run Grigsby between the guard and tackle. yes, that is not working. We have to try and get him the ball and let him use his speed to the outside but of course he needs some blocking too. Or way not try Pontbriand and see if he can fight thru the first tackle. We saw yesterday that he can be the hammer. I'm thinking Pontbriand might be a good fill in for LB, he's 230 lbs. and he seems to like to hit people. Knapp could also be a candidate.

Good summation and for the most part Etch's system works well. The weaknesses of his defence to the run has been well known for years but few teams have invested in the running game as heavily as the RRs so it isn't often exposed. When he was originally hired my hope was that O'Shea would reign him in somewhat and I still think before the end of this season that is going to happen. The Bomber D is making personnel changes on almost every play to adjust to the game but they just don't have the heavy horses to deal with a strong running game like Sask. has. This is something that can be improved and it's hard to believe Mike O'Shea is going to stand pat with the current lineup after witnessing that last drive. Hopefully Walters will be filling the P.R. with "meaty" LB candidates by seasons end. In a way this back to back series with the Riders is a blessing because we will get to see how Etch copes with a repeat performance.

No worries, that certainly isn't a Sask. original, borrowed from the Packers, Raiders, Bengals, etc.

Natural tendency I think. I swear like a mother ***** when I injure myself.

Max Hall must be turning down CFL job offers.

One team said we're going to play the game simple, we're just going to pound the ball right up the middle. In that situation you don't mess around trying to outsmart anyone, you just line up and beat the guy across from you. Etch though doesn't believe in playing D that doesn't try and confuse people. Confusion only works when the other team isn't trying to just play smash mouth football. Etch didn't consider that Sask. could gain 7-8 yards on first down every time and they did this mainly because of undersized Bomber LB's and poor positional play. Kuale spends more time up on the line than he does back were he belongs this is why he ends up with so few tackles. Wonder what's the potential of Sherman gaining 25 lbs. over the off-season like Mike Reilly did?

Based on what? On the field and in interviews, he comes across as a thug and a creep. I hear his brother's a real winner. Banned from Riderfans. No alive and well on Riderfans, goes by the name of Area51 and he's a total ass, especially when discussing the Bombers.

I thought I heard that Hunt was injured and done for the year...no?

He certainly earned my admiration. When he was down I figured the game was over, and thought that at least we'd get to see what the backup QBs can actually do. Very surprised when he came back out and everything he did after that was just a bonus since I'd already conceded defeat. Even if the Bombers lose the Banjo Bowl and finish out the season 9-9 I feel really good about the future with Willy at the helm.