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Regarding all the sask cap violations, gotta love it when you are making like 150,000 or more and you get a bunch of free 2-5 $ things. Awesome.

Messam has had 2 good games this entire season, both vs the bombers, i wish people would actually look at the bigger picture and realize that our team is very vulnerable to the run, it's not just messam and the riders that have run on us, it's the entire league. Doesn't matter what team we play, they all run on us.

For a guy with an apparent bad attitude, what a ****** to stick around Winnipeg the entire season when he was hurt when other playerss (chad simpson) went home when they got hurt. Seriously, the hate for matthews is crazy. I don't get it. What a ****** though, sticking around all season when he's injured, being good friends with marcus howell, having a verbal agreement to return to the team if he didn't make the NFL... what a ****** though.

Personally, outside of alex hall, there aren't many game changers out there and even then, he's a question mark. Most these released NFL guys will try to catch on with other teams, there are no quick fixes out there right now... You know what, I'll bet they bring in a couple guys in a bit when the PR expands but other than that, i wouldn't expect much. Like you said, it takes time for guys to learn the CFL and right now, you got guys who have been here all season who haven't been given a chance yet, people talk about bringing in another RB, why not give Bolton a shot? he's been here all season on the PR, let's see what he's got. Gotta give the young guys chances too, football is a young mans game and we are a young team.. Who should we bring in? Hall? I'd be fine with that, Matthews? Nope, he's on the Seattle PR... Like i said though, outside of alex hall, everyone else is a pipe dream, I see people mentioning chris williams but he's ticat property, honestly doubt he goes back there but... i doubt we see him back in the CFL this season anywhere... Other guys who are not familiar of more specifically guys who haven't played in the CFL before, Probably a couple but we won't see them on the active roster right away. Gotta give them a chance to learn the game and the system before throwing them out there in the fire.

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Kids got future star written all over him, we finally got ourselves a QB. This is the attitude that we have been missing the last several years, the warrior mentality, not only from Willy but let's hope the entire team starts taking that approach and IMO, it seems like they have. This kid has been a godsend, people need to remember where we were a year ago on this day, we just got our asses handed to us in a game where our entire team didn't show up, this afternoon i saw a team compete with one of the best teams in the league (i don't think the riders are that good though) but none the less, they never gave up, they were in it right until the end, a bunch of adversity again.. Fraser gets hurt, DLINE has to play a man short , Wild gets hurt, he's our best linebacker BY FAR... special teams stepped up when it mattered again, just like vs montreal... just unfortunate we lost but... man, you know what.. the future is bright and Drew Willy is the reason for it. Willy and O'shea are going to take us to the promise land, probably not this year but... down the road, i feel we got a cup coming our way with these 2 guys here. And you know what DREW, for 3.5 quarters, that "loud crowd" was quiet as a mouse. This is the first game in recent memory that we had in regina where we legitimitely shut the crowd up for most the game.

Stoudemire has some blazing speed, that return was a thing of beauty.

Jones played ok but took a couple holding/ procedure calls too.

The blatant holdings and offsides, ok i get it, they don't always call those but are guys got called twice for holding didn't they? so if you call one team, call the other. But you know what, i can give the refs a pass on those ones, the one i can't understand for the life of me was the none call on the opening drive that resulted in a sask interception and totally killed what would have been early momentum. How do you miss that? not enough evidence to over turn the call? How the hell do you say that when it was obviously a PI call... I can live with the lack of calls on the holding and the offsides, but that non PI call on the opening drive, in a way, it cost us the game. Normally not a fan of blaming refs but in this case, proulx has a history of questionable calls vs the bombers... gonna be honest, second i heard he was the ref, i thought to myself, we are screwed, playing the riders and the refs. Proulx should not be allowed to ref another bomber game ever again. The history suggests there is an issue with him and the bombers for some unknown reason.

The D played pretty well today up until that last drive of the game by the riders, Not a fan of blaming refs at all but... that non PI call and the blatant holding and offsides the riders constantly got away with... I dunno man. Wish people would stop calling vega a healthy scratch, and wish people would actually give fraser some credit, he was part of the reason montreal couldn't run the ball last week on us, Vega is hurt, he's banged up, better to rest him than risk him being out for the year. Fraser has looked good in his limited reps this season. With that being said, I'd sign Hall, I'd sign Garrett Mcintyre also if that's possible. We are lacking that dominant defensive end. Vega would have made no difference today.

That non PI call on the sask db on our opening drive where we were marching down the field, man that was the worst non call i've ever seen, how do they miss that on the field and the bigger question is, how do they miss it on the replay too,we should have won that challenge, giving us the ball on the 1 yard line, TD is almost a certainty from there. That's the game really when you think about it, that none call cost us the game, Not enough evidence to over turn it? BULL SHIIIT Seriously, if you can't get the call right on replay, then why bother having it. It's just bullcrap. Even the biased obviously cheering for the riders TSN announcers thought that was an obvious PI call. That non call, pretty much, in the big picture, cost us the game, took 7 points away from us and in a way killed our momentum to start the game, opening drive, marching down the field... what should have been 3 at least but more than likely 7, and was nothing on a bunk bullshiiit non call, that killed the bombers momentum early in the game.

D played quite well today all things considered... Especially in the second half, sure they had breakdowns at times but so did sask's D, that's football. Not sure what the point of the thread title is, i'd assume it's trolling of some kind but...bombers played a damn good game in a pretty hostile yet fairly quiet environment for 55 minutes.. I could ***** about the non PI call that in a way cost us 7 points and if you think about the game, 37-35 bombers? Yup, in a way that non call cost us the game... pretty blatantly obvious PI there on kelly... Could ***** about the holdings and the offsides the riders constantly got away with... yup sure did, lots of times. Probably counted 7 or 8 non calls vs the riders this afternoon. Pretty obvious on the TV too, these weren't wearing blue googles obvious calls either, these were very obvious calls that i'm sure made CFL fans watching countrywide, outside of sask, go WTF... Could ***** about not going for it on 3rd and 1, what a bad spot though, that was more than 1 yard and on replay looked like he was short by like a football length but nope, spotted more than a yard away from the stick, IMO, smart call kicking the FG there.. D was playing lights out for a bit there, leave it in their hands and they crumbled.. could ***** about a few of those non calls on sasks last drive too... that lead directly to big gains for the riders.. but nah, won't do that. Did that in other threads already All I'll really say is... 37-35 with that PI call on the opening drive in our favour.. 35-30 with it not, It is what it is.. and what it is was the most exciting game of the CFL season so far, yup we lost but.... we never win in Regina so, really is anyone honestly that surprised? not sure why some are saying we should have gone for it.. so say we do go for it on 3rd and like 1 and a bit, (brutal spot) and we get stuffed? Riders are winning 28-27, they march down field and score and it's either 31-27 and we need a TD to win or( because they did score the td) it's 35-27 and we need a touchdown and 2 point convert with 30 seconds left just to tie. It almost seems like a few people saying if we score there we win 37-35 are forgetting that at the time it was 28-27 riders.. lets say we did score the TD instead of the field goal , 27 + 7 = 34. Riders still win 35-34 cuz they did come down and score a TD It was a good game and i'm not gonna blame anyone really cuz both teams showed up and played a great game, we have played this "great oustanding" according to everyone rider team and could have won both games, we didn't but... really, History lesson for those who forget so quickly Last year on this day.... it was 48-25 riders. We have come along way in a years time. Last year, the team gave up, this year they fought right till the end and i'm gonna say it.. In my opinion, destiny wanted the bombers to win 37-35, that's what i feel the final score should have been, but not cuz we would have gone for it on 3rd and a long long 1 but because of that opening drive non PI call.. Gonna say it, 30 more seconds on the clock, we win 37-35. Because that's what the score was supposed to be. BOy that call pissed me off, and in the end, that non call cost us the game really. Assume that we get the call on the opening drive here for one second, its 37-28 and the riders need to score twice in the last 2 minutes to win. BRUTAL BRUTAL NON CALL. Hell, let's assume we don't score the td on the opening drive but instead kick a fg, it's 33-28 now and the riders NEED the td to win... NEED it, maybe our D plays a little bit differently knowing the riders can't win the game on just a fg but instead they need the touchdown to win. Man, that non PI call really did screw us over a wee bit if you really think about it.

Crompton didn't look that good, made a lot of really bad throws, on the long gains, basically chucked the ball up and hoped his receiver would make a great catch, couple times they did, couple times they didn't... Jury is still out on Crompton.

It hasn't been that bad, i've been watching for the most part and It's had it's fair of big plays..Whittaker fumbled at the goaline and the redblacks recovered, Als have looked pretty good actually. Although on their TD drive, it was heavily aided by penalties. 98 rushing yards for the als though.. It's not the worst half of football i've seen, Bombers/Als first half was way way worse.

Honestly, if the guy was playing high, I'd understand suspending him but i'd also probably give him a raise cuz Gordon is pretty damn spectacular on a pretty crappy browns team. May be the best not really known receiver in the league. Apparently though The Browns have said he won't be allowed to play in the CFL... so seems fitting, put that in your pipes and smoke it, Not getting in to the whole weed debate on here, It is what it is, But... I will say that it does less damage to you than the very legalized and very popular alcohol does. Whatever though. To each their own. Heres a question though, Valid in the whole NFL/Weed debate..What if Josh Gordon smoked that weed in Colorado? Or a Bronco smoked some weed and it was done in Colorado? Still suspended? Weed is pretty much legal there. NFL can't suspend a guy for doing something legal, can they? To the NFL it might be a banned substance but to a few states and more to come, It isn't and won't be. NFL bigger than the Governments? Gordon, if he could prove that he smoked that weed in a state that has it "legalized", He could win that if he took the NFL to court over his suspension. Would love to see it, cuz it may open a can of worms in the future.. Washington is another state, Blaming Brandon Browner for smoking a legal substance in the state he plays football in? Not sure how anyone could say Browner is dumb when the state he plays football in is one of states that has legalized weed. Haven't touched it in a few years but so i could really care less but... What's gonna happen when most the states that have football and sports team legalize weed? Are leagues above state governments? What will happen if New York, the state that most of the sports league have their offices in legalizes it in the future? cuz they probably will. However, this is the same NFL who is going to be charging half time acts to play the super bowl so who really knows.

Looks like Hamiltons, except the white and red, Replace that with Yellow though and It's the same Jersey. So bold and innovative though to have 3 or 4 teams in a 9 team league have a jersey that looks exactly the same. Not a fan of the bomber jerseys, But... the one thing I will say, Is they are at least different than most the others. I suppose you could make the argument that the bombers jerseys have been the "boldest" jerseys so far, Not say "bold" is always a good thing tho. Just saying compared to the others, they are pretty "bold".

I dunno, i think Churchill is one of those guys that might know more than the others. Not sure why but when Churchill says something, it does tend to be truthful. Honestly, I'll take Churchills opinion over some of the other guys, I like bauming, i like Penton but at times, they tend to go a bit overboard on guys getting injured, He's not on the field they say, must be injured, then a day later you find out the guy went home to be there for the birth of his daughter. I think Churchill is more in the know than people realize. Honestly, I understand they are media but... why keep playing up the injury thing? What's the point, I'd rather go the Churchill route and say he's pretty much healthy and will be fine rather than beating a tiny injury to death, Penton called Vega a healthy scratch, Not exactly healthy. Penton,Bauming, they are print and radio media really, Churchill is the sports director at CTV, he has really no need to over exaggerate, The other guys? to an extent, they do, gives them talking points for their columns or radio shows. Say what you will about Churchill but he seems to be well respected, Who got the first real interview with Wade Miller last season? Wasn't penton, Wasn't bauming, it was Churchill and CTV.

I think Americans have misinterpreted the meaning of the whole "right to bear arms" thing.. I don't think the forefathers were referring to guns, i think they were referring to bear arms. Yup.

Yup and they might not have a choice with Florida and Or Phoenix moving also.

Honestly, I'm gonna say it, I'm happy he signed with SASK over Ottawa. That puts a smile on my face, Once i came to the realization he wasn't gonna sign here, I just wanted him to give Marcel Desjardins a big FU and he pretty much did. Guess, sometimes as much as some on here try to make you believe, it's not always about the Money.

The only argument to be made in Dresslers case is he has arguably been the best receiver in the league the last several years.. he does have five 1000 yard seasons under his belt, He is what i'd consider to be an elite receiver, there aren't many Weston Dresslers in the CFL. What desjardins is doing though is potentially crippling his franchise a wee bit in the long run, What's gonna happen when time comes to sign a few more guys.. Will they have the money to keep signing guys to these ridiculous over priced contracts? Only time will tell. Not all of his players can make "top dollar".

Yeah it really doesn't make much sense, I suppose he is trying to win now but that teams needs more than just one receiver. The sad part is the RedBlacks are actually one win away from being host to a playoff game.. Yup. But i agree 100 percent, that team won't win now, I'd be surprised if they won anytime in the near future even, not another game, i mean a championship.. I would understand this more if that team was one or 2 players away from being really really good but they aren't. They got a long way to go.

I'd take a run at hall, Especially if we don't get dressler, just wait for Matthews to be cut and then grab him too, rumours are he has a verbal agreement with WPG and talks to coach howell on a regular basis, Think IF matthews is cut, it's just a matter of time, This could all change if we sign dressler, which i'm doubting now. But Vega,Turner,Anderson,Hall. with one of peach or fraser rotating, heck could probably get them both on the roster, works. Press conference on the main forum suggests kuale is playing this week, last thing o'shea said was "ej kuale will play"

Realize, getting a bit carried away here but... Just got a question. How good would Dressler be in Ottawa? Ottawa isn't SASK, they have no getzlaf or bagg or simon last year or fantuz prior, Dressler would be the man and the only receiver they have really, Couldn't teams just take Dressler out of the game seeing as he would have no help there at all and take their chances on the other guys who are not getting the job done? It's a pretty valid question here because sask has had good receivers for years, Ottawa doesn't really have one receiver.. How good would he be there? If dressler wants to win, he probably won't go there, if he wants to be the man and be the only receiver on the team and only cares about money, he might.. But i mean, 3 guys Hank, Dressler,Shologan making probably over 1 million bucks combined. Throw in Chevon Walker and it's more.. How much is Ottawa handcuffing themselves for the future here? If it was me, I'd appreciate Ottawas offer but probably go to the team who has a better chance to compete now and in the future, Hank is 40, Demarco is done for the year, What if Hank gets injured and you got green than goose poop O'brien playing.. Man oh man.