Eternal optimist

Sounds like Glenn has been mentoring Bridge.

I hope he gets burnt for a TD, at least once.

Nope, just tired of Mitchell's smug mug and attitude.

The way the 'Riders have silenced this crowd gives me hope for the Western final...whether its' us, Saskatchewan, Edmonton or B.C., I hope Calgary falls flat on their face in the playoffs.

It's a long-shot, but technically we would want the Riders to win if we still want a shot at first place in the west.

I wouldn't hire the majority of those guys to sling drinks at the rum hut, let alone throw passes.

That is impressive, provided you omit the fact that the "other 9 QBs" are the likes of: Justin Goltz Alex Brink Max Hall Drew Willy Brian Brohm Robert Marve Joey Elliott Buck Pierce (Towards end of career - didn't have many starts 2012-2015) Dominque Davis (only 1 start) I love me some Matt Nichols, and there's no doubt he's been a game-changer... but that is an ugly, ugly compilation of QBs to compare to.

For those of you talking about how we should not have released Thorpe, I present the curious case of Nic Grigsby. A player of similar talent that asked for his release. The Bombers obliged, and Grigsby bounced around the league a bit, before finally being released in 2016 by the Redblacks. Asking to be released is the regular job equivalent of handing in your two weeks notice, then having your boss say you can't quit, but you still have to show up to get paid. The bottom line is football is a team sport, if you hang on to players that don't want to be there, they won't put in the work, and they'll just cause dissent among the ranks. No doubt Thorpe was talented, but if he doesn't want to be part of the team or system - get rid of him.

This makes me wish Cory "poop" Johnson was a RB for the sheer nickname hilarity.

Sorry to state the obvious, but isn't that what any agent is supposed to do?

I am optimistically donning my tinfoil hat that this is all part of O'Shea's cloak-and-dagger tactics and that Leggett, Adams and Westerman will all return for the Grey Cup run. Seriously though as long as he's back for the WSF I think we'll be alright...

Obligatory mention that fighting for extra yards unnecessarily also opens up receivers to more fumbles, as defenders try to rip the ball out. Exhibit A: T.J. Harris.

I don't think they will based on the tailspin B.C. is in right now... but I would absolutely love to see B.C. eke out a berth over the 'Riders.

Obviously a big blow for our defense, but also hurts our special teams as well as he returned missed field goal attempts. If Adams hadn't been knocked out of the game earlier, he wouldn't have been the 'designated receiver' on the onside kick to begin with...

Can I give him my Achilles? Desk job and I wouldn't mind hobbling around for a bit. Too bad it doesn't work like that.

Well I would argue on offense the silver lining is that it seemed L'damian Washington had a good game. Big shoes to fill but hopefully he gets more playing time.

Nothing goes with a rum and coke quite like a Kevin Glenn pick-6.

Agreed, add to that some of our receivers had some bad drops...

It'll be hard to completely eliminate the Lions (6-8) from playoff contention just because of the logjam in 3rd/4th/5th in the West right now. Hopefully our home game on the 28th will allow us to put the final nail in the coffin for them.

C'mon Riders suck and lose to salvage the long weekend.

I'm intrigued that nobody else has jumped on the fact that it was mentioned on the pre-game show that O'Shea didn't even tell his team to not underestimate the Ti-cats. He believes that as professionals, they should know better than to do that. Obviously they should've been told something, thankfully one game does not make a season. Regarding Hall - even if we won a Grey Cup, I'd still be getting rid of him in the off-season. If that happens it'll be because of our offense and special teams, not our defense.

Well as terrible as the O-line played on the night, that fumble recovery by Chungh / lateral was pretty neat... I guess.

Maybe he can take a knee for the Riders then?

I have two criteria for picking a player for jersey stitching: 1. They must be retired. 2. They must've won at least one Grey Cup with the Bombers. That way, you never get burned if the player gets traded/released, and you don't have to worry about them falling from grace. Also, gives you a chance to learn the history of some past Bomber greats... as for a personal recommendation, I would suggest Kenny Ploen.

Harris for the simple fact that he is local, homegrown talent that plays his heart out for this team.