Eternal optimist

Well, going back to 1978, they've never started 5-0. For years before then, records are a bit murkier, so I don't want to mislead with incorrect information... Other fun facts, the 1960 resulted in the of the best finishes for the team (14-2), and the 12-game win streak is 2001 is the Bombers longest ever as a franchise. The longest winning streak of active CFL teams is held by Calgary (22 wins straight during 1948-1949 seasons) Close, but no, they went 7-1 through the first 8 games., losing to Calgary in Week 3. So it isn't considered a 5-0 start.

Well stats fascinate me, so here we go: Last time above .500: Technically, the last time they were above .500 was when they opened 2016 with a 1-0 record... Before that though...you have to go back to 2014, when they managed to get to 9-8 in week 19. They would finish 9-9 (.500) on the year. Last winning streak: Weeks 18-20 of the 2016 season. The games were pretty much meaningless though, as before the streak they were 4-11. For the last meaningful winning streak, you have to go back to 2014 when they strung together 6 wins to dig themselves out hole of 3-8 back up to a more respectable 9-8. Last season above .500: 2012. This was also Calvillo's last full year as starting QB, he would play in 2013, but would not finish the season with them.

As someone who works in the field, it is the responsibility of Als management to detect fraud, not the auditors. This is a huge misconception in accounting.

Tough schedule? Absolutely. My point still stands though... the Stamps still control their own destiny when it comes to catch us, however, this is mostly by virtue of the fact the 2019 season is still so young.

C'mon now... everyone who peruses this site knows the single most important stat to judge a QB by is passing yards... it's even what the CFL QB stats page sorts to by default!

Well, the Bombers are 4-0, CAL is 2-2, they put Mitchell on the 6-game IR beginning with their game against SSK, looking ahead, that would mean he'd be eligible to return for their week 10 match up against the Als (assuming he sits a full 6 games on IR). So, they're currently 2 games back of us, but play us three times, 4 wins to start the year is fantastic, but teams have dug themselves out of much bigger holes, and they're actually still in a playoff spot as of right now (3rd in the West) Also, Grey Cups are never a cake walk, just ask the 2001 Bombers...

Hey Hamilton, Thanks. Sincerely, Bomber nation.

HH to the D for that beastly stand on the 1 near the end of the game when it didn't matter but at the same time kind of did.

Hey c'mon now... he consistently has at least one offsides penalty a game

I think this would be stating the obvious, but he is clearly just washing his hands of IGF, as for the Jets... they seem to be incapable of wrongdoing in this city, hence the free pass.

What?!? I want paid pooping breaks!

Well, seeing as how Andrew Harris was born in 1987, he would've been 20 at the time and still playing in the CIS, so I bet he cares... Also, O'Shea was playing for the Argos in 2007, so he'd probably remember it too, I would think.

Okay.... for starters, at most during the regular season you get 2 home games against a divisional opponent, so that's just not possible, but since you asked, here's the game dates and attendance: 2017 Friday, July 7 (CAL) - 30,165 Thursday, August 17 (EDM) - 30,554 Saturday, September 9 (SSK) - 33,134 2018 Saturday, September 8 (SSK) - 33,134

I would argue a much better gauge of d-line success is not only QB sacks, but also average rushing yards against. I compiled the week 3 results (per CFL.ca) and manually added in week 4 using the official box scores...here's the total opponent rushing yards and opponent yards per attempt, by team. As well as their record: Team - Total yards - Attempts - YDs/Attempt WPG - 128 - 34 - 3.76 - (3-0) CGY - 304 - 78 - 3.89 - (2-1) OTT - 300 - 70 - 4.28 - (2-1) TOR - 294 - 60 - 4.90 - (0-3) SSK - 382 - 72 - 5.30 - (1-3) BC - 486 - 90 - 5.40 (0-3) MTL - 331 - 61 - 5.43 (1-2) EDM - 270 - 48 - 5.62 (2-1) HAM - 576 - 94 - 6.12 (3-1) So in terms of stopping the run, SSK is adequate at best. Also, your argument neglects the fact SSK has played an extra game than WPG, so of course they have more stats - I would be very surprised if they didn't... they have about 40 more offensive plays to get said stats.

This is just straight up false. We broke 29,000 3x in 2017, and once in 2018. Don't spout lies.

Lol... even his stock is subject to a dead cat bounce, I guess.

Yep... 2015 he returned a punt for a 93 yard TD against the Argos in preseason... tore his ACL in the final preseason game and was released thereafter. Far as I can tell, never played a regular season game for another team.

Looks like the lights at the bar just came on for 'Riders fans... They just realized how ugly the QB they've been dancing with is lol

You're neglecting to count the largest cohort of 'Rider fans - fish flies, mosquitoes and other beings that have a larval stage.

That is just pathetic

If you told me at the start of the year, the Lions could be out of the gate (potentially) at 0-4, I would not have believed you.

HH to Lankford on Medlock's onside recovery ... only someone as inept as him at returning kicks could manage to concede a turnover without actually touching or fumbling the ball.

FTFY.

As far as I can tell, T.J. Thorpe has dropped off the face of the earth... where are all those people saying we should've kept him when he asked to be released?...

Just thought I'd mention it for others on here too...TSN now offers per-day rates ($4.99 + tax), for access to their channels, so you could use that, provided you have an internet connection.