Eternal optimist

Regarding Goosen's retirement - I'd rather him and the Bombers part ways, rather than stringing the team along. Playing professional football is an everyday thing, and if your heart isn't in it - time to move on...

This is patently false. Saskatchewan does not have weasels... or porch lights for that matter.

Of course you gave up the fewest sacks, your offense was never on the field. Only Montreal had more 2-and-outs (103) than SSK (100). SSK also had the second-least offensive plays from scrimmage (tied with BC; 981), once again only Montreal (886) was worse. Source:https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2018-CFL-Statistics-to-Week-21-Final.pdf Pages 2 and 13.

I think with Harris and a strong run game as a key components of our offense, Bombers have more to lose with a subpar O-line than other squads, agreed though that it is a position of strength right now.

Anyone underestimating the importance of a good offensive line in this league should look at about the last 8 minutes or so of that 2018 playoff game in Saskatchewan... they just absolutely manhandled that 'superior' 'Rider's d-line.

There is no hope.

I feel like this may be paying him more based on how much weight he's gained lately...

I say we keep him as a $70,000/year Blue Bomber mascot on the sidelines... let him throw those little nerf footballs in the stands whenever we score. With so many receivers surely someone will be open.

Between Randle and Wild's release, it certainly looks like the Bombers are trying to go younger in 2019... Wild's release makes sense as he had a few seasons riddled with injuries. As for Randle, it looks like the club is just playing to its' scouting strengths... hopefully they can find a youngster gem that can fill the void left by Randle that is both effective and cheaper on the books.

Not to mention Singleton's contract with the Eagles is just a futures contract... literally Philly just filling the bench.

I'm just making use of the philosophy course I needed to get my Bachelor of Science.

This is utilitarianism thinking... you can justify anything provided it is for the benefit of the many...

I also have never been a big fan of Thursday night games... however what I started doing a few seasons ago was just taking the following Friday off as a vacation day at work, works out nice especially if the game goes really late (such as the home opener last year)...plus then you get a long weekend out of it, turns a negative (dragging your ass into work after a late night from a game) into a positive (long weekend).

I am in favor of compensation for fans.

We should have a poll of the best posters on MBB - thus getting a poster all-star team.

Wish there was an "other" option - I'd pick Ken Ploen as he sometimes filled in as halfback and safety back when he played, led us to 6 Grey Cups, winning four of them. He was just a defensive player that was a student of the game and also happened to play QB.

I understand your frustration, but I'm always wary to crown a new KR/PR based on a small sample size... often teams just need a few games of film to figure out their tendencies, then thereafter are better at corralling the player... As for getting picked on though - agree 100%.

He was born in SSK, so honestly this makes sense. People from SSK make stupid decisions all the time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLBJA8SlH2w

https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/mitchell-on-possibly-heading-to-the-nfl-we-ll-see-what-happens~1550609 Maybe we will finally get to see the man, the myth, the legend: Nick Arbuckle.

I think his point is not so much waiting around for teams to misstep, just that every empire eventually falters. The Al's were great under Calvillo... as mentioned Edmonton had a pretty good streak in the early 80s... heck even our own team had an era of dominance. Nothing wrong with a little schadenfreude derived from Calgary down the road... especially when they've got a quarterback that is that smug.

Personally, I think the recent changes to league rules regarding defending receivers have passed Loffler by... I love his style of being a player lurking in the weeds, often delivering pivotal, jarring hits on WRs. Sadly though, I think the league has been trending away from that style, and we often see Loffler (and other similar players) penalized for hits that would've been legal even say, 4-5 years ago. Also, he has had injuries in his tenure here, which will only get worse as he continues to age.

Lately - Calgary, only because of their insufferable success as of late: - From 2008 - 2018, they've hosted the Western Final 7 of 11 possible times. - They've hosted the Western Final in 5 of the last 6 years, during that time span (2013 - 2018) they are a nauseating 84-22-2 in the regular season. - Last time they missed the playoffs was the same year Facebook was founded (February 4, 2004). I cannot wait for the might to fall, just like Montreal after Calvillo retired...

Exhibit A of why I hate the concept of playing CFL games in non-Canadian cities:

Sadly once again, father time remains undefeated...