voodoochylde

As much as I detest New England, I will be the first to say Belichick is a phenomenal coach but would also say that it's likely neither Brady nor Belichick would have had the success they did without the other. Belichick's downfall was his inability to build and maintain a roster - he failed as a GM.

I appreciate the view and *you* for choosing not to derail the topic (even if this part of the discussion has gone a little sideways).

Lurkers help keep the lights on and if, as a community, we drive those people away it's less likely the lights stay on. In a professional setting are you someone who thinks those in a meeting who are shy, introverted or hesitant to speak are worthless or are you someone who looks for ways to give them a voice? Do you recognize that different views, perspectives and experiences are valuable and hearing them might benefit the team as a whole or are you someone who rejects that person because they lack the confidence to put themselves out there? Food for thought. Frankly, I'd rather this be a place where *anyone* feels safe to contribute .. where those with knowledge foster a spirit of understanding of the game and are humble enough to recognize their opinions are not gospel .. I want more voices, not less.

There's always been a vaccine mandate for healthcare professionals. Yes, I acknowledge there is a dearth of qualified, compassionate healthcare workers in Canada. As one of those million people who doesn't have a family doctor, it's concerning to me. It's equally concerning that I might have someone I care about under the care of a "professional" who is so selfish and self-absorbed that they can't bothered do the bare minimum to keep them safe. As far as I'm concerned, if you aren't willing to do the smallest of things to keep those under your care free from harm then you have no business being in the business you are in.

He performed when he had to and, at the end of the day, that’s all that matters. He’s a champion and an MVP. That can’t be taken away from him. If any number of our star players did the same, the outcome of this last Grey Cup (hell last two Grey Cups) may have been different.

Organizational continuity is HUGE. When you've been as successful as we have for as long as we have now, it's hard to keep all the key players in place. People look for different challenges. Pieces get picked up by other teams. It starts to erode the very thing that helped you "get there". Happy news on a Tuesday morning. I look around the CFL right now and, in terms of vacancies, there are essentially no attractive options. Sure, there's the opportunity to evolve yourself as a coach, get experience and perhaps build something. That is *SO DAMN HARD* when you don't have a quarterback. Stepping into a situation where that position is an unknown is not setting yourself up for success (or a long tenure as a head coach).

This please. Keep it on topic.

This game played out like every other game we lost this year. Out played and out coached in games we SHOULD have won.

We ******* lost to Cody ******* Fajardo.

His best punt of the game.

Special Teams and D need to put this one to bed now.

Imagine if Fajardo pulls this out and takes home the MVP? I’ll be sick.

Sheehan is awful.

Evan. *******. Holm.

Shades of the 2022 GC .. ugh.

Biggie shouldn’t be out there.

Always appreciate a dude who can take a bit of a ribbing. That said .. let’s close this one out.

That’s some pretty poor roster management there.

Wasn’t remotely close. He fumbled the ball.

One had a pedestrian season when compared to his peers ... the other has done something no other player (let alone Canadian) has done in over a decade. Which one truly stood out?

I don’t think Brady uses “disrespect” as motivation but I SINCERELY hope the Bombers offensive line goes out with something to prove. More of a “we’ve got your back” type effort.

Brady got hosed in the MOP voting.

You'd have to think that if he was concussed .. and hid it .. or it went unnoticed .. or was simply trotted back out there by the Argos despite suffering a head injury .. that the league and CFLPA might have a few questions for the Argos and their medical staff. That's not a good look for any organization.

My daughter has been coming with me to football games since she was 18 months old. She's 17 now. When she was about 4 years old there was a game against Calgary in the old stadium (we sat about 20 rows up from visitor bench on the 55) where she stood up on her seat and started screaming at the top of her little lungs, "BOO CALGARY! BOO! YOU SUCK!" Was hilarious and the older season ticket holders that sat around us just killed themselves laughing. Needless to say .. she's a Bomber fan.

Saw mention that Bighill has a strained calf muscle (take that with a grain of salt). From the way he went down after the play, I thought for sure it was a knee or achilles. Hit the deck like he was shot.