James

I could see montreal, toronto and saskatchewan

Because they were terrible from the begining? They let the leagues worst offence in Montreal march up and down the field on us and score 40 points. We barely squeaked that one out

The defnnece was bad before... but it does seem like it got substantially worse when they stopped playing Johnson at DT. Then got even worse when we lost Walker. Which does attest to the depth of player personnel on defence. Not having Ian Wild did seem to hurt us also... But im not defending Hall because even when everyone is healthy the defence is still soft and is still always one of the worst in the points against category

4.41 points per game is more than a field goal. I know your name is eternal optimist but your skewing facts to try and make it seem like its not as bad as it is... i could turn around and say our defence gives up 2 times the amount as calgary's. Our defence is the second worst on the league. Thats the way it is. We need to get better in that area if we are going to make a real run for the cup. Im not expecting a 2011 dominant defnece here. A 2007 top 3 type of defence would be just fine. If we can get our defence in the top 3 we could run with Calgary

I dont think Ive read or seen anywhere that Mulumba has played any sort of CFL style Linebacker and have only seen him do things in college and the NFL that a typical CFL rush end does. Hes a rush OLBer DE tweener in the nfl, which always translates to a DE up here.

I wonder if we sign Andy Mulumba if they will consider replacing Hurl with an American. Loved JBR's trade proposal that involved Tristan Okpaluago(sp?) for Simoni Lawrence

right, this is a problem that needs to be addressed. I still think firing him mid season would be a bad move. I think If the defence gets owned for a second weak in a row it will certainly be time for something a little more drastic, but for now if I was MOS id just be addressing this with Richie behind closed doors. I'd Start looking for a consultant... narrow down my options and see whats out there

I read somewhere.... cant remember where, but compared it to garbage points and yards gained by an offence, Everyone likes to point out when Willy lights it up its garbge time... defence lets up and so on, well, same thing on sunday for our defence.

If we had a good defence we wouldnt even need said key stop. Game shouldnt have gotten to that point in the first place

AND they have the worst offence in the league, or damn near close to it

I dont blame nichols or the offence for that stinker.... defence is whats going to ruin this team and its plain for everyone to see... i have no idea how anyone can support that unit...

I do think Walker has a lot of potential and Fogg is great depth because he is a great punt returner and a decent HB. Alexander does have potential as well. I wonder if the problem is that we have to rooks on one side. We just need to be patient there. I think Walker could be a great db in this league In my opinion the biggest problem is LBer, and having Jake and Hurl in the middle of the field is bad news. Maybe if we had Mulumba we could start 2 NI DE's and have Cory Johnson in the middle. Would love to sign Bo Lokombo for a future MAC as well

All this talk of MLB makes me wonder about Bo Lokombo... wonder if Walters is interested

We definitley need defensive help more so than offensive. Really hoping for some adds on the defensive side of the ball that will help us out

Mulumba would likely shift inside well before he went to mlb

Yeah I think its smart keeping Lankford in because of his big play capabilities... you cant teach speed. He can really stretch a defence and hes shown capable of getting behind coverage.

Not sure if it matters... but mulumba has been released by the rams as well

Can someone please explain yo me why they are sitting Johnson? Is he injured?

well obviously they were wrong. go back and look at the data... teams with first week bye's have a terrible record in that game

I personally think they are just that damn stupid. They are still a bunch of Arrogant fools even when their team is awful... I personally cant wait to see what they say after we sweep them.... again... for the second year in a row. It's going to be wildly entertaining

We're going to have to get a return and get Flanders going if we're going to have a realistic chance at this... Cole and Westerman are going to have to step it up and Shologan, Cummings and Bass will have to be key in defending the run. Calgary may have less points against but I think our defence man for man is better... front seven I think is a wash but our dbs are best in the league IMO.

That was an elite OL... I miss those days... Segal Edwards Armstrong Franklin were pretty good to... At that point it didn't even matter who the 4th import was because the other three were so good it made the 4th guy look good also

I think Willy is really going to fulfill that potential we all saw in him early on in Toronto. They are a legit organization and coaching staff and he has Ricky Frikin Ray to learn from. I'm not saying we will regret this later on... because I just don't think he would succeed here... but he's going to be super good there IMO

I'm not sure who is better between smith or Denmark as a reciever.. but smith really lays his body on the line and goes all out in blocking... he may be short but he's a strong tough little gaffer

Most of the DE's up here played OLB down south.... the OLB in the NFL are the main pass rushers