Atomic

Well. The Bombers are tied for second in terms of kickoff return average and Lankford is third among guys with 15 or more returns. So I have a hard time saying he's the best, statistically. And when I watch him return I'm not so sure he's the best either. He does well... But not the best. I think moving the offence consistently is more important than the 2-5 yards per return we may or may not lose by substituting someone else for Lankford on kick returns.

Well the Shallcross guy seems like a real piece of work, that's for sure

Yeah I don't think you can talk about the Attitude era without mentioning the sexual aspect of things led by guys like Godfather, Val Venis and to a lesser extent Goldust. That was a huge part of what made the Attitude era what it was.

Even the best coaches make mistakes. i'm not saying this particular move is necessarily a mistake but it's always fair game to question professional GMs and coaches. 8 of the teams don't win the Grey Cup every year so 8 teams with professional GMs and coaches are making more mistakes than the guys who won the Cup.

He has caught one deep ball all season, I don't think opposing DC's are all that worried about him. I'll take the heavily-involved first-down machine over the deep-threat decoy all day. And Lankford is not the best kick returner in the league... I simply can't agree with that.

Whatever the reason is, the production has to be better. Last 3 games he has had 2 catches for 40 yards, 0 catches, and 1 catch for 5 yards. He is being targeted... but less than 60% are resulting in catches... worst among Bomber receivers. It's been clear that Nichols and Lankford aren't quite on the same page. Whether that's on Lankford or Nichols, I can't say, but Nichols is hitting his other receivers at a 65%+ rate. Meanwhile we potentially remove a guy in Thorpe who had 5+ catches in each of his first 5 games before an off-game against Montreal. Many of which were key second down conversions and late-game drive extending plays. Dressler and Darvin Adams are both good deep threats. We don't need Lankford in the lineup with Dressler back, we need a good possession guy who can grind out YAC. Pulling out Thorpe for a guy who regularly makes only 0-2 catches per game is going to be a mistake.

**** there were a lot of good wrestlers in the attitude era. You're right. But still, as a kid in middle school, the Godfather introduced me to pimps and hoes and it was insanely popular. That's one thing that I know is true.

Yes it is, and we won by a mile. I expect the same result on the scoreboard. Bombers - winners, Riders - losers. Now and forever.

Tough to keep it up if the RB is averaging less than 5 yards and putting us in 2nd and long.

I guess the novelty is wearing off already if the LDC isn't sold out. SAD!

Let's not forget that the WWE HoF isn't about wrestling ability or championships or any other tangible quality. It's about popularity first and foremost.

Probably for the best. All the French people laugh at us for having a company named MTS

I think the ESF against Montreal in 2007 and the ESF against Edmonton in 2008 were not particularly well-attended. But the EF against Hamilton was absolutely sold out, I will never forget that game!

People liked the ho-train and the character and everything that went along with it. Keep in mind the main audience at the time was adolescent boys. Either way, he was a huge part of the attitude era and absolutely HoF-worthy. If you had to pick five wrestlers who defined that era, he would be one of them.

Best I could find was this: Not sure how reliable it is but seems reasonable for 2003.

SJ Green

How so? Lankford came into the starting lineup when Dressler got injured. Denmark was already in the lineup.

He also had a short stint as Kama Mustafa in the Nation of Domination. But you're right. Godfather is one of the most iconic figures of the Attitude Era. The ho-train. Pimpin ain't easy. Yeah you're never going to see that again, lol.

Demon King gimmick is pretty cool

I don't see how it doesn't.

Pfff not even 70 million

I've been reading estimates in the 40-100 billion range. Some of the pictures and videos are just jaw-dropping. A town gone underwater.

Yet none of these were as good as his original character - Isaac Yankem, DDS.

Papa Shango was one of my favourites when I was a kid. I used him all the time in WWF Royal Rumble for Sega Genesis

What an absolute gong show in Hamilton