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Not disgreeing on Elliot (he's 3rd in BC and not seeing playing time for a reason) but who do you see as good prospects that we have a shot at? We could have a realistic shot at Drew Willy and Zach Collaros to name a couple. Someone might shake loose from Calgary too, if we want to go that direction. Matt Nichols could also be an interesting option, depending on his health of course.

Actually it was 3 vs. Toronto and 4 vs. Calgary. And if people can bring up the 2 PotW's, then it's just as valid to bring up the 2 games where he was absolutely terrible. Regardless, it's probably a moot point. I have a hard time seeing Elliott return. Too many other good QB prospects out there right now.

7 interceptions in 2 games. What a star. And not willing to watch film to improve his game, either. Sounds like a real winner. Except for all the losses, of course.

How about a coach that is willing to try and improve a guys habits? How about we try a QB with some actual potential instead of trying to get a dud like Elliott back?

talked with a reporter yesterday who said the coaches hate that Elliott doesn't watch film and doesn't prepare properly. Said that Tim Burke really doesn't like the guy and that's being polite about it. So, no....no JE under Tim Burke's watch... but TIm Burke is going to be relieved of his duties before next season... Yeah, what we really need is a coach who embraces a QB who doesn't watch film or prepare adequately

I only posted it for the single quote - And, the source said "Gene Dunn and David Asper are running this team." Because, if true, that's bad news for the team. Asper is a walking disaster. He has to go.

As noted before, Rod is basically on the Riders' payroll so you have to take everything he says with a grain of salt (even in media circles, he's a joke), but here's his take on the Bombers' current situation: * The Blue Bombers appear to be nowhere near ready to hire a General Manager. They're still firing people, including Sunday's dismissal of offensive coordinator Gary Crowton. If you're paying attention, Crowton was a holdover from the Joe Mack regime as Mack hired Crowton to be Paul Lapolice's offensive coordinator after Jamie Baressi was let go days after the 2011 Grey Cup. A buddy in Winnipeg emailed me a list of people who aren't working for the Bombers, but are still being paid by them. These are rough estimates of what they're earning: Paul Lapolice ($200,000), Joe Mack ($300,000), Garth Buchko ($300,000), Gary Crowton ($100,000). * A disaster. An absolute trainwreck. As one source in Winnipeg put it, "As bad as it looks on the outside, it's 10 times worse inside". And, the source said "Gene Dunn and David Asper are running this team." If that's the case, take a bow. * Had a chance to chat briefly with TSN colour commentator Duane Forde about the vacant Bomber GM job. I asked him what his stock line is when asked about the opening. "I don't have one," Forde said. "No one there has approached me." * Regarding Jeremy O'Day, a source close to him told me the Rider Assistant GM could be here for a long time yet because he's smart enough to realize it's better to be where he is with a stable organization than to be in charge of the Titanic.

I noticed when Jameze Massey was in camp that our QBs have trouble hitting the small guys with passes consistently. And Woods really is small. I wouldn't want him to be too far away from the QB if we're going to be throwing passes to him. Get him in on some screens or the end around like James said.

How is this even going to work for Bellefeuille? Does he try to implement a whole new offence mid-season? That seems unlikely. So now he's saddled with Crowton's playbook for the rest of the season, probably with his own adjustments. Hopefully we get better leadership and playcalling out of him at the very least.

The way things are going in Montreal and Edmonton, it seems like 6-12 might be good enough for the playoffs. Sadly, even 6-12 looks like a stretch considering they'd have to go almost .500 the rest of the way (5-6) to even get there.

Stewart and Mainor were brutal last night and Dunn had his worst game. Too many inconsistent players.

Yeah I was surprised they put in Poblah when Matthews got injured instead of putting in Woods. They must feel like he doesn't know the offence well enough yet.

What's your opinion on Heineken? I like to enjoy the odd Heineken.

We're all excited to see Max Power Hall take on Hank the Tank in a hell in the cell at IGF tonight while Leprechaun Tim Burke quivers on the sidelines as Marcel Bellflower looks on from upstairs. Gary Galley aka coach Crowton will be putting himself in at QB by the second half unless we see Buckles Pierce save the day. With Buckles making 300,000, Mack making 350,000, and Buchko and Plop pulling in 400,000 each, the Bombers are putting over 2 million dollars into guys who aren't even here or are broken more often than the Heartbreak Kid! I'm feeling generous, I'll say 32-9 Ticats, with the Bombers' 9 coming on a trio of field goals by Santa Claus DeAngelis.

What kind of red flags?

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Fort Garry Dark is a good one

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Nailed it.

We didn't have to cut either of them, we could have went with Palardy and kept Paredes on the practice roster. Never understood why we didn't.

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What am I missing? What's so great about Hugh O'Neill?

How do you know he's going to get better? People around here seem to think that all you need to make a good QB is a warm body and a couple years of development time. Well sometimes guys just don't get any better no matter how much time you give them.

Well for example, you make a big point of noting that Buck had a half with -7 yards offence total outside of a 92 yard TD drive (85 yards for the half then), but don't mention that Goltz had an even worse half that resulted in 3 points and 68 yards total.