Brandon

I'd say right now Masoli is still a better option then guys like Dolegala or Dom Davis. Not many veteran QB's that a team can sign.

I didn't say he played well, I said he looked healthy. Some folks on here made it out that he was playing like a crippled person with a cane in week 1. He was mobile and he had no issues throwing the ball quickly. Physically he looked decent to me.

Bottom line: QB play was better last week

I thought Masoli looked healthy and he was able to throw deep with no issues despite being in his 30's. Guys like Burris and Calvillo were able to toss bombs with no issues when they were old. Zach never had great arm strength and it's definitely looking diminished over the last two seasons. So those deep balls are really sketchy unless he has room to throw into it.

Butler was super effective as a dump off receiver in the back field back in 2022. It appears Pierce hasn't watched the tape from back then when it worked. If you have the game on PVR or have the link on YouTube re watch Thomas. I watched for him on every play and he was getting rag dolled and tossed around with ease. I think he pushed back Couture only twice in the whole game, otherwise he was getting flinged around with great ease.

So when do the Riders respond and sign Solomon Aluminium ?

I just watched the game, that 2nd and 3rd quarter on O was very stinky. Poor execution all around by many guys. I didn't mind the play selection , it was just bad o-line , a few bad drops, bad Zach.... everything looked very pre season like. It seemed like when BC was able to stop the run that the Bombers had zero answer. Zach looks as bad as he did in the Grey Cup and last season. Those lame duck ints were completely unnecessary. That first pic was underthrown in double coverage.... why? That 2nd pic was forced for no reason at all considering we had a big lead and didn't need to force a throw deep in our end so late in the game. I don't think his arm is shot like Matt Nichols but he definitely is having issues in his decision making and apparently his execution. The secondary did make a few mistakes but for the most part they swarmed and I really liked what I saw out of them. Same with Jones and Griffin at lb those guys were noticed on the field. D-line I specifically watched Jake Thomas for this game to see if maybe people on here such as myself are over exaggerating his play. I encourage anyone with PVR to rewatch the game and keep and eye on him. That guy was big brothered all night long and was comically out muscled and tossed around on nearly each play. He was also the guy who completely bit on the play action with Masoli that gave them one of their only positive plays. I watched Thomas run full steam ahead and crash and bounce back several times. The only time he was near the QB was when he was tossed around like a losing sumo fighter and he would somersault somewhat near Masoli. He was on the field way to much tonight and while Lawson wasn't an all star. At least Lawson wasn't pushed around and he made the one big play that resulted in an interception and he at least plugged the lane at times. Thomas was a pylon blowing in the wind... just completely useless. Zach can not play like a vintage Danny Mac gunslinger... I'd like to see him throw on the run more.

1 - Secondary 2 - Lb'ers 3 - Wheatfall Outside of Zach being off, Clercius had himself a really bad game. Thomas was awful as usual.

We like to call that "Harris time"

Damn you Argos... I picked them in the upset and naturally they gave it away at the end Also what's the deal with Dinwiddie's cherry nose? It seems to be getting more Rudolph like as each year goes by? Skin condition or does he have a serious drinking problem these days?

Prior to last week people were "pumping" Chris Streveler post major injuries and referencing the time he was throwing balls for us in 2018 !!! The success of Nick Arbuckle was way back in 2019 and yet he was able to dominate us in the biggest game of the year last season. Dru Brown has three consecutive 400+ yard passing games and a record of 1 - 2... so does that mean he sucks based on your logic? History has shown that Masoli can move the ball against us , way more so then Rourke all while playing on much crappier teams. I'm hoping that Masoli is shot and we blow them away but it would be ignorant to suggest that we can't take him seriously based on assumptions that he is a cripple who can't throw anymore based on limited garbage time coming off the bench cold as a back up.

He's averaged nearly 340 yards per game against us before and after his various injuries. Also this is a team that crumpled against Arbuckle in the most important game of the year.... so I'd say their is more then enough reason to be unsure.

I'm mixed on who I'd rather face. Surely Rourke at some point has to play one good game against us? On the same note Masoli has always torched us with big games. I'd lean towards Masoli if I was certain that we could generate a pass rush... it always feels like against Masoli we give him all the time in the world and he gets many steamboats to look downfield and toss 30 - 40 yard bombs against us.

308 yards , so well over? On a side note... how is it that the cfl.ca site in 2025 still cannot display stats properly? I remember going online and looking at game stats 20 years ago and was able to see every stat easily... yet last year for half of the season they had no stats and then this year they can't even display more then one qb at a time...

Network tv must be desperate to recapture some old glory from 20 years ago. I'll be surprised if this lasts more then 1 season.

Was he really though? The few plays that I did see his names he had free access to the QB and still couldn't make the play.

No jokes I'm assuming it might take a year or two.

It appears that they are renovating the Applebees on Nairn to an IHOP/Applebees restaurant.

I saw this pic on social media of the mozza stick + ceasar salad.... that is a massive stick!

The humor is the same which is great. Hank giving the guy 4 stars is classic Hank. The animation looks really stiff and cheap.

Jake Thomas a Ti-Cat in 2026? How did the Riders look tonight?

LaPo comes back as Interim HC?

Disagree... LaPo + Pierce leaving is what was the best for him. The knee injury sucks because in season 1 when LaPo allowed him to be a QB he was looking downfield and was easily able to roll out and buy himself more time to find receivers.

I actually completely forgot about him until reading your post. He was completely invisible.