Captain Blue

I was at practice today.  Saw the injury happen live and was swearing for quite some time.  Unamba came in uncontested off the left side on a blitz, Willy went to throw to that side and Unamba jumped up to try and block the ball.  Willy hit him on the follow through - personally I couldn't tell if he hit the helmet or he jammed it somewhere in the pads.  He was writhing in pain for a couple of minutes on the ground and then got up to have the trainer look at it.  At one point the trainer moved it and Willy clearly felt pain again as he pulled away a bit.  He was walking around fine and not visibly in pain after about five minutes.
 
Sounds like it isn't too big of a deal now.  Hopefully it isn't.

I liked Jim Bell (as an outsider, never met him) and wish him all the best.  Always hate to see someone lose their job.
 
Still, Wade Miller has really helped this organization.  He might very well be a jerk (he's very business oriented, which as positives and negatives), but he's the jerk we need right now.  This organization has been a complete and utter mess for a long time.  We needed someone who has a strong plan, isn't afraid of changing things and most importantly helps the franchise.
 
I was worried when we initially hired Miller just because our history of going 'back to the past' hasn't worked out well and this franchise needed someone who was going to steer the ship, not sit in the life raft.  Miller seems to be that person.

What is all this talk about Hall not being a great player?  Dude was dominant here. I would love to have him back.  The whole "not being a run stopper" thing is just a meme that really comes from him being a lean, athletic end.  Obviously he's known more for his outstanding pass rush, but I would not classify run-stopping as a weakness for him either.
 
Re: Etch defense.  Etch loves versatility and speed.  Hall really can only play end here but I think Etch would do wonders with having another dominant pass-rusher with a ton of speed.  Would not be surprised to see Hall wind up on occasion dropping into coverage in the flats on designed zone blitzes.
 
Vega-Turner-Thomas/Anderson-Hall? Sign me up.

What is all this talk about Hall not being a great player?  Dude was dominant here. I would love to have him back.  The whole "not being a run stopper" thing is just a meme that really comes from him being a lean, athletic end.  Obviously he's known more for his outstanding pass rush, but I would not classify run-stopping as a weakness for him either.
 
Re: Etch defense.  Etch loves versatility and speed.  Hall really can only play end here but I think Etch would do wonders with having another dominant pass-rusher with a ton of speed.  Would not be surprised to see Hall wind up on occasion dropping into coverage in the flats on designed zone blitzes.
 
Vega-Turner-Thomas/Anderson-Hall? Sign me up.

Good:
This team. Good teams find a way to win tough games, even when a bad opponent is giving you one heck of a challenge.
Leggett is freaking phenomenal.  Same with Randle.  Our whole secondary had a solid game tonight.
Its amazing what a good returner on special teams can do.  Stoudermire has completely changed that side of the ball.  Speed, vision, and ball security so far have all been great.  I had said previously that Woods had great ball security but wasn't a great threat while Demond was the opposite.  Stoudermire seems like the best of both of them.
 
Bad:
Agree on Nick Moore.  My concern is that his hands have always been the problem with him.  Fumbles, drops...seems kind of what the Nick Moore Experience has always been about.  He needed to haul down that high pass from Willy.
Offense sputtered for most of the game. 
This one isn't so much a "bad" for today but our OL is still weak and January and Neufeld got hurt today.  January returned but apparently was really limping in the locker room.  This line is going to be weak until we can get healthy.
 
Ugly:
Those jerseys looked like pajamas.  Also the 'W' impacted my viewing more than I thought.  Perhaps I just wasn't used to it enough.
Tom Higgins.  He was awful tonight.  Didn't challenge the Randle one which probably would have drawn a cheap flag, and then challenged the one after.  You would think someone who worked in officiating would know what to do more frequently.  He doesn't seem to have any idea what he wants to do with his team either.  Not even sure he's really running the team at this point.
Glen Suitor - for being his usual ignorant self and not understanding what is and isn't pass interference.  He and Tom Higgins are still scratching their heads about that rule.

I think playcalling is an easy target.  Let me be clear: I have questions about it like everyone else, but I think Bellefeuille has us on the right track.  On each play there's 30,000 people in the stands that each have their own idea on what the call should be and then there's everyone else at home too.  Some of the success in the second half was a result of better execution by the players.  

Perhaps you haven't noticed him since he isn't chirping at the refs and taking a penalty.

I think the tendency is to think that how you play one week is going to be how you play the next week.  Such a small league and any upset is possible really.  I don't think we'll win, but I won't eliminate the possibility yet either.

Perhaps you haven't noticed him since he isn't chirping at the refs and taking a penalty.

How much influence does one season have to have though?  I think this season has so far shone a light on the debate, but really, I think the argument could be made that in a 9 team league one superdivision just makes it more fair.  So regardless of what happens in the crappy East this year, I think this should definitely be looked at.

1290 is a fart sniffing empire.

Anyone voting yes must provide pics of a purchase or it didn't happen.

Nobody else is making the same "force" claim you are.

The weirdest thing to me is that for the Redblacks, Argos and Bombers they basically just did the same design for each uniform: stick the logo on the chest, make the jersey a primary colour and make a unique helmet.  These feel decidedly common, rather than unique.

Hell yes, scrap divisions.
 
Who gives a crap about them? I just want to see the best football out there.  If the two best teams are in one division, I'd rather see them in the final than in the divisional final.  Was anyone thrilled to see a mediocre Hamilton team go up against a tremendously talented Saskatchewan team? 
 
Its not even just that the East is terri-bad this year.  Its that in such a small league it doesn't make sense to possibly hamper your best teams (by leaving them out of the playoffs, or making it tougher with a crossover).  Watching good football is more important than some misplaced sense of East/West interest.

I know when I judge a player the only thing I need to know are his measurables.  

I know when I judge a player the only thing I need to know are his measurables.  

Hell yes, scrap divisions.
 
Who gives a crap about them? I just want to see the best football out there.  If the two best teams are in one division, I'd rather see them in the final than in the divisional final.  Was anyone thrilled to see a mediocre Hamilton team go up against a tremendously talented Saskatchewan team? 
 
Its not even just that the East is terri-bad this year.  Its that in such a small league it doesn't make sense to possibly hamper your best teams (by leaving them out of the playoffs, or making it tougher with a crossover).  Watching good football is more important than some misplaced sense of East/West interest.

I think Bellefeuille misses having that Thigpen-like player in the offense. Tried it only rarely with Woods but it didn't work that well, and Cotton doesn't seem suited for that WR/RB split role.  Oddly enough I would have said Grigsby could be that type of player but we're too busy trying to make him a RB.  
 
I'm excited about this.

My biggest problem with our helmet in that pic is that there ISN'T any gold.
 
Like, I get the desire to be 'modern' and any other marketing terms the league wants to throw around to pretend this isn't about making more money, but how can you freaking ignore that the Bombers have TWO main colours?  Does anyone know anything about this league?  The Argos are double blue, the Bombers are blue and gold.  This shouldn't be that difficult to figure out.

I know when I judge a player the only thing I need to know are his measurables.  

Personally I think we are better than what the two losses have shown, and so I still feel good about this season.  They're showing good signs.  There are some ugly spots for sure, but most teams have that too.  The West is tough and anyone thinking it wasn't going to be a helluva challenge to make the playoffs was insane to begin with.  
 
Give it time guys.  Positives and negatives to each game.

Personally I think we are better than what the two losses have shown, and so I still feel good about this season.  They're showing good signs.  There are some ugly spots for sure, but most teams have that too.  The West is tough and anyone thinking it wasn't going to be a helluva challenge to make the playoffs was insane to begin with.  
 
Give it time guys.  Positives and negatives to each game.

Personally I think we are better than what the two losses have shown, and so I still feel good about this season.  They're showing good signs.  There are some ugly spots for sure, but most teams have that too.  The West is tough and anyone thinking it wasn't going to be a helluva challenge to make the playoffs was insane to begin with.  
 
Give it time guys.  Positives and negatives to each game.

Duck Dynasty sure does promote the good old family values of hating people that are different...