JohnnyOnTheSpot

Exactly. I remember when we were going to sign Burris because no other team wanted him. Out of the blue Ottawa offers him a huge contract and deals Glenn who we don't get either. Too many things can happen if we let this go into Feb.

28 has been worn since Nicklen played. Paul Markle wore it in 1972. It must have been taken out of circulation some time after that.

I fondly remember the days when kickoff was noon our time. Pre-game was short and to the point, an hour and a half. TSN makes more money in prime time so that is how it has to be now.

Salary cap and free agency both work against a dynasty. Two in a row is possible but three won't happen again.

I caught that one and later he said "can't you find someone else to film?" Burris has said worse. I've no use for either one. Over all I'm pretty tired of the amount of sideline antics and mugging they show every game.

What if he'd caught the ball? You have to make that kind of hit in the end zone.

Reilly puts up 40 on Hammie. Still ends close.

Bob Irving was saying on the post game that a home playoff is worth at least half a million dollars to the hosting club. They had to try for it as unlikely as it was at that point. That said, Glen could have won that game as easily as Nichols and gotten potentially valuable game reps with this team. Any way it's over and the only thing that matters is Sunday.

And for Regina, the 20 game training camp finally looks over. It seemed winning games was secondary to finding pieces all year. Muamba on the sideline boasting about his good game while 20 points back? I understand it's exhibition but still.

Nichols took a pounding in a lost cause. If he'd gotten hurt enough to miss games that rests with O'Shea. And our other two guys have how many snaps with us this year?

With 9 teams and 18 games there is still no way to do a balanced and fair schedule. You would play 6 teams twice and two teams 3 times. Someone could play Calgary three times and someone else Montreal three times using this year as an example. Plenty of times the two best teams met in the west final. It's still good football. The Grey Cup is about more than just football, it's a national event. If we lose that it is just another football game.

Glenn was on the radio talking about this recently. He refused to assign blame but he did say that he and Roberts had discussed it since and both agreed there should never have been an option to hand off or not on the play.

It means we win the rematch on Nov 20.

I think they'd be a lot better off if they had just picked their team out of camp and stuck with it. They'd be making fewer mistakes by now. How about Suitor saying that Dressler will have "mixed emotions"? A team that cut him without even a phone call? Dressler stayed classy in his comments but you know he'd been waiting for that game all season. I'm just glad it has been proven that a Rider win on Labor Day is not preordained by God. Maybe they didn't cheer hard enough?

The o-line IS better but not that much better that it explains the results. Coaching quotes: Pierce says Nichols' greatest strength is his ability to see things and process them quickly. Watch the film, Wylie says, and you'll find running backs, receivers, even quarterbacks screwing up, too. “I can tell you the first year (2014) we gave up 71 (as a team). The line gave up 27." I subscribe to the theory that everyone looks better because Nichols has been decisive and smart with the football.

Something wrong with making defenders pay in full for their mistakes?

The league should give them their bye week on next year's schedule for the first week of September. Take away their free space on the bingo card. That will send a message bigger than a fine could. It shows that the league runs things, not the franchise.

Kris Adams started the season on the 6 game and was activated for game 7. I've yet to see a player in practice who I didn't know not be announced on the Bomber web site by at least end of the day I'd seen him.

I'm sure the Bombers are not doing it. With all the injuries we've had every replacement has come from someone here legitimately.

How about they have to play a Labor Day game in Winnipeg? That would destroy them and well within league powers to do it.

Or maybe he has already factored in that the league has no teeth. It remains to be seen what power the Commish has and what he is able to do.

Maybe he should concentrate on the players that are playing THIS week. Spreading himself too thin and sending the message that half the team are rent-a-players. No wonder they don't play better.

He's getting overly sensitive in his old age. He also thinks any hit on him is a dirty attempt to injure. Sounds like a guy who has real fear of being replaced.

I was wrong about Denmark not being ready. He looked great today. Him and Kris Adams on the same side and they both looked good. Either one could stretch a defense. Feoli-Gudino holding for field goals. 3rd holder this season for Medlock. Very spirited day, looks like the win has done wonders for morale.

I can't see Denmark being ready this week.