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Haha. The "almost" is the icing on the cake. Bighill signing, this comment have made my day!

I don't think it's that simple as others have pointed out, but I mean obviously I would keep Bighill. That's assuming BIghill and his family want to stay in Winnipeg. I think Bighill wants to play here, but he has stated that the decision will be made based on what's best for his family. Randle is a great corner and keeping him in the fold obviously would have been good for us and it'll be tough to be playing against him . 100% agree . I get that this is a business, and the amount of free agents we have is staggering and we'll need $$$ to keep the players that are deemed the core. So I 'm betting there will be another shockwave coming to the blue n gold fan base.

It's wishful thinking , but there may be a small chance we could resign him for cheaper. or is that against the CFL CBA?

That really sucks about Randle. I really hope we don't regret releasing him.

Bang on. LaPo's playcalling was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too conservative for this game. The defence played their butts off and i think because they kept it close it made LaPo stubbornly stick to a game plan that clearly wasn't working. Nichols was too quick to throw away the ball too. We needed to stretch out their d. The old saying comes to mind "The passing game can open up the running game". It's so maddening that this game was there for the taking and we should be talking about how the Bombers can be beat the RedBlacks. Instead we're stuck on another year on the longest Grey Cup drought in the league.

Have fun gents. Represent the Blue with class!

Hopefully they come out flying on Tuesday. Get the stink of today's game out.

I said the same thing to my buddy when watching the game, "where was this all year?" . I was listening to TSN 1290 on the way to work, and Westwood brought up an interesting point. The defence has only allowed 1 offensive TD in the last 3 games. NOw it's a bit misleading considering we played Sask and Montreal before hand, but to do it against Reilly, perhaps there is something brewing here. All that being said, I don't believe, nor do I hope, this is enough to save Richie Hall's job. At any rate, I'm glad we are tied with the Schmoes and the Leos and actually are in a much better position to get into the post season.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this.

Edmonton looks very beatable right now... but they are playing at home. I'm worried about Harris, Demski and Bighill missing that game. I guess for ratio reasons, if Harris can't go, LaFrance is the next man up. I would personally rather see Flanders . That being said, we need the W, no matter who is playing.

Every game is a must win. The good news is that Edmonton looks beatable.

What a dumb call by Jones. Shoulda kicked the fg.

We gotta take this one game at a time, with the personnel that we have. The reality is that the Bombers do control their own destiny. We start stringing some W's and we can go into the playoffs with a bit of confidence. I hope the boys used the bye week to their advantage. Annnnnddddd.... I still think Nichols can rebound (my medication hasn't worn off completely yet)

All these names are being dropped... not all ex players make good coaches. Secondly, guys like Steinhauer have to want to come here. Just like you have to lure players, you've got to lure coaches too. I get that we are all frustrated with us not having a championship caliber team for that past 30 years. It speaks volumes to the passion of this fanbase, which i am a proud member of. The reality is you can't just expect to throw various names out and say this group of coaches will lead us to the promised land. I can certainly appreciate the imagination that you guys have, but the reality is you have to make incremental changes. Cleaning house has left this franchise a mess for years. We need stability. But I agree that we do need some new coaching. The talent on the field is being mishandled . BUt these coaches don't jsut fall out of the sky. You need a replacement first. Just my .02

Perhaps I'm in the minority here but what's not to like about Walters? He's brought in the talent to rebuild this sad sack team inherited from Joe Mack. Say what you want but the guy has done a remarkable job . Lest we forget that we had a 3-15 team not too long ago. The blame should squarely fall on the coaching. I'm running out of excuses to defend O'Shea. Hall needs to go. LaPo just looks lost right now.. no imagination again. Just like it was all those years ago. This season is slipping away and changes need to be made.

In the bush league CFL it isn't. Any other league it's an ejection and suspension. I don't care if that was accidental you never hit an official.

A short memory is one thing, but when you see the same thing over and over what then? I've seen disturbing similarities in the last 2 weeks. Let's call it like it is. This fanbase is frustrated with 30 years of Grey Cup drought (need I remind everyone that this is a 9 team league). After two very positive seasons, we have regressed significantly this season. I'm sick of seeing the team struggle so mightily, and the coaching doing absolute jack to fix it. As season ticket holders/ long term passionate fans we want to see progress towards winning. You are right though, 2 wins against the Hillbillies will create a euphoria for the fan base.

I have zero confidence in us splitting these two games. I honestly think we'll lose both. I don't understand where Nichols is at this year. Something is clearly bothering him cuz he looks awful. The last 2.5 games offensively have flat out sucked. Even the win against Hamilton you could see the 2nd half of that game where the o was pitiful . I'm not saying Streveler is our saviour but what's the harm in giving him the reigns for 2-3 games. Nichols might well benefit from riding the pine. O'Shea stubbornness is really going to hurt us if we end up missing the playoffs by 2 pts.

I'm almost inclined to believe this is a fact. Wonder how long he would last as Sask's defensive coordinator.

That was clearly no yards. He caught the ball right beside the rider player.

I gagged listening to him "gush" over the Saskatchewan defence. How their #1 offence couldn't get anything going against them. Their offence must really suck with Collaros at the helm then. It'll show opening day.

EXACTLY. Our DB personnel is garbage. Loffler IMO was brutal all year. Alexander is a rookie and looked like a player playing his fist post-season game. Hurl is just awful. It's entirely possible that Hall's schemes were good, but the personnel could not execute it. Then again, if you don't have the personnel, then as a coach ADJUST your schemes to your personnel. We need a legit Middle Line Backer. And I hope Leggett comes back healthier next year. He was missed today.

I would assume at 75% Healthy Nichols is better than a 100% healthy LeFevour or Davis. This is awesome news! GO BOMBERS!!!

I think the problem only exists because it was preseason. In the regular season, saturday night games are always hosted by HNIC. So Jets fans would tune into cbc , Sportsnet or ctiytv to watch the game (either online or cable).

I've been to many games at IGF and the old stadium. I was just pointing out that it's the announcers job to try and motivate the crowd.... whether we agree with it or not. And i believe most of the audience/crowd/fans knows to be quiet when the offence is rolling. Even if they don't, there's plenty of people to tell them or help them understand. And for the record, I want the True North to stay at Jets games. Bring back glorious and blue at Bomber games.