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I can just hear the play-call next year when Peterman, Simonese and Woli are all catching passes for big yardage in a game...
Rod Black - "boy Duane the Bombers "Canadian Air Force" is putting on a show today!!!"  
Duane Ford (stifling a groan and possibly vomit too):  "Yeah Rod, the Bombers really have some talented Canadian receivers that they built through the draft.  Kudos to GM Kyle Walters". 
Rod Black: "none of them hold a candle to Samuel Giguere though.  What a physical specimen!"
Duane Ford mumbling: "I can't, I just can't anymore..." (sounds of man vomiting violently)...
Rod Black: Well Duane down to the sidelines to Sara Orlesky where she has an update....Sara, any chance you can talk to Sam Giguere?

Nichols wasn’t the reason we lost 2 playoff games with him at QB;
2017 - 35 out of 48 attempts. 72.92% for 371 yards 3 TDs 0 ints.
2016 - 26 of 40 attempts  65% for 390 yards 2 TDs 0 ints 
Those numbers are very good.

As a result goosen and chung were in the ear of everyone after every play. I love our oline 

A pathetic thing about the game...watch Strevlers first run...Westerman that piece of **** was trying to twist Strev's knee/ankle on the ground ..Harris and Bryant had to pull him off and you can see Strev say something. 
Things like that which makes me glad he went to the Montreal circus...no need for losers like that and he was basically owned all night be Bryant and Hardrick...and got 20 yds in penalties..we wont miss his national status one bit..Wally has that more than covered and his 3 TD's and counting are proof of that

Loved watching Streveler take the cheap hit....then throw the TD on the next play.....and he was really jacked about that....

o-line was nasty and amazing. Talking s*** and backing it up!! I dont think a hand was laid upon Streveler tonight.

Man, I’m loving Goosen’s nastiness tonight.

On September 2, 1974,  just hours after quarterback Don Jonas had guided the Blue Bombers to a last play win on Labour Day over the Saskatchewan Roughriders at Taylor Field, he was traded to the Hamilton Tiger Cats for qb Chuck Ealey.  He was informed of the trade after the plane carrying the Bombers back to Winnipeg had landed just before midnight.  ( I was on that Air Canada flight in case you're interested). As Ealey wasn't ready to play their next game vs the Edmonton Eskimos, the Bombers started their rookie backup qb Dieter Brock, fresh out of college from  Jacksonville State with zero pro playing experience.
Six days later on September 8, 1974 at Clarke Stadium, Dieter Brock was at the helm of the Blue Bombers for the very first time & for the only time that season as the Bombers starting qb .  He got  hammered as the Eskimos blitzed the crap out of their defense. Brock was either on his back or running for his life the entire game.  His stats reflected how he was manhandled by the Esks defense. He attempted 27 passes, completed 12 for 176 yards, two interceptions, zero tds, a 44% completion average with a qb rating of 35.4. It would be almost an entire year before Brock would have another start against the Montreal Alouettes in September of 1975 at the Autostade after Ealey was traded to the Toronto Argonauts.  Brock would then be the full time Bomber starter for the next 9 seasons. 
I watched that game back in 1974. Brock was hurried, hit & harassed on nearly every passing play the entire game. He looked totally lost playing against that Eskimo defense that day. Little or nothing worked for Brock that game as the Bombers lost 24-2. I actually felt sorry for Brock as he just couldn't handle what the Eskimos defense did to him.  It was a tough, tough day for Brock.
Obviously Brock learned from everything he went through that day as he became a CFL HOF qb with 34,830 yards passing, 210 touchdown passes & a 57% completion average during his career.  He was the CFL's leading passer in 1978,  80,  81 &  84.  On October 3, 1981 Brock attempted 48 passes, completed 41, 16 of those consecutively with an 87% completion average. He surgically dissected the Ottawa Rough Riders defense that day in one of the finest performances by a qb that I have ever seen. He was the CFL's West Division's All Star qb from 1980-82 & an All Canadian in 1980 & 81. He won the Jeff Nicklin Trophy as the West Division's MVP & was a back to back  Schenley Award winner as the CFL's Most Outstanding Player in 1980 & 81. Brock was elected to the Canadian Football Hall Of Fame in 1995. 
Tburg, had you watched that game when Brock got his ass handed to him in 1974 you'd never have thought he'd have any kind of CFL career. Compared to Brock's first start,  Streveler looked 10 times better. He didn't panic & showed a lot of poise.  He threw 3 TD passes compared to zero for Brock.  So, comparing Streveler to Brock in their first game as starting qbs out of college is more accurate than comparing Brock to Tom Wilkinson back in 1974 or Streveler to Mike Reilly last Thursday night. 
I also seem to remember that the game in Edmonton 44 years ago was a cold, rainy day as well. 

You know what really stood out to me, on the touchdown to Wolitarsky he gave the db a little fake like he was getting the ball out quick and made the guy bite leaving a wide open Wolitarsky in the endzone. That's good stuff right there and makes me think this Streveler kid knows how to play the position. 

Seems kinda silly to me.......but on with the game !......

Already sick of the Thursday Night Football song.

WEST
1. Edmonton - 14-4
2. Calgary - 13-5
3. Saskatchewan - 12-6
4. BC 10-8
5 Winnipeg 4-14
EAST
1. Hamilton - 11-7
2. Toronto - 10-8
3. Ottawa - 7-11
4. Montreal - 5-13
 

Milt-Sanchez-Forde-Dunigan ... that's a good crew
Just need Walby on there...

TSN has decided that they need some "personalities" among players to sell the league, plus this lets them kiss the asses of Rider fans which they inexplicably seem to think they need to do. 
TSN has really gone downhill the last decade, just full on over hyping nonsense. 

The best example of irony, BTW, is getting pregnant on a pull-out couch.

Yes! I love those special column-esque threads. Really adds to the site and makes it seems more like a community. Plus you know what you're getting when you click on them more or less, so if for some reason you don't like it, they are easy to ignore.
Is it possible to pin posts within a thread? Having a game week thread with the depth chart pinned would be great for example.

I actually like more threads as opposed to less, what irks me is the people who create a thread for every mundane thought that pops into their head.

okay, I've complained about thread proliferation, and I was probably a little irritable about it, and I regret that. 
This site is my primary source for Bomber news and analysis, so I like to read that stuff instead of the editorial / opinion stuff that I could get from Friesen if I wanted it.  If I were God-Emperor of MBB, here's the thread creation rhythm I'd want:
Around The League 2018 Season -- all non-Bomber news for the whole season.  (There was a super great week in review/preview thing we had last year, I can't remember who posted it, but they used the word balloon emoji a lot.  Tweets and news bits with embedded reactions that were usually apt or funny.  Would love to see that return.  Was it called In Case You Missed It?)
Bomber Game Week / Bye Week Thread  -- opens on Monday on game week, tracks all the Bomber news for that week (Streveler starting, etc)
Game Day Thread obvs
numerous free-for-all post-game analysis threads -- there are trusted names in this business, I know to look for the good ones.
Legit large developments (Jones fired, Nichols gets bionic legs, Dickenson appoints himself short-yardage QB for Stamps) get their own threads.
But really, I'm gonna chill out on this topic from here on out.

Chris Streveler is a former NCAA QB who came straight to the CFL.  10/10 in his first preseason game.  OK.  What else?
Streveler attended Marian Central Catholic High School in Woodstock, Ill. and he led them to an 11-1 record and conference championships as both a junior and a senior. He was named conference Player of the Year in 2011 and 2012 and was a first-team all-state selection in 2012 and was recognized as Academic All-State in 2011 and 2012 and named team MVP.
High school highlights:
After high school, Streveler signed with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers program.  The Gophers play at the highest level of college football, Division I FBS, in the Big Ten conference.  He was a backup in his freshman year and went 4/11 with 1 TD and 1 INT.  In 2015 the team moved him to wide receiver.  Following 2015, he transferred to the University of South Dakota to get some playing time at QB.
The University of South Dakota Coyotes play in Division I FCS, the second highest level of college football, between Division I FBS and Division II.  Stefan Logan played there too... a long time ago.
In 10 games in 2016, he went 164/273 (60.1%) for 1947 yards, with 22 TDs and 9 INT.  He also ran 161 times for 823 yards and 9 touchdowns.  The team went 4-7 and missed the playoffs.
In 13 games in 2017, he went 316/481 (65.7%) for 4134 yards, with 32 TDs and 8 INT.  He also ran 168 times for 720 yards and 11 touchdowns.  Streveler was also the runner up for the Walter Payton award... awarded to the top player in Division I FCS.
The team went 8-5 and lost in the second round of the playoffs to Sam Houston State... Timothy Flanders' alma mater.  Streveler had perhaps the greatest game of his college career against Sam Houston State, going 33/54 for 520 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions, to go along with 51 yards rushing with one touchdown in a losing effort.  
And now he is here, starting game one of the CFL season.  All eyes on Winnipeg, June 14.
Help us Chris Streveler.
You're our only hope.
...
More Chris Streveler college highlights:
2017 vs. Indiana State, 4 passing TD, 1 rushing TD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzNqvotZ05U
2017 @ Bowling Green, 1 passing TD, 119 yards rushing with 3 TD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuDPyK69r4M
 
Condensed 2017 playoff game against Nicholls, Streveler plays only: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsvE9QbAK2I
Some coaches and talking heads raving about Chris Streveler: https://youtu.be/OxGEc9cdJkQ?t=2m19s
Streveler spring football feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-Ygl9mqTRI
Streveler shows us how to throw a football (class project?  Kinda funny) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po1AzA63MwM
 
 

Gutsy move to start Shreveler. I didn't see it coming. Hope it doesn't hurt the guys long term development. But I do like it and, as has been said, he might have a higher ceiling than Ross. I'm excited for Thursday.

After he roasted the Bomber brass, I would say he's persona non grata in Winnipeg. 
'Ef him. 

Bombers should contact him, convince him to come back then withdraw the offer and sue him for that signing bonus

Of course not; he would have been more focused on stealing the loonie during the coin toss.

How did I end up on Riderfans?

Not one bloody moving picture to be found in the whole bloody digital universe not focused on Johnny Manziels's bloody arse?  Where are the bloody Bomber highlights???
Any reports on LB performances?