Brandon Blue&Gold

I miss Bluto. If we have to have some other teams fans here, why can't it be Bluto?

sounds good. The site isn't that great with 10 posts in a row by you cluttering up every other thread anyways.

Can I play the piano anymore?
Of course you can!
Well I couldn't before
 
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This site is turning into Riderfans. And, quite frankly, turning me off.

If the Bombers are going to continue to tank this season, the Riders being thoroughly embarrassed in every way eases my pain...

Factoring in the ratio, I wouldn't sit someone to make room for Sears in the starting lineup.  I'd use him as a DI.  IMO, he'd be a huge upgrade on Unamba, who has been useless on D.  Sears is great special teamer too, better to have guys in those DI spots who can actually function and play a role on D too.  Same would go for Markett, don't really understand how Unamba has held his spot this entire season.  Nobody is playing poorly enough to gamble on Sears' health though.

Sherman didn't steal anything, he simply did an OK job and because of ratio reasons is still there. Rest assured that if it weren't for the ratio Sears would have been back there as soon as he was healthy. 

So nice to see a practice update... they seem few and far between - thanks

@PentonKirk: Brian Brohm running the first-team offence. #Bombers
@PentonKirk: Paddy Neufeld not practising. Glenn January also watching. Devin Tyler still at right tackle. #Bombers
@PentonKirk: @garrettbillan1 Dan Knapp is at left tackle.
@PentonKirk: Bruce Johnson back at halfback, still no Ian Wild. #Bombers
@DarrinBauming: Mike Renaud back punting during #Bombers special teams drills today. He's been back at practice since Sep 10 after hamstring injury July 17.
@DarrinBauming: Running back Sam McGuffie getting heavy reps with #Bombers first-team O. Paris Cotton taking second-team reps. Grigsby and Volny watching.
@PentonKirk: Devin Tyler at right tackle, and Nick Moore has put his helmet away and is watching. #Bombers
@DarrinBauming: First two long-snaps from Carl Fitzgerald in full punt team reps skip off the turf, just as they did on the blocked punt Saturday night.
@DarrinBauming: Nic Grigsby now taking first-team reps in #Bombers second session.
@DarrinBauming: Now Canadian running back Carl Volny is taking reps with the #Bombers first-team O.

I can see why Ottawa will be all over Alex Hall, their dline gets no pressure at all, and their DC doesn't know how to dial up a blitz. Hank is Hank but that defence let him down.

No team is better at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory than Ottawa. 

Crazy game.  
Rider defence looked like crap and a typically bad ref job by Murphy.  
 
Sunseri started to play decent in the second half.  Good to see.
 
Touchdown catch by Dressler was a fantastic play.
 
Anyway, sometimes your team gets lucky and today the Riders were lucky.

We should honour Chris Szarka over here as well
 

Love how they mention the 16 tackle game for Reggie Hunt against the Bombers.  Only problem was that Charles Roberts ran for almost 200 yards in that game and we won.  Most useless stat.

I thought Westerman wanted to take a shot at the NFL??

Isn't Westerman a FA after this year? BC was trying to sign him to a new deal since last year, but he won't re-sign. Depending on his reasons for not wanting to sign in BC, it could be really risky to trade anything of value. If he's determined to move back east, then forget about him. It would be a waste to trade for him and only get 9 games from him.

Honestly I think the OL has been OK this year. There have been ups and downs, but it's been better than people want to admit. Teams were blitzing the Bombers a lot and it led to hits and sacks on the qb. Coupled with an inconsistent runningback and it happens. 

Whoever made the decision to move Morley to center extended his career by several years and turned a mediocre guard into a stellar center.
 
Other than that, I'm not impressed. The OL isn't the gong show some make it out to be but it's very inconsistent and very underwhelming.

Trolls were fed.
 
Maybe we can give the Rider fan his own forum so he can post ad nauseam about the history of message boards, the politics of message boards and his own message board career in an echo chamber.  Seems to be what he/she wants.  Then the rest of us can talk football.

missed block to the back and a roughing the kicker both missed on a touchdown play. stay competent, cfl officials lol

Dressler's second tainted punt return TD.
 
Open season on kickers?

Just separating how I feel about Winnipeg from others here in Westman.  I like Winnipeg since I lived there for many years so I tend to land in the middle whenever the city/country debate starts up.

He probably would. Honestly I think Sears could be an upgrade on almost all of the guys in the secondary or linebacking corps except for a few guys. 

At least Sears will hit people in the mouth........thought we got out- physical- ed in the Lions game, and for that matter a number of games this year.  Not impressed with Dunn, and as far as Kuale, not more needs to be said......