2 hours ago, sweep the leg said:

We're on a one game winning streak.

One game is not a streak. We are 1 and 4 in our last 5 games (as if I had to tell you). That is a trend and our one win came against a pathetic Alouette team.

3 hours ago, J5V said:

One of the things I was hearing from O'Shea was that he was trying to answer the question without giving anything away that another team (Edmonton) could use against us. I can't blame him for that.

Where I think he, and maybe his assistants, do get into trouble might be touched on here ...

 

Isn't it illegal to do that in public?

3 hours ago, Bigblue204 said:

I'm not disputing that. I'm saying all the coaches on this team, are 100% here for the remainder of the year regardless of the outcome of this game.

You may well be right, but if the current losing skid continues with lop-sided loss to the Esks and there are no consequences to the coaches, that would send a bad message to the players and fans alike.

3 hours ago, JCon said:

First of four trips to Edmonton this year for the Bombers... No mistakes and they can win this one. 

Soooo...you're saying they're boned?

2 hours ago, Floyd said:

You mean four days ago when June Jones threw LH under the bus ha??

That was an interesting revelation. June Jones said that he made the decision because he did not have confidence in his kicker, but in my read was that he also blamed himself for that decision.

2 hours ago, Bigblue204 said:

not a chance. This management went an entire season with Etch as D coordinator. They aren't going to fire a head coach who could still make playoffs before the season is over.

Do you really think that the team could rebound emotionally from another blowout? There has to be a limit as to how many losses of game they ought to have won before the confidence of the players in themselves and the coaches is shattered. There were high expectations of the team at the beginning of the season that have not been met and that has to make things worse.

Bombers win and O'Shea gets a stay of execution. Bombers lose, and the noose gets tighter. Bombers get blown out and O'Shea gets to take the long walk down the hallway.

2 hours ago, Mark F said:

I am Looking forward to this game for some reason.

 

This game may be our last time to hope that the team will get its poop together. If the Bombers lose, we're into next year country.

Expecting candor from O'Shea is like expecting milk from a grape.

2 hours ago, J5V said:

Regarding Green's 100 yard games, amazing considering how bad the Argos are and how he's just come back from a nasty knee injury.

Regarding MBT, y'think he's being tutored by Ricky Ray? 

Regarding Wilder Jr., I still think he'd look good in blue and gold. In fact, I'd love to see him and Green come here in a package deal. 

Green has little tread on his tires, Bethel-Thompson is a place holder, but Wilder is worth chasing, although he is an import.

2 hours ago, JCon said:

Who sits? Demski & Washington? 

Demski looks to be a no-go and and Washington sat out last game.

2 hours ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

What is he saying about the fbi?

Kavanaugh was asked point-blank if he would support a full FBI investigation into the allegations against him, including the motivations of his accusers and he would not give a direct answer.

2 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Yup that shouldn’t be overlooked.  No way of knowing of July 1 was the date this Happened without an actual investigation but it lined up with everything said so far. 

Kavanaugh’s performance regardless of the allegations should disqualify him.  Period. 

Listening to these senators this morning, they continue to lie and twist the evidence.  They are deathly afraid of s real investigation.  

Clearly some of them have serious issues with women and believe that “boys will be boys” is perfectly reasonable.  

Her problem is she was attacked. And when she reported that attack she was attacked again.  And destroying Kavanaugh’s life actually means he continues working on the second highest court in the US making a lot of money. 

There are a lot of pieces at play here. Trump has fully invested himself in Kavanaugh's appointment and, given Trump's abysmal history of having his appointees spectacularly imploding, his ego cannot take yet another disaster wherein his judgement is proven faulty. Moreover, the GOP is still trying to do damage control over the Russia investigation and failing at that as well. Mueller is edging ever closer to proving that Trump has been laundering money for the Russian mob for nearly 20 years. Plus, if Kavanaugh fails at the appointment with three for certain and possibly a fourth woman alleging sexual misconduct on his part, he tenure are a judge will come under examination and trigger a full FBI investigation, so who knows what that will dredge up?

13 hours ago, WBBFanWest said:

You sir, are confused.

Wait. Did you just assume Frosty's gender?

One of the most interesting things that was quickly skipped over was when the female attorney hired by the GOP to grill Ford touched on a note in Kavanaugh's calendar dated July 1st. That date and the notation appeared to line up with the events reported by Ford and named Judge as present. As soon as Mitchell pointed out that date and was apparently going to ask Kavanaugh about it, the Republican members of the committee called a halt and fired Mitchell. Hm.....

2 hours ago, do or die said:

Nichols is going to flat out burn the Esks for 250......

Inches? Centimeters?

3 hours ago, Floyd said:

That's not luck, that is random chance - a basic calculation of odds.

Winning the lottery three times - now that's luck.

For the winner(s), it is pretty much pure luck.

5 hours ago, do or die said:

Luck is the residue.... of doing the right things, the right way.....at the right time

Tell that to the lottery winners.

4 hours ago, NorthernSkunk said:

I am not angry,  maybe a little bummed when I have to converse with rider fans but I definitely am not angry.  It's sports,  and then it's  entertainment nothing more than that.  I'm sure all the players are giving it 110% and want to win as much as we want them to win. 

Obviously, you have not been watching Adarius Bowman the past few games. And to nit-pick, by definition it is impossible to give more than 100%.

3 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Yup we scheme Reilly like we did with Manziel, forcing him to stay in the pocket. Contain, Contain, Contain. Unlike Manziel though, this game will be tougher on our coverage guys as Reilly can go through his reads much better than Manziel. 

Not even close comparing Reilly vs Manziel. Reilly's rapport with his receivers is phenomenal.

4 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

You are correct, luck has nothing to do with any of these events.  If football was broken down to it's minutiae of motion and forces no action would be found to be random, physics could explain every action of the ball completely.  Without a detailed description or understanding of these forces people conveniently attribute these events to "luck" or "the hand of God", neither of which is real.  

If you are interested in exploring the concept of luck vs non-local causality, you may wish to research the work of the late Princeton Physics prof Dr. Robert Jahn. His research produced strong evidence that consciousness mediates implicate matter and events.

2 hours ago, Ripper said:

Jones got rid of Durant first chance he got, nothing has changed.  I'd go easy on the qb jokes, I've watched your guy play this year

And what does that have to do with us slagging Collaros and Bridge? Not that Nichols is the second coming of Doug Flutie, but he is still better than Collaros, as poorly as Nichols has been this year. The Riders are in playoff contention in spite of their quarterbacking, not because of it.

2 hours ago, Stickem said:

Oh....tell me some more.....AND he's not our problem...but apparently at one time he was yours and could be again if you re-sign him...Take him away Ripper..lol

I'm sure that Jones is fantasizing about next February when he can re-sign Durant. Right. Durant must be desperate to publicly kiss up to Jones in a faint hope of being invited back. On the other hand, if he was still there,  he would be far and away the best quarterback there.

3 hours ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

Absolutely. They are under-performing. 

 

Riders are still the worst though, they are Montreal/Toronto bad.

You are what your record says you are, and the Bombers record says they are the worst team in the west and the third-worst in the league.

2 hours ago, Eternal optimist said:

Winnipeg:

Edmonton - We lost to them by 3 with Streveler at the helm, they're also in free-fall lately (lost 3 of 4) ... no reason we can't take advantage here. (W)
Ottawa - This is the Jekyl/Hyde team this year - sometimes they look stellar, other times... not so much. Likely a loss though. (L)
Saskatchewan - These bums barely beat Toronto last night, and their offense is nonexistent... can't see us losing 3 to them, especially since it is at home. (W)
Calgary - Realistically Calgary will probably have locked up 1st in the West at this point, so we might luck out and play a game against their scrubs like last year. (W)
Edmonton - I like our chances at home, and if this game has any meaning, the fans will help keep the D amped up. (W)
Record: 10-8

B.C.
Hamilton - They'll be ticked about blowing that late lead yesterday, also the Tabbies are at home. (L)
Toronto - BC probably has the edge here, realistically. Toronto's been pretty bad this year. (W)
Calgary - Calgary's is just too good, and they'll likely still be playing for something here. (L)
Edmonton - Spanked the Lions earlier in the year, though this is in BC and is the tiebreaker. (W)
Saskatchewan - This game is in Saskatchewan, and the Lions have been atrocious on the road. (L)
Calgary - Similar to our game against them, could be playing at home against Calgary's second stringers (W)
Record: 9-9

I fully expect an incoming storm of anger and disgust relating to how this post is unrealistic and optimistic and how I have no idea what I'm talking about. As a fan, I welcome it and would like to point out that this is my casual, slightly-home-biased opinion. I would also like to point out I am entitled to it, just as much as the doom-and-gloomers on this site are entitled to theirs.

 

I am in awe of your optimism.