HardCoreBlue

The last thing I remember reading from him was in chat and how he was going to meet up with this gal.  She either ate him or domesticated him and now he just turns on the TV to watch Grey's Anatomy.

………………….the effort to make this all work is much appreciated!

Rich,
 
Thanks for this, and thanks for all the work that you do behind the scenes for the benefit of all of us.

Multiple bites on the left side, but the toppings squirted out to the right untouched.

I don't have a second favourite team. If I cheer for another team when the Bombers aren't playing, I base it on what would be the best result for the Bombers and/or which team I dislike the least.

Then judge people's opinions, I have no issues with that.  Calling someone stupid, dumb, or any personal insult is what I have issue with.  That includes calling someone's opinion stupid.  If you feel that passionately about what someone typed to actually respond to it, then tell them why you disagree with it, not simply that it is a dumb opinion.
 
I've seen message boards were new people posting are jumped on by multiple different people when they post.  Haven't really seen it happen here, but that pack mentality is bad for message boards.

part of putting your opinion out there is subjecting it to the judgement of the masses. Not every opinion is valid or good and if you can't handle people judging your opinions then lurking is the best place for someone to be.
 
As for homers. gloomers or whatever else, it's not about being negative, it's just that some people do fall into these categories. I can think of some people who always say positive things about the team, and I can think of people who do massively under rate things about this team. This isn't about disagreeing with opinions, it's about some people always acting in the same way. I like to think that I am a positive person in general with regards to the Bombers, but I can point out when something isn't good enough without resorting to the hyperbole that some people seem to need to do. Flaws can be pointed out without the doom and gloom. Positives can be pointed out without being a kool aid drinker. A lot of people here don't seem to get that though. 

I certainly agree that calling out other posters, calling them names, and labels, etc is one of the things I hate the most.  Why?  Because there is a large contingent of people / lurkers who see and feel that if they post their opinion and are going to get personally attacked for it, they won’t do it. 
And when that happens we get the same people posting the same things and things start to become stale.  New people, points of view, opinions, and personalities are very much welcomed and wanted.
 
Now having said that, to respond to your post, it is human nature to “group up” with the people who think the same way as you, and “not like” people who post opposing opinions.  Why?  Because we all like to feel validated in the way that we feel and think, and we get that validation when people post or agree and the opposite when they don’t.
 
You are correct, that we should have a greater appreciation for opposing viewpoints, and keep the discussion on topic, not insults on each other.
Personally, I would probably label myself as falling more into the homer category, though  try to keep an open and objective point of view.   Why am I like that?  Because I am an eternal optimistic fan.  If I didn’t feel that way, if I felt the way some of the “negatron” and “gloomers” appear to feel, I would cease investing my time and money in this board and following the team.
 
Not saying everyone has to be that way to be a fan of the team, just the reason I am the way I am.  Heck, I actually “liked” one of TBURGESS’ posts today, maybe I’m going to the other side…

"You know, I'm really starting to notice ... as much as people say we have homers, we sure do have a ton of gloomers as well."
Can a Bomber fan express frustration and disappointment without being kicked out of True Blue Club ... or being named a Negatron?
To be considered loyal do we have to make ourselves a "homer" and at all costs avoid being labeled a "gloomer"?
For an all-tolerant-society, and on this posting board in particular, there is a whole lot of judging, bashing and gaffing going on. Does the semi-anonymous nature of the site help us realize who we really are, instead of what we would prefer to appear as?
Isn't it true that all of us have a good and bad side ... A mix of human nature?
I for one would like to see a greater appreciation for all the differing points of view about our ball club. And isn't it true that those who call out a poster as a negatron are themselves the biggest negatrons of all?
I believe we have a fantastic discussion board here at "Morning Big Blue" and that is absolutely wonderful that we can give, politely, full vent to our wide range of emotions about our beloved Blue. Isn't it great that we have a place to compare analysis about the progress of our football club?
So who are the negatron's, homers and gloomers, really?

Live by the sword, die by the sword.. I love my bombers thru thick and thin.... Tired of the letdown? Yup. Gonna make me change how I feel about the colours and the Jersey? Nope.
Blue and gold til I'm dead and cold..

Other than QB & MLB I don't think our depth has been that bad. I'd like to see someone other than Rod Williams on the corner. And even if your evaluation of Taman is true, I'll take a year or two of rebuilding to pay for a championship. It's the year after & we still made the playoffs & it looks like alot of our injured starters will be back in time for the playoff run. It's anyones to win this year.

We have a seven game losing streak happening. Maybe MOS should worry. 

Because of the hype when he came to the Als. Smith probably had a burdensome contract well beyond the usual for a CFL-green QB.  I think Sask. would be smart to put him on their PR and see if they can't make something out of him, by the time Durant retires he just might be ready.

Good, gives something to watch for in the next few games instead of worrying about the score. 

Key game.... Bombers need a good start.....
Nope.... A. Kelly bounces pass like a seal...for a RB 6...
Bombers needed a strong end to the half.....
Nope....Grigsby drops TD pass.
We throw a bomb on 3rd and 5.....turnover
Redblacks shred our D for a TD to end the half....
Redzone execution is not a Bomber specialty
Breaking tackles is not a Grigsby specialty....
Clarence Denmark is a competent player....
....but some question marks around the rest of the receivers...
RB Williams looks like a rising star.....
....helped by the Bombers horrible minor league tacking..,...
Short yard situations + shoddy tackling = killer gains....
T. Sherman had just an atrocious night in space......terrible....
Leggett had a 114 missed FG touchdown.....
...but evened out the scale with multiple missed tackles on D.....
Ottawa simply ate up them unbalanced D formations.....
...which make it sometimes impossible to stop the run....
...or in this case...another 188....
Meanwhile, Bomber OL did their pylon thing again....
January and Greaves really struggling out there.....
Willy really didn't play very well....
...but hard to...when NOTHING is going on around him....
Another 5 sacks and multiple hits on Drew....
Another plethora of penalties......
Kuale managed to snag 3 of them, before injury...
If the bench does not await, then I just don't know...
Under News at 11....Watson gets injured..left game
Our D had it all covered....no pressure, no tackling.....
Tonight....we looked like the expansion team, out there......
Need to start looking at guys at multiple positions.....
Need to take a hard look at our OC and DC, moving forward.....
Need to start benching guys for taking penalties/ poor play...
Need to start up my meds, again.....

Just f***ing win. By any means necessary, just f***ing win.

The colour of his jersey?

Willy's carrying the offense.
 
No run game, one consistent playmaker, a bunch of guys who show up once a month (Kelly, Bryant, Watson).  Hard for me to put much blame on him.  Our team just isn't very good.

Our team is simply not good enough to give away ten points on special teams mistakes and still win.
 
(edit: ten points and a "turnover" on that roughing the kicker call)

Rider D-line and run game,not looking that great against non-Bomber teams

When I read Willy would get the start:
 

Whose idea was it to have a football game interfering with all these Hall of Fame interviews?

GB's?  You mean garbage backs? 

After the interview that went forever last week was it really necessary to do another Never-ending one with Buono this game. Geez.

In my opinion, his facemaking penalty was worthy of an ejection.