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platooning or alternating QBs is not giving up ... does Trestman strike you as a one QB guy?

I would bet the Red Blacks are feeling cocky after their last week blow out ... by contrast I expect a relaxed business like approach from the perennial first place finishers ... it would not surprise me to see Calgary pull away in the 2nd Q

Fri, June 22 7 p.m. Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Montreal Alouettes ESPN2 Fri, June 29 7 p.m. Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats ESPN2 Fri, June 29 10 p.m. BC Lions vs. Edmonton Eskimos ESPN2 Fri, July 13 9 p.m. Toronto Argonauts vs. Edmonton Eskimos ESPN2 Sat, July 21 9 p.m. Montreal Alouettes vs. Calgary Stampeders ESPN Fri, July 27 8:30 p.m. Toronto Argonauts vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers ESPN2 We have to be developing some kind of a fan base down there .... must be out producing bowling, darts, and billiards for the die hard sports fan ... must be adding revenue up here I presume rather than just being used as a loss leader to develop fan support as a base

If they are losing and the offense is sagging MBT could find his way in by mid 3rd Q!

Mcleod Bethel Thompson has shown well too ... so a short rope for Franklin

Given we kept 3 DB's on the PR I would like to see some experimental testing to see what these thoroughbreds can do ... the staff saw something in each so lets take a peak and give them a chance to prove themselves as budding stars: On passing downs move Leggett into Santos Knox spot and the DI to DB

Plus he gets a nice salary for the year ... he would not have gotten that salary in street clothes if he had retired

We have 3 DB's on the practice roster Marcus Sayles Ty Cooper Robert Priester Will we dress one Friday as a DI?

The players have said they don't want intersquad games such as The Blue Gold games we have had in preseason back in the days of yore I see them as especially helpful in giving new players more time to show their wares ... why don't the players want them? Probably because they don't get paid for the dress rehearsal ... so why not put the proceeds towards CFLPA pension or something similar and get this low cost evaluation tool going? (I think the season ticket holders/fans would be willing to pay for a reduced rate ticket to the event.) Make the intrasquad game a negotiation item next year.... I bet the fans would not mind paying if they knew the money was going to player pensions.

Andrew Harris

Andrew Harris

I watched Ray's injury a couple of times ... the D can play hard with respect or they can be out there to hurt you, you know "kill the QB" .... and I think that's what happened here ... Ray was on the way down: the Calgary player could have pulled up/slowed down but instead put the full power of his shoulder into Ricky Ray's head: "see ya old man!"

Brian Bennett: I don't dis him for running to the Riders and Chris Jones .... I am sure he got some sweet talk .... like a man MOS wished him well instead of giving him a "good riddance" ... Jones never gave Bennett a chance .... Bennett never gave up ... and then MOS had a problem and called Bennett ... I think cause of all this Bennett will be a starter for one Canadian franchise or another within a couple or three years

Bo Levi Mitchell put that much up in three quarters before giving way to his Backup in the 4th Q .... quite a weekend for blow outs

explaining you own motivation while accusing and judging mine .... my primary motivation is not attention seeking ... I have better ways to do that IF I want to .... when I have something to say or a certain angle to share I post - - whether that's a little or a lot - - I run with the flag and enthusiasm, not glory or attention seeking as your mind misjudges

I have mostly like what our new commish has done for our game .... but he needs to change how we protect players: In the NHL you still pay for head shots even if it gets by the zebras in the heat of the moment .... I don't think we have equivalency to that in the CFL (correct me if I am wrong) Muamba on Streveler is a perfect example ... should be heavy fine first offense, game suspension 2nd and multiple games after that ... I don't mean accidental contact but who can define that - - -no one is being paid to be a psychiatrist - - actions have to define intent: slipping off your tackle is different than lining some one up I also am aware of the age old rule against one player hitting him and another hitting him low at the same time .... but that is exactly what happened to Ricky Ray last night ... the league has to police the players too and I mean the league - - not the reffs

Yes you are raining on the parade !@#$%^

Mr SpeedFlex27: How would you like to put up the gameday thread this Thursday night or Friday? Then you can see your "name up in lights"! Go ahead I won't do it ... I would like you to get all that glory

I was gaulking at the shoulder pads .... how different than today's modern equipment

I am not expecting this coming Friday's battle to be a defensive battle but rather quite the opposite. A surprising Masoli is going to be met by an even more surprising Streveler at QB. Andrew Harris is due to explode but will he match the production of upstart Canadian Mercer Timmis? Nic Demski is also due for a game changing billing in the way little 5'7" Brandon Banks has been doing for the Tabbies. Now Ritchie Hall is saying for the Bombers to be successful our defensive front 7 have to stay in their passing lanes. That could be the real difference maker. Sheesh! What a game coming up....

Did I miss the Bomber depth chart being posted somewhere?

Tonight, we're going to find out everything we need to know about our beloved Blue. Is Streveler the real thing? Does he have a supporting cast? Can the defensive 7 consistently sack an old beat up quarterback like Drew Willey? There will be a million questions asked and answered tonight!!!

For a few minutes there, it actually looked like a duel between Harris and Collaros. Collaros was starting to look like his old self but then the Riders offensive line figured in and you know who was knocked out of the game. Everything after that was no contest. Powell made Hurl look like what he really is. Brandon Bridges had a moment or 2 as well but was no where near as consistent as Collaros. Now were going to find out whether Collaros goes back to being a shell shocked turtle...

The only game in Pick'ems I wasn't sure about was this one Ottawa might be the better team on paper but they've been sitting around for a while and they have no momentum. Regina keeps surprising me; their defence is better than I expected and their offensive line seems to be hanging together okay. Further the Prider's have that Chris Jones audacity and chutzpah may give them an edge against an untested Ottawa. I think Regina will win but it won't be pretty. Carter on defence is going to be fun to watch just because there's a battle of egos going on. I think Harris is a better quarterback but Collaros played a lot better than I would've guessed in last week's game. I think he can get the job done just because Jones is putting confidence in him .... I think Collaros is back but I can't say the same thing about Drew Willey I'm looking forward to a good battle with both teams having a chance to win

Mike I thought I heard our posters say in the how-many-threads-topic that they wanted to see more small specific posts and less topics buried in the big general threads ,,,, this topic will be 4 or 5 pages which is a good length for a specific topic .... I am seeing more posters starting small threads now compared to a few weeks ago