Fatty Liver

I lost track, whether it was 2 or 3 unsuccessful 3rd down gambles yesterday but this is a play that they have had great success with this season and yesterday they did everything in the book to screw it up. Poor play-calling combined with poor execution was the M.O. of the day.

A golden opportunity to determine their own fate lays in tatters at their feet. They'll now have to take what they get and make the best of it.

Moses Madu is no hack, he's had extensive injury problems but when healthy he's a good RB.

http://firstrowca.eu/watch/480236/1/watch-winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-ottawa-redblacks.html

Typical Stoudermire returns, run sideways, jump around a bit and get tackled.

One place I notice Wild's absence is in the backfield chasing the QB, where he often converges with Bass. Burnett is good but I rarely notice him getting pressure on the QB.

Knox, Knox, Knox, always with the Knox, he must be the "most special" special teamer to ever chase down a punt. Hurl is an adequate backup along with his 4 Cdn. compadres, LB is covered. I'd rather see Flanders or Green dress rather than Knox. Did I mention Green? Yes....I suppose I always mention Green.

Curious, with or without clothes?

No lock for Neufeld, maybe a twist-tie.

If you watch Denmark for long enough, you realize he tries to avoid gang tackling situations as much as possible. Going up for a high throw over the middle just isn't his style. He either goes down on first contact or he angles for the sidelines to avoid a serious smack-down. Last game he had one guy to beat for a sure TD and instead of heading towards the middle of the field and fighting through the tackle, he angles for the sidelines and gets ushered out of bounds. Call it self-preservation or whatever but this has allowed him to stay healthy throughout his career and contribute game after game as a reliable target.

There's no denying that.

Macho wasn't playing all that bad when he went down with injury and he was a solid contributor to ST. In the few games he played he blocked a punt and recovered an on-side kickoff.

Rider math on a grand scale.

Anyone have an idea how the Riders can break the CFL record for going through the most players in one season and not violate the salary cap? Sure a lot of them were only paid for a game or two but when you burn through 120 plus signings in a year, little by little it eats up the salary cap. Add this to the $26,000 salary cap deduction for earlier roster violations and the financial damage done by numerous retirement after cashing signing bonus scenarios they went through, there can't be much room left. The auditors better take their fine tooth-ed comb when they go through the greasy green bastards books this off-season.

Which Natl. would you insert on the D?

Problem I see is that Couture is relatively small playing beside a relatively small Center. They won't be running many QB sneaks in that direction and that is a dead giveaway as to where the ball is going.

We asses are offended and have been right about a number of personnel decisions!

Time for the Bombers to fish or cut bait with Neufeld and his salary, if he can't protect at least as well as Couture he'll be gone in the off-season to accommodate the #1 O-lineman in the 2017 draft. I think Neufeld still has some trade value so they should be able to get something for him in return, maybe a 3rd or 4th round draft pick.

I'd give Adams another week of practice before inserting him, he's not going to be in great game shape after such a long layoff and they need all hands on board to secure second place.

Plus DorD may not remember what he was hoping for when the season began.

Yah, but they just beat Edm. and took Wpg. to the wire, so that may no longer be relevant.

Brace yourself, after watching the Riders suck this weekend, I can see BC hammering them both home and away.

Xactly, just have to find a new way to bring enormous pressure and pick off his errant throws.

Nah, they're over-confident and BLM thinks he's invincible. Edmonton showed how to dismantle them last year and made BLM look ordinary, I don't think this year's version of the Stamps is any better. It's just a matter of having an opponent perform at the top of their game and play ball from the opening whistle on. (HEY BOMBERS!) A team with a pretty record like that is never as good as they think they are.

Calgary is ripe for the picking and I think the Bombers or Esks. are the only two teams with a realistic chance of upsetting them.