Fatty Liver

Didn't see the game so can't really comment on anything other than the stats. Kuale 5 tackles, Kromah 1 tackle. Funny that CFL.ca does not list penalties.

I bet Max doesn't even know. One thing I've learned from alcoholism & drug addiction that seems to unfortunately run in my family is, some people are born with addictive personalities. I battled my addictions over the years.... I smoked 2 1/2 packs a day for two decades till I quit in 1996 for good. I weighed 310 lbs because I ate like it was my last meal & would snack nightly on chips & french onion dip, nachos, KFC, McDonalds at all hours, mostly at night when my wife was asleep. Then I'd shamefully bag up all the eaten goodies, walk out to the garbage & throw it away thinking she'd never know when she did. I remember asking myself why I did what I did & had no answer. It was like those addictions controlled me as I couldn't control them. And then I'd feel like absolute crap the next day being sick. I drank too much but wouldn't classify myself as an alcoholic but it was close. About the only thing I didn't do was drugs too much... Well, today I weigh 210 lbs, I don't smoke & I only drink occasionally. I haven't been drunk in years... But seeing my dad & uncles battle the bottle & with my demons, I think we were born with addictive personalities... That's my theory anyway. Congratulations on your victories.

Not much fan noise at all, crowd seems pretty uninvolved in the game. Anyone hear the attendance number?

Etch is assuming an offence is firing on all cylinders and they have built a good sized lead, which has not been the case this year even when the Bombers have won.

I was 14 once. Can't recall but pretty sure I was never that young.

Blasphemy! This must be the house of the devil, I'm getting the hell out of here!

All joking aside I hope you don't take that sign out in public, some bad things could happen to you. We took it into the game and even the Rider fans thought it was hilarious. We put it away as soon as a woman who brought her young son with her asked us to though. Great, keep it classy. I'd suggest the same thing is going to happen at the Banjo Bowl but the lady might be a police officer or a burly father. Surprised the moderators let this image stand when they react so vigilantly to offencive language or spelling errors.

Well not according to O'Shea, not if they execute and cancel their gaps, their defence should be no more vulnerable than anyone else's, so that only leaves personnel not doing their jobs. Doug Brown would disagree with you on this point. On the post-game show he was quite explicit in pointing out that the players did not stand a chance of stopping the run due to Etch's unbalanced positioning. Prior to the snap the RB just has to look to see which side of the line is loaded and go the other way. Later this season the number of losses attributed to this defect will be tallied and pinned to Etch's behind. Is it 2 and counting, or 3 and counting??? Again, we knew exactly what we were getting with Etch... starts strong, teams figure him out and he re-invents his D late in the season. We've been figured out. I remember reading an endless discussion about this on the Riders forum just after the Bombers hired Etch. Speculation ranged from a players revolt over schemes to Etch being reduced to the role of assistant DC. for the playoff games. Riders did well in both seasons he was their DC so it's hard to say if he makes adjustments himself or if he is always reigned in. It'd be nice if he showed a little wisdom in learning from past mistakes but there doesn't seem to be much evidence of that. Banjo Bowl is going to expose him to increased wrath if the D. is exploited in the same method especially if the Bombers lose.

Still here! In the early going Willy was spreading the ball around and all of the receivers were looking good, including Kelly. In the last 5 or 6 games Willy has not demonstrated that ability and tends to concentrate on one receiver per game, probably his primary receiver. Therein lies the REAL problem with receivers who have not been productive. Willy seems to be getting half-decent protection from his O-line recently so not sure what is to blame for this change of course. our good friend Bob discusses some aspects of this in the following report. http://www.cfl.ca/article/irving-lots-to-shore-up-for-bombers-ahead-of-banjo-bowl If Willy has time and isn't throwing to receivers that means they ain't getting open, which has been the book on Kelly. Guy isn't good enough to get open consistently. Which is a hell of a thing because when you're 6'5 you're always open, that's how useless he's been. If you recall some of those great catches Kelly made early on he often wasn't open and sometimes in double coverage and he still managed to come up with the ball because Willy placed the ball perfectly. That's why those catches were so amazing. I think early in the season Willy had much better ball placement and I wonder if that first injury to his throwing hand wasn't the turning point for the decrease in throwing yards and accuracy. Romby has been open numerous times and he's not getting the ball either. Again, read Bob Irving's article and come up with a better explanation for the decreased offencive numbers because scapegoating doesn't work.

Still here! In the early going Willy was spreading the ball around and all of the receivers were looking good, including Kelly. In the last 5 or 6 games Willy has not demonstrated that ability and tends to concentrate on one receiver per game, probably his primary receiver. Therein lies the REAL problem with receivers who have not been productive. Willy seems to be getting half-decent protection from his O-line recently so not sure what is to blame for this change of course. our good friend Bob discusses some aspects of this in the following report. http://www.cfl.ca/article/irving-lots-to-shore-up-for-bombers-ahead-of-banjo-bowl

Do you think Kuale is good as well? Not many tackles, don't remember seeing him make too many plays, remember him going offside, but I can't say if he's doing what they want him to do. I guess you can only tell what the coach thinks by who plays, who doesn't play, and by what position players they bring in. have not brought in a linebacker yet. Kuale made 1 tackle last game....his mouth made way more. Looking at the game stats. for last week Willy matched Kuale's number of tackles at one each. As an added bonus Willy also played QB!

In Goltz you trust?

You guys are like a bunch of women arguing over clothes. Please take your discussion on fashion over to the uniform thread, you're killing the theme.

Well not according to O'Shea, not if they execute and cancel their gaps, their defence should be no more vulnerable than anyone else's, so that only leaves personnel not doing their jobs. Doug Brown would disagree with you on this point. On the post-game show he was quite explicit in pointing out that the players did not stand a chance of stopping the run due to Etch's unbalanced positioning. Prior to the snap the RB just has to look to see which side of the line is loaded and go the other way. Later this season the number of losses attributed to this defect will be tallied and pinned to Etch's behind. Is it 2 and counting, or 3 and counting???

Excuse me but pirates are supposed to drink rum. Being on a tropical vacation is the only excuse for male rum consumption Oh no no no no no. Rum has got quite interesting in the last 10 years. Get into it a bit and your prejudice will be shaken, same with rye and bourbon. Very interesting research to be done if you're a sop.

No mention of a needle and a spoon, I expect that might be an exaggeration of the facts.

Can't disagree with that. Walker did not play in the second half. Ahh... then it would seem that Desjardins is to blame for thinking that Michael Hayes is CFL worthy. Walker had 6 yards on 4 carries in the first half and Hayes had 6 yards on 6 carries in the second. The panel was laughing about those numbers at half time. The RedBlacks O-line make the Bomber's look mighty in comparison.

All joking aside I hope you don't take that sign out in public, some bad things could happen to you.

Can't disagree with that. Walker did not play in the second half.

Kevin Glenn now has his wish of being a starting QB. He's the man.

Oh boy, not good for the league.

Impressed with ORBs defence, they seem to have some decent young players like Pruneau.

Kito!

Looks like Watson may have been injured in practice again!

Great to hear your perspective, it's encouraging. One huge influence that hasn't been mentioned is having all the games broadcast on TSN so that younger fans who can't afford to go to the games can follow their favourite team. All it takes is the interest of a father or older brother tuning into the weekly contest for the seed to be planted. In my case I was a huge Montreal Canadiens fan from the age of 5 simply because the weekly broadcasts on HNIC were a staple in our household every Saturday night. Football broadcasts being so much more erratic in the day, I really didn't become a Bomber fan until around 10.