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A lot of the younger guys on here wouldn't have got to see Kenny Ploen play. Watching old time tapes doesn't do him justice. He was the consummate quarterback. Intelligent, wily, and talented. Leo Lewis and Kenny were a dynamic and dangerous pair any time on the field. The Cups attest to that fact. Ploen was the best qb. this club has ever seen and it's too bad that everyone judging this couldn't have seen him play. Was a real treat and the Bombers were a force in the CFL when he was the guy behind centre. Kenny hands down.

If this trade goes through it looks like hell. It's so friggin obvious there's a conflict of interest here and the rest of the league should be objecting loud and long about this b.s. Braley has to divest himself from one of his clubs and quit making the league look like we haven't much credibility. This latest cozy little deal is pure bull$hit.

Excellent re-signing. This guy comes to play and produces. We need more Clarence Denmarks on this club.

For cripes sake. At practice as well. Seems we can't catch a break this year. Just too many gawdamned injuries. If we can get past the leos and take our break, maybe we can bring someone in. Bloody hell.

With Durant out for the remainder of the season, I'll go out on a limb now and say the riders just seen their year go up in smoke. Three best starting qbs. left in the west are Drew Willy, Bo Levi and Reilly (whenever he gets back). I like our chances A LOT.

Football can be a cruel game sometimes. It would be a miracle if he ever came back and why would he bother to just have a repeat situation. Bad news for the CFL. Cue up Glenn for the next one against us. As I recall he was scrapping himself up off the field in their last game at home. Good luck Wally, not looking good on the left coast.

Hall would be a great addition. He was a beast for us and could still be a big difference maker. How anyone could question that is beyond belief.

There's too much upheaval in Mont. right now to consider a firing. They will have truly thrown in the towel if Higgins is canned and with the way that division is playing, hey, they still have a shot....as embarrassingly as that might seem.

For the naysayers, the argos we're sitting there with a bye week. We were coming into T.O. with a five day turn around. Certainly they have a few injuries but we're not exactly 100 percent either. Way too early to jump off the band wagon. We certainly have some concerns but I expect O'Shea will have this team ready for the next one. Give it time people...give it time.

The obvious problem on D is there is no or very little defence against the run. We're making some of these average running backs with a little size look like all stars. We need some beef in the middle. We're way too light and some of these backs are dragging our guys for 10 yds. We have to address this immediately or, now that is a commonly known weakness, we will be exploited every game. I think we've unearthed a gem in Stoudermire. He did cough one up that went out of bounds but overall this kid is the returner we've been looking for. Great game for his initial start and I'm looking forward to him taking one to the house, especially in riderville.

Brink starting for the ALS. And so the futility in Mont. continues. What was wrong with Marsh, or is he out of favour with the latest guy put in charge of the qbs. Must be a call coming from the owner.

If we're talking worst owner in the history of the CFL, Murray Pezim, former owner of the leos name, comes to mind. I don't think Wettenhal has hit that level of incompetence.....yet.

Another washed-up guy using his personality to collect a cheque. I don't think he's selling many extra tix in Mont. but he's sure selling himself. When is the CFL going to learn that most of these former so-called 'great' nfl guys coming up here, are end of story guys. Looks good on Poop though.

It's hard to say who'll be the first to get the pink slip. It's no secret that Braley is looking to divest himself of a CFL team or teams, I don't think he'd be front and centre on a firing of Benevides. I don't think Braley is that interested in the internal workings of the club anymore. He'll get his bucks even if he had a fencepost with hair behind the bench. Now if you're talking Buono, that whole scenario changes. You can bet Wally is ready to drop the axe, if there is a couple more bad losses. I say Benevides goes before Higgins, who could also be hanging on by the skin of his teeth right about now. We'll see.

Not too much more you could add to this Mike. Well done. It's about time our Canadian talent are getting the break they deserve. I'd like to see a little more emphasis on canuck qbs., but I guess that's a bit down the road. I'm sure we have another Russ Jackson somewhere in the land or there will be, we just have to give them an opportunity, like we've done for other positions. Time will tell.

Cactus Jack and Matheson. Very synonymous with the teams past. Excellent in their field and two very different characters. I got a big laugh out of Cactus and his play by play. Sometimes he had the wrong teams on the field, but that was Jack. The guy was just a tremendous personality who enjoyed the game and wasn't shy in the early days to 'tip a few'. Miss him a lot and what they brought to the media in the Peg.

And dbs. in the league have their eyes go wide when they seen Nic Lewis coming down the track (at least they used to). Wait till we get Fitz at full throttle in the future. They better clear the track. Luv this guy and the dimension he brings and what this team has missed for a very long time.

shhhhh..nobodys noticing down south...yet. Just don't let him talk to that Ryan kid we had in here a few years ago.

If that's the best Lawless can come up with to improve this team, then mental midget is a very apt description for Mr. Lawless. Good bloody grief.

Rbs. are supposed to be easy to find. Start looking, cuz Grigsby is below average. He allowed a clear path to Drew on more than one occasion. I could forgive that somehwat if he was ripping up the field. Ain't the case. Get someone else in there pronto.

Some rider fans were saying that Neufeld wasn't top notch and they could easily get over losing him. Seems he's working out pretty good for us. (why are we placing so much importance on what rider fans say anyway). Why would Austin in Ham. have pursued Kromah in fa. if he thought the guy was done. You really gotta read between the lines when it comes to rider fans opinions...especially Nates.

No denying Willy is one cool customer. This kid has star written all over him and we'd be wise to sign him to a long term contract. The pass to Felino -G was wonky but it sure was on the money where it had to be..Keep it going Drew and this season is going to be a great one to remember.

Sometimes there seems to be a frantic effort by the local media, to bury the Bombers before the season or even tc gets underway. They base everything on the previous years performance, forgetting in this 9 team league, huge turnarounds are not an impossibility. This has been proven in the past. I have to laugh at all the bogus prognostications, about coaching changes (who they don't know) or player changes (which they really have no real handle on) are all trotted out as skeptical and failing because of a last years performance. It almost appears that the media wants to go negative no matter what, and really as local reporters, should be giving them support. I guess it's 'show me the money' type of attitude with a lot of these guys and I think this year the Bomber brass and team are about to 'show them the moola'. It'll look good on guys like Freezer and Wiceck.

We can win in Mont. with Marve OR Brohm. Prefer Willy though but all is well with Bryant Turner back in the lineup. Turner can beat the hell out of the Als. all by himself. And anyone questioning my take, I'll suggest it's about as accurate as Nasty Nates. lol

Whoever did these rankings obviously didn't watch any of the games or were drunk. All I can say is, what a bunch of junk.