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I was thinking the same thing watching the game... I think the contributions Flanders could bring to our offense far out-weigh the minimal impact Lankford has on teams... if a receiver gets hurt in game, you can go with Coates, play Harris in the slot, or have more two back set with Harris and Flanders... just seems like such a waste to have such a good player sitting out... sorry, but there is absolutely no question Medlock is far and away the best FG kicker in the league... there's currently no one even close to second... and the money was "redistributed" but that's not even the point... even if he took a pay cut that still doesn't prove your point... if he was a 75% FG kicker, then you would be correct, he is way over paid...

He got 15 yards for it... but really, it was a clearly established TD at that point and there's really no other reason to do that except intent to injure... maybe the league looks at it, but I doubt it...

My thoughts (not necessarily in any order): Tim Burke - just completely clueless in every sense.... seems like he even forgot how to run defense when he became a HC... Mike Kelly - he had a few problems... 1) he wore too many hats, which is a terrible idea for a rookie HC... 2) his offense was out-dated and ineffective.... 3) he was terrible with all things PR.... but certainly not the worst HC we've seen Jeff Reinebold - see too many hats issue... not really sure too much else about him.. that was near the beginning of my Bomber fandom and I wasn't exactly analyzing coaching decisions at 12 years old Joe Zaleski - long before my time... but I literally never heard a good thing about this coach... Doug Berry - insulting that you included him on this list... he took the team to the Grey Cup and would have had a very good chance to win if not for losing his starting QB...

I don't agree with everything you say... but I do appreciate your contributions... If someone read this thread without watching the game, one would assume Matt Nichols was dominant from beginning to end... and that simply wasn't the case... it's nice to get a differing of opinions too... makes for healthy discussion... my take... Nichols and the entire offense started off rusty... which wasn't completely unexpected given the circumstances... once they started to click they offense looked dominant... my concern is the last 8 or so mins of the game... neither side of the ball came up big when we needed it... when sask made it 37-30, we needed either a big stop from the D or a nice time killer from the O (capped by any score) to close out the game... and we didn't get either... I fear if we let Edm or Cgy back into a game like that it won't even get to OT... In conclusion, I liked most of Nichols' game on Saturday... but he needs to work on some consistency and play a complete game...

Someone pointed out on twitter (I don't remember who but please speak up if it was someone from this site)... Jones lost to Durant in week 1, Dressler in Week 2... and now they face John Chick in week 3... possible the 3 most beloved players from their recent 8 year stretch of success....

Shhhh... we don't talk about that around here anymore...

LOL... @Rod Black holding no punches when it comes to the Sask relatives...

I disagree... weird things happen in Regina... Swaggerville shoulda creamed that pathetic 2011 Riders team... and we all know what happened there... IMO leaving Regina with any win and a healthy roster would be the perfect start to the season... Also Re: the depth chart... aren't they required to declare a certain number of Canadian starters on each side of the ball and maintain that throughout the game?

that's the way I saw it... to me it didn't look like he ever had complete possession... so a football move or step or whatever is irrelevant... but in that same circumstance if he's getting hit out of bounds and drops the ball it would be considered an incomplete pass... not a fumble with the team getting possession where the ball went out... at least that's my interpretation...

Definitely... I wouldn't be surprised if there's at least a few every year... Chungh was the first and best recent example I could think of...

So I read this article by Terry Jones: http://edmontonjournal.com/sports/football/cfl/edmonton-eskimos/terry-jones-canadian-colquhoun-makes-rare-start-in-first-cfl-game?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+edmontonjournal%2FBPhZ+(Edmonton+Journal+) and the general premise was confusing... take this quote for example: "Colquhoun....became the first Canadian in a quarter century to start his first ever game in the CFL" there is absolutely no way that is accurate... didn't Chungh (who is obviously Canadian) start his first ever CFL game just 3 years ago?... Technically Jamal Westerman started his first ever CFL game... I thought maybe he meant just for the Eskies but that was never clarified... then I thought maybe it was his first start ever (like he came off the bench in HS and college) but that just doesn't make any sense... Not really sure what the point of this post is... just thought it was an odd premise to write a feature article about...

I think every long time Bomber fan always has that in the back of their mind... this thread felt more like a trash talk thread than anything.... You're forgetting that John Chick was terrible as of last off-season... I mean, the most brilliant man in CFL history and savior of the CFL salary management system deemed him unworthy of his 5-win championship roster... us mere mortals could not possible comprehend that... I disagree... a lot of people are feeding the troll... if the troll is ignored, he will hide under his bridge again

Actually, I do recall that game... a 38-33* loss to an average Montreal team.... but overall a pretty good performance from what turned out to be a terrible team... *yes, I had to look up the score... my memory isn't that good...

He is trying to sell the Lions, right?... maybe Ambroise will help facilitate that sale ASAP

I think Smith is a Hamilton guy...

Murray-Lawrence would not be replacing Normand... they are completely different players with mostly different skill sets... so we can eliminate that thought immediately... though I would be interested in having him as a back-up RB and returner if possible...

To be honest... I really could not care less what another fan base thinks of our football team... let them think they're better... it makes it that much more fun when discussing after the game...

The Browns had a very good OL for a long time... problem is that is all they had that was good... I mean, do you really think Peyton Hillis could rush for over 1000 yards behind a bad OL?!?

I agree... I commented somewhere that this guy was suspicious... but I'm not going to just assume his allegiances are different than he says... unless proven otherwise

sounds like that's a good resume for a team CEO also

I think we should give him the benefit of the doubt and see how it plays out... don't crucify a guy b/c one of his first few comments was negative... sounds like a different fan forum that we are nothing like...

I'm pretty sure the bolded part confirms your original statement... not contradicts it... I don't think Jones is in trouble this year (mid-season)... unless we're talking about a catastrophically bad start... like 0-10 with an average deficit of 15 points, etc...

There was also a money issue (as in BC offered more)... I met Milt some time around 05/06 at a charity event (it was a relatively small dinner so I actually had a chance to have some real conversation with him)... I asked him about Geroy and he said it he wanted to come back but he, understandably, followed the money...

I guess that's the benefit of the week 1 bye...

Are those Canadian player shirts going to be for sale at the Bomber store?