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Same could be said for Drew Willy - he had 3-4 decent games that resulted in wins early on, but his level of play actually regressed. So lots of questions about him too. Here's what I like about Brian Brohm: it's obvious Brohm has a high football IQ and every time got on the field he got better, not worse. He makes very quick reads - faster than Drew Willy and he gets rid of the ball more quickly and, generally, right on target. He manages the clock better than Drew Willy - he rarely uses the entire 20 second clock between plays whereas Willy almost always requires the whole pre-snap to make his reads. So there's usually no urgency in a Drew Willy led offence. Brohm only threw for about 450 yards last year but he had a better QB passing percentage in 2014 than Drew Willy at 69.6% vs 64%. That's inaccurate. Brohm's completion percentage was actually 55.7%. His QB rating was 69.6, which is awful You're right, Brohm's completion percentage last year was 55.7 vs Willy 63.8. And Brohm's QB efficiency rating was 69.6 vs Willy at 83.9 Willy though, had worst QB efficiency rating in the league among starters, after Hank who was the worst. And if you look carefully you see that Brohm's QB rating is low only because, in limited game reps, he didn't throw any TDs. Willy was also virtually at the bottom among CFL QBs last year when you look at the TD vs INT ratio. Lots of room for improvement there. Anyway I hope we can sign Brohm. I feel he's underated. Here is the link to QB stats from 2014: http://cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Passing/year/2014/type/reg I agree that Willy needs to improve, no doubt about it. But I don't think Brohm is a solution of any kind either. He made some impressive throws every now and then, and managed the clock well, but didn't show much otherwise. His reads were off for the most part and his mobility is very limited. I never felt comfortable with him behind centre last year. It doesn't help that he didn't really impress in training camp nor in the preseason, basically getting a roster spot as a reward for being superior to Max Hall. At best, he should be a third-stringer on this team.

Same could be said for Drew Willy - he had 3-4 decent games that resulted in wins early on, but his level of play actually regressed. So lots of questions about him too. Here's what I like about Brian Brohm: it's obvious Brohm has a high football IQ and every time got on the field he got better, not worse. He makes very quick reads - faster than Drew Willy and he gets rid of the ball more quickly and, generally, right on target. He manages the clock better than Drew Willy - he rarely uses the entire 20 second clock between plays whereas Willy almost always requires the whole pre-snap to make his reads. So there's usually no urgency in a Drew Willy led offence. Brohm only threw for about 450 yards last year but he had a better QB passing percentage in 2014 than Drew Willy at 69.6% vs 64%. That's inaccurate. Brohm's completion percentage was actually 55.7%. His QB rating was 69.6, which is awful.

Marve is much better than Brohm in my opinion... Not terribly thrilled about this signing, though not unhappy about it either.

Question... Was Chris Matthews actually released by the Bombers (as his Wiki page would suggest) or did he leave as a free agent?

I don't have a favourite NFL team, so whenever I happen to watch a game, I'll root for the team with the most former CFLers.

Hypotheticals are useless. There's no way to tell one way or another. Besides, Willy was absolutely dreadful in the second half so I don't know what makes you think he might be as good as Mitchell. Willy still has a ton to prove.

Andrew Hawkins has been a solid contributor in the NFL for a couple of years.

Appears he is banned. Again?? Man that guy has a knack for getting banned.

What happened to Nasty Nate?

Wow that's unbelievable. Goltz is just horrible.

I admire your optimism guys, but there's nothing wrong with being critical of coaches and players.

O'Shea's decision not to pull Willy against BC was completely inexplicable. I've never seen such a terrible performance from a QB who did not end up being pulled.

Drew Willy was absolutely terrible in the second half of the season... I'm not sure that he deserves it. Clarence Denmark would have had my vote.

If it's anything like the old S Section, I'll be thrilled.

Saying someone's opinion is stupid is just not cool. There's a way to get your point across without sounding condescending.

The sooner people admit their mistakes and swallow their pride, the easier it is for them to earn anyone's respect.

Your numbers are correct Mr Dee. Sorry about the confusion. Hajrullahu missed a field goal against Calgary in week 17 and another yesterday. Those are the two misses that I'm talking about. But yeah, good for him to get that record.

???? Say what? If I'm not mistaken, in those 53 minutes, the Bombers were in a position to score but failed on three different occasions (2 missed field goals and a missed convert). Yes, one convert but only one FG. Hajrullahu kicked 4 of 5 FGs and unofficially, I believe, set a new Bomber and CFL rookie percentage record. Will wait for the official word on the actual percentages from the CFL news centre. Congratulations mr. rookie kicker. Yeah, fantastic season for him. But he DID technically miss two field goals. Blocked field goals now count as misses.

???? Say what? If I'm not mistaken, in those 53 minutes, the Bombers were in a position to score but failed on three different occasions (2 missed field goals and a missed convert).

I wouldn't say Marve struggled to move the ball at all... He played the last 23 minutes of the first game against Calgary, engineered two touchdowns plus another drive that should have resulted in a field goal. He was put in a difficult situation with a minute left as the Bombers were in a 10-point deficit and in a hurry to throw the ball downfield. Three of his ten throws were made then. You just can't draw conclusions from 10 pass attempts, as he likely would've completed a higher percentage had he played the entire game. I wouldn't say he struggled yesterday either considering the weather conditions. The offence managed to score 15 points in one half of football under his lead. Marve was on pace for more passing yards than Mitchell. Marve in 53 minutes = 29 points for the Bombers Other quarterbacks against the same opposition in 67 minutes = 12 points for the Bombers It doesn't mean much but I think he played better than his stats would suggest. Hajrullahu left some points on the field during Marve's time at the helm too (7 to be exact).

Marve gives us a better chance for a comeback win at this point. Brohm has a better chance to be a starter then Marve IMHO. I think it's a bit premature to make those types of claims. Marve looked better in training camp / preseason but both looked good in limited action this season. Marve also has much more room to grow.

The fact remains that all stats can be looked at as deceptive. It's like Grigsby leading the CFL in rushing yards at one point, even though he had an average of -0.2 or whatever. He simply had more attempts than anyone else. Stats are not the driving force behind team's attacks…they are the results of choices teams make in their offensive philosophy. Each one has to be looked at individually, and for our team, Willy's passing yardage is remarkable for a 1st year QB. and that's all that's being said. I agree that all stats can be deceptive, but it's all about context. Willy has made the third-most pass attempts in the league this year, and consequently, has had the second-most passing yards. Makes sense. I'm not saying his passing yards totals are bad. I just don't think they're as impressive as some people are making them out to be.

You do realize that this statement also supports Willy's stats as a passing QB. It's easy to argue that because we did lack a running game, it became harder and harder to keep up a good passing game, and I think, as the year went on, that was proven. I've said many times that the lack of a running game has probably contributed to Willy's lacklustre play this season. The fact remains that the teams with the most passing yards often lack a running game. That's why it's a bit of a deceptive stat.

Pretty good post, but I don't think those stats are particularly impressive. With the lack of a running game, the Bombers were forced to rely on the passing game a lot, which obviously influences Willy's stats in a huge way. Heck, Burris had almost as many passing yards as Willy, yet not many people would claim that he had a good season. I also don't think we've had a quarterback play in as many games as Willy has this year since 2007. In a nine-team league, it isn't exactly impressive to be tied for fifth in touchdown passes either. With Willy (as with anyone else), you need to take the good with the bad. He's thrown the most interceptions in the league, and has hung on to the ball for far too long on more than one occasion. He can only improve from here on out, but it's pretty ridiculous to say that he's in an "entirely different league" than Marve.

Not an outstanding game by Marve, but I doubt that we win with Willy in the second half.