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I think if you read these in a mirror you might be close

Winnipeg 14-4
Calgary 13-5
Edmonton 11-7
Saskatchewan 5-13
BC 4-14

I'm really starting to think Aaron Kelly should be starting over Urrutia. He's made some nice contested grabs today.
Urrutia has never impressed me like he has others. I just don't see it in him.
Kemp not practicing either I don't think I mentioned him.

I'm really starting to think Aaron Kelly should be starting over Urrutia. He's made some nice contested grabs today.
Urrutia has never impressed me like he has others. I just don't see it in him.
Kemp not practicing either I don't think I mentioned him.

What makes you think Marve will be the backup? Based on 1 series Week 1 with less than 5 minutes remaining? He didn't shine yesterday when he was in again with under 5 mins to go. How can you annoint someone so quickly with such little body of work? If Hall & Brohm are replaceable then I'd say Marve will be lucky to stick with the team. He hasn't moved up the depth chart & after yesterday I don't think he will this week either. Obviously, the coaches see something in Brohm they like. Not so much in Marve. Prediction: Marve will NOT be our backup qb. 

Stadium looks great!  Wouldn't have minded if they had added an extra 4 - 5 rows in the lower deck to bring it up another 1000 - 2000 seats or so and bring it closer in scale to the size of the opposing stands.  But that's quibbling over minor details.
 
Saw an article a few weeks ago regarding Ottawa's historical support of pro and amateur sports.  Stated that due to the large number of government offices in the region compared with cities of similar size like Edmonton and Calgary that Ottawa tends to draw lower numbers for live events.  The government can't buy season tickets nor can they purchase the suites.  Since there are fewer corporate head offices (even less than Winnipeg) in the city they have to rely on the general public to buy the majority of the seats or at least moreso than in comparably sized cities.  Public obviously won't have as much disposable income for those high end seats and suites and as a result you get empty seats.
 
It doesn't help that the arena is way out in Kanata and is too big for the team - 20,000 capacity with 150 suites.  I'm sure if they built something in downtown Ottawa with 18,000 seats and 75 or so suites and a bunch of loges (more appropriate for the market size) it would sellout on a consistent basis.
 
I would love to see AA baseball in Winnipeg.  We could easily support it and the quality of play is a step up from the American Association - an added benefit.  Thing is, it's a bus league and there are no teams even remotely close to Winnipeg.  So unless there is a move to establish AA teams in places like Fargo, Regina, Saskatoon, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, St. Cloud then it's a pipedream. 

You know there's one more DI spot on the roster this year, right?  It's up to 4.
 
OShea is saying he's using one of those spots on a backup RB.  That's why upgrading Volny to Messam is irrelevant.  It accomplishes nothing.  Cotton needs a rest, Ford goes in.  Not Volny.
 
Messam being better than Volny doesn't help the Bombers get better, unless he can play Oline, Dline, LB.  Something like that.  I'm all about upgrades but there has to be a point.  OShea is telling you there is no point.

I'll take him 8 days a week over Rene Stephan, a guy who makes Cauchy Muamba look like a serial killer in terms of aggressiveness.

We've found a great way to hide Buck Pierce on our team. I figure he's about 4th in line.

http://www.ubbullrun.com/2014/6/15/5811462/cfl-preseason-winnipeg-loses-to-calgary

I was happy to see some of the other threads here pointing out that despite the 0-2 record there is hope this season. I really enjoyed watching the CFL games, first ones I have watched beginning to end... I have seen a lot of drew willy football over the years and while his arm strength has improved a bit he is still the same QB who threw for UB.

What I loved about him at UB was how fast he got through his reads, his solid decision making, and the touch he could put on a pass. It's why he was a first year starter at UB and the only Buffalo QB to win his division (twice) and the conference (once).

In the first game his touch was there but he was not getting through the reads too quickly. In the second his reads of coverage were far better but he still seemed to struggle picking up some of the pass rush packages that were thrown at him. At least twice he should have went right to a check down receiver when the pressure came.

The drops also hurt the numbers but you guys have a pretty intelligent fan base so I have seen that commented on. It's not going to kill the perception of Willy but anything that makes the offense look less effective ends up in the Quarterbacks lap.

My question is your o-line.

Messam would make it much easier to keep Maher on the roster.

Hilarious. Tell him to get back to covering the downs.

If etch can turn the BB into an average defence who can turn the ball over I'd say that puts us in a good position. Every defence has it's holes.

A huge reason our guys have had high sack tallies in recent years is because they've been on the field twice as much as they should be.And what have those high sack numbers led us to?

Sacks are the second most useless stat after tackles.
 
I'll let you know after week 1 if our pass rush sucks.

Ask Jon Chick ...

The fire Etch now crowd...sounds just like the comments posters in the Sun's sports stories

What was Sask's record during his three year tenure as DC? It did include three winning seasons and two grey cup trips.If he can get his defence to buy in then it will be enough to put us in a position to win. That's a pretty decent step in the right direction for a franchise at an all time low if you ask me.

You're also cherry picking a bit, but I'm sure you knew that. It's easy to say that Etcheverry's defense was weak in 2010 (especially their defensive line) after he lost a ton of personnel from the previous season.
 
And hey, they still went to the Grey Cup.
 
None of that makes him a great or even a good defensive coordinator, but cherry picking statistics that have everything to do with personnel that won't be wearing blue and gold makes little sense. Maybe for speculation. But to use it and try to prove anything definitively? Not likely.

Etch has been a successful DC in this league with lots of experience and the reality is that its too early to make these kind of comments to be honest.. give the guy some rope to hang himself before bashing and stringing him up.

We won the time of possession battle (35 and change to 24 and change), we only took 3 penalties, we had nearly 300 passing yards, we won the yardage battle overall, we broke 100 yards rushing and we lost on a last second field goal.
On top of that, can someone point out a blatant mistake made by anyone who is actually going to see major playing time?
I saw big mistakes by Kemp, Howard, Barnes and Peterson.
I saw lots to be positive about and lots worth being optimistic about. I saw bad things too and there are still questions but it's comical that people are reacting as if this was 52-0 all over again.

At the end of the day people need to remember this team won three games last year. There is a lot of work to be done and while overall we are better (and will continue to get better) there are still going to be a few more ugly nights along the way.

If you aren't old enough or haven't seen this game or others in this era, enjoy. I was at this game and it still brings back such found memories. It used to be so much fun being a fan of this team. I hope we are at the precipice of a new era similar to this with Willy and company! 
 

Nice avatar. Go Blue.