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I'm going to say above average. Hall has some very good talent to work with, and some good depth, but I need to give Hall some credit too. This defense is on the rise.

Not sure if Tom Brady could be successful behind that O line

So what would be a successful night for Manziel? 2 TDs?

See the top of post...CFL ca

Most on this board always cheer against the Riders. Not me when they are playing the Eskimo's. I lived through the Edmonton Dynasty of 5 cups in a row. I got so sick of them winning that I never wanted to see them win another game, ever again...never mind a Grey Cup. They are the Evil Empire, plain and simple.

I guess Andrew Harris would be a bad pick this week eh? Okay, I have no clue so I'll go with Bo Levi Mitchell...

We should be no worse than 4-1 in those 5 games. Calgary and the LDC will be tough games though.

Some will say that we haven't beaten a good offense yet...but I contend that I have seen improvements in this defense in the last 3-4 games. With Brandan Alexander back and with Sayles getting valuable playing experience I see the makings of possibly a top 3 defense. Our linebackers are now the strength of this defense...IMHO the best linebackers we have had since the late '80's/early 90's days.

I actually had a hard time with Calgary vs. Saskatchewan...it's time for Calgary to lose one...and SK defense has looked good...but I went with calgary

Andrew Harris...

Yes. With Bowman gone I had wondered who the next object of hate on this forum would be...for now it looks like Lankford...but since he likely won't see the field it will be someone else. (Some love to hate, put down others constantly; it takes the focus off of our own deficiencies).

I think he meant that Nichols is better than Shreveler at going deep. Another plus of having Nichols back is that our best receiver - Adams - has been busier

Today...

Me too!

You'd think so. Montreal gives away 1st rounders like candy.

Montreal had a real need. We didn't seem to be using or didn't seem to need Bowman...so...good move for both teams

A lot of the angst over Bowman's lack of production is just the result of him not being targeted. Adams is Nichols favorite receiver. That is not going to change. He is even being thrown to when other receivers are open. The last couple of years there was a lot of hate on this board against Denmark -"He's invisible"... "He can't get open" was a common refrain. Well, many times the issue was that he was not targetted. Bowman, by my count, had 2 balls thrown his way on Saturday. One he should have caught. The other was 2 feet in front of him. Let's relax and give him a few more games. If Dressler or Adams gets injured, we might see Bowmans value increase.

If I'm not too late...Andrew Harris

Tabbies are for real. Hamilton by 20.

Yes that is the way things are done today. I am going to generalize here, but it seems that in the past, too often, these kinds of things were swept under the rug. But in today's world you are often guilty before a trial. I suspect that the Redblacks do not want the PR nightmare that keeping this guy on the roster till his conviction or acquittal would bring. So it is just easier to cut him now. (Just to give some context to my comments I do work with guys who have come out of the prison system.)

If we were 4-1 or 5-0 we wouldn't be talking about whether Adarius Bowman caught one pass or 10, but at 2-3 the coaching staff needs to take a long look at some changes. Bowman needs to show production soon...whether he is part of the problem or not.

Did someone just bring up the name Chris Matthews? ...a quiver just went down my leg...

Yes, I say the Riders lose BIG in kitty cat land on Thursday... ...and with a Rider loss I will finally start to feel a little better after that debacle we witnessed on Saturday night.

Worst 2nd half of football in quite a while I thought we overused our best player (Harris) in the 1st half....apparently we made up for it in the 2nd half by forgetting about him

Nichols horrible in 2nd half. Shreveler...just follow your center...you are not that good! Terrible reffing We are obviously too big for our britches... I thought we could compete for 1st place this year...NOT EVEN CLOSE