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It's not a Grey Cup announcement...so says Glenn Suiter

When I saw this thread title I thought it was a joke. Honestly, many on this board expect the offense to score 40 every week and the defense to give up 10 points or less. Now if we had a qb named Dunigan, Brock or Clements maybe we could score 40, but we don't. If we give up the continuity that we have in the offseason and cut ties with LaPolice, it is just as likely that we will regress next season. We are not perfect, and yes I have been frustrated at times with O Shea/ LaPolice (mostly with their loyalty to a quarterback), but we are building in the right direction here and even if we lose on Sunday I will consider 2016 a success in a very good western division. Go Blue!

Still frustrated that MOS leaves his starting qb in NO MATTER WHAT. I mean really, even Cal Murphy took Tom Clements out of the 84 Grey Cup for a time because he was bad...

Wisdom would dictate that they sit Smith. If they make the best decision with the best talent out there he sits. Unfortunately we know that many football decisions are political, so to sit one of your prize free agent acquisitions...well

I am for one division. Why reward mediocrity by giving teams with poor records a playoff berth? Why not reward a team with the 2nd best record (like the Bombers) with a bye the 1st round. Yeah, there are drawbacks, but I am more for it than against it.

Apparently NFL viewership is down due to protesting Colin Kapernick's anthem stance... but I am rather surprised CFL ratings were higher this week (as I think overall, our numbers are down too for different reasons)

I have liked a lot of what O Shea has done here. He has been patient, he is good with the fans and media, is respected by his players, has shown competency in the specual teams and by surrounding himself with experienced coaches. I believe he deserves an extension, regardless of whether we win a playoff game or not - if we go 3 -3 the rest of the way we end up 11-7 (very good record any way you slice it). My only significant criticism of O Shea was when he first came to Winnipeg and soon declared Willy his #1 (before training camp). O Shea may be too loyal to some players, but hopefully he is learning from past mistakes. Walters on the other hand - extend him and the scouting department...NOW!

Yup! I think the accuracy throw started at like 20 yards away and got further away. It's interesting that I consider Warren Moon the best ever to play in our league (with apologies to Doug Flutie), but it was Brock who won the Schenley award as league MVP 2 years in a row. Had Brock stayed in the CFL with the Bombers I wonder if we would not have won 3 or 4 cups with him (after the evil empire of the Edmonton Eskimos lost Moon to the NFL).

Anybody remember the half time show (alluded to earlier) when they had cfl players competing against one another and Brock was in it? I remember the QB competition and it was Brock against Lancaster and Wilkinson for the accuracy throw. Lancaster had a wobbly throw but I remember him winning that one. Then there was the arm wresting competition. Lightweight, Middleweight, and Heavyweight. Brock was in the lightweight division and won it easily. Then they encouraged him to take on the Middleweight Champ and he beat that guy too. Then they challenged him to take on the Heavyweight champ and Brock said, "No Way!" (I think he might have given the guy a run for his money.) Man, I miss Brock.

Could we sign Brock for one game and let him throw a couple of deep ones?.

Easily my favorite Bomber of all time (2nd would be Joe Pop, 3rd Stegall). I was devasted the day he was traded. I loved the '84 GreyCup, but did feel sorry for Deiter. Still remember the day I folowed him all over Polo Park Mall, finally getting up the nerve to ask for his autograph.

Like I said before, some fans are only satisfied if we win by scoring 40 plus points a game and hold the opposition to under 10...if we only win by a field goal they will pick apart the deficiences (and there are always those) and then when we don't win the Grey Cup they will say, "See, I told you guys so!" Whatever...I know this team needs improving and so do the coaches and players, but's let's enjoy this VERY rare LDC win!,

It was stated that these salaries are the most expensive 2 qbs (combo) in the league at just over 600,000. One would have to think that Burris and Harris together would be well over that 600,000 mark. Didn't Ottawa sign burris for around 400,000 - and I can't see Harris signing there for chump change. Also, what about Calgary?

I have to defend Durant a little here too. The argument that he played well under a great o line doesn't cut it. What QB has played well under a bad O - line? Some of you may remember a younger Tom Clements in Saskatchewan years ago. They had a bad O line and he looked bad too. Calvillo all thoses years in Montreal had probably the best line in the league. My point? An average qb and a great Qb BOTH need a good O- line to succeed - and Durant, at times, in my opinion, has been a great QB in this league

Have to agree with you Adrenaline X on Durant. While Durant, IMHO would be our starter here, he is no longer a top 3 qb in this league, neither is Ricky Ray for that matter. Time moves on. The top 4 qbs play for Calgary, Hamilton, Edmonton and Ottawa (Harris, not Hank). Durant might be 5 or 6 . Durant might have 2 or 3 good years ahead of him, but he has not looked good this year under an injury riddled offensive line

I live in Saskatoon, but will not be going. Too expensive for me and kids to all go. A ticket to the LDC sitting in the grandstands costs about $50, and I can get the same seat at Investors Group Field for $30. I will be screaming from my easy chair this year...

Well if we need to re-up some of these guys in the future we could cut/not re-sign some of our more expensive off season acquisitions like Smith and Dressler. They haven't exactly set the league on fire (hard to do that from the tub).

I thought the Bowman shot should not have been called...the refs need to let that stuff go (but the retaliation almost always get called). However, I will take it, as the Bombers have had more than their fair share of stupid calls go against them. The Chip Cox call on the other hand? Yeah that guy is by far the dirtiest guy in the league - and has been for yerars

Yup. Quite possible that Montreal has the best defense in the league - other than ours - right now, especially in the red zone. But yet I would have been less concerned had we scored a td on one of those 3 possessions. We took some penalties on those drives that hurt us, but cleaned that up in the 2nd half. Ideally it would be nice to have an offense that scores 40 plus a game...but Matt Nicholls is not in that caliber, yet he is doing a lot of good stuff including not turning the ball over much

Uh...a better statement would be "nuke the Riders", as in beat the Riders bad. Let's not Nuke Saskathewan please as a lot of nice Bomber fans live there (my self included).

Happy Birthday Bob! I started cheering for the Bombers in 1972, when they had Don Jonas and Mack Herron; I believe that was also the first year Bob did play by play for us on CJOB!!

Yup. Up next is Montreal. Kevin Glenn always seems to play well against us, but that team is struggling. Good defense though. Labour day after that...and have to say it, "Never bet on the Bombers on Labour Day." Still, the way this team is playing well in all 3 phases of the game, we have a chance there. We could win the next 3, but it will take more of what we have been doing these last 3 weeks.

I assume you are referring to the comments by Bo Levi Mitchell regarding the Riders supposedly "hiding" players and that not counting against the cap. First, I think the Riders are hiding players. Second, I believe every team in the league has done this in the past. Third, IMHO, the Riders will not be found to have done anything to circumvent league rules. They can do it because they have the funds...but it hasn't seem to have helped them at this point of the season yet. At 1 -5 all I can say is I hope their ineptitude lasts at least till and including Labour Day and the Banjo Bowl!,

Yeah I remember that day. I was visiting (from sask) family in Manitoba and took the kids to the Bomber practice that day... I am not sure if our D line has ever been the same since then...great coach, even better man

Yup, I noticed the same thing on those two calls. At worst the first one was not even close to being pass interference...at best the first one should not have been called and the second should have. It seems the refs really wanted to have the Riders win this one (I have no other logical explanation).