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I think that guy may be the biggest return.  I mean, not that Marshall would gash em anyway considering he's not Harris, but his return certainly means the Riders run game will have a more difficult time.

Checking back in after a long hiatus
 
Well, it's hard to argue that this team keeps finding ways to win even if they are a bit more closer than they should be.
I think I'd have to echo the concern about the defense.  They were a liability at some points in the game, but they did come through FINALLY in OT when they needed to make a play.  At some point I think it's going to be incumbent on them to step up if the offense sputters and do what championship caliber defenses do in regulation and not have to hope that the other team makes self-inflicted errors to bail em out.
Still though, good teams always find ways to win and thus far we've done that.  7-2 is the best we've done in a while.

Well, let's not forget a couple things.  This game is always huge because it's the biggest CFL rivalry, and it's one that SSK will always come ready to play in and as we all know, records go out the window on Labor Day.  And as usual, we can expect that new stadium of theirs to be sold out and romping.
 
But as far as whose team is doing the best overall, clearly it is the Bombers.  Now it doesn't mean we win on Sunday.  We've had a 4-game win streak against them which is one of the longest we've had on them in forever.  At some point, it's going to come to an end and I suspect they're going to leave it all on the field to try and give it to us.  But just as in 2013 when our bad team beat their Grey Cup winning team, it did not mean that there was a debate about who was better.

Well, let's not forget a couple things.  This game is always huge because it's the biggest CFL rivalry, and it's one that SSK will always come ready to play in and as we all know, records go out the window on Labor Day.  And as usual, we can expect that new stadium of theirs to be sold out and romping.
 
But as far as whose team is doing the best overall, clearly it is the Bombers.  Now it doesn't mean we win on Sunday.  We've had a 4-game win streak against them which is one of the longest we've had on them in forever.  At some point, it's going to come to an end and I suspect they're going to leave it all on the field to try and give it to us.  But just as in 2013 when our bad team beat their Grey Cup winning team, it did not mean that there was a debate about who was better.

I think that guy may be the biggest return.  I mean, not that Marshall would gash em anyway considering he's not Harris, but his return certainly means the Riders run game will have a more difficult time.

If you beat Edmonton  tonight, maybe there's a case to be made.  If you don't though, you'll remain 3 1/2 games and 8 points behind us.

Well, let's not forget a couple things.  This game is always huge because it's the biggest CFL rivalry, and it's one that SSK will always come ready to play in and as we all know, records go out the window on Labor Day.  And as usual, we can expect that new stadium of theirs to be sold out and romping.
 
But as far as whose team is doing the best overall, clearly it is the Bombers.  Now it doesn't mean we win on Sunday.  We've had a 4-game win streak against them which is one of the longest we've had on them in forever.  At some point, it's going to come to an end and I suspect they're going to leave it all on the field to try and give it to us.  But just as in 2013 when our bad team beat their Grey Cup winning team, it did not mean that there was a debate about who was better.

Checking back in after a long hiatus
 
Well, it's hard to argue that this team keeps finding ways to win even if they are a bit more closer than they should be.
I think I'd have to echo the concern about the defense.  They were a liability at some points in the game, but they did come through FINALLY in OT when they needed to make a play.  At some point I think it's going to be incumbent on them to step up if the offense sputters and do what championship caliber defenses do in regulation and not have to hope that the other team makes self-inflicted errors to bail em out.
Still though, good teams always find ways to win and thus far we've done that.  7-2 is the best we've done in a while.

Look I'm a believer in this team, I think we got the potential to contend for the West this year, I think we can go up against the Stampeders and Eskimos and be competitive and even win, hell I think our talent is good enough to win the Grey Cup.  O'Shea's doing a great job and I love tonight and love this team.
 
But come on, someone sees an area they get concerned about, they should not be knocked for it.

To be fair, I can understand the taking of the wrath out on Brohm.  I'm not defending him at all either.
 
As a Packer fan, I always had thought he was drafted too high and thought the sports analysts who said he might beat out Aaron Rodgers as QB were just plain stupid.  Much of his problem that I always said and that we saw tonight are his arm and mechanics.
 
Someone mentioned his release, and if you look at it, you'll see his balls have minimal zip on them.
 
At the end of the day though, a backup is all he is and will be.
 
 
I sure hope though that Robert Marve takes over more as Drew Willy is out, because I agree he's the better backup.
 
Biggest problem killing this team is Richie Hall, he's the worst DC in CFL history.

I agree in general, you can't necessarily expect your backup QB to be the savior all the time, there is a reason he is the backup and not the starter.  However my problem with Brohm mostly is his arm strength.  You see when he throws it that the ball simply doesn't have much zip on it, and the receivers don't have a chance to make that defender miss.
 
I think on his good days he's a capable enough Brink or Elliot kind of QB, maybe even better than those 2, but I would've put Marve in.  His physical abilities exceed that of Brohm's.

I agree in general, you can't necessarily expect your backup QB to be the savior all the time, there is a reason he is the backup and not the starter.  However my problem with Brohm mostly is his arm strength.  You see when he throws it that the ball simply doesn't have much zip on it, and the receivers don't have a chance to make that defender miss.
 
I think on his good days he's a capable enough Brink or Elliot kind of QB, maybe even better than those 2, but I would've put Marve in.  His physical abilities exceed that of Brohm's.

To be fair, I can understand the taking of the wrath out on Brohm.  I'm not defending him at all either.
 
As a Packer fan, I always had thought he was drafted too high and thought the sports analysts who said he might beat out Aaron Rodgers as QB were just plain stupid.  Much of his problem that I always said and that we saw tonight are his arm and mechanics.
 
Someone mentioned his release, and if you look at it, you'll see his balls have minimal zip on them.
 
At the end of the day though, a backup is all he is and will be.
 
 
I sure hope though that Robert Marve takes over more as Drew Willy is out, because I agree he's the better backup.
 
Biggest problem killing this team is Richie Hall, he's the worst DC in CFL history.

Guys I am sorry this has taken a long time to do, it's been a crazy week.  I did finally get the game in, now I gotta get the audio editing done since I am taking out Rod Black's Voice.  It may not get uploaded before the Hamilton game, but for those who do want to relive all of the 2015 season it will be there again.
 
Thanks for your patience.

Guys I am sorry this has taken a long time to do, it's been a crazy week.  I did finally get the game in, now I gotta get the audio editing done since I am taking out Rod Black's Voice.  It may not get uploaded before the Hamilton game, but for those who do want to relive all of the 2015 season it will be there again.
 
Thanks for your patience.

Guys I am sorry this has taken a long time to do, it's been a crazy week.  I did finally get the game in, now I gotta get the audio editing done since I am taking out Rod Black's Voice.  It may not get uploaded before the Hamilton game, but for those who do want to relive all of the 2015 season it will be there again.
 
Thanks for your patience.

Guys I am sorry this has taken a long time to do, it's been a crazy week.  I did finally get the game in, now I gotta get the audio editing done since I am taking out Rod Black's Voice.  It may not get uploaded before the Hamilton game, but for those who do want to relive all of the 2015 season it will be there again.
 
Thanks for your patience.

Guys I am sorry this has taken a long time to do, it's been a crazy week.  I did finally get the game in, now I gotta get the audio editing done since I am taking out Rod Black's Voice.  It may not get uploaded before the Hamilton game, but for those who do want to relive all of the 2015 season it will be there again.
 
Thanks for your patience.

Experience doesn't always translate into success or eliteness.
 
I'll grant this, our D has always had some struggles showing up in Regina, and I don't think our struggles like that one will be typical of every week here, but at the same time I have a hard time giving the D a pass.
 
I think our offense is much improved, getting better, and provided Cotton stays healthy, I think they'll help out the D some, but they shouldn't be constantly playing on their heels all the time and i was starting to worry about them having to play catch-up all of this last game.  They can't constantly be doing that and expect to win.  I'll also say this, I'm no fan of Etch's schemes and was okay with letting him go, but vanilla defense is never a good thing.  What I just have to wonder is whether or not he looked good in Saskatchewan simply because he had Chick and George among others up front getting those sacks and making his defensive schemes look better than they are?  Somewhat similar to Tim Burke, looking good when he had players like Odell Willis, Doug Brown, Jason Vega in his best year, and others.  But after losing that defensive presence up front, his defenses from there on out, including last year in Toronto looked very mediocre.
 
I know in a lot of cases yes, you only go so far as the strength of the men up front, but I tend to think a lot of good defensive coordinators can make up for weaknesses in some areas or generate pressure by using better disguised blitzes and confusing looks to throw off opposing offenses, and I'm not too sure of Hall's ability to do that.
 
I'm not gonna call for him to go, he does deserve a chance to get things right around here, but there is no question, this defense should not play that poorly like that, and I really hope getting Legget back does fix things, but on top of that, I sure hope we're not gonna have to suffer through John Cornish, Andrew Harris, and John White when he gets back making our defense look like a noodle.

My biggest concern about the D was the complete and utter lack of pressure on the qb most plays. Tough to win when you can't make life hard on the qb. 

Look I'm a believer in this team, I think we got the potential to contend for the West this year, I think we can go up against the Stampeders and Eskimos and be competitive and even win, hell I think our talent is good enough to win the Grey Cup.  O'Shea's doing a great job and I love tonight and love this team.
 
But come on, someone sees an area they get concerned about, they should not be knocked for it.

How many times do I gotta tell you I'm happy about opening night's win?  Just because someone sees things that they want fixed and want to see improvement in doesn't make them a debbie downer, just makes them a concerned citizen.
 
I mean jeez, whenever something goes wrong on offense the whole mob comes out wanting to crucify Bellefeuille and that sounds good to everyone, yet someone just expresses concern about a defense they just want to see improvement in, particularly when playing against some of the better Os in the league and that gets put under fire?  I call double standard on that one.

Pros: Drew willy controlling the huddle and the clock. Using his outlets brilliantly. When Drew is calm and doesn't force throws he is a great QB. Cotton and Marshall look like the Thunder and Lightning we were hearing about before the season. Denmark held on to two big plays while taking big licks. Moore's first TD as a bomber too. Woop! O-line gave Willy time to actually think about what he was doing. Didn't particularly notice Chungh at all, but maybe that's a good thing.

Cons: Blitzing was TERRIBLE. Sam Hurl is not very fast. Turner and Anderson had no push up the middle. Westerman was invisible until the end with his shot on Messam. I don't recall getting a sack tonight, or even getting in the QB's grill at all *but maybe someone can correct me on that. 
 
But hey, we won. Every team in the CFL is in developing/gel mode and coming out with a win in Saskatchewan is a HUGE morale boost for the team.

Look I'm a believer in this team, I think we got the potential to contend for the West this year, I think we can go up against the Stampeders and Eskimos and be competitive and even win, hell I think our talent is good enough to win the Grey Cup.  O'Shea's doing a great job and I love tonight and love this team.
 
But come on, someone sees an area they get concerned about, they should not be knocked for it.

Look I'm a believer in this team, I think we got the potential to contend for the West this year, I think we can go up against the Stampeders and Eskimos and be competitive and even win, hell I think our talent is good enough to win the Grey Cup.  O'Shea's doing a great job and I love tonight and love this team.
 
But come on, someone sees an area they get concerned about, they should not be knocked for it.