?‍?The return of Jason Maas.
The return of Henry....or Hank?

The leading yardage passer - Mike Reilly 1926 yards. He's also #1 in completions (147) and attempts (207) and tied for first with 11 TD passes. - 383 yds against Ottawa in their first game.
(Gord Holder - Ottawa Citizen)

the score.com -
Reilly has recorded eight straight 300-plus yard regular-season games, which is just one shy of the CFL record set by Sam Etcheverry in 1956 and Kent Austin in 1991. He is averaging 385 yards per game.

He's on pace for 6,934 passing yards over the span of an 18-game season. To put that into perspective, only five times has a quarterback eclipsed 6,000 passing yards while only four different pivots have done it (Doug Flutie did it twice). The record is 6,619 set by Flutie in 1991, yet here’s Reilly flirting with the notion of 7,000. - CFL.ca 

Reilly needs to average 361 passing yards per game to reach Flutie’s record (he’s averaging 385 through five games) - P. Steinburg cfl.ca

Reilly can sling it, whether it’s to Adarius Bowman or Derel Walker — both receivers on pace to eclipse 2,000 receiving yards. CFL.ca 

?‍?The weapons/targets?
Reilly’s principal weapons are wide receiver Derel Walker and slotback Adarius Bowman, who coming into this week’s games ranked first and third in receiving yards with 642 and 586 yards, respectively. The Redblacks’ Chris Williams was second with 625, while teammates Brad Sinopoli (491) and Greg Ellingson (487) were sixth and seventh. (Holder)

The Ottawa Redblacks boast a league-leading 446 yards of net offence per game, while the Edmonton Eskimos are averaging a second-best 434 yards. - gerry moddejonge Edmonton journal

“The improvement of the quarterbacks and the receivers and some of the rule changes have helped the offence.” - Mark Nelson

?‍?Ottawa won the first meeting, in overtime, 45-37.

Burris - " I will give it my all."

Reilly - "We know it will be a slugfest."  - TSN

So, who ya got?

That game was hard to watch. Ottawa took 14 accepted penalties for 204 yards, while Edmonton chipped in with 13 for 105. Add in stoppages for turnovers and challenges and you end up with a close yawn fest. The Burris rant and the amount of punishment Reilly can take were the highlights.

BTW when did they change the rule on hitting the upright on a FG? Used to be if you hit it and it went in you got 3. Hit it and it went into or through the end zone you get 1. Hit it and it comes back out and you get nothing. Now you get nothing if you hit it and it goes in or through the end zone. Could have been the difference in this game.

10 hours ago, Noeller said:

Man, I just got off the water after fishing...

how'd you do?  Lake wpg?

 

 

 

2 hours ago, TBURGESS said:

That game was hard to watch. Ottawa took 14 accepted penalties for 204 yards, while Edmonton chipped in with 13 for 105. Add in stoppages for turnovers and challenges and you end up with a close yawn fest. The Burris rant and the amount of punishment Reilly can take were the highlights.

BTW when did they change the rule on hitting the upright on a FG? Used to be if you hit it and it went in you got 3. Hit it and it went into or through the end zone you get 1. Hit it and it comes back out and you get nothing. Now you get nothing if you hit it and it goes in or through the end zone. Could have been the difference in this game.

I was flipping back and forth between this and the Jays game. I can't sit through that many penalties for a non-Bomber game.

not sure what your referring to, must have missed that field goal attempt - my understanding was 3 if it deflects in, dead ball otherwise.

22 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Unfortunately I see the Schmoes bouncing back big time with this one. Just a hunch but I sense a blowout.

Great call, yeeesh. Actual: 1 Hunch: 0.

But hey, all good for us plus the schmoes continue to lose!

9 hours ago, Dragon37 said:

Burris has been successful where ever he has gone. He has earned the right to talk trash. More folks have talked crap about him than he has been critical. I don't know how many times folks here have dissed him only to have him prove he isn't just some schmoe. Yeah he can be a bit self absorbed but there are a lot of players that are very confident of their abilities.

Some people define success in championships and in that category Burris is a choker.

10 hours ago, Dragon37 said:

Burris has been successful where ever he has gone. He has earned the right to talk trash. More folks have talked crap about him than he has been critical. I don't know how many times folks here have dissed him only to have him prove he isn't just some schmoe. Yeah he can be a bit self absorbed but there are a lot of players that are very confident of their abilities.

And if you do not think you are among the best, then you probably aren't. Egos drive success, like it or not.

2 hours ago, tracker said:

And if you do not think you are among the best, then you probably aren't. Egos drive success, like it or not.

There's thinking you're the best and then there's thinking you're the best and whining about how mean people are to you because they won't stroke your ego.  Burris has always been a whiner.  

 

4 hours ago, Jesse said:

I was flipping back and forth between this and the Jays game. I can't sit through that many penalties for a non-Bomber game.

You got sick of the constant play stoppages and general lack of action... so you switched to baseball?

1 hour ago, WBBFanWest said:

There's thinking you're the best and then there's thinking you're the best and whining about how mean people are to you because they won't stroke your ego.  Burris has always been a whiner.  

But a darned good whiner who would be welcomed here in place of Willy.

11 hours ago, Mark F said:

how'd you do?  Lake wpg?

 

 

 

LW was weak at Vic Beach... Water so warm, bite was slow. Made a trip out to Whitemud at Westbourne and did well. Cats, Bullhead and Drum. No Eyes for us on shore but the guys trolling bottom bouncers did well! 

41 minutes ago, Noeller said:

LW was weak at Vic Beach... Water so warm, bite was slow. Made a trip out to Whitemud at Westbourne and did well. Cats, Bullhead and Drum. No Eyes for us on shore but the guys trolling bottom bouncers did well! 

Are you talking about fishing or picking up beotches down at the lake?

21 hours ago, Noeller said:

Lol!! What a ******* tool. If there's one thing I hate in life, it's people with big egos. 

All right Noeller.. Don't play the laughing boy. There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch.

19 hours ago, tracker said:

And if you do not think you are among the best, then you probably aren't. Egos drive success, like it or not.

This is true, but there's knowing you're a part of the best, and then there's "wanting" to be acknowledge as part of the best. The wanting part is what takes ego over the top and comes across as whinny. Burris is a good QB and he's always come off as someone who wants to tell everyone that.

19 hours ago, tracker said:

And if you do not think you are among the best, then you probably aren't. Egos drive success, like it or not.

The greatest players don't need to tell everyone how great they are... 

20 minutes ago, bearpants said:

The greatest players don't need to tell everyone how great they are... 

I would say a more accurate way to say it is that the best players don't need everyone else to talk about how great they are. Burris is such a suck it's not even funny. A huge phony as well. The second something is hard or doesn't go well it's not his fault but when things are going well he's more than happy to take all the credit. I don't care if he is a better player than what we have here I never wanted that tool on the Bombers. 

4 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

I would say a more accurate way to say it is that the best players don't need everyone else to talk about how great they are. Burris is such a suck it's not even funny. A huge phony as well. The second something is hard or doesn't go well it's not his fault but when things are going well he's more than happy to take all the credit. I don't care if he is a better player than what we have here I never wanted that tool on the Bombers. 

totally agree... I know using 2 of the all-time greats is an extreme example but I always think of Tom Brady and Peyton Manning... These guys never, ever talk about how great they are... and they generally get embarrassed or try to brush it off when others remind them how great they are...

23 hours ago, 17to85 said:

Some people define success in championships and in that category Burris is a choker.

There are lots of good QBs that could be classed in that group too then. Burris has more championship rings and maybe even playoff appearances than Winnipeg has had.

20 minutes ago, Dragon37 said:

There are lots of good QBs that could be classed in that group too then. Burris has more championship rings and maybe even playoff appearances than Winnipeg has had.

He's got one win as a starter in Grey Cups and he is probably lucky that game was played inside rather than outside. All the regular season accolades he's had and only one cup? That's not good. That's only a broken arm difference than noted choker Kevin Glenn. 

 

Burris might be talented but he's a *****. always has been, always will be. 

3 hours ago, bearpants said:

The greatest players don't need to tell everyone how great they are... 

Kobe Bryant, Muhammed Ali, Brett Favre etc etc would provide proof to the contrary. Talent and class seem to be completely different things.

1 hour ago, tracker said:

Kobe Bryant, Muhammed Ali, Brett Favre etc etc would provide proof to the contrary. Talent and class seem to be completely different things.

Of course there are a few exceptions to every rule... 

I wanted Burris to sign here in 2014.  If things don't work out this year, I hope the Bombers pursue him again.