TBURGESS

I hate that Durant got hurt, especially when no one even touched him. Bad for the Riders. Bad for the league. Bad for us folks who like to watch the best players even on other teams.

None of the angles showed where the ball was so they had no choice but to go with the call on the field. If I had to guess, I'd say the refs were right.

What a great game last night! Big play after big play after big play. Turned the sound off early. Calgary players give the crying eyes signal to Banks... No penalty. That Sears guy sure can play. He gave up a long TD but got 2 Ints, one for a TD plus 2 sacks. Collaros pump fakes himself out... 90+ yard Int for a TD. Goal line stand by Hammy. Hammy had the game won if they could just stop a 3rd and 18, but Gainey couldn't cover Fuller yet again. Prevent D with a 3 man rush worked like a charm. It prevented Hamilton from winning. Stupid bench penalty by Calgary almost cost them the win. 50 yard FG to win the game... would have been good from 55 easy. No Cornish TD = Strike 1. Hammy loss = 0-2 for me. Maybe it's a good thing I didn't pick the Bombers this week.

More an example of what rust looks like. DC's had film on Crompton after his first game in Montreal last year. You saying they didn't look at it until the offseason?

Why do you feel that the coaches don't like JFG? My impression is that O'Shea loves him and I believe JFG is slated to start this week.'Cause he so rarely gets on the field despite producing when he does.Last year he was behind Watson, because Watson is a better blocker. I believe JFG is penciled in as a starter this season. Watson's also a better receiver. JFG's better on special teams though.

Good for Ottawa getting their first road win ever! Sloppy game, but some great hits and plays. Eating motion's taunting Really? Oh well, gotta assume the players were told about it in TC. Montreal down to their 3rd string QB by the 3rd Q of the first game? Yikes! Maybe we can get a 1st rounder for Marve or Brohm. Was the hit on LeFevour legal? Hefney makes some great plays and some stupid ones. JJ had a nice INT. Burris stunk in the first half and played really well in the second. Never thought I'd see Montreal's defense get run over at the end of the game when they needed the ball back. I start the season 0 for 1 like most.

I'm interested to see what Burris can do with actual receivers this year. Ottawa may surprise some teams like we did last year, but I don't think it will be tonight. Montreal still has one of the best defences in the league. All their offense has to do is score a few points and keep the ball long enough to keep the defence fresh.

We've got lots of young potential, but that's not what matters, it's the starters that matter, not the depth. We don't have any tier 1 NI starters who'd be guaranteed starters on every CFL team like Cornish. We've got a few tier 2 guys in Picard, Greaves(?) and Kohlert(?) who'd be starters on most teams. After that we're pretty thin for starting quality NI's. Maybe some of our new guys will become good starters, but they aren't there yet.

Worst Offseason move.... Keeping MB as OC.

The yearly whine that there aren't enough Bombers on the top 50 list. Ho hum. Yawn. To me, it shows that we need to upgrade our talent level to become more competitive, just like it has for the last X number of years. Personally, I think Randle should have been on the list, Reilly should be higher and Durant lower, but I don't get a vote.

Hall, Picard, Bryant in that order.

The real question is... What did he expect as the 5th string QB?

Anyone have any idea how long Leggett's out for or what his injury is? Maybe it's a while and Shell's the replacement.

It's about expectations. The 5th string QB doesn't get much of a chance in TC unless one of the top 4 get injured, which didn't happen. No one would care if the QB wasn't a Canadian. They'd just say sour grapes and move on.

Randle's playing a new spot and Hurl's got what 8 starts at MLB.

Shell's best days are behind him IMO. Don't think he's an upgrade over our current DB's.

Cornish

I was paraphrasing. Typed it before the quote was put into the thread. Waiting an extra second to see if a throw is open is great only if there is a throw that's actually open. Otherwise, Marve loses the ability to make anything happen with his running and ends up having to throw the ball away or take the sack. I'm not sure where some of you think Marve will wait that extra second if it's not in the pocket. On the run behind the LOS? Then you'll complain that he can't throw from the pocket. Marve hasn't surprised anyone with his running ability since the first time he played last year. DC's can't take that away from him unless they bring more people towards the LOS which opens up the receivers down field. Marve's completed passes effectively both from the pocket and on the run. Needs to learn to read defenses better? Sure he does, but so does every 3rd string QB in the league and most of the 2nd strings and several of the starters. He's a Reilly style QB, not a Ray. Both can be very effective in the CFL. I'm not sure why there are so many arguments about our 3rd string QB around here. Everyone should want him to succeed.

It's almost like Marve knew he shouldn't sign a contract extension because he knew his style's wrong for our HC.

O'Shea said they want Marve to stick around in the pocket for an extra second rather than run. IMO that's missing the point of a QB who can run like Marve can. As long as he's getting first downs, I don't care much how he gets them. That being said, I hope we don't see much of Marve this season because that means both Willy and Brohm have failed or are injured.

Brohm gets no love around here. So he must've thrown for 10,000 inaccurate yards at Louisville. Ended up being nominated for a Heisman even though he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. Was drafted 56th overall in the NFL draft because he was always overthrowing or underthrowing his receivers who always ran the perfect route and never dropped a catchable ball. What is it that you are seeing about Brohm's "accuracy" that the scouts and coaches at Green Bay and the Bills (and Danny McManus) missed? Brohm's college stats mean he gets chances to play pro. Other than that, they no longer mean anything. The NFL's already decided they don't want him even as a 3rd string QB because the NFL scouts and coaches found his game wanting. Brohm's our 2nd string QB. His accuracy leaves a lot to be desired. No... thats not the same as 'can't hit the broadside of a barn', nor does it mean his receivers are always running perfect routes. It means he isn't throwing on time on target enough to move up the ranks. Willy's style is similar, but his accuracy is better.

Brohm is Willy without the accuracy. MB doesn't have to change anything in the offensive plan if he has to use Brohm. MB has to change a lot of things if he has to use Marve because he's a very different type of QB.

Way too early to provide any analysis for me Als over the Redblacks - Als are simply a better team. Cats over the Stamps - Grey Cup rematch goes the other way this time. Esks over the Argos - Eskimos are a significantly better team and the Argos don't have Ricky Ray. Riders over the Bombers - Home field and it will take some time for the Bombers to gel due to all the changes.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce today the following transactions. The following players have been released from the roster: International receiver Ja-Mes Logan International offensive lineman Marc Dile International defensive back Dominique Franks International kicker Anthony Santella International defensive back Shaquille Richardson International running back Carlos Anderson International receiver Mike Willie National quarterback Jordan Yantz National receiver Jordan Reaves National defensive back Justin Warden The following players have been placed on the practice roster: International running back Da’Rel Scott International defensive lineman Deantre Harlan International offensive lineman Corey Lewis International defensive back Vernon Kearney International defensive back Malachi Freeman International receiver Toney Clemons International receiver Jhomo Gordon National offensive lineman Thomas Griffiths National fullback Chris Normand National defensive lineman Ettore Lattanzio The following players have been placed on the one-game injured list: International safety Maurice Leggett International quarterback Josh Portis International defensive lineman Kashawn Fraser National defensive lineman Ivan Brown National receiver Addison Richards The following players has been placed on the six-game injured list: International defensive lineman Nate Collins National offensive lineman Pat Neufeld International defensive back Troy Stoudermire

BC Lions: Released from roster: DB Jordan Rwiyamilira (N), DB Josh Brinkworth (N), DB Jeremiah Johnson (I), DB MyronLewis (I), LB Cody Acker (I), DL Tim Jackson (I), DL Andre Monroe (I), FB Brandon Deschamps (N), RB Rickey Galvin (I), RB Damien Thigpen (I), WR Tim Vizzi (I), WR Whitman Tomusiak (N). Offered practice roster agreements: DB Darious Lane (I), LB Casey Chin (N), DL Craig Roh (I), DL Maxx Forde(N), DL Jamarkus McFarland (I), WR Terence Jeffers-Harris (I), K/P Anthony Fera (I), RB Keola Antolin (I), OLJosh Aladonoye (I), OL Campbell Allison (N). Placed on one-game injured: DB Steven Clarke (I), OL Cody Husband (N), OL Matt Norman (N). Placed on disabled list: QB John Beck (I). Returned to juniors: OL Anthony Daley (N), WR Derek Yachison (N)