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Nice crisp receiver patterns by BC. Glenn is looking far more comfortable and his team is responding with confidence. I had taped the TO/Calgary game and even with skipping the commercials and the droning between-plays commentary, I found Rod Black grating and had to mute the TV. Cuthbert and Suitor are soooo much better.

Rod Black was at the top of his game. Sad but true.

What does Marsh bring to the table that Smith does not? Could this be a misdirection by Popp and Co?

I don't think it's just you.... yes he's always been known as "Thick Nick" but this year he just looks plain fat and slow.... not sure he ever really got into "shape" after the injury... If you take into account their relative size, a guy like Dan Knapp is in significantly better shape than Nik Lewis Dan Knapp looks real athletic for an OL... I hope he has an supporter.......

I expect blood and guts all over the field in the first quarter, and then trench warfare for the rest of the game with the Bombers sidelining Smith soon after half-time. Whomever has the best running game will win. I think the short passing game will be critical because Smith will be expecting a carnivorous pass rush from every Bomber on the field.

En englais, sil vous plait.... Now I need to copy and paste your post and email it to my gf so she can translate it for me.... that's a lot of work for me Or, you could C&P the text into Google Translate- rough but understandable.

I usually listen to OB's post-game show. Bob Irving has to be the best sportscaster since Don Wittman.

Looks decent on the highlights- pretty much a drop back passer who runs every now and again. At least he probably has heard of Winnipeg and the CFL. Looks to have a darned good arm.

Plugging Howard into the line may turn out to be a good thing if he is good. Montreal's D-line is as good as any in the league and I would bet the game plan for Montreal will be to blitz at almost every opportunity to rattle a rookie starting quarterback. Funny enough, the Bombers may be considering the same tactic, or they may lay back a bit and let Smith try to puzzle out Etch's defense. If Smith is as slow on his reads as he has been for the past couple of games, a good four-man rush ought to get to him often.

Goossen shows every sign of being at the least a good pick, possibly a great pick- we will know in a year or two.

Good foot speed, able to extend plays with his legs, ad-libs well on the run, very nice touch on his passes, but I don't know if he has the arm strength for the CFL field.

Tough choices to choose between…I'll have to get my dart board out, consult the latest Dart Game on TSN, then make the necessary 3/4 arm toss for the deciding vote. Bullseye…I'll watch Golf. I would rather watch competitive knitting.

Well, then the Ticat fans in attendance would be roughly equal to the number of Americans watching the game.

Howard would need the reps, even if they are planning to start Swistun against Montreal. Swistun probably knows the timing and calls, but Howard needs to ready in case Swistun comes into contact with a particularly sharp piece of bread.

Is this like getting spanked but with a foot fetish? If so, it is unseemly to brag.

Should we call him "Speed Demond"?

Big deal. If he could throw it while lying face-down on his goal line at night during a rainstorm with a 300-lb lineman on his back, then that would be something.

The CFL doesn't seem to care. It's all about protecting the guys that do the crime. Easy enough to fix. If an illegal act takes an opposing player out, the offender sits (without pay) as long as the injured player does. If the injured player's career is over, so is the offender's career. If an NI player is sidelined permanently, his team gets the offending team's draft pick or an equivalent player from the roster of the offending team.

Few of the NFL owners have to worry about -30 weather, three feet of snow or short construction seasons. On top of all that, they have wall to wall money, which helps. A lot.

The not-good thing about Grigsby on that play was that it sure looked like Grigsby didn't even try, and that could have put Willy right out of the game. Grigsby gave the rusher a complete free shot- hope it doesn't happen too often. If you watch that play again it looks like Grigsby is focused on the inside rusher which was probably his designated block. It was a matter of choosing between two pass rushers and unfortunately Grigsby chose the wrong one. IIRC, the blocking back is instructed to take the inside man if there are two rushers who break in, so that may be where the confusion came from.

Maybe Federkeil coming off the IR makes Peach available. Regardless, Federkeil is very good and the rich get richer.

The not-good thing about Grigsby on that play was that it sure looked like Grigsby didn't even try, and that could have put Willy right out of the game. Grigsby gave the rusher a complete free shot- hope it doesn't happen too often.

And that's what happens when diapers go unchanged for too long.

Smith is no dummy, but good pressure from our front four/seven will cause him to either force the ball or try to run, so its great that Bryant is back, but that is offset by the loss of Greaves and the defensive juggling that results. I hope Howard is good enough to be worth rearranging the defensive team. I believe that Willy can handle the pressure better than Smith, but our short passing game had better be up to snuff. It will be interesting to see how well Grigsby does.

Anderson will probably toe the line for a week or two but he is who he is and that will surface again.