Da bombers vs .......da.... Al's...

PIGSEYE, yes, the Bombers were competitive last year but the O-line was porous, the receiving corps was thin, and Khari Jones was on the downslide. Your defense also had problems. So I'm not sure a patch-up job would have been sufficient. I'm willing to admit that I could be wrong, but from where I'm standing, last season's Bombers looked like a team going downhill and in need of an overhaul.

Don't forget, no one could have foreseen losing your defensive coordinator in the middle of the season, just when the players were starting to execute his system properly. I don't think Winnipeg has really recovered from Rust leaving.