At Least the Bomber Fans Got a New Set of Teeth!
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It was an interesting week in the CFL where Ottawa moved into second place in the east, Hamilton broke their winless streak to start the season, the Calgary Stampeders took advantage of a fat and sassy BC Lion team and the Riders send a message to the Bombers, and the Bombers sent one back.
Edmonton went to Ottawa in a short week with a new head coach in Jarious Jackson and GM in Geroy Simon, but the result was the same for the Elk as they fell 20-14 to the Ottawa Redblacks. Edmonton was looking to break their own five game losing streak to start the season and Jackson made noises he would use both quarterbacks in McLeod Bethel Thompson and Tre Ford and while that might sound good on paper, it’s a different story.
The problem with rotating quarterbacks in and out is it prevents quarterbacks from developing a feel and a rhythm for the game. There are mutterings in Edmonton that Ford had rejected some plans to get him in the game stating he wanted to be a starter and was not interested in doing a package deal.