CBC Sports: CFL 1994- Sacramento Gold Miners @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers: Short Video

Source:CBC Sports– the Gold Miners and Blue Bombers from 1994.

“CFL 1994 SACRAMENTO GOLDMINERS AT WINNIPEG BLUEBOMBERS”

From CFL Video

David Archer the American pro football quarterback, was the QB for the Sacramento Gold Miners when they were in the CFL and then QB the San Antonio Texans in the CFL in 1995. He had opportunities in the NFL and was even drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 1985, the Washington Redskins picked him up in the late 1980s and I believe he believed played for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Other than his brief stint with the Redskins where he was the 3rd string QB, I don’t think you can say he ever had a real shot to make it in the NFL with a good team. When he did play, he was always playing for teams that were struggling. But he did have good size, mobility, and a strong arm, and had success in the CFL playing for good teams like the Gold Miners and Texans.

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CBC Sports: CFL 1980- Calgary Stampeders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers: Short Video

Source:CBC Sports– the Stampeders and Blue Bombers from 1980.

“CFL 1980 CALGARY STAMPEDERS AT WINNIPEG BLUEBOMBERS”

From CFL Video

The Blue Bombers playing on grass with Dieter Brock as their QB. Dieter Brock was a very successful American QB in the CFL, with a big arm, who was very accurate. But somehow never caught on with an NFL club until the Los Angeles Rams signed him in 1985 when he was already in the 30s. But he could throw the football and you put him on a NFL club with a good passing game and offensive line, Dieter would’ve probably been successful in the NFL.

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Canada Classic Sports: CFL 1988- East Division Semi Final- Hamilton Tiger Cats @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers: Full Game

Source:Canada Classic Sports– welcome to Snow Bowl 88 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

“1988 CFL East Division Semi Final
Hamilton Tiger Cats vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
From Winnipeg Stadium
Late November 1988
Watch for Tom Larscheid & Dave Hodge in the studio”

From Canada Classic Sports

A battle of mediocrity, which unfortunately in the CFL, because they’re a league (not conference) where they’ve never had more than 8-10 teams (at least in the modern era) except when they expanded to America in the 1990s. And they also allow 3-4 out of five clubs in both divisions to make the playoffs every year. So even if if 1st 2 clubs in both divisions are good, winning teams (and sometimes just one winning team in a division) you’re going to have the 3rd or 4th place team that might not even be a 500 club and 7-9, 6-10, 5-11, even that season and still make the CFL Playoffs.

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