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I pretty much feel that 3 games a week.

Elks also lost Elks 6 - Bye 24

If all healthy BC and Toronto are relying on their D a lot to score. The Bombers aren’t. It’s funny hearing people even on TV talk about Chad Kelly as a MOP candidate when Collaros basically has 2x his stats with much more efficiency.

Yeah there's about 10 plays a game that determine the outcome usually. If you can have fresh guys pursuing a running QB on two of them, probably win that one. If Schoen catches the ball, if Oliviera doesn't fumble, if no pick six. Each and every one increases your chance of winning, right? The point is when you have McCrae mostly standing on the sidelines (or bobbling punts), Jackson mostly standing on the sidelines and you could potentially actually have an impactful player out on the field for those big plays, or have your Jefferson/Jeffcoats out there at 80% energy instead of 40%, you've increased your chances of making one of the plays to win the game. The chances of the guys doing their job and executing increases when you have better players on the field as close to full capability as possible in a football game. If you make the choice to have more or less dead spots on your roster with a shallow DL but the luxury of having a couple Americans with very little role on O on top of an American kicker (obviously needed but has consequences through the roster), you've handicapped yourself and made the margin to victory thinner.

Lots of things went wrong that drive. Absurdly soft coverage by both corners allowed Crum to play pitch and catch on that series, and Bighill's absolute comical whiff at the 10 yard line (or so) on Crum were brutal. I just think blaming that game as a whole on roster management when you consider everything that happened that game, IMO, is an extreme exaggeration. Time and time again, O'Shea preaches execution. If we do our job and execute, the game isn't close.

Gotta be honest I've watched 4 Toronto games this year and in all of them Kelly was average.

Collaros being the only MOP candidate through the first half of the season. I can't even imagine casting a vote for someone else. There's no QB's close to him. There's no RB's or receivers having exceptional seasons, I guess pending what Lawler can put up with Collaros and Schoen in a little more than half a season. Betts and Jefferson on D are having great seasons but don't think they'll be in the MOP discussion.

I agree. The roster management complaint is a minor issue, a mountain out of a molehill, IMO. I understand why the detractors have concerns but they are blowing it out of proportion.

But you can also see, logically, how the lack of DL rotation had the line gassed in the 4th and arguably cost us in a tight game.......? I don't disagree that we should have won that game "going away" but the fact is it was tight at the end, and if our DL was fresher, there's a good chance they shut Crum down on those runs. It's both things being discussed here.

Amazing thing about all 50 points is no special teams or defensive touchdowns lots of longs drives not sure I have seen a offence do that in a long time.

Hate reading all the whiny comments from Lions fans that it was a short week. Last year we played in Toronto week 4 and then played in BC 5 days later and slaughtered them. Had two days of travel and I think one day of practice? We also played 10 straight before getting a bye week last year. Yeah the CFL schedule sucks and is full of quarks but good teams manage it properly.

It's the same refs. That's where the CFL refs come from. In the past two seasons they've fast tracked a bunch of refs. I see guys/women who were working WHSFL games I was coaching last year working the lines in the CFL. Many of these people haven't even officiated football for 5 years at any level. They weren't good amateur refs. One particular rookie official I see in the CFL this year could never understand that we had 7 guys on the line if the guy covering the tackle on his side of the field wasn't a wideout, if we used a tight end or had a bunch formation he'd constantly **** it up and call us for No End....even when the guy on the line CHECKED IN WITH HIM! I see a lot of missed offsides, early movement in the CFL this year. That's where they have stationed the rookie refs, side judge, line judge. They've kept the vet officials at back judge, head linesman, umpire. There's a massive shortage of officials. One thing they really need to do is clarify the role of the replay official. If they want to review every play and buzz down if necessary, do that. But why are there some plays where they are buzzing down with a flag to throw and then nothing on other plays with obvious offsides for example?

Marry F**k Kill BC SASK Toronto

That's how well this team is run

All true Noeller, but our lack of execution earlier in the game is what cost us the victory. Our defence being gassed was only a factor after we had already **** the bed. Roster management has been an issue all year. I certainly agree that it is worthy of criticism. I just don't agree that it is something that is so egregious that it will cost us games, nor do I believe it cost us the Ottawa game. We made mistake after mistake, pick 6...dropped TD..poor play calling...to suggest that it came down to roster management.

Just as dopey as the first play of game...illegal formation...we had 6 olineman and a z receiver on the line...so had the required 7...but go figure eh?

Yeah...Kelly doesn't compare....ZC if stays upright all yr and that offence we saw last week is the norm...not the exception..he's a show in...if we did that against the supposed donut boys...this hyped worldly defence that was just all that and a box of what amounted to timbits...then I can't see us rolling over every one and everything

Castillo needs to get some hang time on his kickoffs.

Whenever I see chad Kelly’s face I think of the beginning scene in scarface where manny is telling Tony about rebenga and Tony says “he’s ugly mang” and manny says “yeah” lol

Yeah tough call who is the actual real top dog...all things considered...and not being biased...but across the board...coaches through starters...we maintain health right now, I'd lean toward Winnipeg...especially if we do a few minor game day roster tweak

Little behind...watching on PVR... Through 1 quarter and not a word from Dustin and Suitor about the beat down on BC. After the bomb by Kelly would have been the ideal time to toss in, "If you like long bombs you would have loved the Bombers/BC game last night"...but, nope. If BC had laid the hurt on us they wouldn't have shut up about it tonight

Nah. Those sucks need to be taken down a peg and the Stamps are no threat. Go horses!

When you give it to yourself....which seems like exactly the kind of thing he'd do.

Pretty sure will see McRae on injury report this week...with knee issue...well labeled lower body likely...he escaped what looked like a serious injury on that play around 12 min mark on that incomplete pass to him he had to go up high and get

I'm guessing that the coaching staff decided to give Dukes some game time since a win against Calgary at this point in time really isn't important since they have a cushion up top on the standings. A few lucky breaks from Calgary and two bad passe from Dukes really made the difference in the game.

Demario Houston is turning over a crap ton of balls...

Yep Collaros personally is having a career season. Opportunity to put up bigger numbers with fewer short fields from D and returns.

You know they're going to hype Kelly to no end....Argos and the media have replaced Rourke in 23 as the flavour of the year....I'll take Zack anytime over Kelly as far as talent goes....Kelly seems to be a little vulnerable now

Bad juju coming from that guy......he looks like he should be practising voodoo....Scary looking dude

Perfect example of twisting a narrative to suit your point. If either one of Schoen not dropping that deep pass for a sure touchdown, or Zach not throwing behind Woli late in the fourth happens, we win the game. That's a 14 point swing and has absolutely nothing to do with game day roster management.

Not good for the league (even though right now it helps the Bombers) to have all of these QB injuries … Our receivers talent is ridiculous right now. Pair that with the best QB in the league and I tend to agree (I assume you meant you can see us rolling over everyone?)

BC loss check Argos lose check Riders lose …perfect long weekend 😀

Can you post a picture of yourself?

It's up on YouTube.

I was just in response to some of the conversations in this thread. No idea how argo "fan" feels Also, its tired making the single argo fan jokes. I wish you guys would get some support over there

Nope...good start to weekend...we pounded..I wanted to see T.O lose so that the Sask loss to Ottawa puts em 2 under .500 and into forth....all goes as planned will be a good weekend

been better since Exume got here tho...if and when we get Miller and Hansen back....along with Grant returning we should be good

And our special teams could use some change also. Our cover teams ain't so great

Nobody is saying he's a bad coach. They're saying that we're not putting together the weekly roster properly... And you can't really deny that. Refusing to roster enough DL could absolutely cost us games... It's playing with fire. O'Shea is awesome, but how the game day roster is built has been a flaw this year.

100 percent...we may just see that next week

I'm rooting for the stamps. Simply because I want to see Toronto lose. Seems like a tight game so far. I just tuned in and it's 7-7

Fell on my sword and picked Oullette for my lock of the week, so did my part to limit Argos scoring

How do you get a nickname like "swag" with a haircut that bad?

especially against a defense that has been very strong all year.

Parker in for gmc would be fantastic. Though I’d prefer he start at Sam and return punts while some one else returns kicks. Then we could use a di on fox

I'm glad Oshea and the players never bring up any excuses.

Bombers give notice to the league. Check. Walleye biting like crazy..33 so far today. Check. Just need the Riders to lose, preferably in heartbreaking fashion, and my August long checklist is rounded out.

Thinking about how great our wrs looked last night and barring injury it seems likely that we'll have three 1000 yards receivers this year, with Woli cracking 700-800 yards as well. Impressive. Don't think we've had three since Milt, Edwards and Armstrong in 07.

There had to be at least 3 times last night where McCrae bobbled to had to double catch the ball. It didn't mean anything for this game, but that's not good.

Mission accomplished.