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Harris is a whiney baby, and a real baby cat....as the actual word will get censored. Team came out actually prepared but there were some moments again in the Jekyll and Hyde mode but for most part we weathered it and as seen when you roster the best roster you can (save for C) and use guys in roles best suited for them, (more on that later) you get what we saw. Boys actually brought the intensity and played with anger. Especially on defense...Kramdi return obviously fueled that somewhat, prob his best game ever but he was also used differently and more where I have said he would thrive...mucking it up lower in the box...coming down hill and pressing the l.o.s...Was minimal in coverage and it was effective, as he sucks in coverage and before the yeah butter's say he got in INT...yeah he did...but was from just being in space and ball just popped over to him...He had poor coverage on the actual reciever, not sure who he was even covering to be honest but good on him being alert and ready. My only criticism of him is sure he made a couple impact plays but the dude needs to really learn to tackle and wrap a guy up and not dive at shins or torpedo into upper bodies...He had at least 3 plays again where he did that and the guys justkept on goin as he bounced off...Gotta fixtah up but not sure if he can/will as its been his technique since day one...But his addition back to defence definitely made us better...Now lets punt kelly off...And as mentioned in convoy with Griffin he says he will be back "soon" so hopefully it gets Kelly to the bench, especially as we dont need that as a Ratio need Like the role now Younger has put Jones in...He got exposed a few times but inconsequential, but like Kramdi he has been limited on his drops and cover responsibilities and been allowed to just get at it...and he plays a bit like a knob..as does Kramdi and we need that as it permeates thru the defence...Jones new responsibilities totally coincide with Smith's play and his ability to crash the line and play inside...obliterate the run but also can cover a teams top slot...And as you can see is an extremely smart player and soaks up coaching like a sponge and doesn't make repeat errors...You can see it in his play as the season advances...we need to extend him pronto before he is gonna be commanding more loot...and or be a hot FA target Younger has been slowly morphing the defense but also seeing what pieces fit best where so needs to be kept up....With Wiliams being an absolute baller,,,Vaval showing he can be that other aggressive corner, and hopefully Griffin back sooner than later we have makings of a real good defense. Osh put together a good squad for this game...and actually had his head in it too and utilized his challenge without hesitation for once and generally had his team engaged....Props to him there, my only critique is when you finally roster legit DA's...actually use them! Jaworski and Womack played teams and I saw good things there...Womack got few snaps on offence but I don't recall seeing Jaworski but maybe missed his snaps...none the less was our best lineup all yr... Offence....hmmmmm...TC is a guy who I don't think even has a game plan or any sequencing of plays that make any sense...Just spit balling and tossing things out there I really liked that we actually went to some true sprint outs where ZC would totally change launch point well away from anyone....and trickery on the Oline to draw defense totally away from =him...and some milder roll outs...and was effective...The Neild TD being a perfect example...then would go to static drop back plays where we got killed...and he just kept doing it...Like dude are you even watching?? When we use the oline in sync with BO...and with multiple slide protections and movin the launch points...we are pretty efficient...so to keep straying way from it when teams aren't adapting is just poor coaching and makes zero sense And i gonna keep saying the majority of the issues is center and his inability to set the line up properly, plus he gets beaten physically too easily as well, but with a rookie American center who is seeing things for first time...would anyone expect anything better than what we seeing..There is a reason you never see Import centers, especially as a rookie...Just plain dumb coaching. We had a guy Ibisi who did it...But he was a brute..aggressive and athletic...not to mention mean...but please someone list all the great Import centers in last 20+ yrs....I'll wait Some here say ELI sucks...based on what..when has he been given a 2..3 game run....never...when he has been dropped in with no reps during the week he has been just fine and no worse than anyone else....and again before the yeah buts start their retort sure he has been here a few yrs but the coaches absolutely love what he can do in the extra guy role, and he can play guard if need be so they pidgoen holed him there...and when ole Kolo was here he was a poor choice as 6th as all he was was a middling center and offered no real coverage. Until I see a block of games where he looks worse than anyone ever as some suggest...then I will maybe change the opinion but the opinion he isnt starting cause Osh and his "staff" want someone else holds no weight, as we have seen in multiple positions a lesser skilled guy play over the better one, and or allowed to just be mediocre and suck cause thats just who they like...we seeing it now.... None the less if we can actually build on this ...which is almost 2.5 great complete games outta the last 4 then optimism should be there and second place should be totally doable, it's all up to the coaching now to get us there....From what I seen from Edm game to the last one the trend "looks" moe to be an upward one...but that also has coincided too with some player changes...and usage...Shouldnt have took 13 games tho to realize it. Ohh...forgot about my thoughts re:offence...ZC doesnt have the arm now to make the forced tight throws into double/trip0le coverage, and also to me it seems he is having processing and decision making issues upstairs...has he taken too many shots?...is he playing panicked..compromised?..Unsure but he's too experienced, and he's also way too intelligent to be making rookie type mistakes out there...Something aint right....But....If we use the system we did where we have success with Dru....moving the pocket all over...sprint outs...roll outs designed with actual receivers on both sides of center...we'd be just fine if ZC is out long term and Brown would thrive in that...Does TC see that tho....thats the big assed question Oh and I made it home safe and sound...Never got beat up by any bully...lol... @SpeedFlex27 tho said he was gonna toss me around tho and to smarten up when we met up hahaah...

Always great to come home to Winnipeg & make it to the Banjo Bowl. Love the stadium & the atmosphere, Waking into the stadium seeing all the tailgate parties going on around it is incredible. Nice to finally meet Booch. Living in YYC, we don't see anything like the BB. The atmosphere at a Stamps game is absolutely dead. The Stamps pad the attendance numbers. They'll say 19,578 fans attended a game at McMahon when in reality it's 9,578 that are truly in the stands. I've been to games where the place is virtually empty. Sad to see from a Calgarian's perspective. Ownership doesn't care if the team wins or loses. As people don't read newspapers anymore or the local sports on tv no longer exists, the Stamps news should be all over social media but it isn't which is a big problem, Highlight of the year was going to the Okanagan for Touchdown Kelowna. Almost 19,000 each at both Lions games with the Stamps & Elks. The City was a tremendous host. We went to the Lions vs Stamps game. The event was very well run. It had a Grey Cup vibe. It didn't feel like a Lions home game. Lots of fans dressed in their team jerseys. I saw Montreal , Hamilton & Argo jerseys. No RedBlacks fans. Lots of Bombers, Lions , Riders, Stamps & Elks jerseys from the West. Hopefully, someday Kelowna has a CFL team.

Kramdi really helped set the tone for physical play. And Jones being a dink to the opposition every time it a good thing too. Get that nasty edge going. Make it a slog for offenses. We all saw Harris with his palms up and lower lip dropping but another guy who did not enjoy his experience was Johnson (the good one). He had a miserable experience that game and I love that for him and the riders

Right, just like that time Bighill signed here after an NFL break....all the other GMs just sat on their hands it was only 1 GM that reached out to try and sign him. Thank god he did! Strev too. He didn't get any other offers. Actually, when it comes to any FA that the Bombers have signed, mid season or not. It was simply because no other GM made any other offers. I'm not sure why it's so hard to believe that a guy who left a championship team would maybe want to go back to that team after seeing that the grass isn't always greener (no pun intended) in other locker rooms. Even if all things are equal, or unequal and the bombers offered more money...we've heard of players taking less to stay in B&G. There is exactly zero evidence to suggest Walters did or didn't make an offer to him. To speak so confidently that he didn't is bizarre.

Excellent point about Luke Wilson. Hated his socials, really like his commentary during games.

Goalie didn't indicate what type of brawl he wanted to participate in....was it boxing....wrestling....martial arts or 'kneecapping and run like hell'....Anyway I think Goalie would probably show up complete with his mask and pads or a no=show....like he's doing now

I don't know that there is because Eli has hardly ever played centre. He might miss on some pass blocking plays now and then (reality is we already get they), but Eli can move bodies out of the way better than elsbury can and given out reliance on Brady isn't that a valuable thing?

Yeah should probably establish some ground rules first...

yup......AND IF we could have pulled that one out we would be sitting in a damned nice position....would have put a different complexion on the whole season.....Would' ves and should'ves though......

D was fine on labour day too IMO. Just the offense hung them out to dry entirely

By now there is enough data to make an absolute comparison between Elsbury and Eli, and I. for one, would appreciate an assessment of the two. Gotta start calling the O-line "the Brady Bunch".

yeh points allowed not necessarily the indicator for the better performance...same can be said with an offence too....it's all game dependent and circumstance related Mtl game was a more dominant performance I think...based soley on the fact it was all mtl's legit starters...and Alexander is a way better QB and harder to reign in Sask had for most part 3 or 4 3rd stringers at reciever and missing starting RB tho they prob better with the guy they used and Oullette is way over rated...always knicked...and is an all or nothing kinda RB....And the nothings out weight the alls All that said if we can get the defense to look/play/act loke half the Edm game...the Mtl game and the second Ssk game....we are gonna be doing pretty good...And really if not for some weakness in coaching and decisions in the LDC we prob shoulda won that game...

yeh he even tried some physicality too....well as best he could lol But it is an infectious thing on a defence

I don't disagree overall but that 2nd INT looked much worse live than on replay. The LB made a hell of a play to fake man coverage and leave his guy for the INT.

100 percent....cant be nice on defence really....within the rules tho have at er...the games we looked really good...we played with edge and lotsa chatter...Williams as well has some of that to his game too....let it be infectious

This is a great opportunity for lounges to step up and attract fans to their establishments on Saturday nights.

I agree totally when our defence plays a bit nasty we get lots better results. Jones did that in the Montreal game and really threw Alexander off his game, and this game with him and Kramdi disrupting it put Harris off his game too, you could see little things like timing of throws and just being off target enough at the right time. Don't have to play dirty to injure or anything, but being a wee bit chippy sure doesn't hurt.

YUP....5 yrs to tweak and adjust...but the influx in these 5 yrs should allow the league, and teams to be on pretty solid footing...Especially if they actually adapt to the now and stop trying to promote and market like its still 2015 get an IPTV...Or do you have one already...Lotsa cheap services out there and the one I use has all the DAZN feeds...well it has all of everything...I just set mine up to get all the U.S...CDN...UK channels as well as sports packages..pay per views...etc...I think I pay like 19 bucks a month

Does it matter right now? This league was given an opportunity to inject a good amount of cash right now.... The world is going to be so different in 5 years it will be hard to predict what anything looks like.

A preview of the Goalie-Booch punch-up? 😁

Always preferred Michael over Bruce but he'd have to modify his intro a bit... Replace "For the thousands in attendance and millions watching from home" with "For the dozen in attendance and absolutely nobody watching from home". 😅

Who do we want for an announcer or

Younger also has Kramdi back, which made a noticeable difference.

We can still do better with the design of the pressure packages, and he did get caught up a couple of times in sending 5+. Id rather see us show and drop with anywhere from 3-5 rushers. More stunts and twists, some better personal useage, Etc. Reese dropping back and replacing Jones gave harris fits all night too.

I think the days of Collaros running the O are coming to an end, he's had a great career and clearly can't do what he has done in the past game in game out. Also he really needs to think about his health body and mind after football. The O line has it's struggles but if the first read is not there for Collaros he panics and gets sacked fairly easily. Maybe time to really find out what Brown can do for the rest of the year and if he is the guy for years to come

I can almost understand regular season games as an experiment. Including playoff games is inexcusable.

Before we give up entirely on Eli, there are a few things to consider. Firstly, my total experience in football consists of playing a couple of falls in high school, so I am in no position to assess players unless they really soil the linens. Secondly, it has been my belief that a center's play is not just about ability, it is also about coaching and hard-won game experience. I am not sure Eli has been given proper coaching, and he sure as spit has not been allowed to grow into the job, O'Shea being who he is and favouring "his" players. Thirdly, so far as I can tell, Elsbury has not gotten any better with repetition and as we saw with Kolankowski, if the center ain't good, ain't nobody on the line good. Fourthly and lastly, the best one among us to give a global assessment of Eli would be Booch, and I, for one, would appreciate his input.

I loved his interview in "Facing Ali"

Where is Goalie? On a mod-inspired "time out"?

I’m begging him to please please keep rushing four sprinkling in the odd blitz stunt to disrupt mr. qb. It all starts in the trenches, it was a thing of beauty to see TH disrupted for most of the game that makes everyone else’s responsibility more easy to execute.

I love wilson in the booth. keep his ass off social media and give him the job full time. He isn’t sugar coating it on players or refs or even bad calls from pbp. Serious breath of fresh air. more like the soon to be hip replacement club lol 100%. he seriously out thought him self for a big chunk of the year, atleast he seems to have it figured out now. I’ll say too, we sucked with vets hand picked by jy for a long time this year. it’s not a years service in the cfl thing. His system was soo needlessly complicated it slowed down guys who usually excel in his system.

Fall has arrived, VAJ changes earlier than the leaves do.

Great crowd in Edmonton today

the secondary adjustments have been tremendous, combined with jy getting back to basics has helped a lot

trash call. love that wilson called bs on the call too

That is a joke of a call. A professional ref wouldn't call that.

Where has this Kramdi been all this time?

secondary is hitting, I’m happy to see jones pass rushing more and dropping back less

he slid centre slid other way. Remember when eli started at C and wallace looked like an all star?

I'm not making excuses for Zach but it is windy today. Also not blocking a rusher up the middle isn't his fault

Elsbury makes his presence known. Again.

that reese drop back play brings great dividends

Kramdi might be a little better than Kelly 😁

Demski waits on it to get into his body instead of catching the ball...****.

So is the Goalie/Booch fight at half time today? Is it at the Forks sometime? A TBD date and location? I have FOMO.