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Our teams blocking has been pretty good actually...

I'm with you on this, nor do I want to see Dressler or any other player of great importance returning punts, too risky.  It would have made sense to give Flanders some game action without risking injury to any of the starters.

It`s tough to gauge the true ability of the unit until Johnny Adams is back and Bruce Johnson is healthy. Johnson had a rough first two weeks so we need to see if he can bounce back or if he continues to be the weak link in the secondary.
I don`t mind having a Randle-Johnson-Harris-Posey-Adams secondary to see what we really have there. Like you and others have said, the typical cushion/bend don`t break Richie Hall defense also can factor into the perception of how our secondary is playing.
However, if BJ continues to struggle and Adams takes a few weeks to get caught up we could be in real trouble. (Unless CJ Roberts is a diamond in the rough)

As everyone breath's a sigh of relief.

In a perfect world, Knuckles will go on a Vin Scully-esque run. But as many others have pointed out once CJOB's current contract runs out it seems like a no brainer to move over to TSN, especially given the TV contract I would imagine they can use that as leverage in radio rights negotiations. I don't envy whoever fills the PBP chair there though, there will be a lot of vitriol for the first few years.

I get that you're on the payroll over there on Pembina, and that's cool...I'd be totally on board, too. I can imagine the "Us Against Them" mentality and it'd be a real driver. As someone who "gets it" and someone who's also a fan listening from afar, it's just not even a comparable broadcast. Bob + Ed Tait + Doug Brown = CFL Radio Broadcast Perfection. It's everything TSN should be striving for, and I have no doubt they are! Bob's going to retire as soon as this contract is up, and then TSN will buy the rights and try to find someone to take over PBP (I honestly don't believe anyone in town currently that is able to take over right now) and it'll suck for a couple years, but they'll eventually get it...time moves on and people will come to enjoy *that* broadcast, as a whole new generation makes it theirs.

Edmonton's D isn't as scary as it used to be.   Control Reilly and theres a chance 

Look in every game there are breaks and mistakes that happen to both teams. The winning team is the team that capitalises on the key ones. Bombers did that against Hamilton and there is no need to diminish it. If we are diminishing engine because one team made too many mistakes then the bombers opponents have a lot less legit wins.

Yeah. yeah....one could make a list of good things and of things that need work.   Frankly, the lists would be almost of equal length.
For, me though....the man thing is that I saw some actual emotion, attitude and intensity from this team.   Some of the things, I have been waiting for.....
That, and the 2 points, made it a good week.
 

You aren't looking at the good and bad though. You are looking only at the breaks the bombers caught. Ticats caught a break on the missed field goal and subsequent td they got from it. They got a break on another touchdown where they had receivers so offside even rod black saw it but it wasn't flagged. Those two things right there are the only reason the game was close. You like to claim objectivity but it's really not. It's just focussing on the negatives and is every bit as bad as only focussing on positives

There will always be posters who will try to diminish what the Bombers have done in any won game. What's not surprising is the two who did try. The Bombers didn't 'need' 6 turnovers to beat the Ticats...they caused, at least 5 of those. They like to point out a dropped TD catch by the opponents, but not not count a miss on a wide open receiver, in the end zone, for our team. They'd rather underline a 'lucky bounce' on a kickoff attempt, rather than give credit for heads up play by an oft-criticized veteran player. No, that doesn't count.
And, as you pointed out, the Bombers, with their history, easily could have wilted with that ten-point swing to open the game...but they didn't. I bet you those two posters expected the likes of Simoni Lawrwence and the rest of the (at that time) league-leading sack kings to destroy our O-line and pulverize Drew Willy. Instead, they got 2.... and 1 of those was on a slippery ball fumble. BUT! No credit there either...just those 6 turnovers and lucky bounce. 
You know what? I think they're actually disappointed. I was wondering which 'fans' would bring up those statistics, and, as usual, I wasn't disappointed who did.
 

Can't disagree at all with what DoD has outlined. A few of my own observations:
- What did we as a fanbase do to be stuck with Rod Black for virtually every game? His determination to pen nicknames for players and/or regurgitate the same nickname over and over is infuriating. As a broadcaster he is often out to lunch on his calls ("No one's gonna catch him....or will they? Yes!") and assumptions.
- Proulx et al were awful tonight. Both teams had calls go the wrong way but man the pace really slowed down in the second half with the flags.
- That bullrush from Hubbard at the end was fun to watch. The book on him was he takes certain plays off, but seeing as Green is a ghost out there what's the harm in giving him an extended look?
- Fogg and Hawkins seemed to be trailing often. We could use an upgrade at HB, even when Johnson was in we were lacking there and I am a Bruce Johnson fan.
- I hated Lapo's offense when he was HC/OC last time, thought he checked down way too much. After Bellefueille, it's a refreshing change. Let's hope that Willy can find some intermediate/deep accuracy to go along with the short stuff.
- We did a great job of keeping Simoni Lawrence from being a factor. Didn't see much of him last night, good scheming/blocking by the offense.
- Mobile QB's always seem to give us trouble, let's hope we have a game plan for Reilly next week!
 

I can't listen to CJOB due to the sheer number of commercials they air.  I've pretty much gone to TSN 1290 pre and post game with the exception of going back to CJOB after the game to listen to the coaches interview.
Bob is and surely will be missed.

I'm right there with you.  When they were inside the 10 I was yelling at the screen for them to just give the ball to Harris a couple of times and just smash it in.  Screw throwing it.  Pound that fucker in there as hard as you can!
...oh get your minds out of the gutter. 

My thoughts were when we signed Harris that it was a given anything inside the 10 on first down would be given to him. Maybe Lapo is overthinking it and assuming they are keying in on Harris on 1st and goal and hence the sweeps to Smith? I just don't think his skill set (speed in space) is best suited for a stacked box on the goal line as opposed to Harris.

Agreed. The defense in particular was noticeably more energetic and were rallying to the ball carrier better than the last two weeks. Offensively, we were moving the sticks with more regularity also. Tackling was also miles better in my opinion.
Does Willy need to be more accurate? Yes.
Does he need to push the ball downfield more? Yes.
Do we need to have that killer instinct when we have a team on the ropes early in the 3rd quarter? Absolutely,
At the end of the day, had the roles been reversed there would be cries that "the score absolutely flattered the Bombers and we should have been blown out" etc. We have issues in our game that need to be addressed for sure, but in a game we needed to win we found a way to do it.

Wasn't Coorsman the one who would torrent all the games as well back in the day?

all done by mine and 17to85's Brandon U buddy....Coorsman Chad.....one of the biggest Bombers fans you'll ever meet, and also a nerd with way too much time on his hands to put this **** together...

Did not understand the goal line sweep to Ryan Smith call...  reminded me of 2011 when we'd do absolutely everything in the red zone except give the ball to Reid.

Hi everyone,
As most other above me, I have lurked on the site since it's inception and finally got around to signing up. I used to post on OB for years before it started to deteriorate.
Unfortunately for me, I was not alive to relive the glory days of the Bombers as I was only 2 when they last won the Cup but despite the last few years of futility I remain loyal to this team and plan my summer/fall around the games. I look forward to engaging in discussions with other knowledgeable fans so I can stop bothering my wife with my constant rambling!

Agreed. The defense in particular was noticeably more energetic and were rallying to the ball carrier better than the last two weeks. Offensively, we were moving the sticks with more regularity also. Tackling was also miles better in my opinion.
Does Willy need to be more accurate? Yes.
Does he need to push the ball downfield more? Yes.
Do we need to have that killer instinct when we have a team on the ropes early in the 3rd quarter? Absolutely,
At the end of the day, had the roles been reversed there would be cries that "the score absolutely flattered the Bombers and we should have been blown out" etc. We have issues in our game that need to be addressed for sure, but in a game we needed to win we found a way to do it.

Agreed. The defense in particular was noticeably more energetic and were rallying to the ball carrier better than the last two weeks. Offensively, we were moving the sticks with more regularity also. Tackling was also miles better in my opinion.
Does Willy need to be more accurate? Yes.
Does he need to push the ball downfield more? Yes.
Do we need to have that killer instinct when we have a team on the ropes early in the 3rd quarter? Absolutely,
At the end of the day, had the roles been reversed there would be cries that "the score absolutely flattered the Bombers and we should have been blown out" etc. We have issues in our game that need to be addressed for sure, but in a game we needed to win we found a way to do it.

Agreed. The defense in particular was noticeably more energetic and were rallying to the ball carrier better than the last two weeks. Offensively, we were moving the sticks with more regularity also. Tackling was also miles better in my opinion.
Does Willy need to be more accurate? Yes.
Does he need to push the ball downfield more? Yes.
Do we need to have that killer instinct when we have a team on the ropes early in the 3rd quarter? Absolutely,
At the end of the day, had the roles been reversed there would be cries that "the score absolutely flattered the Bombers and we should have been blown out" etc. We have issues in our game that need to be addressed for sure, but in a game we needed to win we found a way to do it.

I get so tired of sitting in the stands at the stadium listening to my fellow season ticket holders bitching and complaining all the way through games about our team. Same thing here, people are complaining and are very critical even when we win. Was it a game for the ages?? No it wasn't. But our team played significantly better than last week. They played with emotion, and they dominated. They were excited and it showed.

Hi everyone,
As most other above me, I have lurked on the site since it's inception and finally got around to signing up. I used to post on OB for years before it started to deteriorate.
Unfortunately for me, I was not alive to relive the glory days of the Bombers as I was only 2 when they last won the Cup but despite the last few years of futility I remain loyal to this team and plan my summer/fall around the games. I look forward to engaging in discussions with other knowledgeable fans so I can stop bothering my wife with my constant rambling!