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1 minute ago, deepsixemtoboyd said:
Yes, indeed, them's the key words: "he needs to do it again next week." Yes, Nichols had a controlled, pretty mistake-free game last night at home against the team with the worst record in the CFL. That's good. It's certainly better than the alternative: crapping the bed and losing to the worst team at home. That said, let's hold off on the heavy kudos for now. Judgment is reserved about his rehabilitation until he can do it against a plus .500 club from the West. After all, that's the acid test, no? Those are the teams we will need to beat if we hope to take home the chalice.
Agree 100%
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3 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
Lost his running game with Harris & Demski out. Demski is also a part of the passing attack so it really crippled us offensively. If they're out long term I can't see us winning another game thuis season with the teams we play.
Plus Bombers have ratio problems now.
This team has always been very thin in talented personnel.
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3 minutes ago, BBRT said:
Agree - Injury report will be very critical. We don't have much hope with them in but without them we have zero hope. All that happened tonight is that the Bombers beat the worse team in the league and the score did flatter the Bombers IMHO.
Definitely true.
For a while there there was a good chance they would lose, but Montreal is just too bad for that to happen.
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One thing for sure.
Montreal is in worse shape than the Bombers at almost every position, as well as their coaching and GM. Their OLine is as bad as I have ever seen in the CFL.
Its is going to be dark times for that franchise for a few years to come.
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Just now, JuranBoldenRules said:
People made fun of Mike Kelly for this.
This team may be actually worse than in the Kelly years.
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1 minute ago, AKAChip said:
Nichols getting outdueled by Johnny ******* Manziel. You can’t make this stuff up.
And defense is collapsing like I told you it would
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Oh Yeah!
Montreal rolling now.
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Manziel starting to pick em apart now
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2 hours ago, J5V said:
So let's look at our excellent running attack from last game.
Harris, 10 carries, 21 yards
Demski, 4 carries, 32 yards
Flanders, 2 carries, 6 yards
Yes, he was shut down because teams know that he is the key because the Bombers do not attack the field vertically. Teams are doing everything to take him away, knowing that the rest of the Bomber O cannot adapt and does not have the horsepower to be a threat. Defenses can throw everything at shutting Harris down because they do not have to cover downfield or worry that any adjustments will be made.
That said, he is still very close to the leading the league in rushing, and he is a good back. If Bombers had a functional offence with some kind of consistent downfield threat, he would be very effective and would be the top running back again this year. I'll stand by the comment that he is a top-tier player but is being shut down because oppositions currently do not respect the rest of the Bomber O, which is atrocious.
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11 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:
I know right I mean it's not like we have a player in the top 2 or 3 of the league in their position....not even one never mind 2.
Andrew Harris, but after that, nothing...
And some positions like receiver the team is struggling to have anything in the top 15
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8 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
Jim Spavital was a fullback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from1951-53. Later on, he was Head Coach from 1970-73.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12111525/james-joseph-spavital
Sarge!
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2 minutes ago, Dragon37 said:
To be fair though Winnipeg isn’t the only team that does this. Dickenson does it with Bo. Trestman has done it with almost every QB. Berry did it with Glenn in 2007. Campbell does it a ton with Harris. I, for one, have long believed that if your starter hits a wall or if a game is decided one way or another throw your #2 in because you never know when he may actually be needed to start. No better example is needed than the 2007 Bombers. Berry had more than one chance in the last few games to give Dinwiddie some meaningful reps and he didn’t as a result when presented with a a choice of rushing for a first down or throwing the win away he threw the ball into a trap and the one sure GC win died. Right now, Hamilton, Ottawa, and Calgary are risking the same scenario and we all have known for 5 years that O’Shea would rather watch the team flounder than pull QBs or most of his starters out than actually develop the young guys. While I disagree with most here about starting Streveler I am all for him getting more meaningful reps in the game. I also don’t agree that the QB alone is our problem. I have some other theories but not being a fly on the wall in the dressing room and what not they remain theories.
I know you will get blasted here for doing it, but I'd be interested to hear what your theories are.
I too think that the problem is more than just changing out the QB, changing out LaPo, changing out Hall, or any combination thereof.
I'm interested in different opinions on that.
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1 minute ago, Dragon37 said:
This will be an interesting second half. Waiting to see which offence will hand the game to the other. I call the odds even in this game both are pretty weak teams right now.
My money is on Montreal. Bombers are still showing complacency going into this one.
Bomber D hasn't had that bad a game for a few in a row, so they are due. Nothing has changed and they are still not a good defense, so the letdown is inevitable.
Manziel is hungry, and traditionally the Bomber D does very poor when there is a new QB that they have to face. Couple this with the potential to really demonstrate how well they can tank in front of a big US audience, and it is almost irresistible for them not to screw up. Also, Bowman has a chance to have a huge game, and I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't end up over 200 yards with 2 or 3 TDs.
Montreal still has a pretty good D, so I think the regression of the Bombers O will unfortunately continue and they will be unable to keep up with Montreal scoring. If Montreal gets up by more than 2 possessions in this one, it is all over.
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15 hours ago, Mr Dee said:
More and more we see this. He’s brilliant at the start of games, then he defaults to the same old, same old. He definitely likes his possession game, but what is wrong with mixing it up? Short, deep, middle. We’ve shown we can do it, but we go away from it.
Harris is a tremendous asset for this team, but he can also be a tremendous decoy asset..as in play action, misdirection, etc. He can be used as much but in a different capacity, especially when you have guys like Demski who can chip in.
Receivers? I really can’t ascertain whether the receivers we have are capable when they are run in a LaPo offence.
QB? Nichols is limited, but open the playbook more and we’d get a better idea of his range. He can be better if given a better game plan.
Yes, I agree, the answer always comes back to LaPo.
Really good post.
Thanks! I agree that it is hard to evaluate receivers in the current environment. I have been wondering about that for a while now.
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17 hours ago, Mark H. said:
The myth of how good our scouting used to be - has reached epic proportions.
It hasn't been very good for a really long time. You have to go all the way back to the Cal Murphy era to see when it was consistently good. Oddly enough, that's when Grey Cups were last won. Coincidence? I don't think so!
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Fitting that the Rider O manages to lose this one.
Riders are a credible offence away from having a championship team, but alas, this cannot be corrected this season.
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Compared to the Bombers, it is the Ottawa receivers making the difference, not just Harris.
A magnitude of order better level of speed and skill in that receiving corps
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1 minute ago, bustamente said:
The call from the league took some time to get to the ref .................let the flags fly
As it should for Canada's Team.
Good for the league that a small market like Sask can produce a top-tier product on the field year after year.
It would behoove the Bombers to learn from their model.
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Heres the game.
Clutch QBing there.
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Just now, SpeedFlex27 said:
Suitor sure wants the Riders to win this challenge
Just enough. Suitor is seldom wrong.
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Riders are toast in this one.
They have a great defense that will win you some championships, BUT you still need some kind of offence.
Sask offence has been almost non-existent in this game, as well as most of the last.
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1 minute ago, JCon said:
What does that mean?
Good players like Gainey will take risks to potentially make a bigger impact to their team, but if it backfires, it can end up costing the team.
Playing aggressive and taking risks can work to generate big plays, but you can also give up big plays. That is the double-edge of the sword.
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1 minute ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
As good as he can be he can also be very bad.
Gambling for big plays is a double-edged sword
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Wow, Edmonton will be really angry next week if they lose this one!
Bombers are no Redblacks. They are not as good on offence or defense so it will definitely be a game for the Esks to right the ship.
This could get ugly early next week with the Esks very motivated to lay a big licking on them.