Slimy Sculpin

Based on what I saw of Adams' knee, the first change might be at QB but is Dolegala good enough?

I didn't expect a W but had a sort of positive vibe because I wore my Collaros jersey while watching the game.😊 A few observations: For the first time all season the Bombers started only eight (min. number) Canadians (usually it has been 10 or 11) so it allowed them to put the American, Randolph, at right guard. He played very well and with his play allowed Lofton at RT and Kolankowski at C to play or, at least, look better. Now if they would swap Kolankowski out for Eli, the O-line would be really formidable. It's a start. Neufeld the usual RG is on the 6-game IR and I would be surprised to see him starting again this season. Collaros had more time. By the way, I noticed that Randolph looks a lot more svelte than the guy he replaced. It looked like BC's O planned for a different look from the Bomber D. Younger seems to have faked them out with more of a three-man front with more dropping back into pass coverage. The three-man front meant less reps for Thomas (that's a good thing, IMO). It turned out that Vermin Adams Jr and the BC offensive brain trust were faked out and couldn't adjust. As a punter, Sheahan has nice hair and holds the ball well for Castillo. He should be replaced. (Can Castillo handle all of the kicking duties?) I was more than pleasantly surprised by the Bombers play. Playoffs are still down the road but if they can keep up this type of play, they should sneak in and since this is the CFL, anything can happen. 2001 Grey Cup: Stamps (8-10) 27 - Bombers (14-4) 19. Go Blue Go!

Streveler is going to get hurt one of these times.

Why don't they let him pass .

I wanted an effing TD.

Booch. I stand corrected about Case after that last return.😄

I think that Younger might have figured something out regarding use of Thomas. At least I hope so.

He looks svelte for an O-lineman.

That's the understatement of the season! All good except I'm OK with Case so far. Solid hands, decent straight ahead speed, and goes forward for positive yards. Of the three (?) they've tried so far this year, I think he has been most consistent.

Could one change on the O-line make that great a difference?

Kramdi missed another tackle.

Love Castillo's leg but gotta score TDs.

I guess BC O-line doesn't hold.

Darn. Kolankowski got up.

We're ahead after one and still have the best looking unis in the league.

Adam's getting time but good coverage by D-backs.

Given the temperature out there, I doubt that our D will be able to handle this for whole game. BC will eventually break though and our O, well, I can dream.

And I'm a fan of Holm's.

Thank goodness that D has come to play. Although I question Suitor saying that Holm is having an all-star year.

I think that we're in trouble tonight. Don't understand infatuation with Kolankowski.

It's good to see that the Bombers have got the number of "starting" Canadians down to the league minimum of eight. The D remains the same with three Canadians. The D has been playing surprisingly well of late so although I'm not a fan of Thomas or Kramdi (What the heck happened to Cole and why couldn't Bighill or Alexander be desinated as a Nationalized American?), I'm OK with it. On the O side of the ball, it will be interesting to see how the new American (Randolph) at RG works out. I'm also concerned about Kolankowski at C. (I wish that they'd give Eli a shot at that spot.) As for the receivers, I think that Clercius might become the new Wolatarsky and Whitehead, assuming he has lost too much speed, should help open things up downfield. Fingers crossed that the O-line can offer Collaros a little more time in the pocket. I'm surprizingly optimistic about this game. Go Bombers Go!

Granted, Kramdi played well last game especially in the first half. However, he has not been fine at that position in the previous games.

I didn't forget to mention the "Nationalized American". I just thought that I'd do one at a time. Yes, the Bombers haven't taken advantage of that rule at all this season. (I can think of a couple of veteran Americans on the team who would fit nicely in that roll and that would count as a starting Canadian.) The only other team that hasn't used it is Edmonton and BC has only used it once. Ottawa and Hamilton have used it every game. Toronto and Sask every game but one. Calgary is intermittent but has still made some use of the position. It's a head-scratcher.

I had a bit of down time today so I decided to look up the number of Canadians that each team in the league started in each game played so far this year. (According to what I've read each team must start 8 Canadians one of which could be a "nationalized American".) So... Hamilton: started 8 for all games so far this year Montreal: mainly 8 but had 9 twice and 10 another time Ottawa: 8s across the board Toronto: 8 for all games Edmonton: started 8 except for two games where they started 9. Saskatchewan: 8 for all games Calgary: 8 except for one game when they started 9 BC: one game with 8, 4 with 9 and two games with 10 Bombers: from what I could make out...three games with 10 and five games with 11 What am I missing here? Is the Bombers' Canadian talent that good? Do the Bombers' coaches know something the other coaches don't?

Some thoughts about yesterday's game, in no particular order. That's four fumbles with three of them lost from Demski this year. He gets paid relatively big $$s to not do that. Castillo can blame the misses on the natural grass field.....kidding, sort of. I don't know what to say about the O-line other than "Help!" Pass blocking is atrocious. Most of them must have graduated with straight As from matador school. I thought run blocking was OK especially when Eli was in. This guy should be starting C.. Wilson was pretty good and dramatic. Johnson should be given a bus ticket out of town. I really like what Miller has done with the special teams after a slow start to the season. Early on they were giving up the sidelines which resulted in a few long returns by the opposition. His plan and some disciplined play looks good. They seem to have gotten on the same page as their punter, too. Case reminds me a bit of Paul Bennett....nothing flashy but good hands an goes forward. Good for cold weather and the playoffs. Oops, well, maybe not this year. Buck Pierce is not having a good year with his play calling in critical situations. Officiating has been terrible all year. The league should be embarrassed by it. Has any coach, player, TSN talking head called them out on it. As for the Command Centre, I think they spent most of their time eating popcorn. I was more than surprised that PI wasn't called on that INT TD return. I'm also thinking that the O-lines on all teams have suddenly learned to not hold. It's hard to believe how few holding penalties are being called this year. The Argo's QB are not very good. I'll leave it at that.