Slimy Sculpin

Kind of liking our special teams now. 👍 to Miller. I'm OK with Case and our punter has been OK tonight. Is it OK to say that?

I've watched every Bomber game this year and it appears that we're the only team that holds. Exaggerating a bit but not much.

Bighill is done. Back up the bus. Get him out of town.

He's looked pretty good so fat. And has some size.

I admit that he's had a good first quarter.

Kramdi looking ok.....so far....this game. Sort of.

Castillo, our O player of the year?

Underthrown....again.

Clercius is a big guy.

It's early but even our O is looking semi-competent.

Like what our D is doing so far.

Oliveira doing his best Demski impersonation. Faster on the thumbs than I am.

This is one of the head-scratchers for me (bolded above). I'm not up on all of the rules but I think that I read earlier here that we're starting more Canadians than mandated.....10 or 11 when only 7 or 8 (?) are required. I understand the whole patriotic, nationalistic thing but aren't Canuck starters paid on the whole more than equivalent imports. Cheaper and most likely better imports are probably available. And are we even making use of the Designated Nationalized American rule?

Yes, he does which is not a good thing. Do you (or anyone else) know if the league keeps track of net yards for punts? (I couldn't find it.) Perhaps he might be better in that category? I also noted that he is the only punter who has yet to register a single. Could this be because of good placement near the opposition's goal line? I'm not trying to defend him but just looking for a broader picture.

Good night boys.

Refs leaving more than a lot to be desired. Bighill could be heading for Boothill. Collaros looks like he is done like dinner. I thought Holm was pretty good.....last year.

Get him out of there. Now.

Yes. Yes, he is.

I hope not. IMO, Kramdi isn't fast enough, isn't the greatest of tacklers and may not have the football IQ for that position.

Ah yes, those summer trips/outings that I "forced" on the boys, too.....a lot of initial sulking in the back seat.☺️

Thanks for uploading that video. My wife and I took our two sons, 11 and 8 at the time, to the game and they're still avid Bomber fans (still talk about that game) even though one has lived in Calgary for the past 15 years.

I wonder how much input Younger has in defensive personnel decisions?

Although I think that all three should be replaced, it would be tricky to do all three at once. Do you think that the coaching/management staff see and think what a lot of us as mere fans do? Are there enough players in-house to at least start the process. Are there enough DBs hanging around to "ease" Alexander out? Do the Bombers make use of the "designated nationalized American" rule? Can they ease Bighill's (or Alexander's for that matter) workload by slotting him into this position? Is there replacement for Thomas (too many snaps per game) on the roster or PR? The Bombers started, I think I heard, 11 Canadians yesterday. Wow! Is that the wisest usage of personnel?

I saw Lawler after the game. He was rounding up and shepherding about a half dozen kids near one of the stadium exits. He had no cast on so I'm taking that as a very positive sign.

That was one heck of an exciting game last night. It definitely kept me in my seat to the end. I thought that after an atrocious start Collaros settled down and played well. Buck called an interesting game but it was effective in the end. This Wilson kid looked really good with several tough catches. (In the other game that I was at against BC, he dropped a couple that might have changed the outcome.) I hope he's for real. Oliveira looked really good once they started giving him the ball. Our defence though was another story. Thankfully, Calgary's D was terrible too. I think that most fans (except for one of the ladies sitting right in front of me) can see that Bighill is done. He did not have a good game. He couldn't cover receivers out of the backfield and was ineffective stopping the run. Until there is a change down the middle on D, Thomas (plays too many snaps), Bighill and Alexander (not playing safety like he used to and seems afraid to tackle with any proper technique), the O is going to have to score a heck of a lot of points. A very tall order. Also, Castillo is really good. Special teams are coming around (I think that Miller is going to be a very good coach.) and I'm even sort of coming around to our Aussie punter, sort of.