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  1. Elks @ Bombers: Week Of Thread

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    8 minutes ago, Mike said:

    And one of them is Jake Thomas lol

    I have to admit, the Bombers infatuation with Thomas among others is baffling.  Sure he makes the odd play but imo he has passed his "best before" date. Heck, earlier in his career with the Bombers, he was cut (not good enough then?) and then brought back.

  3. Friday Night Football - Bombers at Leos: GDT

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    Just checking in with a comment about #17. I've been watching him as closely as possible for the last few games and IMO there's no way that he should be starting....a lot of missed tackles there. Of course, he's not the only issue....the play calling on that last series, Collaros' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Hall's D strategy. Yikes! 

    We're still in it but what a frustrating game to watch.

  4. Bye Week Thread: Complacency, Budget & Leadership,

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    I'm starting to get  a little concerned about the recent performances by the Bombers and that concern is being compounded by the knowledgeable posters here who have been and still are concerned about roster management in particular. It seems to me that if posters here see issues with roster management and other coaching deficiencies, Coach O'Shea's supervisors (Walters and, ultimately, Miller) see this too. If the bottom line is to win (resulting in more butts in the stands and $$s in the coffers), surely they might pull the HC aside for a chat about this. If the HC is not fielding an optimum roster which might involve efficiently utilizing the new roster rules (designated Americans, designated nationalized Americans and designated nationals...gotta admit that I can't figure them out), might not that be grounds for at least a "talking to" by the GM or President? Thoughts?

  5. Bye Week Thread: Complacency, Budget & Leadership,

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    55 minutes ago, Noeller said:

    Osh said in a CJOB pre game that it was time to change it because they'd been using the same system for years and they needed something new. He seemed confident that they would get it figured out and thar once they did, it would be superior to the old one. To me it's a lack of talent. There should be ST aces coming in from CIS every single year ...

    Thanks for confirming a new ST system. You may be correct about a lack ST "aces" as it currently stands. (I guess there are a few good STers on the IR which doesn't help.) Hmmm, so O'Shea figures that it was time for a change. I wonder if he feels the same way about Hall's D-system(s) that has been here for what seems like an eternity.😊

  6. Bye Week Thread: Complacency, Budget & Leadership,

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    Like most Bomber fans, I'm concerned about the team's recent play and I've been concerned about the special team play since the season started. Somewhere on this forum quite a while ago, someone noted that Coach O'Shea mentioned that a new system was being implemented this season and that some of the STers were still adjusting. I thought it must be a new Special Teams coach. However, Paul Boudreau, the ST coach, has been here for seven years. Any thoughts as to why the team would mess with something that was working so well for so many years? (e.g., new kickers?)

  10. Riders at Bombers -BANJO BOWL 2023 GTD-

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    7 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

    This is true, but if there's little to no wind that no longer plays into the equation imo. Maybe they heard the wind would pick up in the second half? I don't know. Imo they should have taken the ball and left no doubt.

    FWIW. I was out for a bike ride about an hour before the game and the wind was very slight (less than 5km/h) from the north. The turf at IGF is quite a bit below grade and with the protection from the wind offered by the stands, IMO, the wind was/should have been a non-factor yesterday.

  11. The return of Odds and Sods - Banjo Bowl edition

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    19 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

    With apologies to Do or Die for the plagerism and not matching your masterful brevity:

    Bombers come home, looking to avenge the LDC, clinch a playoff spot, and once again quiet the narrative that they are on the decline after a loss. 

    Perfect weather for a game, and pre-game tailgate with the Strevelation in the house…..

    Castillo with the 9 iron chip shot kickoff and the Riders are immediately at midfield……

    And a couple of short passes and a Walker Jr. head slap for an RTP later, and the Green gang are quickly into the red zone…..

    Where Dolegala misses a wide open KSB on the goal line, the the Bombers dodge an early bullet, 3-0 Sask…..

    Bombers take it at the 40 and Brady O wastes no time picking up where he left off last week….run of 9…..catch of 10…..run of 11….and a rare Zach scramble, and the offence is off and rolling

    The inevitable Rider discipline rears its ugly head with a helmet tear-off and Winnipeg works its way down to the 1…..

    Where Prukop follows the Tui Eli and Damian Jackson blocking across the line….Bombers up 7-3 

    Another short kickoff - this Bomber kick coverage still leaving lots to be desired…….

    Quick 2 and out courtesy of a solid open-field tackle by Holm on Sterns, the waif does not let many get away or give up yac yards……

    Parker showing more assertiveness on his first return than he did all last week, and the Bomber offence is back on the turf starting at midfield……

    Brady O has decided to own this game early….gashing and exploding for 36 on the ground…..

    And after a Dalton Schoen sweep????, Collaros evades the rush just long enough to shovel it to Brady on the check down, who turns around and sees nothing but open field….and will not be denied, 17 yard TD and a 14-3 lead.

    No time to rest as Sask goes 2 and out again, Dolegala’s sights starting to look off, and Rider receivers hearing footsteps……

    When are coaches going to return to the ancient “let’s put 2 returners back on punts to cover the entire width of the field”? These Aussie punters and their sidewinder kicks to the far side are the new flavour of the day…a second returner would destroy that play’s usefulness pretty quickly……

    Someone in green might want to cover Oliviera, who starts off drive #3 with a simple swing pass and charges up the sidelines for 23 more…..

    Demski in on the act after a well-placed ball by Collaros and the short pass offence continues to move…..,Buck clearly talked to LaPo about returning to  a run-heavy, ball control, simplified offence during the week and has gotten away with the long bomb misses that plagued the offence last week….

    More simplicity with Bailey on a couple of crossers to keep the chains moving….

    And then a classic Rasheed block to seal the end while Prukop goes around the corner for 7…..

    Before Zach finally throws a pass beyond 10 yards to Kenny Lawler, who spins, pushes, and (with an assist from Jackson pushing the would-be tacklers) stretches down to the 1…,.but wait…..

    and wait…..

    and wait……

    while the command centre looks for a knee to the turf and can’t find it…,TD Lawler, and this game is on the verge of becoming a blowout…3 drives, 3 scores, 21-3 Bombers. 

    Kick coverage marginally better with Castillo getting it deeper, and Parker looking much more settled this week on both ends of the return/coverage game with a sweet tackle……

    More huddles from the refs, who must be making dinner plans and are asking command centre for suggestions………

    Dolegala does have a decent arm when he dials in his accuracy…..

    Redha Kramdi sighting, as he cleans up the Walker-Jake Thomas pocket collapse for a sack, and Saskatchewan settles for a mere 3, now down 21-6…..now, if their defence could get a stop…….

    And they might after Collaros throws his first incompletion of the game 22 minutes in (what a difference from last week’s zero yard first quarter performance)…

    But he is now hitting some intermediate throws, finding Lawler for 25 before offsetting fouls give the Bombers a 5 years advantage but wipe out the pass gain….

    Oh yeah, we still have Oliviera, who is chewing up real estate, run or pass…..

    Buck has kept it mostly short, simple, and high percentage with his play calls today. to great effect……

    Finally, a deep shot on 1st and 20, and Schoen out-positions the defender for 42…..

    Before completing the drive with a corner route and a 16 yard TD….

    My lock of the week comes through , and the Bombers are fast locking down a playoff spot, up 28-6.

    Riders can’t get anything deep on their passes with a swarming secondary, and find themselves 3 down at midfield…..

    Where behind a deafening crowd, Pipkin gets nowhere, and this game has spiralled out of control at the 3 minute warning of the first half….

    The less said about the TSN panel shenanigans, the better….

    Collaros dinking and dunking the  Riders apart, Brady sapping their will to live…..

    And Roadhouse with the kill shot over Nick Marshall, 31 yard TD, 35-6, 5 drives, 5 touchdowns, and a near flawless first half…..

    And we’re not done yet, as the kick cover team finally pins the Riders behind their 20, and the D forces a punt after a thundering Kramdi hit. Can this offence pull one more score out of their hat with only 47 seconds from their own 37?

    Why not?  After looking like they are content to run out the clock with Brady, Zach decides to heave it downfield to Kenny Lawler…..

    Who gets behind the oft picked-on Nick Marshall, having a half to forget…..

    And suddenly a 60 yard bomb later, Winnipeg knocking on the door again….

    And Schoen answers with an 8 yard crosser over the line….40 seconds, 73 yards, turn out the lights,42-6 Blue at the half.

    3 TDs for Schoen, who now has a league-leading 10, one more than teammate Brady Oliviera. Collaros an unconscious 16/17, 285 yards, and 5 (5!) TD passes in the first half………

    Whole Bomber offence tied a club record with 42 points in the half……clearly, reports of their downward spiral have been exaggerated, at least this week…..

    Nice halftime tribute and speech by Ring of Honour inductee James Murphy…..the pre-Milt GOAT of the Bomber receiving corps…..you young’uns who never experienced the 1980’s  era missed seeing a real gem in Murph……..

    Bombers start on D again for the second half, and the Riders look like they aren’t ready to quit yet, stringing together some first downs, before another KSB missed goal line pass….

    And then Jackson Jeffcoat blows through his block for a sack, and was that a fumble?…..

    Break out a novel while the command centre looks at it……

    Bomber ball. 

    What is John Lu wearing? Hoodie suit jacket with Rider Grey cup tribute striping?…….

    Another TSN third quarter interview while the game may not may not be going on, who knows?….but it’s James Murphy, so I’ll allow it…..

    O’Shea seems content to play 30 minutes of kill-the-clock keep away, with Oliviera grinding out yards and burning time…..

    Short yardage offence seems to be finding its footing with Prukop and the Eli-Dobson-Jackson heavy set…….

    Zach finally tries to stretch the field to Lawler twice…..

    And despite a mugging on the second throw, Lawler gets behind coverage and has one drop into his bread basket……

    Drop being the key word, as he muffs the sure TD catch…..

    First mistake on offence all day, but we’ll take the 3, now 45-6…

    Willie J time, annihilating the Schafer-Baker jet sweep, then blowing around the edge to set up another Kramdi sack……according to the in-house stats feed, the Riders are ahead in time of possession (hmm, maybe the CFL stats team has been flown in to run the IG Field scoreboard today), but no sign of fatigue from the Bomber D…..

    TSN with their “Coors Moment of Chill” featuring two Riders, well the Bombers certainly have put them on ice today…..

    More Brady, because why not? Tack on another 33……..

    Woli-world sighting as Guitarsky gets in on the fun…..

    Injury spotters now saying “you know what this game needs? Another 5 minute command centre delay”. I’m all for safety, but could these breaks be measured in faster intervals than hour glass?……..

    Prukop again making short yardage look easy, and though it won’t show up in the stats sheet, you can bet seal Jackson will get props in the film room for his blocking on these plays, as he and Eli manhandle the Rider front……

    Final 15 and time for the reserves to come in and give the roster depth some reps……

    Castillo chip shot to start the 4th, and the Bombers inch closer to the big 5-0 once more……48-6….

    Another TSN in-game interview instead of watching the plays. Wonder if MBB will complain since it’s Streveler? 

    Sarcasm aside, that’s how you do it in a blowout game, short and sweet by John Lu, no real game action overlooked….,

    Dolegala outmuscling Jefferson to avoid a sack….give him time to grow, and we may have a future competant CFL QB……

    Dru Brown in and quickly adds to the Bomber rushing totals….

    Bailey the smoothest of the jet sweep runners, great vision, speed, and timing on his cuts…..

    Another back-up steps up, as Johnny Augustine comes in and knocks off a 34 yard carry on first touch…….

    Drive stalls as Lawler can’t make what would have been a great but makable catch, and Sergio knocks in another trey as the rout is complete at 51-6……

    Rider scrubs in at last as the Bomber D chase yet another starting QB from the game this year……

    Dickenson doing his flock of seagulls impression and calls for the morale-building “let’s keep it to 6 scores” field goal, but the Roder humiliation is capped off with a miss, and Parker finishes a nice bounce-back game with the return. Simple, straight ahead, effective…….

    Augustine showing nice bursts….8 different Bombers ran the ball today……

    With 20 seconds left, the 9 for 9 drive scoring streak ends as Sheehan comes on to punt (dammit! - does O’Shea have no sense of the moment?)……and skys one 56 yards with a picture-perfect coverage tackle by Hallett - all 3 phases now checked all the boxes……

    51-6 final. Bombers again show who is the top dog and quiet the doubters following a loss, Collaros still has never lost 2 in a row as a Bomber starter…..

    Playoffs clinched, step one accomplished…,

    Blowing out the Riders, always satisfying….gin consumption, always satisfying. 

    Thanks for picking up where Do or Die left off. Appreciate the effort. Hoping it was Hendricks gin.

  12. Week 13 - Labour Day Classic, Bombers @ Riders

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    3 minutes ago, Booch said:

    Part of the issue with the panel is whomever produces it....they want each person to serve as some kind of character, and have synthetic made up point/counter point type stuff...and it is lame as heck...Get 3 people who will actually analyze things...break it down and a former player to add a lil color and insight, and offer something actually of interest....and get rid of Kate....her schtick has run it's course and she offer absolutely nothing....nd I don't know why they feel the need for "inclusion"

    Just put 4 people on air who will offer the best product

     I place the TSN CFL halftime panel segment in the same category as the gambling ads....totally irritating and insufferable. Whenever one or the other comes on, I switch channels.

  13. Week 13 - Labour Day Classic, Bombers @ Riders

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    2 hours ago, Booch said:

    Go.back.tomwhat works...take.the deep shots when there because they focused on the run and intermediate game...we will be fine...always are when we revert back to it...so no need to.deviate

    Same with ST's...trash this new scheme..and go back to what worked when we were one of leagues beat cover units...

    I am baffled by this new scheme. (Earlier  in the season, I heard O’Shea mention it.) in all seriousness, can anyone explain it for me? Is it something different to accommodate the new punter and his kicking repertoire? I see a lot of returners make extra yards along the side lines.

  14. Week 13 - Labour Day Classic, Bombers @ Riders

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    5 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

    It would have automatically been reviewed by the Command Centre as it was a scoring play. It doesn't need to be challenged. It sure looks like it wasn't a touchdown. Looks like the ball touched the ground before the Rider receiver cradled it. 

    Right or wrong ( looks wrong to me) the CC calls it. Once they make a decision, it's not reversible. No doubt we got screwed. 

    The Command Centre may not have reversed the call but from this year's CFL rule book:

    "A coach may challenge a play that has already been reviewed by the Command Centre."

    I may have missed it but I don't think that O'Shea used his challenge during the game. There was one play (a guy draped over Lawler) when the Suitor mentioned that O'Shea had his hand on his flag but decided against throwing it. So, I believe that O'Shea could have challenged that 2-point OT play.

     

  15. Week 13 - Labour Day Classic, Bombers @ Riders

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    2 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

    They were out of timeouts in regulation and since they couldn't challenge anymore, there was nothing to carry over.

    Might have been different if they ended regulation with a timeout but they didn't.

    Just the way I interpret the rules anyway.

    They were out of timeouts in regulation and since they couldn't challenge anymore, there was nothing to carry over.

    Might have been different if they ended regulation with a timeout but they didn't.

    Just the way I interpret the rules anyway.

    From the 23023 CFL Rule Book

    • In overtime, a team does not need a time-out to challenge a play

     

  22. Week (7) of E(l)ks at Bombers

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    29 minutes ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

    Like Kramdi?!? Really?? No one else could have slid into that spot?? Unreal. Cant wait to see him in the trail position all game surrendering catch after catch. 

    Gotta admit that I never played the game so I don’t have a good command of the X’s and O’s but the last time Kramdi played there was a lot of this going on. He may be ok on STs but he is too slow even as a backup at that position on D. 

  23. Bombers @ redblacks GDT - Week 6

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    Thankfully it's a long season so I'm hoping that adjustments can be made. The Stamps knocking off the Green Guys was all right, too. (I only watched the fourth quarter of that one and, it was exciting.) Both results were good for the league in general and hopefully there were a few American eyes watching on whatever network carries the games (CBS Sports?).

    From the conversation above and previous, it seems to me that the Bombers' Canuck talent in certain positions is a little less than ideal....interior of both lines and at LB. I did see Neufeld get beaten badly a few times; I've never been sold on Gray; and I've read on this forum that some think that our current C isn't all that great. As for Canadian LBs, Briggs and Gauthier (is he injured?) are way too slow. Perhaps, they're good STers but I used to cringe whenever they came in on D, Gauthier in particular.

    Still plenty of season to go. Aside from Edmonton (Can Jones fire himself....please), the West should be very entertaining this year.

    Go Blue Go!

  24. Bombers @ redblacks GDT - Week 6

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    After several post game glasses of wine......
    Definitely, Bum(b)mers this afternoon. Out-coached by Ottawa staff. Buck went conservative late in second quarter instead of going for the jugular. Schoen is a threat but not a "Lawler threat". (Will Lawler ever show up?). Hall couldn't/didn't adjust at the half. If you have a timeout or two, why not use them at critical times. Looked like Bombers were panicking near end. Brain farts by Collaros, Schoen, Wollie and Buck/Hall. Took Ottawa too lightly. It's a long season. Hope they learn from this.

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