Dr Zaius

I don't think it was RTP. Collaros was throwing the ball. The hit was borderline late, but nothing that usually gets called. The defender didn't lead with his head. There was no helmet to helmet contact. It wasn't called in real time. It wasn't called in review. The result doesn't turn the hit into a penalty. 

1. Dru Brown. Came into the game like he was Randy Marsh carrying around some wheelbarrow balls. IYKYK.
2. Brady O. On pace for 1,400 yards. Aside from the rough start he had in his first full year as a starter in the first half of that season, Brady has been beyond fantastic. He proves Walters and Co right every game when it comes to whether or not the team was right in moving on from Andrew Harris.
3. The team demeanor. Throughout all of the camera shots of the benches, one thing was very telling. Who was the veteran, disciplined team and who wasn't. Was 22-0 fun? Nope. But the bench wasn't panicking or having a temper tantrum. The Elks bench meanwhile was on cloud nine. As the game turned, our demeanor remained the same meanwhile you saw more and more clips of Elks players and coaches losing their cool and having their emotions get the best of them.
Never too high, never too low. One of the main things I love about our coaches and players. Trust the process and more often than not, we'll be on the winning side.
HH: BOO. Absolutely loved him finding a spot to get open towards the sideline on the Randy Marsh...ahem...Dru Brown scramble drill. Really stepped up after Woli went down.
 

For me, the difference is simple.  With Castillo, I expect him to make it and I'm surprised when he doesn't.  For Liegghio, I was worried he'd miss and relieved when he didn't.  It's all about expectations.

Castillo
Castillo is #5 at +4.5 points to expected.
Liegghio is #9 at -0.9 points to expected. Three missed converts and his average attempt for 29 yards is dragging him down. 

Castillo won us a Grey Cup and Liegghio soiled his shorts.
Another underrated aspect of the move is that we have a punter on league minimum for 3 years and Liegghio was headed to Hamilton next year anyway.

Castillo should have been Grey Cup MVP in 2021. 

While the FG% is the same, Sergio is making 88.4% of his converts and Legs is at 66.7%, an area where he has struggled before. Sergio has 7 attempts from 40 or beyond while Legs has 3. 6 out of 19 or nearly 33% of Legs kicks are from less than thirty yards while Sergio has only 3 from that distance. I wish Leigghio nothing but the best but I'd rather have Sergio.

Without Castillo we would not have won back-to-back championships. Glad he's back. No one else i'd rather have for the playoffs.

I think the trust was simply gone with Liegghio. We had to move on. It's similar to Lirim Hajrullahu... we moved on and he became great elsewhere. But moving on wasn't a mistake.

Lots of guys are great when theres no pressure. Lets see how he does with the game on the line during the playoffs.

Walleye? Did you mean Pickerel? It appears there might be a Roughriders fan who's spying on our board!

17 sacks on pass plays, 1 on a run this year. 8.0% of dropbacks.
For Collaros 28 sacks on passing plays last year, 1 on a running play (CFL quirk). The other Bombers QBs were sacked 5 times.
5.6% of dropbacks in 2022, 8.0% of dropbacks in 2023...a substantial increase.

I haven't caught up charting pressures but Zach is under pressure a little less than last season's 28% of dropbacks. 

In ZC8's entire Bombers tenure, I have never seen him under duress like he has been this year. I don't know enough to know if it's on the OL or something else, but it is a MAJOR problem. The first half of that LOLK's game was infuriating and so obvious that even Suitor picked up on it.... so there is definitely a problem. 

He'll retire in late November 2025, after hoisting the Grey Cup, at home. 

3 stars - O'Shea for believing in his team when the most fanatical fans wanted him tarred an feathered.
2. Lawler. Welcome back stud.
3. You - for reading this

“Did you block that guy?
No.
Me neither.”

Not even a little bit.

If our o-line gets eaten alive again I'll officially enter panic mode and spam these boards with my drunken fears/analysis 

If our o-line gets eaten alive again I'll officially enter panic mode and spam these boards with my drunken fears/analysis 

If our o-line gets eaten alive again I'll officially enter panic mode and spam these boards with my drunken fears/analysis 

If our o-line gets eaten alive again I'll officially enter panic mode and spam these boards with my drunken fears/analysis 

If our o-line gets eaten alive again I'll officially enter panic mode and spam these boards with my drunken fears/analysis 

If our o-line gets eaten alive again I'll officially enter panic mode and spam these boards with my drunken fears/analysis 

If our o-line gets eaten alive again I'll officially enter panic mode and spam these boards with my drunken fears/analysis