JBombers

If Edmonton is truly the second best team in the CFL, the state of the league outside the Bombers is pathetic. 

I love it how the two players (Hecht and Demski) who many here saying were the weak links have been solid performers.  It shows how we fans aren't the best judge of talent.  Who knew?

MOS
LaPo
Hall
The  HC, OC and DC did not play on the field but the  but the result of their work made the team play great for "60" minutes.

Lou like in Luigi’s? What does Jeff Hecht receive for the accomplishment? “Big Lou’s proudly acknowledges the voice over for the announcement is provided by Clay Young”. 
The candidate for the Versatile Tractor award needs to be Darvin Adams who not only was a reliable receiver but demonstrated that he could complete to his third read. He was “Versatile, tractors when you need ‘em.” 

Jeffcoat with first tackle on D.  Big surprise.
WoltMan falls down in pattern, but RB DB drops a pick...
Nice video tribute for Chris Randle...
Harris drops hand off, Blue recover. 
Nichols then rolls out and misses a wide open Lawler....
RB returner Deadmon has pretty good speed...
Fenner knocks ball loose from Sinopoli on 2nd down play..
Harris fumbles....Bombers get it.  His troubles with ball protection continue..
Bomber O not looking sharp at all....
Jennings telegraphs 5 yd hook.....Rose jumps the pattern.....
....and has clear sailing 70 yds for the TD return...
Crockett making some nice runs for RedBlacks....
....until cranked by that man, Jeffcoat...
Nevis very active in the middle...
Bombers get initial first down......14 minutes into the game...
Hardrick, then Demski go down...and are on the sidelines...
Petermann catches a couple of balls.....
RB's come with blitz....but textbook pickup by Blue OL and R....
...giving Matt all day to loft a TD... to a wide open Harris, back of end zone..
14-1.   Bombers starting to roll....
Jefferson flies into backfield, drills Jennings, forces fumble...RB's recover....
Bomber D looking like they have all the answers, so far....
Nichols zips one up the middle to Lawler....who jets away from 3 defenders....
.....to announce his presence, with 55 yd TD.   21-1 Bombers.
This game has turned around in 4 minutes...starting to look like a rout....
K. Wilson and Sayles take turns blowing into Ottawa backfield....
Jeffcoat continues to harass Jennings...who is looking nervous in the service.....
Couple more nice runs by Crockett....this guy is an upgrade for RedBlacks...
Harris takes short slant, and busts out for big gain....
Harris then with a run and other catch for FD....
Nichols scrambles and then hits WoltMan at the Ottawa 20...
Petermann takes hook pass and rumbles to the 4...
Streveler nice fake to Harris...goes round end, and dives into the endzone....
13 seconds left.  12 play, 99 yd TD drive.  28-1 at the half....
Nichols has 190 yds passing at the half...
Medlock really has something going with these sideways, end over kicks...
Richardson and Jefferson chase Jennings into the end zone....almost forces pick...
Walker takes punt return around the end for big return....but called back...
Wolt out pattern for 12.  Lucky sideline catch for 15.  Lucky screen for 12.
RedBlack D has no idea where to turn....great play calling...
Adams catches hitch...then backs up and throws to Lawler for 8.
Harris bulls his way down to Ottawa 9...
Petermann takes slant pass right down to the 1.
Streveler looks like he breaks the plane before losing ball....but called fumble
Walker looking pretty steady on the punt returns....hands look good..
JFG gets sandwiched by Fenner and Miles.  Bomber D relentless....
Petermann catches another...and another....and breaks more tackles....
This kid can ball, and has the right stuff.
Things slowed down quite a bit in 3rd quarter.
Streveler fake to Harris...then blasts up the left hash mark for 20...
Harris then goes behind centre....and hands it to Streveler....
Bomber O giving opposing DC's plenty to consider, on the film....
Harris up the gut...carrying RB defenders for 15...
Medlock hits 33 yd FG.  31-1 Bombers.
Not many points.....but Bomber O ripping off big chunks of clock, with this lead....
My neighbor whips out his cell phone and informs me....Nichols 17 straight completions..
....a new Blue Bomber record....
Meanwhile, Jennings departs with 45 yards passing.....
Whitehead catches #18 for 16 yards....
Petermann catches #19.
Jefferson flushes QB out of the pocket....Jeffcoat with the sack....
....these two really making beautiful music, tonight...
Record announced to crowd....Nichols gets the standing O...
Backup QB pitches Hail Mary into double coverage...and is picked off.
Augustine comes in and pounds out the clock. 
Bombers completely dominating line of scrimmage, both ways
31-1.  5-0.  Best season start since 1960.
Finally, team performance and gin consumption, on par.



 

Rose's pick-6 turned the tide for sure...
but I'd argue that Demski's recovery of Harri's fumble on our own 17 was just as important. At the time, game was tied 0-0.
Fun fact: Jennings had 45 yards passing, and the INT was run back for 71 yards on the interception. Do these net out? I think they should.

I love Petey 

Winston Rose changed the course of history with that pick 6 early in the game.
(Ah, that may be an exaggeration)

Okay settle down, Matthews is still a great receiver. Lawler has had one good game lol 

Matthews is our biggest FA signing since Bighill. 
He's a CFL vet signed to a 3 year contract and brought in to be a leader 
The guy is not going anywhere. Its game 5, team's 4-0 and he broke a finger 3 weeks ago.
Step away from the ledge, people!

If Mathews is NOT among them ....where the hell is he???Something ain't right.....Cripes even Bo Levi with his injured wing is on the sidelines cheer leading his team.....Is he a part of this club or not...I don't like what I'm hearing or seeing.....

This really doesn't bother me, it's probably just easier to wear the Jersey than to explain to everyone why your teeth are so shity and you and your wife share such a strong resemblance.

With the pressure/disruption the D-line seems to generate up front, it's amazing how poorly positioned the DBs are at times. Especially the veteran players. Tackling has been somewhat sloppy, too. It looks like a lack of attention to detail and/or inconsistent communication, so I'm hoping it can be remedied as this unit builds chemistry.
Nichols' long ball was on the money on Friday. His chemistry with Demski has been great thus far and that pass to Adams was absolutely ridiculous.

Our best man in the secondary is still Markus Sayles - more ‘sayles scouting’ please. 

For all the talk about Fenner.....Jones and Alexander were pretty bad out there.  Alexander still (from last year) has some issues with the tackling.

After the emotion of the big win (I think - hard to tell from some of the wailing here over the weekend) has subsided, some thoughts on sober reflection of the events past.
- Nichols is good - like, really good right now. I don't really care if he doesn't excite some posters here like the "Strevelation" or pass their subjective eye test. Dude is killing it and I re-affirm my position from the pre-season that people need to get off his back. Some of the (I'll say it right here and now) utter nonsense posted about him not being consistent or not worthy of trust to pull out the big game or spoiling Streveler's chance to get reps and be our star QB remind me why I take 48 off from posting following a game to avoid the hysteria. Others should try it some time.
- Streveler is one tough dude, but if we want to apply the same level of scrutiny to his game and we do to Nichols, that INT he threw was not a smart decision, and he's lucky his reckless run and fumble was recovered by his teammates, and that he didn't get hurt himself. People who moan about the conservative approach miss the very point Nichols made on the post-game show. Do not allow any bad turnovers by forcing plays, and at worst the other team needs to drive a longer field and eat up more time. The strategy employed by Nichols and LaPo won't score you 37 more points in the second half, but we aren't playing a video game. It's clock management, and given that the Bombers finished the game with 33+ minutes of time of possession, I'd say the game plan is working to a tee (especially since the Argos has the ball for 7 of the first 8 minutes of the game).
-back to Streveler, poor decision to throw with heat in his face, and a really poor throw to boot for an easy pick. That pass may have helped the decision to get Nichols back in
- I questioned with Lucky Whitehead's speed why Charles Nelson is back returning punts, but boy he is solid running up to catch tricky punts on the fly and drawing no yards calls
-who would have thought Nic Demski would be our deep threat?
- for all those wanting Nichols and Harris benched early for fear of injury, rosters just aren't big enough to sit people down on a regular basis. Besides, for the blowout wins the Patriots put up, when do you ever see Tom Brady pulled early? Or any QB for that matter?
- BC is worse than Toronto right now. On paper, BC has more talent, and Toronto has been far more overmatched than BC in games, so I know that statement seems odd. But the Argos did not quit on Friday, and BC flat out rolled over at home, the second time they have just stopped playing mid-game in the last 4 weeks.
- Jackson Jeffcoat is our defensive MOP right now
- Willie Jefferson may not have the sexy stats like last year, but he has been well worth the investment for his disruption on the line of scrimmage alone.
 - Chandler Fenner is the most visible of the DBs right now. For all the right AND wrong reasons. Either a great tackle/INT/knockdown, or a big bust. No middle ground it seems.
 - Can we remove Jeff Hecht from the scapegoat list now, especially given what Derek Jones showed in his place?
 

Wade Miller taking the reins of the Bombers was really a blessing.  The guy knows how to run a business, and is running the Bombers like a business.

He was definitely sticking his neck out there by committing to Oshea/Walters long term given their relative lack of experience.

And Casey Printer's lowest.
 
That was an epic game. 

1.Jeffcoat....by a mile.
2.Harris
3. Whitehead,and even all ST's were solid.
 

Lucky
Harris
Jeffcoat
HH-Nichols

Nichols is trolling us. He’s going to throw for under 4000 yards but throw for 50 touchdowns 

Lots of guys to pick...
 
1 - Jeffcoat was a monster,  was causing all sorts of chaos.
2 - Special teams blocking and tackling... a massive difference between both teams.
3 - Harris - Made lots of plays out of nothing and was rock solid
HH - Whitehead with those sick cuts both on the return and on offense
Negatives - Lawler didn't win anyone over,   Jones whiffed frequently,  secondary really was soft in the 2nd half,  LaPo calling ultra conservative plays in the 2nd half.

Good test for this team - good teams win the games they should. 

I think peterman should get the start...  bombers are pretty loyal to experience everywhere except cdn receiver it seems...  give him a full game

This isnt MOS first year as a HC. Hes played against TO and laid a beating on them before...not sure what the concern would be this year....