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9 hours ago, TBURGESS said:

The offence puts up 428 yards, 31 points, and wins TOP by 5 minutes. The defence gives up 528 yards, a 60 yard pass and run in the last minute of the game and a TD with seconds left on the clock. Fans blame the offence for not getting 1 more first down to seal the win.

I'm not a MOS fan, but he was right. Run the ball. Keep the clock running. Kick deep. Rely on your defence to stop Montreal from scoring a TD and a convert to win the game with just over a minute left from 90ish yards away.

But was he right? I'm not as sure as you are.

Should he coach the end part of the game by looking at the statistics for the whole game (basically the first half) like you've done here? Isn't that the mistake that he was supposed to have learned about?

It seems to me that if it's late in the game and the D is leaking like a sieve, and it was, having just given up two easy touchdowns, that we're going to need to score some more points.

I realise this is 20-20 hindsight but wouldn't it have been better for O'Shea to say, Paul, their offense is on fire. Our lead has dwindled to six points. No way can we give them the ball back or we're going to lose this thing. We've made this mistake before, no way are we going to let it happen again. We need to keep the ball, burn the clock, and it'd be best if we could score some points, okay? Paul, I need your best play calls here.

Then, and only then, if we try our best on offense to move the ball and they stop us, do we punt the ball back to them and hope we can hold on.

It seems to me that the worst thing to do is to lamely run into Montreal's stacked box and give them the ball back, which is what they're desperately hoping you'll do since their offense is on fire and has just scored 2 effortless touchdowns.

Sorry, but this doesn't sound like good judgment by O'Shea to me.

[Vernon Adams Jr suspended]

As long as he's on the field for our rematch. 

[3 stars plus HH Sacre bleu]

1 hour ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

O'Shea admits to instructing LaPo to run the ball to run the clock out on the last drive so it's not all on LaPo.

1:12 of yesterday's interview.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2019/09/21/coach-oshea-post-game-51/

Wow!

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1 minute ago, captaincanuck12 said:

Glad to hear that.  My wife is also going thru some struggles as well.  Except she doesnt like football :). A bomber W helps with recovery I'm told!

Also hoping for the very best for your wife as she goes through some struggles too.

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4 hours ago, NorthernSkunk said:

We finally get to watch the game at home today.  So no matter what happens it will still be a good day.  300 passing today for our QB .?

Go Bombers 

Great news! Wishing you and your wife all the best during her recovery at home.