JohnnyAbonny

I thought maybe if they could back into a home playoff game they might be able to ride some momentum. When they lost to Edmonton I resigned myself to the fact that they just weren’t good enough this year.

Anyone else kind of bummed out today? First west final without the Bombers since 2017. Feels weird.

I’d add Randolph too

That’s just it. When the team was at its best, they had 2 very good co-ordinators and no less than 3 all star/HOF level players on each side of the ball, all around their prime. (Biggie, WJ, BA, Jeffcoat on D. Andrew, Yoshi, Bryant, Lawler on O) The team was primarily built through FA, with a lot of Ringmaiden-era holdovers making up the bulk of rest of the roster. MOS has a lot of faults right now but really, unless the personnel department hits a bunch of home runs, it’s going to be a couple rough years no matter who’s coaching. This is key as well, they screwed around soo much last offseason.

Yeah I underestimated their tenacity. That first half looked sooo bad. I’m happy to be wrong here if they pull it out

There’s no Tyrone Jones (or anyone) to make a play to get us back in games with this team though. Honest question, have they come back from a deficit at all this year?

I’ll always love MOS and Walters for what they’ve done in the past but yeah the run is over and done. Sadly, it is time to clean house.

If Parker doesn’t want to play football, sit him down. Embarrassing.

How the **** was that not PI and the call on Lawson Jr was?

Too bad we didn’t have 2-3 other DL to use who can get pressure on the quarterback..

Cheap flag, he was playing the ball

We’re ******

Corcoran is useless. A poor man’s Adam Eckert isn’t going to do anything for the offence. They could have dressed Echols. May as well just have Tui out there and run double tight every play.

Fair point.

Demski out. The only ones surprised are DT and Doug. I’m not sure why they expected him to play.

Agreed. Whenever they’ve thrown out the “take what the defence gives us” line this year it’s been after they looked like crap. If all the defence is giving you is 2 yard outs to Sterns, you’ve got to just put the ball in the hands of your best player.

Just speculating, but I think Andrew Harris and Hardrick had as much or more to do with building the “culture” here as anyone. The team lost a lot of the edge they played with after those guys left. Not the sole reason it declined by any means but their mentality was a huge part of driving the dominance of 2021. Combine that with the natural decline in play/loss of Biggie, WJ and other guys with big leadership qualities aging or moving on. Not really replacing/bringing in those type of magnetic personalities through FA or scouting and you’re left with the serviceable but unspectacular types that dominate the roster now.

I’m pretty sure Eugene Lewis was one. I know they were going after him.

Big time. Makes me wonder if we are screwed salary-cap wise or if possibly Winnipeg is back to being an avoided destination in FA

Don’t like that neither of the new DL are on the roster. I know last week was meaningless but it was still the most consistent pressure on a QB we’ve seen all year. Even just Jenkins to rotate in for Willie would have made a huge difference. I don’t see the offence suddenly turning it on with the same weak WR corps either. Like most on here, my expectations are pretty low for tomorrow.

This has got to be the least excited I’ve ever been for a Bomber playoff game. There’s just no fire in the team this year, I don’t know how else to describe it.

Maybe this wouldn’t have happened if you didn’t have piss jugs and extension cords all over the place Regina

I’ve never been there in person but it always looked like a dump on TV going back to the 90s.

That stadium has been under repair or renovation longer than I’ve been alive. Hopefully they get it right this time

I don’t know what it is exactly but just looking at MBT’s face you can tell he’s bonkers.