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  7. CFL - 2024 Regular Season - Discussion Thread

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    Posted · Edited by JohnnyAbonny

    The most honest I can be about it: I wish Chad Kelly was as shitty a quarterback as he is a person.

    He’s a good-great QB, in the context of the league right now, which sucks because he doesn’t in the least amount deserve the opportunity. Frankly, it really pisses me off. 

     I don’t buy the comparison to Flutie at all. Way different style of player, plus Flutie was just flat out better.

    More like David Archer maybe if we’re going back that far. Michael Reilly-ish a bit too. 

  11. Argos at Bombers Chat

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    Just now, Yourface said:

    OK I apologize for calling you an idiot. 

    The point is, CFL refs are fine. The Command Centre on the other hand perhaps could use a revamp. They certainly seem to botch more calls than one would hope.

    In this particular game however, there is nothing to complain about. A couple of borderline plays that could have gone either way, and that not one of us has the evidence to support overturning, is not worth getting worked up about.

    I think the CFL refs need far more training and pay. NFL Refs have off-season jobs, CFL Refs have in-season full time jobs, including gamedays sometimes. With the lack of training and time to concentrate on officiating, the skill level will never be close. 
     

    I’d still say the oline play was by far the biggest factor in the Bombers losing that game, with missing 2 FGs being second. 

    The third down call at the end I thought was wrong on the field, by rule, but (thanks to TSN) the camera angles couldn’t provide indisputable evidence to overturn. I have less of an issue with that one. 

    However though. I’d argue that the Terry Wilson was over on goal line play was a horrendous call both on the field and by the command centre. You can see his helmet and the nose of the ball break the plane at 45:43 and again from closer at 46:37 of the video. I have an issue with this, as it completely changed momentum, and the dynamic of the entire game. This (imo) was a huge factor (but not the biggest) in the result of the game. 

    Mike O’Shea himself had the same thoughts on the coaches show. Not even an implication, he flat out said “he was in”

    O’Shea very, very rarely makes definitive statements like that, especially regarding officiating.
    For example, he demurred in the same situation when DT had asked him about the terrible non-PI call at the end of the (other) Argo game and to me, that call was even more blatantly incorrect.

    Pretty telling imo 

  12. Argos at Bombers Chat

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    Posted · Edited by JohnnyAbonny

    @Yourface

    Maybe there isn’t anything wrong with what you said, maybe there is. 

    I suppose it’s (like officiating) subjective to the knowledge level of the one reading/making the comments. 
     

    Call me an idiot all you want, I’m not the one suggesting there’s little difference between the skill level of NFL and CFL officiating. That was a ridiculous statement and deserved to be mocked. 
     

    In addition, you’re probably trolling but if not, you’re really coming across as a horses ass, especially for a new poster. 

     

  14. Argos at Bombers Chat

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    23 hours ago, Yourface said:

    I don’t watch the NFL and I still see a ridiculous amount of complaining about their refs, so I have a hard believing that they are THAT much better than CFL refs.


    I don’t watch baseball either but I think the umpire’s job is pretty straightforward. There is not as much grey area in baseball as there is in football, hockey or basketball (IMO probably the hardest sport to officiate). In each of these sports you see an insane amount of complaining about the refs. At times it is warranted, but last weekend against the Argos? Not one bit. The Bombers shot themselves in the foot over and over again and the refs had nothing to do with it.

    I can agree that some of the rule changes in the CFL over the years have been unnecessary, and haven’t done any favours for the officials, but the constant complaining about officiating gets tiring. 

     

    OK but that seems random in the context of this thread or this game.

    If you don’t watch those other sports/leagues, then you just wrote 2 paragraphs after admitting you don’t know what you’re talking about. 

  15. Blue Bombers - 2024 Regular Season - Discussion Thread

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    2 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

    And still only scored what? 14 points? To me there's a big difference between played well and didn't **** it up for hus defense.

    I think they gave it to him based off that one play, where Willie had him dead to rights and he got past and scrambled for the 1st. 

    I only think Kelly played well if you compare his game to the past 2 months of QBs playing us. 
     

    Agree with @SpeedFlex27 Both our lines sucked and that was the difference between winning or losing.

    Also missing Griffen was a bigger deal than anyone really mentioned imo. He’s been a difference maker when he’s on.
    Griffen is what most of us purport Brian Cole to be. 

  16. No Means No @ Win Means West Final: The GDT

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    On 2024-10-13 at 11:47 AM, Fatty Liver said:

    Amazing 4 are rookies, shows a different mindset and a competitive environment at play instead of perpetuating a group of familiar faces.  Seems to be the trend towards heavier D-line players multi-tasking, not many are tall and thin like Willy specializing in pass rush only.

    Interesting. Now that you mention it, yeah the Willie or Malik Carney type bodied pass rushers seem to be dwindling. 

    Lot of 6”3, 260ish guys having success lately. 

  19. SNF: BC Sucks @ F*** The Riders

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    Posted · Edited by JohnnyAbonny

    8 minutes ago, blue85gold said:

    What good teams? The whole league has taken turns looking like crap this year. 
     

    I hear you on the bad feelings though and totally get where you’re coming from. The way I see it the last two years they dominated all year and then sucked in the cup. This year I think a tougher road to the cup will do the team good

    Sask is a good team, they’re not great, and I don’t like admitting it, but they’re a good football team. 
    Toronto and Montreal are both very good football teams. 
    To win the cup, I guess Bombers don’t technically *need* to beat Montreal next week, but they’ll have to beat Sask once more and either play TO or Montreal again (If Ottawa gets to the cup I’ll give you a Buffalo nickel) 

    I’ll concede that they got absolutely pumped by the ticats at home near the end of 2019…

    It’s not over, I just feel like I’m watching a rerun here. 

  20. SNF: BC Sucks @ F*** The Riders

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    9 minutes ago, blue85gold said:

    Bombers started 2-6, they aren’t supposed to have a chance to finish first. Still in control of finishing there. Als having looked so hot lately.
     

    Sask has been lucky playing teams as they are bottoming out at the end of the season. 

    Bombers can go to Regina and beat the Riders again if they need to.  

    I agree on paper with all of this, I really do. 
    I could see Kenny/Brady and the secondary carrying this team to a GC. 
     

    I just have a feeling in the pit of my stomach that everything’s going to look like last night for the rest of the season. 
     

    We have the worst pass blocking OL, and the  least effective pass rushing DL in the league.
     

    Not to mention no way of flipping bad field position because our return game sucks.   

    I just can’t see us beating 3 good teams in a row. 

  21. SNF: BC Sucks @ F*** The Riders

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    11 minutes ago, Noeller said:

    This is a lot of hangover from last night. Let's see what happens in a couple weeks and go from there. 


    Yeah. Pretty hard to see them beating anyone at all after last night.

    Load up the box to stop the run and send pressure up the middle, Bombers can’t win. It’s a joke. 
     

    I’d have more faith in the D to steal a championship for us but

    A: the margin of error is so small with the way the offence is right now

    B:  I don’t have faith in the staff not to make dunderheaded personnel decisions and wipe out that margin entirely. 

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