Things looking good out of the gate....no Rod Black....
Cole picks off Glenn...sets up Medlock 47 yd FG....
Derrick Jones perfect punt block....but Blue settle for FG...
MOS wins INT challenge...but Medlock trots out again...
More turnovers, but Bombers only up 9-0
Bomber O not going vertical....mostly flats and hashmarks....
Bomber D sagging against the run....
Als come back with back to back TD drives...14-9 Als
Not many touches for Harris...so far....
Nichols throwing a bunch of wayward passes....
Bombers O leaving way too much points on field...
Blue rookie receivers looking like rooks....
Way too many off the ball penalties....
Moe Leggett steps in front of Thick Nick....
...and strolls 50 yds for INT touchdown....
Plenty of plays left on field....but Blue up 18-15 at half...
Both teams fall into total stupor... in scoreless 3rd quarter...
Ton-O-Flags...real dumb penalties by both sides....
MOS passed on 2 potential Medlock tries....
Why do both teams run that shotgun, in short yds?
Both teams D's....taking over the game.....
Medlock goes 5-5 and puts Blue up 22-18....
Down to field position....in the stretch....
Lapo figures out that Harris should get more rock..
Bombers get ball deep in their end, with 5 min left.....
Nichols is hitting passes now....rooks are catching them....
Big Boy Bond totally sells roughing penalty on Bowman...
....Als outrage results in another 15.....
Harris busts outside on draw play.....
...and walks into end zone....
...putting the cap on clutch 95 yd drive..
29-18..as Black would say...Goodnight Montreal!
Loffler gets window dressing interception, next series....
Then Bass pulls down the curtain, with yet ANOTHER pick
Stated that this turnover rate was unsustainable.....
Well, news travels slowly in ole Blue dressing room...
...as Bombers have 6 more turnovers ....
......and hold ALs to ZERO pts. in 2nd half....
Not an artistic success.....but 4th straight win
Spilled all over my shirtfront....but enjoyed the gin....
Yeah and considering we only have vague ideas of whats reported 3rd party about players contracts with no idea what the cap space is its pretty futile.
Im sure our team as several others do, have a good pool saved for nfl cut down time when the PR expands. We arent in bad shape cap/roster wise like mtl and sask. So im not worried. weve got depth at imp and ni which alone means we have the ability to create the cap flexibility if we need. I trust walters, hes done a good job re building NI and over all depth. Bringing in vets, and rookies.
After Week 9
Bye Winnipeg
Paul LaPolice
"Always better to start a bye week with a win! First time at lake of the woods. Awesome spot" #believeinblue
CFL News
RT .@rodpedersen
Reynolds: Chris Jones is the man we wanted and still is. #CFL #Riders
??How about today Rod?
Jeff Hamilton - Winnipeg Free Press
??fill in the blanks
How it happened - to get to 1-4
Next man up - a lot of injuries, a lot of able replacements
Nichols brings change -
Three things to ponder after the bye week:
1)What to do with the lineup when several players return to health for the next game in Montreal Aug 26?
2)The remarkable return of Clarence Denmark
3)Is there a favourable stretch coming up in the schedule for the Bombers?
Gord Barnsley @WinnipegGordo
Banjo Bowl 2014 the #Riders were at midfield for player intros. #CFL -
Drew Edwards - Hamilton Spectator
"We have to contest balls when they're in the air, we have to throw and catch when he have opportunities, we have to block better up front," Austin said. "We're taking way too many penalties in special teams, we're putting our offence in terrible position. I'm not tolerating it any more. We'll make changes with personnel if need be."
*Justin Dunk make a a very good point when he underlines how J. Jennings shows poise with his ability to elude defensive players running free at him and reacting with natural athleticism and vision to either throw the ball downfield or take off for rushing yards.
CFLNews
1)#Bombers dramatic turnaround may have saved some jobs in the long-run. But the big trouble spot upcoming may be the #AlsMTL. #CFL
2)City hires new contractor to bring stadium to completion 900chml.com/2016/08/15/cit… #CFL #Ticats via @AM900CHML.....in Hamilton
News1130-Sports
1)Braley says the team won't be sold during the regular season, says he hasn't lost his passion to own the #BCLions because of his illness
2)-Braley on his health : "I'm feeling fine, getting stronger, everything is fixed, I talk with Wally and Dennis weekly." #BCLions
Frank Zicarelli - Toronto Sun
"You throw five picks and the attention increases, the scrutiny becomes more intense and the second-guessing unrelenting."
"There’s no run, no sustained pressure, no plays on special teams, no chance and yet Kilgore is taking the brunt of the blame."
Pat Steinberg CFL.ca
-McDaniel has been one of the league’s most consistent receivers over the last half decade. Because he runs his routes so well and rarely drops the ball, McDaniel is a consistent target over the middle of the field. While he is a great option on first down, it’s his proficiency in second down scenarios that shines brighter than anything else.
Let’s take Saturday’s game against the Riders as an example. Six of McDaniel’s eight catches came on second down and every single one of those moved the chains.
??Moving up the depth chart? With rookie Logan Kilgore throwing interceptions as much as Rod Pedersen is throwing tantrums, and his backup, Cody Fagardo also a rookie, does that leave an opening for Dan LeFevour? Or even Adrian McPherson
Montreal Gazette - Frank Zurkowsky
DT Michael Klassen of the Alouettes - broken leg..
??You know what's annoying? - having to maneuver around and about on those stupid pay walls that newspapers are putting out there..
??Forgot to mention that fabulous catch by Nic Lewis in the Edmonton game. He's still got game!
Swayze Waters
Big thanks to all the @Panthers fans that supported me. Surprised that I'm headed home but this isn't the end of my story! #Jesus
??I wonder, if we somehow brought Bryant Turner Jr. back to the Bombers, would he get like, 8 tackles, 2 sacks, and a fumble recovery to match what Denmark did?
CFL Headlines
Burris: ''I stand by what I said'' http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/burris-i-stand-by-what-i-said~930940
TSN's Derek Taylor
B.L Mitchell’s receivers had 12 drops coming into Week 8, behind only Mike Reilly’s Edmonton Eskimos pass-catchers, who had dropped 13 footballs.
??Methinks he’ll exit the week in first.
Matt Nichols moved from #7 to #5 on the QB index developed by CFL.ca staff
For complete results...and explanations, see http://www.cfl.ca/2016/08/15/quarterback-index-meteoric-rise-matt-nichols/
BomberBuzz.com
Kevin Fogg - Potential candidate for Most Outstanding Rookie?
Fogg’s four tackle, two interception and one fumble recovery game – with a 16.3 average on punt returns – last week in Toronto was likely the best game any rookie has played this season, even though he got burned by Diontae Spencer for TD.
Competition? Ricky Collins?, Loucheiz Purifoy? No outstanding name thus far.
Fogg is accumulating those big, eye-popping numbers; he already has 3 interceptions, 42 tackles, a sack, a fumble-recovery and two return-touchdowns called back.
. @sskroughriders grab international DB Fred Bennett, national DB Jeff Hecht in exchange for two #stamps neg list players #cfl
??That's a pretty good acquisition for Sask.
??BLM did not announce this on Twitter.
??So, Calgary is finished in their series with Sask. That allows them to make this trade?
CJOB Sports
Week 11 of 2013- last time #Bombers had 2 #CFL Weekly Award Selections. Demond Washington (Def) /Will Ford (ST) #forthosewhoneedtoknow
CFL History @CFLHistory
Before moving out west to beat up horses, Alex Karras hosted a #CFL pre-game show for the Wed night games on CTV
(After retiring from #NFL football, Karras went into acting, playing Mongo in Blazing Saddles & George Papadopoulos on Webster. #CFL
Jaw-dropping stat: @usainbolt has run 9 of the 30 fastest 100m times, inc top-3. The other 21 were all by athletes who tested positive.@neilmanthorp
Rob Vanstone
The CFL informs me that fines for uniform violations are routine. There are five to 10 such fines per week, dating back a decade.
Chris Cuthbert
The Riders were not fined today for their trade with the Stampeders
CFLNews
.@dariandurant - "They're (#CFL) after us a little bit" rodpedersen.com/2016/08/durant… #Riders via @rodpedersen
#Riders have adopted an 'Us Against The World' mentality of late. - @dariandurant #CFL via @rodpedersen
Gary Lawless
QB @BoLeviMitchell of @calstampeders tells H and L he has been contacted by @cfl commish Orridge over last week's tweets and has been fined
CFL News - salary dump
They have a month to pick them, per source. Says a lot about how much Stamps wanted/needed get $ off the books. #CFL
Gary Lawless
Kyle Walters #bombers GM tells @hustlerlawless firing Mike O'Shea, even at 1-4, was never a consideration #cfl
Gord Holder - Ottawa Citizen
Something the Redblacks have done too well, particularly on defence, is commit fouls.
Forty-three of their league-worst 89 accepted penalties for 903 yards have occurred when other teams are on offence. The Redblacks also top the charts in calls for defensive pass interference and roughing the passer, and they’re second behind the Alouettes for illegal contact on receivers.
The predictable byproduct of all those misdeeds is that Redblacks opponents top the list with 28 first downs gained by penalty, or four per game.
Kirk Penton - THE INSIDERS SAY
CFL coaches and managers give their anonymous thoughts on what they’re talking about behind closed doors:
-Matt Dunigan should do more games for TSN. He's their best one ...
-The Stampeders are not the most talented, but they're a veteran group that is well coached. They do have the best QB in the game right now. He doesn't get hit. He's super tough, aggressive and an accurate passer ...
-There are reasons why Simoni Lawrence numbers have dipped a bit. Teams are running more plays to put him in motion, and others are rallying to the ball. He's played a lot of football the last two years, and their new middle linebacker, (Larry) Dean, is a solid addition ...
-I wish (Zach) Collaros wasn't playing until September. With him, they scare the (bleep) out of me ...
-If Edmonton beats Toronto this week, I'm going to predict this happens: Calgary and B.C. will finish one-two in the West. Winnipeg and Edmonton will go 9-9 or better, and both make the playoffs. One of them will crossover to the East in the playoffs. Ottawa is the best team over there, but either Hamilton or Toronto won't make the playoffs ...
-The Riders lost, but (Darian) Durant started running the ball again. When he runs, he gives them a much better shot at winning ...
-The Bombers are good, but they're getting help, too. They're playing better on all three sides of the ball, putting them in position to win, but part of that is thanks to the turnovers they have forced the other teams' quarterbacks into ...
-One of the reasons B.C. is winning again is because they push the ball vertically. Big plays win football games ...
-Call me a proud Canadian, but you can't win without good Canadians in our league. One of the reasons Montreal is the worst team in our league is what they've done with Canadians. They cut (Jerome) Messam, and they gave (Mike) Edem away. Both of those (bleepers) are good players, and they got nothing for them ...
-It may take some time to jell, but (Zach) Collaros should take the Ticats into contention for the division with (Ricky) Ray out and Ottawa with a pending quarterback decision on the horizon ...
It's more than (Matt) Nichols playing good. Richie Hall has his guys playing good football on defence. They're creating turnovers and giving their offence field position ...
-The most underrated receiver in the league this season? Marquay McDaniel does all the little things right. He blocks, he runs all his routes cleanly and plays as hard as any receiver in the CFL. (Naaman) Roosevelt and (Bryan) Burnham are right in the mix for that title as well ...
-I enjoyed coaching Kevin (Glenn), but it's time. (Jim) Popp, or the next coach, if he gets fired or hires someone else, needs to play his young quarterbacks ...
-Hamilton has better players than us, but they can't punt worth a (bleep) and they struggle in their secondary. No excuse for them having a losing record, though. That's a talented football team ...
-The jury's still out on the Bombers. They were handed two games by Hamilton, but their defence has been lights out with turnovers and in turn given their offence short fields. However, if that trend continues it's championship DNA. Nichols is better than (Drew) Willy, which helps immensely ...
-All the attention is going to (Manny) Arceneaux, but quietly Bryan Burnham is putting together a very nice season.
Gord Barnsley ??aka WinnipegGordo
#Esks have 8 guys that played on Winnipeg teams prior to 2014, #Bombers have 6.
CFL History
1936, Dean Griffing was hired as coach of Regina Roughriders, but he was so disgusted with the play of the team he suited up & played #CFL
(Griffing was hired by Regina as coach, but due to an injury to the centre, he was forced to play. In 1965 he was inducted into @CFHOF #CFL
??Chris Jones anyone?
CFL Headlines
Argos QB Ray removed from IR fw.to/MqIul8e
Rick Ballou@Ballou1010xl
Good to talk w former Nole QB Danny McManus at Jags/Bucs practice. He's the Asst GM for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL. #FSU
??bombers next game - will running be featured?
??does Justin Capioccotti regret going to Sask and playing part time?
CFL News
Vaughn Martin doesn’t figure to remain unemployed long and could resurface in Hamilton. - @HerbZurkowsky1 #CFL
Frank Zicarelli Toronto Sun
Argos quarterback Ricky Ray, recovering from a sprained knee, was throwing Wednesday following practice with his patented accuracy.
If all goes well, there’s no reason why the veteran can’t be back by as early as Aug. 31 when the Argos play host to B.C.
TSN
Bombers are #1 for punt return coverage.
??replay - replay - you can easily convince me that Bomber centre, Matthias Goosen indeed did snap the ball on purpose when the Argo across from him jumped offside...thus assuring Tor. Would be called offside. CFLNews
.@GM_Brillo: "Penalties & turnovers have hurt us"
??Ah Wally, I'm pretty sure every Coach, GM, player, water boy and fan can say this.
Mike Beamish - the province.com
Quicker than you can say Swoosh, B.C. Lions cornerback Ronnie Yell is on the hook for $3,000 in fines levied by the league for wearing cleats manufactured by Nike.
Yell, a bright young man who is nobody’s fool, was docked $1,000 for his initial transgression for playing in Nike shoes with the logo blacked out...
??Yell is appealing the fine.
Ed Tait - bluebombers.com
“I’ve been to O’Hare (airport, in Chicago) six times,” said Smith this week after a day scouting the Carolina Panthers training camp in Spartanburg, S.C. “I’ve been to Kansas City twice. I drove to Cincinnati. I drove to Green Bay. I flew to Cleveland, flew to Minnesota… there have been a few stops. - Craig Smith
Smith, hired in June to replace Drew Morris after he landed a gig with the New York Jets, has been on the road for the Bombers since July 26th and will return after this weekend.
He’ll see nine NFL teams – other camps are being scouted by other Bombers staff – including the Panthers, Bears, Packers, Chiefs, Vikings, Bengals, Atlanta Falcons as well as the Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers.
-In the here and now, the Bombers would like to beef up their defensive end spot, unearth a speed merchant-type for the receiving corps, and are always on the look for defensive backs and import offensive tackles.
-What is absolutely critical for every team – and it’s why the Bombers were adamant they had a scout take in some portion of all 32 NFL training camps – is to constantly grow their network of contacts.
Andrew Bucholtz - yahoo sports 12 Audibles
The Riders are going full renegade
A solid distraction
The media war
Zach Collaros
Brandon Banks
Jason Arakgi
Jonathan Jennings
Mike Reilly
Matt Nichols
The Argos
The Alouettes
Henry Burris https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55-yard-line/12-audibles--are-the-riders-channelling-the-raiders-072223933.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
?? ? Bombers are no longer last in sacks allowed!
CFL Communications
Three current #CFL officials to take part in NFL Preseason games for the first-time ever. on.cfl.ca/CQDS303mS4b
Of Logan Kilgore’s five Week 8 interceptions, only one came from a poor decision according to Scott Milanovich (Frank Zicarelli, Toronto Sun).
Blue Bomber Talk
Kevin Fogg's punt return average of 17.4 yards is currently the best single-season figure in #CFL history. #Bombers
P Friesen - Wpg. Sun
Make the suggestion he left the Tiger-Cats for money, though, and Medlock gives it a swift boot.
What caused the California product to choose Winnipeg was the environment created by head coach Mike O'Shea and Chad Rempel, the long snapper he's known for years.
“I wanted to be in a situation where it was a little bit more of a calmer environment,” Medlock said. “I really like playing for O'Shea and being around Rempel -- I thought he'd give me a great shot at being successful punting the ball.”
Medlock didn't mention his former coaches in Hamilton, but he sure heaped the praise on O'Shea, who runs the special-teams.
“I thought he was going to be good for me,” Medlock said. “I see it now with everybody else, how guys really love playing for him and really buy in. He's a little different. He's fiery, but he's also a player. So he knows how to talk to players, what's going to get us going in the right direction, but also what's going to fire us up and what's not.
- Blue Bomber kicker Justin Medlock is known for an almost fanatical approach to his craft.
Depending on wind conditions, he wants the ball held at just the right angle for field goals.
So Medlock has to train his holders, even making sure he trains a backup
-I'm getting (Bryan) Bennett ready now,” he said, referring to Winnipeg's fourth-string quarterback. “That's my next one. But as long as Nichols is doing fine and he's healthy he'll be the holder.”
Blue Bomber Talk
#Bombers had to overpay for Nick Moore heading into 2014 season. Approached a ton of other free agents, couldn't snag 'em. #CFL
-Illustrates why teams fall into cycles of poor play. Bad teams have tough time attracting good players. #Riders #CFL
......David Naylor
Apparently Sask was interested in trading for Bulcke but his desire to play for a team that's competing for a Grey Cup killed that. #CFL
Gary Lawless
Popp will likely move back upstairs and retain his GM role and appoint a new head coach. Will he keep it internal and elevate Noel Thorpe or Kavis Reed? Will he look south of the border for candidates? Will he be the man to finally give Orlondo Steinauer his chance? Will Paul LaPolice do enough in his first year back as an offensive coordinator to garner attention for a head coaching gig? This is a story which will only gain steam as the season continues.
- Coach of the Year
If they were handing the award out today, the finalists would be Dave Dickenson, Wally Buono and Mike O'Shea. Dickenson would win with Buono a close second and O’Shea taking the bronze. Let's see where they go from here.
??Sounds like Montreal will have to go on the "watch" list as a viable CFL franchise?
Frank Zurkowsky - Montreal Gazette
Add Mitchell White’s name to the seemingly growing list of former Alouettes players content to have escaped the mess that continues to engulf the organization.
"They don’t take care of you in terms of nutrition. They don’t have certain things I feel like, as a professional, should be given to you. Maybe you say it’s entitled, but I feel like, if you want a competitive organization, those are necessary in today’s game."
-White was told he could remain with the Als in a backup capacity – but would have to agree to $25,000 less in salary. Signed as a free agent last winter, predictably, he balked and was released.
Drew Edwards - 3downnation
Ticat defensive end John Chick had some choice – if soft spoken – words for the Saskatchewan Roughriders regime that released him last winter.
"It didn’t go down the way I would have written it and it definitely wasn’t cordially done. I don’t agree with the way things were handled,” Chick said Friday, one day before playing his old club for the first time. “One of these days, somebody is going to say I’ve had enough. I may not agree with them but there’s a right way and a wrong way to handle things.”
"It’s not just the one case. There were a lot of things. You can tell the circus that’s been going on in Riderville this year,” Chick said. “I don’t think that most people would agree with most of the things that are going on. The Rider fans are going to defend their team, absolutely. But we’ve seen several things over the last several weeks that I think given… yeah, maybe I should bite my tongue a little bit more.”
??So, Duron Carter wasn't suspended for the Ottawa game eh? To Ottawa's chagrin.
??That's the Kevin Glenn, in the Ottawa game, that torched the Bombers in the 1st meeting..25-30 - 382 yards
??Still wondering why, on second Calgary 2nd downs, opposing teams don't spy Marquay McDaniel.
Tim Baines - Ottawa Sun
Trevor Harris will start for #Redblacks Thursday.
Blue Bomber Talk
In a season of unprecedented parity, 5 of the #CFL's 9 teams (!) will have 4 wins after week 9 action.
Rob Vanstone
All this game needs now is Chuck Barris. GONG!
-Riders have gone an even 90 minutes without a touchdown. Droughts of 80 and 78 minutes earlier in the season.
CFL
I think it is safe to say ZACH IS BACK! A Career Night for @ZCollaros7
How could we not ? you... 5 TD's
CJFL News
@WinnipegRifles running back Michael Ritchott had a game tonight, 33 carries for 358 yards and 2 touchdowns. 358 is 6th in #CJFL history
No typo. @WinnipegRifles tailback Michael Richott runs roughshod over Edmonton tonight — 33 carries for 358 yards (10.85 avg) and 2 TD.
Darrin Bauming
#Bombers GM Kyle Walters invited Richott to training camp this past year where he didn't look out of place. @WinnipegRifles
Blue Bombers
For bringing Canadians together and for decades of great music, thank you. ?? #thetragicallyhip
Darrell Davis
Durant sets #CFL record for pass attempts without an interception, then throws 4 in one game. (Career high) Strange streaks. #Riders
Farhan Lalji
There have been a lot of wildly entertaining #CFL games this season decided in the final moments. None of them happened this weekend
Eric M
All I can say is that #RiderNation should've lowered their expectations immensely for this season.
Darrell Davis @DarrellDavisSK
#Riders made 10 roster moves for #Ticats game. May have to make 20 moves b4 #Esks game. #CFL
Blue Bomber Alumni
Today in #BlueBombers history: Aug 21, 2009, RB Fred Reid rushes for a single-game record 260 yards.
??Old school Wally falls to 2-12 on challenges
??As Tait pointed out, the Bombers main issues coming into view within the next week and in the near future, will be what to do with all the healthy bodies returning from the injured list, and where do they go? Who goes in? Who stays? Who replaces? Nice problem for a change.
Also, the SMS cap question might come into play, what with Willy's salary and Nichol's contract coming into play...
Walter's has being really well up to this point with the SMS, but this could be a challenge.
Bombers are a sparkling +12 in the turnover ratio.
??The thought has been brought up, are the Riders making it up as they go along?
TSN - Eskimos throws on 1st down 80% of the time.
??Who's the best in the CFL? No doubt now....Calgary
??Mike Reilly - Reilly 26 of 31 attempts (83.9%) for 362 yards, posting a 126.1 quarterback rating. - Con Griwkowsky
Frank Zicarelli - Toronto Sun
The Argos averaged 3.3 passing yards...QB effiency, 28.32%...Vidal Hazelton and Andre Durie caught 0 passes
??I'm so glad I decided to catch the Tragically Hip concert at a local venue rather than watch the tragically inept a la Argos and Riders doubleheader on Saturday.
??Bombers next game at Montreal Friday, August 26 7pm ET
Week 10 bye - Toronto
Not to nitpick but 7-11 and you could tell in 2014 we over achieved at 5-1. Nearly every game went down to the wire and we got a few lucky bounces. This season feels different. Our defense is good, our special teams are dominant, and our offense although not spectacular has been good. We've had three straight games where we dictated the temple most of the game, that simply wasn't the case in 2014. I don't think we're favorites to win a grey cup or anything, but we're certainly on our way to being a good football club. I haven't seen football this good since 2011, let's enjoy the ride we have three winnable football games coming up and this will put us into the conversation whether or not we're contenders or not. But I'm a little more hopeful then I was three weeks ago!
Having spent some time in the sporting goods industry I would expect the breakdown to be something like this.
Each team that operates a store or any other store buys their products from a supplier. Whether it is Adidas, New Era, the BBQ Covers etc etc etc. These suppliers would pay licensing fees to the League to be allowed to use the logos. That would be where the league would get revenue from store sales. The Bomber Store or any other store would not return any portion of their profits to the CFL.
Does the CFLPA get any proceeds from any of this? I wouldn't really expect so, they are a union and should be funded by their membership. I understand that the CFL and member teams contribute to the benefits of the CFLPA but I would be surprised if they funded the operation through licensing fees.
Proceeds from merchandise sales at CFL.ca site? It would depend on the deal the league has with the teams, I expect these revenues would be shared between the CFL & Teams or the teams would be against the league having a store and would rather all traffic be directed to their own site.
Local of the week...... It was Lumsden!! He's a Canadian Football HOFer and called games with Irving on the CFN (TV) for years and has called basically every Ontario game with Irving for as long as I can remember when they didn't have a colour guy on the road.
While I'm sure there are a few posters who would disagree with you, thank you for the kind words.
We aren't perfect but try our best to keep things fair and on an even keel.
I was just over at Rider Fans checking out the delusional posting that is going on over there after reading about it here. After reading one thread in particular it really made me appreciate (again) how great MBB and the mods are. The way this forum is moderated is so superior to RF it ain't even funny. Here the rules are applied fairly (IMO) and when things get out of hand the reaction is swift. At RF, it seems like the rules only apply to posters who are critical of the Rider organization and/or are perceived to be fans of other teams. Anyone who posts anything perceived to be negative is labelled a "troll" and can be called every name in the book without the mods stepping in while the so-called "troll" will be banned at the drop of a hat even when what they post is factually correct.
Again, thank you to everyone - admin, mods and posters - for making this such a great place to post.
Feels good man. Bond was getting flags, but TBH ill take one guy on the line who smacks people in the mouth and gets some flags but puts the fear of blue into the opposition. Brandon dyson but better. If you go back to our good OLs we had that in a guy.
I feel bad for you. It's getting past the point of stupidity. I'll say this here as I've said this about the Bombers in the past. Jones was an experienced HC but a rookie when it comes to building & managing a team. Murphy seemed like the next up & coming GM but under Jones isn't as disciplined as he was under Hufnagel. Together they are inexperienced with no one to reign them in so huge mistakes are happening. We saw that here with the Bombers under Mike Kelly & Joe Mack & it set the team back years. But even under the unhinged Kelly we've never seen what is happening with the Riders now. Rider fans should be asking what the hell is going on instead of being upset with Bo Levi Mitchell.
Over two hours of storm garbage time....before the game starts...
...after the lightning show...finally turns out nice again.....
....Blue take the field....to a standing O....
Masoli's first pass, telegraphed, weak toss to sideline......
...C.J. Roberts picks it off and walks 17 yard into end zone......
Good Fogg punt return and Ham. penalty, sets Blue up again.....
...Nichols slant pass to Denmark....TD..
4 minutes in.....Bombers up 14-0....
Masoli looking shaky in the pocket....
Nichols making quick decisions and good throws.....
Cole strips Masoli...Blue recover....
More passes to Mayo and Denmark.....
...move Blue on 70 yd drive.....
...capped with Nichols perfect pass....
...to Mayo in back of end zone ...21-0
Fogg .... good looking kick returner.....
...catches ball well... shifty and decisive...
Fogg....good looking DB, as well....
Great Bomber coverage and Hamilton penalties, on punts.....
....keep Tigercats in lousy field position....
Fogg busts 80 yd punt return TD....called back to 40 yd line...
...no matter, Nichols continues quick short passing.....
Mayo, Denmark continue to catch them....
Harris punches it in from the two.....28-0
Justin Cole continues to bring heat on pass rush....
Tigercats still waiting for ole alarm clock.....
Harris having tougher time against Hamilton run D....
Derek Jones blocks punt...T. Burnett recovers on Ham 17 yd line....
Medlock makes it 31-0...
Bombers making plays on all sides of the ball.....
Loffler grabs tip ball INT, with 30 yd return....
..sets up Medlock FG.....34-0
Coming out party for Thomas Mayo.....
End of half: 34-0
Just to clarify this ...it is BOMBERS 34, Hamilton 0
For folks who left before game started.....Ouch.
3rd Q...Bomber O goes into its shell....0 points
...while Bomber D goes into a Victory Zone D.....
....enabling Masoli to pull a Willy.....
TigerCats finally crank up long TD drive...
C.J. Roberts having a good game, back there....
Mahler FG gets it to 34 -11....
Austin not bothering with 3 down territory......
Garbage time can actually be tolerable....
....when it is our team...that is up big....
Ian Wild...all over field...and adds a pick....
Looks like Denmark never left town....
Nichols finally hooks up with K. Adams for 40.....
Medlock makes 37-11
Hamilton turns it over on downs....#6 for the evening.....
Have to like Bombers depth, at this stage.....
....especially in secondary....
Breaking the goose egg at home....
Two wins in a row.....
Schedule looking better.....
Gin tastes even better.....
GCJenks got a reaction from ALuCsRED in Around The League Regular Season Discussion