johnzo

Tommy Stevens

he did call the plays that resulted in the time killing drive, right? He called the right plays and our guys executed them well. The system worked at a critical time. Ottawa has a habit of improbable comebacks but we stomped that possibility dead. I'm not saying there aren't giant hairy weeping warts on the O in this game but there does seem to be some small amount of credit owing there.

I'd trade any of our QBs for Brown in a heartbeat. If he's not achieving in Ottawa, it's because Ottawa is the forbidden zone of the CFL, there's some weird malaise over the place that prevents the assembly of talent into teams, and it's been that way since the early eighties.

on Hogan ... as much as the O smelled like the back of your college refrigerator ... when the chips were down in the fourth quarter we had two long drives for field goals and burned a bunch of clock. Someone called the right plays for us to ice that game. I'll admit that "give it to Brady when leading in the 4th quarter" isn't galaxy brained coaching but at least we didn't outsmart ourselves. Demski missing his catch streak was a big bummer. hilariously he did have one catch but it was for -11 yards and was wiped out by a Neuf holding penalty.

coming in late ... Brian Chiu deserving HOFer. Dude kept Calvillo spotless for all those years.

anyone who says that there's one weird trick to fix the O doesn't have a lot of credibility with me. We've got an OL that can't keep a clean pocket, no clear WR1, a quarterback with happy feet and a bum knee, plus a rookie OC. Any one of those factors can screw up a play; when you've got em all on the field at once, it's gonna be gross.

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As much as everyone is all meh on the bombers after this victory, can you imagine being an Ottawa fan? that has got to be a frustrating team to root for. they win games they absolutely should not win and piss away games that should be blowouts. How much time do they have left on Dyce's contract? also HH to TSN for the nice whole-play iso on one of Cadwallader's special teams tackles. dig seeing the special teams guys getting some camera time.

now that we know the average gentleman on MBB is a little older, I'd say this game is exactly like an erection .. surprising.

we beat em in 2/3 phases of the game and with the game on the line on the 4Q we had two long drives for field goals. I'll take it but I doubt we beat any other team in the league like this.

No. There was a late-season 1988 Calgary vs Ottawa snow game in Ottawa that was worse. The walking corpse of Roy Dewalt vs. CFL-all-timer Erik Kramer in whiteout conditions. Ottawa won because their punter was getting about five more yards per punt than the Calgary guy. I can find a youtube link if anyone wants to see the worst CFL game ever played.

We have our struggles ... but we don't self-destruct like the redblacks.

second time he's been hurt this year diving forward on a run.

Pierce is running a real nice offence right now in BC. Just trailing Hamilton and Toronto in total points scored. If he had a defence the Lions would be scary.

ah, from your handle I figured you were in a cover band that does blues versions of Minor Threat and Black Flag songs.

Nichols replaced Willy in garbage time of the 2016 Calgary game where we dropped to 1-4. Nichols was the starter in the next game, which we won. I remember all this well because I think modern Bomber history began that night, since then our record has been way over .500. Dom Davis lost his QB2 slot to the Fever in the latter parts of 2017 but I think that change came between games too. Both of Dru Brown's big games in 2023 came after Collaros was knocked out of the game due to injury.

I'm a software engineer and I help build aerospace tools, and the hardest part of my job is not coding or technical crap, it's all communications and learning. I have to learn enough about my customers' disciplines so that I can build software that's useful to them. Def no choice but to get out in the field and learn what they do by seeing it directly. It's never boring. be interesting to fire up a careers thread and find out what everyone does/did for a living. yeah, I've known some brilliant people who are not doers. those guys are so frustrating to work with, they can turn anything into a quagmire. on the other hand, I've also worked with hi-energy idiots, people who might be smart and eager but who have zero judgment -- those guys are dangerous. as in all things, you gotta walk the line.

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the funny thing about Brown's progression is that he turned the corner without a lot of game reps. Most of his development must have happened in practice -- but I see the assertion here that practice reps aren't really great at preparing new players for the CFL.

Maybe Zach is healthy in November and our opponents have shitty QB injury luck ... ESF is Collaros vs. Morgan, EF is Collaros vs. Powell, Grey Cup is Collaros vs. PJ Walker. I recognize that the team has really declined from its peak in 2021, and we ain't gonna power bully our way to a cup like we did that year unless things turn real awesome real fast ... but there's always the hope we can win a sneaky backdoor cup. The Roughriders backed into the Grey Cup in 2007 and there ain't no asterisks on their banners.

The way I look at it is that sports can make me happy, but sports is not allowed to make me feel sad or angry or disappointed or whatever for more than a minute or two. Picked up that attitude in 1996, when I was legit depressed for an entire year after both the Jets and Ottawa Rough Riders went away and people were talking about how the Hamilton Snow Bowl might be the last Grey Cup. There's lots of things to be miserable about, don't need to include my hobbies. Nowadays I'm just thankful for every kickoff. Respect to those whose passion for the blue runs deeper, though.

Not to me. I've got no problem with any football player doing anything legal to maximize their earnings. Football sucks as a job and as a Canadian star who's real hard to replace, Henoc is one of the few players who has real leverage in salary negotiations.

we'd be in Tim Burke territory without those two. have always had special admiration for the Bombers who were great players on bad teams -- Milt, of course. Terrance Edwards, Doug Brown, Joe Lobendahn, Jovon. Henoc Muamba was a beast in 2013 and based on how bad the team was that year I honestly can't blame him for always spurning the Bombers during his annual free agent ball.

for the sake of the league I was kinda hoping that the Argos would ride Arbuckle for the rest of the season and then quietly move on from the Chad. Arbuckle getting hurt messes with this plan, but yeah, you're right, upside to the Blue.

Arbuckle has a calf strain, so Doege will start for the Argos this week against Als. Dinwiddie's ability to roll with a backup QB gets another test this week. https://3downnation.com/2025/09/16/toronto-argonauts-expected-to-start-qb-jarret-doege-against-montreal-alouettes-report/