do or die

2nd play of game....Randell picks off Jennings Blue cash in a Harris plunge, after some hard running Lions drive down to the Blue 14..... ...but Leggett forces Jennings to fumble...Bass recovers.. Passes to Dressler and Adams...couple of BC penalties..... ...sets up Medlock FG......Bombers out of the gate - 11-0 Andrew Harris running like he wants to finish business.... Blue D vanishes...BC marches 75 yds for TD, in short order... Blue pull double end-around fake....hits Dressler for 60 yds... Next play. Nichols hits Smith on wide open post pattern 27 yd TD Bombers throwing it down the field to Smith, in this one. The play action is giving the Lions D some trouble... ...Nichols then rolls out and hits that Smith fella for 35 yd TD ...Smith making me eat something, with my gin, at this point. BC 6 penalties - Blue 0....not sure how long that will last..... Moe Leggett still making plays....so is Randle..... 25-6....looks good. But Bombers can't stand prosperity..... Wild misses tackle on Rainey (along with 3 others) for big YAC Wild then whiffs on Johnson's TD run....just like that..... 25-15. Not getting the pressure on Jennings...we had at start.... McDuffie not getting much room on kick returns...... Nichols bombs down the sideline to JFG.....sets up Medlock FG.. The ole even up process begins...Bombers take 3 penalties ...on BD drive to help set up Jennings TD run... Loffler called for playing through the ball - and cold cocking Manny A. Bomber D can't close the deal on 2nd down BC conversions.... BC challenges on long pass defended by Randle...they get it.... ...which completely flips field position.... ...but Lions get called for roughing the kicker... ...and passes to Smith and Denmark get them in position for Medlock. 31-19.....a few more stops on D....and things are looking good Ok, things are not looking good.....Lions march right down the field..... ....Jennings hits Sinkfield for TD. 31-26 Bombers....D looks worn out. Hoping for game saving turnover.....or else. Next series....D playing way off receivers and not getting pressure.... Jennings breaks pocket...runs it 15 yds for the TD........BC 32-31..... After McDuffie return...Nichols trots out with 58 sec left..... 2nd down pass knocked down......3rd and 4....gamble time... Incredibly ....Medlock come out to attempt 61 yarder in dead air dome... ...which falls well short......game over. Wonder how Nichols felt, when that call was made? But this loss is not on him or Medlock.... ... or even MOS.....tempting as that might be..... ..it falls right on this defense, which blew a 25-6 lead..... Down the stretch...simply no rush, no cover, no tackling...... Looked like a Jim Daley D out there. Terrible. This team made some strides...but still missing some pieces.... I have made some strides....but still missing some bottles....

Perhaps both....if I see enough gin in the cupboard.

On the last BC TD series....did Fredrick decide to play 20 yds off the receiver (on two completions)....or was this Hall's idea?

Up 25-6. Searching for new terms to describe this.....

Bent over D ....all day

As opposed to the regular season....

See you around, Bro

Good to see we are having yet another look at Ryan Smith.....

Nah, you have to go to the CFL forums to catch his latest drivel.....

Not a rookie. Has done next to nothing, so far this year

Smith is now our current designated MUV. (Mandatory Underperforming Veteran)

...and here I just finished removing the bamboo, from under my fingernails.....

Sad watching Harris trying to pump up his teammates. As if one really needed pumping up, for a game like this.

Common knowledge that the top authorities......all reside on this site.

Harris was ready to play. Not so sure about a lot of others....

2nd down pass attempts were pretty bad, as well....

Can this team bounce back? Sure. No question. But that particular "one game" given the implications......was simply a massive fail. That loss put a real damper on the fanbase and perhaps cost us a home playoff game. It certainly did not help, as far as building some sort of winning tradition at IGF. There is a difference between jumping off ledges......and providing valid criticism, when warranted. .....and in this case, given the number of areas, we played very poorly......warranted,

The D had a bad 20 minutes. The O had a bad 60.

Nice opening drive on offense..... ...which ends on bad Nichols INT, at Ottawa 8. RB's promptly march the other 102 yards for TD.... Easy 2 pt. convert. RedBlacks 8-0. Next series...Burris bombs away to Jackson..... ..this leads to another TD...70 yds in 4 plays. Even easier 2 pointer.....has Ott. up by 16. Bomber D struggling with Burris play action calls..... Nichols making poor throws....Blue O sputtering.... Bomber receivers struggling to get open...... Burris throws a 2nd down incompletion.... ...and actually looks pretty surprised.... Coming up on 4 PM.....Game started at 3. ...Someone needs to inform the Bomber bench.... Nichols tries a long pass to a well covered Kolhert.... ....which is bad pick number 2. Bomber O throws a series of 4 yd passes.....some boos.... Things surprisingly cold.....so is the weather. Bombers look slow and rusty in most areas.... Medlock hits for 3...with 40 sec. to go. Johnson picks off Burris...5 sec later - but O does nothing. Well, it is the CFL....and Bombers are only down 14 at the half. Blue move into RB territory...but Nichols throws bad INT #3. Ottawa playing for 1st. Bombers playing? Fake punt- direct hand off to Briggs...results in Blue turnover #4 Andrew Harris is a safety valve on O....in many more ways than one.. Blue moves into RedBlack end again...... ....but Harris is stuffed on a 3rd and 2. Turnover #5 Bombers being hoisted with their own petard..... Ottawa O cooling off..... Bomber O still ice cold... Medlock's punting not real good today.. Denmark catches pass 2 yd from marker...just goes down Smith catches 2nd down pass..and runs backwards.... the ole Dink and dink O...not meeting with crowd approval.... What is with the coaching staff's fascination with Smith? Burris long pass to Ellington sets up FG...23-3 Ottawa Bomber D righted the ship, somewhat in 2nd half... Bomber O still taking on water..... Next series Nichols sacked...then sacked again...... A. Harris still working it. He could use more company. Harris catches and runs.... gets ball down into RB end.... Ottawa has 125 run yards...most of it on 2 busts in gap coverage. Nichols throws TD pass to Adams to cap102 yd consolation drive. ...but don't be fooled...Nichols real bad today. Bombers lose control of their own destiny... Bombers lose chance to end home field on high note... Bombers lose chance to build momentum... Do or die takes this chance...to drink more gin..... ..after all, somebody had to get something done.

Harris.....and some Loffler. That is about it.

Get Smith out of there.

All we can do is take care of business in our house. All I ask.

Yup, Glenn could run a Lapo offense in his sleep.......

The mighty TSN has the Bombers 3rd. Behind the Lions.

Hate to see Fogg come out.....but he has really struggled , the last 3 games.....