do or die

Rookie Head of Football operations, rookie GM, rookie head coach.......far from a finished product....    
 
Next year, the deal for everyone....is using the learning curve from this year.....and assembling and handling a better roster, this coming season.

Think that to take the next step.....
 
1.  MOS is going to have to be somewhat more assertive, in terms of what he wants. (sort of team, style and schemes of play) This year looked like the classic rookie coach deferring too much to the veteran coordinators.....who at times, frankly appeared to not have a clue ..... 
 
2.  This clinging to (playing time for) useless articles, vets or not (eg. Romby, Kuale) through misplaced loyalty, or whatever.....has to stop.
 
 
Bottom line:  We need to make some coaching changes, anyways. 
 
Marcel is the definition of "mediocre" and once again, the league has figured out Etch.  We lost 7 games by 7 points or less, mostly because his funky schemes, couldn't prevent other teams from jamming up our asses, in crunch-time.   We played it safe with coaching hires, this past off season (recycling the ole boy club) and need to be more proactive, this off season......

Think that to take the next step.....
 
1.  MOS is going to have to be somewhat more assertive, in terms of what he wants. (sort of team, style and schemes of play) This year looked like the classic rookie coach deferring too much to the veteran coordinators.....who at times, frankly appeared to not have a clue ..... 
 
2.  This clinging to (playing time for) useless articles, vets or not (eg. Romby, Kuale) through misplaced loyalty, or whatever.....has to stop.
 
 
Bottom line:  We need to make some coaching changes, anyways. 
 
Marcel is the definition of "mediocre" and once again, the league has figured out Etch.  We lost 7 games by 7 points or less, mostly because his funky schemes, couldn't prevent other teams from jamming up our asses, in crunch-time.   We played it safe with coaching hires, this past off season (recycling the ole boy club) and need to be more proactive, this off season......

Like the escape ability and creativity from Marve......but lets see him complete passes from the pocket and run the O, from a somewhat less "desperation" or "schoolyard" mode......
 
Far too small a sample, to anoint this guy... as this or that.....just yet
 
However, the thought that we actually have 2 or 3 ligit guys playing at QB....gives me a bit of a glow....

Guy sits out one game.....so he is compelled to badmouth his fellow players, for the fans edification, during the game..... then asks for his release.  Okeydoky...  ... Randall had it right from a teammate point of view.....you just don't do this. 
 
Glad MOS simply handed him his slip.   As far as I am concerned, the door remains open for any one else who does not want to stay the course.  If some players simply walked the walk....as much as they like the talk (Twiitter) ....we would be better off.....
 
Also don't care at this point, what particular spin, this lazy, incompetent and worthless football media, in this town......puts on it.

Guy sits out one game.....so he is compelled to badmouth his fellow players, for the fans edification, during the game..... then asks for his release.  Okeydoky...  ... Randall had it right from a teammate point of view.....you just don't do this. 
 
Glad MOS simply handed him his slip.   As far as I am concerned, the door remains open for any one else who does not want to stay the course.  If some players simply walked the walk....as much as they like the talk (Twiitter) ....we would be better off.....
 
Also don't care at this point, what particular spin, this lazy, incompetent and worthless football media, in this town......puts on it.

Frankly, I think that Willy has been banged up for quite a while.......that hand may be a problem....perhaps since the 5th game and the 2nd helmet jam, on it - Drew has had problems connecting on the long balls past that point.   He simply looks beat down and depressed, at this point....with no relief (competent blocking) in sight.  Might not be a bad idea to give Brohm and Marve some extended reps, moving forward......

Harder to sell playaction.....when the running game is abysmal.....

Harder to sell playaction.....when the running game is abysmal.....

Really needed a quick start....in this one.....
...instead...yup, 2 and outs,
Cotton then fumbles right after Esks TD....10-0
0 first downs in first quarter
...several Esks drives kept alive by Bomber penalties....
Down 14-0....West forces fumble....
But Willy stripped, ball loose, Kolhert whiffs on tackle....TD
10-14 point swing was the tipping point......
21-0 and the Bombers lost altitude pretty fast... from that point
Pressure D package....just not getting the pressure.....
...leaving Bombers DB's high and dry ....for PI calls....
Bomber front 7 pushed around on couple of goal line plays....
Without the Stod....kick return game is back to useless....
Dumb major penalties still with us....
Different running back.....but unfortunately, the same ole OL....
No moving pocket, no run game, turnovers......
....Willy getting killed, yet again.....
...and looking un confident, and beaten down.....
27 yards by O....37- 0 at the half...
...as "must win game "...turned into a "no show up game"
Lirim H.....Bomber special team and offensive star, today....
....scored all our points...many good punts....
Watson missing blocks, looks like he is eternally hurt....
Bombers actually out score Esks in 2nd half...
...but Bomber goose was already well cooked.....
Turkey cooking slowly....clock moving even more slowly...
Our OC/DC got worked...again....
Brohm got some extended play time....whole half of garbage time..
Some good throws, some bad, some hits taken, couple turnovers..
Final play: Brohm serves up Romby, on platter....for huge hit
....total lack of execution and ineptitude from start to finish.....
MOS lineup changes.....ended up looked like mere deck chair shuffling....
6 straight losses, last 2 of expansion team quality......
2 straight games curled up in the fetal position.....
Time to review DOD's ole pregame Bomber keys to victory:
Fast start..... 0 points, 2 first downs at halftime
Protect the QB.....uh, nah
Establish the run.....nope
Rush on Reilly......huh, what?
Avoid penalties.....15 taken
Avoid turnovers......yeah, sure

MOS finally lost that toothpaste grin.....
..which comes as some form of relief.....
...as many Bomber fans have finally lost hope...
Won't watch the Walking Dead, tonight.....
...just seen enough for today....
 

Really needed a quick start....in this one.....
...instead...yup, 2 and outs,
Cotton then fumbles right after Esks TD....10-0
0 first downs in first quarter
...several Esks drives kept alive by Bomber penalties....
Down 14-0....West forces fumble....
But Willy stripped, ball loose, Kolhert whiffs on tackle....TD
10-14 point swing was the tipping point......
21-0 and the Bombers lost altitude pretty fast... from that point
Pressure D package....just not getting the pressure.....
...leaving Bombers DB's high and dry ....for PI calls....
Bomber front 7 pushed around on couple of goal line plays....
Without the Stod....kick return game is back to useless....
Dumb major penalties still with us....
Different running back.....but unfortunately, the same ole OL....
No moving pocket, no run game, turnovers......
....Willy getting killed, yet again.....
...and looking un confident, and beaten down.....
27 yards by O....37- 0 at the half...
...as "must win game "...turned into a "no show up game"
Lirim H.....Bomber special team and offensive star, today....
....scored all our points...many good punts....
Watson missing blocks, looks like he is eternally hurt....
Bombers actually out score Esks in 2nd half...
...but Bomber goose was already well cooked.....
Turkey cooking slowly....clock moving even more slowly...
Our OC/DC got worked...again....
Brohm got some extended play time....whole half of garbage time..
Some good throws, some bad, some hits taken, couple turnovers..
Final play: Brohm serves up Romby, on platter....for huge hit
....total lack of execution and ineptitude from start to finish.....
MOS lineup changes.....ended up looked like mere deck chair shuffling....
6 straight losses, last 2 of expansion team quality......
2 straight games curled up in the fetal position.....
Time to review DOD's ole pregame Bomber keys to victory:
Fast start..... 0 points, 2 first downs at halftime
Protect the QB.....uh, nah
Establish the run.....nope
Rush on Reilly......huh, what?
Avoid penalties.....15 taken
Avoid turnovers......yeah, sure

MOS finally lost that toothpaste grin.....
..which comes as some form of relief.....
...as many Bomber fans have finally lost hope...
Won't watch the Walking Dead, tonight.....
...just seen enough for today....
 

Is he referring to himself or his  OC/DC?

Key game.... Bombers need a good start.....
Nope.... A. Kelly bounces pass like a seal...for a RB 6...
Bombers needed a strong end to the half.....
Nope....Grigsby drops TD pass.
We throw a bomb on 3rd and 5.....turnover
Redblacks shred our D for a TD to end the half....
Redzone execution is not a Bomber specialty
Breaking tackles is not a Grigsby specialty....
Clarence Denmark is a competent player....
....but some question marks around the rest of the receivers...
RB Williams looks like a rising star.....
....helped by the Bombers horrible minor league tacking..,...
Short yard situations + shoddy tackling = killer gains....
T. Sherman had just an atrocious night in space......terrible....
Leggett had a 114 missed FG touchdown.....
...but evened out the scale with multiple missed tackles on D.....
Ottawa simply ate up them unbalanced D formations.....
...which make it sometimes impossible to stop the run....
...or in this case...another 188....
Meanwhile, Bomber OL did their pylon thing again....
January and Greaves really struggling out there.....
Willy really didn't play very well....
...but hard to...when NOTHING is going on around him....
Another 5 sacks and multiple hits on Drew....
Another plethora of penalties......
Kuale managed to snag 3 of them, before injury...
If the bench does not await, then I just don't know...
Under News at 11....Watson gets injured..left game
Our D had it all covered....no pressure, no tackling.....
Tonight....we looked like the expansion team, out there......
Need to start looking at guys at multiple positions.....
Need to take a hard look at our OC and DC, moving forward.....
Need to start benching guys for taking penalties/ poor play...
Need to start up my meds, again.....

The call aside....bottom line....
 
is we just cannot perform the most basic and necessary fundamentals of the game.......BLOCKING and TACKLING
 
Hard to beat anyone at FOOTBALL without those......

The call aside....bottom line....
 
is we just cannot perform the most basic and necessary fundamentals of the game.......BLOCKING and TACKLING
 
Hard to beat anyone at FOOTBALL without those......

Key game.... Bombers need a good start.....
Nope.... A. Kelly bounces pass like a seal...for a RB 6...
Bombers needed a strong end to the half.....
Nope....Grigsby drops TD pass.
We throw a bomb on 3rd and 5.....turnover
Redblacks shred our D for a TD to end the half....
Redzone execution is not a Bomber specialty
Breaking tackles is not a Grigsby specialty....
Clarence Denmark is a competent player....
....but some question marks around the rest of the receivers...
RB Williams looks like a rising star.....
....helped by the Bombers horrible minor league tacking..,...
Short yard situations + shoddy tackling = killer gains....
T. Sherman had just an atrocious night in space......terrible....
Leggett had a 114 missed FG touchdown.....
...but evened out the scale with multiple missed tackles on D.....
Ottawa simply ate up them unbalanced D formations.....
...which make it sometimes impossible to stop the run....
...or in this case...another 188....
Meanwhile, Bomber OL did their pylon thing again....
January and Greaves really struggling out there.....
Willy really didn't play very well....
...but hard to...when NOTHING is going on around him....
Another 5 sacks and multiple hits on Drew....
Another plethora of penalties......
Kuale managed to snag 3 of them, before injury...
If the bench does not await, then I just don't know...
Under News at 11....Watson gets injured..left game
Our D had it all covered....no pressure, no tackling.....
Tonight....we looked like the expansion team, out there......
Need to start looking at guys at multiple positions.....
Need to take a hard look at our OC and DC, moving forward.....
Need to start benching guys for taking penalties/ poor play...
Need to start up my meds, again.....

Key game.... Bombers need a good start.....
Nope.... A. Kelly bounces pass like a seal...for a RB 6...
Bombers needed a strong end to the half.....
Nope....Grigsby drops TD pass.
We throw a bomb on 3rd and 5.....turnover
Redblacks shred our D for a TD to end the half....
Redzone execution is not a Bomber specialty
Breaking tackles is not a Grigsby specialty....
Clarence Denmark is a competent player....
....but some question marks around the rest of the receivers...
RB Williams looks like a rising star.....
....helped by the Bombers horrible minor league tacking..,...
Short yard situations + shoddy tackling = killer gains....
T. Sherman had just an atrocious night in space......terrible....
Leggett had a 114 missed FG touchdown.....
...but evened out the scale with multiple missed tackles on D.....
Ottawa simply ate up them unbalanced D formations.....
...which make it sometimes impossible to stop the run....
...or in this case...another 188....
Meanwhile, Bomber OL did their pylon thing again....
January and Greaves really struggling out there.....
Willy really didn't play very well....
...but hard to...when NOTHING is going on around him....
Another 5 sacks and multiple hits on Drew....
Another plethora of penalties......
Kuale managed to snag 3 of them, before injury...
If the bench does not await, then I just don't know...
Under News at 11....Watson gets injured..left game
Our D had it all covered....no pressure, no tackling.....
Tonight....we looked like the expansion team, out there......
Need to start looking at guys at multiple positions.....
Need to take a hard look at our OC and DC, moving forward.....
Need to start benching guys for taking penalties/ poor play...
Need to start up my meds, again.....

How are Moore's tackling skills?

Key game.... Bombers need a good start.....
Nope.... A. Kelly bounces pass like a seal...for a RB 6...
Bombers needed a strong end to the half.....
Nope....Grigsby drops TD pass.
We throw a bomb on 3rd and 5.....turnover
Redblacks shred our D for a TD to end the half....
Redzone execution is not a Bomber specialty
Breaking tackles is not a Grigsby specialty....
Clarence Denmark is a competent player....
....but some question marks around the rest of the receivers...
RB Williams looks like a rising star.....
....helped by the Bombers horrible minor league tacking..,...
Short yard situations + shoddy tackling = killer gains....
T. Sherman had just an atrocious night in space......terrible....
Leggett had a 114 missed FG touchdown.....
...but evened out the scale with multiple missed tackles on D.....
Ottawa simply ate up them unbalanced D formations.....
...which make it sometimes impossible to stop the run....
...or in this case...another 188....
Meanwhile, Bomber OL did their pylon thing again....
January and Greaves really struggling out there.....
Willy really didn't play very well....
...but hard to...when NOTHING is going on around him....
Another 5 sacks and multiple hits on Drew....
Another plethora of penalties......
Kuale managed to snag 3 of them, before injury...
If the bench does not await, then I just don't know...
Under News at 11....Watson gets injured..left game
Our D had it all covered....no pressure, no tackling.....
Tonight....we looked like the expansion team, out there......
Need to start looking at guys at multiple positions.....
Need to take a hard look at our OC and DC, moving forward.....
Need to start benching guys for taking penalties/ poor play...
Need to start up my meds, again.....

Key game.... Bombers need a good start.....
Nope.... A. Kelly bounces pass like a seal...for a RB 6...
Bombers needed a strong end to the half.....
Nope....Grigsby drops TD pass.
We throw a bomb on 3rd and 5.....turnover
Redblacks shred our D for a TD to end the half....
Redzone execution is not a Bomber specialty
Breaking tackles is not a Grigsby specialty....
Clarence Denmark is a competent player....
....but some question marks around the rest of the receivers...
RB Williams looks like a rising star.....
....helped by the Bombers horrible minor league tacking..,...
Short yard situations + shoddy tackling = killer gains....
T. Sherman had just an atrocious night in space......terrible....
Leggett had a 114 missed FG touchdown.....
...but evened out the scale with multiple missed tackles on D.....
Ottawa simply ate up them unbalanced D formations.....
...which make it sometimes impossible to stop the run....
...or in this case...another 188....
Meanwhile, Bomber OL did their pylon thing again....
January and Greaves really struggling out there.....
Willy really didn't play very well....
...but hard to...when NOTHING is going on around him....
Another 5 sacks and multiple hits on Drew....
Another plethora of penalties......
Kuale managed to snag 3 of them, before injury...
If the bench does not await, then I just don't know...
Under News at 11....Watson gets injured..left game
Our D had it all covered....no pressure, no tackling.....
Tonight....we looked like the expansion team, out there......
Need to start looking at guys at multiple positions.....
Need to take a hard look at our OC and DC, moving forward.....
Need to start benching guys for taking penalties/ poor play...
Need to start up my meds, again.....

Key game.... Bombers need a good start.....
Nope.... A. Kelly bounces pass like a seal...for a RB 6...
Bombers needed a strong end to the half.....
Nope....Grigsby drops TD pass.
We throw a bomb on 3rd and 5.....turnover
Redblacks shred our D for a TD to end the half....
Redzone execution is not a Bomber specialty
Breaking tackles is not a Grigsby specialty....
Clarence Denmark is a competent player....
....but some question marks around the rest of the receivers...
RB Williams looks like a rising star.....
....helped by the Bombers horrible minor league tacking..,...
Short yard situations + shoddy tackling = killer gains....
T. Sherman had just an atrocious night in space......terrible....
Leggett had a 114 missed FG touchdown.....
...but evened out the scale with multiple missed tackles on D.....
Ottawa simply ate up them unbalanced D formations.....
...which make it sometimes impossible to stop the run....
...or in this case...another 188....
Meanwhile, Bomber OL did their pylon thing again....
January and Greaves really struggling out there.....
Willy really didn't play very well....
...but hard to...when NOTHING is going on around him....
Another 5 sacks and multiple hits on Drew....
Another plethora of penalties......
Kuale managed to snag 3 of them, before injury...
If the bench does not await, then I just don't know...
Under News at 11....Watson gets injured..left game
Our D had it all covered....no pressure, no tackling.....
Tonight....we looked like the expansion team, out there......
Need to start looking at guys at multiple positions.....
Need to take a hard look at our OC and DC, moving forward.....
Need to start benching guys for taking penalties/ poor play...
Need to start up my meds, again.....

Key game.... Bombers need a good start.....
Nope.... A. Kelly bounces pass like a seal...for a RB 6...
Bombers needed a strong end to the half.....
Nope....Grigsby drops TD pass.
We throw a bomb on 3rd and 5.....turnover
Redblacks shred our D for a TD to end the half....
Redzone execution is not a Bomber specialty
Breaking tackles is not a Grigsby specialty....
Clarence Denmark is a competent player....
....but some question marks around the rest of the receivers...
RB Williams looks like a rising star.....
....helped by the Bombers horrible minor league tacking..,...
Short yard situations + shoddy tackling = killer gains....
T. Sherman had just an atrocious night in space......terrible....
Leggett had a 114 missed FG touchdown.....
...but evened out the scale with multiple missed tackles on D.....
Ottawa simply ate up them unbalanced D formations.....
...which make it sometimes impossible to stop the run....
...or in this case...another 188....
Meanwhile, Bomber OL did their pylon thing again....
January and Greaves really struggling out there.....
Willy really didn't play very well....
...but hard to...when NOTHING is going on around him....
Another 5 sacks and multiple hits on Drew....
Another plethora of penalties......
Kuale managed to snag 3 of them, before injury...
If the bench does not await, then I just don't know...
Under News at 11....Watson gets injured..left game
Our D had it all covered....no pressure, no tackling.....
Tonight....we looked like the expansion team, out there......
Need to start looking at guys at multiple positions.....
Need to take a hard look at our OC and DC, moving forward.....
Need to start benching guys for taking penalties/ poor play...
Need to start up my meds, again.....

Key game.... Bombers need a good start.....
Nope.... A. Kelly bounces pass like a seal...for a RB 6...
Bombers needed a strong end to the half.....
Nope....Grigsby drops TD pass.
We throw a bomb on 3rd and 5.....turnover
Redblacks shred our D for a TD to end the half....
Redzone execution is not a Bomber specialty
Breaking tackles is not a Grigsby specialty....
Clarence Denmark is a competent player....
....but some question marks around the rest of the receivers...
RB Williams looks like a rising star.....
....helped by the Bombers horrible minor league tacking..,...
Short yard situations + shoddy tackling = killer gains....
T. Sherman had just an atrocious night in space......terrible....
Leggett had a 114 missed FG touchdown.....
...but evened out the scale with multiple missed tackles on D.....
Ottawa simply ate up them unbalanced D formations.....
...which make it sometimes impossible to stop the run....
...or in this case...another 188....
Meanwhile, Bomber OL did their pylon thing again....
January and Greaves really struggling out there.....
Willy really didn't play very well....
...but hard to...when NOTHING is going on around him....
Another 5 sacks and multiple hits on Drew....
Another plethora of penalties......
Kuale managed to snag 3 of them, before injury...
If the bench does not await, then I just don't know...
Under News at 11....Watson gets injured..left game
Our D had it all covered....no pressure, no tackling.....
Tonight....we looked like the expansion team, out there......
Need to start looking at guys at multiple positions.....
Need to take a hard look at our OC and DC, moving forward.....
Need to start benching guys for taking penalties/ poor play...
Need to start up my meds, again.....

Key game.... Bombers need a good start.....
Nope.... A. Kelly bounces pass like a seal...for a RB 6...
Bombers needed a strong end to the half.....
Nope....Grigsby drops TD pass.
We throw a bomb on 3rd and 5.....turnover
Redblacks shred our D for a TD to end the half....
Redzone execution is not a Bomber specialty
Breaking tackles is not a Grigsby specialty....
Clarence Denmark is a competent player....
....but some question marks around the rest of the receivers...
RB Williams looks like a rising star.....
....helped by the Bombers horrible minor league tacking..,...
Short yard situations + shoddy tackling = killer gains....
T. Sherman had just an atrocious night in space......terrible....
Leggett had a 114 missed FG touchdown.....
...but evened out the scale with multiple missed tackles on D.....
Ottawa simply ate up them unbalanced D formations.....
...which make it sometimes impossible to stop the run....
...or in this case...another 188....
Meanwhile, Bomber OL did their pylon thing again....
January and Greaves really struggling out there.....
Willy really didn't play very well....
...but hard to...when NOTHING is going on around him....
Another 5 sacks and multiple hits on Drew....
Another plethora of penalties......
Kuale managed to snag 3 of them, before injury...
If the bench does not await, then I just don't know...
Under News at 11....Watson gets injured..left game
Our D had it all covered....no pressure, no tackling.....
Tonight....we looked like the expansion team, out there......
Need to start looking at guys at multiple positions.....
Need to take a hard look at our OC and DC, moving forward.....
Need to start benching guys for taking penalties/ poor play...
Need to start up my meds, again.....

Progress?
 
Found a QB who can throw the ball, is tough, and has big upside
Found a coach, that the team busts their ass for, right to the end, no matter what the situation
May have ended the revolving door at kick returner
Got rid of some of the "me me attitude" that has held us up, the last number of years
Found our all round CDN kicker, going forward
Plugged the gaping hole at Safety, moving forward
Overall, far better play in secondary
 
That said, there were (and still are) limitations that pretty well put a ceiling, on how much progress, we were gong to make.
 
1.  Depth - this was not exactly a military secret - if we ran into injuries,things were going to get iffy - we miss Ian Wild, big time and Moore and Anderson were taking up key roles while healthy, and Patty N, was supposed to take on another.   The ongoing Watson/Sears thing didn't help.  The long snapping is killing us on a weekly basis. 
 
2.  OL - we play 3 Yanks on the line, yet are terribly inconsistent,  run game is off/on,Willy is taking a serious pounding and January is really slowing down.  Single biggest organization fail.... is the inability to find some import guys, among the gazillion in the US, until the Domestic larder is restocked.
 
3. Under the unexpected - the Special teams - costing us points, field position and momentum, with a myriad of mistakes, on a weekly basis.   Either MOS has to take a more direct hand on this, or Tracy needs to depart....