do or die

Moral victory.....but two missed points, in yet another winnable game against these guys
 
btw.....on one play, Messam runs for 7 yards....Kuale gets up and starts beating his chest.   Get rid of this clown

On RF, many folks have predicated Dressler's return on the greatness of Regina, Rider fans, and the premise that their boy would not simply chase after the higher dollar.....If he goes elsewhere....fun reading, ahead...

Strategically, Gallipoli actually had some merit....it was the execution of it, that was wretched......Not having a joint naval/army effort right upfront...was major fail from the get-go.  The myopic and feeble leadership from the front commanders, helped seal the deal.

This might work in our favor.....

Or lock Dressler in a room with O'Shea....and let Mike exercise the ole mind control.....

Defense....good.
Offense...putrid - playing scared, bad execution, turnovers...

Just watching a couple of teams warming up. Still waiting for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to come out...
Thanks Rebok

Need a backer to actually standup or knock down a running back.....watching Dunn and Wild doing their superball impression, last week was embarrassing,,,,,

Bold, exciting, fun, and creative.
 
Right.   Gawd awful look.  Cross between special forces and zombies.

If he is a notch above a fence post......he is in like Flynn...

If he is a notch above a fence post......he is in like Flynn...

We are angry, because we actually care about this particular version of the Blue Bombers....

Put it where it belongs....refs did a poor job of blocking and tackling....

We are angry, because we actually care about this particular version of the Blue Bombers....

Trestman prolonged AC's career, by turning him into more of a 3-5 step passer in the pocket.
 
In reality, the Als had more, time than just about anyone in the history of football.....to groom a successor.

Adrian McPherson was supposed to be the guy, but got to throw 140 passes....in FIVE years, while AC virtually never left the field.

Massive organizational fail.

I'm too lazy to look it up but didn't the Als just give Marsh and Smith new 3 year contracts not that long ago?!? Or was I dreaming this?

Trestman prolonged AC's career, by turning him into more of a 3-5 step passer in the pocket.
 
In reality, the Als had more, time than just about anyone in the history of football.....to groom a successor.

Adrian McPherson was supposed to be the guy, but got to throw 140 passes....in FIVE years, while AC virtually never left the field.

Massive organizational fail.

Trestman prolonged AC's career, by turning him into more of a 3-5 step passer in the pocket.
 
In reality, the Als had more, time than just about anyone in the history of football.....to groom a successor.

Adrian McPherson was supposed to be the guy, but got to throw 140 passes....in FIVE years, while AC virtually never left the field.

Massive organizational fail.

Trestman prolonged AC's career, by turning him into more of a 3-5 step passer in the pocket.
 
In reality, the Als had more, time than just about anyone in the history of football.....to groom a successor.

Adrian McPherson was supposed to be the guy, but got to throw 140 passes....in FIVE years, while AC virtually never left the field.

Massive organizational fail.

Hall at least, is a QB from the neck up.....

Put Messam behind our line.....and watch him bulldoze....for 3.5

Ok we lost a tough one,last nite....and on the face of it.....the turnovers killed us. 
 
On a upbeat note - I truly believe that we finally have the pieces, in terms of structure, management, coaching, and scouting, that will enable this organization to succeed, going forward.  We have already seen some of the trickle down effect, this season..... stability, sense of purpose, leadership, attitude, etc.  The long term prognosis is good.
 
Willy hit a rough patch, last night, but on balance...for the year, so far....looking at his coachability, decision making, throwing, demeanor, and attitude.....we finally have a QB, we can continue to move forward with.
 
But, with the understanding that the Bombers won 9 games, in the last 2 seasons.....our current record aside, this team is certainly still a work in progress.
 
Areas of concern moving forward..... 
 
Unbalanced Offense:
 
The total inability of this team to run or run block, is beginning to render the offense, a much easier one to plan for, to play against....and a harder one to play quarterback for.  Teams with good D lines (like the Riders and Esks), have carte blanch to peel back their ears and hobo rush the QB. Bombers continue to plug away at it, in terms of carries - but at this point, we are merely wasting a bunch of plays.   Play action, which was effective, early in the season, is now...not being taken seriously by anyone.  The repeated 2nd and longs simply puts even more pressure on our 1st year QB starter.
 
Offensive Play Calling
 
Need more emphasis on finding other ways to take the pressure off of Willy....instead of run plays inside...that go nowhere.  We have a back, who's strengths are catching the ball and bouncing to the outside - yet not enough pitches, sweeps and screens.  Also need to get Cotton in certain situations, to at least try to move the pile, sometimes.  Some of the passing plays, like bombs on possession downs, had me scratching my head, the quick hitch pass has disappeared.   Just not seeing enough adjustments, overall.
 
Run D
 
Yes, in the ole Etch scheme, the emphasis is on pre-snap movement, overloading formations, and multiple blitzes - racing in jailbreak fashion to the opposition QB. For what it is designed to do - it works.  However, consistent gap cancellation in the run game is just not going to happen with this scheme.  That said....too many backs are getting simply too much YAC (yards after contact).  Front 7 is undersized, and we lack that stone cold run stopper (or two), who can drop RB's in their tracks.  Messam wore down the D, and helped Riders control the ball in the 2nd half, last night.
 
OL
 
Fairly creditable job in pass pro most nights, but the factors listed above are having an gradual impact on overall performance.  Building depth in this area is a longer proposition, and we simply do not have the depth to have starters out of the lineup.  It is a mystery, though.... why we cannot find a top grade import or two....to help shore some things up in the short term....
 
Consistency on Special Teams
 
Good cover on kicks, bad cover on kick, ok return, lousy return, turnnover, good return blocking, bad return blocking - wash, rinse, repeat.  Mix of good and bad plays - expected better with O'Shea on board.  Realize that we have a lot of youth/inexperience on ST, but have to get this settled down as time goes by.  Until Washington is coached up, to stop holding the ball like a loaf of bread....he will have to take a rest from KR. Woods catches the ball well, but is too small to move all the piles he runs into.   The outstanding performance of our rookie CDN kicker...sticks out like a sore thumb. 
 
Some folks talk about the Blue "being exposed".....not really - that happened 3 weeks ago against Edmonton, with most of the same problems, prevalent....
 
Some of this stuff will be fixed, by later this year.....some probably not
Stay tuned...
 

Revised thread title:
 
Do or Die's obscene gesture after E.J Kuale drops game clinching interception....

You put a ton more pressure on a D, with the capability to both run and pass.....much bigger playbook, and they can set each other up, depending on personnel and opponent......

Ok we lost a tough one,last nite....and on the face of it.....the turnovers killed us. 
 
On a upbeat note - I truly believe that we finally have the pieces, in terms of structure, management, coaching, and scouting, that will enable this organization to succeed, going forward.  We have already seen some of the trickle down effect, this season..... stability, sense of purpose, leadership, attitude, etc.  The long term prognosis is good.
 
Willy hit a rough patch, last night, but on balance...for the year, so far....looking at his coachability, decision making, throwing, demeanor, and attitude.....we finally have a QB, we can continue to move forward with.
 
But, with the understanding that the Bombers won 9 games, in the last 2 seasons.....our current record aside, this team is certainly still a work in progress.
 
Areas of concern moving forward..... 
 
Unbalanced Offense:
 
The total inability of this team to run or run block, is beginning to render the offense, a much easier one to plan for, to play against....and a harder one to play quarterback for.  Teams with good D lines (like the Riders and Esks), have carte blanch to peel back their ears and hobo rush the QB. Bombers continue to plug away at it, in terms of carries - but at this point, we are merely wasting a bunch of plays.   Play action, which was effective, early in the season, is now...not being taken seriously by anyone.  The repeated 2nd and longs simply puts even more pressure on our 1st year QB starter.
 
Offensive Play Calling
 
Need more emphasis on finding other ways to take the pressure off of Willy....instead of run plays inside...that go nowhere.  We have a back, who's strengths are catching the ball and bouncing to the outside - yet not enough pitches, sweeps and screens.  Also need to get Cotton in certain situations, to at least try to move the pile, sometimes.  Some of the passing plays, like bombs on possession downs, had me scratching my head, the quick hitch pass has disappeared.   Just not seeing enough adjustments, overall.
 
Run D
 
Yes, in the ole Etch scheme, the emphasis is on pre-snap movement, overloading formations, and multiple blitzes - racing in jailbreak fashion to the opposition QB. For what it is designed to do - it works.  However, consistent gap cancellation in the run game is just not going to happen with this scheme.  That said....too many backs are getting simply too much YAC (yards after contact).  Front 7 is undersized, and we lack that stone cold run stopper (or two), who can drop RB's in their tracks.  Messam wore down the D, and helped Riders control the ball in the 2nd half, last night.
 
OL
 
Fairly creditable job in pass pro most nights, but the factors listed above are having an gradual impact on overall performance.  Building depth in this area is a longer proposition, and we simply do not have the depth to have starters out of the lineup.  It is a mystery, though.... why we cannot find a top grade import or two....to help shore some things up in the short term....
 
Consistency on Special Teams
 
Good cover on kicks, bad cover on kick, ok return, lousy return, turnnover, good return blocking, bad return blocking - wash, rinse, repeat.  Mix of good and bad plays - expected better with O'Shea on board.  Realize that we have a lot of youth/inexperience on ST, but have to get this settled down as time goes by.  Until Washington is coached up, to stop holding the ball like a loaf of bread....he will have to take a rest from KR. Woods catches the ball well, but is too small to move all the piles he runs into.   The outstanding performance of our rookie CDN kicker...sticks out like a sore thumb. 
 
Some folks talk about the Blue "being exposed".....not really - that happened 3 weeks ago against Edmonton, with most of the same problems, prevalent....
 
Some of this stuff will be fixed, by later this year.....some probably not
Stay tuned...