MOBomberFan

Rough game for the Als. Messam looked decent, over 6 yards a carry. But that's about it. That crowd is only going to get more hostile.

Aha I see, it's really just missing emphasis and quotations... Burke doesn't literally know 'nothing' about an offense, rather he leaves it in the hands of people who (presumably) know more. Or: Tim Burke knows vastly more about an offense than he claims and only lacks experience as a coordinator... even though he has been quoted saying he knows 'nothing' about an offense. And I'm sure that's obvious to you, so I don't know why you would take him so literally.

I'm not sure what more to say. It's all there, try again.

I'm sure coming up with a comprehensive offensive gameplan is a little different from knowing whether or not a QB has good mechanics. Burke doesn't literally know nothing about an offense, rather he leaves it in the hands of people who (presumably) know more.

Friesen's article had a little caption saying Joe Pop believes Mack should get the rest of the season to turn things around. But it's gone now for some reason. http://www.winnipegsun.com/2013/08/06/time-to-fix-bungling-bombers

LOL It's a bit early to be drinking isn't it?

All 3 phases of our team took turns looking good and bad last night... Renaud and the punt coverage team were the best they've been all season, but our returner fumbled the opening kickoff... good and bad. The Dline took Lulay down 5 times (1 taken away by a shady roughing call) and mostly shut down Harris on the ground at least, but Lulay made a lot of easy completions against some at times loose coverage. Good and bad. The offense.. well you saw. Good and bad. http://bcove.me/rz793qxg The opening 30 seconds of this video is Burke responding to the use of the word 'cusp', check it out

The message aside, I'm sure the 'peppyness' was overcompensation for the true feelings he had (somewhere between anger and outright fury I wager). No point going all Jim Mora only 1/3 of the way through the season.

http://www.cfl.ca/article/report-als-whitaker-out-3-4-weeks Now Whitaker is out for a few weeks, that isn't going to make things any easier. The trouble keeps piling up in MTL.

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch.

Sorry, I forgot cheeky emoticons to express the playful nature of my response... Did you actually want a response, or are you just asking rhetorical questions to nobody in particular? As a fellow fan I'm legit sorry for you that you're a self-described 'Buck guy'. I wanted so bad to see him succeed for his sake and for the sake of the Bombers, but that's clearly not in the cards. But really, why make this call at all? Forgive me if I'm failing to grasp your point, but that sounds like you'd rather see them stick with Buck at least til the bye week. I wholeheartedly disagree with you if that's the case, he should have been demoted at the very least back in the off season, and Goltz should be getting the starters share of reps RFN. I stand by my remark that it's the right call to make so it doesn't matter who made it. And you know what this team need even less than 'more distractions'? More losses. Something had to give and soon. This was the best move they've made all season.

- Who made the call? It doesn't really make that much of a difference if it's the right call. I imagine this decision was made by Burke, not Mack. - Why make this call at all? Because Buck is clearly not getting the job done, even when he is healthy. His injury history speaks for itself, as do his numbers (see Mike's post re: Buck's stats over his past 18 appearances). - I'm a Buck guy. I'm so sorry. - Where is the GM and CEO during this disaster? In their offices, doing their day to day work, I figure.

I was responding to someone who claimed Huf (HC), Dickenson (OC), and Millanovich (another HC) were better equipped than Crowton to mentor their QB's because they were former QB's. Do they not have a lot going on as well?

Risky business... Week 6: Andrew Harris Week 7: Kory Sheets

Already ordered my jersey

It also helps to have someone on the outside reinforce and validate the things you're doing right, as well. We get consultants come through my office all the time. Never a bad idea to get a fresh set of eyes.

I agree that a solid oline would go a long way... but Gary Crowton was a former QB; he played QB at Snow College in Utah 1976-77, and again at Colorado State in 78. Further, he has coached 7 QB's that went on to be selected in the NFL draft. So... there's that.

I know we've gone on and on about there not being a dedicated QB's coach, but I thought for certain Gary Crowton was still mentoring the QB's. I know he spent a lot of time with them during TC. He's been a QB's coach (among his other roles) since '91. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Crowton#Offensive_Success_and_QB_Guru

What get's me is the factual errors in their articles. Even Ed Tait (Freep) said in his latest article that the Bombers have only thrown for 2 TD's through 5 games this season. I mean... come on. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/so-many-problems-217546701.html DIRECT QUOTE: Fact: The Bombers, as a team, threw for only 16 passing TDs a year ago and are on a slower pace this season with just two through the first five games. Well, I'm pretty sure that Chris Matthews was the first Bomber to catch a TD at IGF, and J Detain scored another 2 in our most recent game against Calgary... this is only off the top of my head. The writers in both papers are awful and getting worse. Pulitzer Prize? Not even worth a participant ribbon.

Sure did. Collaros has clearly mastered the 5 D's of Dodgeball. Dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge.

When is the last time you actually saw a copy of the Winnipeg Sun? Out of curiosity, of course. It's just... the Sun is such a rag, cover to cover...