MOBomberFan

So, Goltz "sucks" because....? Have you really seen enough to make that decision? And, more importantly, should our staff feel comfortable that after the playing time he's been given (against the quality of opponents those chances have come against) they're ready to make that call?
 
I'm not necessarily a pro-Goltz guy. I don't mind him behind Hall on the depth chart. What I am passionately against is this team continuing to go to the well with Buck at the helm despite overwhelming data that he, at very best, is marginally better than a couple guys who are still green in this league. And that is being kind, given that I neglect to mention Buck can't stay healthy.

Also liked when Friesen was spewing his own comment instead of a question and Miller goes "is that a question?"

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Bellfool is already there at practice today.  I guess I have to stop calling him that now that he's with us.  I just shudder to think that he is a heartbeat from HC with us right now.

Joe Mack was building this team for long term sustainability right down to the bitter end. He took on a dirty job that most couldn't stomach, and left this team in WAY better shape than it shoulda been considering what Kelly did to it. Mack kept draft picks and did the best he could with em to build for the future. I respect the hell outta that man for sticking to his guns and always doing things his way. That's a man's man right there. He's now taken the bullet for what I believe is the long term betterment of this franchise.

technically Crowton is the qb coach, we've been over this before, it's not like they don't have a guy to coach qbs. I'm not saying they shouldn't have a seperate one, I'm just saying that trying to imply that the difference between winning and losing in the CFL is that positional coach is stupid and shortsighted. There's no magic bullet here, this post is clearly trying to say that there is. 

You're totally right, that could never go wrong.
 

It is his first day and he is nervous, and has likely been pushed into this sooner then they planned.
 
You want a CEO that can give a speech or a CEO that can fix this organization?

I don't blame the fans for booing,  so many costly turnovers and lots of bad drops from their big play guys....  messam dropped 2 easy passes that could of extended drives.     2 returns for TD's ,  lots of bad penalties.... i'd be pissed if i was a fan...

All you need to know about Mike Murphy: http://dolphins.studiotigaapps.net/front-office-bios/football-operations/player-personnel-and-team-support/mike-murphy.aspx
 
The resemblance to Cal is crazy.

The leak is yet another example of why this organization cannot get its ish together .. too many competing agendas that preclude the team from projecting a single, unified message.

I've lived in both Calgary and Vancouver.  
 
Calgary is more like Winnipeg.
 
Cheaper than Vancouver, and you will NEED a car to get around.  You'll be able to mostly afford to live your 'Winnipeg lifestyle' other than going out to the lake in the summer.  Restaurants are much like Winnipeg's and no PST is a big advantage.  The country thing it highly overdone during Stampede and there are other music options.  Cold winters with some Chinooks to warm things up (If you suffer from migraines you will get a doozy every time).  Ski in Banff.  A little hard to make friends, but everyone is your friend during Stampede.  Way better sports town than Vancouver.
 
Vancouver isn't anything like Winnipeg.  
 
The best way to live here is to give up your 'Winnipeg lifestyle' and move into a small condo close to downtown.  You don't go out to the lake in the summer, you walk to the beach.  You don't drive to a restaurant or bar, you walk there and stumble home.  The city is built with small neighbourhoods, each with most everything you need within walking/biking distance.  Any further and you take the Skytrain or the Seabus.  Lots of downtown folks give up their cars and use 'Cars to Go' when they need one for an afternoon.  
Restaurants are way BETTER than either Winnipeg or Calgary.  Every conceivable type of food is available in most neighbourhoods.  Cheap?  Nope.  Taxes are high as are fees and especially real estate.  Winters are wet, but you don't have to shovel it and you can get rid of all your winter gear unless you want to go home for Christmas.  You can ski on the north shore or take the train/bus/Rental Car up to Whistler.  
Vancouver is all about being outdoors.  Everyone here is from somewhere else, so it's easier to make friends, especially if you sign up to play team sports.  If you are interested in looking at the downtown neighbourhoods check out my website: http://terryburgess.ca/.  I'd suggest the West End (close to beaches and restaurants (Also Pride central so avoid if that bothers you)), Yaletown (Aka Yuppietown lots of restaurants/bars) , or Kitsilano (Beach lifestyle to see and be seen) for 20 somethings.  BTW: The hippies moved out of Vancouver years ago (other than the Profs at UBC).  You'll find them on Salt Spring Island now.

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.

In the clutch, nobody can hit a wide open defender for a pick six like Glenn.  He's money. 

No kidding.
 
I think it's funny when people pull the Labatte thing out like it's a major point for some kind of strong argument. "Look at how Taman went out and got him."
 
Newsflash -- the same thing happened to Taman at the exact same time with Andy Fantuz going in the other direction.
 
It had nothing to do with who the GM was. I could have signed Labatte if I was in charge of Saskatchewan. Just like I could have signed Fantuz if I was running the Ticats.
 
Those guys were the two biggest free agents in recent memory. They both went home. Ho hum. I don't blame Taman for losing Fantuz, I don't blame Mack (or Lapolice) for losing Labatte. You're not going to win a bidding war against geography.

LOL I knew a troll would throw that out there as some kind of comparative, which it isn't.  The call was supposed be on 91 or 94 for hitting Goltz out of bounds.  I agree it was pretty weak but so was the roughing call on Wild. 

And what precisely is blasting a QB with exactly two career starts under his belt going to do aside from destroy his confidence?  We already saw Goltz's nerves come up during the game .. let's put more pressure on the guy to perform.  In all honesty, Burke was quite candid (with both the pros and cons) and very even keeled in his assessment of the game.  He's also right in that a few more plays on the offensive side of the ball .. this could have been a much different game than it was.
 
There are going to be growing pains .. and ANYONE who thought Goltz would come in and shoot the lights out was sadly mistaken .. guys have to learn to win .. learn how to play through adversity .. learn to play together.  For Goltz, it's learning to battle (and keep things level) when things aren't going his way .. a guy has to be allowed to make mistakes .. so that he can develop.

They were all on Simpson, Goltz pulls it and he's in the 2nd level (first down) with the possibility of more if he can beat a HB. He needs to read that end on his right, they are attacking his inside or outside gap depending on what he shows, he went inside (B or 4) the ball and Goltz needed to go outside (C or 6). Goltz's TD was almost exactly the same, except he made the right choice on that one.

I'm surprised that you think the East Final is going to be at IGF Bluto.  Interesting optimism you are displaying there for Goltz.

Mack got us a first-round pick for an injured QB with very limited upside.  That was a nice piece of work.

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.

Yes, Max Hall should be next in line. Under no circumstances should Pierce ever start a game for this team again.
 
Mgmt already made themselves look foolish naming Pierce as our starter going into the season. Doubling down on the error by keeping him as our starter is much worse than handing the team over to unproven guys. I'd rather run with guys who we don't know much about than somebody we know well enough to be sure he isn't the answer.

But what do people expect him to say, it feels great to be demoted? How do you think it feels? He's said that he wants the team to win, and will help the team win in his current capacity. What more do people want? That's all you can ask of someone that's just been asked to take a seat. Just because he says that he was not approached about helping mentor Goltz and Hall, doesn't mean he won't do it, and he never says that he won't do it either. He's a competitor just like the other 41 guys who lace up every game, and I guarantee you if you were to take any starter and bench them, and ask how they feel, they wouldn't be singing sunshine and rainbows. They are competitive, professional athletes.

In Pierce's last 18 games (so a full season of appearances) here are his numbers:
And let's not discount the fact that we have to go all the way back to September of 2011 to total up 18 appearances.
 
240/395 (60.7%) for 3125 yards, 9 TD and 21 INT
 
In the same time frame (for fair comparison) here are the combined numbers of every other Bomber QB
 
394/662 (59.5%) for 4638 yards, 19 TD and 23 INT
 
For the record, here are some more numbers to chew on over that time frame.
Pierce is throwing an INT every 18.8 passes, while the other QBs averaged an INT every 28.7 passes
Pierce averaged 7.95 passing yards per attempt, while the other QBs averaged 7 passing yards per attempt.
Pierce averaged a TD pass every 43.8 (!!!) passes, while the other QBs averaged a TD pass every 34.8 (still horrible)
 
In that time frame, Pierce had one 300 yard passing game and three games where he threw more touchdowns than interceptions. That is absolutely horrible. In comparison, the other QBs we've trotted out have pieced together five 300 yard games (including a 400 yard game) and eleven games with more passing touchdowns than interceptions.
 
The last time Buck Pierce had a game with 2+ TD and 0 INT? August 26, 2011. He's only done it three times in four years with the Bombers. Joey Elliott and Alex Brink matched that number in 2012 combined.

Well, I guess we know the answer to that now.