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If the Riders hang on and then win next week, they're right back into the race. I want the world to go back to the way its meant to be with the Riders in last.

Find it hard to be critical of the DB’s with the amount we blitz Bighill/JSK/Leggett/Loffler on passing downs and play cover zero.  Any decent pro QB is going to rip that apart and there’s not much the DB’s can do.  Middle of the field is wide open because 6-7 are rushing most passing downs.  Can’t expect 5-6 guys to defend the whole field.  You’re gambling the blitz gets there, but most often it doesn’t affect the throw.

Realistically 2 weeks from now we're .500 with a chance to really turn it around on the back half. 
Has Nichols been objectively bad this year? Yes.
Do I believe Nichols and the team can turn it around and be above .500 to end the year? Yes
I have absolute faith this team is making the playoffs this year 

Congrats. 

Gutless move by O’Shea to not give Streveler the rest of that drive when we’re down 23, Nichols is hurt and Streveler was having success. Pathetic. 

My family and I made our annual pilgrimage from Saskatchewan to Mecca– I mean IGF, to watch the Bombers. I can't say enough about how much fun we have each year. The atmosphere in the stadium was great on Friday and I think the players contribute to that by treating the fans really well. Before the game Streveller stood at the south end and played catch with a number of kids in the stands, Anthony Gaitor gave my son a signed hat that he will treasure and wear proudly. Of course, there were also a number of guys signing autographs and taking pictures with fans after the game. The first guy out there to meet the fans with a big smile on his face was Shayne Gauthier– same as when we visited last year. That the players and the organization go the extra mile makes our trip a highlight of our summer. More importantly it makes it easier to raise Bomber fans here in Saskatchewan. And winning doesn't hurt either!

My optimism stems..... from stepping back a bit and just looking at the overall picture...... 
The club is run far more professionally,  Miller may not be a cuddly sort, but I see some big differences, in terms of communication, game experience, et al.....and he lets the GM, GM.
We have a GM who really understands the CFL, in terms of drafting and adding Canadian depth whenever possible, has also added legit quarterbacks, and beefed up the scouting department, incrementally.
We have a coach that most players really want to play for....who conducts himself in an evenhanded adult manner, and expects the same from players.   We are attracting the right kind of people, overall.
We have a dedicated all-Canadian management group - guys who eat, drink, and sleep CFL football, and want success in this league more than anything. 
Bottom line: 
For the first time in ions, we have real stability moving forward.  Winnipeg has now become a place, where players want to come.   A strong culture is being constructed here - doing the right things on and off the field - featuring a complete lack of.... or tolerance of...twitter fiends, clubhouse malcontents, me-me attitudes and undisciplined actions on the field. 
When you add the points 3rd and 1 made about coaching and player leadership......a pretty bright picture ahead.
 

Welcome.  We can always use another hoser on this site.....

The riders still suck and you should feel bad cheering for them.

Embarrassment of riches was a term tossed around there frequently..
I guess now it's just an embarrassment 

1. D line....relentless pressure
1A. Bighill..for obvious reasons.
2 Harris.....
3 Demski.....

1. D line....relentless pressure
1A. Bighill..for obvious reasons.
2 Harris.....
3 Demski.....

Ticats get going.....20 yd completion....
....then Banks cutting back to catch long ball on Randle
Masoli breaks contain... Loffler misses tackle on catch, ball inside the 5
Green goes in from the 1.... to cap 75 yd Hamilton opening drive TD
Ensuing kickoff, Demski finds hole... eludes tacklers for 55 yd KR
Harris busts quick trap play for 30 yds.. down to the 10.....
Nichols runs play action, then finds Dressler all alone in back of endzone
7-7....could be a high scorer today.....
Green popped by Bighill on 1st down run....funbles..Bomber ball....
Harris pounds it down to the 6....Cats offside puts it at the 3
Harris bulls in for the TD...Bomber O-line getting good push in run game...
Bighill and Blue DT's stuffing Hamilton run game....
Some missed tackles hurting Bombers on D.....
Hamilton takes a bunch of penalties,,,,two possessions in a row.....
Bighill forces his way into Hamilton backfield and lays hard sack on Masoli
Adam heading for yet another big game....pursuing ball all over field....
Masoli under duress..sacked by Jeffcoat, this time.....
Thomkins pretty smooth with good hands at R....
Westerman can still take major penalties, it seems.....
PI call takes ball to Cats 12 yd line...penalties hurting Hamilton....
Blue have to settle for Medlock FG.....17-7 for the good guys....
Nichols having some accuracy problems throwing down the field.....
2nd and 14...and Masoli is either sneaking or busted play....
....fumbles for another Hamilton turnover....
Nichols and Adams not on the same page tonight.......
Nichols almost goes "Gatorade" at the Bomber bench....
Hamilton now taking the penalties on ST's...bad field position.....
Cats opt for the safety.  Bombers up 19-7....
Harris takes hitch pass...cutting and spinning for 25 yds......
Thomkins takes roughing penalty off the ball......
MOS comes on the field.... provides Thomkins with some vigorous opinion..
...this helpful advice... continues for some time on Bomber sidelines....
Medlock bombs end over end punt for about 55 net yards.....
Bombers rushing Masoli.....Masoli rushing throws......
Adams blanketed so far in this one......
Medlock pushes 54 yd FG attempt wide.   19-7 at the half
Lead could be bigger, Blue had great field position....
...off of turnovers, Bomber D stops and Hamilton penalties...
But O is out of sync, not spreading ball around....a lot of deep pocket passes
Bomber get good field position to start half...Nichols overthrows Demski
Matt is having a pretty rough evening all round......
Jeffcoat is having a pretty nice evening at DE....
Masoli sling long one up, receiver falls down...Fogg gets PI.....
Masoli sucks Blue D on keeper around the end for 35 ....
Roh sack forces Hamilton to settle for FG.....
19-10 Bombers....and this O really needs to get into gear....
Bombers O back to basics..short passes to Adams, Petermann, and Harris
Nichols play actions again and hits Demski on deep slant for 35 yd TD
Demski just keeps producing for this team.....26-10
Bomber kick coverage is terrific....so is Medlock punting.....
Green still getting stuffed in run game, Masoli under duress...
Bomber D starting to back off of Ticat receivers......
Sayers misses tackle on completion..down to Blue 15
Masoli lofts it up...Banks goes up and comes down with the TD
Crazy incomplete on 2 point convert...after Masoli runs 30 yds backwards...
Nichols overthrows wide open Thomkins long down the middle.....
....some boos drifting down from the stands....
Medlock drops snap...and hits it with non-kicking foot
Masoli somehow gets ball off...while getting drilled by Jeffcoat
....Banks dives to pull it in on the sideline for 20
Masoli fools Bombers again on keeper...runs it right down to the 2
Green goes in....Bomber D beginning to sag.  26-23 Bombers.
Nichols throws Incomplete..into double coverage to snuff out another drive
Bomber D gets the stop with 6 minutes to go....
2nd and 12...Demski makes nice effort on hitch pass...to set up FD...
Petermann takes 2nd down short flair...beats couple of tacklers for another FD
Blue can't get it in. Medlock makes it 29-23 with 1:20 left.....
Hamilton having trouble with amped up noise... takes 2 proceedure calls...
Bighill caps off huge game by tackling Masoli in pocket on 3rd and 13
Ballgame.  Up and down game all round.....
Plenty of room for improvement - but job got done
Much to ponder - but gin got drunk.
 
 
 

 

Ya think? LOL. Derrell Walker & Duke Williams would make Drew Willy look good. I like Mike Reilly but put him on a team with average to below average receivers & he'd be nothing special. The Esks have made sure to always surround him with big & talented pass catchers.  I do wish we never gave up so fast on Kenny Stafford. 

I agree with you about Edm. Especially that D, I don't think they are as good as alot of the media does.. Disagree about BC. Until they can get their OL operating better they will be a 500 club at best. 

Reilly was getting killed as usual wonder how many more years he can take the beating he takes.

Fitting end to the game based on Riley's decisions down the stretch.

I can't remember recently seeing Mike Riley play this impatiently. He forces deep throws at the best of times, but some of these are ridiculous.

As long as it doesnt involve cheering for the riders (short of it helping our play off picture) It is ok imo. Just try not to cheer too much or you will wake up feeling dirty and cheap in the morning. 

When Lulay starts, they are at least semi-competent. 

Game Day Notes - CFL.ca
BC @ Calgary 
- How Dominant is Calgary? Up by 14+ Pts: One way of measuring a team's sustained level of dominance is how often they take big leads. The Stamps have led in EVERY contest this season by 14 or more points and this it is now 6 games in a row. In CFL history only two teams have EVER led by 14+ points in more than 6 consecutive games:
Bombers - 1982 - 7 games
Lions - 2011 - 7 games
- Calgary Field Position #1: The Stamps lead the CFL in starting point for their drives - they begin on average at their own 40-yard line compared to the other 8 clubs whose average is just the 35-yd line. That increment of 5 yards per possession by season's end would equate to an extra 1,300 yards of Offence - or stated differently other clubs would have to gain 1,300 more yards to have the same shorter field to cover. Calgary opponents have to gain 15% more Net Offence yards just to make up for this differential.
Calgary's Rank in starting FP by year - 2012: #2, 2013: #2, 2014: #1, 2015: #1, 2016: #2, 2017: #2, 2018: #1.
- 6-0 CFL Teams since 1998: The Stampeders have started 6-0, an accomplishment matched by only FIVE CFL teams in the last 20 years prior to 2018 (Montreal in 2002, 2004 & 2006 plus Saskatchewan in 2008 and Edmonton in 2017).
Calgary was last 6-0 in 1995 when they had a 7-0 start. They have reached 7-0 FOUR times in their history (1948, 1949, 1993 & 1995).
- Jordan Herdman: Recorded 12 defensive tackles in BC's last game stepping in for Solomon Elimimian. His 12 stops were the most by any first-time starter in CFL history covering the 1987 to 2018 seasons when Defensive Tackles first became an official stat.
- Stampeders vs Lions: Calgary has won 4 in row and 8 of the last 9 meetings with BC. The Lions' last victory at McMahon Stadium came on August 1, 2014 with Kevin Glenn at QB. Glenn is the only BC Quarterback to lead them to a win at McMahon since July 2012 and Calgary is 7-1 vs BC at home since then.
- 6-game win streaks as a starter: Bo Levi Mitchell has led Calgary to FIVE different win streaks of at least 6 games in his career. Only two other QBs have engineered more of these 6+ game winning runs for their club.
          QB Winning Streaks of 6 or more Games (In Same Season)
Player - Anthony Calvillo 6 - Bo Levi Mitchell 5 - Doug Flutie 5 - Ken Ploen 4
  - 11.3 / 10.2 Pts Allowed: Calgary is challenging a long-held CFL record having allowed only 11.3 total points per game thus far. In the entire CFL Era (1958 to today), the fewest TOTAL points allowed record is held by the 1964 BC Lions at 10.5 per game and followed by Hamilton (1965) at 10.9 ppg against. The second take on this record is DEFENSIVE POINTS ONLY ...
For Points Allowed by their DEFENCE only, at 10.2 per game Calgary ranks #3 historically.
2018 10.17 4 (Calgary is on pace to allow the fewest Opponent offensive TDs in CFL history) 1958 10.63 22
 - Travis Lulay 300+ / 4-2 W-L: Travis Lulay will be making his 3rd straight start and he comes in with back-to-back 300+ yard games. The only time in his CFL career that he has reached 300+ in 3 consecutive games was in July 2012 (Jul 14-28/12: 3405, 360 & 315). Since the start of 2017, the Lions are 4-2 when Lulay starts and 5-12 with Jonathon Jennings at QB.
- Sacks in 23 straight games: Only Calgary, Winnipeg and Edmonton have registered at least one Sack in every game this season. Calgary has the longest active streak with at least one sack at 23 games dating back to the 2017 season opener. Calgary has recorded at least one Sack in 32 of their last 33 games.
- Alex Singleton: Through Week #7 no player had a higher % of his team's defensive tackles. Singleton has made 35 of the 222 Calgary defensive tackles for a 15.8% share. Next: J.C. Sherritt at 14.4%, Adam Bighill at 14.3%. 
  - Calgary at home: The Stampeders are 47-6 in their last 53 regular season home games back to September 2012. Their last 9 home victories have all been by double digit margins.
- Kamar Jorden: Is one of only 4 CFL players with at least 4 receptions in every game this year (D.Walker, D.Williams, B.Sinopoli).
- Emanuel Davis: Was blanked for interceptions last year after making 5 in 2016 & 2017. He has two this year already for Calgary.
- Leads of 14+ points: Calgary has led in every game this season by at least 14 points. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 

Whispered.  From the other side of the stadium.

What was Maas so pissed about ,that he took it out on the water jug?

Irony is that when Collaros was having prior success - he wasn't really a pocket passing QB.

I can see us winning every game where we score more points than the other team.