JohnnyOnTheSpot

And I never hear anymore about how about the Winnipeg born John Robertson saved the stubble jumpers in 1979 from bankruptcy. He also came up with the term "Rider Pride".  A Winnipegger.  Had to fly in and show them how to do it. The George and Ronnie show was over by this time and the "greatest fans" had lost interest.

do you realize you are the only guy (well, next to nasty nate on OB) who i can definitively say "yup, thats a BigBlue" thread simply by reading the title?
 
Nobody is firing a coordinator at this point of the season.  we are 2 and 2 for crying out loud.   both facets of the team have had moments of stellar play mixed with drek.   all we need is to get some consistency..
 
As for the whom.. I literally have no idea.  Is there anyone better then who we have sitting around just waiting for a phone call?  I don't believe so..

Rainey takes opening KO 65 yds....but FG missed....
Nichols fumbles ....Normand turns it into first down...
Nichols is hammered on a LB blitz
Bombers give up long KR - fumble - sack - long pass play
....in the first couple of minutes...
Lulay bombs one to Burnham...
...then perfect TD pass to Manny A...over Cartwright
....looking too easy for the Lions...
Nichols holding the ball too long....and is sacked....
..Matt looking kinda indecisive......
Bombers giving up big plays on both sides of the ball...
Blue get one....on blocked punt, up the gut...by Jones...
The Fever....sort of gets into the end zone.....
...for the Bombers first points on O, in 1st Q, this year....
Pretty soft zone....Burnham out jumps 2 DB's for big gain...
14 yards passing....22 net yards.....on offense.
Must be a Blue Bomber first quarter.....
Alexander deked right out of his shoes......
...then Hurl gets completely turnstiled by Rainey on 40 yd gain...
BC just waltzing down the field....Johnson then has 5 yd TD run..
17-7 Lions.   Bombers looking weak on both sides of the ball....
Harris fumbles next series.....Knox gets it back on INT....
...but has it wiped out by nonsensical penalty on Thomas...brutal.
...costs Blue another 3.  TOP lopsided for BC...as they are up 20-7
Bombers speed up tempo on O, and uses some misdirection......
Nichols getting it out faster and working wide side of field....
Denmark wide open on the ole corner pattern.....20 yd TD..
BC Offense also working the flats....with plenty of missed Blue tackles...
Roc Cartwright getting worked over, yet again.....no other options, here?
Just before half....more missed tackles....250 yds passing and 27 points against...
Did Jim Daley sneak back here, when no one was looking?  27-14 BC.
Medlock lines up for 46 yds FG attempt......but hold the phone!
He chips it down the sideline to Mike Miller, hiding on the sideline.....
30 yard gain.  Adams then catches corner route TD from Nichols.  27-21 Lions
BC takes Objectionable C. and keeps Blue O on the field.....
Nichols rolls out at the 20.....and just keeps on going for the TD....
Bomber inch into the lead.....this will be a barn burner.....
Loffler spends a lot of time near the box for a S....need more help in back..
Nichols hits 50 sideline bomb to Adams.....completes couple more.....
...then puts it up deep in the end zone....Adams makes great one-handed TD catch.
Mike Miller is a special teams hit man......
Medlock not punting it well, at all.....
Jake Thomas jumps up, deflects pass, intercepts, and laterals it.......
...to Knox who steams down the sidelines for a 30 yd TD..
Bombers up 42-27.  Time for some killer instinct.....
Blue getting better pressure and some hits on Lulay.....
Another bad Medlock punt gives BC ball inside Bomber 40...
Bad Lulay throw is picked off in style...by the beleaguered Carmichael....
....next series....Roc loses the 50/50 ball to Burnham for big gain...
Manny A. grabs crossing route TD.  42-34 Bombers
Bombers really need some O.....but are getting 2 and outs...
Lot of passes short of the marker....no 2nd down conversions....
Medlock punting from Blue 25.....on 3rd and 15.
He throws a pass!... while the rest of the team are playing the punt?
Brutal turnover.   Naturally Lulay scrambles 15 yds for the TD
2 point convert.  15 point lead blown.   42-42.
Bomber collars tightening....by the minute....another 2 and out...
With 2 minutes to go....Nichols has the game in his hand......
...and proceeds to telegraph the out pass for horrific INT.
BC Field goal gives Lions the lead.....45-42.
45 seconds left.....Bombers burn up the clock with dinks and dunks
Medlock lines up for 50 yd tying field goal....and it is right down the pipe...
BUT SHORT!    Bombers simply choke away a potential key win...
The crazy gamble by MOS....the chickenschmit play calling from Lapo...
....and the crucial INT from Nichols...are not what contenders are made of....
Bombers back to the drawing board.  DOD back to the drinking glass....


 




 


 

May have pulled the special teams version of a  "DeSean Jackson"
 

The 97th Grey Cup was won,
By the Riders, up by two - things looked done...
But wait - what's this?
A second chance after a miss?
13th man sure cost 'em that one...
 
 

I don't understand your logic.
Isn't it better than barely losing to SSK and TO?

Can't say enough about what Andrew HArris does for this team.  So mant times there he was for a loss or small gain and he made something happen.  **** you @yogi

Need to start winning at this barn.....
Lankford takes opening kickoff....reverses field...
...bounces it to the short sideline....
...and tightropes his way free....to 104 yd TD.
 I may give him another chance...after all....
Coombs takes deflected pass past Heath for 40 yds.....
...sets up Argo FG.....7-3 Blue...
Bomber O still doing its thing in 1st quarters....
...which is nothing at all....
M. Jackson busts return on Medlock short punt....
...and does his own tippy toe...75 yds to a TD...by a shoelace..
Blue throwing horizontal passes to players standing still....again...
Yet another short sideliner on 2nd down....drawing some boos, already.
27 yds of offense and 1 first down in the 1st (sigh)
Moe Leggett picks off pass over the middle... to kill Argo drive...
Harris running hard....making the yards after contact...
Sears gets IC penalty.....more Harris running....sets up FG.
S.J. Green great catch over Alexander....sets up Argo FG...
Dressler slants through Argo zone for 40 yd gain....
Nichols hits a couple more passes.....Harris in from the 4...
17 -13 Bombers....this one starting to look like a grinder....
That Jackson fella takes Medlock punt all the way back for TD..
...but illegal block puts it at the Blue 30....
Ray has a corner pattern dropped....then Whitaker drops one...
...on the goal line with no Bomber within 15 yds of him.  Argo FG.
Jackson is at it AGAIN....busts another kick return....65 yds...
..only some terrific speed from Walker, prevents TD...
MOS trying to figure out what the hell is... with the kick coverage...
Bomber D hold again...Liram H. boots another short FG...
Blue go into hurry-up O.....Sears gets tic-tack IC call..
Medlock lines up for a 56 yd attempt....pounds it right down the pipe...
...and it had about 10 yds to spare....just awesome.
Ray completes some passes....another sticky catch from AC Green...
LH closes out the half with another FG for Argos
Ray may be 37....but still throws the nice, easy ball......
Westerman is having his most active game of year, so far....
...the penalties are getting pretty tiresome, though....
Long Argo drive eating up the clock....and gets them another FG.
Coombs having a productive game for the Double Blue....
25-20 Argos.  Bomber D is hanging in there.....need some offense....
Bombers keep taking ball at 35....
Our O throws that short out pass....like nobody's business....
Bombers start a long drive.....convert some 2nd downs.....
Face mask on Adams moves it to the 5....Harris punches it in on 2nd down..
Blue up 27-25....tide is turning....
Another 100+ yd night for Dressler....clutch player..
Argo D starting to wear down.....M. Ball slams helmet on ground for 15...
Nichols is then low bridged for another major....
Argos then get bad PI against Denmark.....but it is overturned on review....
Not sure I know what the officials are doing out there, tonight.....
Not sure they know either....
Medlock makes 27th field goal....in a row....to make it 30-25 Bombers...
Nevis stuffs Whitaker on short 2nd down play....
Ray has less time for 2nd and 3rd options....and is taking some hits...
This Johnson fella at DT gets big time push, right up the gut.....
More Bomber receivers getting involved in the offense....
...and Nichols is hitting them now...
Seems like Harris has broken 101 tackles, tonight......
Bombers now taking over this game...physically, at the LOS....
O gets off a long drive, eating up clock....Medlock makes it 33-25...
Players on the D...putting up their hands for noise...and getting plenty of it....
Ray completing passes under plenty of duress...down to the 20 yd line.....
3 attempts go incomplete!   Bomber ball!
Nichols throws bomb attempt on 2nd and 5....eyebrows go up all over the place...
Argos have it with 50 seconds left.....
Heath jumps A.J. Green and picks off his 2nd of the night.....GAME OVER..
This guy plays a different position but reminds me of Rod Hill....a ball magnet...
This D may be starting to get it together.....lots of good performances all round...
Alexander and Walker have been solid.  Roc was not picked on tonight....
D-line came on real strong, Loffler more active, tonight....
Jeffcoat didn't look out of place, either....
Knox got a workout...trying to deal with all the valve passes his way....
The O needs work.....especially getting out of the gate (still)
...but 27 first downs, O turnovers and 0 sacks....
Bombers needed the win much more....than I needed the gin...
...but we will both take it.

 
 
 

I feel cheated more often now than when there was no video review at all.  It's broken.

I feel cheated more often now than when there was no video review at all.  It's broken.

I feel cheated more often now than when there was no video review at all.  It's broken.

I feel cheated more often now than when there was no video review at all.  It's broken.

I believe a major reason we lost this game was because of our own mistakes, and not Calgary whooping us, which makes it easier to get over knowing things are correctable.
 
On a side note, the league needs to absolutely get rid of the option to challenge illegal contact. Pass interference is fine, but the illegal contact is just awful. BLM throws a timing out to the left sideline, his first read which was short of the 1st down, yet lets allow them to challenge illegal contact on the other side of the field where BLM was never going to look, ever. I know it's been beaten to death, but this is getting ridiculous already.

Tired of seeing his back on the other team's highlight reels.

I'd give Thorpe a shot and take Lankford off the roster. Lankford is a poor returner, turnover prone and average at best as a receiver.

How many TD's has Carmichael allowed in 2 games, must be 4 or 5?  Same story every time, he back peddles until the receiver blows by him then gives chase but never catches up.  Enough already.

I think with 100% hindsight, letting Burnett walk was a mistake, the LB depth is weak.

Some good misdirection movement on O......
Nichols drilled on back to back plays, early....
Getting Andrew Harris involved.....always a good idea....
Nichols moving the ball with the ole curls and hooks.....
...but throws real bad end zone INT from the 10 yd line....
Bombers dominating TOP but score still 0-0..
Leggett picks off BLM...but is hit with IC call...
Hurl and Wild overrun Stamp short pass into 40 yd gain.....
Calgary gets it deep...but Messam drops screen pass..
FG has the Stamps up 3-0...
Bombers 3rd and 1 play by Lefavour snuffed out....
Both teams leaving points on the field....
Lankford has big missed FG return...but fumbles at end of it
Blue now down 3-0 in turnover battle.....
Hurl misses tackle on Messam short pass for bigger gain....
Stamps down to the 3 yd line.....but are stuffed twice at the goal-line...
3rd down pass incomplete!  But the Roc was lined up offside....
Blue hang in and make 2 more stops...
Stamps finally score on end around....the 6th attempt from the 2....
Too many key mistakes from the Bombers today..  9-0 Stamps..
0 points on offense in first 21 minutes....
Heath called for greasy PI....but gets INT on the very next play....
BLM missing a lot of his passes...at this point....
Stamp defender piggybacks Harris....somehow needed review to get the call....
Nichols hits JFG on a slant, defender misses tackle....for 20 yd Bomber TD...
Randell playing another pretty good game...so is Heath....
MLB Singleton for the Stamps....is a stud...
Dumb roughing penalty on Nichols...sets up 23 yd Medlock FG...
Bombers have forged into the lead......10-9 at the half...
No time out from MOS...to get a few more plays before half?
BLM still misfiring on some throws.....
Roc C. misses tackle on short pass.....long gain down the sideline...
...starting to test O'Shea's patience here.....
BLM misses in end zone.....Stamp FG makes 12-10
Hurl...couple of good plays...and a couple of missed tackles...
Stamps "depleted" DL getting good inside pressure on Nichols....
Nichols turns color blind and throws slant pass right into LB hands...
....27 yd INT return....Bombers 4th turnover.....Stamps 19-10...
Not often the Blue lose turnover battle this bad...and win..
Harris taking the load on O with his running and receiving....
BLM getting more time to throw it now...Stamps starting to take over....
Bovine proceeds to throw perfect end zone pass....right over the Roc...
....3 TD's against in 2 games.....really testing MOS's patience...
26-10.  This Roc may need to be dislodged.....
Medlock is punting the ball very well, so far this season.....
Stamps O ripping it up...at this point...
Bomber O dinking it down at this point...
Not sure that DB's are afraid of an O "going horizontal"
TOP completely turned around.....Bomber D on the field all day, now...
Nevis and Dung Man can ball inside.....
...have they sent out a search party for Westerman yet?
Does anyone have better depth than the Stamps?   Yet again....
Lankford looks like a car without steering wheel....on these returns....
Least amount of noise probably made....by 30,000 people.....
The crippled, beat up, etc. Calgary D has allowed 10 points....
Stamps O really is great at working the wide side of the field....
Heralded Bomber OL....allowing more big hits on Nichols...
Nichols overthrows Adams on long bomb.....
...then throws 3rd down pass to no one in particular....
5th Bomber turnover....and yes, those are boos coming down....
MOS, Lapo, and Hall.....to some extent....put the C in conservative...
Stamp receivers making tough catches and YAC....Blue guys, not so much..
Stands clearing out with 5 minutes to go.....as if there was hot sale at thrift store..
Outscored 22-0 in 2nd half.   Another egg laid in the IGF hen house.....
....or Bo's Personal Playground.....if you prefer....
Playing for the Win......kinda hard to tell tonight..
Praying for the Gin.....you bet.
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

I see no problems with these supplemental drafts at all. If there's a need, and these players can fit the need...all the better. 
Supplements are supposed to be good for you aren't they?

Could not resist.....as the memories kept flooding back....and the gin kept flooding in.
Dishonorable mention:
Mike Kelly
Serious anger and maturity issues ******** whatever potential this guy ever or may of had.
 
The Fateful Five.....from bad to worse
 
5.  Joe Zaleski
As already pointed out above, he had the worst talent level of this group.  That said, one cannot overlook the outstandingly bad records he compiled.
4.  Jeff Reinebold
Great personality, but way over his head in the deep end, without water wings.   I give a certain amount of blame to the Bomber BOD, who hired this guy as a marketing ploy even though Dr. Jeff had a serious lack of credentials, to actually do the job.   Style over substance.  Optics over wins...
3.  Jim Daley
Nice guy.  Useless Head Coach.   Couldn't make adjustments to save his life.  Spent pre-game interviews musing abut how awesome the opposing team was.....and spent post-game interviews making excuses about why we couldn't do anything about anything at all.  Players (to say nothing about the fans) openly commented about the lack of structure and schemes, on multiple occasions.
2.  Darryl Rogers
Not a nice guy.  Useless Head Coach.   Couldn't make adjustments to save his life.   No clue about a CFL roster, Canadian ratio, or just about anything else related to the Canadian Football League.....and just didn't seem to care.   Drove the Detroit Lions into the ground, before accomplishing the same, thing here.   Still managed to maintain a stridently arrogant "Mr. NFL" persona, towards media and fans.  An International loser.
1. Tim Burke
Peter Principle, over his head, out of his depth......call it what you will - Burke's tenure was an utter and abject disaster on multiple levels.  From his in-game blunders, to his constant excusemeistering, to throwing players under the bus, to his disheartening, uninspiring and sad-sac persona, and to finally asserting, after the fact.... that he "didn't want the job, in the first place"!!!   Biggest mistake was actually letting him finish out his last season.   Burke was a simply a lame duck from the get-go.

Tim Burke and not even close imo. Guys like Reinbold and Kelly were jackass** but Burke was just clueless.

Ill just say.. Our D is soft. Fix it. Lapo needs to go 4 the kill instead of playing conservative. Bombers obviously feeling the effects of not playing week 1. 
Bad teams find ways to lose even when the refs do their best to help them.. The non fumble and unneccesary roughness on the Goose were jokes

Shouldnt have gone to OT. Horrible call on the bakari grant fumble

Medlock won us many a games last year....and things don't seem to have changed this year. Great money spent on an non national.