DR. CFL

I really think this all goes back to our game plan.We came out throwing and never quit. Harris, 11 carries. With Harris's and Streveler that's a unsuccessful plan and a waste of talent. It's Lapo being to cute .He should have stuck with the game plan  that makes the most of what we have . Now we are in a hole.

Compared with other CFL clubs, Bombers have had poor coaching at the QB position.  Most of the competitive teams have former QBs or Offensive experts at the helm.  But we've got Walters and MOS who are ST experts and who arguably don't have the same nuanced understanding of the QB position as, say, Khari or Dickenson in Calgary. Lapo and Buck aren't up to the task unfortunately.

Trying to turn Streveler into a pocket passer is the equivalent of trying trying to turn me , a 61 year old balding old man who wasn't great looking to start with into a gigilo.  As much as I might want it to happen....It ain't. Osh's  part in this should have been to slap Lapo's bald head the second he brought it up. If Lapo had gone into this game and made intellegent use of a QB who has limited but very special abilities THAT would have been genius. But the buck stops at the head coach. In the end his blind loyalty may cost him his job.

The differences between the Bombers and a contender are in the QB room, including the guy designing the offense.

I’m beginning to believe Lapo has 100% control of the O - nothing else makes sense. 

We’ve been dreadful with him going on 2 and a half seasons.
If you want to win playoffs and Grey Cups you have to have the ability to beat the teams that are going to be there.  The Bombers record against +.500 teams the past three seasons is terrible.  Our W-L doesn’t matter too much in that context of winning the league.
Six of Nichols 7 wins this season were against Ottawa, BC, Edmonton and Toronto.  By far the four worst teams in the league.

A few days ago you said there is no way O'Shea would ever leave. What caused you to change your mind?
The Trinity IS the organization. They certainly haven't needed anyone's permission to fix things and we're going on 6 years.
Miller has a job, he can't do Walters' job for him. Walters has a job, he can't do O'Shea's job for him. O'Shea has a job, he can't do Lapo's and Hall's jobs for them. To win a championship each of these people have to be working at a championship level. It's hard to believe that that's happening. It all starts with Wade Miller and I haven't seen him anywhere near a Grey Cup since he took over. 

Head Coach Ray Jauch couldn't get the Bombers into the Grey Cup despite having a great team & 3 second place finishes in a row with 10-6, 11-5 & 11-5 records in 1980, 81 & 82. He left. Within TWO SEASONS we won the 1984 Grey Cup with HC Cal Murphy. You don't sit still after 5 seasons. Something's gotta give. 

We are long past this...  you know that.
The bomber's record was smoke and mirrors this year - our wins came against Edmonton and Ottawa before the league realized what a tire fire they are...
Against 'good teams', the bombers are 2-6... and in our win against Calgary - our D and ST won that, Nichols threw for diddly...
We've won one hard fought game where all three facets showed up - and had four major collapses...  that's on coaching.

Nothing surprises me with this team anymore. The one thing that is consistent is that we ain't consistent. I'm just numb & go with the flow. What happens, happens. Happy if we win. Not shocked or surprised if we lose. 

I am worried about the Bombers but check back with me tomorrow at 9:30 and I may have a different answer.

Yeah, it's a crap shoot in cold, snowy weather.  Six of one & half a dozen of the other.  

At least on a frozen field the receiver knows where he is going & has the advantage which can create separation. If the qb can get the ball to him then it could mean some huge gains.  If the OL can't fire off then the LOS becomes a wall for the run game. So, advantages & disadvantages. 

Thanks for proving my point.

The challenges with that strategy is we have recently witnessed what happens when opposing defences know we are going to run the ball. Cold weather or not you still have to make opposing defences respect the threat of a pass and a deep passing threat.

I suggest that the Bomber record over the past 6 games is the best measure of where the team is now, and that is not complimentary to them. Its not just the losses, its the way they lost games. 

A third stringer that likely gets a quick bump up to #2.

-Richie Hall has a family emergency that he's dealing with.......be cool, for once.
-Thiadric Hansen is German....not Canadian. 

There were many that hated the decision even in training camp, but he had 2 picks out of the gate and a lot of people forgot that he stunk.

Was Jim Kelly of the a Buffalo Bills immortalized for his win/ loss record or his failed Super Bowl appearances?  Regardless of the position or the sport I want a player on my team that has demonstrated he can win in the BIG game. 

Wins/ Loss records are great reading in stats books....I’m more concerned about playoff wins and Cup wins....that is the true measuring stick.

Was Jim Kelly of the a Buffalo Bills immortalized for his win/ loss record or his failed Super Bowl appearances?  Regardless of the position or the sport I want a player on my team that has demonstrated he can win in the BIG game. 

So, Reilly or BLM. 

You would flip the rotation from thomas rotating in to spell the imp DTs to probably richardson rotating. Same on the end. Youd be cutting one of their reps from around 2/3 of plays to 1/3. 
Not in all explosion cases but yeah. When he tries to use hecht to vice cover a wr, and he cant keep position on deep routes it isnt the cb/dhbs fault. And it isnt even hechts fault. Both are put in a position to fail. 

The quality of a teams tackling and swarming to the ball carrier is a product of coaching though. All these guys know how to tackle and can do it. You get arm tackles and selling out for hits when you allow players to repeatedly get away with it instead of enforcing good form tackling. Thats not just hall though, thats mos and younger too.