firekid23

Well it looks like most of the men in our family are going to at the GC. I am taking my son, and grandson's, my brother and his son and grandson are coming in from BC, and my older brother and his son are flying in from Toronto. Apparently the weather in Calgary is going to be pretty nice, should be a great weekend. Go Bombers. 

My son is the same age I was last time we won the Cup. That has to mean we're going to win!

You keep trying to sell what no one is buying.
Adams had more than half our receiving yards in Calgary and more than a third of our receiving yards against Regina. His big plays got us out of huge problems in both games.
Sure he dropped a couple, every receiver does. None of them were game changers, but his catches sure were.

I finally watched the 2nd half this afternoon. 
1. Biggie - dude was all over the place and a monster 
2. Darvin Adams - Big Play DA has been huge these playoffs 
3. Harris - didnt get enough touches but when he did.. He got yards. 
HH - Gauthier 100 percent. From my understanding the HH award Jack used to give out b4 my time.. Well, it was meant for guys like Gauthier. 

I was looking up fly out Saturday back Monday, $950 on Westjet.  Looks like making the drive with a few guys is gonna be what's happening.  Not looking forward to the drive home Monday.  Today's was bad enough, now it's going to be twice as long!  haha

This is so true... the keyboard warriors can be complete asshats... but the actual people at the games are generally good prairie folk, like us... 

We were there (not far from where you're staying) last year for the WSF. 
Have fun. It's not too bad downtown. You can catch a bus out front of the Delta to take you to the stadium (for free - shuttle to and from)
When we were in Regina for the LDC, we took an Uber. From the East end of town, it costs us $20. I would do that if I were you, since it's fast and cheap. 
The Fat Badger is a decent place for an after game meal and drink downtown. 
Be respectful and the fans treat you great. Even more important after the Bombers beat the Riders. 

Is 34 really that old? I dont know, it feels like it. Last time my Bombers were a good team was the 80's We've had sporadic success since then.... a few Grey Cup appearances then we would just as quickly sink back into mediocrity. So it's actually been a really lousy 2 and a half decades of being a Bomber fan (holy crap 25 years..)
 
I feel like us older guys maybe lack some perspective and are easier to anger. I guess I'd ask for patience from others who wonder why I fly off the handle a little too fast. I'm just exhausted from my team that I grew up with become the worst team in the league, and for so long.
Now with that said, it's not O'Shea's fault what happened for 23 of those years. It's not Walters fault for... 22? Willy has thrown some really bad, awfully timed interceptions but it's not his fault either that this team has been so bad for so long. So honestly, how do you a lot of people around here stay focused on the long term seemingly and not get so disheartened after losses like this? I mean this post in all earnest , no bs. I find myself the same way with some Jets players but can think longer term with them... and they've been gone since 15 years and didn't win a thing when I was a kid.
 
Do the Bomber fans out in the internet land think Walters is the long term key? Is O'Shea a good long term gamble, and these blunders will only make the coach stronger moving forward? I dunno. I guess I'm just thinking out loud. In a way I feel bad for some negativity I bring after losses, but I don't know how else to react anymore after so many years.

Yup, no tail tucking from my point of view.Just a real hard fought game, with give and take on both sides.In the end we did what we had to do. Yes gave up big plays but got down right stingy when we had to. All in all a good win.

They found a way to win and played tough when necessary.   D-line has to get more pressure though.

Als d have given up 3 tds in 3 games. They are very good. Good win by the bombers tho.

Gentleman, we won!!!! Yes Durant went down but we won!!!! Let's enjoy it

Probably likes to see how the Riders attack the different coverage shells, what blocking schemes they are using and their sub packages.  Can't really see that from field level and they don't get the overhead pictures like the NFL.

It was driving me crazy hearing the announcers just swooning over Messam. The guy has a huge lane with nobody in front of him for yards and he's all of a sudden a top 10 player in the league. Give me a break

How many times do I gotta tell you I'm happy about opening night's win?  Just because someone sees things that they want fixed and want to see improvement in doesn't make them a debbie downer, just makes them a concerned citizen.
 
I mean jeez, whenever something goes wrong on offense the whole mob comes out wanting to crucify Bellefeuille and that sounds good to everyone, yet someone just expresses concern about a defense they just want to see improvement in, particularly when playing against some of the better Os in the league and that gets put under fire?  I call double standard on that one.

Look I'm a believer in this team, I think we got the potential to contend for the West this year, I think we can go up against the Stampeders and Eskimos and be competitive and even win, hell I think our talent is good enough to win the Grey Cup.  O'Shea's doing a great job and I love tonight and love this team.
 
But come on, someone sees an area they get concerned about, they should not be knocked for it.

Terrible news for the first week of the CFL - FOUR Qb's done for a little while. Though Crompton shouldn't be out too long - Lebevre is out for prob 4 to 6 weeks. Durant is done for the season - I don't know about you guys but if I'm a starting QB and my team signs Kevin Glenn I demand a trade immediately - it's like a black cloud follows that man around. 
 
Reilly is tough to say - he may forgo surgery, and if he does and just rehabs and wears a brace he could be back by end of August. However, if I'm him, I have the surgery which I'm sure is a 4 to 6  month recovery. 
 
At this rate - we could have Michael Bishop and Justin Goltz as starting QB's by labour day. Who's next - Lulay?

Shell over Unamba?
 
That's a surprise but I actually really like it.

The day is finally here!
 

And it turned out nice again.....at least weather wise....
Shades of bad ole days.....Bomber D scored on in 1st series....
Zach Collaros, RB Holly, and the rest of the Hamilton O, looked sharp....
....as they found enough holes in Bomber D...to fill the Albert Hall.....
Blue D played a ton of zone, not particularly well......
Denmark had a nice bomb from Willy.....
...but most of the night it was 5 yard hooks, curls and slants.....
Bombers need work on kick returns.....
Ditto short yardage situations......
Also avoiding dumb penalties ( Washington, Gibson, Bass)
Gibson did make some plays, though.....
...and K. Bass was working it pretty hard....
Bomber O and D schemes looked pretty....uh,
....OK, will avoid the overused word and call it, uh..inelaborate....
Long kick returns directly set up 10 Hamilton points....
Could of been worse.....
...the Cats stalled in red zone, on a couple drives and dropped 3 picks......
Cotton will start at RB....with perhaps Marshall...
MOS drags starting O, back on field to start 2nd half...
....another bad flashback....Willy blindsided on blitz....
....Drew was then nailed firmly to the bench, at that point...
Is there another team in football...as bad as Blue on screen passes?
Brohm throws a nice ball....but looks like a paint-by-numbers guy...
Portis seems to lack some touch on his throws...
J. Adams looks like a keeper at DB.....
JFG and Bastien look like an OK rotation at SB.......
Tigercat O certainly dropped off, when Collaros departed...
Hurl has more range, than I thought...at MLB...
Robert Marve helped his cause, tonight.....
Can't say the same for Brohm and Portis......
Marve does provide a change up and a different tempo.....
Willy got pretty pissed with Jhomo Gordon on a busted pattern...
M. Goossen has some attitude.......
Too bad Yantz didn't get in......
Not happy with tonight's result....
But back in the park, with gin in hand....
.....will do to go on with, for now...
 
 
 

If the Bombers ever had to come from behind, could you even imagine Brohm leading them to a touchdown, never mind a victory? At least with Marve they'd have a shot at a comeback and likely be very entertaining in the process.

all i got from the game was,  #1 underwood for the ticats has awesome hair - kid and play worthy, the bomber cheerleaders are so much hotter then i can remember in recent memory.  if anyone knows the guy who wears a gold Johnson jersey section 107 row 1, seat 6,  he was pretty funny talkin smack to the ticats players,  he came to rock and i salute him

You will notice that I added a 2nd qualifier there as well right? The whole point is that a lack of patience has resulted in good people being fired too soon. Dave Ritchie, Doug Berry, even Lapo was fired prematurely. The worst part is they usually followed it up by hiring worse people after. The reality is that this team doesn't give coaches or GMs enough rope. 

Did they do enough to keep their jobs?  Great question.
 
My take:
 
Miller / Walters / O'Shea - Yes, barely.  Some missteps, but generally OK.  Nothing spectacular, but nothing to get fired over.
MB / Etch / Tracey - Nope.  We all know the problems, so no need to rehash them.  Time to find better replacements, starting the day after our last game.

People really need to get over this 25 year thing. I tried to explain it to some people in the chat room after the game. It's only year one for Walters and O'Shea. They need to be shown some patience. Forget all the mistakes that were made in the past, give these guys a proper chance to build something. I think we are on the right track over all. We have what appears to be a good quarterback situation right now and I am a believe in Mike O'Shea so that's two of the most key positions. The rest will come in time. People get too focussed on wins and losses and that's not the way to look at this season. Considering where this team ended last season and where we're going to end this season we are in so much of a better spot it's crazy to be angry.