Blue-urns

This was my second game in person ever and it was awesome. Better than a vikes game. Had people ringing bells in every direction. Tinnitus is worth it. 

Well if we choke....this will make it less painfull

They are soft arrogant douchebags. Bombers punched em in the mouth early and basically killed their desire to be in that game. They talked a good game about preparing for the crowd but multiple times the crowd was clearly throwing them off. Just a team completely unprepared for the kind of game it was going to be.

Any talk about Lions for league awards should come down to them flat out not even being able to compete in 3 of 5 games this season vs Winnipeg and Toronto ending up 1-4 in those 5 games.
A team that is exceptionally not elite and doesn’t show for the big games.
Best thing for us this season was losing to those phonies and having them celebrate like they won the Cup in Week 3 on our field.  They didn’t beat a team with a +.500 record after that.

I've been waiting on this....
 

It'll be cold.....minus temp. I bet....In any event anything we serve up will be cold to them temp wise....They're not going to be feeling all cozy like they do in Van. with their roof...They'll be sticking around their heater for sure

No one in this league game plans D in the playoffs better than Hall. He will have a weather ready D plan. Boys just need to execute and raise their games.

I wouldn’t be surprised if we get bad VA next week. He’s always been so unpredictable. He was scary good yesterday but I’m thinking even if he’s on, we’ll have a plan for him. I hope includes pressure. 

Was working out with Johnny A this morning.....so was talking shop with him...picking at him about the injuries.....for most part we fine, but I wanted to zero in on Schoen and Bailey.....he obviously was pretty tight lipped for the most part....tho when we got into specifics, he smiled...laughed....siad guess you will see at the game sunday eh?
My vibe is Bailey will be good to go....Schoen right now 50/50
but...was CGY defence and they pretty suspect in a lot of areas, and having to be on field cause the Offence could hardly sustain anything didnt help
Our secondary is a different beast tho....and our receiving group is worlds better and will exploit that BC secondary...again....CGY kinda was, and if not for some bad drops again....the game could have been totally different
We come out...establish the ground game...which we will...and wear down those BC lineman again... and ZC just has to be patient and not force anything...wont need to

I want a repeat of that BC game blowout for the next 2 games. I don’t want there to be any doubt who’s winning the game. These nail biting games are not good for my ticker. 

Only thing that concerns me is the Bailey and Schoen injuries. If we were at full health, I'd be very confident for next weekend....

OK folks, have done my part to spur the Bombers on to victory. Just bought 2 tickets to the Jets game against Dallas. Never mess with a streak.
This will be my 4th double-header. The prior 3:
Oct. 19/91 - Bombers beat the Ti-Cats 68-14, Jets beat the Leafs 4-2.
Oct. 22, 2011 - Bombers beat the Alouettes 26-25, Jets beat the Hurricanes 5-3
Dec. 5, 2021 - Bombers beat the Roughriders 21-17, Jets beat the Leafs 6-3.
Perfect record so far. 
 

.....Hit them early and often.....get Vaj off his game and for cripes sake keep them from starting at the 50 yd. line....Hello' special teams

You’d better not be planning to watch the game from your La-Z-Boy making a wish like that. Fans in the stands would prefer a bit warmer. 

I hope its -25C and the leos huddle around that stupid space heater while our boys are out there in sleeves.

I’ve decided not to.

Absolutely. Now, when it comes to the other side of the ball, I wonder how VAJ is going to handle the deafening noise and the snap counts at IGF. I believe the more significant adjustment, transitioning from the dome last week to IGF this week, will be dealing with the noise, not so much the chilly weather. Vernon lacks the composure to remain cool under pressure if the crowd gets to him early.

https://www.sootoday.com/national-sports/i-owe-everything-to-her-bombers-brady-oliveira-credits-success-to-mom-shani-7790920
How can anyone not just cheer and love this RB we have....amazing young man....hopefully he retires in Blue and Gold with a buttload of team records

It's the advantage of having vets that have all been together for multiple years.
For all the negative things we bring up about guys who have been around too long, there are positives too.

Talk about roster management all you want but this is really where O’Shea shines. This is an incredible achievement, and really this is the difference in sone of those tight games, staying disciplined, and not taking bad penalties. I’ve seen very few stupid, and retaliation penalties on the Blue Bombers since Mike O’Shea has been head coach. 

Speaks to coaching.
For all his perceived flaws, O'Shea has consistently fielded a disciplined and mindful team - they don't hurt themselves with stupid, selfish penalties.

Lots of interesting stuff here: https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/10/31/statistical-year-in-review/
Big one that jumped out to me 
100/955
Winnipeg was penalized 100 times in the regular season for 955 yards, fewest in the CFL.
And here’s the number that just reinforces how disciplined this team is – over the last five seasons, 2017-23, the Blue Bombers have been the least penalized team in the league EVERY SINGLE SEASON.

Ambles is an insurance policy, and a pretty good one for the price. I don't foresee him hitting the field unless things go from bad to worse in our receiving corps injuries. Nice option to have, should fit our room well also. These are exactly the type of moves a really good GM does near playoff time when depth at some areas is questionable. 

and I was thinking "What is O'Shea doing, shouldn't we be resting Jackson for playoffs?"

been wanting to see Garbutt since he got here....I think you all will like what you see. I see more upside in him than Haba, and if both could be in lineup with the Jeff's...Damn
Watched 4 practices of his....very explosive first move off the snap, and real good hands to shed the tackles...And with this yard off the ball here, he may be a real terror if he is consistently getting early separation off the snap...