LeBird

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Thanks very much for a great report as usual.
This team is good!!!! 83 points in two games! Oh oh,  we allowed 85 points in those same games.  It's the "W's" that count and we should celebrate this game's success but (isn't there always one of those?)  this is no longer a bend don't break defence.  Are injuries making that much of a difference?

Poor starts...what poor starts?
Walker big hit on first D play.....
2nd play...Jeffcoat drops way back in coverage.....
Durant misses him.....and gets picked off
Hitch to Adams....3 yd TD run by Harris..under 3min. in...
D gets stop but Corney gets hands to face call.....
Stefan Logan gets outside for good gain....
....then ROC called for PI in the end zone...MOS loses challenge...
ball on the 1.  Als punch it in....
So-so kick return, holding penalty then backfield mix up......
Bomber O back to their first quarter ways....
Westerman takes roughing call on Durant...
...who promptly throws TD pass to Cunningham...
Is there some reason we play 6 yds off of receivers in the RED ZONE???
14-7 Montreal....Bombers taken 4 crucial penalties already....
Much better punting from Medlock, so far...
Bombers getting pressures...but Durant putting ball on the money..
Huge sack from the odious Mr. Johnson....
Oh, THAT poor start.....33 net yards in first Q, and 3 first downs.
Dressler horse collared by the even more odious Cox...looks hurt...
Tough sledding for Harris on the run....but some big-time effort.
...followed by pass to Harris.....more effort....
...and Nichols finding something fresh in Denmark, over the middle.  TD.
Bombers getting pretty good heat on Durant...but he hangs in there....
...against our zone D...that is all you have to do..
Bede short punt.  Medlock 48 yd attempt hits the post.....
Charmin soft coverage in Bomber back 7....
E. Jackson beats Randle on the post....perfect TD toss from Durant
Who is 18-22 -198 at the half.   D on pace for their 400 passing yds against....
Nichols misses on consecutive passes.....some boos ensue...
Bomber O 106 yds at the half.
Nice return from Logan....dumb out of bounds penalty....
....sets up Bede FG....... 24-14 at the half
Lankford draws chintzy PI on long pass....
Harris in the flat....Harris in the flat again.....
LaFevor sneaks for first down.....stays in....
....then scores on 10 yd keeper.
Some Montreal fullback type takes short pass....
...and runs right over 2 Bomber defenders for 40 yds..
Bede 35 yd FG  27-21 Montreal....
Westerman seems to be really in gear now.....
Jeffcoat and Thomas crunch Durant in the pocket...
Harris catching more passes, Lankford a couple...
Medlock FG makes it 27-24 Montreal
Jeffcoat drills Durant but gets tagged with bang-bang penalty
An AL brushes Nichols with two fingers...Nichols wins Academy Award....
This officiating has folks ...shaking their heads in the stands, both ways....
Lankford doing nice fill in for Dressler......
Nichols bombs away down the sideline....perfect pass to Adams..
Medlock makes 27-27......another barn burner, upcoming....
This guy Jeffcoat.... is not coming out of lineup anytime soon....
Durant hits receiver on broken play...Loffler knocks ball out....
...ball hits right on sideline ...TJ Cunningham picks it up....all the way to the 1
Bombers stuff back to back runs....MTL settles for FG.   30-27
Harris catches, Harris runs.  Medlock MISSES 39 yd FG attempt!
Will Justin be the goat?   2 misses for the automated one.
Durant completes 3 passes..... Bede makes it 33-28.  6 min. left.
Nichols drilled on blitz...takes another heavy hit on next play....
Rutley busts a run outside....Logan busts the exact same play...
Not excited about our linebackers, tonight....
Logan busts the next play INSIDE and runs for the TD.   40-28 ALs
A full Bomber payload of missed tackles tonight.....
Who needs Sutton, against this D....
...which looks like Chrissie Hynde's backing band...
Looking inept on both sides of ball in crunch time.....
.....stands emptying out in a hurry.....
Montreal in prevent D, anticipating victory.....
You know what they say about that.....
Nichols keeps popping away...and hits Lankford with TD pass. 40-35
The ole onside kick..47 sec left....and it is PERFECT.  Alexander recovers...
Als might want to use their last timeout.....their D looks pretty blown..
Nichols sacked...but Montreal.... roughing... the... passer.
Nichols hits Adams down to the 15.....with 16 sec left...
Matt scrambles out of the pocket...eludes couple of tacklers...
....down to the 1.  with time for one play...
It has to be Harris.   It is Harris..   TOUCHDOWN!!!!
On-field call is review.   Still a TOUCHDOWN!!
Down 12 with 1: 40 left?  What the hell!
Give up 500 yds on D?  And WIN.
15 first downs for Bombers in final quarter....
Improbable....unreal....and absurd....
Kind of like my gin drinking...



 
 

Dreaming of the good old days of the Jet Pack. Man I miss those.....not. I don't mind seeing something different. Keeps the LB's thinking maybe this play.

?‍?Bombers - top D against the rush
?‍?Alouettes - top rush against a D
?‍?But the Bombers are a whopping 1.1 more in passing yardage per game, than the Alouettes
?‍?Montreal has 15 more total yards per game, but we have almost 2 sacks per game while Montreal has just over half a sack per game. So, to illustrate, that would look something like this.. Bombers sacksac, and the Alouettes, sa.
Ed Tait  - By The Numbers 3 – Average points that the Alouettes have given up in the first quarter all season. Yet, they have led just once after 15 minutes of play.
7 – Career games Darian Durant has thrown for 400 or more yards.
8 – Quarterback pressures recorded by John Bowman so far this year, ranking him fifth in the league.
9 – Touchdowns the Bombers have scored in their past two games.
26 – Receptions needed by Nik Lewis to pass Geroy Simon and become the CFL’s all-time receptions leader.
126 – Number of catches running back Andrew Harris is on pace for this year. The CFL record for receptions by a running back is 102, set by Craig Ellis back in 1982.
?‍? if we can keep feeding the ball to Andrew Harris in any way possible, it will greatly help Nichols in facing that ferocious defence Montreal puts on the field. We need a clear headed Nichols to execute and deliver this very winnable game..

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..

http://nationalpost.com/sports/football/nfl/brain-study-examined-111-former-nfl-players-all-but-one-had-neurodegenerative-disease-cte/wcm/85bdfe58-dc06-4ef7-905b-27859a3a3c78. Seven of eight cfl brains studied had CTE. 
I'm postulating there are at least two people on the Sask football squad currently with CTE. I'm not naming names. One is a coach and another is a receiver. Both are idiots. 

I think Edmonton can be had. They were a bit lucky to get past Hamilton so with some of the guys back it could be fun.

Thanks for the observations. The Bombers are dangerous when they get a substantial lead in the forth quarter. Dangerous to themselves that is. 

Thanks for the observations. The Bombers are dangerous when they get a substantial lead in the forth quarter. Dangerous to themselves that is. 

Thanks for the observations. The Bombers are dangerous when they get a substantial lead in the forth quarter. Dangerous to themselves that is. 

Thanks for the observations. The Bombers are dangerous when they get a substantial lead in the forth quarter. Dangerous to themselves that is. 

Thanks for the observations. The Bombers are dangerous when they get a substantial lead in the forth quarter. Dangerous to themselves that is. 

Winning is not the end all unless of course you are a gladiator.
Best of luck to Jeffcoat and Knox. Make them pay 

How often do we hear about our DE's? Oh yeah! We did hear about Westerman's too many roughing the passer penalties. Their QB's roll out into bald prairie, eat a few bites of their snack and throw a completed pass. More often than not they have rolled out the right side and there has not been anyone coming at them. Our containment has been just terrible. Four sacks!

Well I guess if an unregistered  player is going to spend months hidden in the cellar he would need a barbershop  not to look like the unibomber. 

Hey, You're the man!!!    

Well I guess if an unregistered  player is going to spend months hidden in the cellar he would need a barbershop  not to look like the unibomber. 

Cool story, bro.... Its nice that you have something that doesn't completely suck in your stink infested garbage hole town. 

that face mask needs to be sent into the league. Another rider who needs a fine.
 

True to rumor…that new stadium does look pretty sweet…
Riders take 2 penalties early…
Bombers look pretty conservative…and pretty tight…
Nichols throwing a lot of very short…and very poor balls…
JFG has pass bounce off him for INT…
Glenn tosses perfect TD throw to Holly over R. Carmichael…10-0
Riders look like they are playing with 13 men out there…
Nichols sacked to end a pretty useless 1st quarter for the Blue…
…as in 0 first downs…and 10 yds. on offense…
Heath picks off a long Glenn overthrow, into double coverage…
O’Shea wins 2nd challenge on IC…
……but Nichols misses wide open Dressler in the end zone…
Bombers down 10-3…and losing battle for field position…
Glenn hits Grant with short TD pass…now 17-3 Riders
Bomber D stabilizing……
Bomber O still struggling…
Bomber DT’s doing some good work……
Nichols just gets down to basics…puts bulls-eye on Adams…
.. 3 straight catches…with nice TD catch and run…
30 sec left…Glenn throws perfect pass…to Sam Hurl…
Nichols misses Denmark in end zone…Medlock with FG
Bombers lucky to be down only 17-13 at the half…
…despite doing nothing for over 20 minutes…
Dressler pops through a seam with no Riders in sight…
…suits Nichols…as he completes 87 yd. pass and run play…
Riders bumble away the ensuing kickoff….Bombers recover…
Dressler finds no Rider lined up across from him in red zone…
…so simply waltzes into end zone to receive another wide open TD pass….
Boom, boom….25 seconds…..2 TD’s….27-17 Bombers…
Memo to Rider Fans…..Dressler not too old, small or slow……
Good Rider kick return and a penalty enables Riders to kick FG…
Washington takes advantage of yet another Riders secondary bust…
…to haul in 35 yd. TD pass from Nichols…who really looks on the beam, now…
Glenn completes couple of passes and gets Blue D penalty to set up FG…
Hurl playing his best game in a Bomber uniform…
Medlock makes it 37-23…time to cruise to victory……
…hold da phone…Glenn gets off a drive…..and hits Demski with TD pass…
Carmichael not exactly a Roc today…
Nichols sacked…..momentum turning yet again…
Nice punting from Medlock tonight…
All Jake Thomas does….is make plays…
Not sold on our kick returner…just yet…
Some nice work by Knox and Miller on special teams…
Bombers get ball back …Nichols sacked again…
Crucial turnover: Grant catches and fumbles ball…
…but magically converted into incompletion by CFL review…
Naturally Glenn moves ball…throws 4th TD pass to Roosevelt…
Not impressed with our DE’s tonight…
Two Bomber rooks in secondary tested today…
Alexander holding up well…but can’t smell what Roc is cooking…
Solid game from Chris Randle…
Blue get the ball back but Nichols sacked AGAIN….punt…
Rider can’t move it into FG range…..overtime it is…
2nd series…Crapinga right on target…with left goalpost …
Sense of impending doom…now hanging over the proceedings…
…all that is left is for Mr. Medlock to line up…
…and proceed to hit his 5th FG…for a 43-40 Bomber WIN.
Nice… to overcome slow start, building and the hype…
…to win opener on the road…
Not so nice…to barely beat a pretty poor Rider team…
Riders could really use 13 men in secondary…
Bombers could really use some way… not to blow leads…
I could really use some way to cut back a bit… on the gin…

The problem I hear is he just could not keep his eyes off the great stadium.  Looking for receivers was secondary.  How about this?  Practice and exhibitions are not match for the real thing and after 8 months of no real work he was bound to have a rough start. The rest is history.

He likes to fish?... yeah, he'll fit in just fine in Manitoba!

The exhibition game was absolutely no measure of either team. The biggest advantage the Bombers have is Chris Jones.