blueandgoldguy

Pleasantly surprised by the result. I expected a loss as the Bombers have never won a meaningful game against Ottawa in 6 previous tries (last year's win Ottawa sat half or more of their starters as they had clinched their playoff spot). Despite the criticism in the babble thread of Richie Hall's defense, it was ultimately this group who won the game for the Bombers. Turnover for the touchdown and another turnover that resulted in a field goal. 2 key quick 2-and-outs at the end that allowed the Bombers a chance to tie and then win the game. Meanwhile Nichols and the offense failed to score a single TD after the 1st quarter.

Saskatchewan briefly made it interesting in the third quarter with some half-time adjustments. Glenn had actual time to throw and they appeared to utilize the middle of the field effectively with some short passes. Defense appeared to tighten up ...that and Mitchell was somewhat off on some of his passes. Calgary returned to its dominant form in the fourth though giving the Riders little on offense and salting the game away with a late TD. Barely over 200 total yards on offense and 13 first downs. Despite some off-season improvements to the o-line and defense, Riders are still a long ways from being a contender.

Third time 's the charm?

Maybe they meaning you should look beyond him to the other actors in the play namely Nichols.

People are quick to blame Lapo for the slow starts and finishes. Maybe just maybe it is Nichols who should shoulder an equal or larger portion of the blame. Could it be possible the he is choosing the option to pass short on 2nd and long? Taking the shortest and safest passing option? I think so. We are talking about an average QB here with average at best arm strength and as already been posted here, the quarterback with the worst accuracy beyond 20 yards. Nichols deserves his share of the blame and if it weren't for the turnovers by the defense that resulted in a TD and short fields I think it is safe to say Nichols would have struggled to lead the Bomber offense to more than 20 points.

Gawd, that was such a dumb play. Very Chris Jones like actually in that it was such a nonsensical play deep in their own end. I am losing faith in O'Shea becoming a good coach.

Disappointed in losing to the LIons with the backup QB, but they are my pick to win the Grey Cup this year.

It's safe to say that a "broken-down" Lulay is a better qb then Matt Nichols who is probably the 8th or 9th best qb in the league - basically average qb. Our D was disappointing but Nichols and the offense hardly put up any first downs or yards in the 4th quarter. Eerily similar to last year's playoff game. It's early but so far our team has shown no progress whatsoever from last year.

Props to the D for that game. Nichols wasn't great but he didn't make any huge mistakes like Ray did. We will need to see a little more from the offense if we want to win next week in BC.

Health is a factor, but tackles are an over-rated stat. You would have to look at those tackles in more detail - tackles for losses, tackles for gains of less than 5 yards, 5-10 yards, etc. Also the stats for tackles may be called into question as the statistician may identify the wrong person who made the tackle. This happens quite frequently in the NFL so I'm sure it happens quite frequently here as well.

Ian Wild is probably average at best among linebackers. His play had not been particularly impressive going back to last season. I think there was some here or the other Bomber forum suggesting he may be cut or serve as a backup going into the 2017 season. If the replacement cannot provide a reasonable facsimile of Wild's play over the next 6 weeks (small drop-off) then I will be really concerned about the Bombers' international recruiting. Of course, I already am concerned about the recruitment but moreso if Wild's replacement turns out to be a complete dud.

Wasn't Wade promising free tickets for those who said it would take longer to get out of the stadium parking lots? How exactly do you prove that anyways.

Heath Nevis The new bus terminal - I wasn't at the game but I hear it's making quite a difference getting into and out of the game.

Yes, they are better than us for many reasons...one of which is coaches who appear to make the superior halftime adjustments.

Calgary outscored the Bombers 20-0 in the second half. Also dominated in yardage and first downs. The first half was much closer. Whatever changes they made clearly had an impact in the second half. I don't buy that crap that adjustments in playcalling after the half don't make a difference.

Walby just mentioned the halftime adjustments being the key to the game. 20-0 in the second half for the Stamps.

Police officers are easily some of the most overpaid "professionsals" in the workforce today. Considering how much of the work they do is rather mundane and unnecessary (ie. handing out speeding tickets at various speed traps across the city, getting OT for attending court when people who have been given tickets for ticky-tack things like decals on their windshield have decided to challenge them) and very few run into dangerous situations on a regular basis, the wages are absolutely ridiculous. $100,000 after 5 years?! Ridiculous pensions too! The arbitration system is a big culprit in all of this. People complain about lack of money for proper infrastructure in this city and province and the ongoing deficits. The police(mostly) and to a lesser extent, teachers and firefighters' runaway salaries and pensions are the biggest factors gobbling up vast quantities of tax revenues - their salary increases over-and-above the rate of inflation seemingly year after year. There needs to be either a) salary freeze for a few years or b)1-2% increases in line with the inflation rate. We also should be reducing the hours and size of the police force if anything as crime rates are much lower than they were two decades ago. Don't mention that to the Winnipeg police union though - I'm sure if you asked them crime is at an all-time high and the kids are running wild. Gotta go now and catch the next speeder in a 50 km/hr zone!lol

Which means he will ultimately get the job.

Bad comparison. There are thousands of parking spots within a 5-10 minute walk from the MTS Centre and traffic filters out in all directions on several different streets...as opposed to IGF where all traffic filters on to one street and many of the parking lots that charge money are still a good 20-25 walk from the front gates of the stadium. As an aside, I went to two Jet games this year and parked for free on the street for both... only a 5-6 minute walk from City Place.

Great new family package! Looking at season ticket packages in the P7 zone, a family of 4 may attend all 11 games (home playoff game this year Bombers!) for the price of $16.50 per person per game. That's practically Goldeyes pricing.

didn't migs make a bet with someone here before, lost that bet and then proceeded not to pay up...and maybe I am thinking of a different user? Anyways, buyer beware.

So what is the penalty for Montreal being over the salary cap last year? Anything confirmed?

Nice. One of the best young Canadian O-line man in the league. Might be a future O-lineman of the year.

Stamps are like the Atlanta Braves of the 90s and 00s. All those division titles and so few championships to show for it.

I think a one-year extension for Mike Oshea is ludicrous, but the suggestion that ticket sales will not improve at IGF until this year is no longer seen as a one-off or fluke is an accurate statement.