BigBlueFanatic

I was at McMahon in '94 as the Bombers rolled into town after Dunigan blew away the Esks on 713 yards passing. Flutie's Stamps struck first but then the Bombers came right back, trading TD's on a bomb from Dunigan to Alfred Action Jackson. That's as good as it got as the Blue got trucked 58-19. That was a crappy drive back to Edmonton...

That's true - especially as a game progresses that advantage could be magnified unless they shut Messam down hard (and early)

Bass is more than physical enough to stop Messam - anyone recall how he put the ol' pile driver on him in their last loss to Calgary? The question is will he stay in position to make stops consistently or will he get wiped out by the Stamps run scheme and allow big run gains.

It must be killing him to write anything positive about the Bombers. As long as they are winning all he has left is pot shots about the concrete at IGF. Honestly he has the worst writing style. He's made a career out of making insults and belittling pass for criticism and disappointment. Friesen = paid professional troll.

As per the Winnipeg Sun "I sure hope he's a receiver" - Matt Nichols on seeing the 6'6" Outlaw walk through the door

If you're talking about the first interception, replay clearly showed the nose of the ball hitting the ground before the db can secure it. The freeze frame on the last bit of replay showed it best.

The last replay of Sheppard's knee buckling made me ill - hope he's ok

Not missing Craig Dickenson at all as our ST coordinator!

Yeah Nichols only threw for 322 yards and his receivers dropped two TD catches... What a bum - cut him! /sarcasm

How did we lose the game in the trenches?! More sacks for than against and forced turnovers on downs... Big play mistakes happened but they kept it together enough to pull out the W. The past 11 years things would snowball into a blowout. How about we take a week of practice and see how they correct things

You could see it on the db's faces on some of the camera close ups. They were pissed and were not at all happy with themselves. As much as I cursed at Bruce Johnson - here's hoping he looks in the mirror and plays lights out in the Banjo Bowl. Unbelievably euphoric over the LDC win! All the drama, all the excitement. Heart just starting to settle and already I can't wait for next Saturday!

OMG hope he's going to be ok

Haha! Oops - the last thread I was reading was about Mulumba... 2013 draft year got stuck in my head

I do remember the team saying he was going back to school and developing his game at a more appropriate level. Nice that Tennant has been in the league a few years so he's not exactly a raw rookie

Ed Tait reported JT pulling up lame at practice with a foot injury this past Thursday. Not related to last week against the Als.

I don't feel sorry for him one bit. After years of watching the Bombers get ripped off by bad calls, non-calls, & phantom calls, it's par for the course. Look at how officials let TO's oline resort to holding Westerman by the facemask in the last game. Bowman is also a vet and seems like an otherwise good character guy. When he lost his cool he also forgot that it's the retaliation that gets called way more often than not.

As things stand, sure I'd say it's real. Ball hawking secondary, outstanding special teams and an at least functional, effective offence mean we're in every game at worst. The cool thing about the last three games is that they haven't been three perfect 60 minute games - but when the three phases complement each other like they have, our chances of coming out on top are better than they have been for ages. The miracle game winning drives of 2014 were needed in spite of our mad scientist defence and special teams gaffs. Pretty hard to rely on those for a whole season. In 2016 our D and ST have become the pillars and our O is finally at a stage to take advantage. The team hasn't stopped working to get better and they're hungry. Love being interested in how this season goes compared to battling the apathy of last year.

Yeah sloppy game by the stamps compared to how they usually are. Agree that after that kind of run Messam really needs to just clamp that other arm over the ball and hold on.

Bond is a wrecking ball and I'm glad he's on our side. Fwiw I could swear I the Argo player was actually joking. Right at the bottom of my tv screen I saw him waving people back, cut a big grin and then laughing?

Neither, Goltz is the guy you're thinking of.

They talked about it and by the rules he was eligible to return to the play because he made contact/ first contact with the ball carrier plus he was the one who caused the fumble. Surprised me too

I have to remind myself that game two's "first unit offence" did have significant changes over the game one OL Neufeld at LG next to Bryant was a disaster... Even Schulz was able to highlight him getting lit up on basic stunts by the opposing DL If the management insists on employing this guy then for the love of God keep him at RT! I'm not learned in football yet it surprises me he can seem competent at tackle but having help on both sides as a guard makes Neufeld worse than useless. Put Bond back at guard. Hardrick also seemed to play better in PS1 then guys like Foketi in PS2

Just on the topic of hopeful vs optimistic... I'm also very optimistic for this season in light of FA and the draft. Canadian depth is legitimately transitioning from scouring the league scrap heap to preparing for the tough roster decisions. It took 2+ seasons of roller coaster hope and frustration, but it's clear that Miller, Walters and Oshea's vision of the franchise is gathering critical mass. A winning season and it's contract extensions all around ?

What a phenomenal day - Walters basically replacing underachievers with proven talent. Regardless of passport, Medlock for Lirim is a huge upgrade. DL has improved with the addition of Shologan and Cumming. Can't wait to see what Westerman can do with some real pressure up the middle. Lapo's playbook plus legit playmakers like A. Harris, Dressler and Smith hopefully means a resurgent Drew Willy. It's so early and yet I have real hope that the fans at IGF will have a lot to cheer for this upcoming season.

Hard to say how things go for Lirim next season... It's either the start of an epic redemption or he continues to over pressure himself and finishes ruining his cfl career.