So now MOS is going to watch the film for the next 4-5 games and determine that the OC is in fact useless.

Past performance suggests that the answer is "no". It will take a minimum of 3 more months if it happens at all.

Oshea just said on CJOB coaches show that the offense needs to start coming out of halftime with "better adjustments". This tells me MB is gone.

Oshea then complemented the D on its good halftime adjustments. Shutting down Cornish in second half was his example.

The lack of half-time adjustments last year were obvious all season to many here in this forum. The 2014 defence had a lot of other problems but that lack was glaring. The same inability to adapt to the other team's defence on the fly or during the half-time break has continued for the most part right into this year. For the life of me, if it was and is so obvious to amateurs, I cannot understand why O'Shea, Walters and even Miller could not pick it out.

Oshea just said on the CJOB coaches show that he should have "blindly" challenged the Rodgers catch, even without seeing the replay.

In the chat room during the game, myself and one other person immediately posted that the Rogers catch was very questionable, even before the replay showed it as incomplete. Admittedly, we had the benefit of a good camera angle, but surely the Bombers could have similar views during the game action.

 

 

 

 

A rumour reported by Lawless this morning has Popp negotiating for Kevin Glenn-probably for any Alouette QB currently on their roster plus a draft pick.

No way Montreal trades Cato. A late round pick and the Riders choice of Crompton or Marsh makes more sense.

Cato had one good game; his first game. He isn't very good.

He's a good young prospect, he may not be ready to be a full time starter but he's still only 23. Giving up the only QB on their roster with the ability to be a long term starter for mediocre never was Kevin Glenn would be idiotic at best.

Except Glenn on the Als with that D could = Grey Cup and make Popp look like a genius. Popp has a big ego.

 

With Collaros on the sidelines and questions about Harris and Smilin' Hank, Glenn could make a borderline team like the Alouettes a contender to go to the Grey Cup.

Except nobody on the roster, or in management, is guaranteed to be there next year.

No guarantees, but a lot of people are auditioning for the next-year jobs. Something like this trade would have to be okayed all the way up, I would bet.

Sask may say otherwise, but the chances of them recovering from such a horrible start and making the playoffs is very. very slim. One way or another, their future is not with Glenn behind center and they are also starved for talent, so trading Glenn for someone of value makes sense.

 

A rumour reported by Lawless this morning has Popp negotiating for Kevin Glenn-probably for any Alouette QB currently on their roster plus a draft pick.

where did you read that.

 

Heard it reported on TSN radio.

A rumour reported by Lawless this morning has Popp negotiating for Kevin Glenn-probably for any Alouette QB currently on their roster plus a draft pick.

Suitor is only annoying when the Riders are playing, otherwise he's pretty good actually. Black is just awful tho and basically kills every game he is a part of. Suitor is only awful when the riders are playing because it's obvious he's a rider prider... If not tho, he's ok.

 

Black is the worst announcer pro sports have by a mile... it's not even close. 

Fixed that for you.

What is the explanation of starting 8 Canadians?

Because O'Shea

 

John Hodge made some interesting points in his post game blog:

 

http://3downnation.com/2015/09/26/bomber-thoughts-week-fourteen-calgary-at-winnipeg/

 

What particularly caught my attention was:

 

 

6. It was a rough night for first-year Bomber Kris Bastien. Bastien, who got the start at Rory Kohlert’s normal z-option receiver spot (Kohlert was moved to slotback tonight to replace the injured Julian Feoli-Gudino), recorded one reception for thirteen yards and a late fourth quarter drop. To make matters worse, Bastien spent almost the entire second half working against second-year defensive back Adam Thibault, a guy who couldn’t crack Laval’s starting line-up in his senior year with the Rouge et Or in 2013. If you can’t get open against a guy like Thibault, I don’t know who you’re going to get open against in the CFL.

 

7. Speaking of Thibault, most offensive coordinators would have gone straight after such a raw cover guy getting his first meaningful reps at the pro level. Bellefeuille never tested him.

 

Another reason why Bellefeuille is dead weight. Game after game, we continue to see the dame things with no improvement.

 

 

 

Well, there it was. If we needed any more convincing that O'Shea needs to go, that bonehead oversight in not getting his people lined up properly with the game on the line ought to convince all but the delusional.

How have you decided to blame the coach and not the player for that?

Absolutely. Who else is supposed to watch to make sure the players are where they are supposed to be?

The player. You're expecting Osh to run to the Calgary sideline and line his guy up correctly?

 

O'Shea has the responsibility to oversee the alignment. Period. If he didn't notice it or he didn't instruct the player (Moore?) to line up properly, its still on O'Shea.

So who was it on?  Did we not have enough OL or receiver not lined up?  I'm seeing speculation on twitter that it was Bastien or Adams... but that Adams may have asked the ref if he was on the line...

 

If the ref called a penalty after that, then he should be fired. 

 

Anybody, watched the replay yet?

I think it was Moore.

 

 

 

Well, there it was. If we needed any more convincing that O'Shea needs to go, that bonehead oversight in not getting his people lined up properly with the game on the line ought to convince all but the delusional.

How have you decided to blame the coach and not the player for that?

 

Absolutely. Who else is supposed to watch to make sure the players are where they are supposed to be?

 

They should know themselves. Coaches can't line them up. 

 

If players know what to do why need coaches?

did they have a timeout that they could have called? if they had seen that they were lined up wrong?

No timeouts in the last 3 minutes, I believe. But someone could have suddenly gone down with a leg cramp.

 

Well, there it was. If we needed any more convincing that O'Shea needs to go, that bonehead oversight in not getting his people lined up properly with the game on the line ought to convince all but the delusional.

How have you decided to blame the coach and not the player for that?

 

Absolutely. Who else is supposed to watch to make sure the players are where they are supposed to be?

Well, there it was. If we needed any more convincing that O'Shea needs to go, that bonehead oversight in not getting his people lined up properly with the game on the line ought to convince all but the delusional.

I never thought I would come to this forum on a game day and find so many people so down.  It is a truly sad state of affairs when an organization seems to be bent on doing all it can to alienate the very best of its supporters. Unfortunately the only way it seems to respond is when it looses a bunch of money at the gate. There got to be a better way to get a message across. We're 10 points underdog in our own barn.

And that may be an optimistic assessment.

 

 

If I recall, it is actually a legal issue in the States.  US employment laws wouldn't allow them to mandate a number of jobs going to non Americans.

I believe it falls under the "Dey tuk er jerbs!" laws. 

 

terk deerrr jeeerrrrbs!

 

Uff da!!!

I expect the team to compete from the opening whistle, leave it all out the field, one play at a time, give it their all, and not quit until the game is over. Did I miss any cliches?

Since this thread seems to be serving as a gameday thread, over at the Stamp's fan forum, the consensus is that they will score about 40 points and the Bombers will rack up no more than 20. Of some note, the recently departed Jasper Simmons was described as a very good rah-rah locker room/sidelines guy who couldn't crack the roster in Cowgary. The speculation was that the Bombers will really miss his energy.

Sounds like what many here have been expecting- another blowout.

Can someone donate to that online?

I'm hoping against hope that the Bombers have one upset win in them this year, and that it might be this game. I'd better go now, take my meds and lie down until this passes.

Its getting harder and harder to look forward to games this year with excitement. There may be an Australian Rules Lawn Darts tourney on somewhere. And there's the knitting channel's purling finals from Yorkton Saskatchewan ....

Being able to identify Canadian players as such is a big part of my loyalty to the Bombers and CFL. No Canadian players, little interest- I may as well follow the Arena Football League.