Fatty Liver

The issue of what a team can do with their bye-week might have been addressed in the recent CBA so it may be a non-issue. I don't have much sympathy for players who have 4-6 months off each year running off for an extra week break in mid-season when they still have A LOT of work to do. Sadly reminds me of the BC Teacher's Assoc. Hope the break will help recharge their batteries against Hammytown because they can't afford to stink the joint out.

In all honesty I think Edmonton has a one year head start on the Bombers in rebuilding. They went through similar growing pains with Reilly last year that the Bombers are just working through now with Willy. On another note, I hope O'Shea comes back after this week with a vision of what he needs to do to further the progress that has already been made this season. Time for him to take charge and stop letting his coordinators make the decisions that lead to the same errors and weaknesses being exposed week after week. This means play calling as well as personnel decisions on all 3 teams. I think so far O'Shea has leaned heavily on his coordinators to make decisions for him but sooner or later he has to realize that this is his team and he has to take charge.

or Maybe Kuale isn't as big of a problem as some are making him out to be, Kuale got hurt last night, missed the entire second half really... see what happened when he wasn't in the game? the lions ran the ball down our throats, Kuale is just one player. It's not just one player. I will agree having Kuale out in the second didn't make much of a difference and Kromah could have been more effective. Our defense is a "bend but don't break" D which is what it did up until around mid 4th quarter. Then what happened is what happens every time you have the Bend don't Break D paired with an ineffective offense, the D is exhausted, beaten up and finally breaks. The Etch D needs a good offense to be effective, without it we get what happened last night. Very frustrating, especially when you watch Bighill, Elimimian and that B.C D do their thing. Made me jealous. Doug Brown said that what allows Bighill, Elimimian to be so effective is that they are allowed to play "clean" meaning they are in essence rovers that are allowed to react to the play without having to susidize a weak D-lines play like the Bomber LBers. This is why they achieve such high tackle numbers because they are not assigned blocking duties and simply track the ball wherever it goes.

The D kept the score close until the Arceneaux TD with 3 mins. remaining in the game, can't ask for more than that.

Brohm heading home? After the injury to Willy & the way he played? That tells me all I need to know. To be a starting qb in the CFL takes sacrifce. And if a player isn't willing to do that, well?? I know it's tough to be away from family but the season ends in less than 2 months & Brohm has 6 months to be with them then. I think that is the wrong decision. Don't forget the players made plans three weeks back for this bye week and most likely paid for tickets etc. I doubt it's last night that he decided to go home. Good comment made by Doug Brown after the game. He said that if Dave Rictchie was the coach of this team, bye-week would be officially cancelled with Willy's injury. The team has two weeks to prepare for their next game and they will need every practice opportunity possible to get Brohm up to speed asap. Blowing off a week of preparation time on player's vacations is a missed opportunity for Brohm and the offence to get on the same page. Two on-field practices in the week before Hamilton is just not enough to get Brohm in sync. I agree whole heartedly with DB's analysis.

Willy pushed it tonight, I believe that was about the 4th time in the game that he decided he was going to take off and gain yards himself. With Solly and Bighill roaming wild that was a poor strategy and everyone had to know the price was going to be paid in blood at some point. The clock was ticking down on the half and no points could have been scored so it was all the more unwise to risk injury. O'Shea or Marcel should have told him to stop with the running and save it for later in the game if needed. Hope to god it wasn't Buck on the other end of the headset advising him what to do!

Probably a seperation but Willy did not exhibit many signs of pain so that makes me wonder because a seperation usually hurts like a S,O,B.

I drank some wicked rye tonight, drained the bottle and woke up back in 2013!

Did you hear Rod's voice break? I think he split his zipper.

29-3 Argos....wow.

Argos are putting the boots to the Stamps! Hope they can hold on in the second half. Suber is looking....super.

I honestly think the Bombers will have a hard time with Edm. with Reilly back they're good in the air and on the ground so hard to defend against. if the Bombers do win it's going to be a scrap to the finish.

Hope both Marcel and Etch are watching this 'cause the running game is alive and well in the CFL. EE is approaching 200 yds. rushing.

Both Hamilton and Montreal defences seem to be vastly improved in the last few weeks.

I lost track of how many times O'Shea used the word "stealth" in that press conference. He's a sneeky bugger.

Woldu deserved the fine. The official was positioned correctly and Woldu could have avoided him. Please. That is the very definition of a stretch. It wasn't like he steam-rolled the ref. He basically brushed into him. I'm sure the league talked with all parties involved before handing out the fine so stop waving your snotty green flag about. See anybody here complaining about the Morley fine? Far as I know it takes two to tango. Get over it.

What a nasty little weasel Wiecek is. Here is the press conference were O'Shea addresses the issue of these "stealth" practices. http://www.bluebombers.com/video/index/id/102629 From the sound of the voice asking the questions I believe it's Lawless but nonetheless O'Shea answers all of his questions openly and honestly. This article is like a declaration of war. I guess Wiecek is unhappy that he has to do some actual work to have anything to report.

And now I'm going to tell you that you're wrong about Kelly. Have I made you happy?

Problem with Grigsby is that he runs with zero power (and I'm not talking about size, cause 170 lbs backs can run with power too), is extremely inconsistent, basically a big play back who gets less effective as he touches the ball more, 4 of the last 5 games he's had 10 carries or less. He hasn't come close to 20 total touches since the game in Hamilton. If we had a guy who could handle 20 carries a game and a roster spot for an extra RB, Grigsby would fit in well there, as a guy we are relying on he's a huge handicap on our offense. It's pretty clear that the offensive coaches are feeling the same way as they are moving more and more away from Grigsby being featured in the game plan. The lack of a consistent rushing attack is clearly the difference between the Bombers offense being 7th in the league or being in the top 3 offensive teams. Good point. This might explain why the Bombers offencive production went through a mid-season slump for awhile, declining game after game. During that period It seemed like every other play revolved around Grigsby, run or pass. That was probably a reaction to Willy overusing him as an outlet, trying to preserve his health by using quick throws. As the O-line has improved Willy is getting back to spreading the ball around like he was earlier in the season and the improved numbers reflect this.

Ford's best year with us was running for 594 and receiving 41 with a total of 3 TD's and 2 fumbles he lost. Grigsby so far has 623 yards running... 341 receiving with 9 total TD's and I believe 0 fumbles lost..... You may want to rethink your opinion on Ford. Ford never played a full season as RB wth the Bombers, he only became a starter once Chad Simpson was injured in 2013.

Any other CFL team trying to get it done with one RB? Pretty sure the answer to that question is "no". For me it always comes back to Marcel and his play-calling and personnel decisions. I don't have faith that this is the OC that will be able to lead the Bombers to anything other than mediocrity.

It probably comes down to a "stupid brother thing" they had going on. He was practicing against his brother when the injury occured.

Could just be due to injuries, he wasn't dressing the last few games anyway so why not put a couple other guys on the reserve list instead, guys that might help out a bit more.. Maybe both Booker Mosely and Pall get on the 46 man this week, one will probably sit though. I think this is the most logical conclusion, juggling the numbers to get more help for the D-line on game day.

This is true only if you disqualify the 6 or 7 RB's in the league that are actually better at running the ball than Grigsby. If I really think about it I might come up with 10 who are better.

I guess Louie Richardson would have to step up. Not sure the entire BC O-line can be classified as garbage, I believe their main problem has been finding someone competent at L-guard were they've gone through numerous prospects this year.