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Rivalries, Late Starts, & Game Days - Attendance
ddanger replied to Mr Dee's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
You're exactly right. I'm so frustrated by the brutal lack of sports coverage on the evening news. But let's run the weather 3 times in 30 minutes🤬 Personally I hardly watch the news anymore, I spend many hours listening to TSN1290. -
Thanks again for doing this. I was worried Jennings might go crazy on us, but the D shut them right down last night.
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And Randle was clearly pleased with that tribute. So was Ian Wild. Classy.
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3 stars plus HH red black and blue part two
ddanger replied to wbbfan's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
1. Whole defense. Gave up 1 point ( or should we blame special teams ). DB's knocking down passes. D line and linebackers very solid. 2. Nichols. After a shaky start by the Offence he goes on to set a team record for completed passes. 3. Offensive line in particular Joshi for gutting it out when he was obviously hurting and keeping his qb clean. HH. The equipment guy for tightening up 33's helmet and keeping it ( for the most part ) on his head. -
3 stars plus HH red black and blue part two
ddanger replied to wbbfan's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
LOL pretty sure his mom sits up in 233. And yes she probably would start Biggie in his place! -
1. Lucky. 2. Special teams in particular Miller and Miles. 3. Defensive line. HH: The o'line coach for having these kids ready to play. Yes there were some scary moments.
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When we lost Hardrick ( and to me it didn't look too bad hope it's just precautionary ) we ended up running with 4 Canadian o'linemen that have very little experience. Do we call Gray a rookie?? If so, we had 3 rookies and Couture who is in his first season as a full-time guy. Absolutely there were some painful moments, the Desjarlais play comes right to mind., but overall I thought our o'line played pretty good. Not sure where Speller normally plays, but o'line is all about footwork, and moving from guard to tackle is huge, but moving from right side to left is even huger! Hats off to our o'line coach.
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Brain Injuries and the future of football
ddanger replied to B-F-F-C's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Both my boys played football for a long time, and my grandson starts this year. Older son no reported concussions, younger one thinks he had a few. My daughter who rides horses has had more ambulance rides, broken bones, and hospital stays than both boys COMBINED. And a very nasty concussion. Everyone is different, and the technology available for protection and testing continues to improve. Is football safe?? No. But it's not alone. -
IMO this game is decided in the trenches...will our interior o'line be up to this?? Is their o'line capable of handling our d'line?? I'm pumped for some football!!
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As we all know the draft is a crap-shoot. Always sounds so good. That being said, I like what we have done, and I can see us having 3 NI starters on our o'line pretty fast. This year fast?? Yes i think so.
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IMO there were more problems with our offence than the QB. Specifically, our lack of imagination and predictability really hurt. I also thought our o'line didn't play very well. At the end of the day, it was a defensive battle all afternoon, and a play or two going our way instead of theirs, and we win. No I'm not giving the keys to Streveler, but I most certainly want to increase his work-load, and start a transition at the QB position.
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Calgary rarely rushed more than 4...against our 5....and was flushing out Nichols over and over again. So the answer for me is no, our o'line lost the trench battle no doubt.
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I can't remember the last camp battle at a primary spot like RB or QB. Hell even at OL for that matter. I'm not ready to give Streveler the reins, but my leash on Nichols is getting shorter.
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Movin' on to take on the Calgary Stampeders!!!!
ddanger replied to Wanna-B-Fanboy's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
If it's Black/Forde I'm gonna smash my new TV. Man I can't stand Black -
I'm a little late to the party but here we go.... 1. Streveler. Great legs when he needed them, and he's just getting better and better. 2. Lankford. Don't think he's kicked a field goal since high school. 3. Augustine. I think he's much better than LaFrance.
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Blocking is a huge part of kick returns. Pretty confident there's not many of us here that would trade places with Kevin and try to field punts. Personally, I like what he does on punt return...he catches the ball, makes the first guy or two miss virtually every time, and gets what he can. I think this whole thread is barking up the wrong tree.
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I don't care what flag our players carry. All I want out of a receiver is for him to catch the ball, and block when he doesn't have the ball. 81 and 82 are dependable, possession receivers who just happen to be Canucks. I'm a Darvin Adams fan, and I must say I was rather disappointed with his game.
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Odds and Sods - Bombers at Evil Eskimos
ddanger replied to do or die's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
great summary again, thanks very much! Where has that kind of D been all year?? -
Medlock had a couple of bad punts in the 2nd half, but people ragging on him is mind-blowing. He's the best kicker in the league IMO, and has been in that position for years. I loved watching him kick before we had the good fortune to acquire him. Those 2 punts in the first half, and the long-range field goal were things of beauty. I agree we need to think about a replacement, because his contract is up after this year I think and I believe he was talking about retirement before this season.
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I don't think there's anyone arguing that we simply aren't very good this year. I really thought we'd be better, especially with the addition of Bighill. Injuries are part of the game, and losing 3 of our upper echelon players on Friday night will have an effect. Let's hope they're not as bad as the seemed ( for Bighill in particular ). One thing we haven't talked about at all is the green hoard. So I took a look at their schedule.....without looking at the standings. I think we will be 10-8 at the end, and sadly I think Sask will also be 10-8. I have them losing to Montreal, Bombers, and Calgary. Their last game of the year is at home against BC, sure would be nice if they could do us a favour there. So, we gotta finish, at worst, 4th in the west. I really think we can do it. 4th that is.
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Agreed. So we go back to the other heavily flogged point......we got out-coached again.
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Totally agree with this. Whether Nicholls is injured or not, there's something mentally wrong as well. He's simply not the same. The coaches must know and recognize this, and yet on we go. Managing this situation has been very poor. And not at least planning as a contingency for 17 to come in, and having a package ready for him, seems incredibly mismanaged.
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Don't think you missed anything.