Rainey takes opening KO 65 yds....but FG missed....
Nichols fumbles ....Normand turns it into first down...
Nichols is hammered on a LB blitz
Bombers give up long KR - fumble - sack - long pass play
....in the first couple of minutes...
Lulay bombs one to Burnham...
...then perfect TD pass to Manny A...over Cartwright
....looking too easy for the Lions...
Nichols holding the ball too long....and is sacked....
..Matt looking kinda indecisive......
Bombers giving up big plays on both sides of the ball...
Blue get one....on blocked punt, up the gut...by Jones...
The Fever....sort of gets into the end zone.....
...for the Bombers first points on O, in 1st Q, this year....
Pretty soft zone....Burnham out jumps 2 DB's for big gain...
14 yards passing....22 net yards.....on offense.
Must be a Blue Bomber first quarter.....
Alexander deked right out of his shoes......
...then Hurl gets completely turnstiled by Rainey on 40 yd gain...
BC just waltzing down the field....Johnson then has 5 yd TD run..
17-7 Lions.   Bombers looking weak on both sides of the ball....
Harris fumbles next series.....Knox gets it back on INT....
...but has it wiped out by nonsensical penalty on Thomas...brutal.
...costs Blue another 3.  TOP lopsided for BC...as they are up 20-7
Bombers speed up tempo on O, and uses some misdirection......
Nichols getting it out faster and working wide side of field....
Denmark wide open on the ole corner pattern.....20 yd TD..
BC Offense also working the flats....with plenty of missed Blue tackles...
Roc Cartwright getting worked over, yet again.....no other options, here?
Just before half....more missed tackles....250 yds passing and 27 points against...
Did Jim Daley sneak back here, when no one was looking?  27-14 BC.
Medlock lines up for 46 yds FG attempt......but hold the phone!
He chips it down the sideline to Mike Miller, hiding on the sideline.....
30 yard gain.  Adams then catches corner route TD from Nichols.  27-21 Lions
BC takes Objectionable C. and keeps Blue O on the field.....
Nichols rolls out at the 20.....and just keeps on going for the TD....
Bomber inch into the lead.....this will be a barn burner.....
Loffler spends a lot of time near the box for a S....need more help in back..
Nichols hits 50 sideline bomb to Adams.....completes couple more.....
...then puts it up deep in the end zone....Adams makes great one-handed TD catch.
Mike Miller is a special teams hit man......
Medlock not punting it well, at all.....
Jake Thomas jumps up, deflects pass, intercepts, and laterals it.......
...to Knox who steams down the sidelines for a 30 yd TD..
Bombers up 42-27.  Time for some killer instinct.....
Blue getting better pressure and some hits on Lulay.....
Another bad Medlock punt gives BC ball inside Bomber 40...
Bad Lulay throw is picked off in style...by the beleaguered Carmichael....
....next series....Roc loses the 50/50 ball to Burnham for big gain...
Manny A. grabs crossing route TD.  42-34 Bombers
Bombers really need some O.....but are getting 2 and outs...
Lot of passes short of the marker....no 2nd down conversions....
Medlock punting from Blue 25.....on 3rd and 15.
He throws a pass!... while the rest of the team are playing the punt?
Brutal turnover.   Naturally Lulay scrambles 15 yds for the TD
2 point convert.  15 point lead blown.   42-42.
Bomber collars tightening....by the minute....another 2 and out...
With 2 minutes to go....Nichols has the game in his hand......
...and proceeds to telegraph the out pass for horrific INT.
BC Field goal gives Lions the lead.....45-42.
45 seconds left.....Bombers burn up the clock with dinks and dunks
Medlock lines up for 50 yd tying field goal....and it is right down the pipe...
BUT SHORT!    Bombers simply choke away a potential key win...
The crazy gamble by MOS....the chickenschmit play calling from Lapo...
....and the crucial INT from Nichols...are not what contenders are made of....
Bombers back to the drawing board.  DOD back to the drinking glass....


 

 

 

13 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:

The way he has and is currently playing for us, I would suggest he is still in his prime.

When healthy, and looking at his stats since 2008, he hasn't shown anything to suggest otherwise.

He runs and catches like a beast. Blue and Gold looks very nice on him.

Exactly why I used the word "perhaps" in my post.

Dressler is a top receiving talent in the CFL and there's no argument against that. And agreed, blue and gold looks great on him.

14 hours ago, tracker said:

Would a player sign for less because O'Shea is here? I doubt it.

agree.

I think it's pretty safe to say in general  the players sign where they can get the most money. Within some limit or other......give or take five thousand bucks or so, and playoff cash. I don't know about that.

They're not going to go on twitter and say "I signed with ________ cause they offered me __________dollars more than any other team"

It's probably true that players like O'Shea. What's not to like? Seems like an excellent guy.

Edited July 27, 20178 yr by Mark F

9 minutes ago, Mark F said:

agree.

I think it's pretty safe to say in general  the players sign where they can get the most money. Within some limit or other......give or take five thousand bucks or so, and playoff cash. I don't know about that.

They're not going to go on twitter and say "I signed with ________ cause they offered me __________dollars more than any other team"

It's probably true that players like O'Shea. What's not to like? Seems like an excellent guy.

Almost every time on every sport, when a coach gets canned, the players flock to the microphone to say how much they loved playing for him. I suspect that, for the best players, a coach who gives them a chance to win every game is held in higher esteem than a "nice guy". 

9 minutes ago, tracker said:

Almost every time on every sport, when a coach gets canned, the players flock to the microphone to say how much they loved playing for him. I suspect that, for the best players, a coach who gives them a chance to win every game is held in higher esteem than a "nice guy". 

Huh... I don't remember that when Kelly was canned. I don't remember that when Burke was canned, either. I also can't say I recall that happening when Noel was canned (just to bring up other sports).

Crappy head coaches don't get fake love from their players, especially the ones who have no trouble dumping on their players.

3 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Huh... I don't remember that when Kelly was canned. I don't remember that when Burke was canned, either. I also can't say I recall that happening when Noel was canned (just to bring up other sports).

Crappy head coaches don't get fake love from their players, especially the ones who have no trouble dumping on their players.

There are exceptions as you have noted, but it is far more common for players to fawn over the departed coach. And BTW, Kelly was "a players' coach".

Just now, tracker said:

There are exceptions as you have noted, but it is far more common for players to fawn over the departed coach. And BTW, Kelly was "a players' coach".

I just listed three off the top of my head... Locally in the last decade. Three instances in which players didn't "flock to the microphone" to fawn over a dismissed coach.

Kelly was a player's coach...? Yeah, it sure looked that way in his lone season here. Oh, wait...