Game day thread: Ottawa QuarterBLACKS vs Bomber BYES

So we are all wondering what the defensive line is gonna look like but does it matter against a third string quarterback?

Time to shake off the rust from the bye week or shall we say the Bombers have all healed up from their little nicks. I doubt if they have forgotten how to play .... as much as the players may be chomping at the bit to get going,  I think we as fans are far more anxious than the players to see the game underway.

We are likely to see a defensive line that has 2 international defensive ends and one international defensive tackle. That means that Corney, Thomas and who knows who else will be platooning. I personally don't see many other changes. It will be interesting to see who gets the start, Knox or Santos Knox at linebacker. At safety Jones or Loffler ... maybe a little experimenting with where to put Loffler but probably not.

Other than that I think Michael O'Shea will be standing pat tonight - - and that feels like a habit - - if it ain't broke don't fix it.

Game day - Yahoo !!!!!

Edited September 22, 20178 yr by BigBlue

4 hours ago, Mike said:

Poop scratched again, that's cool, I guess we don't need any pass rush tonight.

We didn't but good grief enough is enough already ... Okpalaugo is absolutely terrible. His get off is slow motion.

1 minute ago, Mike said:

We didn't but good grief enough is enough already ... Okpalaugo is absolutely terrible. His get off is slow motion.

Yeah he's been a huge bust. I think he's made 1 noticeable play all year. Pretty much invisible.

One guy who I don't think has been mentioned yet ... Alexander is quietly becoming very good. Had a great game tonight.

Just now, Bubba Zanetti said:

Yeah he's been a huge bust. I think he's made 1 noticeable play all year. Pretty much invisible.

Sadly we're stuck dressing him until Mulumba decides he wants to play but man he is just BAD.

14 hours ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

We beat Hamilton by 27 points and Saskatchewan by 20 points. We're capable of putting the nail in the coffin..

OH I also forgot to mention.. We beat Ottawa by 20 points 

2 minutes ago, Mike said:

Sadly we're stuck dressing him until Mulumba decides he wants to play but man he is just BAD.

Our d-line still concerns me. Powell probably would have had 200 yards if the game was closer. Poop needs to get back in there, not sure what the hell is going on with that. We also lack that outside QB destroyer. Westerman had his moments but we really lack that big play guy on the outside that gets to/disrupts the QB with regularity.

2 minutes ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

Our d-line still concerns me. Powell probably would have had 200 yards if the game was closer. Poop needs to get back in there, not sure what the hell is going on with that. We also lack that outside QB destroyer. Westerman had his moments but we really lack that big play guy on the outside that gets to/disrupts the QB with regularity.

What if I told you Westerman was one sack away from being tied for the sack lead in the CFL.. He was doing his job just fine!

Just now, Arnold_Palmer said:

What if I told you Westerman was one sack away from being tied for the sack lead in the CFL.. He was doing his job just fine!

Like i said Westerman has been alright but he tends to disappear for stretches and i'd wager he has many more penalty yards than sack/tackles for loss yards. I dont mind Westerman but i'd love a true difference maker on the outside ala Philip Hunt a few years back.

Alexander and Walker both show a lot of potential, I think.

42 minutes ago, Mike said:

We didn't but good grief enough is enough already ... Okpalaugo is absolutely terrible. His get off is slow motion.

I did not notice him at all tonight.    

Imagine if Lindley had some pressure on him....  the guy was bouncing Brink like throws with no one in his face....

I did watch Hurl a bit tonight after his big whiff on a tackle...  the guy really does seem to be a few steps off on any run.   Is it him or is it the system?

 

Lindley is terrible. Don't understand why Marcel signed him, Did he not watch the Panthers/Cardinals 2015 playoff game?

3 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Lindley is terrible. Don't understand why Marcel signed him, Did he not watch the Panthers/Cardinals 2015 playoff game?

Lindley is literally Max Hall..

7 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

Lindley is literally Max Hall..

Pre or Post Cocaine addiction?

If we had a dominant MLB our defense would be pretty good.  Right now, it's not. We are exposed at MLB. 

1 hour ago, kelownabomberfan said:

I liked how Davis ran out in front of Flanders and tried to block for him after the hand-off.  He totally just bounced off of some Ottawa guy.  I was surprised that Dunigan didn't make a comment as it was kind of funny.

That was fantastic... Nichols has thrown a couple of those out this year too... that's the kind of leadership that gets the rest of the team fired up.

 

1 hour ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

Lindley is literally Max Hall..

Well I think he's a bit tougher and has a bit more arm strength.  But they both coincidentally played for the Cardinals before coming up north 

Edited September 23, 20178 yr by USABomberfan

BC ******* Sucks

Just now, Goalie said:

BC ******* Sucks

They definitely look like a team we can beat with any sort of pressure on Jennings

1 hour ago, rebusrankin said:

Lindley is terrible. Don't understand why Marcel signed him, Did he not watch the Panthers/Cardinals 2015 playoff game?

Umm ... When your 2 starting QBs go down at this point in a season, you're not typically going to have too many other options.  Unless you think Brock Jensen had it.

6 minutes ago, USABomberfan said:

Well I think he's a bit tougher and has a bit more arm strength.  But they both coincidentally played for the Cardinals before coming up north 

Nobody can say Max Hall wasn't tough, the beat downs he took in the last half of 2013 were unbelievably brutal and yet he always got up and played on.

6 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Nobody can say Max Hall wasn't tough, the beat downs he took in the last half of 2013 were unbelievably brutal and yet he always got up and played on.

Better word maybe durable.  I mean maybe not Mike Reilly durable but just a bit less of a sitting duck if you will.  Lindley to me, as Matt Dunnigan pointed out is just too raw yet to grasp the nuances of the CFL.  If he's coachable and a coach is willing to invest in him, he may be able to get it.  But ... Gonna be tough to find a market outside of MTL and Hamilton.

40 minutes ago, USABomberfan said:

Better word maybe durable.  I mean maybe not Mike Reilly durable but just a bit less of a sitting duck if you will.  Lindley to me, as Matt Dunnigan pointed out is just too raw yet to grasp the nuances of the CFL.  If he's coachable and a coach is willing to invest in him, he may be able to get it.  But ... Gonna be tough to find a market outside of MTL and Hamilton.

He's 28. Why not just develop a younger qb?

16 hours ago, Goalie said:

Was a head shot. Called every time. 

Tell that to Jason Maas and Mike Reilly.

Edited September 23, 20178 yr by O2L

4 hours ago, bustamente said:

Tonight's award for impersonation of a qb goes to Ryan Lindley weather or no weather 1 of the worst performances I have witnessed of a starting qb.

Darian Durant last week was even worse