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, Goalie said:

Your schtick is getting old. 

Huh? Oh. 

10 hours 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.

Thats because he was f*cked up on painkillers and other drugs when he was here.  The damage he took here helped re-ignite his addictions to drugs. 

9 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

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

What if he plays for 12 more years?

10 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

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

I believe Doug Flutie was that old when he came to the league

Quietly our defense has only allowed 14.5 points a game the last two weeks. Our secondary has been a bright spot. If we can get Poop back into the lineup, suddenly with how good our offense has been I don't feel too worried about our defense..

Let's be honest, Ottawa would be better if they had this guy at QB instead of Lindley.

 

2 hours ago, USABomberfan said:

I believe Doug Flutie was that old when he came to the league

Wow.  Never thought about it that way.  All of a sudden every single 28 year old rookie CFL QB looks a lot better.

did any one hear the attendance / tickets sold for the game?

26.5k according to stadium announcer.

19 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

26.5k according to stadium announcer.

thanks, would that be tickets sold or at the stadium?

3 hours ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

Quietly our defense has only allowed 14.5 points a game the last two weeks. Our secondary has been a bright spot. If we can get Poop back into the lineup, suddenly with how good our offense has been I don't feel too worried about our defense..

Not sure I follow the math there....(28 + 9)/2 = 18.5.

Stats can be misleading though.  If you include the last three weeks the D has only given up 12.3 pts per game! (Bye weeks count right?)

On 23/09/2017 at 4:48 PM, kelownabomberfan said:

Not sure I follow the math there....(28 + 9)/2 = 18.5.

Stats can be misleading though.  If you include the last three weeks the D has only given up 12.3 pts per game! (Bye weeks count right?)

And if you take in to account they let Ottawa score a TD by playing extremely soft zone D.. Then its even less. 

On 23/09/2017 at 2:51 AM, J5V said:

Huh? Oh. 

Im sorry i didn't realize your name was Tracker. Like Will Smith on Fresh Prince said... Back off.. Mind Yo Business. Thats all.. Just Mind Yo Business

6 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Im sorry i didn't realize your name was Tracker. Like Will Smith on Fresh Prince said... Back off.. Mind Yo Business. Thats all.. Just Mind Yo Business

On 9/22/2017 at 6:08 PM, Mike said:

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

excellent prediction... turns out we literally didn't need a pass rush... Lindlay was just that bad...