Just to not start an overreaction, I know this is part of the CFL.  We had a big road win last week and unfortunately after so many games when things go right, you often have one that goes wrong, and such was tonight.

 

But having said that, RichiHall's chickens have come home to roost again.  This D has to be able to step up and get turnovers at some point, and his refusal to call blitzes is preventing them from doing that.  And Ryan Lankford ... I don't have any issues with him returning kicks, but his play as a wideout has been awful.  Killing our offense when he's in there.  Dom Davis sure didn't tear it up but our guys were making his numbers worse with the drops.

 

I think we can still get home field for the WSF, but it doesn't look like we're ready to knock off Calgary yet.

Edited November 13, 20178 yr by USABomberfan

Who was the backup kicker/punter in 2016 then, Addison Richards? You don't keep a marginal player around because they are the last resort kicker.

As ugly as Lankford's attempt was there were damned few Bombers actually showed up to play against Hamilton. Let's just call it what it was, they played a stinker and got their asses handed to them as a result. Lucky for us this team has shown the ability to rebound so let's just lick the wounds and move on. 

17 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

As ugly as Lankford's attempt was there were damned few Bombers actually showed up to play against Hamilton. Let's just call it what it was, they played a stinker and got their asses handed to them as a result. Lucky for us this team has shown the ability to rebound so let's just lick the wounds and move on. 

To thrash a deceased equine, this team cannot give up all those yards again and again and expect the offense to put up 40+ points every game to bail them out and/or rely on timely turnovers. Its not sustainable and Hamilton coaches exploited the Bomber vulnerabilities perfectly. Now that the recipe for beating the Bombers is out there, we are gonna see a lot more of that. Masoli is not a great quarterback and their re-tread  running back is not al all-star but the Bomber defence sure made them look like it.

16 minutes ago, tracker said:

To thrash a deceased equine, this team cannot give up all those yards again and again and expect the offense to put up 40+ points every game to bail them out and/or rely on timely turnovers. Its not sustainable and Hamilton coaches exploited the Bomber vulnerabilities perfectly. Now that the recipe for beating the Bombers is out there, we are gonna see a lot more of that. Masoli is not a great quarterback and their re-tread  running back is not al all-star but the Bomber defence sure made them look like it.

gotta agree - we may or probably will make the playoff's even if a cross over (if we lose all the last 4) does not matter - Never going very far in any playoff scenario with a Richie Hall Defense - nope not going to happen IMHO.

Getting slapped in the face and kicked in the behind by Hamilton, may be a good tonic for us. 

Focus. We need to get back to it. 

I don’t believe we cannot win with a Richie Hall defence. I don’t think there is anybody who is pushing for a defence like ours. Too many question marks. But we’ve seen some good play from those guys, and that’s what it will take to win playoff games. A good defensive game plan and, of course, execution. There is no way in a buck’s worth of quarters that we’re going to dump Hall now, so we better get used to it.

We all know hall is going to cost the bombers a GC - might as well enjoy the ride

2 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

Getting slapped in the face and kicked in the behind by Hamilton, may be a good tonic for us. 

Focus. We need to get back to it. 

I don’t believe we cannot win with a Richie Hall defence. I don’t think there is anybody who is pushing for a defence like ours. Too many question marks. But we’ve seen some good play from those guys, and that’s what it will take to win playoff games. A good defensive game plan and, of course, execution. There is no way in a buck’s worth of quarters that we’re going to dump Hall now, so we better get used to it.

You may wish to amend the double negative which currently reads as a positive.

On 10/7/2017 at 7:31 PM, JuranBoldenRules said:

Lankford hasn’t took a ball past midfield in months on a return.  If that’s why he’s on the roster that’s even stupider.

Lapo loves having a speed guy.  Always has.  Problem is this guy and McDuffie are terrible receivers who have low football IQ so unless they are running in a straight line they are useless.

I'm just saying that versatility to play on ST - not necessarily the productivity - is why I think he was kept on the active roster over Thorpe.

We got turnover Jennings and the Leos coming up, if Hall's defense generate any turnovers against this dude, I'd drop kick him right there.

2-time Grey Cup winning DC Richie Hall

Washington taking first team reps in Lankford's spot in practice today according to the media....Could there be a switch for the Leos' game?....Shall see

Just now, Stickem said:

Washington taking first team reps in Lankford's spot in practice today according to the media....Could there be a switch for the Leos' game?....Shall see

They'll both be on the roster I bet. Probably taking Flanders' spot.

I am thinking that giving up on a play is the biggest sin on a Mike O'Shea team and Lankford not even trying to finish his route took points off the board before halftime. 

Lankford kicking field goals at practice....HUH....emergency I guess....This kid seems to be very versatile BUT maybe he should polish the best part of his game first....I can see why we keep him around....just wind him up and put him in....No guarantee's though

1 hour ago, Stickem said:

Washington taking first team reps in Lankford's spot in practice today according to the media....Could there be a switch for the Leos' game?....Shall see

Good, can't allow a guy who can't run routes and give up and interception to stay in there.

3 hours ago, Atomic said:

2-time Grey Cup winning DC Richie Hall

One against a backup QB making his first ever CFL start.

2 hours ago, Stickem said:

Lankford kicking field goals at practice....HUH....emergency I guess....This kid seems to be very versatile BUT maybe he should polish the best part of his game first....I can see why we keep him around....just wind him up and put him in....No guarantee's though

He's able to play many positions poorly and not one productively. What a gem.

 

should never have even made the roster to begin with. 

3 hours ago, blue_gold_84 said:

One against a backup QB making his first ever CFL start.

And in another he wasn't even calling plays after his HC took that specialty away from him.

On 10/8/2017 at 3:55 AM, SpeedFlex27 said:

Seems to me there's a few free agent kickers & punters out there like Chris Milo & Hugh Old Goat Face O'Neill as well as others if you needed to find someone in a pinch. So, carrying a sub par player as a receiver like Lankford in the event Justin Medlock is injured seems counter productive. Just get through the game the injury occurs & bring in a kicker/punter the next practice week. 

He would be the in-game, emergency replacement... not something permanent if Medlock went down for any period of time...

On 10/8/2017 at 1:33 AM, wbbfan said:

I believe OB said hes the back up punter and jake thomas is the back up kicker. 

Watching Jake Thomas line up for a field goal would be worth the price of admission!

17 hours ago, USABomberfan said:

And in another he wasn't even calling plays after his HC took that specialty away from him.

how many rings doh.

On 10/7/2017 at 7:46 AM, pigseye said:

 

Looks like the media is starting to turn on Hall.

 

 

Lol, that's not the media. That's a guy with a podcast and a blog.

18 hours ago, USABomberfan said:

And in another he wasn't even calling plays after his HC took that specialty away from him.

In Hall's defense... the defense got dramatically worse when Chamblin took over play-calling... 

7 hours ago, bearpants said:

He would be the in-game, emergency replacement... not something permanent if Medlock went down for any period of time...

Watching Jake Thomas line up for a field goal would be worth the price of admission!

I thought the same thing when i heard that lol!

On 2017-10-10 at 9:03 AM, Atomic said:

2-time Grey Cup winning DC Richie Hall

Look at his MLBs in those wins... they deserve the credit

15 hours ago, Floyd said:

Look at his MLBs in those wins... they deserve the credit

So what's the problem then.... our DC or our lack of an impact MLB?