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

Last night ... Perfect example of why bend but don't break defense must be tossed out the window.

 

5 turnovers for Hamilton but big plays losing that game.  Same deal here.  The Hall philosophy is a fail.

@CFL_News
Jovon Johnson on #AlsMTL past DC, Noel Thorpe:  “hell of a coach” 

but

"a control freak. An egotistical maniac” 

1 minute ago, Noeller said:

@CFL_News
Jovon Johnson on #AlsMTL past DC, Noel Thorpe:  “hell of a coach” 

but

"a control freak. An egotistical maniac” 

This is why I have my doubts on O'Shea bringing him onboard, his rogue coaching tactics wouldn't seem to mesh with this current staff.

I, like most people here , was very disappointed and disgusted with the game last week.  When you look at the time of possession ( a reflection on the offence ), and the number of yards given up ( defence ) we simply had no business being in the game.  I could be mistaken, but is that not the second game winning field goal Medlock has missed this year? Didn't he miss one in BC or am I mixing it up with last year's playoff game??

I expect a much stronger effort on both sides of the ball today, and I damn well better see it!

3 minutes ago, ddanger said:

I, like most people here , was very disappointed and disgusted with the game last week.  When you look at the time of possession ( a reflection on the offence ), and the number of yards given up ( defence ) we simply had no business being in the game.  I could be mistaken, but is that not the second game winning field goal Medlock has missed this year? Didn't he miss one in BC or am I mixing it up with last year's playoff game??

I expect a much stronger effort on both sides of the ball today, and I damn well better see it!

I believe he may have, although the bigger miss he had was on an easy pitch and catch throw on a fake punt play in that game.  Personally though I liked that call and wish MOS would call it more often.

Right that pitch and catch was brutal.....looked like he'd never practiced it

Medlock is not our problem IMO. The defence is most definitely our problem.

36 minutes ago, ddanger said:

Right that pitch and catch was brutal.....looked like he'd never practiced it

Medlock was the only one on the field who knew they were running a fake...

13 minutes ago, trueBlue83 said:

Medlock was the only one on the field who knew they were running a fake...

I have a hard time believing Boudreau told nobody else a fake was on.

1 hour ago, Noeller said:

@CFL_News
Jovon Johnson on #AlsMTL past DC, Noel Thorpe:  “hell of a coach” 

but

"a control freak. An egotistical maniac” 

If he knows what he is doing, and it sounds like he does, then get him in here. Do you want to win or sit around the campfire singing Kumbaya?

1 hour ago, USABomberfan said:

This is why I have my doubts on O'Shea bringing him onboard, his rogue coaching tactics wouldn't seem to mesh with this current staff.

What the hell are "rogue coaching tactics"?

13 minutes ago, J5V said:

What the hell are "rogue coaching tactics"?

It’s a transposition error. It’s actually ‘rouge coaching tactics’...

36 minutes ago, J5V said:

If he knows what he is doing, and it sounds like he does, then get him in here. Do you want to win or sit around the campfire singing Kumbaya?

There is a middle ground... That's where I wanna be. We can have a  great D and sing kumbaya on a camping trip to Birds Hill... 

25 minutes ago, Noeller said:

There is a middle ground... That's where I wanna be. We can have a  great D and sing kumbaya on a camping trip to Birds Hill... 

Sure but who is that guy? That's why I asked what a rogue coach is. I've never seen Thorpe freak out on his players although he may be a rather direct type of personality. Direct is good. It means you've identified a problem exactly. Noel Thorpe with this team could put us over the top, unless you have someone better in mind.

Edited October 28, 20178 yr by J5V

7 minutes ago, J5V said:

Sure but who is that guy? That's why I asked what a rogue coach is. I've never seen Thorpe freak out on his players although he may be a rather direct type of personality. Direct is good. It means you've identified a problem exactly. Noel Thorpe with this team could put us over the top, unless you have someone better in mind.

Here's the thing: What you don't know, would fill a warehouse. And me too for that matter. There's countless names put there that neither of us knows about who might be just the right guy. 

My first choice to be defensive coordinator next year with us is Mark Nelson...unfortunately he is with Ottawa.

I want to see the Bomber team that is Cup-ready today. Sharp on offense, stingy on D, high energy and sure tackling on special teams, and a QB with the eye of the tiger. No mercy.

1 hour ago, J5V said:

What the hell are "rogue coaching tactics"?

Meaning sometimes Thorpe has been known to want to deviate from the HC game plan and head off and do his own thing.

Here's the thing, every coach no matter what their position or title has to be able to work with all the other coaches around them.  Now as far as Thorpe's departure from Montreal is concerned, I don't know if Chapdelaine was the real cause of his latest "do his own thing" reports, if it was Kavis Reed, Wettenhalls, or somebody else?  I know one thing that he was there as far back as when Dan Hawkins was hired and kept all the way through the Higgins and now Chapdelaine eras.  That does tell me that Montreal's owners are stupid and won't let their coaches pick their guys, which as O'Shea mentioned on the coaches' show he does get to do which I believe is a good thing in terms of how a team should be run.

 

All that to say, I'm not against Thorpe coming here If he can work with the other coaches.  But if he's not buying into the current culture we're running, it's not likely to work.

More terrible coverage from the secondary, can't wait until we drop Hall like a rock.

It's remarkable  how stress free my day has been knowing I'm not going to tune into the game today. I took my 19 month  old son for a walk, did some dishes, and then napped for a couple hours. I can dial up my blood pressure in two weeks. Hopefully the Bombers are at home, and, if not, I'll make the drive up the road to stinktown and watch.

Man soft as hell.  Give up a TD on 3rd down.  Man I can say I'm more eager to get rid of Richie stinko than I was Crowton.

He should be fired TODAY

13 minutes ago, USABomberfan said:

He should be fired TODAY

Agree.

Nichols or not, no more free passes for the clown DC

Here's your straight up ticket to the unemployment line Mr Hall.