We have had much discussion (and threads) about the Bomber's defense ... we had a 5 alarm fire against hamilton ... other games kept us close enough to win (or barely lose) ... now that we have won a few games and the smoke has cleared, and that we have Leggett back, rate Ritchie's defense and tell us what you really think

12 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

I wonder how many people think Ottawa scores so quick if Fogg hadn’t fallen?

Didn't JFG straight arm or push of on him? Then he fell? 

1 minute ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

Didn't JFG straight arm or push of on him? Then he fell? 

Debatable. I think he was already stumbling when JFG touched him.

38 minutes ago, J5V said:

If we had Sam Hurl in there I'd agree but not going at them hard allowed them to score 15 points in 4 minutes. It looks like a classic case of overthinking and beating yourself. We do the same thing on offense. We should just stay with what is working until and if they take it away, then make an adjustment. How many times have we seen this movie?

Partially - but there were certainly other variables at play. 

Fogg stumbled and went down. No OPI, just bad luck. We got that back when their DB ran into the goalpost in OT which gave us a good luck TD.

2 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

Fogg stumbled and went down. No OPI, just bad luck. We got that back when their DB ran into the goalpost in OT which gave us a good luck TD.

Sorry, I disagree. There is nothing lucky about this TD. Dressler backed him off, froze him beside the goalpost with a stutter-step, and then broke it wide. Dressler used the goalpost masterfully. 

It's a good move vet move by Dressler that doesn't mean it wasn't lucky that the DB ran into the post.

11 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

It's a good move vet move by Dressler that doesn't mean it wasn't lucky that the DB ran into the post.

Goal post or not, he wasn't going to be in position to break up that pass.

56 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

It's a good move vet move by Dressler that doesn't mean it wasn't lucky that the DB ran into the post.

It's not luck when it's a move the receiver has in his repertoire.

6 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

It's not luck when it's a move the receiver has in his repertoire.

Sure it is. Every receiver should have it in their repertoire and every DB should know where they are on the field.

9 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

Sure it is. Every receiver should have it in their repertoire and every DB should know where they are on the field.

There was another DB not impeded by the post - he couldn't make the play either. 

Does it matter if Dressler was lucky or not? We scored on the play & we won.  That's all I care about. 

Edited October 7, 20187 yr by SpeedFlex27

Luck has nothing to do with it. 

The ball didn’t glance off someone’s helmet or hand or goalpost. Dressler ran a route to help his QB. He’s a pro. It worked. It was there. 

Bravo Nichols..Bravo Dressler

Lol the dressler Td was luck? I've read some interesting opinions on here over the past year....that one is the dumbest.

30 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

Lol the dressler Td was luck? I've read some interesting opinions on here over the past year....that one is the dumbest.

I think what he meant was it's lucky Dressler is so smart and talented to be able to use the field like that. 🙂

1 hour ago, J5V said:

I think what he meant was it's lucky Dressler is so smart and talented to be able to use the field like that. 🙂

Oh thanks - we feel much better now. 

Running a good route is luck?  That is just plain ridiculous

7 hours ago, TBURGESS said:

Sure it is. Every receiver should have it in their repertoire and every DB should know where they are on the field.

If the db avoids the post by being shallow dressler can go deep on him. Just a guy using the field to his advantage 

45 minutes ago, Atomic said:

Running a good route is luck?  That is just plain ridiculous Tburg

fify

I'll bet that Dressler uses that tactic every time he gets a chance, because it's a good tactic. I'll bet that every inside receiver does too. Heck, we had plays designed like that in high school football back in the '70's. Once, maybe twice a season, league wide, the DB runs into the post. If you don't see the element of luck in it, I can't change your mind.

I suppose you could say there’s an element of luck that the Bombers weren’t playing Montreal in Montreal and the pass didn’t hit one of their gullls that are flying around.

Thats pretty lucky..

15 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

I suppose you could say there’s an element of luck that the Bombers weren’t playing Montreal in Montreal and the pass didn’t hit one of their gullls that are flying around.

Thats pretty lucky..

Cuz that's exactly the same thing. All QB's are trying to hit the gulls. Once or twice a season they do. {Insert eye roll meme here}

On 2018-10-07 at 9:33 AM, BBRT said:

Sorry Dude - but no matter what slant you try and put on things - IMHO Richie Hall needs to exit stage right after this year. And sorry yet again but the Calgary Stamps organization is something the Bomber organization should try and aspire to. They are the top organization in the CFL as of today - Nice try though!

I would definitely take Claybrooks over Hall any day of the week, and anyone who wouldn't is just plain old obtuse with loyalty like our head coach.

So...has anyone changed their mind about Richie Hall's defence?  

I was never as hard on him as others on here have been but even I'm impressed how it's turned around. So now I'm turning my efforts on getting Lapo fired. 😆

The Richie Hall defense of yesterday was not the same defense earlier in the season.   The amount of guys they sent in on blitzes was ridiculous in a good way. 

I'd say it was an A+ yesterday. The defense has definitely stepped it up in the last few games.