Bad game all around..but nothing to get panties in a wad about..every team this yr has served up a deuce or two..and at end of weekend we will still be in 3rd..and have the tie breaker on B.C and 2 wins up on them and should be 2 wins up on Sask

That being said...

1) this loss was totally on the coaching and not the players..from stubbornness to adjust and stupid decisions (putting Nichols back in..roster decisions) you can place this one squarely on the coaches. Sayles is not ready for prime time and was abused repeatedly yet we sit Fenner until the end..and he comes in and just makes plays..inexcusable and if that isnt changed for Cgy game I have lost a lot of faith and respect for the coaches 

2) hopefully this ends the Lankford experiment..proof is in the pudding and and he proved it..pathetic kick return results and receiving.. gimme a break! Drops and no real threat at all. As I mentioned before any traffic or contact he cant make the catch as seen on the 3rd down fail and if u have speed to get behind the defense. What good is it if you cant catch. The 3rd down gamble if it was Washington..he makes that grab and would have positioned himself to box out the defender..Lankford doesnt have that skill set. Also not sure if it just me but when ball is in his hands I just cringe thinking he gonna fumble it for some reason.

3) Lapo play calling...deviate for christ sakes and put players in the spots to make the plays..as in the above comment even tho Dressler is a smurf..he can and does make the tough catches in traffic so to put a questionable receiver in that spot for that play is inexcusable as well..Wolitarsky is better suited for that..not a Lankford

4) Roster...A db backfield that doent have Fenner or Leggett starting with Randle..Alexander and Fogg..for now is just stupid..Sayles hurts us and I know our coaching staff gets all hot and bothered by new upstart rookies..but c'mon.. he ain't ready yet and having it as it was last 2 games is not putting out our best roster.

Same with offence..If Dressler is still hurt then any receiving corp without Washinton or Flanders in that spot is again wasting talent and not giving us best option..Beat would be Washington as he gives a different body type and mismatch advantage and I will bet my left nut that once he is I bbn lineup..be tough to take him out..and I kinda like my left nut.

 

21 hours ago, Floyd said:

You have to be a Riders fan...

Three games against the Riders is probably 2-1 for bombers...

Bombers won't lose to Montreal so that's 3-1

Then Esks (x2), Calgary and RBs - let's say 2-2 or even 1-3... still end up 9-9 and that's playoffs

 

A Riders fan?  That is your excuse.  9-9 is good?  You think THIS team at 9-9 would be in good shape?

Thanks for the life lesson as this is my first year following the CFL and the Bombers. 😉

19 hours ago, Mark F said:

Not quite as good as "they are who we thought they were" , but still one of my all time favourite coach quotes.

AMEN.  I looked that up and almost posted it.  The playoffs video just sounded right for this post.  But, Dennis Green's (right?) rant was THE best ever.  If the Bombers lose to the Stamps, maybe that should be posted???

2 hours ago, DougR said:

A Riders fan?  That is your excuse.  9-9 is good?  You think THIS team at 9-9 would be in good shape?

Thanks for the life lesson as this is my first year following the CFL and the Bombers. 😉

I'm not sure that 9&9 is a season that will save the jobs of some Bomber coaches. I sure as heck would not say that is a successful season, particularly when the same problems that have bedeviled the team for years hamstrung the team again.

1 minute ago, Tracker said:

I'm not sure that 9&9 is a season that will save the jobs of some Bomber coaches. I sure as heck would not say that is a successful season, particularly when the same problems that have bedeviled the team for years hamstrung the team again.

I am definitely for the saving of jobs of the Bomber's coaches.  

I just think this team needs a better record.  Well, as they say south of the border, it is what it is. 😉  GO Tiger-Cats and Lions this weekend, along with our Bombers.  I am just thinking of the Bomber's potential for placement in the upcoming playoffs. 

 

This is the CFL not the NFL, how you play in the early season really doesn't matter, it's how you play late in the year and you don't need to worry about building a big record early, just be playing well in the fall. 

 

Too many people get too hung up on what happens in one single week round these parts. 

1 hour ago, 17to85 said:

This is the CFL not the NFL, how you play in the early season really doesn't matter, it's how you play late in the year and you don't need to worry about building a big record early, just be playing well in the fall. 

 

Too many people get too hung up on what happens in one single week round these parts. 

Exactly. And the last 2 Grey Cup champs having records of 9-9 and 8-9-1 respectively is an example of that. Make the playoffs and anything can happen.

1 hour ago, DougR said:

AMEN.  I looked that up and almost posted it.  The playoffs video just sounded right for this post.  But, Dennis Green's (right?) rant was THE best ever.  If the Bombers lose to the Stamps, maybe that should be posted???

Nah, the PLAYOFFS???? video to me will always be the litmus test of coaching rants.  For over 5 minutes, Jim Mora  mocked his team, coaches, players & then mocked the reporters question about the Colts making the playoffs.  A comedy writer couldn't have done it any better. Dennis Green just got angry & spazzed out.  Then walked out. 

On 2018-08-23 at 3:51 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

Nah, the PLAYOFFS???? video to me will always be the litmus test of coaching rants.  For over 5 minutes, Jim Mora  mocked his team, coaches, players & then mocked the reporters question about the Colts making the playoffs.  A comedy writer couldn't have done it any better. Dennis Green just got angry & spazzed out.  Then walked out. 

I wanna hear some of this ... 

 

Speaking of observations, did anyone notice that Dressler @ 5'7" is actually listed as weighing more than Lankford @ 6'.

lol, 168 to 167

Just a corny fact, nothing of value really.