kelownabomberfan Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 Just now, Tracker said: Loffler has had a lot of owies so far in his career and this is a serious one. I watched him in the last Als game and he didn't look all that effective. Even if he wants to take another shot at the CFL, teams would be understandably reluctant to sign him. I was a big fan three years ago but his play has substantially gone downhill since then. I do hope that he's still able to play though. Good move by the Bombers to let him test other pastures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 minute ago, kelownabomberfan said: I was a big fan three years ago but his play has substantially gone downhill since then. I do hope that he's still able to play though. Good move by the Bombers to let him test other pastures. If he can play in the CFL again, no matter where, that would be a bonus for him. I would be more concerned about him hobbling around like Bobby Orr- a 75 year old body in a 40 year old guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 57 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said: yes, definitely on-field product could be to blame for the drop in viewership. There are some downright stinky teams this year. Bright side is, if this isn't the Bombers' year, then I don't know what. So have we ever had a week 2 with only 3 games before? Not to mention 2 of those games were absolute laughers. Also week one had at least one game competing with the NBA finals which likely takes a bite out of viewer numbers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 11 hours ago, Blueandgold said: Without the benefit of hindsight, I’d say that Poblah was a good pick at the time but Waggoner absolutely was not. Waggoner had Shomari Williams 2.0 written all over him and lived up to those expectations. He was never going to be a a quality CFL starter. With that being said, the draft is a crapshoot and you swing and you miss sometimes. Hate to nitpick but did you ever watch Waggoner play in college? Because people who did (Buono) wanted him even before he was Canadian. So many people forget this guy was on a negotiation list with the Lions before he ever was confirmed as a non import. wbbfan, SPuDS, rebusrankin and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 32 minutes ago, Mike said: Hate to nitpick but did you ever watch Waggoner play in college? Because people who did (Buono) wanted him even before he was Canadian. So many people forget this guy was on a negotiation list with the Lions before he ever was confirmed as a non import. People are evaluating these things with a whole heaping pile of hindsight. Wagoner and Poblah were going to come to the CFL when people thought they were Americans never mind their draft status. wbbfan, Bigblue204 and SPuDS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue4ever Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said: 2019 - 1990 = 29 years. But we will win it this year, so the drought will end at 28 years. The longest drought is 31 years I believe. Hamilton is the second longest drought. Tough to think that the REDBLACKS already have a cup in their short existence, but c'est la vie. Here are each team's 20 years or longer (except Edmonton) Grey Cup droughts: BC - 21 years (1964-85) Edm -19 years (1956-75) Cal - 23 years (1948-71), 21 years (1971-92) Sask - 44 years* (team founded in 1910, could not play for the Grey Cup until 1921, barred from playing in 1940 due to different Western rules, so 1921-39, 41-66), 23 years (1966-89) Wpg - 29 years (1990-present), 22 years (1962-84) Hamilton - 20 years (1999-present) Toronto - 31 years (1952-83) Ottawa - 27 years* (40 years from 1976-2016, but no team from 1997-2001 and 2006-13) Montreal - 21 years (1949-70), 16 years* (25 years from 1977-2002, but no team from 1987-95) Edited June 27, 2019 by TrueBlue4ever wbbfan, HardCoreBlue, Tracker and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 I'd say Toronto's slump is the most relevant as both franchises fielded teams in every one of those losing years. Ok I now need a tissue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbbfan Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Tracker said: Loffler has had a lot of owies so far in his career and this is a serious one. I watched him in the last Als game and he didn't look all that effective. Even if he wants to take another shot at the CFL, teams would be understandably reluctant to sign him. He missed 4 games in 3 years here, including not being activated for the first week of his rookie year (the macho harris era). 3 games in 3 years is good for the way he plays football. Now in college he had iirc 2 major injuries and health was a big concern coming out. ACL is always a scary recovery. Hes 27 though and time is on his side. He recovered from the bad college injuries very well so there is reason to be optimistic that he can come back. 1 hour ago, MC said: The first few weeks of the CFL season are always a crap shoot. With only 2 preseason games, almost complete lack of physicality in practices, and offseason turnover caused by the salary cap, the first part of the season is bound to be sloppy. Do we want to watch sloppy football that matters or have to suffer through two more weeks of unwatchable crap that is the NFL preseason? Everybody needs to get over it. Ive always thought that the best balance would be a 3 game pre season. Have the first 2 weeks with a high roster cap. Then have a cut down to between 65-70 players and one more game. This is your roster, your PR and the primary guys battling for PR spots. Then have 3 days for the final cut down and roster shuffling, and 5 days of practice with your regular roster and PR before week 1 games. I think a part of pulling this off would involve eliminating mini camp. That would be replaced by improving the quality of FA camps. The CFLPA would obviously want the players to get more money as they would be playing 1 extra game, and in camp for probably 2 weeks longer. But it would easily be worth while imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest J5V Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 14 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said: And showing the same f****ing commercials over and over and over and over and over I want to see that 7-11 commercial again. Not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbbfan Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 28 minutes ago, J5V said: I want to see that 7-11 commercial again. Not. I want to hear another interview with the reklaws.... or more of their music 🤢 bearpants and Bigblue204 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigblue204 Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, wbbfan said: I want to hear another interview with the reklaws.... or more of their music 🤢 Thank you, am I the only one that doesnt like the Thursday night song? wbbfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbbfan Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 Just now, Bigblue204 said: Thank you, am I the only one that doesnt like the Thursday night song? I cant listen to it again. I wont. Not in any part or form. Id rather listen to pederson or suitor slurp the riders. Or to ford and black talk about that burger. Id rather listen to them all noisily eat that burger. Also the worst anthem ive ever seen at a bomber game. The dude was mumbling every couple of lines behind her vocals. Like he only knew 4 or 5 lines total. WTF soo bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuranBoldenRules Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 Loffler torn ACL, 3rd time possible career ender. Bombers moved on right in time. HardCoreBlue and wbbfan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest J5V Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 Is my football I.Q. so askew that it can't understand why you kick a FG on 1st down with 2:00 left and down by 10? Why yes, yes it is. Therefore, someone please, explain this stategy to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigblue204 Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said: Loffler torn ACL, 3rd time possible career ender. Bombers moved on right in time. Where did you see this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweep the leg Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, J5V said: Is my football I.Q. so askew that it can't understand why you kick a FG on 1st down with 2:00 left and down by 10? Why yes, yes it is. Therefore, someone please, explain this stategy to me. Left them enough time to get a 2 and out and get the ball back with a minute left. Going for the td on that drive may have left them needing to try an onside kick. CodyT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbbfan Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 8 minutes ago, J5V said: Is my football I.Q. so askew that it can't understand why you kick a FG on 1st down with 2:00 left and down by 10? Why yes, yes it is. Therefore, someone please, explain this stategy to me. I can see kicking that field goal on 2nd down, then you have a chance to reset if some thing goes wrong. But I would have taken 1 shot at the end zone 100%. 1 minute ago, sweep the leg said: Left them enough time to get a 2 and out and get the ball back with a minute left. Going for the td on that drive may have left them needing to try an onside kick. Idk You could take 1 shot for free. Try and get ellingson in a 1 on 1 throw it to the corner where it cant be picked. Sard, GCJenks and HardCoreBlue 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest J5V Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, sweep the leg said: Left them enough time to get a 2 and out and get the ball back with a minute left. Going for the td on that drive may have left them needing to try an onside kick. I guess the part I'm struggling with is you have 2 minutes to score at least 10 points, a TD and a FG. From that point on the field, you have a good chance to score the major. You may never have that chance again. But if you score the major, the FG could come from 50-55 yards, a much easier prospect. Wouldn't you rather be faced with a possible onside kick for a FG at the end rather than a long drive for a TD? 2 minutes is enough time for 2 TDs also. You could actually win the game, but not after the FG. Edited June 28, 2019 by J5V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuranBoldenRules Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 14 minutes ago, sweep the leg said: Left them enough time to get a 2 and out and get the ball back with a minute left. Going for the td on that drive may have left them needing to try an onside kick. Works if play a team that has no hope of getting a first down...I mean **** Edmonton had two more possessions after that FG. AKAChip and wbbfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbbfan Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 1 minute ago, JuranBoldenRules said: Works if play a team that has no hope of getting a first down...I mean **** Edmonton had two more possessions after that FG. I swear the edm wrs droped 6 passes flat out in the clutch that could have changed the game. TBURGESS and GCJenks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodyT Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 37 minutes ago, wbbfan said: I cant listen to it again. I wont. Not in any part or form. Id rather listen to pederson or suitor slurp the riders. Or to ford and black talk about that burger. Id rather listen to them all noisily eat that burger. Also the worst anthem ive ever seen at a bomber game. The dude was mumbling every couple of lines behind her vocals. Like he only knew 4 or 5 lines total. WTF soo bad. I was in the “mosh” ... my girlfriend, although beautiful has scary bad taste in music Sard, JCon and wbbfan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKAChip Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 Tevaughn Smith is brutal. Sam Giguere 2.0 wbbfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 35 minutes ago, wbbfan said: I swear the edm wrs droped 6 passes flat out in the clutch that could have changed the game. Burgess??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBURGESS Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 8 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said: Burgess??? Don't bring me into this. I didn't drop any. 😎 bearpants, JCon, wbbfan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 On 2019-06-27 at 8:14 AM, HardCoreBlue said: And showing the same f****ing commercials over and over and over and over and over Would you buy a Qashkai? HardCoreBlue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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