It's GAME DAY!!!! BEST OF THE WEST vs Beast of the East (Ed Tait TOTALLY ripped this one off of me - jk)

 

 

GAME 6 | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (5-0) at HAMILTON TIGER-CATS (4-1)
THE 4-1-1
Kickoff: 6 p.m. CT Friday, Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton
TV: TSN, RDS, ESPN+
Radio: 680 CJOB
Vegas line: The Ticats are favoured by two points.
Home/Road: The Bombers are 2-0 on the road this year with wins in Vancouver and Ottawa. Winnipeg is 4-1 in its last five road games, the lone blemish a loss to Edmonton in the 2018 regular season finale in which a number of the team’s starters did not play or had limited reps. Hamilton, meanwhile, is a perfect 3-0 at home this season.
Recent history: The Bombers 5-0 start is the third best in franchise history. The 1960 squad opened with 10 consecutive victories en route to a 14-2 record while the 1939 Bombers rocketed to an 8-0 start, finished the regular season 10-2 and then defeated Ottawa to win the second of the franchise’s 10 Grey Cup championships. The Ticats, meanwhile, have opened with a 4-1 record in their first five games for the first time in 21 seasons.
Series: The Bombers are 64-55-0 all-time vs. Hamilton and 27-32-0 at Ivor Wynne Stadium/Tim Hortons Field.

(With thanks to Ed Tait)

https://www.bluebombers.com/2019/07/25/game-preview-wpg-ham-3/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just now, Captain Blue said:

Nichols was great against inferior competition the past few weeks. This game should show us how hard it is when he's facing a good defense. Certainly not all on him - down two receivers at least - but he continually limited us. 

You've got to solve the Nichols riddle to determine how far this team goes. If you can trust him, then this team is great. If not, you end up like tonight. Evans had less than 100 yards passing and the Bombers still couldn't win.

Why do I see you posts when I ignore someone?

Just now, Geebrr said:

I thought Harris was solid 

Looked old and slow after the catch a few times this year, I thought. 

Just now, Geebrr said:

Relax, he has never been a speed guy

I’m perfectly relaxed. Even non speed guys need to outrun defensive linemen in space. 

1 minute ago, Geebrr said:

I thought Harris was solid 

Harris is noticeably slowing down..... getting dragged down wayyyy easier this year.

Maybe time to give Hardrick a game off to heal up. He looked bad tonight.

Just now, AKAChip said:

I’m perfectly relaxed. Even non speed guys need to outrun defensive linemen in space. 

He has been mostly great this year 

For no specific reason, 

there will be no 3 stars and HH tonight

Just now, NorthernSkunk said:

Harris is noticeably slowing down..... getting dragged down wayyyy easier this year.

No

Everyone But Nichols getting the blame here. 

 

No shame being the second best team in the league, shameful to loose to team playing with a 2nd string qb that was no better than the veteran and seasoned Nichols. D played well all they needed to do was score a few td's cause the offence was not inclined to do so.

Just now, Geebrr said:

He has been mostly great this year 

Not arguing that he hasn’t been. Are you saying he hasn’t looked slower than years past? That’s what we’re discussing. 

Oh Nichols is getting plenty of blame, and it's warranted. 

2 minutes ago, sweep the leg said:

A little disconcerting that our offense has looked bad both times we've played a good team.

Maybe our offence is not good?

How do ppl talk of harris.. He had like what? 10 touches today.. Honesty he wasnt even used tonight. Hammy has a not so good run D.. Lets not run tho. 

Just now, AKAChip said:

Not arguing that he hasn’t been. Are you saying he hasn’t looked slower than years past? That’s what we’re discussing. 

Yep.. Harris has been good, but he's looked really slow. 

Jeffcoat is also a much, much more complete and better player than Jefferson at this point in time. 

In a perfect world, Mike O'Shea pulls his head out of his ass, checks his ego and dresses Chris Matthews next week. Inexcusable not to have him in the lineup. You bench him, you punish the whole team. There's other ways to discipline a player.

As for the team as a whole, losing when Dane Evans plays 3 quarters of the game and throws for 94 yards on 13 passes....time to wake up and realize we have a long way to go still.

Did Jefferson and Bighill play tonight? That's a lot money that's awfully quiet when you need them the most.

2 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

For no specific reason, 

there will be no 3 stars and HH tonight

What? Like the Bombers tonight? No effort?

30 minutes ago, Captain Blue said:

This team just doesn't have it tonight.

Offense was a real failure. 

Also would be nice if Hamilton got called for literally anything. Osh has been pointing them out all game...

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Just now, Goalie said:

How do ppl talk of harris.. He had like what? 10 touches today.. Honesty he wasnt even used tonight. Hammy has a not so good run D.. Lets not run tho. 

Harris had one great run today. He is not at fault for the loss or his usage, but his lack of speed left a lot of yards on the table today. 

6 turnovers was why we lost tho. But more specifically the Nichols pick 6 was the difference in the end. 

2 minutes ago, NorthernSkunk said:

Harris is noticeably slowing down..... getting dragged down wayyyy easier this year.

You know that’s bullfrog, right?

It's absurd to look with hindsight and say we should have started Matthews. Completely ridiculous to say that. 

Just now, Noeller said:

It's absurd to look with hindsight and say we should have started Matthews. Completely ridiculous to say that. 

He was stabbed ffs.

Didn't help losing Darvin Adams