GAME 13 | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (9-3) at MONTREAL ALOUETTES (6-5)

THE 4-1-1

Kickoff: 3 p.m., Saturday; Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal
TV: TSN 3/4/5, RDS, ESPN+
Radio: 680 CJOB
Vegas line: The Bombers are favoured by 2.5 points.
Home/Road: The Bombers are 3-3 on the road this year; Montreal is 3-2 at home.
Streaks: Winnipeg: 1W | Montreal: 1L.
Recent history: This will be the first meeting between the Bombers and Alouettes this season. Montreal is in Winnipeg for a return visit on Saturday, October 12^th.
Series: The Bombers are 46-48-2 all-time vs. the Alouettes and are unbeaten in their last five games with their eastern rivals. Winnipeg is also 7-1 in its last eight trips to Montreal.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2019/09/20/game-preview-wpg-mtl-3/

With thanks to Ed Tait.

 

 

Edited September 21, 20196 yr by wanna-b-fanboy

9 minutes ago, AKAChip said:

I think the bottom line for me is, did Streveler leave any plays on the field in the second half? And to me the answer is no. He absolutely did not light it up but once again he was put in a position to fail by his co-ordinator. And I’m sympathetic to Nichols in the sense that Lapo also does him no favours while still being convinced Streveler is both better and gives this team a better chance to win. 

But doesn't this show how badly Nichols has been judged by fans? He can only do so much as a qb when his OC calls plays that are predictable & conservative. Especially in the 2nd half when we have a lead.  We play not to lose instead of to win. LaPo goes into his shell & opportunities dry up. Making Nichols look bad with unimpressive stats. Matt is a better qb than he is allowed to show under LaPo. We saw it today with Streveler. Compare his stats from the first half to the second. The O just ground to a halt with ultra conservative play calling.

Edited September 21, 20196 yr by SpeedFlex27

1 minute ago, Albertabomberguy said:

I’m disgusted by this game but I’m also concerned about the health of Streveler.  Did he run the ball once after he had his foot twisted up?

He did. But.. Not as much but i sense that is more Lapo

and Superdupernegatron called it when the extra point was missed, said the bombers will lose by one point.

 

A sickening finish that I'm not gonna get over anytime soon. Ham game at home *should* get us back on track but who knows... This was ours for the taking. 

10 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Of course. Strev was 19 of 22. FFS let the guy throw more.. 

Harris was barely used 2nd half. 

I think the D should be able to hold a 24 point lead but regardless... The O play calling went ultra conservative

That is Lapo's MO. Here is a brilliant ****ing idea I just had. Why don't we keep calling the plays that have worked all game regardless of the score? You know, the old adage "keep doing it until they can stop it"? I know it sounds crazy! Like weve got the ball with 2 minutes left, EVERYONE on planet earth and beyond knows its going to be a run. WHY RUN STRAIGHT INTO 48 GUYS IN THE BOX?!?!? ITS NEVER GOING TO WORK. Game is on the line, that is when a good coordinator is going to pull that one play he's been sitting on that can put the game away. No imagination. Lapo is just braindead.

Edited September 21, 20196 yr by Bubba Zanetti

2 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

But doesn't this show how badly Nichols has been judged by fans? He can only do so much as a qb & his OC calls plays that are predictable & conservative. Especially in the 2nd half when we have a lead.  We play not to lose instead of to win. LaPo goes into his shell & opportunities dry up. Making Nichols look bad with unimpressive stats. Matt is a better qb than he is allowed to show under LaPo. We saw it today with Streveler. Compare his stats from the first half to the second. The O just ground to a halt.

Think with Matt our O is pretty predictable. He aint running. He likely aint taking 2 many chances either. Nichols has become Lapo.. Pretty conservative QB.. Predictable. 

Strev gives us more options but yes pretty obvious they are both held back by Lapo. 

Edited September 21, 20196 yr by Goalie

The second half of this game was classic Nichols as directed by LaPolice. Something has to change.

 

Dirty play by Lokembo- what a dirty ******. taking liberties all night.

Just now, Noeller said:

A sickening finish that I'm not gonna get over anytime soon. Ham game at home *should* get us back on track but who knows... This was ours for the taking. 

As you can see from the post game reaction, a lot of us won't be getting over this game anytime soon.

Streveler did very little to help the cause in the second half.   If ever there was a time for a quarterback to step up and control a game, this was it, and he failed miserably.   Ball control was all that was needed.  Mind you, he was not alone.  Where was the defensive backfield?

Just now, wanna-b-fanboy said:

 

Dirty play by Lokembo- what a dirty ******. taking liberties all night.

Muamba no? 

Im over it already. It sucked but its over now so **** it. **** lapo and Hall. 

1 minute ago, Goalie said:

Think with Matt our O is pretty predictable. He aint running. He likely aint taking 2 many chances either. Nichols has become Lapo.. Pretty conservative QB.. Predictable. 

Strev gives us more options but yes pretty obvious they are both held back by Lapo. 

Nichols is a better passer than Streveler so why won't LaPo design a passing offense to go with what he does best? He doesn't. It's just the same **** plays no matter who plays for him.

1 minute ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

As you can see from the post game reaction, a lot of us won't be getting over this game anytime soon.

Barring something miraculous happening, we will make the playoffs and soil the sheets in another heartbreaking loss- probably to the Riders, to add insult to injury. 

2 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Muamba no? 

Yup. Intentional ankle twist at the end of a tackle. I posted when it happened. He’s a POS. 

1 minute ago, Tracker said:

Barring something miraculous happening, we will make the playoffs and soil the sheets in another heartbreaking loss- probably to the Riders, to add insult to injury. 

Too true. Well hopefully Calgary makes it to the cup so I can sell my ticket.

Just now, M.Silverback said:

Yup. Intentional ankle twist at the end of a tackle. I posted when it happened. He’s a POS. 

We have a few dirty players in this league but a 2 game suspension or a half a paycheque fine just isn't enough of a deterrent.

19 minutes ago, BBlink said:

Yeah but the Als didn't beat us by dink and dunking it like a prevent defense should allow. We were getti g beat for huge gains. Guys left uncovered.

Because it wasn’t prevent, it never is.

So who's going to fan appreciation tomorrow?

16 minutes ago, Goalie said:

I was just gonna say... Not a hall fan but between the poor tackling and just missed assignments on wide open guys.. Yeah.. This is on players for sure. 

If the players don't understand their assignments then that is on coaching. Hall is the DC so it ultimately falls on him.

2 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Because it wasn’t prevent, it never is.

To be honest, it wasn't a defence int he second half, either.

1 minute ago, captaincanuck12 said:

So who's going to fan appreciation tomorrow?

If they allow fans to bring rotten eggs, tomatoes and dead cats, I'm in.

To be more honest.. If you watch that last drive again... Missed tackles. Bust in coverage big play. Another blown assignment on the TD. 

That last drive was truly just Montreal being better. Our players **** the bed. Yeah our O and DC need to go but.. Guys beating guys like that.. That dont matter who the DC is. Montreal players wanted it more. Also Hecht is somewhat of a huge liability at Safety. 

 

Copy and paste from the LDC thread

Edited September 21, 20196 yr by Goalie

11 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Muamba no? 

Super dirty play...  he had his leg wrapped up before the twist

I have zero doubts that our playoffs will end with a soul-crushing loss EXACTLY like this one (and the Argos one, and the LDC one...)