It's been a few hours, so it's time we stop celebrating and time to start focusing on our next opponents. Just kidding, party on. 

The weather may be pleasant, showing a high of 1 (feels like -4) next Sunday. 😮

 

1 minute ago, Booch said:

I'd take em all casue I am QB1 and would have swagger and attitude and kick anyones arse put in front of me...truth be told...I never worried about opponents

see, it was a trick question... you passed... lol

you're on my team, Booch...

2 minutes ago, 66 Chevelle said:

yet Streveler scored enough to have won that game... they gave up 6 first downs in that last Riders drive... 6

He didn't score enough to win the game. 

Just now, JCon said:

He didn't score enough to win the game. 

the last team he walked off the field he had.,..

Edited November 14, 20196 yr by 66 Chevelle

3 minutes ago, 66 Chevelle said:

see, it was a trick question... you passed... lol

you're on my team, Booch...

thats how I rolled...played on the edge...closer to dirty and mean then always within rules and nice...and took em all on...

jcon, what part of that did you find confusing?

Edited November 14, 20196 yr by 66 Chevelle

1 minute ago, Booch said:

thats how I rolled...played on the edge...closer to dirty and mean then always within rules and nice...and took em all on...

I always use to joke that if I had played defense that on the first play I'd go offsides and clothes line the QB and take the penalty... just to let him know I was there, lol...

1 minute ago, 66 Chevelle said:

jcon, what part of that did you find confusing?

That he he scored enough to win. If he has done that, they would have won. 

6 minutes ago, 66 Chevelle said:

yet Streveler scored enough to have won that game... they gave up 6 first downs in that last Riders drive... 6

no question there one bit...was soley on the defence...but I think that Nichols would have put more points up and a FG..even a TD wouldn't have won it as a walk off...but we will never know...been a weirdly frustrating season of highs and lows, but I think it bonded this team even more than they were and they are trending in right direction now and on a mission again...

Just now, JCon said:

That he he scored enough to win. If he has done that, they would have won. 

if you don't have the ball, you can't score... its in the rules...

Just now, Booch said:

no question there one bit...was soley on the defence...but I think that Nichols would have put more points up and a FG..even a TD wouldn't have won it as a walk off...but we will never know...been a weirdly frustrating season of highs and lows, but I think it bonded this team even more than they were and they are trending in right direction now and on a mission again...

maybe, we don't know... he might have... I just wish people would be willing to be realistic is all...

1 minute ago, 66 Chevelle said:

I always use to joke that if I had played defense that on the first play I'd go offsides and clothes line the QB and take the penalty... just to let him know I was there, lol...

hahahaha...thats how I was...my favorite defensive coach told us when in pursuit if we had to hop/hurdle over a guy he expected us to kick him in the ribs...let em know you are there and if we didn't...we heard about it...

14 minutes ago, 66 Chevelle said:

I know what you mean, I would have too... but, it's not like anyone in the Bomber organization would actually act on anything we've said...  at least I don't think so...

but you know, I think we have some very smart people, both at our place and here... people like to throw the old 'where did you coach at' around a lot but just because you haven't ever coach doesn't mean that you can't understand the game... hell, I wasn't born a millionaire, I figured out how to make it...

Don't say that to Aardvark. The Bombers basically hired Bob Wylie on his recommendation and who could forget the hot chocolate debacle of 2015 where his complaint launched an investigation into the hot beverage industry at IGF.

Edited November 14, 20196 yr by gcn11

1 minute ago, 66 Chevelle said:

if you don't have the ball, you can't score... its in the rules...

The Bombers won exactly zero games when they scored 17 or less this year. 

1 minute ago, Booch said:

hahahaha...thats how I was...my favorite defensive coach told us when in pursuit if we had to hop/hurdle over a guy he expected us to kick him in the ribs...let em know you are there and if we didn't...we heard about it...

In my day as a db...the coach said 'stickem...AND STICKEM HARD.....

2 minutes ago, JCon said:

The Bombers won exactly zero games when they scored 17 or less this year. 

they didn't win any games scoring 22 pts either... what's your point? you saying it's not possible to win a game with 17 pts?  Hamilton won a game this year with only 13 pts... and I've been told by a reliable source that they are the best team in the league...

7 minutes ago, Booch said:

hahahaha...thats how I was...my favorite defensive coach told us when in pursuit if we had to hop/hurdle over a guy he expected us to kick him in the ribs...let em know you are there and if we didn't...we heard about it...

Many years ago when I played, when on the bottom of the pile we were instructed to pick a guy and give him a shot in the nuts. Not enough to hurt him, just enough to get him to lose his temper. Worked like a charm. 1st down only yielded 1 yard, let's run again create a pile and move the ball 15 on the UR penalty the other team would take.

Edited November 14, 20196 yr by gcn11

Just now, gcn11 said:

Many years ago when I played, when on the bottom of the pile we were instructed to pick a guy and give him a shot in the nuts. Not enough to hurt him, just enough to get him to lose his temper. Worked like a charm.

We're still talking football, right? 

1 minute ago, gcn11 said:

Many years ago when I played, when on the bottom of the pile we were instructed to pick a guy and give him a shot in the nuts. Not enough to hurt him, just enough to get him to lose his temper. Worked like a charm.

hahaha...that still goes on...that pile/scrum can get uuuuglyy

2 minutes ago, JCon said:

We're still talking football, right? 

Are there any other kind of piles where men punch each other in the nuts? Asking for a friend.

2 hours ago, 17to85 said:

Before he got hurt the Bombers were cruising to first in the west and Nichols was looking like the only thing that would prevent him from being an MOP candidate was Andrew Harris...

I just do not understand how people can downplay Matt Nichols at this point. All he does for this team is win football games. Yeah it's not pretty and can be boring at times, but that's a Lapo gameplan when you're playing with a lead, which Nichols had more times than not this season. 

It's because of this thing called Freedom of Expression.  Unfortunately, with this gift came an obligation to used it wisely and that is where things start falling apart.  While many of the league's QB's did the 300,400 or even 500 yard tricks our little ugly duckling would often not even pass for 200 yards but somehow kept winning games while leading the league in efficiency ratings.  

5 minutes ago, LeBird said:

It's because of this thing called Freedom of Expression.  Unfortunately, with this gift came an obligation to used it wisely and that is where things start falling apart.  While many of the league's QB's did the 300,400 or even 500 yard tricks our little ugly duckling would often not even pass for 200 yards but somehow kept winning games while leading the league in efficiency ratings.  

It's called the game plan. It's something a lot of people forget when discussing Matt.

Edited November 14, 20196 yr by gcn11

Just now, LeBird said:

It's because of this thing called Freedom of Expression.  Unfortunately, with this gift came an obligation to used it wisely and that is where things start falling apart.  While many of the league's QB's did the 300,400 or even 500 yard tricks our little ugly duckling would often not even pass for 200 yards but somehow kept winning games while leading the league in efficiency ratings.  

and TD passes before he went down...oddly enough he was only 6 shy of being in the top 3 as well...with only 9 games played and all others above him playing between 11 and 17

3 minutes ago, LeBird said:

It's because of this thing called Freedom of Expression.  Unfortunately, with this gift came an obligation to used it wisely and that is where things start falling apart.  While many of the league's QB's did the 300,400 or even 500 yard tricks our little ugly duckling would often not even pass for 200 yards but somehow kept winning games while leading the league in efficiency ratings.  

One thing people over look is the fact that Matt was also only averaging About 25 passes a game. Now he completes passes at a 70% rate. That’s about 17-18 completions a game. It’s pretty hard to throw for 250+ or 300+ yards a game when you are only expected to complete 18 passes. I think people over look the game plan that it wasn’t meant for a huge passing game and is based on a strong run game and tons of short throws. 

1 hour ago, JCon said:

3 Days, 6 hours. 

Gawd I love those uniforms. 

1 hour ago, 66 Chevelle said:

let's make this real simple... you are QB1, you've got 9 games to play, 7 of those 9 with be against either Group A or Group B...

Group A: Edmonton, Ottawa, BC, Toronto

Group B: Calgary, Sask, Montreal, Hamilton

which group do you select and why?

I'll take Group A for $500, Alex.