You can tell there was tons of rust  but lots of good new talent. Can't judge an entire season after this first week as no one knew what to expect at all but there are some observations;

-Calgary may or may not be falling from grace 

-Who the hell knows what's going on with BC and their QB situation

-Toronto looks to have taken big steps forward but we'll see if the old Argos show up or not.

-Montreal....TBD

-Hamilton should get back on their feet with some pieces returning soon.

-Ottawa ain't gonna win much with under 100 yards passing

-Edmonton could be a Jekyll or Hyde,who knows

-Saskatchewan thinks they're all that after beating a rookie qb and a mediocre defense at best(can't wait for them to play us)

-Bombers defense looks dominant and hasn't lost a step, Oliveira fit in just fine, Callaros needs a little tuning but was smart with passes and running for yards.

Feel free to add anything

Edited August 8, 20214 yr by Nolby

Way to go Booch. Great job!!

17 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

But I read on riderfans that you're clueless...

i know eh? hahaha

1 hour ago, TBURGESS said:

His throw was low and catchable. Looked like Nichols throws except with more velocity. The receiver knocked it up in the air. A good receiver never does that.

I was wondering who everyone was going to pick on this year now that Duron Carter's gone. Turns out its Wilder.

That interception was on the receiver,  it's unfortunate but sometimes the bounces go the wrong way.      I wouldn't classify it as a panic move or terrible decision unlike the Masoli interceptions where he faced our awesome pressure and just blindly tossed the ball into our players hands.  

 

Wilder -  Fair game on picking on Wilder...  I wouldn't say he's anywhere near Carter level of deserving the hate.  But Wilder definitely seems like a me first kind of person.... personally I think everyone on here will pick on Banks for this season and I fully support them.   

Lions would of won by a couple touchdowns if Reilly was not throwing ducks. Some of those passes the guy was wide open and he could not get it to them.

1 hour ago, 17to85 said:

But I read on riderfans that you're clueless...

.....among a bunch of other things....

5 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

Lions would of won by a couple touchdowns if Reilly was not throwing ducks. Some of those passes the guy was wide open and he could not get it to them.

Reilly starts that game and is 100 percent the riders would've had single digit points. 

15 minutes ago, do or die said:

.....among a bunch of other things....

lol...yup...they love me there

Oh Man- this is pretty awesome!

https://www.cfl.ca/kenneh-williams-oliveira-named-week-1-top-performers/

First start and boom- top performer.

 

 

Edited August 10, 20214 yr by wanna-b-fanboy

 

20 hours ago, Brandon said:

That interception was on the receiver,  it's unfortunate but sometimes the bounces go the wrong way.      I wouldn't classify it as a panic move or terrible decision unlike the Masoli interceptions where he faced our awesome pressure and just blindly tossed the ball into our players hands.  

 

Wilder -  Fair game on picking on Wilder...  I wouldn't say he's anywhere near Carter level of deserving the hate.  But Wilder definitely seems like a me first kind of person.... personally I think everyone on here will pick on Banks for this season and I fully support them.   

On that INT. It's on both players. The pass was low and behind making it a much harder catch than it should have been. But the rec also got both hands on the ball and should have been able to pull it in.

A great pass? No, but that throw is complete or incomplete 90+% of the time. To make it a pick, it has to be mishandled by the receiver, which it was. I don't blame the QB because I don't expect a great pass every time he throws the ball.

I was not impressed by Bailey during the last game. He is gonna have to do a lot better to stay around.

41 minutes ago, Tracker said:

I was not impressed by Bailey during the last game. He is gonna have to do a lot better to stay around.

I was less impressed by Nelson. He had more opportunities than Bailey and basically did nothing. Admittedly the play calls to him/execution of the blocking was fairly bad too.

1 hour ago, Bigblue204 said:

I was less impressed by Nelson. He had more opportunities than Bailey and basically did nothing. Admittedly the play calls to him/execution of the blocking was fairly bad too.

Yeah same with woli. Though woli made the most of his blocking. I'd really like to see cam Meredith and agudosi get a look. 

I hope the kickers used this week to give MOS a reason to trust them. I can understand some of the reasoning behind not trying FGs in week one, but they need to fix this going forward. 

Expecting big results from every receiver this early is probably asking too much. Still only 1 game played after a near 2 year layoff. The offense for all the good they did was still rusty as hell and out of sync at times. Be patient and just enjoy the beat down they gave Hamilton.

23 hours ago, Bigblue204 said:

On that INT. It's on both players. The pass was low and behind making it a much harder catch than it should have been. But the rec also got both hands on the ball and should have been able to pull it in.

Yeh the pick-6 INT was a bad throw that got turned into a game-losing play by a rookie receiver doing the wrong thing.

His other INT was another poor throw that ALSO should have probably been an incomplete pass if (the same) rookie receiver had tried to make a play on the ball in the air.

Harris' fault for making bad throws - rookie receivers fault for not defending against the INT on the first one and turning the second one into a game losing pick-6

Just watched CFL wired for this week.  The Bombers (admittedly Darvin didn't play) don't do a lot of yapping on the field it seems. 

Actions speak louder than words.

1 minute ago, Wideleft said:

Just watched CFL wired for this week.  The Bombers (admittedly Darvin didn't play) don't do a lot of yapping on the field it seems. 

Actions speak louder than words.

It's the Osh Way.... 

28 minutes ago, Wideleft said:

Just watched CFL wired for this week.  The Bombers (admittedly Darvin didn't play) don't do a lot of yapping on the field it seems. 

Actions speak louder than words.

It's helped us from getting completely unnecessary penalties where the guys get overly emotional and react and then send the team back 15 yards.   

22 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Yeah same with woli. Though woli made the most of his blocking. I'd really like to see cam Meredith and agudosi get a look. 

Personally i want to see Brendan O'Leary-Orange from the PR out there... Just to give the seamstress and announcer fits.

3 hours ago, Brandon said:

It's helped us from getting completely unnecessary penalties where the guys get overly emotional and react and then send the team back 15 yards.   

I also dont miss our DEs going off sides 10 times a game. 

14 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

I also dont miss our DEs going off sides 10 times a game. 

and multiple RTQB calls