Another massive game, doable but this will be a test. LFG!!!!!

1 hour ago, Geebrr said:

Agreed. I think it was even more recent, like 2016 or 2017 when he said that.

BLM is a HOFer but I don’t like him. On the field anyway. I think he is good on the panel.

 

Yup the Nichols turn around of 2016.  The Bombers rolled into McMahon on a 7 game heater and everything went wrong until late in the 3rd quarter.

Bo Levi started off his infamous quote almost sympathetically as he shrugged, “They’re a team that’s trying to find out who they are..” before smirking into the camera, “We’re going to continue showing them that”.

Kalil Bass fumble recovery sparked a furious comeback.  Took the lead but the 2016 soft-as-butter defense allowed a walk-off Paredes field goal to preserve Calgary’s superiority.

That game definitely cemented my dislike of Bo and D Dickenson.

1 minute ago, wbbfan said:

How do you not get fired up watching Brady’s runs last night? He was trucking people and piles. The most physical running since guys like josh ranek and mike sellers played in the cfl. 
 

and yeah Carey is the best back right now. When healthy stanback is the best runner but Carey is more well rounded. Can’t miss picking between those two. 
 

I liked how philpot looked too. Fast and smooth. But the tsn haters were too busy sharpening their spears and pinning to write an obituary for the bombers to notice any thing else. 

"Smooth and fast" is a good description for Philpott- he seems to read blocking well.

2 minutes ago, BigBlueFanatic said:

Yup the Nichols turn around of 2016.  The Bombers rolled into McMahon on a 7 game heater and everything went wrong until late in the 3rd quarter.

Bo Levi started off his infamous quote almost sympathetically as he shrugged, “They’re a team that’s trying to find out who they are..” before smirking into the camera, “We’re going to continue showing them that”.

Kalil Bass fumble recovery sparked a furious comeback.  Took the lead but the 2016 soft-as-butter defense allowed a walk-off Paredes field goal to preserve Calgary’s superiority.

That game definitely cemented my dislike of Bo and D Dickenson.

Yup, that’s what did it for me too! 

5 hours ago, Booch said:

Well he has posted 4.4 forty times...so has speed...some goes tho have and keep that speed with ball in hand....a lot of guys cant

High 4.3 best time too. I think what people don’t get about him is that he isn’t like lucky whitehead running top gear every where. He conserves energy and uses the burst when he needs it. You see it a lot in his route running and when the ball is in the air. He just turns it on and pulls away from guys. They never see it coming. He’s as fast on the last snap as the first snap. The kid has polish like he’s got 20 nfl starts under his belt. Never seen a rookie soo smooth smart and well rounded. 
 

 Love the conversation with zach on the side line too. You can tell despite his success he’s still focused and humble. Can’t say enough good things about that kid. 

3 minutes ago, Tracker said:

"Smooth and fast" is a good description for Philpott- he seems to read blocking well.

Yeah he’s gonna be a good one given time and reps. 

7 hours ago, Noeller said:

So is Schoen the first legit receiving star we've unearthed on our own, since the Taman/Ritchie regime?? 

Chris Matthews in his first go around? Or was he somewhere else first?

3 hours ago, 17to85 said:

We put up with a lot of **** from opposing fans and teams over the years and I saved up a whole giant bag of **** yous to hand out and I am nowhere near done. 

Exactly how I feel. 

11 hours ago, kschach said:

Chris Matthews in his first go around? Or was he somewhere else first?

I think Matthews was courtesy of our old pal Sleepy Joe… going on memory so I’m sure I’ll immediately be corrected if I’m wrong

1 hour ago, bearpants said:

I think Matthews was courtesy of our old pal Sleepy Joe… going on memory so I’m sure I’ll immediately be corrected if I’m wrong

He was indeed. I'd forgotten about Matthews. So Schoen is definitely not the first REC recruit since Simon/AB3/etc.... 

Jeffers-Harris was too....until he lost his mind and went bizzaro

3 hours ago, Noeller said:

He was indeed. I'd forgotten about Matthews. So Schoen is definitely not the first REC recruit since Simon/AB3/etc.... 

Lawler may not have been recruited by the Bombers but they did give him 2 years to develop and grow, I think that qualifies in the "it doesn't really matter" category.

51 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:

Lawler may not have been recruited by the Bombers but they did give him 2 years to develop and grow, I think that qualifies in the "it doesn't really matter" category.

Hey, Lawler..

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Let's not forget one of the best named Bomber receivers in their storied history - Craphonso Thorpe...

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Craphonso's first name is derived from his father's two given names, Craig and Alphonso, and is pronounced roughly "Crah-fonzo".

Good thing that he wasn't named after his uncle, whose first two names were "Fuller Jack".

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On 2022-07-31 at 1:02 PM, Noeller said:

So is Schoen the first legit receiving star we've unearthed on our own, since the Taman/Ritchie regime?? 

Clarence Denmark IMO was a star.

Outside of him maybe Romby Bryant?> 

 

 

 

4 hours ago, Brandon said:

Clarence Denmark IMO was a star.

Outside of him maybe Romby Bryant?> 

 

 

 

Those are B-listers at best, I would say... 

19 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Those are B-listers at best, I would say... 

I weep that Denny couldn't have lasted long enough for a ring. Maybe not A-List but definitely FIFO appropriate.

....Romby? Not so much.

27 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Those are B-listers at best, I would say... 

Denmark was better than a b-lister imo. Maybe not a superstar #1 but he was a damned good player.

2 hours ago, 17to85 said:

Denmark was better than a b-lister imo. Maybe not a superstar #1 but he was a damned good player.

Denny was a good player. The offense of that era was seriously lacking a deep threat. 

Greg Carr 

On 2022-07-31 at 8:31 PM, kschach said:

Chris Matthews in his first go around? Or was he somewhere else first?

Chris Matthews is a couple tiers down from a guy like Schoen IMO.  Even a guy like Arland Bruce produced in the shadow of Stegall but Schoen is already the guy.

12 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Chris Matthews is a couple tiers down from a guy like Schoen IMO.  Even a guy like Arland Bruce produced in the shadow of Stegall but Schoen is already the guy.

I'd pump the brakes just a bit on the claims for Schoen.    Dude is awesome but lets not claim that he's HOF material already. 

And, to the point of my original question, Arland Bruce, Geroy Simon and even Albert Johnson were INCREDIBLE talents....NFL-calibre talents.....which we've had a very difficult time finding over the last 20 years. I don't know yet if Schoen is comparable to those guys, but he sure seems well on his way. Matthews might be at the same level as those others I mentioned, but Denmark and Romby Bryant aren't, IMO....

8 minutes ago, Noeller said:

And, to the point of my original question, Arland Bruce, Geroy Simon and even Albert Johnson were INCREDIBLE talents....NFL-calibre talents.....which we've had a very difficult time finding over the last 20 years. I don't know yet if Schoen is comparable to those guys, but he sure seems well on his way. Matthews might be at the same level as those others I mentioned, but Denmark and Romby Bryant aren't, IMO....

oddly enough, he's the only one to really make an impact in the NFL. A great Super bowl performance.

I'm not suggesting Schoen is hall of fame material. I am suggesting he's Rookie of the Year material.

55 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

I'm not suggesting Schoen is hall of fame material. I am suggesting he's Rookie of the Year material.

He's Darren Flutie level, I'll be happy as hell if he stays in the CFL and doesn't bugger off to the NFL in 2 years.

7 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:

He's Darren Flutie level, I'll be happy as hell if he stays in the CFL and doesn't bugger off to the NFL in 2 years.

He's for sure going to get a look in the NFL, probably as soon as next season. Is it wrong of me to hope he fails and comes back here for another 10 years??