I'm still angry about the Crumming we received a few weeks ago that attempted to ruin a great weekend I was having, BUT... if they can take down these losers, I'll be on the road to forgiveness...

6 minutes ago, greenrider55 said:

He was in a situation where Winnipeg had never seen him before, and weren’t ready for his legs. 9/10 times the Bombers win that game.

Also Zach throwing a pick six is as rare as someone in Regina having a bath. Ottawa just had the stars align there. Weird but it happens. 

2 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Either kick the field goal or keep Crum in  and let him go get it. Pilgrim lost that chance.

As a coaching staff they are way overthinking it.  Don't they remember the game they played against us?

Have a read play for Crum, hand off up the pooper if the A gaps aren't plugged up, boot out or run the opposite, read the stretch play to RB run Crum up the pooper if anything open A/B.  Third play would be a fake inside run boot pass where Crum can run or toss it over the top to a receiver with 20x40 (800 square) bloody yards to work with.

Man so close to this being hilarious

I was thinking Lauther would miss and the Ottawa returner would concede the single - would have been an appropriate conclusion.

Just now, Mark H. said:

I was thinking Lauther would miss and the Ottawa returner would concede the single - would have been an appropriate conclusion.

Or fumbled the ball on the return to set up Sask's game winning FG.

Just now, Mark H. said:

I was thinking Lauther would miss and the Ottawa returner would concede the single - would have been an appropriate conclusion.

And then both teams would take a knee in OT and shake hands.

1 hour ago, kelownabomberfan said:

And then both teams would take a knee in OT and shake hands.

Ha ha - beautiful

My long weekend was ruined thanks a lot Redblacks 😜

I said to someone, I don't know if it was here or elsewhere that as the season went along, Dustin Crum would come down to Earth. The more he started the more he would feel the pressure building. Not only to win but to understand the game mentally. Having to know the plays & all the variations & decisions that came off of a single play let alone a complete playbook. Learning to read defenses & make the right decisions on the fly as the starting qb job was handed to him.

The expectations that Crum could mount a winning streak & put the RedBlacks on his shoulders. The realization of just how big a thing it is being a starting qb in the CFL as time goes on. Then the physical side of getting hit every  time he runs. So, then Crum stops doing the one thing that helped him win. He quit running because the coaches don't want him to run so much. He's also come to the realization that the more he learns the less he understands. It's all cumulative. Things are piling up fast & he is probably overwhelmed. And other than Khari, he has no veteran qb around to help him. Forget about Nick Arbuckle...

Teams now have video on Crum. They know his weaknesses. They know how to defend him & beat him. Now playing has become hard for the kid. Not impossible but very difficult. We've seen promising qbs like him come & go because they couldn't handle it. We'll see what happens to Dustin Crum in the weeks ahead. Sink or swim?

Edited August 7, 20232 yr by SpeedFlex27

The fake crowd  noise the Gappers use is pretty hilarious. 

Hey Ottawa, when you're 2nd and 2 in FG range, just run the freakin ball. Twice if you have to. Don't have the backup QB throw the deep ball. That's where the redblacks lost the game.

28 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

Hey Ottawa, when you're 2nd and 2 in FG range, just run the freakin ball. Twice if you have to. Don't have the backup QB throw the deep ball. That's where the redblacks lost the game.

Yep.  They have QBs who can barely function, but tried to get cute.

3 hours ago, Geebrr said:

The fake crowd  noise the Gappers use is pretty hilarious. 

yeah...Its totally pumped in...It is definately not live real sound...no way...and they way it tapers off and ramps up...sounds exactly like a volume knob being turned...plus its a dronig non cheering noise like u here anywhere else....losers all around in that org

2 hours ago, TBURGESS said:

Hey Ottawa, when you're 2nd and 2 in FG range, just run the freakin ball. Twice if you have to. Don't have the backup QB throw the deep ball. That's where the redblacks lost the game.

So much this, they could've taken the lead, even if SSK answers, you would likely have enough time for a game winning FG attempt

 

Looks like Crum may have been figured out

10 minutes ago, Eternal optimist said:

So much this, they could've taken the lead, even if SSK answers, you would likely have enough time for a game winning FG attempt

 

Looks like Crum may have been figured out

Game tape has caught up to him.

5 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Game tape has caught up to him.

Much like it slowly creeping in on Kelly too

“Piggy” only looked good against the Elks in a preseason game. That was our first clue. Also … hard to believe we lost to these guys 😛

 

Edited August 7, 20232 yr by IC Khari

13 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

As a coaching staff they are way overthinking it.  Don't they remember the game they played against us?

Have a read play for Crum, hand off up the pooper if the A gaps aren't plugged up, boot out or run the opposite, read the stretch play to RB run Crum up the pooper if anything open A/B.  Third play would be a fake inside run boot pass where Crum can run or toss it over the top to a receiver with 20x40 (800 square) bloody yards to work with.

I agree with your comments - you have two plays to get two yards with the defense 1 yrd off the LOS. Run it plain and simple at least IMHO.

7 hours ago, TBURGESS said:

Hey Ottawa, when you're 2nd and 2 in FG range, just run the freakin ball. Twice if you have to. Don't have the backup QB throw the deep ball. That's where the redblacks lost the game.

Yeah I’d say that’s where they lost the game as well. But they got a second chance and had the ball at the one. Go for the TD. If you make it your up by more than a FG. If you don’t make it Sask is pinned on the 1 and you have a good chance of getting the ball back with good field position and still enough time to get your FG. 

18 hours ago, Captain Blue said:

Both coaches were awful. Somehow Dyce was worse. 

Crum looked pretty bad too.

Crum was not great, but he was hampered by a mediocre o-line, an offensive coordinator with no imagination and a terrible set of receivers. I don't think any one of them would start for the Bombers.

16 hours ago, Mark H. said:

Yep.  They have QBs who can barely function, but tried to get cute.

Especially that throw. It had to be perfect. Why would Dyce expect Pigrome as an inexperienced rookie could even make that throw in that situation?

8 hours ago, Tracker said:

Crum was not great, but he was hampered by a mediocre o-line, an offensive coordinator with no imagination and a terrible set of receivers. I don't think any one of them would start for the Bombers.

Jaelen Acklin is terrible.

16 hours ago, Tracker said:

Crum was not great, but he was hampered by a mediocre o-line, an offensive coordinator with no imagination and a terrible set of receivers. I don't think any one of them would start for the Bombers.

And a bit too much imagination...at times.

This game confirms what all Bomber fans already know... Sask beat Ottawa... Ottawa beat Winnipeg... therefore Sask = contender and the only smart thing for them to do it sign O'Day and Dickensen to long term extensions... Get it done Sask!

Edited August 8, 20232 yr by bearpants

1 hour ago, bearpants said:

This game confirms what all Bomber fans already know... Sask beat Ottawa... Ottawa beat Winnipeg... therefore Sask = contender and the only smart thing for them to do it sign O'Day and Dickensen to long term extensions... Get it done Sask!

All satire aside - what it does prove - is that football is a damn hard game to play.

On 2023-08-07 at 10:39 AM, Booch said:

Much like it slowly creeping in on Kelly too

Yea...after a good start he has been mostly underwhelming the past few weeks. I think Toronto will take a few losses in the 2nd half.