the stamps 2 victories were meaningless   ... I  still think they fight with the Riders for the basement

toronto has enough talent to still win without a QB: special teams + decent D

 

1 hour ago, Atomic said:

Monday morning and the CFL stats still aren't updated at all from this weekend. Such a ******* joke. Ambrosie is a sack of **** and he's gotta go.

Yeah i completely just bypass cfl.ca now and get all my stats from TSN. Sad really.

Can’t believe clown shoes keeps getting work and this fast. 
 I wonder how much control Washington had with coach o running the show. I’m sure he will get another job next year. Maybe buck hc in edm and Washington dc 

Hiring Jones is a pure desperation move. That team will implode by the end of the year.

7 minutes ago, Brandon said:

Hiring Jones is a pure desperation move. That team will implode by the end of the year.

Are they not imploding now? Washington fired. BLM benched only to get another shot due to injury. Butler benched last game.

32 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Are they not imploding now? Washington fired. BLM benched only to get another shot due to injury. Butler benched last game.

We broke that franchise and devoured Steinhauer's soul in 2021. He now wanders the netherworld for all eternity.

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https://3downnation.com/2024/08/19/cfl-all-star-receiver-austin-mack-rejoins-montreal-alouettes-after-nfl-stint/

As if Als needed more help.  Still good for the CFL, though.

21 hours ago, Sard said:

I was really hoping that his last stint in Edmonton would be the last we've seen of Chris Jones in the CFL.

Watch some of Jones post game pressers, can't help but love the guys honesty, he's the opposite of O'Shea.

7 minutes ago, wpgallday1960 said:

https://3downnation.com/2024/08/19/cfl-all-star-receiver-austin-mack-rejoins-montreal-alouettes-after-nfl-stint/

As if Als needed more help.  Still good for the CFL, though.

Als are easily the team to beat this season but as we know anything can happen in a best of one playoff game. 

49 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:

Watch some of Jones post game pressers, can't help but love the guys honesty, he's the opposite of O'Shea.

Ehhhhhh I'll disagree... There's nothing to love about that guys presence in the CFL. 

Edited August 19, 20241 yr by Noeller

53 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:

Watch some of Jones post game pressers, can't help but love the guys honesty, he's the opposite of O'Shea.

Yep, one guy built a culture that keeps things in the dressing room and just got his 100th win and will have a statue erected outside the stadium by the time he is done, the other is a guy who can count his wins over the past few seasons on one hand. As much as I hate MOS's canned ham answers, it's part of the reason his players love him.

3 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

Are they not imploding now? Washington fired. BLM benched only to get another shot due to injury. Butler benched last game.

They also canned Paul Boudreau after 4 games.

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1 hour ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

Als are easily the team to beat this season but as we know anything can happen in a best of one playoff game. 

I feel like they are a bit soft like us last year. But they have some incredible weapons and in the league where every one is lower mid, they are certainly the head of the class on the field. 
 That wr core is really good now, hands down the best imo. 

Idk, Jones is a dildo, but he’s a good DC. It’s when he gets roster power that he messes everything up. I think it’s an ok move honestly. 
 

I think they’ll improve. They have more talent there than their record shows. 

1 hour ago, wbbfan said:

I feel like they are a bit soft like us last year. But they have some incredible weapons and in the league where every one is lower mid, they are certainly the head of the class on the field. 
 That wr core is really good now, hands down the best imo. 

Calling it right now, someone’s upsetting them in the cup or EF. 
 

Could even be us..

1 minute ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

Idk, Jones is a dildo, but he’s a good DC.

 

Is he? When's the last time he coached a good defense? 

So is Montreal going to crank this out next game?

16 minutes ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

Idk, Jones is a dildo, but he’s a good DC. It’s when he gets roster power that he messes everything up. I think it’s an ok move honestly. 
 

I think they’ll improve. They have more talent there than their record shows. 

Calling it right now, someone’s upsetting them in the cup or EF. 
 

Could even be us..

Having 2019 vibes here...we gonna have to fight and earn everything this yr..so we gonna be battle tested...hungry and have that fire again...we lacked that the last 2 cups 

 

20 minutes ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

Idk, Jones is a dildo, but he’s a good DC. It’s when he gets roster power that he messes everything up. I think it’s an ok move honestly. 
 

I think they’ll improve. They have more talent there than their record shows. 

Calling it right now, someone’s upsetting them in the cup or EF. 
 

Could even be us..

I could see ott or tor beating them in the ef. Imagine if masoli claws his way back to a gc only to run into a bombers D even better than 21? Lmao

On 2024-08-18 at 3:17 PM, Sard said:

I was really hoping that his last stint in Edmonton would be the last we've seen of Chris Jones in the CFL.

Sometimes you gotta flush the toilet more than once.

5 minutes ago, Booch said:

Having 2019 vibes here...we gonna have to fight and earn everything this yr..so we gonna be battle tested...hungry and have that fire again...we lacked that the last 2 cups 

 

Calling it now: Osh ****** up the season on purpose because he wanted the team to be going into playoffs on a heater rather than coasting like recent years......

24 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

I could see ott or tor beating them in the ef. Imagine if masoli claws his way back to a gc only to run into a bombers D even better than 21? Lmao

let's not get a head of ourselves

59 minutes ago, JCon said:

Is he? When's the last time he coached a good defense? 

It'll be good for Jones to leave behind the co-ordinators and hangers on he drags around with him wherever he goes, often thought they were highly deficient performing their duties.

34 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

let's not get a head of ourselves

Honestly right now it’s better than 21 before stove came in. 
 The 21 team dominated field position and with offence as well as D. This D has had to endure much worse field position from awful punting and an O that puts up one passing td every few weeks. 
 We also have the hash mark change that has turned every qb into a guy who completes 70% of their passes. 

looking at the standings, this is such a weird CFL season.  Usually by this point in the CFL season you have 3 clear tiers -- 2-3 legit contenders, 2-3 trash fires (one of whom will make the playoffs) and the rest are all mediocre pretenders.  But today we have a single elite team, a single trash fire, and everyone else is in the Maybe tier.

I could see promoting Ottawa up into the elite tier, they are finding ways to win ... but it all feels so fragile there.  Montreal and Ottawa play 2x in the final third of the season, could be the most interesting heavyweight tilts in the East in years.

2 hours ago, JCon said:

Is he? When's the last time he coached a good defense? 

The Riders I guess (as HC/DC they had a good Defence). Anywhere he was before the latest run in Edmonton. 
 

1 hour ago, wbbfan said:

Honestly right now it’s better than 21 before stove came in. 
 The 21 team dominated field position and with offence as well as D. This D has had to endure much worse field position from awful punting and an O that puts up one passing td every few weeks. 
 We also have the hash mark change that has turned every qb into a guy who completes 70% of their passes. 

Super overlooked point. How many times this year has the opponent started on their own 40 or better and Bombers hold to a FG attempt or punt.
It’s really outstanding how few points they’re giving up with literally the worst punter the team’s had in the last 40+ years. 

25 minutes ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

It’s really outstanding how few points they’re giving up with literally the worst punter the team’s had in the last 40+ years. 

I'll see you a Sheehan and raise you a Jamie Boreham.

It's interesting when you look at the net punting stats.

Julien in Edmonton and Haggerty in TO are both outkicking Sheehan by 9-10 yards on average, which seems pretty huge, but it nets out to just 3 or 4 yards advantage. So in a punting duel with those teams, we're giving up 3 or 4 yards on every exchange.  not great, but not worst in team history.  We're also middle of the pack in terms of giving up big plays on special teams, from what I understand ball placement is a giant issue there, tough to get a big return on a ball that's well-placed between the numbers and the sideline.

Ottawa's special teams are wicked this year. They've got ten big plays (FG or punt return of 30+ yards or kickoff returns of 40 yards) and just one against.  mind you, those numbers don't take Deadmon's ball security issues into account.