1 the secondary, amazing game 

2 jones played great especially after biggie went out 

3 Brady/lawler produced a lot for us today 

hh mos icing the lions td with a time out 

Turds, the whole ref crew, bc going for the td and 2 with 4 seconds down by 17, tsn and kid cantada, bucks play call and zachs pic

crunch of the game on the opening kick off ayers destroyed the guy blocking him and cut off the return. 
 

Awe that’s dirty, didn’t catch the number but a lion took a swing with out a call. 
 

block of of the game, Brady atleast 3 times taking a man from up the middle and shutting down the rush to save zach and kola. 

3 hours ago, Rod Black said:

1. Zach, controlled the game. 
2. Brady, ran well.

3. Ford, Early knockdown, INT, played like a Cadillac. 

"That'd be a Lincoln."
 

 

 

Edited August 19, 20241 yr by Fatty Liver

1 hour ago, Goalie said:

At what point do bc just acknowledge that the bombers are their daddy.

they were our first road win too.

4 hours ago, BBlink said:

Bombers win on Nathan Rourke Handjob Night

That was good, let me shake your hand, sir

20 minutes ago, Nolby said:

That was good, let me shake your hand, sir

I missed the game driving back from Seattle today. How sad was Suitor?

I feel like I watched a completely different game than the rest of you. Clearly it was:

1) Nathan Rourke

2) Nathan Rourke

3) Rathan Lourke

hh: the penalty call against the scoreboard for getting in the way of the punt

 

side note: can we rename BC Place to IG Wester now that we’ve taken the season series six years running against them?

In honour of the Bombers 700th team victory, here’s  a complete list of CFL franchise wins (and losses for Riders fans 😉)

https://stats.cfldb.ca/league/cfl/all-time-team-records/

Edited August 19, 20241 yr by IC Khari

8 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

I missed the game driving back from Seattle today. How sad was Suitor?

Suitor made a bunch of excuses for Rourke -- he had only one day with the full set of receivers, only three days in camp, lots of unfamiliar receivers, was unfamiliar with game speed and needed to remember what it was like to be hit, but then clarified that he was not making excuses for Rourke.

and actually I kind of agree that this poopy game wasn't really Rourke's fault; the call to put him on the field without so little preparation was crazy.  Bad football ops by BC.  They exposed their prize kid to a beating, potentially alienated their MOP-candidate starter, cut their insurance policy, and looked really bad in front of a  decent crowd.  Why not start Dolegala until Rourke is spliced in a little more thoroughly? The dude is still raw, he started like ten games two years ago; he's not exactly a wily CFL veteran.

Edited August 19, 20241 yr by johnzo

10 hours ago, wbbfan said:

1 the secondary, amazing game 

2 jones played great especially after biggie went out 

3 Brady/lawler produced a lot for us today 

hh mos icing the lions td with a time out 

Turds, the whole ref crew, bc going for the td and 2 with 4 seconds down by 17, tsn and kid cantada, bucks play call and zachs pic

crunch of the game on the opening kick off ayers destroyed the guy blocking him and cut off the return. 
 

Awe that’s dirty, didn’t catch the number but a lion took a swing with out a call. 
 

block of of the game, Brady atleast 3 times taking a man from up the middle and shutting down the rush to save zach and kola. 

Yeah I thought the secondary was amazing. Even when Rourke had time to throw he was having a hard time finding an open receiver. You don’t often see a quarterback with that much time unable to find an open receiver. I was also thinking the same thing about Jones. What a solid addition he’s been, as an Edmonton cut, coming in and in my opinion he’s just a solid not spectacular guy. Just seems to be in the right place to make a play nothing fancy about his game but reliable. Brady was really good again but far way too few touches, he should have had about 15-20 touches. I don’t like the two cute run to Augustine early in the game, get your star running back involved early and often. 

That game says nothing about Rourke and everything about the sad state of TSN and the CFL media.

48 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

That game says nothing about Rourke and everything about the sad state of TSN and the CFL media.

Rourke is not the problem. He performed as well as could be expected.

Sheahan had his best game of the season averaged 45.6 on his punts thought he could use some recoginition.

4 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

Rourke is not the problem. He performed as well as could be expected.

Maybe for an average QB but this is a top 20 QB in the world. Patrick Mahomes would not have struggled like that. 🤣

18 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

Sheahan had his best game of the season averaged 45.6 on his punts thought he could use some recoginition.

Only one punt that wasn’t very good, basically gave them the 20/25 on the catch punting from their 55ish. Which still by his standards is not awful. 
 I wonder if it’s adjustments being made, or just the field position he was punting from. 
 

Also worth mentioning, Castillo was kicking the crap out of the ball on kick offs. 73-74 yard average which is bede esq. bc had a pitiful 57. That’s huge. He had 71 last week, 70 the game before. He was averaging like 61 for the few week before that. With lows in the 50s. 
 At first I was thinking maybe it was wind aided, but it seems more than that. Bc place is a strange place to kick with the air movement up high. 

Edited August 19, 20241 yr by wbbfan

1. Cornerbacks:  Bonds and Ford are probably the best duo in the league right now.

2. Linebackers: Have to give praise to these guys.  Even with Bighill out, Gauthier played well.

3. Dline: With secondary playing so well, the Dline took advantage of those coverage sacks.

4 minutes ago, CrazyCanuck89 said:

1. Cornerbacks:  Bonds and Ford are probably the best duo in the league right now.

2. Linebackers: Have to give praise to these guys.  Even with Bighill out, Gauthier played well.

3. Dline: With secondary playing so well, the Dline took advantage of those coverage sacks.

Bonds ford and nichols are 3 of the top guys in the whole league too. Top 6 for sure. All 3 should be all stars this year. 

Rourke is overrated and I’m including his entire body of work from 2022 on. Until he does something it was a huge overpay and investment by the Lions IMO. I thought last week before this game that it’s a very big gamble on BC’s part because of the ramifications to the current team moral and the fact they already have an established leader in VAJ.  I believe messing with that team zeitgeist very rarely works. Saying that, I’m sure he’ll play better, but will it be good enough for the Lions to get where they want? Me personally, I don’t think so. They had been a team that was winning with a powerful offence and a very mediocre defence. Since the Bombers exposed that offence on August 1 and last night, it’s even more crucial that they get back to the powerhouse offence they were earlier in the season. Rourke has too much pressure on him to do that I believe. Might have been better for him to go to a team like the Ticats where expectations weren’t that great. Anyway, if I’m wrong I won’t be disappointed, it’s great for the league having star Canadians in skill positions 👍🏻

Edited August 19, 20241 yr by IC Khari

Demski.......solid game and Mr. Dependable

Brady O.......his hard running and enthusiasm is infectious for this club

Jones.............nice find and he's only going to get better

10 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

I missed the game driving back from Seattle today. How sad was Suitor?

Like going to the washroom to shake hands with the champ, except the champ is no longer the champ.

2 hours ago, Jpan85 said:

Sheahan had his best game of the season averaged 45.6 on his punts thought he could use some recoginition.

Clearly he needs the looming threat of a scoreboard to have better kicks

9 hours ago, johnzo said:

Suitor made a bunch of excuses for Rourke -- he had only one day with the full set of receivers, only three days in camp, lots of unfamiliar receivers, was unfamiliar with game speed and needed to remember what it was like to be hit, but then clarified that he was not making excuses for Rourke.

and actually I kind of agree that this poopy game wasn't really Rourke's fault; the call to put him on the field without so little preparation was crazy.  Bad football ops by BC.  They exposed their prize kid to a beating, potentially alienated their MOP-candidate starter, cut their insurance policy, and looked really bad in front of a  decent crowd.  Why not start Dolegala until Rourke is spliced in a little more thoroughly? The dude is still raw, he started like ten games two years ago; he's not exactly a wily CFL veteran.

Could be Doman influencing football ops, he's invested in Rourke and wants to get the return started asap, a young guy with big money rarely shows patience or respects process.  He knew he wasn't winning this game with Dolegala anyway and Rick Campbell isn't the guy to argue with him on any level.

9 minutes ago, Eternal optimist said:

Clearly he needs the looming threat of a scoreboard to have better kicks

In Australia, they teach you to kick around scoreboards, Dingos and the Opera House.

12 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

I missed the game driving back from Seattle today. How sad was Suitor?

Suits went quiet, DN basically sobbed live on air.

I exaggerate (a little).

pretty much the Bombers ruptured TSN's balloon and tore up their script and wiped their asses with it....they were in mourning ALL NIGHT

21 minutes ago, Booch said:

pretty much the Bombers ruptured TSN's balloon and tore up their script and wiped their asses with it....they were in mourning ALL NIGHT

Idk what would be better, if Rourke continues to struggle, or if he turns it around and we slap him around again in the play offs lol. 

So.....hypothetical.....Rourke starts next week and struggles again.....and VAJ is healthy and ready to go....do they stick with Rourke after two bad outings or do they go with the guy who was tearing up the league on his way to an almost guaranteed MOP season......If they stay with Rourke and he falters with VAJ healthy....do the fans and media turn on kid Canada....If VAJ comes back in and plays like he did the first 5 weeks...do the fans and media turn on kid Canada....

 

This could be a very interesting few weeks for BC......I like Rourke, and I like VAJ....and I know the media and the coaching staff have been singing the praises of the relationship the two of them have and how they sing kum by ya together at center field during practice, but I said from the beginning that this was a high risk play for this season for BC...IF Rourke continues to struggle and the leading MOP candidate pre-injury continues to sit, that kum by ya circle just might develop some tensions!!

 

I think the only way BC comes out good is if Rourke does a 180 and starts lighting the league up the rest of the season.....because anything but that will have people guessing "would VAJ" have continued where he left off after the first 5 weeks and lit up the league if he had the chance.....