Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Montreal Alouettes GDT

[HardCoreBlue]

7 minutes ago, BomberBall. said:

I just really hope our D can create pressure  and the secondary doesn’t give a massive cushion.  I can’t stand watching us allow an inexperienced QB sit back and get comfortable making easy throws.

Yup very hard to watch when a third string inexperienced rookie has the time to comfortably go thru his reads.

[Noeller]

2 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

That was the Marcus Howell+Geoff Drover secondary game was it not? Horrible Times.

I think that was more than one game... They were in for a a few games. 

I believe that's the time when we basically had no DC, and Doug Brown said they were playing sandlot and making it up on the field. 

[17to85]

9 minutes ago, Noeller said:

I think that was more than one game... They were in for a a few games. 

I believe that's the time when we basically had no DC, and Doug Brown said they were playing sandlot and making it up on the field. 

Yeah Maas had stupid completions in a row twice! Sad thing is Marcus Howell was probably one of the better dbs dressed in those days. 

[Atomic]

Bo Levi Mitchell's first ever start was against the Bombers in 2013. 22/25 for 376 yards, 3 TD 0 INT. I'll never forget that one.

[voodoochylde]

12 minutes ago, Atomic said:

Bo Levi Mitchell's first ever start was against the Bombers in 2013. 22/25 for 376 yards, 3 TD 0 INT. I'll never forget that one.

How soon we forget Tim Burke

For as much as we might complain about the roster and O'Shea being stubbornly set in his ways, we have won a **** tonne of games and have enjoyed a fun ride these last number of years.

[17to85]

23 minutes ago, voodoochylde said:

How soon we forget Tim Burke

For as much as we might complain about the roster and O'Shea being stubbornly set in his ways, we have won a **** tonne of games and have enjoyed a fun ride these last number of years.

Yeah Jim Daley was a real low point which is why despite O'Shea's flaws I've still got time for him because he won't get down to that level.

[rebusrankin]

39 minutes ago, voodoochylde said:

How soon we forget Tim Burke

For as much as we might complain about the roster and O'Shea being stubbornly set in his ways, we have won a **** tonne of games and have enjoyed a fun ride these last number of years.

I feel like Tim Burke should get down on his knees daily and thank God that Reinbold and Kelly exist otherwise he would take way more heat.

[Noeller]

5 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

I feel like Tim Burke should get down on his knees daily and thank God that Reinbold and Kelly exist otherwise he would take way more heat.

Tim Burke gets more leash because he was an incredible DC and was really the only reason we had Swaggerville in 2011...

[17to85]

He was also pretty short lived as head coach... but yeah Tim Burke had some truly lifeless performances.

[Arnold_Palmer]

41 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Tim Burke gets more leash because he was an incredible DC and was really the only reason we had Swaggerville in 2011...

In hindsight that 2011 team was completely overrated. Lost back to back games against the 2-7 Saskatchewan Roughriders, finished the season 10-8 after starting the season 7-2 or 8-4. A lot of playmakers on D but still allowed nearly 25 points a game. Offence was average at best. It just gets remembered more fondly because of how bad our team was before and afterwards. Fun season for sure but not even in the same league as any of the Bomber teams from 2016 onwards. 

Edited 52 minutes ago by Arnold_Palmer

[bigg jay]

Well these are a bunch of s****y memories you guys are digging up on game day.  I hope tonight does not resemble those dark times in any way shape or form! 😂

Talking about Tim Burke as HC instantly brings back memories of Jason Boltus - easily the worst performance I've seen from a "pro" QB live.

[Captain Blue]

1 hour ago, voodoochylde said:

How soon we forget Tim Burke

For as much as we might complain about the roster and O'Shea being stubbornly set in his ways, we have won a **** tonne of games and have enjoyed a fun ride these last number of years.

This era has been the best time to be a Bomber fan in my life. The success may soon be coming to an end (plenty of season left to see) but history will remember this time fondly. Ironically feel like the fan complaining has stayed the same, despite the huge change in success from those horrible regimes to this excellent one. 

 

[17to85]

18 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

In hindsight that 2011 team was completely overrated. Lost back to back games against the 2-7 Saskatchewan Roughriders, finished the season 10-8 after starting the season 7-2 or 8-4. A lot of playmakers on D but still allowed nearly 25 points a game. Offence was average at best. It just gets remembered more fondly because of how bad our team was before and afterwards. Fun season for sure but not even in the same league as any of the Bomber teams from 2016 onwards. 

The D in 2011 was amazing. But it was still a Lapo team. He coaches teams to be good enough to just barely lose. Defense dragged the  to the initial record but that was unsustainable. Without them scoring lapo just did not have the instincts to play to win rather than play not to lose.

[johnzo]

1 hour ago, rebusrankin said:

I feel like Tim Burke should get down on his knees daily and thank God that Reinbold and Kelly exist otherwise he would take way more heat.

I think 2013 was the true nadir of the bombers, the darkest moment before the dawn of the present age. 

Reinbold's teams were terrible, but they has spirit and Milt Stegall played out of his mind in 1997.  1600 yards with Chris Vargas and Kevin McDougall as your quarterbacks. Unbelievable. 

There were a couple of fun Kelly games too -- Fred Reid's big outing in BC plus that home game where Michael Bishop passed for like 450 yards.  bomb after bomb after bomb.

2013 had no such moments. 2013 was just unrelenting ****.