Banjo Bowl GDT

[Subzero]

Maybe not deep deep but he had a few good ones today

I also think we win the Calgary at home if he doesn’t get hurt

[Subzero]

Was the second int he threw that bad? Or good D? 

Edited 14 hours ago by Subzero

[Wanna-B-Fanboy]

41 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Definitely agree with this. And if Serge doesn't have an off night...  It's tough, but it is what it is. Move on to next week.

But that's the issue. Move on to next week when we don't get better? I see little to no improvement- hell even a little regression from week to week. 

It's disheartening. 

[17to85]

10 minutes ago, Subzero said:

Maybe not deep deep but he had a few good ones today

I also think we win the Calgary at home if he doesn’t get hurt

and he had a few attempts that were intercepted. 

The point here is that, as has been said from the get go.... THE PROBLEMS ON OFFENSE ARE MUCH BIGGER THAN THE QB.

[Wanna-B-Fanboy]

15 minutes ago, Subzero said:

Good or bad Zach always gives us the best chance to win, especially if the game is close. As soon as he went out the riders stacked the line and strev is not good enough to hit the deep ball.

That is a daming statement about our current QB situation if there ever was...

[Deiter Fan]

Couldn't help but get the sense that the coaches have lost/were losing the room the way Miss Dort was talking about how "pissed off" Brady was after last week. Anyone else? Just got the sense it was more than just wanting to be more involved/help the team. 

Also, regardless the helmet to helmet on Zach would the UR category that disallows hits to vulnerable players not fit? Usually it's handed out to hits on receivers who are reaching/jumping, etc...even tho it's not called with any consistency. I've lost track of the number of times I've seen a rec go up for a ball and get submarined and land on his head with no call even tho it seems to perfectly fit the definition. 

[SpeedFlex27]

3 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Mitchell, Wheatfall, Neufeld, Kolankowski, Corcoran, Streveler, Wilson bring nothing to the O.  Eli and Wallace aren't capable of playing every down.  We basically don't have a single OL who is above average.

Vaughters brings nothing, can't even hold his position so the RB has to run around him like a pylon...at least that would give the rest of the D a chance to flow to the ball.

Jake Kelly and Vaval are total marks if they are on the field on D.  Athletes who have no ******* clue what they are doing.

That's not even getting to the injury list or talking about Bryant and Jefferson who are not even 1/10th of what they were.

This is a bad team.  The fixation on Jake Thomas as if replacing him makes some kind of difference in winning and losing is nuts.

Saying that Wilson brings nothing to the team may be the most daft statement I've read here this season. 

[JuranBoldenRules]

2 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Saying that Wilson brings nothing to the team may be the most daft statement I've read here this season. 

Terry Wilson.  They love him so much they'll trot anyone else crippled out there to avoid playing him in any situation.

[SpeedFlex27]

Just now, JuranBoldenRules said:

Terry Wilson.  They love him so much they'll trot anyone else crippled out there to avoid playing him in any situation.

Okay, I see. Yeah, I'd like to see how he plays outside of short yardage just to see what we have. 

 

[wbbfan]

3 hours ago, Noeller said:

We'll see if it is actually concussion. Though I suppose they'll never say for sure. He'll definitely be trying to play again this year. The fact that he ran off the field left me hopeful. 

I’d bet my house on concussion. looked like he got knocked out cold. 

3 hours ago, Tracker said:

Concussions are nothing you can train to overcome, and every concussion leaves the victim more vulnerable to the next one. Collaros must be pretty close to his limit if he is not there already. I recall Matt Dunnigan sayin in a n interview that he was still experiencing the effects long, long after. 

he’s been concussed 2 times prior this year as well. for a guy whose career was previously on the scrap heap due to concussions, that’s about as bad as it gets. 

[bustamente]

The way he was hit you would have to think concussion, only he and the teams doctors know exactly how many he has had during his career but from my perspective it's way to many. How much damaged has occurred is TBD.

[Booch]

2 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

D is consistent, but they don't do anything to flip the field or even score points.  It's not like the 2016-2022 era team.

This whole team is built on Collaros' arm.  Except we didn't keep/bring in a #1 or even #2 receiver.  Demski has stepped up, but can't really carry the team.

Whole team is built poorly...gm AND coach to blame.  Time to wipe both clean

[Bomberguy]

20 minutes ago, Booch said:

Whole team is built poorly...gm AND coach to blame.  Time to wipe both clean

Speaking of wiping, we can flush this but the same stuff seems to gurgle back up each week 😕

[Nolby]

2 hours ago, Bomberguy said:

Speaking of wiping, we can flush this but the same stuff seems to gurgle back up each week 😕

Ill be happier next week to see them at least properly field our best roster to show were just not a barrel of **** right now. Kolankowski needs to get the **** off the Oline, Houston needs in, everyone in the middle dline can pound sand.

[SpeedFlex27]

2 hours ago, Nolby said:

Ill be happier next week to see them at least properly field our best roster to show were just not a barrel of **** right now. Kolankowski needs to get the **** off the Oline, Houston needs in, everyone in the middle dline can pound sand.

Nothing gonna change until Osh is gone. Which hopefully means next year. 

[Deiter Fan]

 

[JuranBoldenRules]

1 hour ago, Deiter Fan said:

 

Breakdown and wrap at the waist.  Guy wrapping the shoulder pads and bashing heads is going to tell us he’s making a form tackle?

[rebusrankin]

CJ is dumb.

Also the Riders organization always seems to do this against us. Its frustrating as heck.

[wbbfan]

3 hours ago, Deiter Fan said:

 

He’s supposed to be in control of his body and not let his head slam into zachs lol. 

 that’s not one point of failure on his part, it’s two. he has to not contact the qb high, and has to be in control of his own head. 

It was 100% a penalty, it was not some horrid dirty hit though. I don’t expect supplementary discipline and i don’t think it’s needed.  

[HardCoreBlue]

4 hours ago, Deiter Fan said:

 

How am i suppose to tackle? Is that a trick question? Good gracious.

[17to85]

Not like it's a new thing that the area you can actually hit a qb in is pretty small. 

[sportmentary2012]

11 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Okay, I see. Yeah, I'd like to see how he plays outside of short yardage just to see what we have. 

 

I would like to see him as well but this is where we defer to the coaches who see him in practice and they obviously feel Strev gives them the best chance as backup even if it does not 'pass' the smell test.

[Slimy Sculpin]

A view of the game from the 55 yard line, west side upper deck.

First Banjo Bowl for me in about three years, for my wife, first one ever. I thought that the atmosphere was a little lacking for a game of this magnitude. At other games this year the crowd seemed more boisterous. In spite of the loss, we had a good time. I only swore once at the ineptitude of the Bombers (might have had to do with my company yesterday). But, in spite of enjoying ourselves, it was a frustrating game to watch.

Some of many thoughts on the game:

Although coming out on the short end of the score, the game sheet suggested that it was an evenly played game with one or two notable exceptions. We out-possessioned them (31-29 minutes) and the rushing and passing stats were similar. The exceptions….4 Bomber turnovers to one for them and we had had no, zero, zilch red zone opportunities (Our lone TD came from outside the area.) The game was winnable by the Bombers but…..

The usually reliable Castillo misses two FGs. The missed one in the third quarter was into the wind. He kicked it low but it was a bit wide. Stuff happens. The whiff in the 4^th was with the wind but he still kicked a line drive ball. It was odd. Perhaps, it was just a mis-hit. Although the wind was quite stiff from the north, I wonder how it impacts the game given that the field is below grade and the stands form a bit of a bowl around the field?

We had three Americans starting on the O-line yesterday but were they able to run and pass block any better? Who is in charge of the blocking schemes for the O? Is it a line coach who then works with the OC in an attempt to have it all mesh? And, who calls the blocking assignments (adjustments?) at the line? Is it the centre? I won’t comment on the other linemen but Kolankowski is lacking in so many areas.  Someone else coined this nickname K-olé-kowski. It fits!

I didn’t like the play calling on our last drive in the 2^nd quarter, the one that resulted in a FG for the Riders. With 54 seconds to go, we started at our 26. Plenty of time to move it into the scoring zone, I thought. Oliveira into the line two times. Hmm, although a first down resulted, that’s going to use up the clock. An IC followed by and ill-advised long ball INT by Collaros and disappointment again. I saw at least one other Bomber receiver open underneath on that one. It seems that Zach focusses in on his first look a little too much. A problem all year?

Did OC Hogan have any competition for the position? Seriously, was anyone else interviewed?

I don’t think that Vaval can handle both current duties. He seems to have potential for both, so pick one. As a DB, he was certainly picked on yesterday.

I’m also not a fan of Younger’s play calling. A couple of times I saw only one guy at the line. Seriously, one guy on the line and 11 back! No pressure that results in too many options for the opposing QB.

I think that if Collaros is out long term and, that is a distinct possibility, IMO, we won’t make the playoffs this year. Heck, I think that if he’s back at the controls next week, the Bombers will be hard pressed to make it. And, this when the Grey Cup is being held in town? What were the tall foreheads thinking in the past offseason?

This is the CFL so, I’ll be there to the bitter end.

Go Bombers Go!

[Tracker]

5 hours ago, Deiter Fan said:

 

If you do not know how to tackle properly, you shouldn't be playing pro ball.

[HardCoreBlue]

1 minute ago, Tracker said:

If you do not know how to tackle properly, you shouldn't be playing pro ball.

Based on his post, this is one of those times where not saying anything was probably the best course of action for him.

5 hours ago, Deiter Fan said:

 

CJ Reavis shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh