Blue Bombers-Tigercats Game Day Chat

[wbbfan]

1 hour ago, johnzo said:

lol.  I'm pretty sure that if some MBB poster were on the sidelines calling the shots, the rest of MBB would be pining for the good old days of Tim Burke...

likewise, if we had maas/dinwiddie and their staff coaching us, we very likely would’ve won 4 gcs in a row and be leading the cfl standings again. I don’t see this team losing in 21 with burke or the stretch run 19 either. 

[Mark H.]

3 hours ago, wbbfan said:

 I don’t see this team losing in 21 with burke or the stretch run 19 either. 

Obviously not. Because Hall can coach a D just as well as Burke can. Both of them needed a certain type of player to succeed. A Hall D relies on pressure up front, a Burke leans heavily on DBs who can cover one on one. 

[Blue28]

I have to admit, and I was at the stadium... the play calling for this game was really good - and the execution was great. I have been very critical of Hogan - and frequently calling for his head... and if he was calling the game - I was impressed. I do not understand how his calling can go from putrid to amazing in one week!

Matt

 

[Bigblue204]

13 minutes ago, Blue28 said:

I have to admit, and I was at the stadium... the play calling for this game was really good - and the execution was great. I have been very critical of Hogan - and frequently calling for his head... and if he was calling the game - I was impressed. I do not understand how his calling can go from putrid to amazing in one week!

Matt

 

I have basically zero evidence to back this up. But it often feels like this team works in quarters. As in 4 games, 4 games, 4 games, 4 games. Doesn't always work out this way but it generally feels like if changes are needed they are made after a few games of trying. Last week marks the start of the last quarter.

Also the obvious change in QB and WRs and just overall offense capabilities.

[wbbfan]

19 hours ago, Mark H. said:

Obviously not. Because Hall can coach a D just as well as Burke can. Both of them needed a certain type of player to succeed. A Hall D relies on pressure up front, a Burke leans heavily on DBs who can cover one on one. 

Mm i they are very close in terms of quality at dc. I think halls big advantage is being a worlds better leader and great at adjustments.I think burke was way better at Xs n Os on the front 6. 

[Mark H.]

4 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Mm i they are very close in terms of quality at dc. I think halls big advantage is being a worlds better leader and great at adjustments.I think burke was way better at Xs n Os on the front 6. 

Agreed. If the GM gets them what they need, either one of them can be very successful.  Their track record as coordinators shows that clearly. 

[BomberBall.]

23 hours ago, Blue28 said:

I have to admit, and I was at the stadium... the play calling for this game was really good - and the execution was great. I have been very critical of Hogan - and frequently calling for his head... and if he was calling the game - I was impressed. I do not understand how his calling can go from putrid to amazing in one week!

Matt

 

I was out of the country and couldn’t watch the game.  Any chance Jackson had a hand in the game plan/play calling?

If this was already asked, my apologies…. Haven’t had a chance to read through everything.

[ShyGuy]

14 minutes ago, BomberBall. said:

I was out of the country and couldn’t watch the game.  Any chance Jackson had a hand in the game plan/play calling?

If this was already asked, my apologies…. Haven’t had a chance to read through everything.

Its a bit of a meme at this point because this game was such an outlier.

FWIW Collaros specifically called out Hogans game plan in his post game availability 

[Noeller]

Ya everyone was talking during the game about how it clearly had to be Jackson's game plan but players have specifically said Hogan called the game and gave him credit for it. 

[BomberBall.]

Interesting that the players would specifically name Hogan when referencing the game plan….. Often they just say, ‘coaches put together a good game plan for us’, or something similar.  Not saying there’s something to be read between the lines, but it’s interesting…..  Maybe it’s because he’s been taking so much heat lately and they want to stand up for him or maybe it’s what they were instructed to do…. Or it could be absolutely nothing.

[HardCoreBlue]

On 2025-10-01 at 12:19 PM, Bigblue204 said:

I have basically zero evidence to back this up. But it often feels like this team works in quarters. As in 4 games, 4 games, 4 games, 4 games. Doesn't always work out this way but it generally feels like if changes are needed they are made after a few games of trying. Last week marks the start of the last quarter.

Also the obvious change in QB and WRs and just overall offense capabilities.

This should be a mandatory preface for all the Karens and Todds of the world when they post their 'wisdom' on social media.

[voodoochylde]

17 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

This should be a mandatory preface for all the Karens and Todds of the world when they post their 'wisdom' on social media.

Or you could do what any media literate adult would do and not take anything you read on the internet as gospel 🤷‍♂️

"So and so is confident, uses a lot of words / lingo they must know their stuff .... or .... they're simply a chucklefuck."

People should always take time to question things for themselves.

[HardCoreBlue]

7 minutes ago, voodoochylde said:

Or you could do what any media literate adult would do and not take anything you read on the internet as gospel 🤷‍♂️

"So and so is confident, uses a lot of words / lingo they must know their stuff .... or .... they're simply a chucklefuck."

People should always take time to question things for themselves.

Yup high degrees of critical thinking when it comes to what others say and do is must have competency but on the other end of that equation having high degrees of self awareness to minimize one being a chucklefuck helps as well.

[ShyGuy]

23 minutes ago, voodoochylde said:

Or you could do what any media literate adult would do and not take anything you read on the internet as gospel

This is 2025 we don't do media literacy anymore