First off....tho not an excuse for the loss, but man that reffing again was the shitz

Secondly even tho that was some the crappiest scheming and game planning to date, we actually were in a position to win that game amazingly...but once again the long and short of it we were let down again by poor coaching, which involved the game plan (both sides the ball) ...the lack of any adjustments or recognition of what was even actually going on in the game, and how to attack it, and a total deviation away from what seemed to be our identity, especially on offense from last 2 games and a way to control a game from the on-set.

Safe to say I don't think our staff when watching the film even know what to watch, and build off of, and or where to tweak (more on that later) and sadly was a fail in the litmus test of who/what we are and that almost certain the Mtl game was an anomaly, or the just had a real bad night and came in too cocky and dropped a deuce...I think I am confident in saying it was both from what was witnessed

Now explain to me why we haven't been using Singer all yr....when we easily could have/should have been but opted for the sillyb3 Canadian plan? Sure it's one reg. season game...But he looked and did just as he has in his 2 pre-season games, has all the tools required (speed...tight route runner...high points a ball...a threat with it...obviously has ZC trust with 9 targets) and looked far from being a green rookie in one the more intimidating first game environments. Now imagine with me if you will where he could be right now with that being game 12 under his belt as opposed to 11 weeks running skelly in practice. Been saying it all yr what a dumb decision that was and talent should always trump familiarity and bias but here we are...seeing as the West has no real R.O.Y standout undoubted he would be our R.O.Y nominee and likely maybe the West front runner...weird eh...

Also explain to me why Cobb and Neild are ahead of Big Kev again...A guy who is a size mismatch with pretty much anyone...DB's you can see don't like taking him on with any physicality and has a 76% catch rate over his yrs here. He can play outside, though not his best place to be but would be ideal inside and in TE sets as a blocker "and" a threat to slide out and catch a pass and do something with it. Like Singer...Imagine what his development would be with actual use (proper use) and reps, especially now in his 3rd yr. Christ in his rookie yr he had an 80% catch rate...was good on 2nd down conversions at 15%...and this yr of his targets 67% have converted 2nd downs..seems like a guy you would wanna lean on and expand his role...But hey let's drop Corcorran and Cobb in the lineup...neither of whom compared to him, and quite frankly he should be getting more reps ahead of Neild too....But again talent and potential gets trumped by a HC bias to his favorites for whatever reason....That Daniel's poor attempt at that 2nd down conversion alone should at least have Clercius above him to be that guy, if not bump Daniels right off the roster for now. I have yet to see an impactful block by him this yr but have noticed Clercius on several with key blocks. But I guess since we traded up to get him that sealed his position on roster...Pre-determined before TC like several others

If Demski is back next week and the wr group isn't him with White..Pokey...Singer and more Clercius....Some heads need to roll if not get 5 upside the head...And if Pokey cant go then better be Womack getting his audition

Dumb roster decisions by a dumb coach...Also nice to get Peterson on the roster...but why when he just stood there all game...maybe a 2 back set at some times....Make the defense have to choose one or other...maybe slide one out in motion to see what coverage is there and if its a LB gonna be on man and not just a zone it opens up space for the other to run?...no creativity...no foresight...just dumb coaching to bring on a guy...much like Hazen to basically have zero participation...But looking at our neglected depth chart there was really nobody else to bring on...speaking of which we have no Global player on it so if Sheehan was to have gone down and cant go next week...we scrambling to add one and they get automatically rostered regardless of any usefulness...that's just mint too...They oblivious to their roster...as it sits we have 9 tho it was 10 with Peterson...but we can actually have 12 with 2 extra's being globals...and we don't have any why??...Be nice to have 1 there who we familiar with...and is familiar with us...but nope

Elsbury...why?....He has gotten worse as the season has dragged on...Obviously teams are doing their film work to see how to turnstile him. Tho we dont see it....Osh see's his big legs and is all chubby about it but the guy being an import is nowhere giving you bang for the buck when you sacrifice a much needed American elsewhere who could make an impact. And as mentioned in game day thread all these what seems like missed blocks/free guys taking shots/ what looks to be confusion as to who takes who on the interior....in my football experience and eye tells me the center is not making the right calls....and is not seeing things right cause that should never happen as much as it is...Our veteran oline man all around him should not look as pathetic as they have on many occasions, nor has their skills eroded that much...plus his snaps are still all over the map and not consistent, and for a big guy he sure gets roller skated back into the pocket alot..I' almost say more than Kolo...Eli would give us way more and is nowhere near as bad as Center Guy...He's now lost his name like Sheehan did until he started to punt more like a punter now, so got his name back

Those 2 last paragraphs lead again back to what my drum beat for 3+ yrs is now...Poor coaching...a total inability to recognize things...let alone actual talent that matters between the white lines...and is killing us...over and over.....and over...I didnt even listen to the post game but I sure osh used the big comeback to say basically we all good....and we arent

Woodbey I think is done for yr if not while as he went out non-contact, so curious what bonehead addition Osh will make...Seeing as they like to use Ayers (who stepped up) and Woodbey as an End...maybe dress Jaworski as he is...hmmm...an end and actually has a motor to play inside and could offer some spark to the Dline...But I sure he will go with Hazen...for no particular reason other than Osh is a clueless blind squirrel looking for nut... I would have gave him huge props going for 2 when we had some momo to win the game even if we failed

BB...thats the true litmus...if we tank that one safe to say next weeks post will be rigor mortise setting in edition

3 hours ago, Bigblue204 said:

I think you may be over valuing that OT play calling. In my opinion it was more of a busted Defensive play call, than a masterful Offense. Ottawa I believe dropped into a zone defense, which is just crazy for that field position.

Yes. Ottawa isn’t exactly the gold standard

On 2026-09-09 at 5:51 AM, bearpants said:

Also "since 2000" is kind of an irrelevant time frame... this years team doesn't look like last years... nevermind what it looked like 25 years ago...

IMO we saw in Ottawa that we might have a few decent 2 pt convert plays in the back pocket... I was in favour of going for two...

I don't get your logic. What difference does it make if it's since 2000? It's a reference point & a statistical analytic. Do you suggest we ignore it as the team changes every year?

1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

I don't get your logic. What difference does it make if it's since 2000? It's a reference point & a statistical analytic. Do you suggest we ignore it as the team changes every year?

It has no relevance to making a decision in a game in 2026. Why the **** would you care about what Khari and Milt did or didn't do making a decision with the team on the field in 2026?

That's why.

On 2026-09-07 at 2:58 PM, Goalie said:

Announcers annoy me. They going on about protecting QBs then when a player gets flagged for doing something to the QB, they complain.

1 step forward. 2 back. That’s the CFL.

Props to Major Williams, Jaylen Smith and Dorian Singer. 3 rookies who definitely stood out.

Major is just such a baller. Always around the football. Often tested. Holds his own and then some. Love his attitude. One of the only bomber players out there that talk their **** and carry themselves with a certain amount of swagger. Doesn’t get the respect he deserves. I also agree about Smith. He is really on the cusp of becoming an outstanding player. Year two and he’s really starting to come into his own. I’m really disappointed about Connor Shay. I thought he would be the more prospect ready player but unsure if he’s going to take the leap that smith has.

43 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

It has no relevance to making a decision in a game in 2026. Why the **** would you care about what Khari and Milt did or didn't do making a decision with the team on the field in 2026?

That's why.

You have to start somehere, pal.

That's why.

18 hours ago, Bigblue204 said:

I think you may be over valuing that OT play calling. In my opinion it was more of a busted Defensive play call, than a masterful Offense. Ottawa I believe dropped into a zone defense, which is just crazy for that field position.

For sure... Sask is not Ottawa... but I still would've gone for two

2 hours ago, bearpants said:

For sure... Sask is not Ottawa... but I still would've gone for two

Absolutely. Riders were noticeably the better team except for brief periods and Bombers were trending downward, so going for 2 points after a successful drive and with momentum was a much better chance than overtime which inevitably led to a loss.

11 minutes ago, Ckr said:

Absolutely. Riders were noticeably the better team except for brief periods and Bombers were trending downward, so going for 2 points after a successful drive and with momentum was a much better chance than overtime which inevitably led to a loss.

The 2 point convert is only the better choice if we make it. I can certainly understand a coach not wanting to put the whole game on the line on the road when the crowd has already disrupted the flow of our offence. It really is a damned if you do, damned if you don't decision and I think there is very strong rationale to go either way especially on the road. I'm not going to second guess it because it wasn't the decision that cost us the game. It was lack of outplaying our opposition when we needed to do so.

Edited September 11Sep 11 by GCn20