Moving on past the debacles of our former East brethren, it's time to look ahead to Ottawa and their team.

 

Well, this is a veteran team, put together of various personnel that we used to play in our previous years.  Certainly one that can't be taken lightly.  We saw the kind of fight they gave the Riders in preseason, and I certainly think they will be a bigger challenge this weekend.

 

I don't expect our offense to go throwing up the deuces of 45 points this game, CFL rarely has a team put that kind of production up back to back weeks, but one of our biggest marks of progress was that those points weren't just hit and miss drives that either lived or died by the big play, they were our offense in general staying on schedule with productive drives and finishing them.

 

We won't score a TD every time, but I'm glad to see our red zone percentage go up.

 

Think this one will be much closer, but hopefully we pull it out at the end.

 

Gooo Blue

And by the way, why did Ottawa get to invent a "Disabled List"?  And why is Wallace Miles so special that he gets on it rather than one of the IR lists?

What is good for one team is good for all and the league- let's hope for a good scrappy game decided (for the Bombers) in the 4th quarter.

 

No. I've watched the Bombers suck for years. I want them to wail on Ottawa from whistle to whistle. I don't need the thrill of a good game. Just win.

And by the way, why did Ottawa get to invent a "Disabled List"?  And why is Wallace Miles so special that he gets on it rather than one of the IR lists?

I was wondering about that too. What the hell is the Disabled List? I googled it but of course nothing comes up. No other teams have anyone on the D/L. Maybe he wants to become a pitcher or an outfielder?

No. I've watched the Bombers suck for years. I want them to wail on Ottawa from whistle to whistle. I don't need the thrill of a good game. Just win.

Yes - give me at least two season of watching the Bombers just pummel everyone into the ground before I want to see "good games decided in the fourth quarter". Just pure domination like the Tyrone Jones days.

Very confident Bombers will get another W at IGF tomorrow night because we will bring effort.

Like I said before last week's game, we finally have a coach in Mike O'Shea and a QB in Drew Willy.

I really like this quote from O'Shea, "enjoy the victory, but stay humble, and remember the journey has just begun. One game down and 17 to go."

 

I really like this quote from O'Shea, "enjoy the victory, but stay humble, and remember the journey has just begun. One game down and 17 to go."

Great quote but O'Shea was wrong there. "One game down, 19 to go".

I want to see Ottawa get smoked and JJ burned repeatedly.

I want to see Ottawa get smoked and JJ burned repeatedly.

 

My mother could burn JJ. I don't even see him not getting burned repeatedly as an option.

Was Kohlert a slot or a wide out last year?

Was Kohlert a slot or a wide out last year?

 

IIRC, he played some slot and some wideouts.

We just need to treat these guys, like they are an expansion team......and make them feel like it.    Via a severe beating......

Wouldn't be surprised to see Etch sit back for the first two series...  everyone and their dog is expecting us to send everyone every play

 

I think the real key is to allow Burris to complete a few short passes to Walker but make sure our LBs really make him pay...  getting CW off his game seems critical... 

I heard Ottawa has special helmets for this first game...

 

Bombers are going to beat them like a rented salmon.

Bombers are going to beat them like a rented salmon.

 

???????

 

WTF does that mean?

 

Bombers are going to beat them like a rented salmon.

 

???????

 

WTF does that mean?

 

I've rented salmon before & they're pretty manoeuverable. But for real power & great underwater handling, I'd rent a Sockeye. You can't go wrong there. 

Wouldn't be surprised to see Etch sit back for the first two series...  everyone and their dog is expecting us to send everyone every play

 

I think the real key is to allow Burris to complete a few short passes to Walker but make sure our LBs really make him pay...  getting CW off his game seems critical...

Personally, I'm hoping for a Burris scramble while leggett is roaming towards him.. He tries to hero it he could be crushed.. In a good way!

Is Ottawa actually starting 5 Canadians on their OL?

Is Ottawa actually starting 5 Canadians on their OL?

 

Menkin is an International. Hopefully our pass rushers can burn their 2 rookie OT's

 

They starting 8 Nationals though. 6 in O 2 in D.

Is Ottawa actually starting 5 Canadians on their OL?

Menkin is an International. Hopefully our pass rushers can burn their 2 rookie OT's

They starting 8 Nationals though. 6 in O 2 in D.

Menkin doesn't have an asterisk beside his name on the depth chart so looks like he's a National. Must be a typo then.

First Ottawa drafts a dead guy.

 

Now they got a guy playing the DE/AD spot.

First Ottawa drafts a dead guy.

 

Now they got a guy playing the DE/AD spot.

FreeP pointed out an even greater irony today...that dead guy they drafted was a DE (AD)

what's with the two acronyms? Is this some lame bilingual thing? Why not just put out an English and French depth chart?

Is Ottawa actually starting 5 Canadians on their OL?

 

Menkin is an International. Hopefully our pass rushers can burn their 2 rookie OT's

 

They starting 8 Nationals though. 6 in O 2 in D.

Just checked and yes Menkin is an "international". Perhaps the Ottawa guy drafting up this depth chart should have paid more attention to that than making it bilingual. That receiving corp. is really putting the fear into me all right. If they light us up it will be a tribute to the athleticism of Henry Burris. He's going to have to be on every night to make that corp shine. He can't afford to turn into "Frank" and start his cry-baby routine. Not for the fat cash that Ottawa is paying him. Even if he lights us up tonight, still so very glad that I don't have to swallow my bile this year watching him play for us.

Also looks like they are starting a rookie NI, Macmillan, at tackle. I really hope we make them pay for that.

and chevon walker isn't likely to take much pressure off of him either. Oh sure he'll bust a big play here and there but in terms of getting consistency in the running game, not going to happen.