I'll preface this thread by saying, I am not complaining at all about the win tonight.  Beating Saskatchewan is the best thing in the world no matter  how it was done.  We rarely win in Regina and this is a happy occasion.

 

Do not get me wrong at all, it was a great game, our offense was fantastic, Drew Willy played exceptional, Paris Cotton is a beast, Nick Moore is back and better than before, Clarence Denmark is a warrior.  And screw the Bellefeuille haters, he outdid Chapdelaine this game.

 

 

 

 

But......

 

Richie Hall's defense was not looking good out there.  Lots of plays where guys were out of position, vanilla playcalling, getting gashed in the run, thank god Adams came up with that pick on that one throw or we might really have gotten in trouble.  A little surprised too that the Riders didn't go for it on 3rd and short when they were on their last possession and punted it there even though I know Messam got a bit whacked there.

 

It was a good game but this defense had better not be getting gashed like that week in and week out.  Hall was hired to fix it and fix the run and so far, he almost looks worse than Etcheverry.  I'm gonna enjoy the win for the time being but we can't afford that in Hamilton next week or late in the season.

 

My biggest concern about the D was the complete and utter lack of pressure on the qb most plays. Tough to win when you can't make life hard on the qb. 

This was a concern to me as well, however, that could be Hall calling a more conservative  game knowing what Durant can do with his legs

 

 

This should have changed once Glenn was in. Should have gone hard at him and hit him a couple of times.

I think the D was awful today but think we should give them more time. 

 

Leggett is a game changer. One of the best safeties in the league, and Demetrius Wright back there was terrible. Leggett should help reduce the big plays, plus brings a good edge rush occasionally.

 

Gotta figure out the DL. Thought for sure this would be a strength after seeing them in camp. After one game it looks like I was completely wrong so far. Still want to see Gibson more, less Peach. I don't know how you fix the DT spot, not much to replace Anderson with.

 

I think our run defense should correct itself as well. I don't think it'll be particularly good, but as long as it doesn't remain so unbelievably bad the defense should be alright. Just off odds, you have to think the chances of teams consistently putting up several 30+ yard runs is pretty small. 

"and Demetrius Wright back there was terrible" ... I am glad management seems a little more proactive in getting rid of duds and mistakes of the past

Good grief can we run this clown out of town already.  This defense is the softest ****ing defense I've ever seen.  Ridiculous, and enough of Richie Hall already!!!  FIRE HIM!!!

We're getting to see why they took the defensive reigns away from him in Sask last year. On a brighter note, because of the score being what it is, the Bombers may actually hold the Ti-Cats to under 500 yards! Hey, baby steps people, baby steps.........

Good grief can we run this clown out of town already. This defense is the softest ****ing defense I've ever seen. Ridiculous, and enough of Richie Hall already!!! FIRE HIM!!!

Reminds me of the Daley defence

Daley, Reinbold, take your pick, doesn't matter to me.  He was brought in to fix this defense and he's running it into the ground.  early in the year or not, this defensive play is unacceptable.  Period!!!

The D is awful

He should get fired before halftime is even over.  There's no excuse for this soft BS.

come down everybody the defense is going to be fluid for the first half of the season. Players will be cut and new players brought in and as of now will need a whole bunch.

come down everybody the defense is going to be fluid for the first half of the season. Players will be cut and new players brought in and as of now will need a whole bunch.

 

It is not just players, these schemes are the lousiest I've ever seen.  Richie Hall royally sucks and doesn't belong at IGF.  He's running the defense into the ground at a rabid pace.

Looked like Greg Marshall 2.0 plus a lobotomy out there

If Richies defense continues on this brutal pace, could it be seen that O'shea steps in and Chamberlin's him? Gets him to run a defense of his choosing?

Would this be a good or bad thing I wonder. I have (had?) faith in hall., today took that down a peg.

Well, that's what I get for being a nice guy.  No more mulligans...

When Hall replaced Etch as the Bombers DC I had high hopes, thinking "Now we've got a real Defensive Coordinator."

 

But so far he's been the biggest disappointment of the season.

I hope we fire Richie Hall and bring back Kavis Reed, he doesn't put up with idiotic vanilla defensive schemes.

 

I say fire Richie Hall and start the Welcome Back Reed party today.

Our problem is our front seven is weak.

 

Let me repeat that.

 

Our problem is our front seven is WEAK!

Firing a guy 2 games in to a season is crazy talk

Firing a guy 2 games in to a season is crazy talk

Careful, you keep up that kind of talk and you might get fired.

Come on guys. Our D is improving.

 

We gave up 497 against Riders and only 441 against Hammy.

Come on guys. Our D is improving.

 

We gave up 497 against Riders and only 441 against Hammy.

And if the Bombers hadn't turned the ball over to them so many times for instant points it might have been 600. 

 

Just pitiful that we came into camp saying we needed a better DL and the one we got looks worse. Oh how I miss the guys like Alex Hall or Phil Hunt. Walters appears to have failed miserably at recruiting for the teams biggest needs this offseason. 

Adams still looks like a player......Westerman, Hurl, Randal at LB.......have done next to nothing.

Adams still looks like a player......Westerman, Hurl, Randal at LB.......have done next to nothing.

 

And yet Westerman still leads the team in sacks (not that that's saying much at this point) ..

 

The more I watch this defense .. the more apparent it is that certain players are simply being misused .. a case in point is that Randle has gone from being an all-star calibre cornerback .. a guy QBs stayed away from .. to being a liability at LB .. 

I think we have an ok secondary but overall our D looks awful. Apparently we can't find DLinemen or Linebackers.

Pretty tough to blame dbs when they are playing 5 to 10 yards off the receivers. That's a scheme thing

I'd try Washington at Sam. Move Randle back to corner. Sit Bucknor and start an American at hb