BC fumbles KO.....Bombers proceed to, uh...

...kick a FG.

J. Adams looses 50/50 ball to Hawkins....

...who runs 80 yds...to set up short BC TD pass...

Bomber run game no-existent...

Nichols looking shaky in 1st half again....

27 yds of O in first quarter.....

BC drives 75 yds for another TD..with ease....

Arcenaux doing whatever he wants against Blue secondary...

....especially Demond Washington....

...who had an totally embarrassing half of football, all round...

Jennings looked like a HOF quarterback....

..completing 15 of first 16 throws.....with all kinds of time

Bomber D essentially spent first half in..... Also Ran Mode.

23-9 BC at the half....they have 300 yds passing...

Intermission: DOD dials up the gin..

2nd half: Hall dials up the pressure....

Jennings looks more like rookie quarterback

Bombers get punt block from Sherman - TD for Wild.

23-16....Adams gets pick and long return...

Castillo hits 4th FG... in 4 attempts.....25-19 BC

Bomber O cannot stretch the field....

...or run up the gut on 2nd and 2 or 3 or 4......

6 min left: Blue throw 2.7 yd pass on 2nd and 4

Brohm stuffed on 3rd and over a yard sneak.

BC gets clinching 60 yd pass play...

...but Bombers saved by the call ( holding)

4 min left...Blue run SECOND fake punt on 3rd and 10

...and get first down on direct snap to Briggs...

Special teams in playoff mode, anyways.....

3rd down gamble from BC 16.....

 Stoudermire "runs into" two BC defenders...

..freeing up Denmark for TD pass from Nichols

Only TD of game from Bomber O...but huge

Castillo hits his 2nd convert - tie game 26-26

Nice KO by Castillo puts Lions in a hole.....

Bombers get ball back at the 46, with minute and half left..

Big second effort run by Marshall... gets them into range

Castillo comes in for 40 yd game winning attempt....

Hits it! But MOS had called the time out!..requiring yet more gin

2nd attempt - the Captain from Castillo is true....

Improbable win, with the rook kicker going 5 for 5.

Bombers outscore BC 20-3 in half...for rare comeback..

Shoe on other foot...Lions missed two converts...

Turnovers and Special teams get this done...

Ugly wins are better than moral victories...

Empty bottles are better than full ones....

 

 

 

 

What was the time out for? Anyone know?

 

Sure be nice for the O to show up earlier.

What was the time out for? Anyone know?

Sure be nice for the O to show up earlier.

O'Shea said the play clock was about to hit zero. He wanted to avoid the 10 yard penalty. Heads up call by O'Shea.

Makes a lot more sense than freezing your own kicker... I was all wtf?!

Castillo hits 5 fg but most important best kick is the kickoff after the TD beauty to the corner of end zone forces BC to return it out for minimal gain.

Castillo hits 5 fg but most important best kick is the kickoff after the TD beauty to the corner of end zone forces BC to return it out for minimal gain.

Bang on. He was clutch.

And it took how long for this to come to pass?

And it took how long for this to come to pass?

There was really no reason for Lirim to be replaced until last week.

 

And it took how long for this to come to pass?

There was really no reason for Lirim to be replaced until last week.

 

Hajrullhu was getting worse each successive week. Last game was just a progression.

And it took how long for this to come to pass?

There was really no reason for Lirim to be replaced until last week.

Hajrullhu was getting worse each successive week. Last game was just a progression.

Not so sure about that. He was just about league average on FGs going into last weeks game against Edmonton.

Castillo hits 5 fg but most important best kick is the kickoff after the TD beauty to the corner of end zone forces BC to return it out for minimal gain.

LH was handling kickoffs until that point. I wonder why ST had Castillo do it. It was a thing of beauty. Perfectly placed.

Castillo hits 5 fg but most important best kick is the kickoff after the TD beauty to the corner of end zone forces BC to return it out for minimal gain.

 

That was a phenomenal kick

 

 

THANKS... dod.

i was yelling at the tv to snap the ball, i thought they were close to being called for a time count , he did the right thing by calling the timeout

i see goossen played the whole 2nd half, did anyone see what happened

i was yelling at the tv to snap the ball, i thought they were close to being called for a time count , he did the right thing by calling the timeout

i see goossen played the whole 2nd half, did anyone see what happened

Picard had an upper body injury. Goossen is ready to start. Didn't miss a beat with him in there. His snaps didn't float either like Picard's.

One blocked kick

One partial blocked kick

5-5 on FG

2-2 on converts

Great KO's

Some good returns

 

The kind of special teams that we had all envisioned, when MOS came aboard.  

 

Picard pulled (finally) and signs of emotion and passion on the sidelines, tonight.  Interesting to see if this was a "turn the corner game" for O'Shea, moving forward

One blocked kick

One partial blocked kick

5-5 on FG

2-2 on converts

Great KO's

Some good returns

The kind of special teams that we had all envisioned, when MOS came aboard.

Picard pulled (finally) and signs of emotion and passion on the sidelines, tonight. Interesting to see if this was a "turn the corner game" for O'Shea, moving forward

Picard wasn't pulled. Upper body injury.

 

One blocked kick

One partial blocked kick

5-5 on FG

2-2 on converts

Great KO's

Some good returns

The kind of special teams that we had all envisioned, when MOS came aboard.

Picard pulled (finally) and signs of emotion and passion on the sidelines, tonight. Interesting to see if this was a "turn the corner game" for O'Shea, moving forward

Picard wasn't pulled. Upper body injury.

 

Ok...but same result....a positive.   Picard has been an expensive bust.

Gotta love the way Richie Hall and the defence, in the second half, straight-armed Jennings, Cortez, and Arcineaux.

3 points...nice.

Finally seeing the Ritchie Hall defence but unfortunately it's been just here and there.  It seems like it only comes out in the 2nd half.   

 

But still a hell of a lot better than our offence.   The defence plays with passion but the offence seems to be depressed.  It's too bad cause I think we're not too far from being a decent team.     

More like zero points! I refuse to credit a single and a safety to the Lions O.

Great second half entertainment-wise. I was just texting my buddy (who is a lions fan), that I was committed to watching this whole thing come off the rails - and then the blocked punt and Wild's TD return happened.

I could also swear I saw a shot of Osh yelling something angrily on the sideline - looked good on him actually. He should yell his way to three more wins.

Thanks DoD for the report. If the Bombers could had played the first half of the last three games the way they have played the last we would have won all three. I guess you can't take "IF's" to the bank but still there is hope.

You would depressed too if you knew the play call to run up the gut was going to be stopped dead. Nichols came off the field shaking his head a few times after they stuffed the run. MB needs to go. Running up the gut is not working. Nun it outside or throw over the middle.

Agreed - Nichols completely disillusioned with those run play calls

Ian Wild was a monster last night, what a football player.

imo, we need a game breaking receiver, a Manny type of player, neither Denmark, Adams or Moore scare anyone and for good reason.

 

i was yelling at the tv to snap the ball, i thought they were close to being called for a time count , he did the right thing by calling the timeout

i see goossen played the whole 2nd half, did anyone see what happened

Picard had an upper body injury. Goossen is ready to start. Didn't miss a beat with him in there. His snaps didn't float either like Picard's.

 

 

Actually - I have to disagree a bit with you on that one g-bill. We did miss a beat - a big beat - as in Picards' standard roughing call he always gets (like in first half), a sure hold he would have done on Denmark's TD, and I'm sure he'd have had a few 'blown' assignments where Nichols would have been blown up. Not saying I don't mind missing those beats though

 

Overall - what a second half. Tracker opined in the chat if the bombers had ever come back before to win a game (this year) well we know now. I wrote the team off in the first half but glad I stuck with it in the second half. Oh - Castillo for Mayor - did extremely well and didn't seem to mind the long converts at all (only had to kick two of them though but was money both times)

 

 

i was yelling at the tv to snap the ball, i thought they were close to being called for a time count , he did the right thing by calling the timeout

i see goossen played the whole 2nd half, did anyone see what happened

Picard had an upper body injury. Goossen is ready to start. Didn't miss a beat with him in there. His snaps didn't float either like Picard's.

 

 

Actually - I have to disagree a bit with you on that one g-bill. We did miss a beat - a big beat - as in Picards' standard roughing call he always gets (like in first half), a sure hold he would have done on Denmark's TD, and I'm sure he'd have had a few 'blown' assignments where Nichols would have been blown up. Not saying I don't mind missing those beats though

 

Overall - what a second half. Tracker opined in the chat if the bombers had ever come back before to win a game (this year) well we know now. I wrote the team off in the first half but glad I stuck with it in the second half. Oh - Castillo for Mayor - did extremely well and didn't seem to mind the long converts at all (only had to kick two of them though but was money both times)

 

lol yea, you could certainly make an argument that Goossen is an upgrade over Picard.  Only thing with Picard out is that it creates a bit of a ratio issue.  Same with Kohlert...Bastien might be our only healthy NI receiver at the moment.