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so gratifying lol

man there's a lotta assholes and morons in this thread....Christ almighty.

Saw this thread when cleaning up my inbox in gmail for CFL emails. Man.. How wrong some of us were.

Desjardins has done no work for years and the team shows it. He's arrogant.

My girlfriend just surprised us with tickets,127 row 3. Gonna be a good day for some WF

Argos you're still in a playoff spot and you're looking good, the depth at qb will only help you for the rest of the year.... Argos: "hold my beer"...

Wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility- it's a big job to clean up after every team the Bombers wreck.

Rebus's Hot Take: 3DownNation's contributors predictions aren't worth using as TP.

Mike Ludwig - Hot Take, you suck, blame yourself!

6 years later.....Miller, Walters and MOS are still here. A lot of wannabe GM's and coaches, sure bit the dust in that one.........

Great picture! Great game! It would have been so awesome to send that stadium off that way. I still miss that place sometimes

Hindsight is 2020 or should I say 2021?

It was a team demolition. Hard to have 45 players of the week.

That could be the tldr on all his posts tbh

I think you're kind of missing the point of a discussion forum...

Why would you take out 2011? If he owns the losses he also owns the wins. It's only fair. He got a crap team in 2010 and again this year in Ottawa. I'm not suggesting he is a great HC, far from it, but one has to admit he has walked into two HC jobs on teams that were a dumpster fire.

The 1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders hold the record for most points surrendered (710) They also did not qualify for the playoffs that year, finishing 6-12. Tldr; Not relevant to your question, just stating 'Riders suck. Even when MC Hammer was all the rage.

Did they announce how many season tickets they sold for 2021? With over a month to go with the best team we've seen in these parts in 20 years, I hope the stadium is full!

A few more fun defensive stats to chew on. The pass defence has given up 3 passing TDs all year. 4 Blue Bomber receivers have at least that many. Meanwhile the Bomber defence has itself scored 4 TDs on passing plays (2 interception returns for TDs, and 2 fumble recoveries on QB sacks returned for TDs). The run defence has given up 6 TDs all year. Bomber back-up QB Sean McGuire has 7 rushing TDs on 24 touches. Of the 9 TDs the defence has given up all year, the 3 passing TDs were 11, 30, and 37 yards and of the 6 rushing TDs, only 1 was less than 9 yards. So arguably only 2 TDs against were not on “busted” coverage by the pass or run defence. Teams do not grind out touchdown drives against this defence. Of the 11 games played, the defence has given up 1 TD or less in 9 of them, including 5 with no TDs allowed. Of the 44 quarters the team has played, the defence has shut out the opposing offence in 23 of them. And finally, much has been made of the dominance of the Bombers in the 4th quarter this year, out scoring their opponents 106-6. In fact, in 4th quarters alone, Blue Bomber opponents have been outscored by the Bomber special teams returners (7-6 including converts), Nic Demski, Sean McGuire, Andrew Harris, Kenny Lawler, and Rasheed Bailey (12 points each), and even Marc Liegghio (14 points), Ali Mourtada (12 points), and Tyler Crapigna (8 points),

Yeah but a CFL GM doesn't say that kind of thing publicly. They don't diss another struggling team. He was feeling cocky & arrogant. Karma took a few years but it finally got him.

So he's apparently saying that the Bombers were going to suck, and to "blame the schedule". But yet here I thought that the only reason the Bombers are winning is because of the schedule. So confused...

I kept it short and simple

lol

the one guy who knew all along that we'd be where we are now? Gary Lawless. Called it right from the beginning....

While we were waiting for Saturday's game to start, I was showing my son pictures from that day back in 2011. "Last game at the old stadium" it was not.

I think this is going to be what happens. Will be nice to have the game in the sunshine (knocks on wood).

The league should switch the East and West start times. 1. Weather 2. Conflicting time with a Jets game vs the Leafs. This should be done immediately. There is no reason the East Final needs to be the early game.

As always, freedom without responsibility.

Lapo didn't win that much here. As a head coach he needed his defence to get whatever wins they got. He took over a top offence in 02 and presided over a steady decline despite having some all time players to work with. In his latest stint he directly cost us several games with his useless playcalling, I would go so far as to say we might have got a cup sooner if not for him because his game plan in the 2018 west final was utter dogshit. It was crap again in the 2019 west final top but thank God the riders offense was terribad. So no tagging along for a Grey Cup doesn't make lapo great all of a sudden, he is still the same flawed and over rated coach he has always been. Honestly does anyone think the Bombers would be 10-1 right now if we had still had Lapo?

I believe Dinwiddie actually personally went out and god Arbuckle. The familiarity with him & Rogers/Daniels was a major selling point. So I agree it’s a red flag.

That sounds about right for this gov't. I wonder how the weather in Costa Rica is?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-cabinet-list-2021-1.6225231 Chrystia Freeland : Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Omar Alghabra: Minister of Transport Anita Anand: Minister of National Defence Carolyn Bennett: Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Marie-Claude Bibeau: Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Bill Blair: President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Randy Boissonnault: Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance François-Philippe Champagne: Minister of Innovation, Science and Commerce Jean-Yves Duclos : Minister of Health Mona Fortier: President of the Treasury Board Sean Fraser: Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Karina Gould: Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Steven Guilbeault: Minister of Environment and Climate Change Patty Hajdu: Minister of Indigenous Services and minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario Mark Holland: Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Ahmed Hussen: Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Gudie Hutchings: Minister of Rural and Economic Development Marci Ien: Minister for Women, Gender Equality and Youth Helena Jaczek: Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Mélanie Joly: Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamal Khera: Minister of Seniors David Lametti: Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Dominic LeBlanc: Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Diane Lebouthillier: Minister of National Revenue Lawrence MacAulay: Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Marco Mendicino: Minister of Public Safety Marc Miller: Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Joyce Murray: Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Mary Ng: Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Seamus O'Regan: Minister of Labour Ginette Petitpas Taylor: Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Carla Qualtrough: Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Pablo Rodriguez: Minister of Canadian Heritage and Quebec Lieutenant Harjit Sajjan: Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada Pascale St-Onge: Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for Quebec Filomena Tassi: Minister of Public Services and Procurement Dan Vandal: Minister of Northern Affairs; Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, and minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Jonathan Wilkinson: Minister of Natural Resources

It’s because bombers opponents only play poorly when playing the Blue. It’s weird how that happens.

Sounds like Desjardins trying to blame someone else for his failure as a GM. Not a surprise, that's his MO. But, even the Argos didn't want Arbuckle.

I prefer TP that isn’t already covered in s***.

I was in Ikea a couple of months ago and saw a display marked "Toilet brushes guaranteed to do the job", so I bought one to try, After a week of using it though, I went back to Charmin.

So instead of the usual power rankings, now that the Blue Bombers are guaranteed the West Final at home, this week’s rankings will be based on who from least to most likely would give us the biggest challenge if we met in the playoffs. 8. Ottawa (eliminated from playoff contention) - non-issue, handled internally, next question. 7. BC - Michael Reilly can still be a game changer, is tough as nails, and if Lucky Whitehead comes back, gives them two big threats at receiver. But as long as they have no run game and that o-line, Bombers feast on them again. Outclassed in every way. 6. Saskatchewan - our defence has matched up really well with them this year, and Zach Collaros plays with an extra large chip on his shoulder whenever he plays his former team. Add a home crowd that will be jacked up against the Green and White more than any other team and their o-line woes, and the Bombers will have every tangible and intangible advantage for this opponent. Only fly in the ointment is that we have not faced Shaw Evans or Duke Williams this year 5. Edmonton - So they have actually given us 3 of our more sloppy match-ups, and their d-line has caused some problems for us. That said, we have beaten them by 10, 15, and 27 points. Might rank higher if I actually thought they might meet us, but that is a massive long shot. 4. Montreal - I have stopped trying to figure out what the Als are. They have been stomped by Hamilton, handled by BC and Calgary, and edged out by Toronto. They beat up what has turned out to be a bad Elk team, and had the good fortune of playing the RedBlacks thrice, and frankly should have lost one of those contests They also stole one against the Cats, but they also dominated the Argos and have new life with a new QB. The back-to-back with the Bombers should clear up their ranking fairly definitively. 3. Hamilton - So the “undefeated” team is a mere shell of itself, and we were in control of the last 57 minutes or our game against them. But still can throw a potential two-headed monster at QB out there, have the talent on paper, and would have home field advantage and a huge payback motivational card to play if we met them again this season. 2. Calgary - We might be luckier facing Bo Levi instead of Maier again, but if good Bo re-appears Calgary is as deadly as anyone And we know how tight they played us last time, and made our secondary look as ordinary as they have looked in any game this year. Having home field rather than a neutral site meeting if we meet them keeps them out of top spot. 1. Toronto - So you have to give the top spot to the one team that beat us this year. And even in their loss a week earlier, they ran the ball down our throats. Their lines on both sides played us tougher than any other opponent this year, and they figured out how to exploit our pressure with a quick pass game. Now, our best run stopper in Steve Richardson was not available then so that could change the whole story here, because without a balanced run game, and MBT instead of Arbuckle, our defence can pin its ears back and bring the heat.

because he never pays his bills

LOL

The all-time record is Calgary (15-3) in 1994 with a +343 when they scored a record 698 points for and 355 against. Just behind are the 1989 Edmonton “slurs” (16-2) with a +342 and hold the 18 game season record for fewest points allowed at 302 and scored 644 points. Joining the 1997 Argos (15-3) in 3rd spot at +333 is the 1957 Edmonton team (14-2) who outscored their opponents 475-148 in a 16 game season for a record +20.8 points per game differential. For context, this Bomber team is averaging a +16.2 point differential and pro-rated over 18 games would be on pace for a +291. The Bombers are out scoring opponents at a ratio of 2.41:1 right now. Notable teams from before 1958 (which is the starting point of the “modern” era when offences changed) are the 1948 Stampeders (12-0) who outscored their opponents 218-61 for a 3.57:1 ratio, the ‘49 Stamps (13-1) who outscored opponents 270-77 for a 3.51:1 ratio, and the aforementioned 1957 now-Elks with a 3:21:1 ratio. In the modern era, the only other teams I can find that outscored their opponents by a 2:1 ratio or better are the Edmonton dynasty teams of 1979 (12-2-2) who hold the modern day record at 2.26:1 (495-219 points for and against) and 1981 (14-1-1) at 2.08:1 (576-277 for and against), the 1989 Edmonton team noted earlier at 2.13:1, and the 1997 Argos who outscored opponents 660-327 for a 2.02:1 ratio. All of which to say, rare air indeed. We are witnessing a special team right now. Soak it in, these seasons come along once in a generation.

Bird-cage lining maybe. My TP consists of Green and White paper and pictures of Chris Jones...

Doesn’t matter what Osh does. Play them, sit them, whatever. If we win the cup, he will have made the right decision.

The way Dave Ritchie handled it in 2001:

remember in game one of the season when Hamilton barely got the ball over his hands for their touchdowns pass and the panel were all guffawing about rookies in the secondary for winnipeg? Good Times. Alford was literally half a step away from an interception on the play and they were quick to **** all over him.

BA's had a number of those this season.... he's so good at timing the snap. There was one where he forced a fumble getting to the QB before he was able to finish handing off the ball in a shotgun-handoff.

I like that Brandon Alexander force on Reilly that caused him to throw up the ball for the Jefferson INT. The BC running back doesn't even try to block Alexander because he doesn't even see him, he's into the backfield so fast. That's a play you don't see very often.

This is really what they did this year. Some players, with no business taking a discount for their services, still took a discount. Quite the team Walters has built.

Idk whats funnier, him picking us to be last, or how every one picked alberta to finish 1 and 2.

Memories are made of this: https://www.cfl.ca/2021/10/25/bombers-dominate-timber-mart-plays-of-the-week/