Eternal optimist

The ball was tipped back in bounds by Lewis whilst the ball was in mid-air. When he did so, Lewis hadn't stepped out of bounds yet and thus was still in play. In the CFL, when a loose ball (fumble) goes out of bounds, possession is given to the last team to touch the ball when it goes out of bounds. It is too bad a bomber defender didn't see it sitting on the turf as if he had just tapped it out of bounds, it would've been WPG ball. Short answer- yes, a fumble that is up in the air but knocked back onto the playing field by a player whilst the player is still in bounds (while in the air) would result in the fumble still being live... honestly though like 90% of the time Lewis would've been better to just bat the ball out of bounds and let Montreal retain possession.

I know the officiating in our league is bad, but I think even they would've given the ball to the Alouettes, not the BC Lions.

Lost in it all part III: Although the D didn't have a particularly spectacular night, they did stuff the Als on 1st and goal from our 1 after the crazy fumble recovery by Cunningham at the end of the 3rd. The extra 4 points from a TD would've meant the Bombers (hypothetically) would've needed 16 points (still a 2-score game), instead of 12, and that would've only tied it.

As much as the Al's D let up on the Lankford TD series, kudos to Lapolice and Nichols for effectively managing what little time the Bombers had left. Sure, they had some help along the way (the roughing the passer call, the onside kick). On both those drives though, as soon as the play was whistled in, there was maybe 1 or 2 seconds off the clock before the ball was in Nichols hand again.

Alternate fun fact of the day: Riders are 6-15 under the legendary defensive guru and likely nominee for head coach of the year - Chris Jones.

How about Arceneux's phantom "catch" last week? O'Shea had to waste a challenge on what was clearly a blown call... obviously they got it right on the challenge... but we still essentially lost a challenge that O'Shea basically had to throw away. As for the reffing overall, I agree it has been atrocious this year.

He most definitely kicked that FG twice, and made the first one.

There was a convert after the final touchdown, the Bombers just QB Kneeled (victory formation) as they didn't need the extra point. If you were still in the stadium, you were probably going bonkers at this point as the Bombers were up 41-40 with 0:00 on the clock. They did a QB kneel because even with a point-after convert, there is the very small chance Montreal could've blocked the convert attempt, ran it back for a TD (which would've been worth two points, same as if the offense scores a TD on a PAT attempt). Basically, securing the win Vs. Montreal was worth more than earning the 1 extra point for the point differential. Also, kicking the PAT with 0:00 would've kinda been a **** move anyways.

That play was way worse than the one on Ricky Ray at the end of the Bombers/Argos game, and the Bomber player got fined for that.

I think it's a bright idea.... I'll show myself out.

July-27-2017 Most fans left to beat the traffic, Another loss thanks to thick Nik, But thirteen points in a minute, Left the Bombers to win it, All thanks to an onside kick

2017-07-27 Bombers down by twelve? Until fat referee sings, The game is not over!

You'll have to speak up... its a bit hard to hear Rider fans yelling from the basement of the West division.

I won't let Clime, or anyone else for that matter, spoil this mood. Did my old man proud by staying to the end of the game and watching that win in the stadium.

HH to the idiot that pulled the fire alarm at IGF post-game, made for the funniest post-game interview with Matt Nichols ever.

Whether it is subconsciously or intentionally, our coordinators change their style of play based on the lead. That inherently isn't a bad thing, as the plays called should always be effected by the situation (points ahead or behind, field position, current down etc. etc.). There is a "sweet spot" where you let the game situation affect your calling, but not dictate it. It's the difference between closing out games, sitting back whilst a lead slips away, or burning precious time when your kicker needs to be closer than 50 yards. That's not a knock on Medlock's kicking ability - 50 yards is sizeable task and he is only human. As much as the 3rd-and-15 call caused us to wilt against B.C., the clock management on that last drive was horrendous, the fact we even managed to have 0:01 left to even attempt the kick was nothing short of miraculous.

Marquey Macdaniel

If we win the turnover battle and punt on 3rd and 15 we should beat the Als.

I'm pretty sure I use this forum exclusively for farting around and procrastinating.

When asked about the 3rd and 15 fake punt call O'Shea said he wanted to try and give the D a bit of a longer breather... if that was the case, why did they run two passing plays, instead of calling at least one running play? Wish Irving had interviewed him as he might've grilled him about it a bit more than Kelley Moore, who had no idea what he was talking about.

On the plus side, Carmichael wasn't offside for any critical plays in the B.C. game. We just need him to cover better than a hospital gown.

Fair point, half the time I don't know what I'm talking about anyways. Hopefully the poor defensive play is a result of key injuries, and not a greater issue.

This weekend was shot from the get-go Carmichael running to and fro, A Bomber loss, from a Medlock toss, Mike O'Shea should've just said "NO!"

I think the problem is more an issue of scouting players, obviously with rookies it can be difficult to tell exactly what you have until they develop... but when you look at a guy like Alex Singleton sniffed out last year by the 'Stamps, and look at some of the rookie 'talent' the Bombers have dug up in recent years (i.e. Carmichael). You have to think that scouting, combined with O'Shea's tendency to keep guys with tenacious work ethic with sub-par abilities, only compounds the issue. That said, I don't think the sky is falling just yet, we played B.C. with several key injuries on the defensive side of the ball, I think we'll be okay once we get some of our starters back. Personally, of more concern I think is the fact that twice this season, Nichols has had the game in his hands (B.C. on Friday and in the Calgary loss) and he's thrown a pair of absolutely backbreaking picks. In both cases, you could practically hear the balloon pop for the Blue & Gold.

After a tough Bombers loss, nothing cheers me up quite like seeing the Riders get spanked.