do or die

Someday we won't have Harris as a security blanket

Watch other teams on O.....spread out the field and clear out a zone for the slant, or drag pattern. We almost never do that. We have guys who should be running those patterns.

Yup. Harris is a stud, who in terms of everything he brings to the table, including attitude......would be almost impossible to replace.

It's time to hand the ball to Streveler. On an incremental basis, in certain situations. As far as the first.....closing out games - MOS may have seen the light - Streveler behind center, enhances Harris's ability to find room in the A/B gaps. Option plays can also be used in the mix. Would also like to see Streveler running out of some of the hybrid formation sets and provide a total change of pace from Nichols, at certain points of the game. It is also important to get Streveler enough reps, going forward.....so that we know, exactly what we have....as a potential starter, in future. I have always been to some extent, a Nichols supporter. But for the sake of the team - this O, would benefit from a judicious amount of Streveler reps, from here on in.

When we are "protecting the lead on O"...watch how opposing DB's come racing right downhill on the short stuff. They are certainly not worried about the deep ball.

Watching the other games this weekend, has me feeling a tad better about our O.

Ironic, after all that "the Bombers are lucky" talk.

Merely reporting actual rumbling from stands.....

Mobility issues, but gets to the right place, at the right time

Nichols running the draw, down there.... instead of Strev.....has tricky Lapo written all over it.

Some pretty strange play calls and overall timid approach on O. Terrible execution on a lot of 2nd down plays. Need far more killer instinct with leads. We got away with it tonight

1. Grant - 2 punt return TD's (difference in the game) and 300 yards on returns. Fantastic debut 2. Harris - 100 real tough rushing yards. Heart and soul of this O 3. Sayles - all over the place, our most aggressive DB, by a mile HH Medlock - 56 yd field goal turned out to be margin of victory tonight

Willie J. hits Arbuckle's arm to force a punt Grant, Janarion....has pretty good first punt return Nichols completes couple of short passes to Whitehead... Harris skips round the corner for 17.... Nichols has room to scramble up the middle, hook slides 3 yards short. Some rumbles from the stands, as Medlock makes 27 yd FG Bombers trying to mix up some fronts on D Janarion Grant finds a middle crease on a punt return..... ....gets the sideline and motors the rest of the way. 80 yd TD. Hecht gasses tackle at the hash mark, huge gain for Stamps Arbuckle finds receiver wide open at Blue 15.... Then he gets middle pressure, but breaks contain round the end.... .....all the way to the endzone. 10-7 Bombers D not looking good on that drive...poor tackling and coverage.... Lawler grabs ball behind him up the middle, despite getting helicoptered. Ar Buckle sees blitz (Hecht) coming and beats it easily into the flat for 15 ...followed by mid range completion on the sideline...and a FD swing pass.. Sayles jostling with Rogers in the end zone...draws PI call. Ball on 1. OB sneak for the TD.....10 point lead evaporated......14-10 Stamps Nichols hits Matthews up the middle for 20...then Wolt for another FD. Matt appears to drop ball right into corner of endzone for Woltman... But ruled incomplete.....Harris gets first down on swing pass... ....another screen to Harris snuffed out on 2nd down. Medlock FG. Jefferson flushes AB out....Roh with the tackle.... Mr. J. Grant has nice punt return up the middle and gets Blue out of hole... Harris hit in backfield on 2nd and 2.....poor Medlock punt and no yards call Bighill blitzs and forces incomplete on 2nd down.. Lord Janarion takes the punt, starts right, reverses to the left..... .... turns the corner again....down the sideline, 75 yards for the touchdown. Going out on a limb.....this guy will be doing the returns, next week... Sayles makes tackle on crossing route....to force punt... Grant fumbles the kick...ball bounces down to the Bomber 22. Stamps ball. Arbuckle has wide open guy in endzone behind Hecht...but hits the upright... NA then lofts sideline pass to Rogers...down to the 5, with halftime looming... Sayles plays jump ball with Rogers in the endzone...comes down with huge INT. Nichols starts 2nd half, with his longest completion of the day, 30 to Lawler.. Bryant holding penalty kills drive, takes away the field goal.... MOS has other thoughts, and sends Medlock to try from 56.... ...and he nails it! 23-14 for the Bombers..... Nevis having good game against the run (as usual) Some of Hecht's physical limitations beginning to show, lately.... Sayles comes in blindside and sacks Mr. Arbuckle.... Lucky takes reverse sweep...bobs and weaves for 20... Streveler on 3nd and a couple of feet...strings it outside and is stopped... At least a 3 point turnover...this O has no finish, tonight. Sayles another nice tackle, Maston knocks down pass... Bomber D has tightened up, since that 2nd quarter... Grant, who looks like a weapon...has a good punt return wiped out by holding... Bombers ahead....but still too many "mental errors" tonight on both sides of the ball... Harris gets clobbered on a hitch pass....Demski close to the marker Streveler pounds 3rd and 1, right up the middle...this time.... Harris catches another dump pass....Nichols pressured and throws up.... ...yes, another dump to Harris. 3rd and 1.5 Streveler in..... ....who goes up the middle again, like a good boy and converts... 2nd and 3 delay pitch to Harris - stuffed. Too cute by half. Bombers eating up clock...but struggling to maintain drives... Williams breaks 2 tackles for a first down, Ambles avoids 2 more for another Bighill still does not look quite right out there..... D. Jones blitz forces 2nd down incomplete......Stamp 47 yd FG. 23-17 Harris run and check down for FD. Matthews open down sideline, can't hold on.. Nichols pressured and dumps ball off again (rumbling from stands) short of marker Stamps punt returner runs into his own guy, then Hallett....fumble - Hallett recovers 2 Harris runs for a first down, then wiggles down to the 3 yard line. Nichols runs QB draw, but runs it like a sundial and is tackled on the 2. ....the lack of finish by this O tonight is glaring... Medlock puts it through. Bombers 26-17. Arbuckle hit by 4 Bombers on 2nd down. 3rd down pass overthrown! ...but Sayles gets call for IC. Some real stinger penalties tonight.... Williams takes screen down to Blue 23 with 3:10 left AB reads blitz (again) Williams wide open in flat to the 11. Rogers wins jump ball with Gaitor, avoids another tackler...dives into endzone. Extra point makes it 26-24. Game starting to look like an Argo replay.... Bombers desperately need to get some first downs on O. Harris runs for 2 (boos from the stands) Nichols throws pass behind Woltman (quite a few more boos) Stamps return kick to their 45. Just need FG to win. 2nd down pass bounces off receiver hands, right up into the air..... Who else? Rose is waiting underneath it, to collect another INT. Harris runs for 7.... Streveler pounds up the gut for huge first down... Harris busts off tackle close to marker, and over 100.... Andrew and the Calgary bench then discuss the weather, I think... Streveler dives over for the clinching FD. Time for victory formation. Bombers break losing streak, have series edge on Stamps and Moes Not an artistic triumph...but alone in first place eases the pain Not a fancy glass.....but the contents do likewise..

Hey I am as unhappy, stewing in my gin, as anyone, with the last 2 games. But have not totally forgotten the total disorganization, disarray, and general incompetence of some recent regimes, round these parts.

...and it almost never gets there, in time

Bomber win. Nichols 300 yards. Thread closed.

If I am the DC...not sure if I would bring up 43 mental errors. People might wonder about the coaching.

I wish Tom Muecke was 30 years old again

My feelings exactly. No adjustments from the coaching staff, and fail across the board, in pretty all aspects (except A. Harris) However winning a first place battle with the Stamps, would make a lot of this.....go away.

In other words, no more room to leave guys wide open underneath....

O,Shea not worried. Nichols excited. Book it.

Lets go after Arbuckle. This Thursday.

27 yards passing in a half......good thing those are meaningless.

Watching that 2nd half....was really struck by the lack of adjustment from this coaching staff. Argo QB kept dropping those dinks and dumps... and scrambling up the middle. while we vacated some zones, to run useless blitz packages......lousy tackling didn't help matters No attempt to stretch the field on O, no Streveler, no Hybrid packages.....less than 30 yds passing in that half. Top to bottom fail

I'm thinking more along the lines of .....3/4 trying to find hot girls in the stands, 1/4 football, and 0/4 Rod Black