do or die

Lets try this another way.......Thorpe is a better fit (and an additional safety valve) for this O.

Not many guys on any D.....averaged 10-12 turnovers per year (fumble recovery, blocked kicks, INTs) like that Rod Hill fella.......

Next up: Drunken fans

Moe is literally...the defensive equivalent of the Swiss Army Knife.....

OF COURSE IT IS OK.

Just made it for kickoff......something about the Manitoba Moose.... Santos Knox picks off Glenn's first pass...... Medlock misses 48 yd FG attempt... Carter with bad decision to run it out of end zone.... Good Fogg punt return has Blue set up deep.... Nichols still telegraphing some throws...... ...but then looks off, and hits Denmark in middle of end zone... DE Jeffcoat back to early season form.... Glenn finds wide open Cartier, who completes 85 yd pass and run TD.... Better push inside on DL.....Glenn sacked couple of times, already... Fogg back to field punt, on one side....while Leggett suddenly appears on the other... Rider punt coverage pulled to wrong side....Moe beats one man.... .....and is off to the races 95 yds for punt return TD. Some MOS trickery. Medlock bombs punt over Carter's head for 85 yd single..... Glenn has Roosevelt open past Heath, up the middle...... ...Walker pinballs right off of the receiver.....who takes it the distance..... The long pass plays given up on D.....continues. 15-13 Bombers. Crapinga tries surprise short kickoff.....but Blue recover.. Nichols putting mustard on the passes, today..... Matt then throws to corner of end zone...... Nothing wrong in the state of Denmark. Denny has his 2nd TD. Glenn completes 5 passes.....the last to Bagg, down to the 1. Lafrance punches it in.......22-20 Bombers In last minute....Adams falls down, untouched in end zone..... .....and draws phantom "accidental" penalty...... No idea why Jones does not challenge that one. 29-20 Bombers at the end of a wacky first half.... A. Harris not a factor, at all.....so far... Bomber D on pace to give up over 500 yds passing..... Medlock pounds long kickoff single...... Rider ST unit, not having a good day.... Mr. Leggett outfights Holley for 50/50 ball...... ....then breaks Roosevelt's tackle.....and takes it all the way..... 38-20......comfortable lead....but with our D, one never knows.... Glenn goes down......and comes up holding his throwing hand... In goes Bridge.....who promptly hits a......you guessed it.... ......yet another wide open receiver (Holley) for 6. Bridge runs in 2 pt convert......38-28.....not cooled out, just yet... JFG and Harris get first downs, into Rider territory.... Bombers hurry out of the huddle.....and Nichols puts it up... ....to a wide open (repetitive, I know) Lankford in the end zone.... Bridge looking a bit less of a comer, at this point.... Mike Miller does not take no for answer on special teams.... Bombers start to eat up clock , with Harris..... Flanders catch/run to the 3....negated by penalty. Medlock makes it 48-28. Comfortable, at this point.... Nichols scrambles.....no slide....and keeps going for 40.... ...until ball is punched out of his hands, for the turnover.... However, Randle picks off Bridge in next series..... Harris pounds away, as the Blue kill the clock. Nichols 3 TD/0 picks.....Blue special teams very good.... Blown coverages and 250 yds in YAC.....not what you want on D. But Bombers now 8-3. Riders pushed back to pretender status.... Another huge win, at IGF... Another huge gin for DOD.....

Last week the Riders came up with the big plays, early - long TD, INT, long punt return. We made exactly none. Can't have that happen again.......no excuses accepted.

BC OL looking like junk, there....

Not being a coach, I simply cannot bring myself to criticize, keeping a receiver in the lineup, who has done nothing, the last 4 games..... But, pretty sure some others can...,.

Had to make a move with the LBs......Knox is terrible.

Johnson just has to be in there.

This D is particularly dependent on getting something from our pass rush, as we still have holes in the back 7.

The entire team should up the ante, next game......and actually be prepared to play, from the get-go. The rest will take care of itself.

Buy the standard set, since Matt took over the helm.......that was not a good game. But in the big picture, week to week - this D is a far larger problem.

Knox is actually a very instinctive player.......he always goes the wrong way or takes the wrong angle, out there.

No Thorpe and Johnson were questionable (and were questioned) roster decisions. We miss a lot of physicality without those two. Questionable game planning and not to let the players off the hook - poor execution and mistakes, by the players. Falling behind big, in a rabid stadium. From top to bottom - this team, for whatever reasons......was simply not ready to get it done. This cannot happen next weekend.

Was on the road in the US.....just came home and have been watching the tape......part way through, so far....but have some questions. What the hell was our game plan on offense? You can stretch a field more vertically than horizontally....and we are not even making the attempt to do so What the hell are our receivers doing? Nichols is going deep into reads, and still having no one open downfield. What is with the back 7 on D? Fogg at DHB looks horrible, Knox simply has no instincts at all, Hurl not quick enough.....and cover/tackle busts everywhere. What is with Hall? Never seen Glenn play before? Came up with a great scheme.....for Glenn, that is. What was with that first Nichols pic......Matt used everything but smoke and a blanket, telegraphing that one.... Only other question......where can I find more gin?

Have to contest the short patterns, like not playing way off the receivers.....and make Glenn hold the ball, and hang it the pocket, past the 3-4 step backs.

Message boards are not static things.....they move and shake, as people express their opinions. Dissenting and disagreeing .....actually is best done with some good nature, facts, wit and outright humor. The deal is to at least make the attempt, and take the same pride in this board...... as we do with our team. Opposing fans can add quite a lot to any board..... including insight about their own team, the stoking of ole rivalries, and some entertainment (one way or another). Non-personal trash talking is what real fans, can do. I trust our mods, to deal with blatant trolls, in the appropriate manner. As far as this particular thread......Ripper referring to Nichols as a breakfast special, can easily be refuted with simple FACTS. Nichols's numbers, winning record as starter, and many comebacks...speak for themselves. Some of the reaction, here....has been a bit over the top.

Bringing the Riders back to earth.... and their fans back to reality? The first is doable. The second, doubtful.

Except on MBB.....you have to do it by hand....

Hamilton organization is color blind.

The Caretaker, may have to pull out a big broom, at year's end.

If Dressler can go......he has to be in there. The more Rider killers, the better. Don't want to mess with Harris/Flanders combo either.

The more US media stories I read......the uglier that whole Baylor situation, looks. Pretty discernible pattern of multiple crimes, lies, deflections and cover ups. June Jones, was simply playing the ole boys network game, to bring his bud, Briles in. But Scott Mitchell has demonstrated gross incompetence, and particularly poor judgment, in this whole deal. This organization can't even get through a bye week, without some form of fail.