do or die

Riders have a lot of athletic projects out there........just not enough football players.

But the man has style.....

In fairness to all the players mentioned.......yes, there is our defensive schemes (Hall) to be considered as well.

WelI, this uneducated fan sees Loffler frequently playing up at the edge of the box, and sometimes not being able to provide over the top help deep , Hurl making the right reads, but lacking speed to get deep enough in middle zone, in time, and in the last 2 weeks, Knox really struggling with positioning and tackling angles..... Perhaps, I just make this stuff up as I go along, under the influence...... If folks are happy with the current state of the LB corps, they have the perfect right to be.... But not being a coach, does not disqualify fans, from expressing their opinion, about their team's performance - good or bad. Whether it is MOS....or for that matter, Burke.

...and Nichols held the ball way too long on another...

Watch Hurl trying to drop back on zone pass coverage over the middle...... and Knox either is standing around or in chase position, all nite..

You better watch the tape, again.....although he was not as bad as Knox, who except for 1 play had another horrendous evening....

Better D this week? Ottawa drives 85 yds for easy opening drive TD Harris is 9 for 9, against the ole predictable soft coverage. Easy 2 point convert....6 minutes of defensive futility...... Bombers first play on offense.....Nichols bombs away... ..on stop and go to Lankford, who can really move.... In this case... 78 yds with perfect pass right in there... Finally a stop...some 2 back with Harris and Flanders ...couple of completions by Nichols... ...brings on Medlock. who puts 52 yd FG, down the pipe! Nichols putting ball on target.....JFG getting some work... Loffler strips Ottawa RB on short yard play....ball pops up... Randall grabs it and runs down the sideline 30 yds for the TD. Nichols bombs to Adams....obvious PI completely missed....| ....brings on obvious challenge....with obvious overturn. Bomber D covering better, could of had some picks.... Offense having some struggles with 2nd down penalties... Halftime 17-12. Seen worse .. from this team. Bomber D starts off 2nd half with....a Powell 50 yd td run... ...as he finds no LB's in second level....and goes in untouched... Turning into a game of field position, at this point.... Hurl and Knox are struggling again, just like last week.... Ottawa FG has it at 23-17 for Red Blacks.... JFG having productive evening..... Flanders-Harris reappears.....Adams catches ball down deep.. Nichols misses Denmark, then gets sacked..... Mr. Medlock makes it 23-20. Still impressed with Jeffcoat at DE. Back up RB QB drops snap, can't convert 3rd and short. Nichols perfect TD pass to Adams.....but Blue tagged for holding... Undeterred...Nichols hits Denmark inside the 10...... ...but the Bombers THIRD hand to face penalty call, wipes that out. Sir Medlock makes it 23-all. Going to be another of THOSE finishes.... Roc gets IC penalty....Ott. convert 2nd down against soft coverage.... ....RedBlacks eating up the yards and the time..... Harris long toss to Ellington....2 Bomber DB's standing and looking at each other... Big time coverage bust for the D. Big go-ahead TD for Ottawa....30-23. Nichols trapped for sack, but pitches it to Thorpe who breaks 3 tackles for FD... Harris run...and sideline PI on Adams gets the Bombers deep... Why is MOS taking timeout just before the 3 minute warning? Adams in the endzone. but leaves his feet and does not stay in bounds . Earl of Medlock kicks another.....30-26. Bombers are only down 3 with 2:30 left.....no sweat.... Long Justin kickoff is conceded... for huge single point...one possession game... The maligned Bomber D gets the stop with pretty good coverage.... Short Mahar punt sails straight out of bounds....10 yards tacked on... Nichols completes to Adams, but overthrows JFG on 2nd down. Squire Medlock kicks the field goal...with 55 seconds left....30-30... All down to Blue defense.....who gets huge hit from Loffler.... ...and key defended pass from the Roc, on 2nd down... Time for some of the ole Blue Bomber Voodoo..... Nichols hits Thorpe, then Denmark...Harris bulls down to the 30... Master Medlock lines up on final play of game for 35 yd attempt... ....and it is REAL GOOD!! Bomber pull it out again! 33-30. Bombers left some plays out there.....and boned themselves with penalties... Alternating between Swagger and Stagger...but this crew never gives up. "Scrub" Nichols cool as ice, in crunch time, again.....17-5 as Bomber starter Huge road win against a RedBlack team who is better than that record.... Huge gin consumption.....for whatever works....

You guys need a special forum of your own.....

....and the plane tickets are FREE.

Or they just check the caller ID.....and immediately hang up.

Walters should reach into his jar of magic beans and pick up the phone....

If we tighten up in the back 7 on D.....we win.

Worst of all.....is MOS's callous disregard of our industrious and knowledgeable football media. He should be publicly induced to be completely transparent, and spill the beans on his fashion choices, personal grooming habits and his beverages of choice. FAN DISCONTENT RISING!

It's that smirk, that pushes me over the edge......

Beware the "Consultant"

Sounds like Chris Jones.....

Well, Fox is Fox. The key phrase is..... with oversight from White House

Lankford has caught the ball well, as a receiver. Still think there is plenty of room to expand T.J. Thorpe's role as we move on.......

We miss Wild and Leggett terribly. Not just from the their knowledge and execution assignments, but their range and big play capability. The Hall zone (when it works) features our LB's dropping back, deeper than the norm, in certain situations, sometime disguised - both Wild and Leggett are very good at this, and have made big plays/created turnovers back there. The LB crew against Montreal was a hot mess. Knox is making positional mistakes and not wrapping up on tackles, Alexander and Walker took turns looking lost out there, position wise and gassing tackles. Hurl is serviceable with better cast around him, but he just does not have the strength/speed to be an impact/difference maker back there. I expect some internal improvement (young players learning) moving forward - but we really need to get some people back, here.

MOS should just start wearing black shirts and cool sunglasses, on the sidelines......perhaps that might improve Weicek's opinion of him.....

Lots of talk about how Kelly is going to bring structure and discipline, to this dysfunctional and chaotic White House. Wonder if this also applies to Agent Orange. If not, then the good general will be simply wasting his time.

Yet another dope Hamilton penalty...

Plenty of time to go for 70

...with 19 minutes to go...