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Turn the sound off so you don't have to listen to the BS. Just watch the body language. If you step back and actually look, he comes across as more defeated in yesterday's news conf than ever before. It's obvious the writing is on the wall and he knows it.

"You stick with the plan that got you to where you're at," Coach Mike O'Shea says at the 1 min 35 secs mark of the news conference. "Iceburg? That's no iceburg," said Capt Edward J Smith of the RMS Titanic.

No sugar coating it. That was such a piss-off. Sunk lower and lower after that.

Powell is hands-down the best tailback in the CFL. Refs really tried to give the game to SK in the final 6 mins. SK isn't very good but Bombers are worse.

It was remarkable to see O'Shea beaking angrily at players and getting in their grill several times during the Sask game. Haven't seen that before. The heat is on. Changes coming, no doubt. Too little too late though. One constant with this leadership over the past 5 years (Miller ex D + ST player, Walters ex D + ST player, O'Shea ex D/ST player) is that they have had no clue how to manage the QB position which is the most important position on any football team. Look at the CFL teams that have had success in the same period and notice the QB specialists and former QBs among them. There's your Achilles heel, right there.

That was so crazy yesterday 8 Canadians on offence. Don't think I've seen that before - ever. I don't agree that makes Lapo look bad however. The planning, lack of adjustment, situational play-calling, hasn't been very good. And, obviously execution at QB position has been inferior.

OK and what about the QB coach - does Buck Pierce wear any of that?

I said this on the other forum, seems apprporiate to say it here: MOS has made lots of mistakes and his seeming arrogance and stubbornness could well cost him his job here. But what we mainly have had this season is a problem with underproduction at the QB position. For several years the problem was on defence - giving up too many yards, points and explosion plays. That meant the O had to score a gazillion points for the Bombers to win because the D surrendered so many to the opponent. Now that the D has tightened up a bit but the O can't produce. Obviously there is a problem with Nichols (he is likely done) but I think they also need to take a look at how that QB situation was managed. That means taking a look at Lapo and - sorry to say it but - QB coach Buck Pierce.

OK. If that is so then just to add to the intrigue and slather on some conspiracy for good measure - is Lapo purposely trying to deep six MOS? I guess MOS is smart enough to see if that is the case. And Lapo will be gone sooner rather than later.

I agree with this. Also, pulling Streveler out when we were knocking on the door 1st and goal from Riders 9 - only to replace him with Nichols who immediately shuffled it for a pick-6 - that too ranks up there as a seriously bad coaching move. I know it's hindsight but I was there in the stands and shook my head at the time and even before the snap wondered WTF - why is he pulling Streveler?

The smell of manure was wafting strongly into the stadium grandstands today, which appropriately added to the overall ambience. At first we thought it was just the Sask fans who brought it with them but no, it was permeating around the Bombers. One highlight was that some of the Jets were there: Nik Ehlers, Adam Lowry and Andrew Copp. After Nichols threw his second I/C (or was it his fifth?) a few of my seatmates were calling for Copp to go in as QB - apparently he was a hell of a high school quarterback at Michigan. It was fun to see Ehlers throwing those little souvenir smurf footballs into the stands to fans however. I guess at $6M/year he earns more than the entire Blue Bombers roster

Here is a rundown of how BB board of directors is constituted and how members are appointed. https://www.bluebombers.com/board-of-directors/ If you mean that a board can't move as nimbly as a single private owner then that is true. But they can fire Wade anytime. Would firing Wade demonstrate the club is all-in? What moves would be necessary to demonstrate all-in?

I've been saying this for weeks now. Imagine a formation with Harris Demski Flanders Streveler that's bent on running the football with some hand-off misdirection/play option at the core. That's gotta be hard to defend.

Stamps = horseshoes.

Darby picks up a Green fumble and runs for a TD but Masoli chases him 40 yards and tries to cut him off to prevent the score. Love to see that in a QB.

Amen.

They just keep finding ways to disappoint.

Matt Noodle-Arm Nichols.

Maurice Leggett got checked out by doctor today, according to O'Shea. Hope he's okay but that achilles from last season is a hard injury to come back from 100%

Yes, injuries have limited his mobility that's for sure. He still could have made some kind of effort after tossing a dump pass right into the arms of the defender. Davis must've have been his 4th or 5th read lol.

Mad at the whole bunch of them - players and coaches - after two crap losses. But the way whiny Nichols didn't even bother to chase Ja'Gared Davis after his bonehead pass was intercepted has put me permanently off that dude. I want Streveler in there next time, anyone but Nichols truth be told.

Don't forget that after the D finished last in just about every statistical category last season, that MOS said he would be taking a larger role in running the D this year. So don't be layin' it on Richie alone. Mike "we need more pressure Richie" O'Shea is involved in helping keep the D a finely-tuned machine.

He has no interest or knowledge of much of anything on the offensive side of the ball. Didn't you hear his comment when he was mic'd up during the Stamps game? "Defence is No. 1 always!" That is his passion and interest and expertise.

Stamps just followed the same max protect recipe as Ham and Ott. Sad Bombers didn't see it coming. Walters is probably a good scout of Canadian draft talent. MOS probably a good special teams coach. "We need more pressure Richie." lol about 20 mins too late. Way over their heads in their current roles with this club.

Richie Hall will fall this week. But there are deeper problems.