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With Strevy hurt, wonder if we pick up Dolegala?

Dickenson won't put up with Jake Maier much longer. Sure is fun to watch Dickenson seeth though.

I am 100% Strevy fan but for sure he does not look right. Bombers need to make a play for VAJ in the offseason. He may not be 100% the answer but will be more than serviceable until we can get Dru Brown back in 2026.

Bombs keep winning these stinkers. Yip Yip.

Hell of a game. Bombers in 1st!

Great play by Demski - securing the low throw and slipping the tackle.

What are the odds Harris throws a pick now?

What a poorly crafted play that was. Ball carrier lines up 9 yards from 1st down marker and gets stopped 4 yards short.

Lucky was back there for the FG try

They have to be checking on Zack's noggin at halftime. Might be worth giving Strevy the second half.

Rider fans voiding now

Harris hurt?

Zone void OK!

Not sure the "pattern reading" defence (as Lapo calls it) will be as effective vs a QB like Trevor Harris who gets rid of the ball quickly. Osh claims our pass rush is different (ie better) now than last time vs Sask so prob there will be some tweaks on D to bring more pressure. The recipe for Harris has always been hit him early and hard and he will turtle and start to throw picks. Same recipe for Sask's defence vs Zach TBH, so he'll need to adjust his launch point and/or make faster decisions. Changes on Bombers O line are a bit scary but pass pro hasn't been great all year. Maybe we use Woli and Clercius for extra blocking and just bully ball our way to the win. I sure like Castillo over Lauther. Go Blue!

I forgot it was ruled a completed pass. But all I'm saying is that the video we have shows the tip of the ball *may* have touched the turf (at 9 mins 14 sec) as it slipped through the receivers grip. Although this is how it appears, this also could be confirmation bias. In other words we see what we want to see. But if ball did touch the turf, as we both agree, the pass would be incomplete. Don't see how it could be an interception since the play is dead as soon as ball touches turf - before BA had possession. Again, while it appears tip of ball *may* have hit the turf - there's a good argument it's not conclusive and so the on-field official made the correct call in real time.

Replay shows the tip of the ball *might* have touched the turf as it slips through receivers mitts. A decent challenge by Bombers but video review is not sufficiently conclusive to overturn the call of an incomplete pass. Looks like CC prob got this one right. See 9 mins 14 seconds here:

Sometimes I think I shouldn't be so dang critical of Collaros. And other times I think, oh ya, he's just not very good anymore. But at least, most games, he's got sufficient insight after to admit he played the shits. I've never heard BLM say anything like that - even though it's obvious he lost it a year or two before being cut loose by Stamps.

Jake would've been the next O-lineman up. Wearning #62 I think.

Almost lost to the worst team in the league. No complaints though about that final winning drive, other than what the hell was Brady doing in there when he's injured?

Bombers offence is putrid.

Completely lost confidence in Zach Collaros. He is just a liability now.

BLM & Collaros both demonstrating the old noodle arm at this point in their career.

Not much time to prep for Hamilton - today is Monday and the game is Friday. One thing I noticed sitting at field level yesterday is Collaros doesn't have great velocity on his throws - they arc and hang up there forever. I wondered about that because even on TV his intermediate and longer throws seem to take forever to get there. (I will concede his TD strike to Demski was a beauty). But overall, compared with Rourke's throwing velocity for example, Zach's throwing power does not compare favourably. This is very obvious when you see the balls being delivered to a spot on the field at field level. Buck seems to have made some adjustments to compensate for poor O-line play (changing the launch point, generally shorter targets) but this could be a prob going forward.

Have not read this entire thread so I may be repeating stuff already covered. Sitting behind Bombers bench, a few observations: There's not much chatter between the QBs in-game. No one really talks to ZC on the sidelines either, except Buck. Zach and Strev - virtually no contact between them whatsoever. That seems odd. Almost as if things are not especially warm between them. As time passes I am less & less confident in Collaros's play as a QB and wonder if, like BLM, his career is catching up with him. This has been evident since last year. The pick tonight was not Zach's fault though, it was Wilson who executed a poor route. O'Shea had a chat with him after the play. At one point, maybe half way through Q2 O'Shea came over to the O as a group and gave them collective **** - said C'mon guys let's go this is ******* embarrrasing. That was actually kind of impressive. A great coaching move. Bighill pulled a hammy early in the Q1. He was active, coaching a bit on the bench. He should stick to doing that on a fulltime exclusive basis, IMHO. The D line with Garbutt and Haba is a tight group - you can tell they like each other. It looked like Demski was banged up pretty badly on that one play but once he got to the sidelines he seemed to shake it off. in the 4th BO took a very nasty hit - exposed by a careless dump pass that should not have been thrown. It's almost like Collaros didn't care the Oliveira was going to get creamed - he threw it anyhow. Brady is tough but that one hurt. I hope he's okay - he did not return to the game. Not as much love and chemistry between this bunch as in prior years. It's more businesslike. Maybe that's OK. BC sucked on both sides of the ball. Castillo signed my #14 jersey so I'm happy about that and, of course, thrilled with the win. Go Blue!

Montreal 8-1. Best in the CFL. Davis Alexander looks very good. Does this mean they can plan beyond Cody Fajardo? BLM pretty much cooked, says Matty. Powell def should start for Hammy. Also, Legghio not very good. But we knew that, right?