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We are going to WIN this game. Go Blue!

I learned much from this analysis. Thanks! Would love to see more of this kind of thing.

Rod Rust coached in the CFL a long time and his record as head coach is 1-15 (although that was with the Patriots in 1990 I believe). Needless to say he never got the chance to turn it around anywhere else as head coach.

It's the CFL. Your team goes as your QB goes and it's that simple. You don't win consistently in this league with the 10th or 12th best QB in the league as your starter. You win a few, here and there. But mostly you lose.

Keeping is worth keeping. (Veteran OL help in second half of the season, once rehabbed and off the IR).

Won't be sporting a #5 jersey. But if Bombers run an up-tempo no-huddle much of the time Mr 2+Out might do better. MOS was making noises about that. You wear down the D that way, don't give them time to substitute or recover between plays. There's no way we go 16-2 from here. But O might complete a few drives here and there by not gobbling the entire 20-sec clock between snaps. You know, score some points. That'd be a start.

If I recall correctly, defence and ST scored needed points in 3 of those games in early 2014 via kick returns or I/Cs for TDs. Those points were crucial since if we had relied on the O to score enough points to win - we'd have lost. Not all of those 6 - 7 wins (so long ago now) can be attributed to great achievement at the QB position. Bombers got a treat as D and ST provided much-needed scoring - C. Randle and Demond W were outstanding.

He will be ST coordinator somewhere, probably Toronto. Although teams were substandard there last time he was ST honcho: http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/cfl/special-teams-a-concern-for-argonauts

Just cut him outright then. He might have limited success elsewhere as a back-up but at least you're rid of that ridiculous contract and can focus on helping better, younger, talents become the face of the franchise. That might be painful too - but not as painful as watching Troy Kopp ll bumble around.

He has poor situational awareness, also known as pocket presence. Which, for a straight drop-back passer is a recipe for injury. Strange they don't give him a half-roll or different launch points to throw from. That would take some pressure off the O-line. The O-line has not looked too bad though, IMHO.

Willy isn't fast enough mentally or physically to be a starter in this league. Lulay might benefit from a change of scene but we need a long term solution at QB. Willy should be benched in favour of Nichols and, down the road, if Nichols, who is quicker and more mobile, can't succeed with this Lapo offence then at least give Davis and Bennett some reps before we blow everything up and start all over in 2017.

Barf. Lapo is a charlatan who is contributing to the myriad of problems Bombers have right now. And the guys who hired him - Walters and MOS - are obviously too clued out to realize this.

Hopefully the next HC will be an ex-QB. That formula seems to work in the CFL.

Awesome. Plus, wax your car too. Sign him up today.

This could be a defining game. We get to see what kind of team we've got. Go Blue!

Wales! http://www.espnfc.us/match?gameId=438159

Ooohh Hurl was completely lost and seriously behind the play vs Als, the few times he saw the field. Moving the pocket around or a more mobile QB with some pocket presence might be a better solution.

The clip on this thread doesn't show how much time had elapsed on the 20 second clock. All I know is I was sitting in the stands thinking oh no the D is getting ready to stack the line but Pierce didn't see it. Even I saw it and I'm just a fan. He had time to change the play and throw a screen to the RB. But he didn't.

The QB always has the option of changing the play and making pre-snap adjustments depending on what he sees in the D formation.

QB should've read the blitz, called a revision (audible), and screened to the RB. What's so complicated about that? It's on the QB and his failure to see it coming.

OK Darren let's hear Buck's version. Bombers can't wade into this discussion without explaining exactly what happened.

It seemed as if everyone in IGF saw the blitz coming on that play except for the guy who gets $400k to see it coming. I could not believe he did not throw the check-off.

Why do Bombers keep trotting Drew Willy out as #1 when he appears to have no fire in his belly or urgency to his game? I don't understand that. It's like he's lackadaisical and a half-step behind everything. It's not rust - he's been like that from day one. There appears to be nothing in his game that would inspire an elevated level of play from his team-mates, never has. People tired of Bombers always losing? It starts and ends at QB. You can't win in this league without great play at the QB position.

Defence and Special Teams contributed important game-winning points in those first 7 games that year. If not for that, we're 3-15 for 2014. The problem is MOS anointed Willy starter back in Feb 2014 without real QB competition. As you say Willy has shown a few flashes. But IMHO not enough to justify his $400k or starter status. When you say unpredictable at best, I fear that flatters him.

If you give Willy more time to decide what to do, he will take more time. This has been a big part of his problem. Post-snap it's like everything is in slo-mo with him. And, dammit, he takes way too long with pre-snap reads as well. This saps any possibility of the O getting a rhythm or momentum and keeping the opponent on their heels. With Willy, the D always has lots of time to recover & re-set from the prior play. He seems not to have a clue about that. One thing, as you say, that LaPo could do is put the O in perpetual hurry-up, then Willy might adapt his QB muscle memory to the speed of how a pro offence should be run.