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  1. Well, lets see what Wally can pull out of his bag.
  2. The problem in firing a coach mid-season lies not in the firing for cause, but in replacing him with another poor choice. There are no easy choices, and the GM has to decide which is the lesser of two evils- keeping a poor coach on with the attending message that repeated failure is acceptable and without consequence or a roll of the dice.
  3. It concerns me that apparently the O-line was back to practicing blocking drills- something they ought to have picked up in training camp. Obviously they need the practice but why do they not know something so basic yet?
  4. It was a deliberate faux pas and an attempt at humour. Sort of like old-timers disease.
  5. We need Bass to step up. He was great as an outside linebacker but that has not translated into his play in the middle.
  6. My feelings are hurt now. I'll be over in the corner crying. My mother never protected me.
  7. If Willy's thought processes are as slow as they seem to be, O'Shea or LaPolice bellowing in his ear during the play might send him right into the feeble position.
  8. The Bombers and us are going to have to pray for an ugly low-scoring game- something like 18-15 with the defence playing a flawless game. Given any time, BLM is going to pick the Bomber secondary apart, so there has to be massive, sustained pressure from the front seven with a lot of blitzing. Much as we hate Chris Jones, he says that a good blitz is about 83% effective- that is, resulting in an incomplete pass, knockdown or sack. On paper (yeah, right) our front four ought to give the rebuilt front five of the Stamps fits all game.
  9. I am hoping for nude limbo competition with a flaming bar.
  10. I am hoping for nude limbo competition with a flaming bar.
  11. I am hoping for nude limbo competition with a flaming bar.
  12. O'Shea came out today and said that the only way to beat Calgary was "the underneath stuff", so get ready for more of the same. A boring game may be the only hope for victory.
  13. Don Jonas and Ken Ploen come to mind.
  14. This has nothing to do with loving or hating O'Shea the person- it has to do with the way he manages the team and that includes his assessment of talent and even his not knowing what he can challenge, and usage of timeouts in the last game. I respect and like many clergy I have met but would want none of them as a coach. O'Shea was one of the greatest linebackers to ever play the game but his record is his record.
  15. Don't say things like that when there are sharp objects within reach.
  16. What makes a good quarterback worth his pay is his ability to anticipate and execute, adapting his throws to the receiver and defence. I believe Willy is sadly lacking.
  17. You are correct in that statistics do not tell the whole story- for instance Willy is statistically the second-best QB int he league but I doubt that any team would trade Willy for their starter but we sure as heck would. As far as the defence is concerned, they have yet to be able to stop critical game-deciding drives by the opposition with any degree of consistency.
  18. "Accurately, far enough and on time"
  19. Walters had more than enough reason to can O'Shea by the end of last season and didn't. This season so far is as bad as last so we have little reason to believe there will be changes. O'Shea will have to beat a nun to death at center field during a game while eating kittens to get fired.
  20. I championed the hiring of Walters but was very leery of his hire of O'Shea but willing to give O'Shea a shot. When O'Shea's management of the team the second season (including his defence of Bellefeuille) was no better than his first, he lost me. Right now I am about 50-50 on Walters and every game or loss (pretty much the same thing) where we see the same mismanagement , Walters drops in my confidence.
  21. Ummmm.....we haven't had that working well for us when it has happened so far this season, but you were using sarcasm- right? Right?
  22. On 1290 today, Rick Ralph cited statistics which place the Bomber defence in the middle of the CFL pack- not good but not bad either. That description seems to fit the current defensive cast but in order for the Bombers to compete with their gibbled offence, the defence has to be outstanding each and every game. That seems to be too much to ask of any defence.
  23. BBF, does it not bother you that O'Shea was retained after two seasons of futility, plus his inability to assemble a scouting team to bring in standout players?
  24. If Willy continues to blow cold and cold, we will be fortunate to be 6 &12.
  25. Bomber history (and those of other teams) are rife with one-hit wonders who looked wonderful for one or two games and then faded out. Willy is very close to falling into that category.
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