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Andrew Harris

It was at least 10 not 6 two and outs as per TSN

Starting in the 3rd Q we had 10 2 and outs in a row (TSN) ... I put this on Lapo who may have been trying to manage Strreveler way too much .... he was throwing the ball away instead of out running lineman on his tail ... he did not seem to be allowed to operate and make plays in that stretch ... half way into the 4th Q they seemed to take the training wheels off ... this part was on Lapo not Hall

Hamilton destroyed us with their double tight end formation ... we had no answers. No reactions. No adjustments. Do you think BC will go to the same double tight? Do you think MOS is going to do something after watching the film? Will LAPO take the training wheels off Streveler and allow him to improvise?

Ths Bombers got called on twi holds I thought were highly interpretative by the zebras .... just because your block goes down doesn't mean he was held .... cost a 33 yarder by Harris and caused a drive to stall ... two big difference makers when we were driving to score

We lost the battle of the trenches. We could not put pressure on Masoli and if I am seeing straight, we did not come close to regularly threatening him with a sack ( I think we managed one). When Hammy ran the ball we looked rather porous. Our vaunted front 7 looked rather "below average" as defences go. On the other side of the ball, we were not giving Streveler that extra second to find a receiver finally shaking coverage. He was under constant pressure that led to 10 straight 2 and outs. Neufeld was not making the same holes that Travis Bond was famous for. We could mount no sustained running attack, even with Andrew Harris busting a gut. Ritchie's defensive back placement sucked. There is no other word for it. His umbrella, as usual, was too deep and Masoli feasted on multiple open receivers underneath. By way of contrast Hamilton played our receivers quite tight. Streveler did not have time for his receivers to work their way open. Ritchie's bend- don't-break defence was a feast for the Tiger Cats. Maurice Leggett has no business returning kickoffs, unless we want to be regularly scrimmaging at the 20 yard line instead of the 35 or 40. That experiment has failed and it made a significant difference to field position. Streveler was "tempered" instead of being allowed to lead. He does not need training wheels. He is an improviser that can make things happen. Instead he was left inside of Lapo's tightly controlled offence. Let the "stars" shine... PLEASE See how he did in the last couple drives (albeit against a prevent defence). I believe he could have done same thing in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. We can influence Lapo and replace Ritchie. But why we lost the battle of the trenches: I am not sure. Was it scheme? Was it attitude or overconfidence? Was it personnel? Coaching? I don't have the slightest idea except that I keep hearing how talented we are. That talent didn't show up tonight. Maybe we came in overconfident and resting on our laurels, not waking up until it was too late. We are certainly outclassed by Hamilton. I tip my hat to them, but tonight only.

The suspension is good for the league, good for us Bombers who don't play that way, and good for player safety in general ... 2 or 3 more suspensions and the attempts to injure will stop .... I don't want goon football .... the message needs to go out from the league by action and by parlaying what they want to the refs as well ... we especially need quick flags on anything remotely resembling roughing the passer ... we as a top priority must protect the QBs by rules and by reff

That is why we added 2 DB's from the PR

If he wasn't playing we would have seen Augustine added to the roster and Harris off

how can these entries keep going when the first game this week is over?

I bet this game comes down to a few Ritchie decessions

I am interested to see what Saykes and ir Cooper can show ... its not MOS like to let a newbie to play ahead of a veteran but I expect we have budding DB stars sitting on the bench /// our style is "next" when an incumbent goes down

It looks like Dunnigan has finally learned how to do colour and stay away from the technobabble ... I really enjoyed hearing him tonight ... I would like to see him on the ESPN games instead of you-know-who ... it would help all the way round

I wonder if the 18 lbs Mitchell lost since last season is more than a small adjustment for him

The media seems focused on Mazoli throwing his 8th straight 300+ yard passing stat ... don't think the Bombers sitting in their locker room haven't been listening and talking about it ... they just might have something to prove on both sides of the ball Leggett is replacing Gaitor and both Sayles and Cooper look like they are dressing ... what do you think: will they play their hearts out to make an impression ... and what about Roh: he sat last week in favor to Bryant - - do you think he will have his engine reved up? Has Ritchie gotten his point across to his front seven to stay in their lanes - - will they want to redeem themselves given what happened to them with that greased pig Reilly - - Ritchie must be pteaching Masoli is no less slippery? Streveler says all the right things but don't you believe he is thinking about being ranked well below Masoli and even behind a non performing Ricky Ray? Harris is sure to be loaded for bear and has at times carried the team on his back but with the receivers we have is he going to have to? Neufeld likely feels he needs to prove himself with everyone talking about Couture. Do we have the best O-Line in the league? We are going to find out ... Further Streveler is an improviser that will put huge pressure on Hammy's LBers who will have to continuously decide whether to stay with their cover or creep up to stop our own greased pig. The Bombers have been rated the underdogs for this outing .... I like that bet

Will Cooper or Priester dress too?

45 minutes of great stuff

Has Franklin been handed the job or is it up for contest?

platooning or alternating QBs is not giving up ... does Trestman strike you as a one QB guy?

I would bet the Red Blacks are feeling cocky after their last week blow out ... by contrast I expect a relaxed business like approach from the perennial first place finishers ... it would not surprise me to see Calgary pull away in the 2nd Q

Fri, June 22 7 p.m. Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Montreal Alouettes ESPN2 Fri, June 29 7 p.m. Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats ESPN2 Fri, June 29 10 p.m. BC Lions vs. Edmonton Eskimos ESPN2 Fri, July 13 9 p.m. Toronto Argonauts vs. Edmonton Eskimos ESPN2 Sat, July 21 9 p.m. Montreal Alouettes vs. Calgary Stampeders ESPN Fri, July 27 8:30 p.m. Toronto Argonauts vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers ESPN2 We have to be developing some kind of a fan base down there .... must be out producing bowling, darts, and billiards for the die hard sports fan ... must be adding revenue up here I presume rather than just being used as a loss leader to develop fan support as a base

If they are losing and the offense is sagging MBT could find his way in by mid 3rd Q!

Mcleod Bethel Thompson has shown well too ... so a short rope for Franklin

Given we kept 3 DB's on the PR I would like to see some experimental testing to see what these thoroughbreds can do ... the staff saw something in each so lets take a peak and give them a chance to prove themselves as budding stars: On passing downs move Leggett into Santos Knox spot and the DI to DB

Plus he gets a nice salary for the year ... he would not have gotten that salary in street clothes if he had retired