do or die Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 Disappointing looking crowd... Esks take 2 penalties on first 2 series.... Nichols has time, but can't pull trigger - sacked.... Medlock's tricky sidewinder punt...pins Moes deep.... Gable doing some tough running.... Long underneath throw, that Matthews jumps up...awarded catch.. ...but Speller holding penalty wipes that out. 2nd and 20..Nichols throws it away, but dump rough call on Esks.. Edmonton takes PI...5th penalty in the first 7 minutes... Good thing Maas cleaned up that stuff from last year....... Demski takes innocent looking sweep play.... ...and bobs and weaves 35 yards with it.... Next play, Esks dig in for Harris...but Demski plunges it in T. Harris converts some first downs...throwing ball well ...then scrambles away, and hits 20 yd pass.... Kyrie Wilson is FAST.....comes downhill like a cannon shot.... Blue pass rush comes alive.....Edm kicks FG. 7-3 Nichols steps back and bombs it out to Whitehead on the stop'n go ....who takes it down the sideline to complete 75 yard touchdown... Bomber kick coverage looking very good..... Nevis gets in a big pop on a screen pass. End of 1st....14-3 Bombers. Lapo gets too cute on 2nd and short....Lucky loses yards on reverse.... Another nice punt from Medlock...another Esks penalty.... Gable slashes on back to back runs for 30, then pounds for another first down. T. Harris hits sideline pass to set up 3rd and 1 at Bomber 35.... Gable takes stupid shotgun hand off....and 3 Bombers stop him cold. Nichols hangs on to ball too long....sacked again. Medlock shanks punt......ball on Bomber 50. T. Harris scrambles for FD, then beats blitz with hot slant to the 12. Roh knocks down 2nd down pass....Moes settle for FG Harris fumbles...Esks get ball at Blue 30... Some Bomber mistakes, beginning to pile up here.... Harris has all day to throw....hits a pass to the Bomber 8 Flat pass to the 3...but Gable dragged down for no gain.... Esks settle again for the 3. 14-9 Bombers Some pretty errant throws from Nichols, this quarter Time of possession and yards piling up for Edmonton Olivera goes down....cart comes on....not looking too good Nichols overthrows wide open Matthews, ball tipped and picked off T. Harris has plenty of time, again...for 20 yard pass... Looks like Fenner is the preferred target for tonight.... Harris finally sacked by Jeffcoat....45 yd FG, last play of half 14-12 Bombers just kinda hanging on here.... 2nd half...good return by Nelson...FD's from Lucky and Harris Nichols goes to Adams long down the middle....obvious PI. ...but no call.. that just has to be challenged. MOS complies.... Yup, PI alright...1st down on the 5. Nichols finds Harris in end zone. Bombers still having trouble wrapping up Gable. Hecht misses tackle on 2nd down Edmonton OG's are holding like crazy...and getting away with it. Esks just keep boning themselves with penalties.... Both teams now really slowing down on O... Esks FINALLY take a holding call...Blue D starting to pick it up Jeffcoat is having a pretty good game... Another nice punt return from Nelson.....quick and shifty... Hitch pass to Lucky.... gets the corner...flies up the sideline... ...cuts back to the middle...simply outruns everyone, into pay dirt... 40 yard TD. Speed kills. Great coming out party for Whitehead... S. Richardson getting held quite a lot....guy is a bull..... Hecht forces fumble with big hit....but the Moes recover... Another nice Medlock punt. Another Esks penalty. Nichols under throws Matthews for a pick...except it is dropped.... Fenner gets PI....his night is just not going well..... Jeffcoat still coming.....sacks Harris....but D holding kills that.... Collins takes short pass....dekes Bighill for good gain.... Bombers amp up pressure on Harris again. White FG again. Esks go into a 3 man rush. Blue O respond with another 2 and out... Mike Miller doing fine work on ST's tonight..... Gable pounds out a couple of first downs...one guy not tackling him. Harris finds Gable for another FD. White comes on for another FG.. 28-18 Nichols misses Adams. This O having problems closing the deal.. Adams and Woltman have combined for exactly 0 catches... Rios takes a dumb roughing penalty on the sidelines. 3:00 to go. Gable stuffed by Jeffcoat and Bighill. Stafford converts 3rd and 2 pass.... Nevis having a fine game, in the middle.... Alexander misses tackle on Ellington...ball down to Bomber 25... Maas decides to save clock....and kick 7th FG 28-21 1:57 left. Harris loses 4 yards, then Nichols runs 5 and hook slides.... A generous amount of boos...wafting down from the stands.... Esks start at Bomber 50. Smith flat out drops 2nd down pass... 3rd and 4. Ellington jumps up for it on the sidelines....Sayles knockdown. That should do it...Bombers running out the clock...and Harris FUMBLES! Esks get it back at the 50, with 33 seconds left.. Rios knocks down 1st pass. 2nd down pass incomplete... 3rd down play....Fenner all over receiver. Ball incomplete. game now over. Esks O put up some good numbers and great TOP. .... But, like golf....you drive for show...and putt for dough. No TD's. 7 FG's Bomber O put up mediocre numbers.....but hit end zone 4 times... Worse things... than losing the numbers game..and winning football games 2 and 0. But need work closing out games....for the sake of my liver... Fortunately...its all as good as gin. Stickem, Brandon Blue&Gold, Fred C Dobbs and 16 others 14 5
Brandon Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 Quote Edmonton OG's are holding like crazy...and getting away with it. I'm glad you brought that point up. I thought our d-line was doing a great job of pushing them back but from my eyes everyone was getting held both this week and week one. Mark F and BigBlueFanatic 2
Booch Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 That d-line of ours makes teams have to skirt the rules to keep them at bay, Noeller, rebusrankin and Piggy 1 1 2
HardCoreBlue Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 If not for the Edmonton receivers, Trevor Harris gets player of the game. We'll take it. An ugly win is still a win. Tracker 1
Firekid Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 The story to me was how poorly A Harris played. I hope this is his rock bottom game and he bounces back into top form because the season depends on it. Gutted out a win with basically no run game and two fumbles from the reining MOC. I bet he wishes he could get back out there today and redeem himself. That's going to fester for a week and look out Ottawa because Harris will be a man possessed. JCon 1
Noeller Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 I think Andrew Harris has earned an off night........... Fred C Dobbs, JCon, Mr Dee and 2 others 3 2
Booch Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 GOOD teams win stinkers...how many times over the last many years have we been on the other end of these games...times have chamged and I think we have evolved now into one of the good teams now 2 wins when in both games we havn't really put it all together yet..still feeling our way and if we continue to gel and not get too cocky can conceivably see us at 5-0 when we meet Hamilton in week 7 Rod Black, JCon and blue85gold 3
JCon Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, Booch said: GOOD teams win stinkers...how many times over the last many years have we been on the other end of these games...times have chamged and I think we have evolved now into one of the good teams now 2 wins when in both games we havn't really put it all together yet..still feeling our way and if we continue to gel and not get too cocky can conceivably see us at 5-0 when we meet Hamilton in week 7 Riders won stinkers last year, so even bad teams win stinkers. We're a good team, I know this. The evidence is overwhelming unlike the what we saw last year from the Riders.
17to85 Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 I wonder if only having one game then a bye week put the Bombers at a disadvantage. Could be a good amount of rust still having not played 2 previous regular season games like Edmonton. Wanna-B-Fanboy, Firekid, Noeller and 2 others 5
wbbfan Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 @ the crowd issue, A thursday game right before canada long weekend is idiotic. Weekday games in general suck. Idc whose fault it is, scheduling, stadiums what not. When you have an extra day you shouldnt be having weekday games.
WBBFanWest Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 4 hours ago, 17to85 said: I wonder if only having one game then a bye week put the Bombers at a disadvantage. Could be a good amount of rust still having not played 2 previous regular season games like Edmonton. This. A bye after the first game of the season likely means that the "jelling" takes just that much longer. And even still, we won.
Jpan85 Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 1 hour ago, wbbfan said: @ the crowd issue, A thursday game right before canada long weekend is idiotic. Weekday games in general suck. Idc whose fault it is, scheduling, stadiums what not. When you have an extra day you shouldnt be having weekday games. Good for TV though wbbfan 1
ediger Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 1 hour ago, wbbfan said: @ the crowd issue, A thursday game right before canada long weekend is idiotic. Weekday games in general suck. Idc whose fault it is, scheduling, stadiums what not. When you have an extra day you shouldnt be having weekday games. This is very true. I also think the Bombers could revisit their pricing structure. There's some price points that just don't sell very well. wbbfan 1
Mark F Posted June 29, 2019 Report Posted June 29, 2019 (edited) upon further review quote Nichols re Lucky 7.... high praise. Stopping Harris, will no longer stop the Bombers from scoring. Grind it out, or quick strike, they can do both, The Bombers are stacked with offensive weapons. Quote “The later touchdown is something that, I mean, not many people in the world can turn that into a touchdown. Usually that would be a 12-13-yard gain pushed out of bounds and somehow he scored a 40-yard touchdown. He’s lightning in a bottle for sure.” as usual Ed not afraid to see the warts.... He's an excellent journalist. https://www.bluebombers.com/2019/06/29/upon-review-edm-21-wpg-28/ Edited June 29, 2019 by Mark F Atomic, wbbfan and Tracker 2 1
Eternal optimist Posted June 29, 2019 Report Posted June 29, 2019 On 2019-06-28 at 7:02 AM, do or die said: But, like golf....you drive for show...and putt for dough. No TD's. 7 FG's Play-on words here is spectacular. Tracker 1
do or die Posted June 29, 2019 Author Report Posted June 29, 2019 6 hours ago, Eternal optimist said: Play-on words here is spectacular. Nice catch
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