3 stars plus hh arrbllloowsss

[wbbfan]

1 collaros he didn't carry the offense tnite he was the offense. 

2 Nichols. Some big hits a fumble recovery and the pick. 

3 Lawler with the big game. Catching everything churning out first downs. 

Hh nick redemski with the td. 

Honorable mentions to Jackson Jeffcoat who was a monster especially in the 2nd half. Could've been double digit holding calls on him. 

 

Edited August 14, 2021 by wbbfan

[Brandon]

As per listening to Irving...

Sounded like Jeffcoat had a monster game,  Taylor was lights out and Jesse Briggs/Alexander were the top 3 guys. 

[wbbfan]

Just now, Brandon said:

As per listening to Irving...

Sounded like Jeffcoat had a monster game,  Taylor was lights out and Jesse Briggs/Alexander were the top 3 guys. 

 Briggs made some good plays and was great on teams. But not in run stopping. Missing Rocquemore and stove hurt. 

[Mike]

First star goes to Rasheed Bailey for sure, huge TD grab and his halftime interview had my dad tearing up - for those at the game, he said his family is dealing with the very severe medical situation of a close family member and he was hoping to give them something to celebrate for tonight to give them a moment of happiness. Great stuff.

[JohnnyAbonny]

1. Collaros. Looks as good or better than he ever did. 
2. Jefferson- Tips, pressure and just all over force of energy as usual. 
3. Nichols- Laid some monster hits. 

HH- Briggs & Gauthier. Career ST guys taking meaningful reps at LB and not looking out of place. 

[Goalie]

1. The DL in general - they are just beasts 

2. Demski - made some big catches 

3. Nichols - big hitter and solid player in the defensive backfield 

HH I'll give to wolitarsky who seemingly does all the little things on every play 

[JohnnyAbonny]

1 minute ago, Mike said:

First star goes to Rasheed Bailey for sure, huge TD grab and his halftime interview had my dad tearing up - for those at the game, he said his family is dealing with the very severe medical situation of a close family member and he was hoping to give them something to celebrate for tonight to give them a moment of happiness. Great stuff.

Yeah, you’re right. I had a brain cramp and forgot about Bailey somehow. Hope his family got to see the game. 

[MOBomberFan]

Lawler - Yards when we needed them, can't drive without them

The Jeffs - Heat all night

Nichols - Sealing the game

HH - Bailey with the long awaited and well deserved TD

[Brandon]

Demski had a good start... but the fumble... oof

[wbbfan]

3 minutes ago, Brandon said:

Demski had a good start... but the fumble... oof

All the wrs had pretty good games out side of demskis fumble. 

Woli had some really hard fought yards and some great blocking. 

[Geebrr]

If you are vaccinated and not going because you are not ready I get it. 

But you are missing next level fun. Both games have been therapy. 

[Eternal optimist]

HH to Nichols - only had 1 INT and got the win despite throwing for under 300 yards lol

Seriously though.... Dude brings the wood and on a couple occassions him and Taylor caused drops bc Argos receivers heard the train coming and didnt want to stay on the tracks.

[Stickem]

Zack....every time out he's making the argo's second guess that trade.....heh heh

Nichols ....looks like we found a gem

Jefferson/Briggs......solid game and made the difference in that one

 

[TrueBlue4ever]

I had a good chuckle in the 4th quarter when the score was 17-7 and the video board put up the choices for player of the game. The choices were Lawler, Collaros, Bailey, and Demski. No disrespect to the offence, but the defence carried them all game. 
 

3 stars:

1. Jesse Briggs - finally gets a start and has a huge game with constant pressure, defensive and special teams tackles, and the game changing forced fumble. 
 

2. GM Kyle Walters - hard to single out individual defensive players in another team effort like yesterday, so a salute to the guy who has given us enough depth to  not only survive but flourish with the injuries piling up. The rotation system on the defensive front 7 means tons of different looks and constant fresh players bringing pressure. Can’t do that unless your depth players can step in without missing a beat. Kudos to the man who built this squad up from the Joe Mack trash heap he was left (one of the biggest upgrades at a single position in club history)

3. Kenny Lawler - on a night where the offence had trouble getting some traction, despite some fancy stats from Collaros and his 80% pass completion rate, the only true offensive star was Lawler. 9 catches, almost all clutch when we needed to make a big first down, and he fought for every tough yard. Took a pounding and came out on top. 
 

HH -

Well friends, it was another great night for football and another dominant defensive performance from the local dozen, sprinkled with just enough offence and a dash of solid special teams to produce a victory for the home side. And again there were some standout performances.

But this award is about that something extra special. That player or players who did that one little thing, or not so little, that made them stand out. And normally a play like that forced fumble by Jesse Briggs that led to the clinching TD would fit the bill, especially coming with the team only up by 3 points and with the Argos starting to claw back into the game. But Briggs was a strong force all night, so he is honoured with a game star, not a happy honker.

Other players like Jackson Jeffcoat and Willie Jefferson were their usual dominant selves but lacked that one WOW play to flip the game that would have pushed them over the top.

The secondary, including big hitting Nick Taylor, had its moments as well despite giving up some big completions when the Argos were second and long.

On special teams, Marc Legghio deserves credit for literally going toe to toe with Boris Bede’s monster leg, as his punts kept the Argonauts on a long field all night long. And Charles Nelson acquitted himself on the return game in place of the injured Jenarion Grant. Although this understudy was not as dangerous as Grant might have been, he was fairly sure handed and always churned out positive yards on each return. 

Offensively, the flash was missing tonight but there was steady play for the most part. And leading the charge was offensive coordinator Buck Pierce, who followed in his mentor’s footsteps with a clean, clock chewing game plan of short passing and mixed up the run game enough with Jet sweeps to throw the Argo defence a few curves. Similarly, QB Zachary Collaros, clearly learned something from his predecessor Matt Nichols, with a stable ball control offence, and high passing efficiency and completion percentage, with just enough of a deep ball threat to keep the Argos honest. But he did throw an ill-advised pick when he mistakenly thought he had a free play, so that disqualifies him. And kudos to Rasheed Bailey on his first CFL touchdown that wasn’t called back on review. 

And the smaller than expected but boisterous group of fans at the game deserve a shout out for their disruptive noise that befuddled an undisciplined Toronto team into many costly penalties.

But this game was once again about the defence, and that is where the award goes tonight. Jesse Briggs forced the game changing fumble, but it would mean nothing if Toronto recovered, so we must give credit to Deatrick Nichols for pouncing on the loose pigskin and flipping the script on a game that may have started to get away from the Bombers. And later sealing the victory with his first career interception was just the icing on the cake. Two turnovers that led to 10 Blue Bomber points is certainly Happy Honker worthy. 

And I must also give recognition to a different team whose contribution at the game was equally important. We had a terrible accident on Pembina Highway just beyond the stadium gates, and our local constabulatory were on the scene for hours doing their duty, and then pulled double duty protecting all the fans at the stadium and then effectively guided the vehicular traffic away from IG Field and into the night. I understand that the bulk of the badged men and women in blue came from the St. Boniface district. 

Therefore, a double happy honker tonight. A salute to the unheralded, under-appreciated, and often unfairly criticized Nichols and La Police. 

Edited August 14, 2021 by TrueBlue4ever

[Eternal optimist]

Also considering how heated the Boatmen were, gotta say pretty disciplined game from the Bombers in terms of penalties. Argos had a few monster ones that hurt them and somehow don't understand (or care) about the No Yards halo.

[SpeedFlex27]

1. Lawler. He is such a threat with Zach. We didn't have that with Matty last season.

2. Willie Jefferson. Those long arms allow him to knock down passes on the LOS & gain leverage on his pass rush. 

3. Nic Demski. Another strong game. The fumble was unfortunate as we were driving in for a score but that doesn't take away from the plays he made on the field.

HH Rasheed Bailey playing with a heavy heart telling us at halftime that his cousin is fighting for her life from an allergic reaction. 

[TrueBlue4ever]

2 hours ago, Eternal optimist said:

Also considering how heated the Boatmen were, gotta say pretty disciplined game from the Bombers in terms of penalties. Argos had a few monster ones that hurt them and somehow don't understand (or care) about the No Yards halo.

Or where their hands can be when lined up a yard off the ball. 3 offside calls on short yardage (I think on the same player) where he lined up in the neutral zone before the snap. Just gifting us first downs all night. 

[TrueBlue4ever]

2 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

1. Lawler. He is such a threat with Zach. We didn't have that with Matty last season.

Not quite true. His lack of threat had little to do with Nichols as the sole factor. He was hurt early in the year so that affected his numbers, but in 7 games with Matt he had 16 catches for 263 yards, 15.9 yard average, on 32 targets, so Matt went to him but he was not catching half those passes. With Streveler in 8 games he had 22 catches for 315 yards, 14.3 average, on 26 targets, and those numbers are skewed by one big game against Hamilton where he caught 10 for 144 (and skewed even more when you realize 7 of those catches came in the last drive in garbage time with multiple catches in a row). With Collaros, including playoffs, 4 games, 13 catches, 185 yards, 14.0 average, 15 targets. So Nichols tried to utilize him more, and on deeper passes, than the other two. He just got more polished as the year went along and caught more of what came his way. And since Nichols had a higher completion percentage than either Streveler or Collaros, it’s hard to argue that Lawler’s incomplete targets were all Marty’s fault by being inaccurate. His success this year has as much to do with his own maturity and personal improvement as it does having a different QB (although I will agree  that he is better off with Collaros than he was with Streveler). 

[do or die]

Lawler is legit.  Good hands, wins 50/50 battles, go-to guy in the tough situations.

[17to85]

21 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

1. Lawler. He is such a threat with Zach. We didn't have that with Matty last season

He is also in adams spot now too.

[SpeedFlex27]

Just now, 17to85 said:

He is also in adams spot now too.

Darvin may be moving. I would be hesitant to move Lawler at this point. 

[17to85]

23 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Darvin may be moving. I would be hesitant to move Lawler at this point. 

Oh I agree, all I am saying is he is receiver #1 now not #2 or lower as he was to start the season in 2019.

[wbbfan]

2 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Darvin may be moving. I would be hesitant to move Lawler at this point. 

Put Darvin in wolis spot. Put woli in the slot. That'd be a big win. 

[SpeedFlex27]

21 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Put Darvin in wolis spot. Put woli in the slot. That'd be a big win. 

Zackly. They just don't want to move him. I've never understood it.

Edited August 15, 2021 by SpeedFlex27

[Booch]

42 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Put Darvin in wolis spot. Put woli in the slot. That'd be a big win. 

Yup..and ease him into it .less traffic out there to reinjure..thing with Darvin we put him all over anyway so it wouldn't be foriegn to him