Odds and Sods - Game 3 - Bombers at Argos

[do or die]

Good Argo KR, sets them up in Bomber territory...
Bede with 48 yd FG......3-0 Argos..
ZC takes blindside pop on first pass attempt..
Adams already scrapping/yapping with the DB'sf
Tor runs fake flea filcker off screen pass for big gain
Arbuckle showing pass for 13...slant pass for 10....
Foster runs draw right up the middle for the TD
Bombers in the hole, early.  10-0
Hope that is the TD against, for the day, as usual
Argos giving the Bomber D some trouble.....
....with split back formations and lots of movement
ZC throws into heavy traffic, with 2 Bombers, 2 feet apart.
.....and of course the ball is picked off.
Great knockdown by Nichols on 2nd down.....
Bede with the short FG to make it 13 -0 Argos
Are the Blue having a time zone problem here, or what?
Baily drops pass + incomplete pass = another 2 and out
Both Bomber units slow out of the gate, here....
Miller misses tackle on short pass for 25 yards ...to Blue 20
Arbuckle rolls out...stripped of the ball, by Jeffrcoat....
....Briggs picks it up....rolls down the sideline for 80 yard TD!!
Just what the doctor ordered, to wake these guys up.  13-7
Arbuckle good gain to Rogers, then another screen to Collins
Bomber D having problems with play action and screen dumps.
2nd and short....Argos run right up the gut for 7.  Bad sign.
Bede 37 yard FG has the Argos with 16-7 lead....
Oliveria with 2nd down carry for FIRST DOWN.
....and it only took 22 minutes.    Pathetic....
Zac misses Adams....and is throwing the ball erratically
Lawler drops 2nd down pass.  Nothing right on O, so far...
Nelson running back kicks....like tiptoeing through the tulips
ZC  has time, and fires it up long...to Adams...
...........who has freshly toasted his man by 10 yards...
...and hauls in the 50 yd TD pass!!  Huge play.  16-14 now.
Two plays has turned this thing right around....
Jefferson downs Nick for -2.  Thomas sacks Arbuckle
Blue D line really picking it up now...
Adams can't haul in 2nd down pass.  More 2 and out..
Alford called for interference on pretty close call to Blue 35
Arbuckle play action and has Daniels a mile behind Miller
.....35 yd TD, with 9 seconds left in the half.  Inexcusable.
22-14 Argos....and it actually could of been worse
...as Toronto had possession for most of that half....
Bombers need to reload:  I need to refill......
Alexander smokes McDaniel on attempt over the middle
Alex gets a 15 yarder,   McD finally gets up and off the field
Jeffcoat strips Arbuckle again....but Argos recover
Zac pressured on 2nd down and incomplete
Offense starts off this half with more 2 and outs....
Could really use Harris, right now....
Alexander blitzes up the middle, crashes attempted handoff
......Bombers recover the ball on Argo 30.  Now is the time.
ZC  2nd down deep pass to Adams who can't hold on at the 5
Our FG kicker misses the short FG by a couple of yards.   Crap.
22-15.   One point on that series is pretty deflating.....
Foster pops through the A gap for 35 yards....TO set up again
Arbuckle has wide open guy and hits him inside the 5.....
Spearing penalty on the play has it on the 1.  QB sneak.  TD.
29-15.  Huge TOP differential may have worn down Blue D
...as they do not look like a top unit, right now....
On the bright side:  M. Miller is now the all-time CFL ST tackler!
Oliveria struggles for 5...2nd down pass knocked down...
Bomber O looking just as useless, in this 2nd half....
Foster runs for another FD, but high snap kills the drive
Zac has pass knocked down, another to Oliveria short of marker
2 and out.....wash and repeat.....2 and out.....film at 11....
Zac to Oliveria and Lawler for a couple of first downs!
ZC is sacked, then 2nd down pass, through Bailey's hands
Receivers not helping things out there, today....
Crapinga out for the 48 yd attempt....ha....kick is nah
Arbuckle throws short...Miller misses ANOTHER tackle for 20
Bombers get it back......but down to 3 and a half minutes left
Zac off back foot.....throws deep into double coverage...
.....but Lawler makes a circus catch at the Argo 30
ZC to Wolt for 10...and Bailey to the 7.....
Bailey is wide open on slant pattern in end zone
.....and Zac puts in there.  TD Bombers.   30-23
Blue kickoff deep.  Need the D to stand, here...
Collins catches short ball....Miller is there....
....and misses tackle yet again, huge gain to Wpg 47
This guy should get a map of the 400/401....and left there.
Arbuckle over 300 yards.   White runs for 9
Argos convert 3rd down.   Game.
We miss Harris, but we also have problems at CB, DT, LB etc...
Injury list catching up with this team.
Gin drinking catching up to Do or Die

 

[Floyd]

We are three games in... and our DL needs to win the game on turnovers or nothing...

What car dealership or hot tub sales position can bring Medlock out of retirement

[Nolby]

18 hours ago, Floyd said:

We are three games in... and our DL needs to win the game on turnovers or nothing...

What car dealership or hot tub sales position can bring Medlock out of retirement

Medlock was worth every single penny and gum wrappers stuck to those pennies from the car seat. I doubt he'd come back,he's got little ones and went out on the highest note. Maybe we can start a go fund me to bring Medlock back?!?!

[camper_2]

Just my take on the Argos.

They will win many games because of the the roster they have assembled. This roster is loaded with high end expensive talent from across the league,  that their previous teams couldn't afford to keep, due to their salaries. 

Some how, Mr. Shenanigan (Mr. Michael Clemons) has been able to get these outstanding players under contract. Will they come in under the salary cap structure? Yes they will!!! How, who knows, creative accounting, probably or a whole bunch of personal services contracts. But, I'm waiting to see the numbers at year end.

Watching, that game yesterday, less than 10000 in the stands, most of the reporters out there hoping for the 4 down football (hello, Mr. Naylor), wow, wow, nice!!!.

Toronto doesn't deserve that talent, let alone a CFL team. The rest of the CFL teams are playing within a "so called structure". The fans throughout the CFL cities don't need to endure that crap show out of the "Big Smoke", including the fabrication of following the rules as in "player salaries".....

[17to85]

I have only got through half the game, but the argos coaches did a very good job preparing for the Bombers... and collaros was awful. He missed a lot of throws. Even the td to adams was really underthrown and adams had to wait for it to get there forever. Just lucky he was so wide open he could wait.

[Arnold_Palmer]

11 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

I have only got through half the game, but the argos coaches did a very good job preparing for the Bombers... and collaros was awful. He missed a lot of throws. Even the td to adams was really underthrown and adams had to wait for it to get there forever. Just lucky he was so wide open he could wait.

Agreed. Toronto kind of reminded me of Winnipeg in the earlier O’Shea years. They were hungry and desperate and had a good game plan in which they executed to a tee. Quick throws to the flat and a solid running game. Our defence has no answer for it most of the game. 

[Jpan85]

O-line has really played one half up their standards this year. Going to have to be better going forward.

[Mark H.]

23 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

I have only got through half the game, but the argos coaches did a very good job preparing for the Bombers... and collaros was awful. He missed a lot of throws. Even the td to adams was really underthrown and adams had to wait for it to get there forever. Just lucky he was so wide open he could wait.

Lack of a running game and the Bombers had no answer for the Argos' pressure.  

[17to85]

30 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

Lack of a running game and the Bombers had no answer for the Argos' pressure.  

Yeah that was my other comment. Not nearly enough run game or first down production in general. Hard to play the game from 2nd and long.

[Arnold_Palmer]

6 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

Yeah that was my other comment. Not nearly enough run game or first down production in general. Hard to play the game from 2nd and long.

Yep no disrespect to Brady but he has along way to go to get to what Harris provides. No shame but that goes to show you the difference between a hall of famer, and a guy that’s essentially in his rookie season. 

[JCon]

1 minute ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

Yep no disrespect to Brady but he has along way to go to get to what Harris provides. No shame but that goes to show you the difference between a hall of famer, and a guy that’s essentially in his rookie season. 

And a rookie coordinator to couldn't find a way to get them going. 

[Goalie]

2 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

Yep no disrespect to Brady but he has along way to go to get to what Harris provides. No shame but that goes to show you the difference between a hall of famer, and a guy that’s essentially in his rookie season. 

Would Harris do much more with 4 carries In 3 quarters 

[Arnold_Palmer]

Just now, JCon said:

And a rookie coordinator to couldn't find a way to get them going. 

Yeah I agree. I haven’t been a huge fan of the play calling after 3 weeks we’ve thrown the ball 73 times in two weeks. We’re built to be that kind of offence. We control the play clock and the line of scrimmage. We need to do a better job to get the run game going. Even Lapp found creative ways to get the run game going for guys who weren’t Harris like Demski, Dressler, etc 

2 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Would Harris do much more with 4 carries In 3 quarters 

Probably not but those runs for 2,3 yards would have been runs for 5-7 yards which really turns the game around in how you attack on second down. 

[JCon]

4 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Would Harris do much more with 4 carries In 3 quarters 

Might not. But, he would provide more leadership and give Zach an additional outlet. He's just so good in virtually every aspect of his game. 

[do or die]

Was mentally trying to review this game and find the bright spots.   Might not be enough gin, for that.  

How bad was the Bomber offence?  
Try 40, yes 40 minutes of Argo TOP, as the O kept handing them back the ball, all day.  Blue OL did not dominate, and establish a run game, We got spooked out of that, early, then stopped trying.  ZC with some errant passes, receivers dropping balls....under a pretty vanilla game plan to boot.

D gave up scores on Argo first 3 possessions.....tightened up in the middle part, then wore out under the crazy TOP

Special teams?  Don't trust this kicker, and Grant is sorely missed on KR's.

[Sard]

The biggest issue that I saw with the receivers, especially Lawler which was a surprise, was that whenever they had the wide open, easy catches, they were peaking to see where they were going to run just as the ball was arriving and ended up dropping it.  Saw Lawler do it 3 or 4 times, Bailey once or twice, and I think a few other guys here and there throughout the game.  Those were the difference between 1st down and 2 and out.  There were enough of them that they could never get any drives going and give the D a rest.

[17to85]

1 hour ago, JCon said:

Might not. But, he would provide more leadership and give Zach an additional outlet. He's just so good in virtually every aspect of his game. 

First series for example, pressure gets to collaros because the lb wasn't picked up. Harris doesn't miss that assignment, I guarantee it. Just one example 

[Eternal optimist]

Also, even if Buck Pierce as OC abandons the run game, Harris is a way better release valve than Brady.

[Mark H.]

17 hours ago, 17to85 said:

First series for example, pressure gets to collaros because the lb wasn't picked up. Harris doesn't miss that assignment, I guarantee it. Just one example 

Which, even with a veteran QB, can lead to erratic QB play. 

[Booch]

early season kinks...and a rash of injuries and knicked guys...I'm not too concerned

[17to85]

The fact that they were so bad in so many facets of the game and still had chances to win says a hell of a lot about this team. Film this week won't be fun and I am going to bet this team responds and is much sharper this week. 

Collaros missing throws, receivers dropping passes, that ain't normal. It will be improved.

[do or die]

24 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

The fact that they were so bad in so many facets of the game and still had chances to win says a hell of a lot about this team. Film this week won't be fun and I am going to bet this team responds and is much sharper this week. 

Collaros missing throws, receivers dropping passes, that ain't normal. It will be improved.

I expect more ooph from our Oline as well....

[17to85]

22 minutes ago, do or die said:

I expect more ooph from our Oline as well....

Well they could try an establish the run game too. Think it was 2 attempts in the first half... that won't cut it.

[TBURGESS]

We were outplayed in all facets of the game. The only reason we were close was the 2 huge plays. The strip the QB and return for a TD and Adams TD.

[BomberBall]

10 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

We were outplayed in all facets of the game. The only reason we were close was the 2 huge plays. The strip the QB and return for a TD and Adams TD.

Those count though, right?