Odds and Sods - Game 4 - Stamps at Bombers

[do or die]

Nelson hits the wall on kickoff return…....
Harris gets 5 on first carry…..
Screen passes to non-Harris players….needs work
Henry with good punt return…good field position
Maier throws for a couple first downs….
…nice tackle by Alford on 2^nd down….
Stamps FG, as Bomber give up points again…
…..on opening drive.  Need to shake that habit
Zac over the middle to Lawler for 15….
Harris has good hole, spins, breaks tackle for 20…
Bailey takes crossing pass, eludes a tackle, gets a block..
…and rolls down the sideline all the way to the Stamps 3
Harris plunges in for 6….no sweat…Welcome back Andrew!
75 yard TD drive…good stuff…
Legs misses the convert…
Lawler can’t hold on to a 2^nd down pass
Henry with another good punt return…..
Bomber special teams…..not so special
Maier hits receiver who tightropes sideline
Paredes comes in for 39 yard FG.   Tie game.
Woltman drops 2^nd pass over the middle….
Zac throwing the ball well….but needs more help.
on 3^rd and 1..Stamps pull punt off the field….
….then throws deep and complete….but Huff fumbles…
…Bighill picks it up…takes it to the Stamp 50
Drive stalls…Lieggho lines up for 50 yd attempt – Good!
Carey eludes two Bombers around the end for 15
Maier has the fullback wide open for yet another completion..
Stamp backfield movement has Blue D somewhat befuddled…
Carey pops up the middle for 17 yd TD run..13-9 Stamps
what has happened to our great run D?
Nelson takes KR…starts, stops, starts….and is buried…..
Zac hoists one up to Bailey who goes up and comes down for 30
But, then Bailey can’t hold on to 2^nd pass in tight coverage
Maier completes another 2^nd down pass…no problems for him…
13-9 Stamps. Rookie QB is 16 for 16.  Not a championship half….
Miller with great tackle on KR…Bombers are offside…so..
….this time Gauthier lays on the big hit…
Maier has yet another 2^nd down completion….
This game is a TALE OF 2^ND DOWNS….
The Stamps ability to convert – Bombers inability to do same.
Nelson runs KR 30 yds to the outside….to gain 3
2 Harris runs for 20… Lawler drops perfect 2^nd down seam pass
Bomber receivers are not doing Zac any favors out there….
Blue have done a nice job of game planning Harris right out of offense…
Bombers get some pressure on the QB….Hansen belts guy on screen
Zac has a couple of completions, sacked, then body slammed. Stamps penalty.
Zac has 2^nd down pass knocked down.  Blue O cannot sustain anything…..
Maier gets (you guessed it) 2^nd down conversion.  Coverage way too soft..
Jefferson knocks down Maier’s 2^nd down pass.  If only the O could do something..
….as Bomber D is picking it up a bit….this half…
Harris for a tough 5….but cut down on 2^nd down screen pass
Leggo the Kid comes in and hits 37 yd FG…to put Bombers up 15-13
Maier has 3 completions…including one to himself on the ole QB throwback
Maier has the flat wide open again for 2^nd down conversion….D blitz ineffective
Stamp drive stalls……Paredes in for the go ahead 30 yard FG….Stamps 16 -15
1:50 left. Zac misses long, hits Bailey on 2^nd down….Zac long incomplete to Adams…
….another 2^nd down completion to Bailey in tight coverage…
Zac incomplete…but takes head shot.  15 yds roughing.  Harris 2^nd run falls short..
Leggo trots out to try go-ahead FG with 55 seconds left…….
It’s wide!  But whistle on the snap.  Bombers 10 yd time count violation!
So now….a 46 yard try.   It is long enough….and…right…down…the…middle!!
18-16 Bombers.  Stamp returner falls on 20 yd line.   32 seconds left.
Maier hits Jordan……who makes great catch in double coverage
Stamp receiver drops ball in the flat.  Maier hits hook pass for 10
Times up.  Paredes lines up 52 yard game winner……and it’s short!!!
Bombers pull it out 18-16.  3 and 1.  But plenty to improve on….
Still shaking……not sure if it is from the game.  Or this gin.

[TrueBlue4ever]

Other random thoughts:

Collaros needs to read a lot better on the read option to Harris

If the swing pass to Harris is set up, the pass should not have the hang time of a punt. Those rainbow throws give the defence too much time to recover and leave Harris more vulnerable to getting lit up. Got to get it in his hands faster so he can turn upfield with time. 
 

When we don’t get good initial pressure on the QB, our secondary looks pretty suspect a disturbing amount of the time. 
 

Adam Bighill and Mike Jones should teach the defensive backs who like to shoulder check how a tackle is properly performed. 

Liegghio’s punting has been a little-mentioned by surprising bright spot for the team so far.  Rarely has he provided the other team with a short field due to a bad punt. Having said that, I am surprised he hasn’t had one (or two or three) blocked yet this year. If an opposing special teams coordinator does enough game film on our blocking scheme, the angle of attack to him, or the length of time he takes to get the kick off, there sure seems to be something they could exploit.

Trying to wade through the candidates for the most misguided MBB take of the first quarter of the season:

1. With LaPo and Nichols replaced by Buck and Zach, our offence is going to be much more explosive (not yet it ain’t)

2(a) Adams, Demski, Wolitarsky, and Lawler are as good a foursome as there is in the game (to find the one legitimate defence to this claim, all 4 have not been on the field at the same time this year, but c’mon)

2(b) Wolitarsky is an elite NI talent if he’s inside who is good for 1,000 yards this year (not with O catches on 2 targets and a brutal drop on an inside crossing route - at some point it’s less about misuse and maybe more about him just not getting open, being fast enough, or executing when the ball goes his way)

3. Best lines on both sides of the ball by far in the CFL (offensive run game a bit off so far, defensive run game a lot more than a bit off so far) 

[Super Duper Negatron]

Trying to wade through the candidates for the most misguided MBB take of the first quarter of the season:

"Cody Fajardo is a bum and the Riders are in trouble this year"

[TrueBlue4ever]

4 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

Trying to wade through the candidates for the most misguided MBB take of the first quarter of the season:

"Cody Fajardo is a bum and the Riders are in trouble this year"

That has been retired as a lifetime achievement award recipient. Been waiting to see the predicted “smoke and mirrors garbage Riders will be 3-15” for 4 seasons now, someone has made a chunk of money betting against the MBB Rider doomsayers. 

[JCon]

And no playoff wins. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

So, good, they are. 

[kelownabomberfan]

I think we are really missing that change of pace that Strevs brought to the offense.  Strevs would come in for a few plays, run over some linebackers and smack the other team's D in the mouth.  That almost always worked as it kept the D off balance.  I'd like to see McGuire come in for a few plays, especially if Zach isn't getting any traction, and just kind of mix it up a bit out there.  

[TrueBlue4ever]

5 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

I think we are really missing that change of pace that Strevs brought to the offense.  Strevs would come in for a few plays, run over some linebackers and smack the other team's D in the mouth.  That almost always worked as it kept the D off balance.  I'd like to see McGuire come in for a few plays, especially if Zach isn't getting any traction, and just kind of mix it up a bit out there.  

Not sure if it’s change of pace as much as it is how much we relied on him as part of the run game. #1 run offence, #8 or 9 pass offence in 2019. Collaros hasn’t been the big problem so far, it’s an average receiving corps with a case of the dropsies and injuries to key players (just got Harris back but no Demski to spell him off, Adams out for a bit). Collaros can scramble but has opted not to run as much, Darvin not back in form and Wolitarsky has been invisible. We’re relying more on the pass and the execution has not been there. Maybe we are saying the same thing but in a different definition.

[Tracker]

Any time the quarterback is a legitimate threat to run for decent yards, that changes the whole game plan for the opposing defence. The more variables (options) an offence has, more stress it puts on the defence. Streveler had the ability to run over people as well as gain big yards in critical situations and that put the fear of God into defenders.

[Jpan85]

Not many if any Chris Strevelers walking around. 

[SpeedFlex27]

On 2021-08-30 at 3:12 PM, TrueBlue4ever said:

Not sure if it’s change of pace as much as it is how much we relied on him as part of the run game. #1 run offence, #8 or 9 pass offence in 2019. Collaros hasn’t been the big problem so far, it’s an average receiving corps with a case of the dropsies and injuries to key players (just got Harris back but no Demski to spell him off, Adams out for a bit). Collaros can scramble but has opted not to run as much, Darvin not back in form and Wolitarsky has been invisible. We’re relying more on the pass and the execution has not been there. Maybe we are saying the same thing but in a different definition.

Woli has to get more involved but he can't catch if he isn't thrown to. 

[Bigblue204]

6 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Woli has to get more involved but he can't catch if he isn't thrown to. 

He can't catch even when he is.

[TrueBlue4ever]

7 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Woli has to get more involved but he can't catch if he isn't thrown to. 

And he won’t be thrown to if he’s not getting open, or dropping them when they come his way. 

[Tracker]

1 hour ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

And he won’t be thrown to if he’s not getting open, or dropping them when they come his way. 

Then he ought to be sat down in favour of someone who can contribute. If the opposing defence does not respect him enough to cover him, he is of no use.