Grey Cup - Game Week Thread

[Noeller]

practice updates....

 

 

[HardCoreBlue]

5 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

There's a 55 percent chance either team will be poisoned by the food and water sources in Hamilton during Grey Cup week.

I'd throw in air quality for the trifecta.

As many have remarked before, 'What the hell is that smell' should be their city slogan.

[Bubba Zanetti]

Come back Dalton...........

 

[JCon]

1 hour ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:

Huh, the CFL machine is giving the Bombers a 55% chance of winning the Grey Cup. 

 

That is a very conservative number if one was to read through all the posts on this site proclaiming with a crazy amount of confidence that the Blue & Gold are going to win. 

What you're confusing is that, based on all measurables, the Bombers are the far superior team, but we all know about any given Sunday. 

Based on the measurables, we're confident, but we know that the Als can win it. 

[rebusrankin]

1 hour ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

I think its a coin flip. 2023 Als could be 2019 Bombers. I know Fajardo is a way worse QB, but Zach didn't win us that Grey Cup.

Winnipeg in 2019 had the CFL's leading rusher in Andrew Harris and Nichols alone had more TD passes than Fajardo this season, despite Nichols only playing 9 games.

[TrueBlue4ever]

3 minutes ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

Come back Dalton...........

 

Not holding my breath on that one. Not really for Biggie either, but it would be nice to hear an update about him. 

[JohnnyAbonny]

2019 Bombers and 2023 Als, there’s no comparison.

Bombers had Harris on a mission and Strev/Collaros, had the leagues best OL. The MODP. Bunch of wins over good teams already that year. Playoff wins in Calgary and Regina. 
Most importantly, Jason Maas and Cody Fajardo were nowhere near that team.

The Als won a home ESF against a crappy Hamilton team and had Chode Smelly show up in the final.
There’s nothing the same about the 23 Als and 19 Bombers other than both teams made the Grey Cup game. 

[Wideleft]

12 minutes ago, JCon said:

What you're confusing is that, based on all measurables, the Bombers are the far superior team, but we all know about any given Sunday. 

Based on the measurables, we're confident, but we know that the Als can win it. 

No.  It's literally impossible.

[Deiter Fan]

3 hours ago, GCn20 said:

It's OK....If you are not nervous about worst case scenarios before a big game then you are not a true Bomber fan. I will say that most of our fears that we express turn out to be unfounded in the past few years.

That…actually makes me feel a bit better.

Your simple acknowledgement of my concerns has exorcised the doubt demon lurking deep in my psyche and buoyed my indomitable spirit.

Dammit, sometimes a man just needs to be heard and understood.

Bless you, brother…sniff

[bearpants]

23 hours ago, Mark F said:

very good photos of Bomber practise in Hamilton.  brady is thick

 

https://www.cfl.ca/through-the-lens-bombers-practice-thursday-at-thf/

And in the "opposite of thick" category... Big Jake's hair 😏

[Noeller]

 

[GCn20]

2 hours ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

I think its a coin flip. 2023 Als could be 2019 Bombers. I know Fajardo is a way worse QB, but Zach didn't win us that Grey Cup.

Coin flip good gravy...holy crap Bomber fans can be pessimists sometimes. The 2023 Als are not comparable to the 2019 Bombers by any metric whatsoever.

1 hour ago, rebusrankin said:

Winnipeg in 2019 had the CFL's leading rusher in Andrew Harris and Nichols alone had more TD passes than Fajardo this season, despite Nichols only playing 9 games.

Yea...the comparison is not apt at all. The Bombers were an excellent team that likely finish 1st in the West if the QB stays healthy. At no point did the Als look remotely as good as the 2019 Bombers with the exception of the game last week, and that was more a function of mistakes by the opposition than it was them actually beating Toronto. Montreal had ZERO wins against teams above .500 this year....ZERO. Lost every game. They get one lucky win and people are nervous about them....good gravy.....this is a team that we stomped twice this season.

Edited November 17, 2023 by GCn20

[Bomber_fanaddict]

2019 GC just starting on TSN. Guess I know what I’ll be doing for the next 3 hrs lol

[rebusrankin]

Interesting tweet by DT about Rose. I'd rather see an extra DL on the roster than Rose.

[Booch]

7 minutes ago, Bomber_fanaddict said:

2019 GC just starting on TSN. Guess I know what I’ll be doing for the next 3 hrs lol

crazy how many guys are still here when watching it

[Bomber_fanaddict]

Just now, Booch said:

crazy how many guys are still here when watching it

I know! I think it’s 24 players or something crazy? Those first 2 drives by HAM our D was fired up! Hope to see that Sunday. 

[Booch]

Just now, Bomber_fanaddict said:

I know! I think it’s 24 players or something crazy? Those first 2 drives by HAM our D was fired up! Hope to see that Sunday. 

25

 

[Wideleft]

19 minutes ago, Bomber_fanaddict said:

2019 GC just starting on TSN. Guess I know what I’ll be doing for the next 3 hrs lol

I could tell you how it ends if you want to save time.

[Bomber_fanaddict]

17 minutes ago, Booch said:

25

 

Crazy. And in contrast I count 5 of the same Ticats are still playing in Ham…

[GCn20]

2 hours ago, Noeller said:

practice updates....

 

 

I'm surprised Derek Taylor wasn't out having lunch with his main men Chad Kelly and Matthew Betts. Thought for sure they would buy him lunch.

[Geebrr]

42 minutes ago, Wideleft said:

I could tell you how it ends if you want to save time.

Then why am I cheering at my TV?

[Bomber_fanaddict]

Coming up. Keith Urban halftime show followed by a quarter and a half of Suitor and Keith love fest in the booth. 

[Fatty Liver]

2 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:

I'd throw in air quality for the trifecta.

As many have remarked before, 'What the hell is that smell' should be their city slogan.

Smells like pig iron.

[Geebrr]

The 2019 team came out the gate and showed they would not be losing that night. 
 

I expect the same thing Sunday. 

[Eternal optimist]

47 minutes ago, Wideleft said:

I could tell you how it ends if you want to save time.

This game just makes me miss prime Darvin Adams. I know he's too old now and Bailey has largely taken his blocking role, but dude was just nasty for other teams to deal with.