Booch Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 16 minutes ago, bearpants said: I think you could make a case for Terrell Bonds... that guy has been lights out this year... how do we know he's been good?... he is NEVER mentioned during a game... teams simply don't throw at him.... Ford is having a great year and the stats back it up... but there's a reason quarterbacks challenge Ford much more than they challenge Bonds... Yrah Bonds has been real good Piggy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbbfan Posted September 13 Author Report Share Posted September 13 34 minutes ago, bearpants said: I think you could make a case for Terrell Bonds... that guy has been lights out this year... how do we know he's been good?... he is NEVER mentioned during a game... teams simply don't throw at him.... Ford is having a great year and the stats back it up... but there's a reason quarterbacks challenge Ford much more than they challenge Bonds... Griffin and Nichols have been excellent too. Ford makes the picks and is damn good, but Nichols is shut down and the best tackler on our D. Easily the best at filling a gap and making stops on backs from our lbers and dbs. JohnnyAbonny, Atomic, bearpants and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardCoreBlue Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 35 minutes ago, bearpants said: I think you could make a case for Terrell Bonds... that guy has been lights out this year... how do we know he's been good?... he is NEVER mentioned during a game... teams simply don't throw at him.... Ford is having a great year and the stats back it up... but there's a reason quarterbacks challenge Ford much more than they challenge Bonds... Clamp-down DB's just doing their job. wbbfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold_Palmer Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 Bonds is absolutely the star, you never hear his name because the receiver is never making plays in front of him. He’s absolutely the definition of shut down DB. Nichols and Ford are great but even they occasionally get burnt. Bonds just quietly does his job. He’s so good. Tracker, BigBlueFanatic, JohnnyAbonny and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbbfan Posted September 13 Author Report Share Posted September 13 2 hours ago, Arnold_Palmer said: Bonds is absolutely the star, you never hear his name because the receiver is never making plays in front of him. He’s absolutely the definition of shut down DB. Nichols and Ford are great but even they occasionally get burnt. Bonds just quietly does his job. He’s so good. Bonds is excellent but Nichols is better, bonds benefits from playing next to nichol. The half almost never benefits from the corner. And it’s doubly true in our system. The half is the one making tough switches. The corner just maintains leverage over his area while sandwiching with the side line. It’s also worth noting that bonds hands are shakey even for a db. If he’d caught all the balls that hit him in the hands he’d lead the league in picks. Ford and Nichols are out making catches like wrs. JohnnyAbonny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H. Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 To summarize: the Bombers have a superb secondary Noeller, JCon, wbbfan and 3 others 2 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 8 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said: I would expect the Bombers are preparing for the upcoming off season where as we are Grey Cup hosts in 2025 to aggrssively upgrade our team on both sides of the ball on the LOS & at LB. As well as punt & KO return on ST's. We may see turnover at the qb position. If not QB1 then QB2. It's an ongoing process that can take years, I don't think there is a track record of teams successfully winning the GC in the year they host by overspending and making mass change in one season. Building a very good team takes time and usually can't be rushed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardCoreBlue Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 2 minutes ago, Mark H. said: To summarize: the Bombers have a superb secondary Teacher coming in hot. 🙂 wbbfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H. Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 2 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said: Teacher coming in hot. 🙂 Got some alliteration going on... 3 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said: It's an ongoing process that can take years, I don't think there is a track record of teams successfully winning the GC in the year they host by overspending and making mass change in one season. Building a very good team takes time and usually can't be rushed. And we DO NOT have a bad team. It's mostly just more parity in the league as a whole, imo Goalie, JohnnyAbonny, Pete Catan's Ghost and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Mark H. said: Got some alliteration going on... And we DO NOT have a bad team. It's mostly just more parity in the league as a whole, imo Just commenting on the general thought process that it is viable method. I think Hamilton tried last season bringing in BLM and it appears BC is doing the same this year, maybe they'll succeed. More interested in seeing the Bombers right their ship and flying full sail this season than what their plans are for next year, cause it's all connected. Edited September 13 by Fatty Liver Mark H. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 (edited) We still have a good team. The D is still an elite D. Sergio still one of the top kickers in the league. Sheahan is what he is. Our O tho has struggled big time. The D has given up 274 points in 13 games… “best” is montreal at 269 points but they have played one less game. Our O tho has scored 295 points in 13 games. Only other team less than 300 is Calgary and if they put up 20 or a bit less even this weekend ,we are last as once again they have played 1 less game. Our O sucks. It appears we are the worst points producing O in the league and that’s including McCheese Edited September 13 by Goalie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold_Palmer Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 51 minutes ago, Mark H. said: To summarize: the Bombers have a superb secondary If Holm is your worst DB you have an outstanding secondary. wbbfan, Mark H. and JohnnyAbonny 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booch Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 43 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said: If Holm is your worst DB you have an outstanding secondary. I used to rag on him last yr...havnt this yr but he seems to have regressed a bit Overall tho we have a strong group..I think also coincides to BA getting his game back and playing more a safety role...tho that one play last game was fugly lol Griffen too has been a huge reason..arguably one of our best most consistent guys over all this yr as well blue85gold and wbbfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue85gold Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 4 minutes ago, Booch said: I used to rag on him last yr...havnt this yr but he seems to have regressed a bit Overall tho we have a strong group..I think also coincides to BA getting his game back and playing more a safety role...tho that one play last game was fugly lol Griffen too has been a huge reason..arguably one of our best most consistent guys over all this yr as well BA is looking better but ya you still don't want him isolated in coverage. Agree on Griffin, he's been great. wbbfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booch Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 Just now, blue85gold said: BA is looking better but ya you still don't want him isolated in coverage. Agree on Griffin, he's been great. He should be our SAM really..especially since we don't need it for ratio wbbfan and JohnnyAbonny 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue85gold Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 54 minutes ago, Booch said: He should be our SAM really..especially since we don't need it for ratio The way they are playing him he basically is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyAbonny Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 Griffen is another under the radar, Nick Taylor type signing. Walters and the front office have been in a relative rough patch but Griffen and Jones were huge pickups. rebusrankin and wbbfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booch Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 1 hour ago, JohnnyAbonny said: Griffen is another under the radar, Nick Taylor type signing. Walters and the front office have been in a relative rough patch but Griffen and Jones were huge pickups. yup...ho Griffen was more a recruit thing brought in prior to TC as opposed to a mid season grab....but a nice signing none the less Would have loved to see him and Thomas flanking a stud MLB....Actually those 2 would have prob made life easier for Biggie. Still don't know what the Coach's didn't like in Thomas...I think he was basically a victim of the mindset of TC that regardless of who stepped up...or impressed in camp that Wilson....Biggie...Kramdi...J.Thomas were already decided starters and that was that...which is pretty sad JohnnyAbonny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 I would take this secondary over the Swaggerville secondary in 2011 and I never thought I'd say that. Those first 8 games in 2011 were the most fun I ever had at Canad Inns stadium JohnnyAbonny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyAbonny Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 1 hour ago, Atomic said: I would take this secondary over the Swaggerville secondary in 2011 and I never thought I'd say that. Those first 8 games in 2011 were the most fun I ever had at Canad Inns stadium That Aug/2011 home game against Edmonton is for sure top 5 at the old stadium for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCon Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 1 hour ago, Atomic said: I would take this secondary over the Swaggerville secondary in 2011 and I never thought I'd say that. Those first 8 games in 2011 were the most fun I ever had at Canad Inns stadium I loved Swaggerville. It was fun. But, the quiet assassin is even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyAbonny Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 1 hour ago, Booch said: yup...ho Griffen was more a recruit thing brought in prior to TC as opposed to a mid season grab....but a nice signing none the less Would have loved to see him and Thomas flanking a stud MLB....Actually those 2 would have prob made life easier for Biggie. Still don't know what the Coach's didn't like in Thomas...I think he was basically a victim of the mindset of TC that regardless of who stepped up...or impressed in camp that Wilson....Biggie...Kramdi...J.Thomas were already decided starters and that was that...which is pretty sad Oh yeah right. For some reason I thought they brought him in after preseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 As much fun as we all had with Swaggerville, I'm not sure it's in the same realm as some of the defences we've seen in the last 5 years. rebusrankin, wbbfan, Goalie and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnipegGordo Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 36 minutes ago, JohnnyAbonny said: Oh yeah right. For some reason I thought they brought him in after preseason. Calgary released Griffin a few days into main camp on May 15th and the Bombers signed him on May 18th (2 days before the 1st pre-season game). He was added to the active roster for game 3. JohnnyAbonny and wbbfan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 29 minutes ago, Noeller said: As much fun as we all had with Swaggerville, I'm not sure it's in the same realm as some of the defences we've seen in the last 5 years. Overall, yes. The effectiveness of the defence as a whole is dramatically reduced by our D-line and linebackers who just cannot pressure the opposing QBs and RBs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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