OT: Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2023 Season - Another terrible disappointment. NEXT: Tough Decisions on How to Rebuild.

[sipowicz]

Speaking of retiring Rod Smith can from the pbp booth he is beyond terrible

Whole production was terrible, some obese women stomping around the stage like an elephant, no individual player introductions, lame videos of the teams before the game a has been band who haven’t been relevant since 1995 and a lacklustre PxP and sub par commentary by the known Blue Bomber hater…….oh and the Blue Bomber layeDdanother egg!

PS and my head already pounding

 

[John Agar]

Whole production was terrible, some obese women stomping around the stage like an elephant, no individual player introductions, lame videos of the teams before the game a has been band who haven’t been relevant since 1995 and a lacklustre PxP and sub par commentary by the known Blue Bomber hater…….oh and the Blue Bomber layeDdanother egg!

PS and my head already pounding

I always have said " I wish I didn't think.... My life would be perfect " ...

Sip'... Snoop Doggy Dog.... just gave up dope... therefore..

Never give up sentience...

You have never given up.... so many things to list...

 

[AussieBomberJet]

It really did feel like most of the country was against us. It feels the same way for the Jets. I'll never understand the dislike/hatred towards us.

 

[snowkiddin]

It really did feel like most of the country was against us. It feels the same way for the Jets. I'll never understand the dislike/hatred towards us.

Bombers are the class of the league these days despite the Grey Cup gaffes. Jealousy breeds contempt.

 

[kanadalainen]

A wee bit of pain
- by kanadalainen - post apocalyptic era, 2 AC (after cup)

Hypothesis
The CFL game is a sketchy cast-iron pitiless slattern to freely offer one's lifelong commitment, to hold tight, to (with wanton disregard for one's blood pressure) pin one's dreams to - a capricious and uncaring acquaintance. You may flirt with such a creature at your own peril. This is not a relationship that bards sing about, its the lamentation of the common fan, le petit pauvre.

And, case in point:

The final minute and 40 nearly killed me. Well ok the final 45 seconds almost killed me. The bombers led the game, *had* the game, it was right there. I couldn't sit down and watch - I was pacing. I was hoping that the bombers would stack the secondary, but que sera sera, ita fiat esto.

This is a bitter way to go out after such a loaded season. Lots of good memories...on to next year. In the aftermath (and no, I can't read about it or subject myself to the media onslaught) one merely stares into the void seeking a smidgen of logic, hope, a bit of magic - and sometimes there is none, there is only stark reality.

Concluding remarks and summary
Quid esta veritas? Answer - somehow, as I find myself tapping out this note, I'm not actually dead, but simply am the embodiment of a sort of temporary stasis of the soul - but nonetheless:

I'm ride or die with the BB which is not the healthiest option. I can't be calm so here we are, composing soliloquies to express grief, and agonize a wee bit.

(sometimes you've got to laugh at the vagarity of sports)

Figure 1. Actual CFL fans glued to their horses.

 

[Jets 31]

Well that sucked, Bighill shouldn't have been playing but where was the defense that got 9 sacks last weekend? The interception in the endzone really hurt and we just seemed like we didn't want it as bad as Montreal. Good season again though, hopefully we can get to the Cup next season and win it.

 

[kanadalainen]

Good season again though, hopefully we can get to the Cup next season and win it.

Good on you.

 

[CDN24]

It's a game of inches. We get the TD instead of the interception by throwing into the flats to a wide open receiver, we win. We don't make the 3rd down stand at the end of the half, we lose by more.

We were still a good team, we were in it until the last drive.

Edit: that said, we had far more opportunities to win, and blew several chances to put the game away. Multiple unforced errors... And I hated the defensive playcalling - if I'd make one change, it would be getting a new D coordinator...

Counterintuitively, that 3rd down stand may have helped the Als and hurt the Bombers. Bombers went into the half with a 10 point lead and did not feel the need to make adjustments. Als went into the half thinking we can move the ball against these guys on offense and made a few tweaks.

Als looked like a team that believed they could win in the 2nd half. Bombers looked like a team that didn't believe they could lose.

 

[Holden Caulfield]

I was really angry and pretty drunk last night. But I don't really regret what I said. The Bombers failed to show up. In the Big game. Again! I'm still f***ing mad. It'd be one thing to lose, but to fail to show up and just hand the victory to a far inferior opponent. Pathetic.

 

[LadyJet26]

I'm pissed off. The team failed to show up in the biggest game of the year. AGAIN. They didn't make any adjustments at half and let Montreal stay in the game.

Hall needs to go.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Sorry, guys. Was rooting for you.

 

[puck stoppa]

That was disappointing to say the least. Can someone please explain to me what the Bombers were trying to do on that last play? Catch the ball and punt it? Is that legal? Could they recover that in the end zone? Wouldn’t that just be no yards as Montreal needs to pick it up first?

 

[AtomicJets]

Jason Maas and Danny Maciocia did an incredible job with the Als this year. A well-earned win.

 

[Holden Caulfield]

That was disappointing to say the least. Can someone please explain to me what the Bombers were trying to do on that last play? Catch the ball and punt it? Is that legal? Could they recover that in the end zone? Wouldn’t that just be no yards as Montreal needs to pick it up first?

All the players behind where the punt is made from are on side. Meaning no yards doesn't apply and any player onside can go down and recover a ball. If the Bombers had gotten there first they could have recovered it for a TD.

 

[snowkiddin]

Did Richie Hall get fired yet?

 

[Channelcat]

Bombers had the ball for nearly three quarters worth of length and got beat by nearly every single Als big play that targeted Houston and Parker on the defence, and on the final drive instead of providing them any sort of support, Richie Hall throws his entire defence at the Als line that's been stuffing the blitzes all game and - guess what - beats Houston on a big play again. You can hate Collaros' INT in the end zone (and Oliveira's fumble earlier on too) but the Bombers offence was otherwise extremely efficient - this Als offence should have come no where close to putting up 28 points and that is all sort of infuriating to cope with.

Nailed it.

 

[Jets 31]

Whole production was terrible, some obese women stomping around the stage like an elephant, no individual player introductions, lame videos of the teams before the game a has been band who haven’t been relevant since 1995 and a lacklustre PxP and sub par commentary by the known Blue Bomber hater…….oh and the Blue Bomber layeDdanother egg!

PS and my head already pounding

Green Day was good, speaking of..... A song for the Bombers.

 

[WolfHouse]

At the end of the day, Thorpe is and always has been a better DC than Hall. Bombers compensated for Hall with JJ, WJ and Bighill but Montreal's talent on D is very strong now too.

I didn't like the two penalties on our OL that kind of killed the bombers momentum - they were chintzy after Montreal was holding all first half. Really killed that drive

Wonder if rostering Haba/Fox and running a heavy rotation of DL would have helped... still don't see the purpose of Damian Jackson - I think Ellis was a Nationalized American and he made an impact

I think Buck lost the game almost more than Hall... we all know that Hall can't contain yards late in a game and doesn't make adjustments... Buck drifted back to Lapo play calling and away from screens - and we almost never see a shovel pass to BO

Hall's play calling reminded me of pre-Bighill days where he would just wash out his own MLB by lining him up at the DL play after play - basically trying to compensate for the MLB's lack of speed by getting pressure - which teams easily read.

I don't see what Osh didn't challenge that fumble - I'd say it was 50/50 in review but it would have broken Montreal

I want to criticize Osh's love for Cdns but Gauthier and Lawson did have a good games - Bennett is not doing it for me... Jackson seems like a nice story but 3 ST tackles on the season is a massive red flag

If I'm Walters, I'd ask Collaros to restructure for a 2 year cheaper annual contract so they can keep Brown and run a 1A/1B - pitch it as a game management deal or something...

Same for Bighill - get Cole rotating with him and use him as Nationalized American - bombers will be forced to start more rookies next year regardless

 

[LadyJet26]

At the end of the day, Thorpe is and always has been a better DC than Hall. Bombers compensated for Hall with JJ, WJ and Bighill but Montreal's talent on D is very strong now too.

I didn't like the two penalties on our OL that kind of killed the bombers momentum - they were chintzy after Montreal was holding all first half. Really killed that drive

Wonder if rostering Haba/Fox and running a heavy rotation of DL would have helped... still don't see the purpose of Damian Jackson - I think Ellis was a Nationalized American and he made an impact

I think Buck lost the game almost more than Hall... we all know that Hall can't contain yards late in a game and doesn't make adjustments... Buck drifted back to Lapo play calling and away from screens - and we almost never see a shovel pass to BO

Hall's play calling reminded me of pre-Bighill days where he would just wash out his own MLB by lining him up at the DL play after play - basically trying to compensate for the MLB's lack of speed by getting pressure - which teams easily read.

I don't see what Osh didn't challenge that fumble - I'd say it was 50/50 in review but it would have broken Montreal

I want to criticize Osh's love for Cdns but Gauthier and Lawson did have a good games - Bennett is not doing it for me... Jackson seems like a nice story but 3 ST tackles on the season is a massive red flag

If I'm Walters, I'd ask Collaros to restructure for a 2 year cheaper annual contract so they can keep Brown and run a 1A/1B - pitch it as a game management deal or something...

Same for Bighill - get Cole rotating with him and use him as Nationalized American - bombers will be forced to start more rookies next year regardless

Gauthier had a terrible f***ing game. Gauthier does not belong on D. He missed coverage all night long.

 

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

Had them at 2nd and 18 where a stop wins the game, can't give that up.

Bombers threw this game away. Collaros pick was brutal, offense completely stagnated in the 2nd half and we kept running every first down. So predictable.

Really should have been a win.

 

[Adam da bomb]

Collaros got outplayed. There were very few big plays completed and they relied entirely on the running game. Oliveria carried the team and the most important player in football is the qb.

 

[Heldig]

Number one rated offense in almost all categories got outplayed.

Number one defense in almost all categories got outplayed.

Collaros was just OK. Underthrew the deep ball as he has all season. Difference is this time the Montreal players made great defensive plays.

Bighill hurt the team until he was sat.

Schoen was not ready.

Houston was picked on alot.

 

[Andy6]

I’m not sure why he’s the A guy now when Marshall and Dustin are both better. Seniority, I guess

Had them at 2nd and 18 where a stop wins the game, can't give that up.

Bombers threw this game away. Collaros pick was brutal, offense completely stagnated in the 2nd half and we kept running every first down. So predictable.

Really should have been a win.

That 13 yard run by Fajardo was when I knew it was over. Teams tend to make those desperation 3rd and less than 5 plays at the end of the game.

 

[Huffer]

Poor playcalling and execution on both sides all game, but both the Offense and Defense had their chance to step up and win the game in the end (Offense with the ball with 3 minutes left where a time killing drive and some points ices it, and Defense after that where a stop (2nd and long!!) ices it) but they both come up short.

 

[snowkiddin]

Had them at 2nd and 18 where a stop wins the game, can't give that up.

Bombers threw this game away. Collaros pick was brutal, offense completely stagnated in the 2nd half and we kept running every first down. So predictable.

Really should have been a win.

It certainly seemed like a carbon-copy of last year where they started hot and then slowly wilted away as the other team made plays when they needed to. Everything down to letting the QB scramble for huge yards on 2nd and long when you had him for a sack was just too similar. Seemed like a game where they would snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, and they did.