OT: Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2024 Season Thread - Footnote it is. Another long off-season ahead.

[sipowicz]

Even worse than the loss, having to live in Regina!

 

[None]

Harris and garbage minute yards, name a more iconic duo.

 

[sipowicz]

Turd Buster gets a loser TD!

 

[snowkiddin]

Harris and garbage minute yards, name a more iconic duo.

Harris and struggling inside the red zone?

 

[jetsforever]

Cool to see Strev and Bighill on the sideline

 

[bustamente]

This game was not really close all the Riders did was block a punt and fake a punt. Bombers trolled the league all year long and wiped the field with the Riders.

 

[FonRiesen]

What a terrible onside kick attempt...

 

[snowkiddin]

one more win, boys. Let’s slay those Grey Cup demons

 

[FonRiesen]

Good job, Bombers, got the job done. And now for a championship!

 

[bustamente]

 

[gojetsgo]

woot 5 in a row! thank you bombers for making this the most stress free west final ever!

 

[bustamente]

 

[AussieBomberJet]

The sobbing between the weeping and gnashing of teeth coming from the melon-headed cryer nation sustain me.

 

[Section 325]

Two Winnipeg games today, two complete stompings. Huzzah!

Even worse than the loss, having to live in Regina!

Sooooo true...

I've driven through many times recently on my way to and from Winnipeg. The last time I went through there at about 3AM and holy MOLY was it scary. I didn't stayed stopped at a light on Victoria Avenue because there were all sorts of unseemly looking characters eyeing my car. I have honestly never felt the need to do that in Canada.

Super boring, ugly, and unsafe is not the combo you strive for.

But at least they have a "meh" football team!

 

[Blitzkrug]

Chad Kelly confirmed to have some type of tibia injury. Naylor has confirmed he's out 6-9 months (presumably broken with that time frame)

Next Sunday is absolutely winnable and i project the Bombers will be favored. Send this era off with a bang, boys.

 

[SSCBLUEJET]

I love Brady O. He's like shooting a fire hydrant out of a cannon.

 

[SSCBLUEJET]

Chad Kelly confirmed to have some type of tibia injury. Naylor has confirmed he's out 6-9 months (presumably broken with that time frame)

Next Sunday is absolutely winnable and i project the Bombers will be favored. Send this era off with a bang, boys.

Chad is out for 6 to 9 months.
I'm struggling right now because Momma said "If you don't have anything good to say..."

 

[Blitzkrug]

Chad is out for 6 to 9 months.
I'm struggling right now because Momma said "If you don't have anything good to say..."

Agreed lmao.

This last week as a whole has been a really hard test on that idea.

 

[blueandgoldguy]

The defense has been the highlight of the team this season no doubt, particularly the secondary. I'm worried about the o-line, Collaros' brain farts and Pierce underwhelming playcalling...it's like he bases many of the plays on the Bombers still having a dominant o-line, not the mediocre one that exists in the present.

Saskatchewan's offense has outplayed the Bomber offense in both games this season, in terms of yards from scrimmage. Harris and the Sask O generated 5 TDs in their last 2 meetings against the Bombers which is pretty solid. I'm not sure why people say Harris doesn't finish drives this year? Sask's O has generated the 4th most Tds this season. The Bombers have generated 7th or 8th most.

While our d has played well, I am concerned the poor d-line and at best mediocre linebacking crew will continue getting chewed up by the Sask running game as has been the case most of the season - we are one of the weakest groups against the run this year. Younger has done an admirable job given the limited talent he has to work with with the front 7 switching to a mostly 3 man rush (necessitated by the terrible pressure from the blitz) and having the linebackers dropping into coverage for what seems like a good portion of the snaps. I expect Harris to have plenty of long looks with a reasonably good chance of picking us apart with plenty of short to medium passes (typical Harris game).

Hearing that 36 year old Nick Taylor (hasn't played in a year) and Kyrie Wilson (hasn't played in months and was underwhelming when he did) may see the field and scares me and seems very reminiscient of O'shea's ill-advised moves of starting an injured and ineffective Adam Bighill and Dalton Schoen in last year's Grey Cup that played a big role in us losing the game.

Oliveira has a lot to prove as he was underwhelming in his final two games of the season. He also failed to have a good game in his three attempts versus the Riders this season. Riders are the second best team against the run this season.

I would have preferred colder conditions for tomorrow's game (minus 1 or 2 at the start of the game with the temperature dropping a few degrees by the middle of the game and a slight wind) as I feel that would favor the Bombers. Alas it will be 8-9 degrees with a slight wind.

Saskatchewan finished the season strong winning 4 in a row before losing a meaningless final game. They feel a bit like a team of destiny similar to the Bombers in 2019. Meanwhile, the Bombers finished poorly failing to beat the Argos at home in a game that would have clinched first place and then followed that up with an uninspired effort versus a Montreal team that pulled several starters throughout the game, and only won in a fluke due to mother nature.

I don't know...despite home field advantage, I don't like the Bombers chances. Shades of the 2003 Western Semi-Final I attended in very cold conditions.

Final Score: Saskatchewan 25 Bombers 17

Don't shoot me.

I knew the Bombers would win!

Even worse than the loss, having to live in Regina!

Do you know how you spot a Saskatchewan Roughrider fan at your workplace or classroom?

Just look for the person holding their pencil with their entire closed fist.

 

[blueandgoldguy]

The sobbing between the weeping and gnashing of a tooth coming from the melon-headed cryer nation sustain me.

Fixed

 

[FlyerNutter]

What a beautiful night. Beautiful game.

Boys look good! Such a great time to be a fan for those of us that remember the purgatory years.

https://streamable.com/k24b3g

 

[Holden Caulfield]

That was fun. But as Billy Beane says nothing matters unless you win the last game of the year. We've been down this road before. Next week is what really matters.

 

[snowkiddin]

Sask fans have been beating the drum that Rolan Milligan should be MOP over Brady.

Well Milligan did nothing today and Brady destroyed them

 

[WPGChief]

Took a while to feel comfortable, but that was a dominant Bombers win. But no mistaking it, Roughriders are a team that are on the upswing once Corey Mace gets more comfortable as a Head Coach and if they can find a QB to replace Harris. But when all three of Collaros-Lawler-Oliveira are playing at their best, and the defensive scheme covers for all its shortcomings (what a game from Holm), this team is performing at the level we expected of them before the season began (and subsequently went 2-6 before getting on its roll).

This feels like the 3rd Grey Cup in a row where the Bombers should be better on paper than their opponent, now with the injury to Chad Kelly (ptooie). If they have a game like today, it should be easy, but I probably won't be confident unless or until it's the 3 minute warning and they're up by more than one touchdown.

 

[VictoriaJetsFan]

Now that....was a day...too exhausted to even type anything. Enjoy the long weekend everyone.