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

[Repoman]

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..."

We all know what happened in 07... Kinda crazy that Dinwiddie is involved again...

 

[Blitzkrug]

While the final statline wasn't great, Dinwiddie played well enough in that game to have them in position to win it too. Kerry Joseph sucked ASS that night and the Rider D dragged his ass across the finish line.

Dinwiddie won't be remembered for being a kid having never made a start doing the best with what was an impossible situation, but rather for the game ending pick he threw with under a minute left in the game.

 

[Edgar Halliwax]

What a fun game to be at yesterday . No question that the Bombers have the most passionate fan base in the league.

 

[LadyJet26]

That was so much fun!! One more game to go for all the marbles. Win this time boys!!

 

[The Blue Baron]

The Double Dip was a doozy! What a dream Winnipeg sports day!

A perfect ass beating of the Tars followed by a thorough dissection of the hated Riders. Pure bliss.

Bombers need to get revenge and win it back. It feels good heading in.

 

[rkp]

You re only as good as your last game....hoping bombers remember that next weekend

 

[Jets 31]

You re only as good as your last game....hoping bombers remember that next weekend

I don't know, making the Grey Cup for the 5th year in a row is pretty amazing . Now we are going to win our 3rd Cup in the last 5 though because Streveler is back.

 

[Brominator]

What a fun game! Nailbiters are fun, but it's also just great to go in and dominate.

Who else went to BOTH the Jets and Bombers games yesterday? I did and it was the perfect day of Winnipeg sports. First time I went to two in one day since 2011. Great crowd for both games - and both sold out. Impressive Winnipeg!

 

[Howard Chuck]

What a fun game! Nailbiters are fun, but it's also just great to go in and dominate.

Who else went to BOTH the Jets and Bombers games yesterday? I did and it was the perfect day of Winnipeg sports. First time I went to two in one day since 2011. Great crowd for both games - and both sold out. Impressive Winnipeg!

Also went to both…..::: hungover from Friday night too! Feels great to wake up today rested (and not hungover) and knowing both of my teams won in dominant fashion.

 

[jungles]

Woo! The Riders...and this is a universal truth even when they are winning...suck!

 

[bustamente]

Another gloomy and dark off season for the Riders and their fanbase, they can't fill their toilet bowl and the performance yesterday ain't going to help.

 

[SSCBLUEJET]

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

Well Milligan did nothing today and Brady destroyed them

Evan Holm was the best DB in the league yesterday. Never thought I would say this but, hats off to Suits for pouring the love on Holm.

 

[snowkiddin]

I hope the Bombers crush the Argos beneath their booted heel.

 

[roccerfeller]

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.

Same here
Arbuckle beat us in 2021 wearing an Argos jersey. He threw some good passes in that als game too. But Hopefully they will be the only time that he beats us

Last 2 grey cup losses have me limiting any pre game confidence

 

[WolfHouse]

Im usually a skeptic but this season has been a good reminder that coaches see more to players in practice... kramdi and holm would have been cut by fans a long time ago - me included... they were allstars yesterday

 

[Ponds]

Same here
Arbuckle beat us in 2021 wearing an Argos jersey. He threw some good passes in that als game too. But Hopefully they will be the only time that he beats us

Last 2 grey cup losses have me limiting any pre game confidence

I sympathize with that sentiment. I've also learned to temper my hopes heading into the big game, as our record in the Grey Cup isn't great. Last year, the whole week leading up, I had a gut feeling that Montreal would win.

That said, I also have a gut feeling this year. I think we're going to stick it to Toronto like we did to Saskatchewan. The Argos are due an L in the GC game and I'm confident we will give them one.

 

[John Agar]

Another gloomy and dark off season for the Riders and their fanbase, they can't fill their toilet bowl and the performance yesterday ain't going to help.

Here you go bust'... you are welcome to keep this jpeg on file and use at anytime...

Feel free to distrubute to all your Bomber fan friends...

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

Baker-Schaffer is insane - the riders really need to improve at import receiver - the easiest position to find in the league.

 

[wpgfishfan]

Line is 10.5

No one thinks Toronto has a chance. Winnipeg is fortunate Montreal lost as that game would be truly 50/50

 

[Holden Caulfield]

Line is 10.5

No one thinks Toronto has a chance. Winnipeg is fortunate Montreal lost as that game would be truly 50/50

This'll be the 4th straight GC where Bombers are heavy favourites. They are 1-2 in those games. I'm not taking anything for granted.

TO has an exceptional DL. People are talking about Bombers 10-1 run to end the year here...but that 1 loss was at home against the Argos. Bombers O could only put up 11 pts in that one.

This is gonna be a dogfight despite what the betting lines and pundits are gonna be saying.

 

[jungles]

Grey Cup is a coin flip at the best of times.

 

[snowkiddin]

This'll be the 4th straight GC where Bombers are heavy favourites. They are 1-2 in those games. I'm not taking anything for granted.

TO has an exceptional DL. People are talking about Bombers 10-1 run to end the year here...but that 1 loss was at home against the Argos. Bombers O could only put up 11 pts in that one.

This is gonna be a dogfight despite what the betting lines and pundits are gonna be saying.

Exactly. They’re a bad matchup for us.

Arbuckle isn’t very good but Kelly is average to below-average, so I don’t suspect the drop-off to be that bad.

It’s not gonna be easy.

Line is 10.5

No one thinks Toronto has a chance. Winnipeg is fortunate Montreal lost as that game would be truly 50/50

Montreal was extremely overrated all season. It brings me great joy to see them on the sidelines this week.

 

[Edgar Halliwax]

Exactly. They’re a bad matchup for us.

Arbuckle isn’t very good but Kelly is average to below-average, so I don’t suspect the drop-off to be that bad.

It’s not gonna be easy.


Montreal was extremely overrated all season. It brings me great joy to see them on the sidelines this week.

OurBuckle will not be an issue. If our offence is rolling, we will win. If our offence is not rolling, our defence will terminate the Argos, and we will win... We cannot lose three in a row. I plan to head to a movie on Grey Cup day and record the game. In 2022, I broke my IPad Pro over my knee when we lost at the end. A movie will be cheaper.

 

[10Ducky10]

Bombers will blow the Argos out so badly Ourbuckle and Dimwitty will retire...

 

[The Blue Baron]

Here you go bust'... you are welcome to keep this jpeg on file and use at anytime...

Feel free to distrubute to all your Bomber fan friends...

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Nice but the filler tank is on the wrong end. You see if it was on the other end of the stadium it would be a a complete seat for them ass cheeks.