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#21

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Official Game Day Thread -...

Last post by Horseman - October 10, 2024, 06:56:09 PM

I hope Grant doesn't come back to haunt us!!!

#22

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: The Ford Brothers Discussi...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - October 10, 2024, 06:51:26 PM

Quote from: Jesse on October 10, 2024, 06:15:23 PMIt's hard to do that mid-season.

Ford, BMT and Jackson have been there since the beginning of the season, only Jones has left. When you're losing almost every game it's a good time to try some different ideas.

#23

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: The Good Bad and the Ugly

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - October 10, 2024, 06:44:31 PM

Quote from: Jesse on October 10, 2024, 05:33:36 PMThere's a bit of a willful ignorance in that truth though. If you're making the case that we've only beat weak teams (because apparently most of the league is weak), then there are no strong teams, because they've also only beat the weak teams.

Ballad of the last 5 years, while the Bombers have been cake-walking through the regular season.

-The Stamps used to be good but have gotten progressively worse each year.
-The Riders try to be good, but usually fail.
-The Lions are usually good, but always come up short when the chips are down.
-The Elks are unfamiliar with the word good.
-The Ti-Cats should be good, but never deliver.
-The RB's are just now learning to be good.

#24

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: The Good Bad and the Ugly

Last post by Sir Blue and Gold - October 10, 2024, 06:30:21 PM

Quote from: theaardvark on October 10, 2024, 06:28:28 PMYou realize that when we started the 8-0 run, we were "a weaker team". 2-6, under .500 and not a playoff team, right?

Look at the records of those teams WHEN we beat them, not now, after those "L's" are in their stats.

BC 5-2 (we shut them out), BC 5-3, Hamilton (2-8), Sask (5-5-1), Sask (5-6-1), Edmonton(5-8, but on a 5-1 run), Edmonton (5-9, on a 5-2 run), Hamilton (6-8, but on a 4 game win streak).

Yep. Agree with all of that. I think you can reasonably make the case either way which is unusual and fun at the same time.

#25

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: The Good Bad and the Ugly

Last post by theaardvark - October 10, 2024, 06:28:28 PM

Quote from: Sir Blue and Gold on October 10, 2024, 05:20:43 PMThere is some truth to the fact that we've played weaker teams over the 8 game win streak. We've beat:

BC, BC, Hamilton, Sask, Sask, Edmonton, Edmonton, Hamilton.

And yea, that's half the league. But It's four games against non-playoff teams and four games against teams with ~.500 records. They might have been hot coming in, but it's hard to conclude they were very good either.

On the other hand, who is good? BC and the Riders are number 2 and 3 in the west so four straight against them is an accomplishment. It's true we didn't play Montreal but Ottawa is only 2 games above .500 themselves so are they the team we avoided that would have been a lot of trouble? Doubt it. It's a weird, close, log jam of a season.

You realize that when we started the 8-0 run, we were "a weaker team". 2-6, under .500 and not a playoff team, right?

Look at the records of those teams WHEN we beat them, not now, after those "L's" are in their stats.

BC 5-2 (we shut them out), BC 5-3, Hamilton (2-8), Sask (5-5-1), Sask (5-6-1), Edmonton(5-8, but on a 5-1 run), Edmonton (5-9, on a 5-2 run), Hamilton (6-8, but on a 4 game win streak).

#26

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Official Game Day Thread -...

Last post by theaardvark - October 10, 2024, 06:17:24 PM

A fresh LS on a few days practice should be fun.

ST's are going feast I think. Opens up a lot of opportunity is the snaps are even a small amount off, especially for place kicking where you can hit the holder. Will have to make sure they miss the punter clean...

#27

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: The Ford Brothers Discussi...

Last post by Jesse - October 10, 2024, 06:15:23 PM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on October 10, 2024, 06:04:01 PMStarting an under-proven Ford over MBT is equally insane. They need to retain and get the best out of both talented QB's, Jarious Jackson has a Zach/Strev combo in his pocket but doesn't think to implement it.

It's hard to do that mid-season.

#28

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: The Ford Brothers Discussi...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - October 10, 2024, 06:04:01 PM

Quote from: blue_gold_84 on October 10, 2024, 05:26:07 PMTouché. LOL

They'd be insane to stick with Bethel-Thompson looking ahead to 2025.

Starting an under-proven Ford over MBT is equally insane. They need to retain and get the best out of both talented QB's, Jarious Jackson has a Zach/Strev combo in his pocket but doesn't think to implement it.

#29