Official Game Day Thread - Winnipeg at Montreal - October 26, 2024

[ichabod_crane]

All the cliches come out now!

It's NEVER OVER UNTIL IT'S OVER!

"Music" City miracle!!

Kindly Cal Murphy was smiling down from the heavens on that one...or Cactus Jack Wells! "Have a good good....GOOD HEAVENS!"   

[TecnoGenius]

Rider fans would be devastated over this win....winning on the road is never easy....especially in the playoffs

I have zero fear of SSK coming into PAS for WDF.  Zero.  We have their number.  And if it's BC, same.  This MTL game was the only impediment to the GC.

I won't worry about the GC until the time comes, because THAT game will be VERY hard and today didn't install confidence that our O has figured anything out yet.

[TecnoGenius]

Kindly Cal Murphy was smiling down from the heavens on that one...or Cactus Jack Wells! "Have a good good....GOOD HEAVENS!" 

Could be!  Could be all our dear departed Bombers.  Add Roh in there.  RIP guys!  Maybe lend us a hand in the WDF and GC too?

[markf]

All the negative Nellies don't know what to say. LMAO!

how about the other forum lol.... some of leaders of that group wanted to fire O'Shea 🤡

[blue_or_die]

All the negative Nellies don't know what to say. LMAO!

Probably saying that it took a miracle of nature to get the W, and they wouldn't be wrong.

All I know is that was it for me. I will be attending church regularly from now on.

[dd]

Players are definitely superstitious and belief is a powerful thing....this was nothing short of Devine intervention!!! Going on to win in the playoffs and the Grey Cup was just simply meant to be!!!

[TecnoGenius]

Injury front?  Looks like we got away with few injuries.

Woods looks unlikely to be useful in post-season.

Pokey got poked in the poker?  Hopefully that's only it.  He was really in pain so if it's a leg thing it might be bad.

Ford was hobbling a bit after the game, hopefully nothing.

Other than that everything looks ok?  That's very good news.  Let's see how SSK fares on the injry front.  At least they get the benefit of resting 6 starters.

[TecnoGenius]

Probably saying that it took a miracle of nature to get the W, and they wouldn't be wrong.

I'm totally fine with winning one we maybe shouldn't have!  So many games this year the luck went against us, on plays, injuries, etc.

It had to start evening up.  Maybe it'll continue.  We still are at a deficit on "outside help".

[markf]

Ford.... almost put it away.

he's our best defensive player.  how many passes his way today?

[TecnoGenius]

Maas' timeout made that wind gust timing.  If Maas doesn't take that time out a minute earlier, assuming you think the wind wouldn't change its timing, then Zema gets a clean punt.

Also critical: Zach's 10Y run to convert on 2nd down a drive earlier.  Without that extra few inches, we likely are too far to kick that final FG.

[TecnoGenius]

Ford.... almost put it away.

he's our best defensive player.  how many passes his way today?

The robbed INT plus that possible late INT would have made Ford the INT league leader, assuming Milligan rests or doesn't get one today.

[J5V]

At this point in the season I think it's safe to assume that what we see this Saturday against Montreal is this season's version of the Bombers going forward. We've had two weeks to prepare and we have lots of film on Montreal. There should be no surprises.

Who Wants it More: I think both teams are going to want to win this game although the Bombers need it to determine their playoff seed and the Als are playing for pride. They are both playing with the desire to end the year on a positive note against a potential Grey Cup contender. The Bombers probably want it/need it, more.

The Threat of Injury: A legitimate concern for both teams as both are playoff bound. The Als *may* want to rest some players but I wouldn't count on it. If the game gets out of hand score wise for one team or the other, then I suspect key performers will find a seat on the bench for both clubs.

O-line Issues: I'm not sure the Bombers have the pieces to solve their leaky O-line issues. For them to be successful is going to depend on how well they can force Montreal to play honest. If they blitz the Bombers have to pick it up and give Zach time to burn Montreal's D. If they can successfully blitz Zach all day without consequence this game is going to be a big problem for this offense.

Montreal has their own O-line issues having lost starting guard Josh Donovan to a knee injury. He was carried off the field by his teammates and had to be carted away. Didn't look good.

Defense: Both defenses are capable of shutting down their opponents. Montreal with their linebackers and their propensity to blitz a lot, the Bombers with what is arguably the best secondary in the league. I'd be surprised if a lot of points were scored in this game.

Offense: Montreal has the edge unless the Bombers find a way to give Zach Collaros the time he needs to be effective. The Bombers like to rush only 3 a lot of the time so I don't see Cody Fajardo being pressured much unless the Bombers can take advantage of the Josh Donovan injury.

Turnovers: The team that makes the fewest mistakes may very well win this game. Turnovers will be a huge factor if one team or the other has ball security issues.

Special Teams: I see this as basically even although Montreal may have the more dangerous return game. Is this a game where Sergio Castillo kicks a 63 yarder to win it?

What to Expect: This could be the game of the year or a complete dud for one team or the other. Both have stumbled of late with Winnipeg losing a nail-biter to the Argos two weeks ago and Montreal getting smoked by BC last game. They both need to find their game to build some momentum going into the playoffs. I suspect that the team that finds their groove first may steamroll the other. It's really a toss-up which makes this game a hard one to predict but I'll give it a try. Bombers win this game late on a long Sergio Castillo field goal, 30-29.

Just saying.  :-)

[TecnoGenius]

Miller was loving that punt, running down the sideline while it was in flight cheering and pointing.  MOS looked pleased too.

Maas looked flabbergasted.  Were any headsets harmed?

Look at Castillo's eyes right before his final FG... lovin' it.

[TecnoGenius]

Just saying.  :-)

You called it!  Pretty close score guess too.

Hope you put $1k on it!  I was going to bet big, but got scared by the odds and just put $20 on the win.  Oops.

[ichabod_crane]

Maas' timeout made that wind gust timing.  If Maas doesn't take that time out a minute earlier, assuming you think the wind wouldn't change its timing, then Zema gets a clean punt.

Also critical: Zach's 10Y run to convert on 2nd down a drive earlier.  Without that extra few inches, we likely are too far to kick that final FG.

YEAH, what was up with that? Makes NO SENSE AT ALL....you want to kill the clock and you call a timeout? Unless there was too many men on the field or something else weird going on that I misses, WHY WOULD YOU CALL A TIMEOUT in that situation? VERY STRANGE...more heavenly gifts? BIZARRO!