Official Game Day Thread - BC @ Winnipeg, July 30, 2026

[Tecno]

I didn't notice before, in the MOS presser near the end MOS basically spells out that the plan (methinks "whole plan", but MOS said "part") was to specifically have a no-turnover O.  There's the proof we needed that the book was slashed so Dru could not throw any deep shots (or intermediates) that could be INT'd.  They took all the risky stuff away, and made sure he knew even the short stuff had to be 100% before he pulled the trigger.

That's why we lost.  BC figured this out by the 2nd Q.

[dd]

I didn't notice before, in the MOS presser near the end MOS basically spells out that the plan (methinks "whole plan", but MOS said "part") was to specifically have a no-turnover O.  There's the proof we needed that the book was slashed so Dru could not throw any deep shots (or intermediates) that could be INT'd.  They took all the risky stuff away, and made sure he knew even the short stuff had to be 100% before he pulled the trigger.

That's why we lost.  BC figured this out by the 2nd Q.

Hold on a sec....our offense didn't cost us the BC game, it was our horrific non existent run defense that let a raw green rookie and a backup RB run all over us at will. You stop BC's run game, you win the game, simple as that.

[theaardvark]

Hold on a sec....our offense didn't cost us the BC game, it was our horrific non existent run defense that let a raw green rookie and a backup RB run all over us at will. You stop BC's run game, you win the game, simple as that.

We needed to spy the QB more.  It felt like they managed to identify and neutralize our spy. 

This is where a Kramdi helps.  He is a high IQ that hits a ton.  I'd put him in as spy on any QB, any day of the week.

[Blue In BC]

Hold on a sec....our offense didn't cost us the BC game, it was our horrific non existent run defense that let a raw green rookie and a backup RB run all over us at will. You stop BC's run game, you win the game, simple as that.

Well our offence didn't score 2 early TD's and settled for FG's instead. Early momentum failed in that sense. Overall we struggled to move the ball consistently, took some penalties which didn't help.

However, yes the defence took the day off and were mostly responsible for the loss.

[Blue In BC]

We needed to spy the QB more.  It felt like they managed to identify and neutralize our spy. 

This is where a Kramdi helps.  He is a high IQ that hits a ton.  I'd put him in as spy on any QB, any day of the week.

The long runs by Horvath had nothing to do with spying the QB. He had some big important runs but Horvath ran up the middle and outside for monster gains. 191 yards and 3 TD's. That alone, either or both were certainly be cause for defeat.

[Jesse]

Hold on a sec....our offense didn't cost us the BC game, it was our horrific non existent run defense that let a raw green rookie and a backup RB run all over us at will. You stop BC's run game, you win the game, simple as that.

You don't kick FG's instead of TDs and you win the game.

We were down 7-6 at the half. Was the offence the offence or defence doing it's job at that point?

We were up 16-10 after the 3rd quarter. Is 16 points a good performance for the O?

With 6 minutes left in the game, we were up 19-13. Is it reasonable to ask the offence to maintain some possession time and run down the clock? Even after we let them score and were down 20-19, is it unreasonable to ask them to score one more time? Or un the clock down while at least getting into FG range?

Giant fail by the offence in that game.

[dd]

We were winning 16-10 at the end of the third, then gave up 25 points in the 4th quarter, giving up 25 points in 1 quarter is awful no matter which way you slice it. We beat Hamilton scoring less than 20 points, so if our D doesn't give up a games worth of points in the final quarter, that would have gone a long way to helping us win. You give up 35 points, you don't win many games, nor do you win many games scoring 16, so both inept units are to blame.

[Blue72]

Why could Dru throw TD and two pointers in the Ottawa OT game with no problem but against BC on the 3 yard line we kick FGs?

[Tecno]

Why could Dru throw TD and two pointers in the Ottawa OT game with no problem but against BC on the 3 yard line we kick FGs?

Because after the 4-INT game the braintrust decided this was going to be a no-INT no-risk no-deep game.  That, and BC's D is better than OTT's.

[Tecno]

Hold on a sec....our offense didn't cost us the BC game, it was our horrific non existent run defense that let a raw green rookie and a backup RB run all over us at will. You stop BC's run game, you win the game, simple as that.

It's both.  O basically went 2 & out every possession after Dru left.  MOS said it: D got tired.  Willie also did a rare finger-point and blamed the O for not scoring when they could -- said doing so has a "snowball" effect.  He's not wrong.

Just like in the cups we lost: O needs to move the ball when up in the 4th.  It's been a major problem for ages.  Teams stop Brady in the late 4th knowing our goal is to run and bleed clock.  Brady just isn't AH33.

The least the O could do after the big TD run in the 4th was move the ball and show we're still in it.  But they went 2&out and everyone in the world knew we were then going to lose.  The O isn't great when Zach is in.  The O is worse when Dru is in.  The O is league-worst when Elgs is in.

And people said Strev was bad!!

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

It's both.  O basically went 2 & out every possession after Dru left.  MOS said it: D got tired.  Willie also did a rare finger-point and blamed the O for not scoring when they could -- said doing so has a "snowball" effect.  He's not wrong.

Just like in the cups we lost: O needs to move the ball when up in the 4th.  It's been a major problem for ages.  Teams stop Brady in the late 4th knowing our goal is to run and bleed clock.  Brady just isn't AH33.

The least the O could do after the big TD run in the 4th was move the ball and show we're still in it.  But they went 2&out and everyone in the world knew we were then going to lose.  The O isn't great when Zach is in.  The O is worse when Dru is in.  The O is league-worst when Elgs is in.

And people said Strev was bad!!

Yep, they almost need a QB like Tre Ford they can throw in when plans fall apart and let him run wild instead of trying to force him to conform to the exact same game plan.  It totally worked for BC, maybe Perkins could fill that same role.

Chances are they're losing the game anyway, but at least with a wild card the fans are entertained and the other team is thrown an unpredictable curve they might not be prepared to contend with.

[Tecno]

Getting thru my rewatch. So depressing. I'll have my report soon. I'm truly curious to see if Stan and Nichols and Kyrie are as awful as many now say.

The big thing jumping out at me is BC's D was playing exceptionally well. Especially Sankey. It's Sankey didn't exist and it was some average guy, we would have had probably 2 more TDs easy, and many more first downs.

It really didn't help that we allowed them to play so tight, with no deep shots. Maybe if Sankey was dropping back with the DBs in zone sometimes we'd have more space for Brady.

There was so much cover 0 by them, on most run plays they guessed right and it was only man on the 1 to 3 Recievers out. We didn't try to throw into that to take advantage until right near when dru got hurt. And then he chucked it into a pass rusher batdown...

When the opponent D is playing so well you need to up your game, and take more risks. the game was horribly mismanaged. It's pretty clear bc was going to run all night, and their oc spent the entire time probing for weakness. He knew he'd bust it if they kept hitting it.

There were 2 mid game bc runs where we just barely managed to stop the carrier, and if we hadn't it was going to be a 50y run or td. Those were the license for bc to keep trying.

I think it was Farhan who said in one that he couldn't believe the Bombers didn't think of a counter plan at halftime. He's dead right. You could see the big runs coming, and younger decided to just play his normal ball. I'm not usually hard on younger, but this may be the dumbest decision he's ever made.

[blue_gold_84]

This team sucks.

[Blue In BC]

Getting thru my rewatch. So depressing. I'll have my report soon. I'm truly curious to see if Stan and Nichols and Kyrie are as awful as many now say.

The big thing jumping out at me is BC's D was playing exceptionally well. Especially Sankey. It's Sankey didn't exist and it was some average guy, we would have had probably 2 more TDs easy, and many more first downs.

It really didn't help that we allowed them to play so tight, with no deep shots. Maybe if Sankey was dropping back with the DBs in zone sometimes we'd have more space for Brady.

There was so much cover 0 by them, on most run plays they guessed right and it was only man on the 1 to 3 Recievers out. We didn't try to throw into that to take advantage until right near when dru got hurt. And then he chucked it into a pass rusher batdown...

When the opponent D is playing so well you need to up your game, and take more risks. the game was horribly mismanaged. It's pretty clear bc was going to run all night, and their oc spent the entire time probing for weakness. He knew he'd bust it if they kept hitting it.

There were 2 mid game bc runs where we just barely managed to stop the carrier, and if we hadn't it was going to be a 50y run or td. Those were the license for bc to keep trying.

I think it was Farhan who said in one that he couldn't believe the Bombers didn't think of a counter plan at halftime. He's dead right. You could see the big runs coming, and younger decided to just play his normal ball. I'm not usually hard on younger, but this may be the dumbest decision he's ever made.

I've always been a fan of Sankey and he is the difference maker at MLB that we are lacking. Water under the bridge now.