Official Game Day Thread - Montreal @ Winnipeg, August 28, 2026

[Sway]

I don't like the penalty.  Find a way to beat them down within the whistles and without getting caught.  You know, like other teams do.

Yoshi teabags DL and LB on like every other run play.  That's the way you do it.  You can mess with their heads and make them feel worthless without taking any flags.

We just got lucky it was after yards were gained.  Look at where dumb penalties put us on that 2nd & 30 drive.  While MOS is publicly defending Neuf, you can bet he's telling him exactly what I just did above.

I hope he did.

In a closer game those penalties could have killed us.

They were stupid and there should be no justifying it.

But if you are in Osh old boys club you get a free pass.

[Blue In BC]

I hope you realize the Bombers were playing against the best offence in the league with a few of the most talented players and were not about to shut them down completely, please take the stats with a grain of salt.

Yes. Did you see the Als complete a 2nd and 20 when Alexander rolled left, poured himself a coffee and read a newspaper before he found a receiver wide open. No Bomber is sight while he viewed the field.

How about the 37 yard TD play where several players botched tackles?

Yes I know that was the best offence in the CFL. It's one thing for an offence to make a good play. It's another to allow a 70 yard drive in 3 plays.

[Blue In BC]

Your TOP idea is correct once we were up 16.  But at all times before that MTL was fully allowed to run.  A high-powered O doesn't care if they are down 10, or even 14; especially before the 4th Q.

If Theis was getting explosions and good average early, they would have run him a lot more.  The reason Theis didn't get those things is because the D stopped them, just as they stopped Rankin early vs EDM.  The only difference is EDM insists on sticking with Rankin (adding in those hitch screens), and MTL doesn't care as much because Alexander + Philpot can normally kill every D.

Ironically, once Alexander was nicked MTL should have gone to running MORE.  Once again, a high-powered O sputters against our D where a dink & dunk motif would have succeeded.  I had a feeling MTL wouldn't get the plot, and that's why I bet on WPG.

Why run when you can pass for 10+ yards?  Are you seriously defending the Bomber defence in the 1st half?

[Pigskin]

Yes. Did you see the Als complete a 2nd and 20 when Alexander rolled left, poured himself a coffee and read a newspaper before he found a receiver wide open. No Bomber is sight while he viewed the field.

How about the 37 yard TD play where several players botched tackles?

Yes I know that was the best offence in the CFL. It's one thing for an offence to make a good play. It's another to allow a 70 yard drive in 3 plays.

Agree, both of these plays were sloppy and sad. Willie had to keep contain on the 2nd. and 20. And, on the 37 yard TD our tackling was a gong show.

[blue_gold_84]

Nice win on Friday. A pleasantly surprising performance by the offense - probably their best game as a unit all season.

Still in the hunt!

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Agree, both of these plays were sloppy and sad. Willie had to keep contain on the 2nd. and 20. And, on the 37 yard TD our tackling was a gong show.

Part of the problem with Willy and Ceresna chasing the sack lead is they sometimes abandon containment responsibilities in an attempt to boost their sack numbers.  Just giving fans what they want.