Official Game Day Thread - Winnipeg @ Montreal November 7, 2026

[Blue In BC]

We don't know what Reese knew or what he said. He may have said your dad wears size 6 army boots without knowing he had passed.

Leave it to Alexander to clarify otherwise nothing to be done. I just hope Reese didn't cross the line.

[TBURGESS]

It wasn't Yo mama, it was about his dead father, whom he was very close to. That's pure crap and has no place in sports. 

[dd]

Trash talking can get ugly not sure what was said but there are no rules. I find it classless to begin with and then to have crybaby Alexander whine afterwards about something makes him look like the total,whining crybaby punk he is. If you don't like the trash talking don't start it pinheaded!! Man I have never disliked a player more than I dislike Alexander. Go out your porky little toque on and try and look cool for the fans and your massive ego.!!

[gordo]

Add to those guys Major Williams and Dorian Singer, that's 4 impact players added to our roster, that's pretty darned good.

And Braxton - only the most outstanding lineman in the league.  Not to mention Ceresna on the D-line. That's 6 impact players added this year to a team that was pretty decent already.

To say the Bombers did little in the off season is just sour grapes after a tough loss and wanting to support a narritive that we don't do enough and need to clean house on coaching and players.

I enjoyed the game.  Came down to the wire.  Within a fumble of maybe winning and being in the GC.

The grinding of teeth on here is way overdone.

I'd be happy with more years of Oshea and Walters. Slow on changes but they run a first class org and do bring in good talent.

But just for his own health Zach needs to call it a day.

If we add some O-line pieces in free agency, keep our core and figure out a QB, we'll be very competitive next year. 

The QB is a tough one though. Maybe Elgersma can develop quickly. May need to live with a season of Drew Brown and get Elgersma lots of playing time off the bench. Or go sign one.

No matter how it plays out, the Bombers always entertain me and game day at Princess Auto Stadium is always a great time. Best entertainment bang for your buck out there.

[Waffler]

I remember Ricky Ray never changing expression, never speaking the entire game. Just refused to acknowledge you. Opponents knew it was useless to trash talk him. Alexander on the other hand... Live by the sword and die by the sword seems to fit here.

[Waffler]

I enjoyed the game.  Came down to the wire.  Within a fumble of maybe winning and being in the GC.

The grinding of teeth on here is way overdone.

I'd be happy with more years of Oshea and Walters. Slow on changes but they run a first class org and do bring in good talent.

But just for his own health Zach needs to call it a day.

Agree with all this. We did as well as you can expect for being the last team to make the playoffs. The two best teams are now in the Grey Cup.

QB is the biggest question, the answer decides how far we can go next year. Seems though there is no upgrade out there available. Probably Brown is the bridge to Elgersma or someone else not yet here.

[GOLDMEMBER]

Yesterday was upsetting and I may of overreacted as that was a game for the taking. Zach hesitation to throw the ball, ongoing all year, was disappointing. He had time while having zero feel in the pocket.

 We should have continued to run the ball as well as we were massively successful at it but noo.

Bryant, Zach, Nichols, Jefferson need to either go or accept reduced rolls. Demski is an odd one. He hasn't practised in what feels like years and disappears for large swaths of the season. But is still a ratio breaker for sure.

I don't know what they should do but this year's squad was more bad than good.

[tlf]

I would really like to see the injury report for the year.  Why haven't Demski or Brady been practicing? Have others been missing consistently?

Honestly, the way Michael Chris Ike injected some energy into the game, I'd love to see more of them. Going forward, if we keep Brady, maybe a tandem.

I would have liked to have seen more of Perkins too this year but his role is what it is.  Maybe next year? We'll see how the QB room shakes out.  Maybe he isn't here...I wouldn't want to lose him.

[dd]

More bad than good???

We upgraded our D line massively, added some solid recievers in White and Singer to add to Wilson, and Demski, so we have 4 really productive receivers, Olivera lead the league in rushing...its been a long time since we could say that.

We need to upgrade our safety and our O line, but we have more good than bad from what I can see.

[tlf]

It's great that Brady had a good season but his ball security is suspect. I'm happy that he had his longest carry ever, but he lost the ball at key moments for us. That's a key part of his job.

It's like with Sergio, you need to perform under pressure. Happy you can perform most of the time, you need to do it when it counts most though.

You got that right about the Oline, we will never attract new QBs, reup the ones we have or get new talent with that porous line. 

[Jesse]

To anyone who is disappointed or complaining:

1. We were supposed to be 1'n'done in the post-season.  We weren't.

2. We were supposed to be blown away by MTL in this game.  We weren't.  Coulda/shoulda won it -- or at least taken the lead and had a chance for a last minute FG after a MTL FG.

3. I think the spread was 11 so we even covered the spread!

I think SB&G said it: we far exceeded expectations.  We're disappointed, but it wasn't nearly as bad as it was pegged to be.

Adjusted expectations. We fell far below my expectations from before the season started.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

It's great that Brady had a good season but his ball security is suspect. I'm happy that he had his longest carry ever, but he lost the ball at key moments for us. That's a key part of his job.

It's like with Sergio, you need to perform under pressure. Happy you can perform most of the time, you need to do it when it counts most though.

You got that right about the Oline, we will never attract new QBs, reup the ones we have or get new talent with that porous line. 

Taken in context the Als gave up more pressures than the Bomber O-line did, it comes down to QB escapability, switch QB's and it's a different story.

That said, Pro Football Focus credited Bryant with nine sacks allowed this season, which was the most of any player in the league.

[blue_or_die]

It wasn't Yo mama, it was about his dead father, whom he was very close to. That's pure crap and has no place in sports.

I don't disagree but how can you know the context of what was said? Unless it was disclosed and I missed it.

If Reese was talking smack about his dad without knowing anything then that's innocent enough (well, innocent by the low standards of trash talking).

I have trouble even thinking about what Reese would even say. "Hey Davis, too bad your dad is DEAD lmao" or "Unfortunate your DEAD DAD isn't here to see you win". If that actually happened, yeah, that's super low.

It's kind of...unbelievable

[tlf]

Taken in context the Als gave up more pressures than the Bomber O-line did, it comes down to QB escapability, switch QB's and it's a different story.

That said, Pro Football Focus credited Bryant with nine sacks allowed this season, which was the most of any player in the league.

It was revealed Bryant was playing with a hurt ankle most of the year.  Really, the way he was playing he shouldn't have been.

[Pete]

It was revealed Bryant was playing with a hurt ankle most of the year.  Really, the way he was playing he shouldn't have been.

OShea has often said that he relies on the player to say if they are ready to play or even the trainers but the evidence was there all year that Bryant was struggling against speed rushes. He should not have been playing every game.
Its one thing to have loyalty but at some point the performance or lack of needs to take priority