July 13, 20195 yr comment_406941 I think its reasonable to be concerned with the second half playcalling, particularly on the offensive side of the ball. That said, this was a pretty dominant win from start to finish. Nichols had a second straight good game. Probably his best of the season, I think. Accuracy was on point, timing clicked, great decisions with reads. The offense is so much better when he can stretch the field successfully. The defense was excellent yet again. Not much more to say about them at this point.
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406943 I would have been concerned about the play calling had it been the 1st time we've seen it. But it's not. Its Lapo. He is who he is. Get over it. Nichols 2nd half stats aren't what they were in the 1st half. That's a fact. Saying they're bad is an opinion. I had no issues with the 2nd half offence, as I completely expected it.
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406945 8 hours ago, Goalie said: Briggs = unlikely as he was in a sling on the sidelines Yes, I saw that Briggs had his left arm in a sling. I noticed John Rush got nicked too, didn't mention him in the earlier post. Harris seemed no worse for the wear but he certainly had to walk off a few stings during the game. I really wonder why Augustine didn't play at all until the final 2 mins. He's another guy who could benefit from reps and take the load off Harris. It seems like the game plan was to spread the ball carry load around a bit by giving the ball to Demski. But that didn't really work as well as the sweeps to Whitehead. But we had 189 yds rushing and 239 passing - nicely balanced attack. Edited July 13, 20195 yr by Doublezero
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406946 it doesnt serve any purpose racking up the score on Argos, theyre not a division rival. after the first half, its pretty obvious that the game is over. its basically a practice time for the team. save the plays for the next game Edited July 13, 20195 yr by M.O.A.B.
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406947 Tough crowd! Had we lost they would have needed to tell all the farm stores to lock the shovels and forks. We needed to win the game and that was settled by half time. The team's coaches decided to ease up in a gesture of sportsmanship. Why some blame Nichols for the play in the second quarter is beyond me. He was lights out in the first half and there was nothing that would not have made him play the same in the second half had he needed to. He was playing MOS/LaPo's game. The only thing I think might have been good is if they had pulled Nichols to give the backups more play. Consequently, as a Bomber fan it was not as interesting in the second half but the happiness of winning made it fun to watch.
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406948 The only concern about this game was the injuries, otherwise they did even to beat the argos in 1 quarter.
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406949 It would be silly to continue airing out the ball, up by 20-30 points. Smart, boring football in the second half and it leads to another win.
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406960 44 minutes ago, 17to85 said: The only concern about this game was the injuries, otherwise they did even to beat the argos in 1 quarter. Do we have an injury update?
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406961 They won't say boo about injuries until they return to practice Monday....
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406962 I saw Hardrick running on the sidelines if that's worth anything. Up 30 could have been taken out for precaution. Edited July 13, 20195 yr by Nickthesizz
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406963 3 minutes ago, Noeller said: They won't say boo about injuries until they return to practice Monday.... Truth, I should have said a summary about guys who went down. I only remember Hardrick and Hecht Edited July 13, 20195 yr by Geebrr
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406964 I knew things were grim when I saw Nick Hallett in the secondary at one point....
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406965 It’s also worth noting that going vanilla in the second half allows us to keep that many more plays off of film that opponents can’t study. It’s why we’re vanilla in pre-season after all. Every week, every offence in the league disappears for stretches of the game. If ours is disappearing once we have insurmountable leads, as opposed to when the game is still hanging in the balance, and I’m pretty damn ok with that. Edited July 13, 20195 yr by O2L
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406966 1 minute ago, Noeller said: I knew things were grim when I saw Nick Hallett in the secondary at one point.... Yeah...not great. Watching the game back now and Hardrick seems ok in the 4th on the sidelines.
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406969 Watching the Game Recap vid, the second half is a bit painful, and I k Ow MOS is gonna shred it in review, but I really don't think there's anything to worry about going up against Ottawa next week, aside from injuries. Keep in mind, what we did to TO last night, we did without Bighill, Matthews and Hardrick (for a good chunk).... This is a good ******* team, so sit back and enjoy it.
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406971 Looking around IG, I didn't like those fans disguised as empty seats....C'mon ...we have a winner here and if the fans won't show up for a 4 and 0 team this league is in trouble...What the hell is going on...Maybe the opposition was/is a tire fire...at least last night and that had something to do with it, BUT I've noticed in other stads. that empty look as well....hmmmmmm
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406979 6 minutes ago, Stickem said: Looking around IG, I didn't like those fans disguised as empty seats....C'mon ...we have a winner here and if the fans won't show up for a 4 and 0 team this league is in trouble...What the hell is going on...Maybe the opposition was/is a tire fire...at least last night and that had something to do with it, BUT I've noticed in other stads. that empty look as well....hmmmmmm I agree but Folk Fest does take people away. Attendance for next week looks good already. Edited July 13, 20195 yr by Geebrr
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406981 2 minutes ago, Stickem said: Looking around IG, I didn't like those fans disguised as empty seats....C'mon ...we have a winner here and if the fans won't show up for a 4 and 0 team this league is in trouble...What the hell is going on...Maybe the opposition was/is a tire fire...at least last night and that had something to do with it, BUT I've noticed in other stads. that empty look as well....hmmmmmm Friday night during the summer in Winnipeg are always a tough sell. Many many years ago my buddies and I would go to the game and then drive out to the cottage at Winnipeg beach after the game. The driver would limit himself to 4 beers at the game but the rest would go all out. In todays world you just dont do that plus more and more people have cottages in Ontario which is a longer drive and not one that many would want to do after a game. The crowd was disappointing but not surprising. Winnipeg is like a ghost town when the weather is nice on a summer weekend.
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406987 29 minutes ago, Geebrr said: Yeah...not great. Watching the game back now and Hardrick seems ok in the 4th on the sidelines. Hardrick was okay in the 2nd, coach wouldn't let in. He was doing drills on the sidelines and giving the coach a thumbs up saying I'm Good. I think they wanted the developmental guys to get some live action, go figure...
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406997 As has been pointed out here already, we are 4-0 for the first time since 2003. Now we need to stay focused and not lose the next three in a row like we did in 2003. Granted 2 out of 3 of those losses were against Montreal in the hey-day....but...
July 13, 20195 yr comment_406998 Attendance is a concern to be honest. I used to think that it would take us winning a Cup to bring the numbers up but now I'm not so sure.
July 13, 20195 yr Author comment_407003 30 minutes ago, GCJenks said: Hardrick was okay in the 2nd, coach wouldn't let in. He was doing drills on the sidelines and giving the coach a thumbs up saying I'm Good. I think they wanted the developmental guys to get some live action, go figure... Laing was giving some of the guys trouble, but that's how you get better; by facing strong opposition. Was it Speller who replaced Hardrick? If so, good job.
July 13, 20195 yr comment_407008 8 minutes ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said: Laing was giving some of the guys trouble, but that's how you get better; by facing strong opposition. Was it Speller who replaced Hardrick? If so, good job. Desjarlais went against him a few times with some bad results
July 13, 20195 yr comment_407009 Do I agree with MOS that we could have been better in the second half? Yes. Do I agree with Doug Brown that those kind of games are tough when the last 40 minutes are garbage time? Yes. Let's focus on the fact that we are 4-0 for the first time since 2003 and still have room for improvement.
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