August 19, 2024Aug 19 comment_718247 So.....hypothetical.....Rourke starts next week and struggles again.....and VAJ is healthy and ready to go....do they stick with Rourke after two bad outings or do they go with the guy who was tearing up the league on his way to an almost guaranteed MOP season......If they stay with Rourke and he falters with VAJ healthy....do the fans and media turn on kid Canada....If VAJ comes back in and plays like he did the first 5 weeks...do the fans and media turn on kid Canada.... This could be a very interesting few weeks for BC......I like Rourke, and I like VAJ....and I know the media and the coaching staff have been singing the praises of the relationship the two of them have and how they sing kum by ya together at center field during practice, but I said from the beginning that this was a high risk play for this season for BC...IF Rourke continues to struggle and the leading MOP candidate pre-injury continues to sit, that kum by ya circle just might develop some tensions!! I think the only way BC comes out good is if Rourke does a 180 and starts lighting the league up the rest of the season.....because anything but that will have people guessing "would VAJ" have continued where he left off after the first 5 weeks and lit up the league if he had the chance.....
August 19, 2024Aug 19 comment_718248 2 minutes ago, 3rdand1.5 said: So.....hypothetical.....Rourke starts next week and struggles again.....and VAJ is healthy and ready to go....do they stick with Rourke after two bad outings or do they go with the guy who was tearing up the league on his way to an almost guaranteed MOP season......If they stay with Rourke and he falters with VAJ healthy....do the fans and media turn on kid Canada....If VAJ comes back in and plays like he did the first 5 weeks...do the fans and media turn on kid Canada.... This could be a very interesting few weeks for BC......I like Rourke, and I like VAJ....and I know the media and the coaching staff have been singing the praises of the relationship the two of them have and how they sing kum by ya together at center field during practice, but I said from the beginning that this was a high risk play for this season for BC...IF Rourke continues to struggle and the leading MOP candidate pre-injury continues to sit, that kum by ya circle just might develop some tensions!! I think the only way BC comes out good is if Rourke does a 180 and starts lighting the league up the rest of the season.....because anything but that will have people guessing "would VAJ" have continued where he left off after the first 5 weeks and lit up the league if he had the chance..... For what you're paying Rourke you pretty much have to play him. They're pot committed at this point
August 19, 2024Aug 19 comment_718250 Suitor went from crowing before the game that Rourke didn't need more than the three practices to play to making excuses like its rust, he's hasn't played a real game in 600+days, its not just the speed of the offense, its the speed of the D, etc. By the end, he may have been curled up into the fetal position sobbing.
August 19, 2024Aug 19 comment_718251 1 minute ago, rebusrankin said: Suitor went from crowing before the game that Rourke didn't need more than the three practices to play to making excuses like its rust, he's hasn't played a real game in 600+days, its not just the speed of the offense, its the speed of the D, etc. By the end, he may have been curled up into the fetal position sobbing. Ahhhh 644 days to be exact as it was imprinted into my head watching the game yesterday.
August 19, 2024Aug 19 comment_718253 2 hours ago, Nolby said: Like going to the washroom to shake hands with the champ, except the champ is no longer the champ. 29 minutes ago, wbbfan said: Idk what would be better, if Rourke continues to struggle, or if he turns it around and we slap him around again in the play offs lol. We don’t play them again until possibly the playoffs so it doesn’t matter to me what he does until then. I kind of hope he sucks now simply because I love when a media hype train gets irreparably derailed 🙃
August 19, 2024Aug 19 comment_718255 1 hour ago, Booch said: pretty much the Bombers ruptured TSN's balloon and tore up their script and wiped their asses with it....they were in mourning ALL NIGHT Media gobble knob all week in anticipation of Rourke shooting the lights out. When he doesn't, said Media blames "everyone" for expecting too much. In the words of George Bell: They can all kiss my purple ass". Edited August 19, 2024Aug 19 by Pete Catan's Ghost
August 19, 2024Aug 19 comment_718257 41 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said: Ahhhh 644 days to be exact as it was imprinted into my head watching the game yesterday. Didnt seem to affect Masoli tho....and he was injured and had no football work whatsoever. for 2 yrs....Rourke has been training and practicing those 600 and some days, and came back to a familiar offence....many familiar team mates....and sucked....spin that Media
August 19, 2024Aug 19 comment_718259 Very different set of weapons Rourke has. When he was at the helm he relied on Dominique "push off" Rhymes and James Butler a lot. Also had Hatcher, Hollins, Whitehead, Cottoy. Stanback is no Butler as far as being an emergency outlet. And he can't get away with just throwing the ball up and having Rhymes get away with OPI every time. He still has weapons but it seems like Hatcher has not rebounded from injury yet, Hollins is missing a step, and McInnis has been coming back down to earth.
August 19, 2024Aug 19 comment_718262 BTW this isn't making excuses for Rourke. More that it explains why he was so good in 2022.
August 19, 2024Aug 19 comment_718264 3 minutes ago, BBlink said: BTW this isn't making excuses for Rourke. More that it explains why he was so good in 2022. Campbell getting him to mercilessly pile on stats against a completely inept Elks team several times also helped the media stay drunk on the guy.
August 19, 2024Aug 19 comment_718265 Everything will slow down for him and Rourke will be just fine. Until it's cold or he plays the Bombers.
August 19, 2024Aug 19 comment_718271 26 minutes ago, BBlink said: BTW this isn't making excuses for Rourke. More that it explains why he was so good in 2022. *Looked good at times
August 19, 2024Aug 19 comment_718274 Just now, Noeller said: *Looked good at times He was good. He is really good. He's the future of the CFL QBs, along with Brown.
August 19, 2024Aug 19 comment_718276 2 minutes ago, JCon said: He was good. He is really good. He's the future of the CFL QBs, along with Brown. Meh... Remains to be seen.
August 19, 2024Aug 19 comment_718277 Just now, Noeller said: Meh... Remains to be seen. AKA: a viewing at a crematorium.
August 19, 2024Aug 19 comment_718278 He'll be fine. His Flutie'esk numbers in 2022 made people lose their minds and squirt in their shorts(looking at you Farhan), and while he's not going to duplicate that, he'll still be a very good CFL QB for years to come.
August 19, 2024Aug 19 comment_718294 2 hours ago, Bubba Zanetti said: He'll be fine. His Flutie'esk numbers in 2022 made people lose their minds and squirt in their shorts(looking at you Farhan), and while he's not going to duplicate that, he'll still be a very good CFL QB for years to come. I think Farhan went through 2 entire packs of Walmart underwear the day Rourke re-signed in BC Was so good to see the bombers slap around the Lions for the second game in a row. Younger's defense is something to witness.
August 20, 2024Aug 20 comment_718296 4 hours ago, brett_c_b said: For what you're paying Rourke you pretty much have to play him. They're pot committed at this point Its hilarious that we beat on Rourke so bad that we made him apologize to an entire province.
August 20, 2024Aug 20 comment_718301 38 minutes ago, Nolby said: Its hilarious that we beat on Rourke so bad that we made him apologize to an entire province. Still cashed the cheque though.
August 20, 2024Aug 20 comment_718302 7 minutes ago, 17to85 said: Still cashed the cheque though. Not even a resignation or a foodbank donation.
August 20, 2024Aug 20 comment_718305 1 hour ago, captaincanuck12 said: I think Farhan went through 2 entire packs of Walmart underwear the day Rourke re-signed in BC Does TSN pay that poorly?
August 20, 2024Aug 20 comment_718309 10 minutes ago, Rich said: Does TSN pay that poorly? No...I believe some was from surplus direct.
August 20, 2024Aug 20 comment_718315 8 hours ago, wbbfan said: Idk what would be better, if Rourke continues to struggle, or if he turns it around and we slap him around again in the play offs lol. TSN guys (Suitor, Naylor & Lalji) just doesn't get why other team fanbases have no sympathy for Rourke & laugh when he sucks.
August 20, 2024Aug 20 comment_718316 3 hours ago, captaincanuck12 said: I think Farhan went through 2 entire packs of Walmart underwear the day Rourke re-signed in BC Was so good to see the bombers slap around the Lions for the second game in a row. Younger's defense is something to witness. Shut them out 6 straight quarters and if they didn’t play a soft prevent right at the end it would have been 3 points against over 8 quarters. In a scoring league that’s tremendous.
August 20, 2024Aug 20 comment_718322 Didn't Printers have gaudy numbers and then never came close to playing at the same level again? Maybe Rourke does the same?
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