I caught most of the Friday night match up between the Blue Bombers and Alouettes, catching pieces of the first and second quarter from the gym, then coming home to watch the rest of it right until the very end. Johnny Manziel actually played a decent game, making some interesting plays throughout, and doing what he could to help his team win. It's way too easy to shove the blame onto him, when the Montreal defence is like swiss cheese, and they simply do not have many stand out players on that roster, save Henoc Muamba. Manziel will get better. The rest of the team, not so much.
As for my Blue Bombers..... Yes, Matt Nichols bounced back this week and looked to be in the zone, and the defence looked to be a tad better. But.....most of the game, the Bombers had just 21 points to show for their effort against a very bad Montreal team. The game-ending touchdown drive with a long bomb to put it near the goal line was nice, but still serves to highlight the Bombers' second half scoring issues. Add to the fact that THREE impact players (Harris, Bighill, Demski) all got injured and were forced to leave the game, it doesn't bode well for a sub-par Bomber team that has to play Edmonton twice and Calgary once in last weeks of the season.
Personally, I would have started Streveler in last night's game, and used his creativity and explosiveness to exploit a weak Montreal team and make an example of them. Coach O'Shea is being a friend to the players, when what we really need is a ruthless dictator to instill fear.
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