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Oct 29

Crappy Honker Award - Buck Pierce

by H.F. Salisbury

In the great tradition of recognizing “Cactus” Jack Wells and the Happy Honker Award given out on C-Job radio here in Winnipeg, I present for you yet another installment of the Happy Crappy Honker Award given to an individual(s) for a fantastic unforgivable performance directly related to the continued floundering of our once beloved Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This award is handed out after every Winnipeg Blue Bomber loss.

I hate issuing this award.  Especially when I could just as well copied and pasted a previous entry.  The more things change, the more they stay the same.  As much as this should go to the CFL officiating crew, I’m not going to cop out with that one.  We had our own destiny under control.  Win against the 4 - 12 Argonauts and grab first in the East.  Have a bye week.  Get healthy, Go Blue!!!  Simple right.  WRONG.

We can’t ride our Defense to victory each week.  We can’t put ourselves in a “need a major comeback” each week.  We have to score points.  Offense is important and our Offense is not carrying its weight now.  We are the second worst passing offense in the league.  

Buck Pierce got knocked out of the game.  On the play he injured his leg he attempted to throw the ball to a receiver on the East sideline.  He threw a wobbler off his back foot, and floated a gift up to Byron Parker, who intercepted the pass and ran it back 50 yards for a touchdown setting a CFL single season record for 9 interceptions for a touchdowns.  It was a poor decision to throw that ball to that spot and it was an even poorer pass.  Rookie mistake.  Bush-league at best.  

We only lost the game by 5 points.  Turnovers are bad.  Turnovers which yield points for the opposition are a guaranteed way to get a nomination or in this case the choice for this weeks Crappy Honker Award.  Come on down, limping all the way to collect it Buck.  

   

Posted at 3:49 PM 15 notes Tagged: crappy honker awardbuck piercewinnipegbombers

Sep 12

Crappy Honker Award - Buck Pierce

by H.F. Salisbury

In the great tradition of recognizing “Cactus” Jack Wells and the Happy Honker Award given out on C-Job radio here in Winnipeg, I present for you yet another installment of the Happy Crappy Honker Award given to an individual(s) for a fantastic unforgivable performance directly related to the continued floundering of our once beloved Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This award is handed out after every Winnipeg Blue Bomber loss.

During the game, Tee Martin and I were talking as the 10 - 0 lead the Bombers built slowly started slipping away.  At that point I remember saying “The secondary was going to get the Crappy if this keeps up.”  Ultimately they played poorly, but then again so did our punter and our (appropriately  named) offensive line. Odell “The Mayor of Swaggerville” Willis has been completely neutralized for three games going back to the win against Hamilton, and the list goes on and on.  

However, Buck Pierce threw 5 interceptions.  What is worst than brutal? (I have to ask cause he was it.)  Even banged up and injured to the point of having to wear a Flak Jacket to start the second half of the game the Bomber coaches kept him in (hmmmmm… maybe they should get this award).  His passes were always high, wobbly, and set the receiving corps up for some massive hits by the Green Riders.   In the post game interview on C-Job, Bob Irving said that his performance was “the worst display at QB he can remember.”  I’ll say it a different way.  On Sunday, Buck sucked. 

Early reports have Buck not starting in Montreal next week.  I support this too little, too late decision.  He needs to be healthy in order to be better.  And there is no where to go but better for him after that Crap-tastic display.    

C’mon down and collect your award Buck… assuming you are healthy enough to get here and lift it. 

PS… Honorable mention goes to the Hugh McFadyen’s campaign team for that stupid “banner from a helicopter” idea.  It flew over the stadium all afternoon long, but the banner was the size of a Kleenex.  You had to have binoculars to read it.  For more information on the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, click here.    

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