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They were favorites; the bombers had a whole lot going for them, but Zach wasn't exactly lighting the world on fire yet. The cat's D was better most of the year, their teams were better, and their offence was better virtually the entire year. We all knew when zach made the crazy legs play to adams we had a shot, but at no point in time where the bombers the favorite to win vs hamilton.

Yup. Zach tends to struggle in the true frozen north. Hopefully Brady is good to go and with that the OL including an old oft injured Neufeld aging Stan Krap kolo who also had a day off I see, Wallace who was iffy to start 2 games ago and a solid Randolph. What could go wrong.

If you need an extra day after a bye week to stay healthy, you aren't going to stay healthy anyway. his main issue isn't fighting off injuries; it's how much he's degraded in terms of level of play when injuries have and may have been involved that he played through. Rest day isn't going to change that. And this, as I mentioned as well. Practice these days is soft AF. He could've shown up in slippers and a housecoat without an issue. It's not any big issue of it self, but it is a big old red flag indicating the over all problem. At this point, they should be kicking it into high gear. Instead, we are trialing guys for next year's camp, handing out vet days, and doing the minimum. Edmonton is going to play hungry. They need to win to stay alive in the playoffs. They just surprised the riders and are a better team than their record indicates. If we don't match or exceed their energy/physicality/execution early in this game, it's going to be tough to win.

8 x 8.5 for both 55 and 37. It was 66 ish million. I can’t remember the exact aav but it’s. 8.5 for Helle and scheif is also 8.5 actually. They signed the same deals. they have 7 years remaining

I see they also brought in a couple DL who sound like maybe immediate upgrades to our current crop of crap. So play them.

I 100% agree with Goalie here -> our defense is not built around sacks - HOWEVER - the DL should be able to get more pressure than they are.

Put Doug brown and a healthy prime stove at DT and I bet we have more sacks. It’s the talent or lack there of. None of our DTs are elite. They are all just ok really. None are brown or stove for that matter. 1 prob makes a difference. Ffs Jake Thomas is a starter.

*Low whistle* that's probably more than what a Scheif and Helle signed for a couple years back (I think it was in the 80 mil area for those two) I should applaud the Jets main social page for calling it an 8 piece combo

The difference in Completion Percentage between Bombers and the #2 Riders is 5.2 percent... the difference between the Riders and #9 Edmonton is 3.7. The Bombers have been riding that and a pretty serviceable special teams to limit TDs

I don’t disagree. As a fan I loved the pressure and sacks. It made me jump out my seat and cheer. I honestly prefer the more I’ll call it aggressive D. I still do. I’d love for them to really get at the QB. But they don’t and haven’t since well it’s really since Jeffcoat “retired” but I’m just saying whatever they do is working pretty well also. I’m also pretty sure it’s our O who has **** the bed more. I mean pretty sure hogan has taken more heat than JY. Maybe it’s time JY took some heat tho also. Brown might enjoy the D tho as he was a legit elite defensive tackle. But you put him in there in his prime and take Jake out and maybe it’s likely we do have more pressure and sacks just cuz the talent level between a brown and any of our current DTs is so far apart that brown just makes our ends better

That maybe the case for BC but it doesn't apply to every team. The Riders have allowed the fewest points and has the 2nd most sacks (almost double our total - 38 vs 20) so you can get after the QB and still be successful at not giving up points. The stats don't lie and it's worked for us as we're tied for 2nd in points allowed but it's a very different system JY has installed and not one that I enjoy watching (frustrating as hell seeing opposing QB's have all day in the pocket) and I know others feel the same - Doug Brown has stated he would hate playing in this system as there seems to no regard for pressuring the QB.

The old Jake Thomas running straight and being pushed to the ground technique works wonders!

Dreger adds 55 million in salary. 41 in basically signing bonuses. He’s gonna get paid 5.25 million every July 1st for example for 8 years. Maybe every October 8.

Full no move clause and bonuses in the contract. It’s a huge win. Dude wanted to be here. Didn’t want to be anywhere else. Put it in his contract even. People should be celebrating this. Biggest signing in Winnipeg sports history and the guy signing it genuinely wants to be here and he’s an American.

12 per. 28. 5 ish for all 3 of KC Scheifele and Helle for 8 years. None of our stars need to be paid again and are all jets for life. That’s a huge win for the Jets. Josh is next cuz Lowry ain’t getting a huge raise. See when you break it down it’s about 9.5 each for the 3. That’s really solid when one dude who both KC and 55 out produce got 17. those 3 are our stars. They get paid like it. Josh is our other star. He will get paid the most on D. He will get 9 or 10 per. The others won’t. We could hope one day a guy like Salo will cuz it means he’s a star. Vilardi signed long term also. I mean none of them are up soon. Josh and Lowry but like I said the stars will get the bags like the qb did in the cfl, and there’s lots of space. Florida has multiple players making 10 don’t they. We got 3 making 28. It’s normal now. It’s actually, Helle and 55 took discounts.

They don’t seem to care about pressure and sacks as much as other teams. They have allowed 70 points less than the guys who do tho. So whatever the bombers are doing is working better than what B.C. is doing. You and others want them to concentrate more on sacks and pressure. That’s not really the Younger way tho. Our D is built around our defensive backs really. It’s built around coverage and basically confusion. It’s not about sacks and pressure and hasn’t been since JY took over really.

8 years, $96M.

Have ppl actually been to practice since the 90s? Cuz it ain’t what it used to be. My daughter and I checked one out in August I believe, she was off school still and we left after 15 minutes. Went to bomber store and that was that. Nothing happens. There was more contact and ppl moving faster at the bomber store than on field. Less shouting but definitely more contact at the store cuz I bumped into a rack and it almost fell over. That was more than we saw on the field. At this point of season I’d think keeping guys like Neufeld healthy would be more important cuz we all know if he got hurt in practice most of you would lose your **** on O’Shea. Neufeld is what he is. He isn’t gonna be getting any better or worse. He is what he is. I’d rather keep guys healthy than send them out for meaningless practice. Honestly they should change practice to walk throughs cuz essentially that’s what it’s become.

No we aren’t. It’s Thompson and chipmans money. Ticket sales make up less than half the cap. The cap is rising. 1 guy making 12 million when the cap is over 100 is irrelevant. Not everyone gonna be paid their 8 year 12 million per like KC got. this isn’t the bombers. You aren’t paying their salaries. They have billion dollar tv deals and billionaire owners. Your 1980s thinking is not relevant in 2025. oilers have 2 guys making 26.5 million. Jets have KC (he signed) at 12 and Helle and Scheifele at 8 each. So 28 for the 3 stars. Edmonton 26.5 for 2. lol at thinking 3rd or 4th liners gonna get these deals cuz they won’t. actually. Like the cfl the cap money will go to the stars not the foot soldiers. And that’s what’s happening cuz it’s the stars signing these big deals. Meanwhile Chibrikov signed 2 years 850k per. Iafallo got 4 ish this off season. Not everyone is gonna get that bag. Scheif Helle signed 8 years. They are making 8 for 8!years. Next guy up who might get paid is Josh. That’s it tho. nHl is not a gate driven league. It’s a billion dollar tv deal driven league. Canadian teams are the only ones who sell out consistently and ppl think it’s their ticket money. lol. It’s not. It’s the tv deal. The prices are going up with everything. Going to a nhl game is not a necessity tho it’s a luxury.

As Phil Collins used to sing, "It's just another day in paradise".

A vet day after a bye week

Very few fans complained about MIke Riley. He was pure gold winning two Grey Cups in 3 years. Always smiling, great to deal with as fans or with the media. Total opposite of his father, Bud who was Head Coach from 1974-77.

I say the UFL & CFL won't merge unless they can come to some kind of a magical agreement. There's no agreement to do so.

Just ty[ical though, isn't it? Three games left in the middle of a playoff run & they give Neufeld a vet day.

Again, your opinion which is marginalized.