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I hate that we are at the mercy of a rigidly stubborn head coach who has repeatedly chosen to stroke his ego rather than make the best choices for the team. Frustrating.

Dumping Thomas for Bailey would make us a better team if Osh doesnt want to drop one of Ball or Corcorran who do nothing for us really ...Cobb has way more value than Corcorran and we have big bodies in MCI and Clercius to use in a blocker role that they put Corcorran out there for...and is not good at...so him on roster is a waste...Dress Vibert again...hate to have 2 lineman go down in a playoff game and then have to have JT sucking on the oline too

I think our only hope might be that he's displaced Person... but I imagine we'll still see a large helping of Willie and Vaughnters... and don't forget Thomas on 90% of snaps...

yup...fresh legs too at the right time....He offers us a nice combo of what we been lacking...Same can be aid for Bailey as well...he showed a lot...and offers valuable defensive reps to keep the old farts fresher...and can play teams...and...he's fresh too I also am worried he plays a not ready Demski as well...cause I not sure he gonna be totally healthy and with a hammy...one lil tweak again and he's done....with how Smith played on defence...Lawson...Kramdi likely back..we can delegate 2 Canadians for atria on defence and technically not have to have 2 Canadian receivers.....we seen how this dance has gone before playing not healthy recievers in playoffs and it screwed us royally Run out a Wheatfall...Echols...Pokey..Clercius...Stearns unit ...heavy use of BO and sprinkle in some dual backfield sets with Peterson...even MCI and trust in them to get to the EF with a "healthier" Demski

Agree.....but my biggest fear is that MOS will just round up the usually suspects.....

If Jenkins isn't dressed you can sign me up to the fire MOS crowd. Guy had a whale of a game this week and just looks explosive off the line. Really could be an X factor just in time for the playoffs.

emanates down from Maas....

YeAh he could be a good practice qb,as long as we never have to play him, but seriously we need a competent 2 string with starting potential , a short ydge one and a developmental pr qb. Atropolis may fit pr one, but the other 2 need to be added. That is without looking at starting qb Next yrs qb room should be significantly different

https://3downnation.com/2025/10/26/montreal-alouettes-lose-game-key-players-before-playoff-rematch-with-bombers-seven-thoughts/ So a few key players didn't finish the game, I imagine anyone who picked up a ding no matter how minor probably got to ride pine though

The ice are a good young team. They will make the playoffs this year. I mean mammoth. That was a great fast paced back and forth game. Jets a bit snake bitten tho.

I was honestly surprised at just how much whining the ALs did last game. Seemed every other play a player or a coach was complaining to the refs. It got absurd at one point were 2 players and a coach were all bellyaching at a sideline ref.

On TV, it seemed like they had a number of injuries. Likely won't know more until practice resumes this week...

This is standard language and terms in pretty much every major sports league. Teams want control over the players they draft and develop and have them being somewhat cost controlled. This is actually LESS onerous than most other leagues. NHL is 3 years and then restricted free agency. NBA is 2 years plus 2 years of team options then restricted free agency. NFL is 4 years then a team option I think (3 years if undrafted). MLB is the king of cost-controlling players, I don't think most players make their debut in the majors until their mid twenties, and then there is all kinds of weird rules and arbitrations... I think average age of hitting unrestricted free agency in baseball is something ridiculous like 32. NFL used to have unlimited contract value on their rookies, but teams pushed back on having their first overall picks being their highest paid players.

Yes, i do expect that the GM job of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers would be a very coveted position. We are now the financial model franchise of this league, are thought of as a team committed to winning, and even though you might have to inherit a HC that can be remedied after a season if it doesn't work out. There are a few current GMs who would not bat an eye at inheriting MOS. Despite the opinions expressed here on this fan site, he is very well respected around this league.

How short sighted of the CFL to even have this in the CBA. The word cheap just cries out.

What is the status of the Als roster right now? Seemed like during the game every second play they were taking an injury timeout. Hard to judge injuries from inside the stands though

Is there any mechanism in the CBA to allow Elgersma to get anything other than the standard ELC out of the Bombers? Maybe some additional marketing money? I think there was some confusion with Rourke and his contract coming back from the NFL because the standard rookie contract is 2 years + a team option... so in theory BC could have paid him a pittance when he came back but obviously that was never going to happen. I guess this is the relevant piece of the CBA here

Bombers should pickup Cameron Duke

He is/was better then Strev. He's worth a shot but only in the right system and he would really benefit sitting behind a veteran QB or a guy like Dave Dickenson coaching him for a year or two. We unfortunately don't have two years to invest in a guy for him to get better.

I was going to make a direct flight to Montreal from the old Netley airport...no one answered the phone...

3 guys in their first pro games.

If I was building a defense I'd start with an aggressive front four. Everything else just falls into place. Oh gawd, not Ford. We don't need a glorified running back as a qb. Ford's brutal. Killam gave him a fair shot. The experiment lasted 6 games & now both the Elks HC & GM Ed Hervey can't wait to get rid of him.

We know Thomas is going to play & start. He has a starting position for life.

Definitely Bailey being Cdn should be in the mix...Osh praised him on OB.

But our 1s are old and suck.