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Cooley iff in as the "5th" would have no impact on BO whatsoever...and they could be lined up in tandem outta backfield And you dont know until you try...but nobody other than our starters from last yr..Wheatfall and the guy they ct...Hall showed much of anything...Cooley showed the most of anyone...has right attitude...is hungry and can catch and run....so create schemes to suit your players as opposed to forcing stuff on them that doesnt work or take advantage of thier skills That's what I like about Jackson being here...he does that...and thetalk and optimism for Hogan and him doing such stuff too...is the perfect environment to do it....we have 4 recievers who are gonna get bulk of the passes...the 5th guy....likely not...but a guy like Cooley who you can incorporate in swings..screens...motions...misdirections with others...actually running....thats a nice piece to an offence

doesn't matter how many Canadian starters are on defence if they only declare having to have 1...thats kinda moot If they can roster 3 oline guys...Demski..Clercius and BO there is your 7 right there with Kramdi....that is part of the frustrating part of so much Thomas last yr...and way too much Thomas and Schmeck at the same time...making our defensive front piss poor for no reason other than ....Osh's man crush on middling Canadian players...Same with Hallett coming in on the times we dropped 9 guys off...Burned pretty much incessantly...pretty sure an import DB or use of an LB that was DA'd on roster....Cole/Ayers would have been a better option We at times ...and no offence to Canadians fielded way more than needed...and it didnt make us better by any stretch for it. when we didnt need to...didnt give us our best possible guys on field doing it.....can do dame this yr....6 on offence and 1 again on defence...If Neif is actually gonna miss the Vanterpool makes sense, tho have a hard time thinking one of Wallace or Eli couldnt step in...been here long enough and if they not trusted to actually step in...why they here? yeah...not sure what happened with Buck but u could see it...and I sense he was a bit stubborn perhaps?...dunno but thanks for the prior work but good riddance

Would you expect Cooley to rotate with a receiver or Oliveria? Again the point is that if Cooley is a DI we lose one import on defence. I don't see the trade off in taking out Vaval or any other defensive player to get Cooley on as a DI. IDK. Maybe Cooley is everything some posters think he might be. Too small a sample and none of it against 1st string defenses.

You can see some of it on the bombers yt, mos was asked about it and commented a bit in his usual way.

Friction? Based on that. I’m generally curious. I have listened to Hogans interviews and what O’Shea has had to say about Hogan and I’m impressed with his mindset and philosophy. Now that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s going to be the next hot shot coordinator, but it doesn’t give me reason to understand why the Bombers brass are so high on him and why he got the opportunity to run the offense.

Do you have a link for those Clercius quotes?

plugged the toilets at TD Place stadium?

Interesting to hear big Kev talk about how much better this years play book is compared to last. Especially from a year 2 guy. Seemed to be a lot of friction between Buck and the offence last year. Zach had a few eye raising comments in the off season about relationships with oc position and expectations. Similarly, Jackson’s comments about his relationship with zach, and how he views coaching QBs (not micro managing) sounds like a lot of his hiring was that fit both with hogan as an ast but also with the room.

Last year was last year and we often started 9 Canadians. For game 1 we're probably down to 7. If Kelly and Mazonko weren't injured I'd be ok without a DB as a DI. That plus he was getting the work as the returner. Others had some reps but he was getting the most. It doesn't guarantee that sticks but I'm guessing it does until Logan returns. Noting that our early season returns were not that good and musical chairs. Vaval played a lot at DB in pre-season and practice. It's debatable whether we need him as a DB but a fair argument / question. Posters seem to get excited about a new RB they want on the AR. Maybe Cooley is that guy, but is he a better option than any of the 3 receivers ( excluding Schoen ). Yes, it's a possibility but I'd be surprised. I see Lofton confirmed as out but Neufeld is now questionable. That changes things possibly both LG and RG. Vanterpool might have been choice 1 at LG ( still might be ). Who lines up where is now flip a coin. 3 import OL means we lose that extra import on defence. Still curious who you think are the 2 other DI's, with or without Vaval on the AR as a DI assuming one of the starting receivers does the returns.

Pretty sure Neufeld was not on the list yesterday. So make sense we are starting 3 American OLs..

And it's just one guy with ivermectin, leeches and ether...

They'd go 5 and 2. So your 5 Canadian starters with Corcoran, Peterson, Cobb, Chris-Ike and your extra OL as backups. 2 Canadian defensive players need to be on field every snap. So it's not too bad. They could use K Wilson or Jefferson as DNA's and sub them in for one of those Canadian spots 25 snaps too.

Yes, we did it last year. But mind you, we are starting 3 Canadian OL and we have 3 regular Canadian starters in D - Thomas, Kramdi and Ford. Also at some point last year we started Gauthier and Hubert and started 3 Canadian receivers - Demski, Woli and Murphy/Clercius Losing 2 Canadian starters is big a challenge this year.

We did it last yr several times so it's doable With Parker.. Holm.. Nichols..Bonds..Griffin and whomever the CB is gonna be....Hallett...Shay...Smith...we don't really need another DB technically..more than enough coverage...so in my opinion Vaval is a luxury moreso than a dire need. Anyway they slice it they aren't gonna leave Griffin off the roster..hes to valuable and versatile for what JY does Have Cooley as the 5th reciever..doesn't need to be used exclusively out of backfield...nor does BO as we have ran him out wide as a reciever and in the slot...creates a lot of options for us.

We'd like 2 import DT's but I don't see it happening. Wilson, Jones, Jones, Ayers and Griffin with only 2 starters and 2 DI spots available. If Vanterpool doesn't dress we get one import that dresses instead. I've suggested that would be Griffin. Person is another choice as a DI. So if 1 of the Jones and Wilson are starting, pick your 2 other DI's besides Castillo and Vaval? As I've suggested Vaval would also be depth at DB. Using a different returner doesn't resolve that issue. Cooley would be a luxury with Oliveria getting virtually every touch. The other DI choices would see the field often in rotation. I guess we'll see the depth chart tomorrow.

Maybe so, but a rookie OC will come with his own set of brain cramps.

I think losing Buck will be the biggest addition by subtraction

Goes along with the gunslinger mentality, some QB's are looking for the big play and interceptions don't bother them, BLM, Chad Kelly and Collaros just keep chucking regardless, some QB's like Matt Nichols and Trevor Harris, hate throwing interceptions and avoid taking chances.

We can debate starting 3 American OL until Nye picks the Bombers to win. But at the very least, it shows that team priorities are being ranked appropriately. Pass pro / OL are # 1, then build the rest of the roster based on that.

Has the world gone mad? Who could have seen this coming?

Strev

It's weird how ZC's 2nd half and TD/INT ratio dramatically improved in the 2nd half of the season once his receivers began gaining chemistry with him, and his OL settled in and started protecting him. You can throw the best ball in the world but if the receiver zigs when he is supposed to zag your INT numbers are gonna go through the roof. Not saying that it explains away everything but it was a huge factor in ZC's first half. The other big factors were his protection and Buck being too stubborn to change the game plan to accommodate for rookie mistakes and the OL not gelling right away.

How AJ should be practicing: