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I agree that we ripen prospects on the vine way too much, however, when they do get their turn very few have seized it. It's easy to criticize our lack of transition from old to young, because that is indeed what is happening, the problem I have is no one has stepped in when opportunity presents itself through injuries. We grouse about player A or player B being past their prime or just not good enough and then the next guy up comes on and shits the bed. The first part is poor coaching but the second part is poor GMing. I mean you listed two examples of guys we moved on from (Garbutt/Fox) who both sucked when they played. The fact that they are better than who replaced them on the roster speaks volumes about the job our recruiters and GM are doing. How in blue blazes does anyone expect MOS to get rid of vets when we consistently recruit crap on our DL.

And they're playing Ceresna without giving his knee a chance to heal.

yeah....putting him back in after it was put back in place...who effin does that?

Where is player safety?

Lawler

Even since last yr Griffin should have been the actual starter in possibly 2 positions...if not 3.....but he gets relegated to rotation behind the teacher's pets/choices....

Griffin takes a lot of snaps... it's a testament to his abilities that you don't notice him much.... DBs, OL... when you don't notice them, that usually means they're playing great

ALSO...WE dont need Korn or Thomas on roster...thats also the issue....wasted roster spots..Lawson is fine...Kramdi can y=take reps...and hey here's a thought...start integrating Shay and Smith for reps too....cant develop with no play....but that makes sense......

So Jake Ceresna had his knee pop out on a play, gets it popped back in and he ends up needing the cart to get him off the field later in the game. And yesterday he was listed as a full participant and is available for tomorrow. Is there some place I can make a prop bet that he gets carted off again this week?

Lawler would have stayed...Ford would have and not for the dumb money Edm offered....Hardrick yeah but he was sucking here...so Walters made right move there...Garbut and Fox would offer mote than who took their spots...which is....nobody Scheme and ideology play a large part on the suckage...or apparent suckage we see...especially on a dline.....I not sure who the growing tired crowd were with Fox and Garbutt....if people dont see our depth is gutted...some of our apparent "frontline" starters are garbage and guys who have a lot of potential...youth...athleticism are not used so we will never know....and it's on Osh....Not Walters then you are truly blind and yeah...in the nutsac hanging club. And the fact we have defaut starters set in stone before camp even starts is an issue...as is the fact we don't even consider replacing some whether it be via draft...FA...Scouting or trdae is also another...Sure Walter's is the G.M....But only a fool would believe that Osh gets way too much say in who we retain....who we target...and who gets on roster....and that too has to change or the 2 cup wins 5 yrs ago now will be 10...15 in a heartbeat....getting there and flopping is not a success....and we gonna be in a fight for 3rd as it's going now...and all avoidable yeah...totally agree with your first part...without a doubt....but also players were brought in...and we continue to cling to no good anymore vets...ST only slugs who offer nothing other than that...and poor allocation of assets on the PR....Thats not on Walters...Walters doesn't pick the final roster...Osh does....and then when things arent working...we never deviate......Thats the issue.....can't say guys the scouts brought in are not good when they dont get the chance to show....right? And when you see game and game again of guys who clearly are not prime anymore...but still trot em out there....well...we get more and more of what we saw last 2 games...again...Thats the HC...

But with that being said I am starting to believe there is a disconnect between Walters and O’Shea. Now O’Shea has his flaws, roster management but I think @GCn20is right in saying we lack the talent and that’s not necessarily on O’Shea. That’s on Walters. Guys like Thomas and Korn dress cuz 1. Kyle signed them to contracts. And 2. We lack the Canadian depth. I mean our Canadian depth is so poor ppl think an ex bison and ex elk castoff in Cobb who has done lots of nothing in his career so far should be an option. Our cdn depth is so bad we got ppl yearning for a dude with 18 catches in 29 career games. Crazy. Exact same thing tho can be said for ppl always going off on O’Shea and ignore the lack of talent really which is on the gm and scouts. Honestly. Seems like McManus gets paid to do nothing and Walters seems to do very little once the season begins. Does Walters care anymore? I’m not sure. Perhaps it’s time for new blood in the gm chair sooner rather than later.

Can you name 3 who left for not money? Lawler? Def took the $$$. Hardrick? Took the cash. Ford? $$$. Deslauriers? $$$ and woman. I mean honestly these are really the only impact guys who have left over the years. Others like couture left cuz he’s from BC. I mean. Who exactly did we lose cuz not cash? Garbutt? Fox? I mean you can go back a year and ppl were growing tired of them here. I don’t see any impact players who left for not cash or family related reasons.

Sure. This works. Our Lady Peace has redone and re released whatever. Now most prob think who cares but they retired it because it was the theme song of former WWE star and wife and child murderer Chris Benoit from 2002 until his death. All profits from the redone whatever will go to suicide awareness and mental health initiatives.

yeah....4 reps.....is a real indicator..cmon man you better than that....especially when they all space out...dline guys need to get consistant and steady reps to get in game groove....Walters didnt cut...or not roster guys...blame Walters all you want but he has minimal impact on the game day doings....none actually Get off Osh's nutsac...we know you are pro Osh but he the problem more than anyone else....and as much as upi dont wanna admit it a lot of defections are not just for money.....it's the way they used here...or better yet...not

Almost definitely. He was a scrap heap pickup prior to the injury, it is hard to imagine anyone giving him a serious look next year.

Griffin routinely takes defensive reps.

You keep saying that...name one IMPACT player that left here for any other reason than we wouldn't pay them, they went to the NFL, or our geography wasn't to their liking. Sure there are some guys that exited off the fringes of our roster for more playing time and not a single one of those guys would make an impact for us whether they stayed or not, We've lost an all star team of talent to $$$$$ and that lands squarely on KW's shoulders. I'm quite happy with the job they've done. 2 Grey Cups, and 5 straight trips to the big game. I am, however, not impressed with the job either man is currently doing.

We've seen the difference a Person or the ilk make to our overall competitiveness.....ZERO. You guys can keep lambasting the coach over roster moves of little consequence, and you are right they don't help, but our BIGGEST problem this year is that over the last few years we have lost an all star team worth of players through Walters mismanagement. Simple as that.

Griffin has shown he is a baller in this secondary. I dont recall seeing much of him lately. Im not sure why J.Jones was signed not to start.

Would Ford be interested in changing positions because there's no way I'm hanging my hat on his future as a QB. He's one hell of an athlete but there's a reason he's (one again) battling to hold onto the reins of the offense in Edmonton.

I wouldn't. I like ford as a back up, I'm doubtfull he will ever be more than a good back up though. At that, I'd have him as an ideal QB3.

Chris Streveler's first two seasons were 2018 & 19, That was a long time ago. He's not 24 anymore. He's become an aging 30 with the kneeinjury & being forced to play such a physical style of game by Pierce & LaPo. Buck wrecked Strev last season. If his level of play the next time he's on the field as a sub or starter is similar to the last game, then the question is, do you keep Streveler on the roster or elevate Wilson to #2 & make the young 1st year qb (Artoepus) currently on the practice roster the third stringer? Would you cut Streveler? The way the qb situation looks to be shaping up long term, unless we find a talented free agent (perhaps Powell from Hamilton?) we are going to have to suffer through some hard times once Zach's career is over. There just aren't many talented young free agent qbs out there. I'd rather get that **** over with sooner rather than later as a fan. Make it a priority to find another starting qb. Which as we know will probably take awhile as in multiple seasons. The Elks still haven't found Mike Reilly's replacement. (Scary thought).

I was reading the comments down the page in the link after the story itself. First season 2005. Second season 2014. Third season 2026. How can anyone get excited about a comedy series that plays once a decade with 21 total episodes so far? That has all the momentum of a snowball rolling uphill.

Kenny Lawler