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Man I hope Terry Wilson cashes in on the hype before he has to take any real reps. Yeah the real difference on points ends up being the exchange on the QB fumbles. They punch it in. We kick a FG. We also missed a 49 yard FG which is basically routine at this point. People are very negative but the way both teams played very undisciplined in that game it was basically a coin flip. Both OL's were pretty terrible. Sask was far more committed to the run, especially once they saw how Harris was moving.

That decision was fine. Don't want to put the ball up for grabs. He didn't **** around, he tucked it and didn't scramble to try to make something out of nothing and lose more yards. Lost 4 yards to give Castillo a 49 yard kick well within range. The point people seem to be missing largely on that situation is the clock. If they bring in short yardage crew they basically burn 2 plays. Could pop Collaros down to sneak or hand off, but really no guarantee on the handoff that you get the first either. To that point we had one run play over 3 yards. The same people complaining about lack of aggression are complaining when they do the right thing situationally if you're going to try to score a TD there. The main problem with everything is lack of execution. Nothing was being blocked, run or pass. Heroic effort by Collaros and Oliviera (doing a lot of the work in pass pro) to keep us in that game offensively.

That's kind of the "roster management" issue that bugs me. Ayres, Weitz, Shay, Smith....can we get a role for some of these guys on D even if they are just setting the edge and pass rushing for a few snaps a game? Use those guys, maybe drop Vaughters and get a real DT out there. I'm watching Jake Kelly get beat twice on the same play by two different receivers literally spinning like a top and wondering why they don't use Shay or Smith for anything. Secondary is the real concern to me. And you can open up a spot there to get another experienced body on by using all the guys in the first two levels of the D. Also Logan...drop him and get Echols on. Echols can return too. If Vaval is playing corner, he shouldn't be returning unless there's an emergency. Or if he's returning, get another DB on.

Yea there were a at least a couple times Vaughters gave the edge far too early and made it an easy decision for AJ

Is this the junior high breakup letter forum? Thought I was on Morning Big Blue.

And 2 turnovers deep in our own end. We protect the ball there we most likely win and some real bone head and costly penalties.

The front was great last night. Kept getting Sask off the field. I really liked the scheme. Yeah you could have better players, but they aren't here right now. Everyone did their jobs even with the adversity of losing Schmekel before half. I think they could put more thought into putting Jefferson into a spot to succeed in that general scheme with the 3-3 look. Really the big difference in the game was a couple breakdowns in the secondary and that we didn't score a TD on our 5 yard line turnover while they did. I personally hated when they had Vaughters doing the stand up rush bit on the inside. He's not really explosive or challenging OL with length like a Jefferson does. Didn't harm them, but just a waste IMO. I really think Younger is not looking for an edge rush. They've built scheme around getting in QB eyes more than getting to QB, and a lot of that is about Jefferson. Vaughters made a lot of terrible plays on the edge vs the run, over committing to the flow of Sask's OL from the backside then one cutback and Ouellette was all alone. Luckily he's really slow.

Agree about Schoen. If Walters cannot come up with someone with two good legs and able to catch a ball, Walters ought to be shot. Pylon Logan and Mitchell have not been worth waiting for.

Well except for this year they were going LB no matter what but since 2018 Walters has gone BPA or futures and has been very clear about that in interviews. This year they felt NAT LB was a huge need with our NAT LBs aging out. The draft video is there for all to see, Walters makes the decision with scouting and then asks MOS if he is good with the pick. MOS has always said a simple Yes or Sure. There is no lobbying by MOS pre or post pick.

Hamilton is a sell out apparently. I expect a lot of points.

Ummm....have you been watching O'Shea's roster decisions?

I’m ok with that. Draft is a crapshoot. You never know what’s going to change year to year as players come and go. Grab the best player available.

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Could be a couple of good games today. Looks like a pretty good crowd in the Hammer. Speaking of crowds not only was yesterday game jammed packed it was record setting. You're welcome Regina

You can say that all you want but Walters himself said he drafts BPA. In the past he has even drafted futures over BPA or positional need. He was very clear that he hasn't drafted positional for a few years now hence our problems with the OL now.

I think Vaughters has been really good against the run. None of them wow me with their pass rush, but at least Person is still young. Willie will be 35 next year. It’s time.

Yeah I thought the D-Line played okay early on but it was apparent they were tired by the fourth quarter. We really need to get into the modern philosophy when it comes to rotational use. All the best teams are rotating fresh players on the DLine.

I think Cam Allen is going to be a great player. Let’s remember he’s in game 3 or 4 with the Bombers. When Alexander got moved to safety in 2019 he had nearly 4 years of CFL experience under his belt. I like Cams physicality, and I think for the most part he has the instincts and speed to cover a lot of ground. Totally ok letting guys like him, Vaval and Woodbrey continuing to figure it out. I think all three have a future in this league.

Willie/Vaughters/Person as a rotation is the least of our problems right now. I don’t mind that much, although I’d like to see a fourth player added.

I’d keep Stan as long as he’s willing to play. If a young guy comes in and beats him out for the LT so be it but even with his uneven play he’s still one of the better / best tackles in the league (and a strong voice in our room). Willie you keep. You just need a more disciplined, well rounded end on the opposite side of him. He’s got a lot in the tank still but he always thrived when he played with a guy like Jeffcoat.

In fairness to Allen, I think we need to decide what we want as a fan base. I’ve been asking to let the talented young guys play. I’m not going to get upset at a guy like Allen for a wildly obvious beat as a young player, it comes with the territory. I’ll take that over the (as an example) approximately 376 times Bighill didn’t blow a tackle because he was three steps away from being able to make one. The one thing I would like to see from Cam Allen is for him to realize the difference between when he needs to hit and when he needs to tackle. I’ve been overall decently happy with him other than that, even with the blown coverage yesterday.

It’s because they chose to gut the heart of the team all in one year. Moving on from Biggie, BA, Woli .. these are guys who yes, we should have been looking to move on from but also were leaders, been through the ups and downs of season and provide steadiness. Before was the topic de jour, I was talking about how we needed to find the next Bighill. Guys that oozed potential but needed a year or two of seasoning behind a guy who holds others (including himself) accountable. BA is another one of those guys. He’d lost some of his range but what you want out there is a guy who is confident, get others in position and communicates well with the secondary. Kelly. Parker. Allen. They aren’t that guy. Allen has been better than ANY of the other guys we’ve had back there all season but he’s still not good (yet?). If I wanted to watch a guy flap his arms in the air as a ball sailed over his head I’d rather have had BA back there this year with the leadership upside.

Oh yeah totally winnable, which is what makes the stupid things they did so painful.

I agree the best option is to keep both, but they need to figure out what this team is. We’re a slightly better version of the 2004 team right now. Jefferson, Thomas, Neufeld, Wilson, Logan, Vaughters, & probably even Bryant (with an immediate hof induction) shouldn’t be on the team next year. That’s a lot of cash to remake this team in the offseason.

Good. I’d guess Schoen gets more time to recover, Wilson takes the boundary wideout spot and Wheatfall moves into the slot?