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I hear your pain, but it seems to me that where the team has devolved to is dire enough that there is little to no hope of hosting the Grey Cup. Instead, barring an act of God, the best the Bombers can do is make the playoffs, even if O'Shea and maybe even Walters are canned. There is no point in trying to assess new player talent if they never get a chance to prove themselves in games.

They had talent & let them go after the past few seasons. We never replacd the guys we needed that left. "Everyone's a starter" & "Next Man Up!!" says our Head Coach.. That only works if you have talent & depth. Once you begin starting the scrubs then there is no NMU. It happened to Calgary after 2018 & looks like it'll happen here.

Kolo got $150,000 according to Hodge. https://3downnation.com/2024/01/29/winnipeg-blue-bombers-sign-centre-chris-kolankowski-to-two-year-extension/#:~:text=The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have,part of his new deal. Can't find a salary on Jake but let's say $120,000. That's $270,000 for the two. Jake's role could be filled with an entry level Canadian or American, so let's say that 40k you could save. A C draft pick would do better than Kolo, for fun let's say they drafted Fortin who starts for Calgary. That's what 70k saved. So between the 2 that's a potential 110 k saved.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/former-jets-captain-blake-wheeler-announces-retirement-from-nhl-after-16-seasons/

we got a biter!

I was thinking about Terry Wilson as well. The glimpse we got of him at last years gc makes me curious to see what he can do with a full playbook and practice as a starter but can’t see that anywhere near on the radar of our coaching staff. I think to them that would admit defeat.

He has been burned on every double move all season. Bites so hard.

He was watching a great play unfold then realized right that guy was his cover as his palms went up as he watched mooseman do his dance.

well...to start they can try the guys they have in house first to see if they make a difference...as dear leader claims "they are all starter quality' and "if they in the building they give us a chance to win" so prove it or STFU and find some who can

This club needs an injection of talent ASAP. No idea on how or who they could get at this point.

Yeah I think if the weeks plan has Strev in it all week...and a week of running it he will be fine...Hogan I think is over his head and can't deviate yet mid stream...let alone make in game adjustments...So not too concerned about that...Plus look what he got to work with...not a heck of a lot JY...I think he needs tthe players to run what he doing...and right now he is probably 4 starters shy of that...and doesnt have the rotational peices...and the couple he does are the ones who shopuld be starting...and one is on the "IR" WJ should be spelling off Person and Vaughters and that should eevate his game if not for any reason pride...and we should be scouring every nook and crannie looking for another end....and a true inside plugger Nose...and dont stopuntil we find it....Bailey needs to be on as well for rotation and development for Korn or Thomas...Even Novack as he is basically redundant to all the LB's we employ anyway....truthfully Thomas and his glue pot should be parked on the 1 game if not cut... Kramdi and T.Jones should lose their starter role..Kramdi as depth...T.Jones with the 1 gane injury....and Ayers..J.Jones...Wilson should work at SAM/Mack with one of Grffin or Parker at SAM. Allen and Woodbey...2 guys who just made plays all camp and in both Pre-season games should be given a shot/look....cant be worse than what we seeing....and no reason at all Shay and Smith should not be seeing the field in rotation considering all the subbing we do....which is another thing...we sub way too much and doesn't let a guy get in a groove or figure out what the guy(s) he going up against is doing and to get an edge Simplify the scheme if need be and run a base of 4 5 different looks and sets and excel in them...then install more...pretty sure thats what CGY has been doing and they been owning teams on defence....plus they play athletic guys...the best ones available to them 3/4 of that easily used elsewhere for a playmaker/impact guy and the other quarter to an entry level guy with upside...or draft pick

So, Mitchell doesn't look for Lawler every play? The only other playmaker in that passing offense is Tim White. If Lawler is an A then White is a C. As far as moving on from Zach, just who are we going to move on to? Have you checked our qb roster? There's nothing to move on to. I'd be for starting Wilson at qb just to see if he has a chance to be an actual starter for us.

I triple that sentiment.....

I said no about 3 times. Did a football hit you in the head damaging your brain?

My point is we have 2 guys on the roster in Kolo & Thomas drawing $250-300,000 & are no longer effective players. We pay them & let lawler go as we don't want to pay what Hamilton is paying.

Worst wr group in the CFL. Linebackers average at best, Dline is it the worst? Bottom 3? Is the OC over his head?

I had reconstructive surgery on my knee a few years ago, and although it wasn't probably as dire as Streveler's it took me a year to fully trust it and even after then I still had moments. I would not give up on Streveler just yet until he has had a few games to settle it and act without the nagging "what ifs" interfering.

I said after week one having those two picks would insure a long rope as a starter despite the fact he’s very easily the worst covering DB on the team. Constantly getting beat, half because he’s always trying to under cut some route. I said after week one having those two picks would insure a long rope as a starter despite the fact he’s very easily the worst covering DB on the team. Constantly getting beat, half because he’s always trying to under cut some route. I said after week one having those two picks would insure a long rope as a starter despite the fact he’s very easily the worst covering DB on the team. Constantly getting beat, half because he’s always trying to under cut some route.

Jake and Kolo have both never appeared on the highest paid players list, they are probably making somewhere between $100-$120K. Even if they aren't around you still have to replace them with at least a minimum salary guy (which may or may not actually be an improvement... probably for Thomas, maybe not for a center).. so at 70K you are saving about 50K a head and you are still only a third of the way to Lawler. If you are talking about dudes with experience to replace Kolo, McEwen got 150K or so from the Riders, but he is 32 and not really a long-term play. Beard, also at 32, got 197K from Edmonton... and surprise! Both of those guys are injured. It seemed for the longest time Eli was going to be the plan at centre... who knows what is happening there. Both the lines have way too many way too old guys on it.

If Bob Dyce, arguably the nicest but worst HC in the league, can muster up the courage to bench/demote starters in order to turn things around this week, there's no reason why Osh can't other than he refused to. We'll see what happens.

Case is basically Sterns with slippery cleats. Just another midget with good but not great speed. Dime a dozen.

To me Strev is good if he gets all the 1 reps and a gameplan, like Week 1. He’s been pretty terrible whenever he’s had to come in off the bench both this year and last. It’s pretty clear his knee is still really buggered too.

My takeaway is that Bridges should be given an apple and a road map. Our OL and DL were useless, and Strev is not a very good QB Also our coordinators are not coordinating anything

IF this is what we have to look at the rest of the year....we're in for a lot of hurt....What the hell is this Bridges kid doing on the club....We could have done a helluva lot better in fa and yet we sat on our asses and did nothing....Speaking of fa, it seems like a lot of heart and talent went out the door with a huge big bad smell coming the other way...Mitchell who doesn't know if he can or will play...Logan limping in and hasn't seen any action yet while our return guy (I use that word lightly) is doing his best impression of a fish out of water with his five yards and flop....I can't make a case for Case...showed a flash but in the end looked like it was coming from a pan...Willie J....what the hell was he thinking taking that cheap shot and a bad penalty at the worst time ...Frustration???...but not as frustrated as the fans who paid to see that junk....Outside of Brady, Demski and Castillo I find it very hard to single out any player worthy of a positive mention...There needs to be some soul searching before the next game...player wise and coaching or this could get worse....In the final analysis of these last two games...it appears too much talent has exited and what we have secured in return is just not cutting it.....We need some drastic change or this season is going to turn into one helluva failure AND in a Cup year at home no less..................................

Then he will have to be forced to........assuming that Walters and, for that matter Miller, are paying attention. Enough of this country club bullshit.