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  2. If sterns is our best..we in a world bad...hes good if we had 2 other imports as tha marquee guys and he has his role...but as your numero uno...ouch
  3. Ok Sterns, am I wrong that if he's your third American receiver, you're ok but more than that and your hooped?
  4. No Kelly was in from the start. Bonds didn't go down until right before half. They were essentially playing two deep safeties to shake up VA and try to negate the explosives. They had Griffin playing more LB style SAM than DB style. Worked for a quarter until they started running single verticals and posts at Kelly's side as an adjustment.
  5. They essentially use 2.5 American spots on D for special teams. And our kicker is American too. And our best American receiver is probably Jerrith Sterns.
  6. I’m confused as to why Kelly was on the field so much. Was he the dime? Was this always the plan or what the bombers had to do when Bonds went down and Vaval went in for him?
  7. I track it series by series, not as precisely as DT. Probably the last game I'll be able to do it though because my season starts this week. Kelly played basically that entire game...him, Kramdi and Griffin essentially functioned as the WIL/SAM/Safety but not always static in position. Griffin most likely to be in the box or blitzing. We had a lot of snaps with 4 Canadians on D. Most with 3, some with 2. We are starting 6 Canadians on O. So we only need 1 Canadian on D. Now if we have Canadians who are better than our Americans...ok. Not sure Kelly is that. Not sure Thomas is that. Also no reason to start 6 Canadians on O if we're going into a game knowing we're going to play Jake Kelly the entire game on D. But...not sure who the Americans would be we have ready to go. Allen is an obvious one, Woodbey would be one but we're kind of loaded where he would fit in...but might be more useful than Ayres being able to play 2-3 spots on D. Don't think we have anyone on O ready to go aside from Vanterpool when he gets healthy. We don't have enough American players....which is a huge indictment on the past 2-3 training camps.
  8. @JuranBoldenRules, do you track defensive snaps? That's some interesting commentary in regards to how much our linebackers are playing. It would be interesting if the CFL had data available for yardage given up by DBs when they are the primary cover on a player. I know it exists in the NFL. By the eye test, Bonds, Vaval and Kelly have all been targeted.
  9. I counted nine Canucks "starting" according to the depth chart. If I recall correctly, that's more than required and we've been doing this for years. Well, it doesn't appear to be working this year. Why the coaching staff doesn't even attempt to take advantage of the existing rules is very frustrating for me as a fan.
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  11. They as a collective are markedly better
  12. Well and if you insist on Canadians at dl, then don't waste time with a Canadian in the secondary. If you want a Canadian safety then all American on DL and get a ferocious bunch who can terrorize a qb.
  13. Agree with most of your suggestions but as far as the O-line is concerned, GET KOLANKOWSKI THE HELL OUTTA THERE and that alone will improve the line dramatically, and similarly, Thomas is has been a liability for a couple of years, so out he goes. Ain't gonna happen so long as O'Shea is head. coach
  14. Yeah Thomas isnt reason...but he has no business on roster...and won't ever give a tide changing play or any impact...factor in zero upside now...no relevance...why he playing...he just taking reps away from better players and blocking up development of youngsters with upside...there several guys on the roster doing that OC guy has no clue on how to create let alone manage a pro playbook and his play calling and situational decisions are awful Too much buddy relationships here are clouding the proper judgement of decisions...
  15. Technically we lost that game because replay gave it to Toronto and then apologized after the fact.
  16. There are some who believe that rotational mediocre DLinemen Fox and Garbutt will lead the Ticats to the promised land.
  17. Streveler has never been good at the wedge play. He hesitates and looks for a gap plus he's way too upright. He was bad last year too. We lost a game because of it in Toronto last season. If they are going to use him they need to use more of a veer, QB power/option/zone blocking kind of look out of pistol. It's insane to me to have him out there with no back, no even potential pass option, no motion across formation. In general I hate that look where everyone ambles up to the line of scrimmage, no handoff option, no pass option...D knows exactly what's coming and it's only going between the guards. Way too easy to defend. If they want to run the wedge, then it should be Wilson.
  18. Based on my watching all of the Bomber games this season, I'm a bit perplexed as to why Wilson is not running the 3rd and short offence. Sure Streveler has been successful since he has been back, sort of. I think that he's missed maybe two including that big one yesterday. When Wilson was handling those duties while Streveler was out, he looked good to me, a very strong push. Streveler, to my eye, does not have the leg push he had before (still injury related?) Another OC mistake, IMO.
  19. Yeah their average game is 31-27...so it's not like anyone on their D from here is lights out. If we're worried about Miles Fox, Tyjuan Garbutt and Brian Cole our heads are firmly planted in our asses. Those guys are not good pro football players.
  20. Personally I think he'll have to come on to play boundary corner with Nichols at half. Kramdi at safety, Holm at field half, Lawson at field corner. Kelly as the dime I don't really think we should start Vaval, ideally wouldn't have to play him on D at all.
  21. I winced every time I saw Thomas and Schmekel(?) together in the middle of the D-line. Putting them out together could be ruled a coaching dereliction of duty.
  22. IMO we need one more Imp. D tackle/nose...With Person, Willy and Vaughters the front improved, Lawson when healthy is good, Jake or Schmekle can rotate with Lawson, Adams has looked decent, Woods is unknown at this point, but IMO we need to look for one more interior Import...start bringing them in for looks. Then when Woods is healthy, lose one LB and add him. Holm and Nichols are really good, Parker and Bonds are out...Vaval has shown well, Lawson needs more time to judge his play, time to look at Woodsby and Allen, at least one should make the roster and back-up at worst, and we should add one more imp DB to the PR. But safety....Parker experiment failed, Kramdi experiment is on the verge, Kelly maybe...but last game didn't inspire confidence...maybe we someone in house, if not we need to do something... Really IMO that is all we are missing to be a really good defence
  23. This argument is flawed in so many ways. CFL teams are constantly cycling through other team’s cuts, at least the intriguing ones, because they are all familiar with largely the same pool of players. The ones who are cut and never heard from again? Usually there’s a reason. This take is a way to avoid ever saying you were wrong in getting excited about a camp cut. Hamilton is winning because of former Bombers? Other than Lawler, what difference maker have they brought in? Their D stinks and I don’t think Johnny Augustine and Drew Wolitarsky (who hasn’t started) make opposition coaches shudder.
  24. I think that many on this forum would agree that Hogan, even giving him the "rookie benefit of the doubt", feel that he should be relieved of OC duties. I realize that Jackson has a checkered record but given his experience and the fact that he was a QB, I'd be leaning toward him as a replacement at least for the duration of the season.
  25. On defence, find a real safety...is Cam Allan that guy? Is Woodsby, Vaval, Shay or Smith, Holm, J Jones or ??? Bring in someone if we can't find one in house. Take off one LB and add on more DL.....Is Woods healthy..... I really believe that a couple minor tweaks, and one needs to be a real safety and Youngers defence can and will be good again.
  26. Start by using our American roster spots. 3 American OL when Vanterpool is back. I'd even try the guy they just signed in the interior if he's looking physical. We need someone/a few guys to drag the O into the fight. Don't think Brady will be that guy, he's busted up. Cam Allen should be in, likely boundary corner given who we have healthy. Might give Russ Dandy a call from camp get him a couple weeks of practice. We seem to be losing a DB a week to injury. Get creative with deployment. Woodbey should be ready to play. Use him at SAM/WIL...pop Griffin/Kramdi back to safety when we go 2 high. Woodbey might fill Ayres special teams spot and give us a lot more on D. Kelly should only be out there when we really need 7 DB's. Or use him at field corner or even kind of a blitzing dime style spot. Don't think he can process fast enough to be the guy responsible to support up top, even in cover 2/3. He needs to just have one job where he doesn't have to make many reads or decisions. IMO if we prioritize O and D a bit we have spots for 3 American OL, another American on D (even 2 if you swap out Ayres and another of the LB's for guys that would have roles on D, secondary and DL).
  27. Agreed. If we fans cannot have wins, at least give us hope that the myriad issues with this edition are being addressed.
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