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he asks me hahahaa

Walters won't be asking you either.

he's had 2 reconstructive surgeries...again...One from a blatant cheap shot intent to take him out....the other a non contact....hence the minimal games....sure he was hurt. but not like he was getting hurt every other game ZC was and prob is more glass than anyone....and the last couple yrs he been getting smacked around a bit...and his performance has shown And to be honest I'd take MBT over both of them right now to actually be my starter for 2025...With a running game like we have....and if we have our full compliment of receivers....I bet he's lead the league in passing

Masoli got the utter cheap shot to take him out initially....then a fluke bad luck injury.....as a number 2 to hold you over if your starter goes down for a few games...surrounded with a good cast will win you more than you lose....and you keep developing Wilson as the Jumbo package guy, and if smart give him other plays/packages to run throughout the yr to further bring him along

I think Collaros is (and has been for years) is closer to that scenario than Masoli is.

The Back up QB in 2025 will be Terry Wilson and Dolegala with Streveler coming in late in the year.

Cocky? More like ******.

Cody F woul do good here btw. Been a while since we had a cocky sob at QB. Decent oline. Great Rb and good recs I could see him excelling here.

Lol we literally have no idea man

To me he's a shitty version of Henry Burris. All smiles and team work when things are going good, the second it's not going good the fingers are pointed everywhere else.

MBT, Fajardo etc. aren't even on our radar, with what we are paying Collaros no way can we afford either of those two and neither will sign elsewhere for under 250k. As far as mbt goes he would be smart to just wait til a starter goes down and he'd likely be paid a lot more.

MBT took them 97.5% of the way there through the regular season and the playoffs, Kelly played the final 15 minutes. I'd say he deserves plenty of credit for the 2022 season.

Not to denigrate MBT, but this FIFO stuff has run its course, in my opinion. My son teaches business administration and one of the case studies the class did was to look at the decline of General Motors from the biggest, most dominant auto manufacturer in the world to an also-ran. It came down to group-think and a rigid commitment to management enforcing a culture where different thinking meant a "lateral promotion". If a culture like FIFO in the Bombers means passing over players because they do not fit the norm, then a lot of talent will be lost. Monocultures do not endure or succeed for long.

No they weren’t

Someone will sign him as a backup.

Kinda where we been with ZC too tho....been lucky especially in the first 2 yrs that he didnt get rocked as he prob been finished...he's a had a few pretty insignificant ones the last couple yrs that seemed to really mess him up where another QB prob just shrugged t off....since he got hurt in dm he hasnt been anywhere near the same he was from 2019 to late 2022 yup...like i mentioned in a previous post...some this FIFO crap and adding guys to fit what HC/Management wanna see has hindered us as much as benefitted. If you have a strong locke room and by all accounts we do...with enough true leaders and guys who are respected....any guy brought in will fall in line, be it the room and vets pointing him the right way and they actually see the benefits of the right aattidue....or they will be gone...we need more nasty...edgy and guys who play at the edge but know enough to rarely step over....thats where we lacking...to many nice gys and too many guys too comfortable.....Like they say...Nice guys finish last.....and in our case Nice guys cant finish the deal....as the true translation of it is People who are decent, friendly, and agreeable tend to be unsuccessful because they are outmaneuvered or overwhelmed by others who are not so decent Pretty much us in a nutshell of late in last 3 cup losses

FIFO. Faj in **** off.

I could see his tracksuit ending up in the shower here. No thanks.

I would take him here as a backup,imagine him coming into a playoff game against Saskabush and winning! Course the head exploding would be going off here too if we signed him...😆

I agree that with all the changes how can we say FIFO is still alive & well? We have no clue. This off season sure reminds of the end of the Bud Grant era which is kinda scary in itself. Once the vets started retiring en masse & Grant himself left, the team was just a shell of what it was. In 1966 & 67, a lot of the core of those 4 Grey Cup championship teams were still here. But they were getting old & their play on the decline. Grant's championship teams had a FIFO attitude as well led by guys like Grant, Ken Ploen, Frank Rigney & Herb Gray. But the one thing present then & now is time. You can't beat time as it's relentless. It never stops. FIFO was all gone by the start of 1968 on a team filled with rookies & second year players who never won anything.

Prob want to get them both in some games. Lambert was fine defensively. It was the 55 line killing us.

And sask dropped him to go with Trevor Harris... not exactly the mark of a guy who is worth much... as i said, he's a guy teams settle for.

Which really doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things... both qbs were secondary to their teams successes, both rode their defenses to wins. Fajardo sucks, always has, always will which is why despite a grey cup win he was dropped quickly when they had a better option in Montreal.

Cody comes across as a guy whose teammates wouldn't like him because its all about him. Just one fans opinion.

Not all vets are leaders or culture setters. We’ve lost a ton of the biggest culture setters in the locker room. you don’t just remove the top of the list on your teams leadership and retain the same locker room culture. When’s the last time a guy was interviewed post win and said some thing to the extent of, “we aim to go 1-0 each week, we will enjoy it tonight and get back to work tomorrow?” The 1-0 mantra is gone. The concept of the D having to win the games is gone, so is the we don’t give up majors in the 4th, and a bunch of other culture trends. Locker room is very different, the experience and culture from the 21 and prior squads is barely hanging on roster wise. Haven’t seen any young guys step into those roles save maybe Brady who has been around a while. I get that, I think it’s more about how he fits with the locker room. I don’t think he does, even if the 21 and prior fifo culture is gone and replaced with what ever else.

For the record... when I say faj has a bad attitude I never even thought for a second about FIFO... I was thinking about his pissing and moaning about not wanting to compete for a job.

pretty much every professional room has a fit in or fly away mantra....they just dont ballyhoo it But we turn away talent that would help us because it isnt what Osh envisions as the ultimate player on and off the field.......If the room is good, and you have enough quality vets.....you can easily roster some guys who aren't these saints thru and thru....As much as people claim FIFO is the reason for success....it also is a bit of a hand-cuff when you dont allow your roster to balance out a bit....I want a roster of winners.....not a collective group of good guys I am sure thre are a lot of giys who could have came in and helped out this team but didnt "fit" Osh requirements....just because you dont see them.....doesnt mean it's not true....we dont bring them in....and I sure it's some instances of free agency too where we dont evn kick a tire

Masoli ruptured his achilles his frst game back from his knee injury from what I recal....so unless he played a substantial number of games in some other league getting ready, then not sure what you talking about every other game

FIFO is alive and well and extends far beyond WJ. It is nonsense to suggest otherwise. We still have a ton of vets on O and D to carry that banner.

That is a really interesting concept. I wonder how much fifo is left in the locker room. Wj is the only major culture setter left on D. On O, idk with hardrick and sheed gone might be none of the old fifo left. It’s certainly come to that point in the front office and with coaching imo. How we react to the lose of Ted and buck, combined with cfl free agency will really tell us how it’s going to be this year.

So if he's so good why did Montreal toss him aside? After all, he won then a grey cup... maybe it's time to stop pretending faj is anything more than a guy that people settle for when they don't have better options.

Streveler is a free agent with 2 torn knee ligaments.

Masoli has played 17 games in the last 3 seasons compared to Zach playing nearly 60 games. Masoli is glass at this point. I'll take MBT who can at least take a sack and get up and continue playing.

I can assure you that Kyle Walters won't be asking you or Noeller your opinions as he doesn't care what you guys think. The poor skills & poor attitude qb beat the historic FIFO culture here for the Grey Cup. As did a shitty backup QB nearly a month ago who will never be good enough start anywhere long term in the CFL.

That would be a great fit. And the mafia were hard after Masoli a couple times prior to zach.

I think I’d be cool with MBT has a backup. You can say what you want about his quirks but he can throw a football and has won some games and seems to genuinely enjoy when he plays here in front of a sold out crowd.

Cody does not fit our team culture. If we're going older guy as a back up, I say Masoli.

Faj and mbt are in the same boat for me. Really talented guys who are ideal as the back up on a contender. Until you look at the mental side. Both are such negatives I don’t really want either.

5 pm start time TSN3

Bruins Knights Habs. Schedule not getting easier. I can see them losing all 3 of those games.

100% this....

At 28 years old and 3 straight pt/gm seasons on a weak team, I'd hardly say he is past his prime. Although he has requested a trade, he has a full NTC, so he'd have to approve the destination. The big risk is his $8.7M price tag for the next 6 years, taking him to 34. This would also block Lambert's potential development as a C. Even if Larkin approved a trade here, I'd prioritize Top 4 D over 2C.

I think with a +26 TO Ratio you would be expecting around 14-4 wouldn't you? The Riders were elite at turning those turnovers into punts though.

Given the absolute **** attitude he's shown why do you want him as a backup? Poor skills and a poor attitude... thats a no from me.

Kaughlin

At least it doesn’t start with a K

Taking things way off topic, anyone who spells it this way is just wrong.

Two of about a zillion reasons why the ncaa is a garbage organization.

I was wondering what MB was up to these days, apparently still interested in coaching I see. He should move back to the broadcast booth with Lapo, I loved watching them go back and forth from an O versus D point of view using the game they are covering to debate with one another in how their half time adjustments would be better. 'Lapo versus Benevides' half time show to replace 'Please stop yelling Jim Barker' half time show.