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I’d be somewhat surprised if Scheifele doesn’t play tomorrow. The non contact jersey makes sense given that he likely had a concussion. Why would you want him to take any unnecessary contact? If he was still experiencing any symptoms, he definitely wouldn’t be practicing. If he’s good after practice, and tomorrow morning, I’d expect him to play.

I can't see Gowanlock or Laing getting defensive reps ahead of or in lieu of Bailey...Laing may be hard pressed to make roster this yr but is a great PR guy to see if he develops..he may just turn the corner with professional coaching and environment If Bailey is what many think...and ceiling is high ...then him on roster over say a Schmeck...Thomas...Gowanlok...that's a major win in my eyes...and i think 3 import olinemen is a last resort..and would overall make us weaker

All rookie camp practices are taking place at the field Winnipeg Soccer Federation South, 211 Chancellor Matheson Road (times are approximate): Wednesday, May 7 – 10:30 a.m.- 12:55 p.m. Thursday, May 8 – 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Friday, May 9 – 10:15 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Saturday, May 10 – Medical/testing, no practice Main camp Sunday, May 11 (Princess Auto Stadium) – 9-11:40 a.m. https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/05/06/rookie-camp-25-primer/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadd1DmFUEVV4nnvIc5ZqWnu8YQhHLZFIJI04vsNgxxtftumlEG_8Poc-Z7f9Q_aem_lW_FX7FDJqP2d5X__Mvtdw

Wednesday 10:30-12:30 bison field. Thursday 10-12 Friday 10:15-12:15 These are the times I was told for rookie camp.

Thought I’d throw out the remaining schedule till kick off May 7th, rookie camp. May 10th cut down to 85 players excluding none counters May 11th TC opens May 13th cut down to 75 players May 24th first pre season game, at home vs ssk 4pm est kick off May 30th 2nd pre season game in ssk 9pm est kick off May 31st training camps close June 12th week 2 our first game at home vs bc 730 cst kick off. We will have a bit of extra time to finalize our game day roster, practice and be under the sms to start the season with the week 1 bye.

It's always a question of how we deploy our ratio. The global player comes at a cost of an extra Canadian so that's going to be a tough choice. We added some Canadian DE's so it may become an either or choice. We have Gowanlock and Laing looking to win a spot. All of this folds into whether we move towards a 3 import OL. That eliminates an import or even the global elsewhere on the roster in order to retain a Canadian back up.

My guess is SMS was a part of it too. He was on a 150k per contract with a 25k TC bonus coming. His injury, salary, and the fact that others stepped up well in his absence and may have passed him on the DC, made him expendable. He's not a bad player, and is likely a victim of losing his job through injury. Happens a 100x a year in football. Someone will pick him up.

He pulled down pretty good money for the amount of reps he was likely to get.

Edmonton Elks release Canadian OL Tomas Jack-Kurdyla, sign 10 others - 3DownNation 1st round pick from 2020 - spent most of last season on the IR and only played 4 games so I wonder if this move was injury related?

Teammate of my kid is going to be at rookie camp, so I want to check it out to see how he compares. Even his parents don’t know the times yet lol.

Solid pick...gonna pan out to be the best pick in my opinion...he's perfectly suited for what we wanna do here and is multi-use...A Canadian version of what Cole did for us without the DA tag...so hopefully it enables us to bulk up that damn dline with 3 solid interior guys...the Global guy as well if he is what many think will also allow us to use a DA elsewhere....no reason Woods..Adams...hopefully Person and or any newbie who flies off the page in camp cant all be rostered, Gimme a WJ/Vauters/Lawson/Woods/Adams/Person/Bailey rotation anyday....and if another rookie makes a case to be on roster then even better....I know they think Jake is this perennial stud...but we have no need and really no room/use...If they want to roster a second National DT....To insert him over even Schmeck or another promising rookie is just foolish and a waste...You dont sacrifice youth and upside for an old vet who lost his usefulness 3 yrs ago already....just plain dumb We have Kramdi..Makonzo...Shay..Smith...Kelly...Hallett...Hagerty....pretty sure we have the ability to put any 2 of those guys on the field at any given yime in lieu of a DT to make ratio if we choose to play 2 on defence...youth...athleticism and ability should trump loyalty to old dead weight

Second round pick Smith signed now https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/05/02/1st-10-it-seemed-like-it-could-be-a-good-fit-and-im-super-excited-they-picked-me/

FIFY. 😁 Games like last night are why I love sports. Threads like this are why I hate sports fans Now I am picking on @captaincanuck12 but I will say to your credit you have been here all year, win or lose, and even if you have thrown in the towel the odd time you speak as a fan who wears their heart on their sleeve and will always come back with hope for the next game. Your negativity is borne of frustration in the moment, but you don’t quit on this team in the big picture. You are good to have around and are ultimately a loyal supporter, no doubt. What drives me nuts are those “fans” who were silent all year when this team marched to the President’s Trophy, and then crawled out of the woodwork after game 4 to remind how lousy this team has always been when the chips are down, how Hellebuyck is a fraud, how Cheveldayoff must be fired, etc. and then constantly disappear and are quiet when the team wins and proves them wrong for the 60th time this year, just waiting for their next chance to say “see I told you they suck” at the next moment of adversity. It’s beyond feeling upset and negative in the moment, it’s like they can’t be happy unless they get to feel validated moaning and bitching about how useless the team is. I will never get those who seem to want to be perpetually angry and prefer to tell everyone “I told you so” if the team doesn’t win it all, which given the pure mathematical stats of it is about as safe a bet as you can make (31 out of 32 teams fail every year). The old adage is true - “sports is not there to make you happy, sports is there for you to be miserable in a large group”. I just don’t get the appeal of watching and acting like you hope they lose so that you have the opportunity to complain about how lousy they perpetually are and validate your negativity to the public at large. Why watch at all? Tough way to go through life. Now, the Jets may crash and burn in 4 straight next series, and it won’t change what’s great season this has been, how hard they have worked, and what entertainment they have brought us all year. Their achievement should be celebrated, not maligned. Rant over. See you in Round 2. P.S. It was never in doubt, says this Jets fan. 😉

#feelsforced