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Signing Jake as depth is not a huge issue. Using Jake as if he's prime Doug Brown = huge issue.

Has Jake Thomas been cut yet? Has he at least been demoted to 3rd string back up? Until then all whining is permitted.

Losing 3 Grey Cups in a row isn't an accomplishment. Getting to the Grey Cup is meaningless. It's the same as missing the playoffs or losing in rounds 1 or 2. This team has been a failure for 3 years and it's all been self inflicted.

Currently expecting Cloudy and +5 by kickoff Saturday. Only a 40% chance of rain right now but we'll see how the day goes.

Jake signed a lifetime contract. He'll be here every year going forward until he is replaced by one of his kids.

The D gave up 3 points last game. 3 points.

Demski being out would be a huge blow. Likely means they start Joey Corcoran too which is a double bad blow.

Demski had time off because his wife just had a kid on Monday or Tuesday.

Its hard getting knock on your ass and having to get up multiple times a game, man.

THIS! Just come clean. Enough with the clearly bullshit explanations of more scoring/excitement etc. I don't like the changes, and I hate when someone is serving me a plate of bullshit but they're saying it's steak. I didn't believe it until the clock got under 1:20.

yep. 90-93 bills, good ole marve levy. People also are quick to forget how high pressure was on the mafia and mos in 19. If we don’t get insanely lucky with zach, none of em are here the last several years. They all got a huge pressure release, but now that’s wearing off and we are making the same mistakes as 19 and before.

Argos entering hibernation mode. McManis got shut down for the season https://3downnation.com/2025/10/08/toronto-argos-shut-down-star-lb-wynton-mcmanis-with-groin-injury-report/

I've never seen so much whining coming off a 40-3 beatdown of the top team in the East...

When the TiCats went indoors to practice victory formations that week... I knew we were in good shape. And it was decent weather that week in YYC!

All's well that ends well.

Stars projected lineup Sam Steel -- Roope Hintz -- Mikko Rantanen Jason Robertson -- Wyatt Johnston -- Mavrik Bourque Colin Blackwell -- Matt Duchene -- Tyler Seguin Justin Hryckowian -- Radek Faksa -- Nathan Bastian Esa Lindell -- Miro Heiskanen Thomas Harley -- Nils Lundkvist Lian Bichsel -- Ilya Lyubushkin Jake Oettinger Casey DeSmith Scratched: Alexander Petrovic, Adam Erne Injured: Oskar Back (undisclosed), Jamie Benn (collapsed lung) Jets projected lineup Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Gabriel Vilardi Gustav Nyquist -- Jonathan Toews -- Nikita Chibrikov Nino Niederreiter -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Alex Iafallo Cole Koepke -- Morgan Barron -- Tanner Pearson Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo Haydn Fleury -- Neal Pionk Logan Stanley -- Luke Schenn Connor Hellebuyck Eric Comrie Scratched: Parker Ford, Brad Lambert, Colin Miller Injured: Cole Perfetti (ankle), Dylan Samberg (wrist), Adam Lowry (hip) Status report Toews will be making his Jets debut and playing his first game after missing the past two seasons while recovering from illness and injury. ... Winnipeg coach Scott Arniel said forward David Gustafsson would be placed on waivers Thursday.

I'd rather see Cobb than Corcoran. Side note, we really need to upgrade our NI receiving depth next year.

It would absolutely be this...

Possibly Logan or Wheatfall with a ratio adjustment elsewhere?

Ottawa and quality decisions have not always gone together.

Dru Brown shut down for the season now too. Not sure why you would turn your team over from a 28 year old QB you have signed next year who doesn't appear to be injured but has struggled this year and probably needs to work through some stuff to someone who is going to be a free agent but Ottawa gonna Ottawa I guess

I think the "whining" is coming from the frustration in several of the other games this season.

And even that required a bounce up and over off the upright. --> <-- close to a shutout

Could be... I remember there was at least one first down. Then the deflection at the line becomes a BA easy pick...

More on the Bombers D... Always worth your click!

Not me! Most nervous I can recall ever being for a game. I couldn't even finish a beer before the game which is how my wife knew it was serious! 😂 Maybe a bit earlier for me but not far off. I've seen too many epic collapses in my life to be overconfident.

hope not and don’t think he will

Winning teams and players who give a damn do....thats who Practice is a joke compared to when they still mattered....90's...early 2000's....but still...there's lots to be accomplished and woked on...and we tend to minimize and not even do basic stuff that tends to get rusty and laxidasical and it has shown here of late We too ensconsed in the country club it will all work out attitide...ciz it did yrs ago....needs to be rebooted or the slow slide will continue....and its speeded up a lot in 2 yrs good teams...sucesfil one instal and do work on new things...different looks late in yr and in playoffs....you have to.....so that comment actually is kinda baseless...no offence bud....but...that being said how we do it here it is reasonable for someone to say that...cause...well we slack a lot

think demski as well. Looks like a good few of em. Going to be a big adjustment for this team. no meaningless games to end the season, no bye week, decent chance of no home play off game. Going to have to peak and keep it up. Pedal to the metal time.

I remember not having any fear of that GC game. I walked into the stadium more confident than I had in awhile, for sure. We were on a mission... A team of destiny that year.

my biggest concern isn’t that the rules are all bad ideas, but instead I’m left asking what is the perceived problem they are trying to fix, and have all the potential outcomes been considered? 100% all of that.

Damn straight. Really good article on the rule change. https://3downnation.com/2025/10/08/duke-ellingson-incoming-cfl-rule-changes-questionable-at-best/

I have no idea what the locker room dynamics are with the BB’s, the real stuff that goes on, the good and the bad and how all of this has facilitated and/or not facilitated their objective of being a championship team. All we do here is look from the outside and wonder or speculate based on the little we know (unless of course one has credible inside sources who minimize their bias’s when sharing that intel). This is the stuff I find interesting.

You're right but aren't vets suppose to lead the way i.e., first guy out there last guy to leave?

Yup in summary let's move from good to great.

No one is asking for all out blitzes, but the defense isn't successful because they put Jake Thomas out there for 80% of the snaps at DT or DE. Put better players on the line and you can maintain the same defensive system while also having guys who can breakdown an offensive line without having to sell out for pressure. Is what they're doing working? Overall yes, but when you give qbs all kinds of time eventually they are going to find some plays.

Oh easy. If you took off jake, and kornys snaps and put in the worst imp DTs we've had the last 2 years you would have significantly better front play, pressure, sacks, hits disruption etc. In the CFL, you don't need to have the highest sack total. But you NEED to cause disruption at least. You don't even need pressures and hits. If you can push the inside of the pocket back onto the lap of the QB within 3-4 seconds consistently, you force the qb to go from about to toss it to having to look down, avoid the disruption, find another spot, reset, look back down field, and try to find a target. OR, they have to try and throw over a mass of humanity (when cfl qbs are pretty short in general) and risk their arm on the follow through. Which still messes with mechanics a lot. In the past, teams that ran 30 fronts understood this. They focused their down linemen on guys who could win a bull rush 1-on-1, or could shoot a gap with a swim move and loop into the pocket. People here would always be stunned when the bend but don't break argos managed to sack our qbs repeatedly in a game. And while it is not the fastest way to rush/pressure/sack, it is one of the hardest to defend and prevent disruption from in the CFL. Because every team is rolling 2-3 NI interior OL (most always 3, you usually see 2 on bad teams), the Canadian OL are much less adept at dealing with nose tackles, pass rushing 3ts, and 4ts. Those guys, often imports, are generally in the 275-300 lbs range but insanely powerful and surprisingly athletic. With diverse rush ability, and the ability to run tite fronts, twist etc that makes the assignment harder to plan for. Sure, if you get the double on the 4t with the tackle, it should be pretty easy. But the other side of that you have a 1on1, or you have a 1on1 with the nose. And the C, is most often filled by guys undersized and who aren't higher end picks. How many Cs in the cfl today could lock up a prime stove 1on1 for most of the game? None imo. For the level of pressure/disruption we get from our OL, we would be as well off taking thomas out and playing 1 less dl in general.

I 100% agree with Goalie here -> our defense is not built around sacks - HOWEVER - the DL should be able to get more pressure than they are.

One area where we have to give credit where credit is due: the Bombers management has consistently fielded a strong starting secondary.

Not sure where my parents are going to go for supper now lol.

Sad to see a family owned business closing down. We need more of these and less American chain restaurants.....

Not even a little bit debatable. Fastest way to be shunned by your team mates is by talking dressing room with people outside the dressing room. I would bet big dollars that applies even more under FIFO. Players may talk to outsiders but it's more of them just kind of telling them whatever they wanna hear vs, the truth. If a guy loves the coach, the player will praise him. If the guy hates the coach. the player will go along with it. It isn't the truth. It's just a player, a lot of times, just humoring a fan. If he's healthy he likely will. Those guys get an apple and a road map pretty quick.