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I don't think Ryan Dinwiddie should be critical of anyone's arm strength

Absolute master class from Dinwiddie on how to show everyone that you were propped up by incredible scouting in Toronto

Go Blue ;-)

Judging by Ticketmaster there are a handful of tickets. I would be shocked if it isn't announced a sellout.

Zach might become the Bombers' 2nd all-tlme passing leader tonight.

I had a memory like this too but when I looked back at the 2023 season I saw that the only time that Dru replaced Zach was when Zach was banged up against Edmonton on 8/10. That was the big game against Edmonton where he brought us back from being down 22-0. Dru started the next week against Calgary when Zach was unavailable. First win as a starter for him.

dinwiddie sure didn’t mince words on brown lol. He clearly went into it not wanting brown and didn’t give him much of a chance to win his job back. Maier isn’t a better passer to any area of the field, browns arm is no issue. Jake’s best game is at best a mediocre outting for brown.

"Dru is a quarterback that would see acres of open space downfield and choose to run for a first down. I want a QB that will throw an INT instead" - Ryan Dinwiddie, probably

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Truth bomb right there.

Field side wide receiver absolutely sucks. Are the Bombers actually serious that they can't do anything to get those 2 scrubs off the field & get actual receivers who can play in this league in there instead? What kind of scouting system do we have that this may take an entire season to resolve itself? If at all.

Officially a sellout.... LFG!

Row upon row of ugly, ugly people

It's close enough that they can massage it into being a sellout. If that rain holds off, she'll be a dandy night at the barn. Going with some family and friends... Want a reason to go celebrate on the field post game. LFG.

Someone in the RedBlacks org. liked Brown, Dinwiddie didn't, Brown is a Bomber

Dinwiddie's comments didn't come off like an honest assessment of Brown's skill. Brown is known for his great deep ball and that is the area that Dinwiddie chose to denigrate. Leads me to my theory that this was more of a personal decision than a football one with some shade thrown by Dinwiddie.

When Tyler played JUCO in Northern California he became close with a handful of black offensive players motly from California. There were more blacks on the team than whites. There was a black Offensive Guard whose first name was Cyole (pronounced Kyle). Tyler being the dumb white Canadian thought his name was pronounced See-Yo-Lee. The team picked up on that & nicknamed the kid See-Yole-Lee. Midway thru the season, some of the black players told Tyler they'd allow him to call them all ******'s for one day only. To which he did. The team was close nit & won the JUCO championship of Northern California. Everybody got along. When Tyler got married, a number of his former teammates black & white came to his wedding. Team dynamics sometimes (but not always) have a way of handling underlying tensions such as political issues/racism without making them issues.

There's a 0% chance amateur football will change field dimensions. It costs millions of dollars for turf fields. Some of these have just been replaced and will live for 15-20 years. It costs tens and tens of thousands to move/replace uprights. This would only happen over decades as fields are replaced. There's also zero benefit to the field dimension changes. The football people around the table know this. Just turning a lot of FG's into punts.

Jon Gruden got a gift ftom the CFL & he's fired up!!!!!! DAZN needs to get him & Matt Dunigan as their analists next season! https://www.facebook.com/reel/4391761077764091 That's a league issue, unfortunately. They would have spent a lot of money on GC rings.

Man time flies.... Wild to think he's accumulated those stats already. Feels like he just got here, but man that Blip from 2020 onward really messed with time...

Super Nintendo Chalmers quotes win the Internet today. +5 for you, sir.

I think he likes Maier because he signed him. Never underestimate how egotistical a GM/HC can be.

As long as Maier throws an INT in the Grey Cup and we end up winning because of it, I'd call it square.

I heard about that yesterday. For those who don't want to watch, he's basically saying that the changes to the field (uprights, size, etc) are going to cost too much and every team except Winnipeg is losing money... So there is no appetite to shell out and make those changes.

Charging $.25 for a cup of gatorade during practices was also classic Cal - I remember Tyrone Jones was so mad about that...

Dinwiddie just talks in circles. When asked directly if Browns arm strength was an issue "A little bit of it has to do with arm strength, obviously, and some mechanics that lead into arm strength. You look at last year, there wasn't a lot of opportunities to push the ball down field" Then he goes on what they want to do this year....."it was one thing that we wanted to get changed this year, so schematically we put that in our play-action stuff. Now does the defence give us those looks? We've gotta be able to start running the football and be able to push the ball down the field." It kinda reads that he's blaming dru's arm strength for the lack of down field passing last year....then also recognizing that THIS year they need to run the ball to open the deep pass....did he not watch Ott last year at all? Their run game was invisible....

Tough to compare apples to apples when Dru was a backup and played marginally until 24, while Jake was a part-time starter at least from 22 on. Brown also had to throw to win in Ottawa a lot because of the teams they put around him. For me, the best comparison is Jake from 22-24 and Dru from 23-25. 570/827 7331 41 tds 20 ints 8.86 YPA 10 300+ games in the past 2 years (5 of those 400+) 12 since 22, 7 games more ints than tds, 6 games with 3 or more passing tds. 927/1349 10474 55tds 36 ints. 7.76 YPA 9 300+ yard games from 22-26, 12 games with more ints than tds, 5 games with 3 or more tds. Funny thing is, Dinwiddie could've said plenty of things you couldn't argue with. Drus health, experience for Maier with almost twice as many snaps in the game, even fit with both being Calgary coaching staff products (not at the same time). My biggest concerns with Brown are Health and ability to sustain a high level of play over a full season for multiple seasons. He's a touch/accuracy guy by nature and elite in those areas as well as speed at getting the ball out, but he has all the arm to throw any pass on the field. I agree. Strikes me as really strange coming from a HC in the CFL, especially a former QB. Really does sound personal.

Token DT on 2nd and 25 situation...on every down. I also think the D will get things sorted out

The basically giving up a spot as @SpeedFlex27 mentions is a huge concern.

Dinwiddie talking about how Maier has a better arm despite Dru having a better average yardage on completed passes is funny. Maier was throwing mainly short passes going back to him starting in Calgary years ago.

Beautiful night for football at a sold out PAS topped off with a win.

I read a good take by a Regina city councilor the other day about why that city is so opposed to the changes. Basically stating that it would cost each taxpayer in the city $5-$6 per month to make those changes plus their university, junior and high school teams could no longer play there under current rules in those leagues. Whereas Toronto and Montreal CFL stadiums the new field configuration fits perfectly and changing the dimensions is just remarking the fields and moving the goal posts. So very minimal costs to those larger centers.

Oh I agree. I just think I’ve seen some of these same problems with the D last season also. However, a healthy Kevens Clercius would make that spot improved also wouldn’t it.

Sounds like maybe RD is the real DB here. Know what I’m saying?? (Dinwiddie is a D bag )

This video right here is more than tsn or anyone else has done for the CFL in years. Bro butchers names tho, Mitch stegall, Zack collar ose

Speaking of Zach...... Not sure if this was posted on BlueSky for you but I love how Gruden butchers Zach's last name.

Dinwiddie stated that he wanted to go somewhere he controlled recruitment/player signings. I now have to wonder if his GM saved him from himself in Toronto. Dinwiddie may have had a lot of really bad ideas while HCing but was shut down by his GM. We'd probably see the same if MOS put on both hats.

It’s absolutely perfect out right now, but of course with the way this year has gone so far, there’s a chance of rain this afternoon and tonight. Only 30% though.

Wasn't it Kindly Cal that put a pop vending machine in the Bombers locker room?

He makes it sound like much more of an insider tip than it is; it's more of a not-so-hot hot take. What he gets right, They should've consulted coaches closely long before finalizing changes. This should've involved lower levels, and if it happened as announced, it would really screw a lot of teams and cause a lot of problems and work. I'm not a traditionalist; I believe in pursuing improvements in the game/league. If it makes the game and league better, it should change. That said, a big chunk of these changes don't stand a chance at improving anything. Where he is wrong, DAZN money will start next year. Carrier change deals like this always come with up-front cash. Now teams may want to pay off some debt and actually post a positive year for once before having to spend on these changes, but they've already locked the changes in before the deal was agreed to. Meaning they had a plan to pay for it aside from this cash winfall. The bombers don't have to rely on rider fans for sell-outs; the riders do have to rely on us. They jumped ship fast when we passed them in 19; that isn't loyal. Tradition isn't important at the cost of survival, and 1 team making a profit isn't sustainable. The league does badly need to build in a younger fan base. The problem is these changes won't do that, and it is much more of a team problem and a broadcaster problem. No way it happens? I guarantee some of the changes will go through at least. They made too big a deal out of it and have too much on the line with DAZN to just peel it all back. -You can bet the playoff format will happen. That is just free money for the teams and league. -The change of benches being on opposite ends should've always been the case. -55 yard line staying wouldn't be hard to change much. This was a silly change. -End zone depth goes hand in hand with field goals at the back. But they also work against each other. The impact of a smaller endzone will be far greater than moving the uprights. -Moving the season up, this is just bad business. More overlap with the NHL and NBA playoffs is bad. TC in freezing weather is bad. Having the end and beginning of the season in bad weather is a terrible idea. This whole deal doesn't feel like the CFL's goal. It feels like the first hard step towards the goal. I think that goal is a soft merger with the XFL. (AL vs NL in baseball back in the day style) If the league keeps the 55 yard line, they don't have to do nearly as much with the end zone. Move the upright for each game, but you can have the new small end zone with a 2nd line for the old larger one.

sadly if ZC didnt get his world rocked Osh would have stayed with him thru the whole game and it would have been a disgusting and embarrassing loss any player for that matter....if a position wasnt up to snuff...or guys were playing like a jagoff there were new guys brought in the following week, and many times playing that week as well...as it should be....Osh has no stones

We've had a pretty big turnover in our D and they need to get comfortable. I'm not worried about our D at all. They will find their game.

Jeeze I hadn't thought of that but that's a good idea man... By the current uprights, too, I suppose... Good call!

Take a picture of yourself at the 55 yard line.

Overrated, overhyped, fairweather joke of a fan base.

Sure, but literally looking at the numbers what I posted is accurate. It cost them more to travel for a playoff game and Grey Cup than the revenue they earned from hosting a playoff game.

https://x.com/JohnDHodge/status/2069914791011893635?s=20 That's what I liked about Kindly Cal Murphy. His QB's were always on a short leash. If you were sucking, you were pulled.