Jump to content

Nolby

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    2,169

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    1

 Content Type 

Posts posted by Nolby

  3. 2023/2024 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread (BRADY’S BACK! DALTON’S BACK!)

    in Blue Bomber Discussion

    Posted

    3 hours ago, wbbfan said:

    A bit of a positional need break down post free agency since it seems we will only add min contract vets from what walters was saying. 

     

    Starting DBs, Ford/kramdi Nichols BA Holm Parker. That leaves 1 full time spot for sure open, and parker will likely have to win a spot as well. 

    Starting OL Bryant, Neufeld, Kolo/Eli, Dobson. That leaves one spot open, and likely our 6th OL will be the back up C. 

    Wrs Lawler, Woli, demski, Schoen. Which leaves 1 imp starting spot, and a back up NI wr spot (Likely Murphy.)

    DL WJ Thomas/lawson Fox Haba/Garbutt. Likely Fox will have to win a spot in camp, as well as the 2nd DE. 

     So we will likely see 1 full rookie imp starting on the OL, plus one back up moving up to starter. At WR we will certainly end up starting a 2nd full imp rookie, DL also has a very high probability of seeing a full rookie imp starter. In the secondary I wouldn't be surprised to see 2 rookie starters, 1 is for sure. So we will probably have 4-5 rookie starters. We also might be looking at a rookie kicker, (hope castillo re signs) possibly a rookie KR, and a mostly new Sts / cover team. Strevy, while familiar with buck will also be adapting to bucks offence, though I think that will be a great benefit by time the season starts. JY as a rookie Dco isn't much of a concern to me with Hall staying on. 

    Davie ritchie used to say you lost 1 game per rookie starter you had. I think that is more true for mediocre teams or rebuilding teams. For an established team with a strong locker room like ours I don't think it will be soo rough. I also think we will become far more dynamic and by mid to late season have developed far better depth than we had last year. 

    How do you grade this off season/FA for the bombers? Strevy back is a huge win, especially on such a team friendly deal. That and keeping both schoen/brady for less combined than any one wouldve thought is another A+. A couple of the subtractions to the roster are also a big win. It sucks not getting any league vets to come in for starter spots, but our scout team is dynamite. Id say this off season is a B+/A-. We are gonna get some more blue chip prospects at several positions and I don't think we will miss a beat on offence. If we manage to get those blue chippers in the places of need and they show up to camp, I think it'll be a solid A off season at worst. 

     We've never struggled to find rookie talent on D either. Or win with rookies on D for that matter. in 19 pundits doubted our secondary league wide. But the 2 rookies who started on the same side of the field as each other have turned into a regular NFL starter quality player, and a guy whose among the very best covermen in the league.  

    Camp is going to seem far more important this year now

  13. I love you all.

    in Blue Bomber Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Nolby

    1 hour ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:

    I still thought you should have started our Grey Cup GameDay thread... no disrespect to @SpeedFlex27, but you have a good record this year!

    Now that I think of it......you're right! This cup loss wasn't on a terrible defensive game, this one is all on @SpeedFlex27.

    I'll get the pitch forks and torches, you get the kerosene....he leaves the village today.

  19. Call it what you want … you need to move on from Collaros

    in Blue Bomber Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, True Dru said:

    Brown is the Aaron Rodgers behind a Favre of Zach Collaros. We may get a couple more good years out of Zach, or eight of Brown. I think the franchise would be better with the latter (my forum name aside)

    I'd be willing to listen to offers for Zach, he just absolutely fades away come playoffs. His escapability wasn't there, buck could've maybe brought in an extra Olineman. Zach has done great things for this team and may be on the ring of honor eventually  but, in a what have you done for me lately issue.....he's looking like a Dan Marino...phenomenal regular season QB.

  23. Grey Cup - Game Week Thread

    in Blue Bomber Discussion

    Posted

    3 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:

    Just out of curiosity, has anyone in the press asked MOS why he consistently rosters Jackson or is that a no fly zone type question?

    I'm not sure why this question is asked anymore. Funky ways we've rostered our lineup seems to have worked if we're in our 4th straight cup. These coaches know the players, capabilities, positioning better than any of us. It's seemed odd at times but we've just won and won and won.

×
×
  • Create New...