Colin Unger

Obviously there's been injuries this year. But the issue isn't the receivers. Its the QB and the offensive line. We'd be fine in Winnipeg with that trio, our offensive line, and Zach.

Duke Williams, Kyran Moore, and Evans. That's an elite trio. With a good qb they would be pretty prolific. They need some work in some areas for sure. But I don't think they need a complete rebuild as many are suggesting. Under good management they could be competitive next season. If you can find a couple defensive backs, and american tackle and a defensive end then you're doing something wrong. Unless you're in a situation like edmonton was in you don't need to completely gut a team. In the CFL there's little benefit to building like that because the different between a 4th overall pick and a 1st or 2nd overall pick isn't gigantic. Its more about making wise selections.

Looked to me like he had a screw loose. The riders biggest problem right now is their head coach. Zero accountability. He's afraid of his players. Constantly making excuses for them and clearly not in charge. If the bombers have a unproven 3rd string qb who gets a DUI i feel like he's instantly cut. The whole Marino situation. Dickenson finally states publicly that the team isn't very good and then he sheepishly apologizes to his his players and basically tells them its not true. And now you have a guy like Dan Clarke who should be told that he should retire for his own good. Some players need to be told. But Dickenson wouldn't have the courage to tell him. The riders have the talent to be better then they are. That receiving core should be something special at least on paper. The defense is also fine. If they brought in a coach who would keep the players accountable and signed Bo Levi Mitchell they could be pretty competitive.

https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/30/dalton-schoen-makes-bomber-history-with-11th-td-reception/ Id like to see where Scheon ranks on this lists when compared only to true rookies such as himself. Players like Tuttle and Dave Williams would not qualify as a rookie in today's CFL since they had dressed in NFL games prior.

We already signed a DB last week who has some upside. The guy who's missing a couple digits. It might be in the teams best interest though to move Alexender to halfback and stick with the Canadian safeties who were playing quite well. Is Houston done for the year?

The bearish outlook on Streveler is what happens once the starter is healthy. Do they move white to the practice roster and release Streveler? Or do they cut Flacco and keep Streveler on pr?

Are we not approaching the end of a second stint for couture? I dint realize there was a difference between what Dobsen would make on the dev roster and the active roster. If he comes back to the cfl now Winnipeg would be front runners for sure. I don't see him signing a long term deal right now so he's just looking at making some money and then reevaluating his situation in the off-season. So the playoff money is key and also the familiarty in Winnipeg will put him in the best situation to look good down the stretch and maybe get another nfl look.

I guess we can start selling playoff tickets now.

Would we have Ford returning kicks if Grant is a no go. Until this week I've been taking his health for granted.

I believe Harrison is in the lineup because we don't have any Canadian backup receivers. I wonder if we would look at signing Mike Jones as a backup who was released by the Elks.

I was thinking we would use McRae when we are using a tight end formation. But honestly I'd keep Agudosi in due to his size he probably is a decent blocker.

Perhaps Winnipeg will trade Dubois and sign Kadri.

What was with not going for two points after the final touchdown?

My only concern is that we are a little bit thin. Rose is coming off an injury and wasn't able to excel in the first two games. Who's the next man up if Rose continues to struggle or has an injury set back.

He's a great rotationary piece. He is very strong and gets to the quarterback. Being a global it frees up a di to provide depth somewhere else. Glad to have him back. He replaces a defensive end who probably doesnt do much on special teams.

In the CFL that's almost always the case in week one. Last season was a special year but we thought we were weaker in some areas. Especially the secondary. Last year we recruited tremendously well thanks partially to the XFL folding. Before Winnipeg started resting players Winnipeg was was on the most dominant teams in CFL history. The team has taken a step back in talent this year but could very well still be the best team in the league.

If I had to pick one Id say the Redblacks have improved by more than the Bombers have regressed. Redblacks could be the beasts of the East.

I guess Dobsen isn't dressed due to his lack of ability to play several position on the offensive line.

It somewhat depends on how many snaps he is typically on the field for and how often we bring in a defensive back for him. If he is typically on the field for 60% of snaps its not that much of a drop off to move that to 49% percent and use a combination of Canadian DB's and linebackers. I wonder if remaining free-agents who quality as Nationalized Imports. Here's a complete list. Don Unamba Drake Nevis John White Kenny Stafford Bear Woods Ciante Evans Josh Johnson Jamar Wall Alex Bazzie Devier Posey Chris Rainey Another potential impact could be to American kickers. Long term you are wasting an opportunity to have a Nationalized Import on offensive or defense by using a DI at kicker. That position could move more towards national/global as time wears on.

I made a list of possible nationalized import on the bombers roster. My vote is to give Bighill the honor of being our nationalized import starter. 37 Alexander, Brandon DB A 6'0 180 28 UCF 4 Bighill, Adam LB A 5'10 219 33 Central Washington 66 Bryant, Stanley OL A 6'5 313 36 East Carolina 2 Ellingson, Greg WR A 6'3 211 33 Florida International 51 Hardrick, Jermarcus OL A 6'5 319 31 Nebraska 94 Jeffcoat, Jackson DE A 6'3 243 31 Texas 5 Jefferson, Willie DL A 6'7 242 31 Stephen F. Austin 9 Taylor, Nick DB A 5'9 181 34 Florida International 19 Wilson, Kyrie LB A 6'1 221 29 Fresno State

The bombers are likely situated well to utilize their wealth of Canadian defensive backs as essentially a starter. Depending i guess on how much Dime we play. You could start a Canadian linebacker and Kyrie Wilson can be a nationalized import who plays the majority of the time when we actually have a linebacker on the field. And the rest of the time we bring in one of our many Canadian defensive backs in passing situations.

Regarding the 3 additional nationalized import playing a maximum of 49% of snaps. Lets assume a scenario where we have Jake Thomas and Kongbo is back with us from the NFL and due to some circumstances Jackson Jeffcoat is not available. We start Thomas at DT and Kongbo at DE. Does this mean that a DI who is a nationalized american can play 49% of Kongbo's snaps at defensive end and also 49% of Thomas' snaps at DT? Ok so if that's not how it works the other way around is even more suspectable to manipulation. If a given DI nationalized import can play a maximum of 49% of the staps period in place of a national it opens up a different scernio. The Bombers could have two nationalized americans who backup up at defensive tackle. Each could play in place of Jake Thomas for 49% of the snaps which would add up to a total of 98% or essentially an additional american starter. Id like to see some clarity on how exactly this works. Probably the league doesn't even know how it works yet!! Too busy negotiating to worry about the practicality.

Believe me. This wasn't about the fans this was about the league and players fighting over scraps.

Would love to see Steveler back here but thats unlikely due to cap issues. Maybe if he waits a while and we get an big injury or something it could happen. BC and Edmonton seem more likely if he plans to come up here now.

I take Chevy's comments regarding Scheif as a message to other GM's that he's not selling him on the cheap.