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The bombers were only a 3rd place team due to injuries, we wouldve been the top team other wise. But we were a bit of a miracle. If collaros wasnt insanely good we wouldnt have won. A contender is a team that you expect to win play off games and be in the grey cup. Our team in 2019 was a contender, then injuries derailed us, and one of the greatest player come backs of all time left us better then we started. I expect TO to make the play offs in the 3rd seed, with heavy pursuit from a cross over team, and lose a close game in the east semi or lose by a lot in the east final. Vernon adams doesnt need to have a stellar background. On that team, he doesnt even need to be very consistant. They can run the ball extremely well. To, can run well in limited touches. They dont have a line that can run the ball 25 times a game to win. They have the back, but not the OL or the system for that. Vernon adams has shown that he can take over games by him self. MBT, and arbuckle havent shown that. The als dont need the same thing to win from their QB as TO needs from theirs. And despite needing less, Vaj has shown he can do more. If we didnt have cap space to just add him, the lber coach role could be taken off stanley. If we had to remove some one it'd probably be patterson at dl coach as a first year guy. He could be rolled into the organization in another role. IF its for refusing the vax, I wouldnt take him back. If he is vax'd Id take him back with open arms.

Looks like young is suspended along with their DB coach. Its being made out that they arent vaxxed MLSE is forcing all none CBA members (ie any one but players) to get vaccinated. Is young that type of guy? Idk but I would think and hope not.

With kongbo, jake, and hansen rotating. That'd be lights out. We'd get all the sacks. I like sayles and walker too, But damn. Actually we'd probably still carry a healthy 8+ dl any way Ahh I see glenn young is now not with the team as is their DB coach... sad.

They wont. They dont have the qbing to beat mtl or hamilton in the play offs. MTL plays ottawa 4 times this year. To gets ott twice, and edm in the middle of their 3 in 6 days. But for the argos that game only has 3 days rest between it and hamilton. If edm wins one of those 3 games thats gonna be it. Write it down and quote me on it at the end of the year. I love what the argos having going on roster wise and coaching up till this. They arent in a position to contend this year. MLSE doesnt give a damn about the cfl, or argos history. They'd be happy to pull the team out of the cfl and play in the XFL 3.0. Pinball and dinwiddie have some thing great brewing. If they can continue to develop an OL, run more, and get a steady QB they would dominate the east like hamilton did last year, but better.

I think its desperation by MLSE to drum up interest in the argos. They are a good team and on the right path, but they arent gonna be a contender this year. I think MLSE plans to axe dinwiddie and maybe pinball and give jones every thing he wants to try and replicate what he did in ssk in To. MLSE has no idea how to market or sell the argos. They've never had to work to sell sports. I suspect the RBs, or even edm, maybe ssk are all his fall back. If it doesnt pan out this year for him I can easily see one of those teams going to him hat in hand and giving him all he wants. Its not a dumb move for him, though it is a real douchy move. First I bet Shane ray bounced back from his 6 game stint on the IR much sooner then expected. After that itll be interesting to see if mccoil suddenly gets the majority of reps. And if his impact is just on D or of its on O too. I havent heard what his official role will be yet. I cant see jones and dinwiddie getting a long well. Id love that guy here. Idk how we'd fit him but hes a monster. Hes kind of an over all athlete than a 1 stand out trait guy. He's the future of DL physically. They wont all be sky scrappers like him though.

This smacks of MLSE to me, doesnt at all seem pinball esq.

Grant would be huge to get back soon. Plus his speed could be a serious aid rotating in the offense too. Im hoping he's heathly soon and able to practice for the bye week and be 100% for the game after. Since we signed namaan all the wrs have stepped up. They were all like oh cool, but I dont wanna be the one to go out for him. Darvin looked a lot better in the bjb, I think he just came back too soon and wasnt 100%. Next couple weeks I think he will settle in with zach and start being the deep threat he was a couple years ago. The bad penalties away from the play, some poor blocking, a lot of drops all seem to be heavily improved. Nothing can motivate and focus young pro's like bringing in a seasoned vet to compete for their job.

True that too, glen young has also been really good as their DC. I love their coaching staff decisions up to this point. Right? I wonder hth they are gonna fit his pay in under the coaches cap... Right? Hes bouncing on kids, thats low. SPHS isnt some rando school either. Its a serious prep, and they just got reinstated and are on probation for 2 years. So it probably works out for them any way. Chris jones lead team thats already on 2 years of probation doesnt stand a chance.

https://3downnation.com/2021/09/13/chris-jones-resigns-as-south-pittsburg-high-school-head-coach-to-join-toronto-argos-coaching-staff/ Omg whaaaaaaaat? Man I hate that guy being back in the league. Such a toxic ****. I feel like thats gotta be pressure on dinwiddie at HC. Which is dumb, he's been exceptional for them. Id take him as an OC here in a heart beat. So far dinwiddie looks like he deserves to be a HC in the cfl.

Harris is one of the best of all time. Both are top 5 guys. But for me, blink is no2 behind pringle. And its kind of an emitt vs sweetness thing. Pringle had the much longer career, but blink stack up blinks seasons with pringles best and blink was better in every single one. And he did it, with far less than harris or pringle too. Watch those clips of him and look at the names of his OL. Those were some crazy lean years for our OL.

100% for. They shouldve done it when they honored him a couple years ago. Didnt he have trouble getting across the border to do that? Might be hard to accomplish now idk.

It does go both ways. Lots of times good and great systems make players look much better. Maas has covered up for fajardo a lot this year, and last year they did too. A lot of old 90s early 2k run and shoot ncaa qbs etc. Scheme can diminish talent. A perfect example is our WRs last year. This year lucky, demski, adams, woli, and lawler would be the best wr core in the league if used properly. Last year lucky spent half the year on the PR because all plop would do is use him to run off the saftey. If lucky sticks it out up here, hes gonna be way better than banks or chris williams ever where. Hes not just fast, hes quick. Woli is an example too. The guy doesnt just fail to get open then suddenly bust open when we throw it to him. He lives on an island thats hard to throw to and blocks in alot of our scheme. That was the long held standard. But in the modern day with teams ability to review plays at the bench and adapt, and how much study goes into film its a necessity now. If you look at any high level football OCs day plan the week of a game they spend 10+ hours installing new stuff to fit their weapons and to attack a defenses weakness. Lapo is antiquated in that sense, as well as lacking. Most offensive minded coaches come from a strong lineage in a style, usually today its one of three sytems, spread to pass, spread to run, and zone read style offenses. And the thing is, the depth of plays available and over lap is gigantic. And the roots are soo strong and deep if you lack in an area a phone call can net you 10 years worth of trial and error self learning. So if you dont have a flex guy that can block and run deep, or a guy who can rack up YAC and run sweeps or a back who cant run between the tackles or off tackle etc you can fill the gap in your play book with stuff thats just as good but fits the pieces you have. Plop is very much a self taught coach. He doesnt have those roots. Thats why he always just hammers away with the same stuff till he finds a player that fits what he does. Remember how many terrible jet sweeps we ran with dressler on his last leg and after dressler left till we found demski really good at them? 2 years of futility. Opposition defenses are gonna know what youre gonna run in the game for the most part. And they will know with decent certainty when you are running the ball. If you run sweep or fake sweep and dont have a guy who can execute sweep youre just hanging your players out to dry. In modern football you just have to be better than that. I hope buck improves. So far this year ive been underwhelmed by his play call. But Ocing/playcalling is the hardest coaching job in sports. And its his first year, so I hope he will grow and improve.

I dont know how you can refer to that play and claim a double standard? VAJ was NOT a star and really still isnt, and that play was far worse. The swing of the helmet is what got him suspended. Its clearly written that swinging at some one will get you ejected. We see helmets pulled off by face masks a couple times a year. Fact is, helmets are seldom strapped on tightly these days. We see helmets go flying or hit the ground every 2 or 3 plays. Face masking is NOT an ejection, face masking and some ones helmet coming off is also not an ejection. Its pretty clear tbh. The riders were piling on harris, who never touched the ball, took him to the ground and were on him trying to injure him long after the play was whistled. He had to struggle to get up and the rider went after him as soon as he was up. If it happened on the street itd be pure self defense. The attack on demski shouldve been ejected. That was an attempt to injure. The riders also tried to go after WJ right after the sack that knocked fajardo out of the game. If willy had been a lone, or had not run to celebrate that OL wouldve clocked him from behind. Thomas stopped the cheap shot. They were still going at it when brady was in and ran all over them. This was 100% a riders instigated fight. 3 riders should be suspended, and maybe dicker too. He has failed to assert control over his teams actions the entire year.

This is the best, and most dynamic QBing the bombers have seen in a very long time. Weve had some brief runs of great QBing in the semi modern era, but they always had a catch. Usually in the form of a lot of picks. But collaros doesnt have a catch. He protects the ball, he can make any throw, makes great choices and lets his wrs go up and make plays. And I think as the year goes it will only improve with play call and familiarity.

Dont know if he does or not. But he is the RBs coach in toronto which is awesome. Thats a great guy for young RBs to learn from. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-7-charles-roberts/id1533831658?i=1000501412601

They'd have arbuckle rather than nichols, no flanders and probably wouldnt have the former bomber PR LT and turnstyle mcgloster starting. They wouldnt be averaged 5 yards per completion either. Would they be good? Hell no. Would they be better? no question. Idk how many coaches would think they could run the system plop is and does, with that OL and running back talent. OCs and HCs have to adjust their game plan to the pieces they have, and to the team they are facing. Buck has shown moderate signs of doing this. Plop hasnt showed any.

Football offense has changed a LOT in the past 6 and 10 years. A lot of older COs cant cut it right now. John jenkins was one of the best spread offense minds in history and crapped out hard. Do you have any idea the pedigree gary crowton had? Do you know how much experience sean mcvay had when he became the youngest HC in modern history at 30? But hey lets fire buck and bring back Mike Kelly. Hes got rings and decades of experience! 😆 Lapo got fired in 2002 too. And no one complained in bomber land. The nichols offense also had the best average starting position in the league in 19 (we have the worst now) the most turn overs on defense, and the most rushing yards (we have the lowest rushing avg and 5th yards) the 19 nichols pre injury team also lead the league in 2 and outs and we are in the top half now for fewest. The nichols 19 pre injury offense was tied for 7th in passing yards. This year we are 2nd in passing yards. You put that offensive play call and that nichols in the position this teams offense is and we are F%^$ed.

2 monthes away I should hope grant will be healthy by then. I think he could come off the IR next week at earliest.

Thats true, even when they have to leap like woli's great grab. They are leaping with their momentum. Not a lot of shoe laces or behind the back attempts. Collaros has the full tool set with his arm. All the strength you could want, the touch to drop balls over the shoulder, and the accuracy to thread the needle. Despite being 33, he has only 98 games player as well. Idk how many starts Id imagine 10 or so less than the max. If he stays healthy, and hes fought some minor bumps and bruises this year but not let them slow him down, we could have this level of play for a few years.

RBs sign kenny stafford. If they wouldve also grabbed namaan they'd have some decent pieces in the wr core. But no wr is gonna save that offense. They need to send nichols packing, bring in another qb that can play in the cfl, and get a new rb to start. https://3downnation.com/2021/09/12/redblacks-sign-veteran-receiver-kenny-stafford/ Yet another former first round pick in the NFL is reporting to the argos. Dude is 31 and last played in 2017. I get going for high potential but dang. Coming back from being out of football for that many years is nuts. Its funny dinwiddie said if martavis bryant reported he didnt see him un seating any of their wrs. They bring in Wright, but I would hands down take the talent of bryant over him in a heart beat. I remember there being some issue with him getting his passport done n junk maybe he didnt want to go through quarantine or some thing. Braverman hit the 1g IR, maybe it means he will be out for a bit. But they got a stacked wr core as it is. https://3downnation.com/2021/09/12/former-first-round-nfl-draft-pick-kendall-wright-to-report-to-argos-this-week/

Personally I like the horns, I dont use one but I probably should to save the throat a bit lol. I dont think it causes any particularly high chance of spreading vs yelling, or people cross contaminating by touching their cup or bottle to their lips touching it with there hands then touching every thing around them. I think the general nature of 33k people in tight quarters makes you prone to all kinds of undesirable things. Ive had beer spilled on me (im a teetotaler the smell of any booze is over powering in its strength) ive had guys fall out of their seat on me, spill food all over and had general ear ringing from all kinds of noise makers. I think it just kind of goes with the territory. It might be some thing worth having a section with out any of that kind of stuff though. The guys in front of us at the game got pretty tipsy but they were happy drunks. High fiving every one around with in reach. Some random guy behind me gave me a big hug at one point. Ive had soo many wonderful experiences with random fans at bomber games I wouldnt change any thing. Last year my old lady lost her phone in the stadium and she was freaking out. I called it and a nice old couple had found it, they met us at the st vital park and ride right away.

Not a lot of that is designed plays though. The majority of the time zach throws on the run he's scrambling. If we used more play action boots it would work great though. Zacks ability to throw down field on the run is exceptional.

Trestman has run lots of 5 verts and down field passing scheme with ac who was also a down field guy. He isn't a plop type he just adapts to his qb and Ray was the ultimate check down guy. People forget what he's done out side of that argos ray offense.

Pro sports doesn't work like that. The majority of his runs were ugly cut back scrap through arms and tackles. You're bitter and letting it blind you.

He is a CFL legend. He ran for over 10k yards in 8 seasons. Holy cow. He's one of the best rbs ever. Maybe the most dynamic offensive weapon in history. People need to go look at the all time rushing list and see who is above him and if you'd pick them over blink in his prime. He was 165lbs and played with some awful ols. If he had this offense to run in he'd smash every record in the book.