M.Silverback

Farhan Lalji just tweeted Lemon signed with Montreal. Not sure what Walters plan is, but we need DL help.

Agree. I know Brady is kind of off limits to critique - Winnipeger, loves puppies ... - but I really think he'd be better as a secondary running option. I like him, and I know, he leads the CFL in rushing. But, he's not a threat that opposing defenses game plan around. He's not quick, shifty, and doesn't find holes enough for defensive coordinators to worry about in scheming. Unfair comparison, but he's not prime Andrew Harris. He's a great grind out the end of a game RB; get 4 tough yards RB. I'd like to see another RB share time with him who is a threat to break big runs. Even at UND he had another RB he shared time with. McRae - maybe. Likely someone new. 

well we had Salima who could have fit that role, and he played cover on teams

Kolankowski might not be the starting centre when the Bombers come back from the bye, I thought Dobson was no better or worse than Gray.

If he listened to us......MOS would have about 120...

Congrats Osh.... Puzzling roster decisions aside, I'm still so glad we have you....
 
 

We're playing the Elks folks. Expectation should be a big win. 
I don't like our front 7, but I expect a big win. 
I think we should change out either Grey or Neuf, but I expect a big win. 
I don't like our roster management, but I expect a big win.
Elks haven't won this year, so I expect a big win. 
We're playing the freakin Elks, so I expect a big win.

Exactly. And I don't get moving away from a platoon of DL's. BC starts 9. We start 6, 3 who probably shouldn't be on the active roster. I thought this was pretty much a rule now in Canadian football for success. DL's run way more in the Canadian game, hence you need to sub them out, keep them fresh. The Jeff's are completely gassed by the end of a game. It's crazy to me. Seems like roster management 101. 

All there really is to say about the roster management is this: if you took the names out of the equation and just explained the decisions (“dressing an American fullback”, “having no backup import edge rusher”, “not using the new DA rule out of stubbornness”, etc), tell people Chris Jones is the one doing it and all they would be talking about is how stupid he is

Here's hoping. It's weird to me how his talent acquisition goes in cycles. For years we complained about quality American receivers. Now we're good there, but really lacking in DE's and DT's. Haven't really hit on any for a while. And our depth at that position might be league worst. 

On a positive note...team will have watched film and flushed this game, and moved on to make the corrections needed...that much we know, and the vet lineup won't let this linger or affect them....

I was not expecting that. We haven't been beat that badly since Collaros took over. 
Not a lucky win for BC, a dominating win and in all phases of the game. They aren't currently fighting for a playoff spot, they're #1 and they've beaten 3 western teams. 
Our O line looked like it was a step slow over and over and over. Collaros paid the price. Deep balls meant taking a hit. 
BC's first TD was enough points to win the game. 
What was with all the penalties? 
I thought that the ball touched the ground on BC's big catch at the 2 going into the half, so they got 4 unearned points on that drive.
The game reminded me of last year when we went into BC on a short week and took them apart.

You're bang on. And hard as it is to admit, it is good for the CFL. You're totally right about the roster issue. Some glaring gaps. Thomas, Schmekel and Walker are not a starting rotational three at DT for a championship level team. I know Osh loves Thomas, but that is an age thing. He shouldn't be playing this much. BC started 9 DL, we started 6, 3 of whom should not be starting. I trust in Walters to upgrade the talent level. It's too bad in season trades don't really happen in the CFL. Maybe trade a receiver (Bailey, Agudosi) for a starting caliber DT? 

You're bang on. And hard as it is to admit, it is good for the CFL. You're totally right about the roster issue. Some glaring gaps. Thomas, Schmekel and Walker are not a starting rotational three at DT for a championship level team. I know Osh loves Thomas, but that is an age thing. He shouldn't be playing this much. BC started 9 DL, we started 6, 3 of whom should not be starting. I trust in Walters to upgrade the talent level. It's too bad in season trades don't really happen in the CFL. Maybe trade a receiver (Bailey, Agudosi) for a starting caliber DT? 

You're bang on. And hard as it is to admit, it is good for the CFL. You're totally right about the roster issue. Some glaring gaps. Thomas, Schmekel and Walker are not a starting rotational three at DT for a championship level team. I know Osh loves Thomas, but that is an age thing. He shouldn't be playing this much. BC started 9 DL, we started 6, 3 of whom should not be starting. I trust in Walters to upgrade the talent level. It's too bad in season trades don't really happen in the CFL. Maybe trade a receiver (Bailey, Agudosi) for a starting caliber DT? 

You're bang on. And hard as it is to admit, it is good for the CFL. You're totally right about the roster issue. Some glaring gaps. Thomas, Schmekel and Walker are not a starting rotational three at DT for a championship level team. I know Osh loves Thomas, but that is an age thing. He shouldn't be playing this much. BC started 9 DL, we started 6, 3 of whom should not be starting. I trust in Walters to upgrade the talent level. It's too bad in season trades don't really happen in the CFL. Maybe trade a receiver (Bailey, Agudosi) for a starting caliber DT? 

You're bang on. And hard as it is to admit, it is good for the CFL. You're totally right about the roster issue. Some glaring gaps. Thomas, Schmekel and Walker are not a starting rotational three at DT for a championship level team. I know Osh loves Thomas, but that is an age thing. He shouldn't be playing this much. BC started 9 DL, we started 6, 3 of whom should not be starting. I trust in Walters to upgrade the talent level. It's too bad in season trades don't really happen in the CFL. Maybe trade a receiver (Bailey, Agudosi) for a starting caliber DT? 

Reminded me of our game against the Argos last year (though we still managed to win that one).
The DL just tore through our OL the whole game and it was really tough to get anything out of the offence. This was an even worse version of that.

well if anything...Us losing was a gift to the league...hopefully will keep some bums in seats in BC without the need for a concert pre-game
TSN gets its dream wish and can be all giddy about something and run with their story/narrative...
Hopefully Osh and crew seen the underlying issue with depth and roster and actually fix it....and good this happened now as opposed to second half of season where at that point you are stuck with who you took to the dance
A loss happens....and every year since 2019 we had a performance like this....where we all throw out the same complaints and world is falling stuff....Next week will show what this team is made of
That being said....some issues several of us have brought up with roster management, or lack there of and PR players, and lack of certain types of players, was again brought to the fore front and exposed....this isnt an old aging team issue...as 2 games into a season isn't gonna gas a pro athlete...this is a roster issue and improper allocation of talent, and blind stupidity....yeah I gonna say it in letting certain types of positional talent go in TC and keeping a whack of guys who will never see the field...
I'm sure when dust settles...we will be right where we need to be come playoffs....just sucks to watch us sucking so bad when it is avoidable

Not having that extra Dline man would be a fools game

On one I know for sure BA was in a scheme where he didnt have the deep middle....I see a lot of times we scheme to have BA involved closer to the ball and don't utilize him in the sense of being a free-safety 20 yards deep...

Damn. Was hoping we’d sign him again 
https://3downnation.com/2023/05/21/b-c-lions-sign-homegrown-defensive-end-jonathan-kongbo-following-nfl-stint/

Agudosi with a great catch deep for the td.. match up nightmare mare. 
 
Bailey catching everything in his direction. If it were my first time watching the Bombers I'd say he's their best player. Certainly is today
Good connection from pigrome to agudosi . Pitch and catch. Going to be hard to imagine agudosi not seeing the field a lot if he can stay healthy. Not the best route runner but catches the ball well. And the size 
Gotta head off now. In a sentence, the Bombers look ****** good. Hard to single out any real poor play 

Coyne has had a couple of bad drops since my first post. Too bad, can't help but be rooting for him. Seems like he's getting in his own way 
Feel like I'm getting repetitive but Nichols again step for step with shoen in end zone. Breaks up pass
Demski burns Darby up the seam. Darby may have been in a zone. Not sure
Shoen wins a battle against Nichols on an out and up to the end zone. Nichols beat badly there. Good battle between these 2 today 
Good catch by Coyne on a curl to redeem himself a bit. Back to back catches for him now on an out route. Make that 3 of 4 running across the middle on a bullet pass from pigrome about 10 years deep 
Bailey even when we'll covered  does a great job competing and winng the ball. Just a ton of tenacity. I know we regard him in here in wpg but he is under rated around the league. Looks as much as a pro as anyone out there 
Looks like 17 and 71 jawing on 1 v 1s. O and d had to be separated. Very heated exchange 
 

Nichols showing up again with a nice tip on the ball to prevent shoen from bringing it in.  Really good players make it obvious for fans like me. He's really good
 
79 Westfield burned his coverage on a perfectly thrown deep route.* I THINK* it was 15 josh Jones. Man was that a beautiful pass. The type of pass to make coaches notice
Agudosi uses his frame to snag one in traffic. Accurate, yet fluttering pass Pigrome.
RB Salima Jordan has some speed. Nice cuts and vision 
Pigrome under pressure and makes a bad decision to try and dump it off underneath. Wasn't picked but not a good choice.  Comes back on 2nd and 10 with a deep out throw just out of reach of the receiver
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