JohnnyAbonny

“It’s the process” Except it’s not. The (16-21) successes resulted from Walters bringing in high level FA’s, not building ground-up with the same guys. The Jesse Briggs of the world alone get you the same results as the 14/15 teams had. Medlock, Dressler, Harris, Willie ect were all-stars before they got here. Walters doesn’t get enough credit for the cups and MOS gets too much. There, I said it.

It hasn’t been since they puked all over the place in the 22 GC

It’s absolutely not based off one Week 1 loss. It’s based off a gradual decline since the end of 2022.

Yes. That’s a microcosm of everything that bugs me about Osh.

For a team that starts more than the required NI’s this is inexcusable If Rosery came on MOS might have to coach him. I think he just wants to let the vets run the team and tell Jeff Keeping stories.

Me too until Willie gets gassed by the 3rd from taking all the snaps at 34 years old, or Ottawa can double Adams because Jake Thomas is still in the game. Mark my words. On an important play in the 4th quarter one of those guys is going to have Brown dead to rights and not be able to catch him.

Dru Brown is going to be tearing it up by the end of the 3rd against that gassed out DL. Aside from the awful roster building, I think it’s time to talk about how Collaros contract was the beginning of the end of our dominance. You can’t keep a dynasty going paying half a mil to one player, especially one in their mid-30s. That’s why you develop the next one and move forward.

I think this could actually be worse than last week based off that roster. This is the least excited I’ve been for a Bomber game since the year they had Robert Marve.

Rough. No Brady (which is the right choice, even if he could have played banged up) Only 6 DL. 9 “Linebackers” O. Wilson, Mitchell and Wheatfall all on. This one really bugs me actually. The one unit that’s been performing consistently well in preseason and last week is the DL. Why handicap them? It’s clearly the strength of the team right now.

I get the way MOS operates with the media. I know he wants to protect his players and not tell anything. Still “..those answers involve the word urgency. I don’t think that exists” Well **** man, maybe it should. The bit on Rose was interesting.. Dude was clearly pissed about being left off for the GC.

Winston Rose signs with Ottawa.

If we’re bringing in past receivers. Terrence Jeffers-Harris is available and he’s only 35

Gotta be a different guy then. I remember it happening, and distinctly remember him using that “Every rookie equals 1 loss” quote right after

Why the hell did I think he was in the Pro Bowl? Lol Ritchie did cut him for an early mistake though right? Or am I thinking of somebody else?

Agree with this. I think Buck struggles hard at adjusting in-game.

Yup, cut a returner (OG Antonio Brown) for I think not knowing the No Yards rule. Guy ended up making the pro bowl for Miami Dolphins. Edit: Completely wrong, disregard

14 man DL rotation

Exactly. And that vet team won a GC in 2004 so good luck getting Osh to change that mentality.

Receivers, I mean Schoen? They’ve brought in quite a few others that got the job done over the years, just not all top of the league or anything. Returners before Grant, we had some decent, some not. Troy Stoudermire, Charles Nelson, Ryan Lankford all had their moments. Again not spectacular, but average-solid. I’m still holding out for Chris Smith, guy looked really good and @Booch said he’s kicking around still.

I’d like to see it too, no way it’s happening. $5 says he goes to Montreal

03/04 Ritchie teams?

This sounds pretty accurate. The family locker room stuff is a draw sure, but more for established vets/FAs. I’d guess the facilities/stadium/trainers/nutrition kind of thing would be more of a selling point for American players. Like you said though, the bottom line is an opportunity to further their career and/or some quality reps on tape for the NFL. If word gets around that we sit guys on the PR for years I suppose it doesn’t really matter how good the scouts are.

Yeah, we can see the effect after him being in BC for a couple years. I’ll echo that he was a huge loss.

Ok, I didn’t know that. I could argue the point remains. Keeping track of a guy who spent a week on the Lions PR for 4 years is good scouting.

Westerman still had to be scouted, regardless of weather people knew who he was. They still need to watch his film, reach out, convince him to come up here. That’s all part of scouting, anyone can make a neg list. Bailey was never anywhere else in the CFL before here. and yeah, I typed BA twice.