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on a positive note with the loss....a crappy undeserved win would have glossed this over and 100 percent would have been reason enough to change absolutely nothing....so there is a silver lining there
Mason Bennett...Jonathon Kongbo....Tre Thomas even....

How many losses will it take before they stop saying "yeah we'll burn the tape on that one and get em next week" and actually make some bigger changes? 
My bet is at least 4.

Absolute garbage.   Collaros is cooked.   No way he can finish the season at starter or this team is in big big trouble.    It’s actually shocking how atrocious he looks 

Absolute garbage.   Collaros is cooked.   No way he can finish the season at starter or this team is in big big trouble.    It’s actually shocking how atrocious he looks 

I wouldn't.  I don't think Wade would be satisfied with a 1-8 record or something like that going into our first bye week. 
We have some tough games coming up and unless changes are made (player-wise) things don't look too hopeful.

Given how Collaros finished last year, is anyone surprised at this?  
 
There was a large group of us who thought we should have went with the big move and kept the younger, cheaper, and better Brown as the starter. 
 
Sadly, Strev isn’t a full time starting QB. We just have to hope Collaros can play better and has one last hurrah in him.

I’d just call the game at this point.    And not because of the weather.  

If the interior OL all get struck by lightning, Collaros may actually get more time 

Or near him in this case

Mitchell doesn’t really seem too fast, but he makes up for it by not securing the ball well. 

This both sucks and blows.

Go Panthers Go!!!

One piece of good news.   We can flip to the hockey game in a few minutes. 

Staggerville

Adams is an opposing looking dude 

Adams is an opposing looking dude 

Look halfback is the easiest position to learn to learn as a rookie.  Chris Ike will fine.  Block assignments are easy, the halfback takes the inside guy because he is the most dangerous threat to the QB.
Stop shitting on Canadian talent.  Augustine has abided his time.
It's the same with people losing it about giving Clercius a chance and miss using the term raw.

Honestly, I’m not sure you can ever quantify something like this but I would have to suspect word gets around by now about Winnipeg has to be one of the worst places for a young player to come to in the CFL if they want a legitimate opportunity. 
 
And don’t give me all that “what, they don’t wanna win and be a part of an amazing locker room?” nonsense. No, they want an opportunity to compete and maximize their earning potential and playing potential. That’s not here anymore. Veterans don’t even have to participate in training camp but they’re handed spots. We have mismanaged our use of training camp two years in a row.  The practice roster is wasted.
 
I’m not saying every spot needs to be an open competition. But look at Brandon Alexander, he has been clearly falling off in performance for a few years but hasn’t been asked to take a single snap in camp since 2022 and is just handed a job. We had a ton of options to get younger in lieu of trotting out Kyrie Wilson, who was already having his workload managed in camp, but we just hand him the spot despite new players showing incredibly well.
 
How does McManus sell that to a young American player, especially when we’re now competing with other leagues. 

American scouting? Oh yeah for a decade. Yeah totally. Nichols, Alford, Jeffcoat, BA, Wilson, Schoen, Dru Brown, BA, Strev, Mike Jones, Santos-Knox, Stove, Holm, Eli, Jamaal Westerman, Woli, Leggett, Sayles, Bailey all sucked during their time here. Not to mention a boatload of others. Fire Goveia. 
 
Come on. 

If you're looking to the past, which I don't think they should be, Agudosi is currently a free agent and already knows the playbook.

I know we couldnt keep em, Bailey would've been nice right now.

I hear that Charles Nelson is available. 

Here's a list of vets who lost their spots in the off-season.
Gray
Bailey
Rose
Grant
Jeffcoat
Clements
Funny thing is with the exception of Rose none lost their jobs directly to better players.

Yep, rolling through the season, and finishing it off with a stretch of meaningless games hasn’t worked for them the last 2 years.   Rather see them get on a roll towards the end of the season and pick up in the playoffs like 2019. 

Yep, rolling through the season, and finishing it off with a stretch of meaningless games hasn’t worked for them the last 2 years.   Rather see them get on a roll towards the end of the season and pick up in the playoffs like 2019.