Blue In BC

I don't get why we don't attempt a pass to Daniels every now and again. Daniels, MCI, Clercius and so on are essentially just pylons on the field in Bomber jerseys. No offensive output and our QB is sacked more often than potatoes being prepped for retail.

Yup. I think many of us thought the same thing going into TC. Too many decisions were pre-determined. 3 Canadian receivers was a starting point for failure on offence as an example. The downward spiral since 2022 that you mentioned should have been a wake up call.

Why would they do that. Ratio would allow just benching Womack and starting 3 import receivers. We've been using a Canadian safety, SAM and DT in various combination. At times 6 Canadian starters on offence. So zero issues in 3 import receivers.

We study the film and work on improving things we did wrong. We add more LB's to the PR and / or the AR. O'Shea tells us players are working hard and we're on the right path? lol

No kidding. I thought they'd add Stuart as a player that might be able to take on the roll Ball filled. I also thought adding Texada instead of Hazen might be useful helping coverage issues. Essentially any other choice would have made more sense than leaving Hazen on the AR. I don't expect him to take one defensive snap.

Collaros moved to 6 game IR suggests he won't be practising next week. O'Shea didn't think he'd be there for the entire 6 game stint but didn't suggest how long it might be before he can return. I'm not disagreeing that is a bad decision but it puts us in the same depth problem we had before trading for Brown. If Brown is injured, we're starting a rookie at QB until Collaros can return. The bigger question in my mind is whether Collaros should ever play another game and further risk his long term health. He missed games last year with the same issue and it's a cumulative problem. Add in the concussion history makes me think he's taking a big risk. Having traded for Brown was fortunate timing but I would have made the same comment regardless.

Why did we add Hazen to the AR? Did he play on ST's or spend the entire game on the bench? We had an opportunity to add another import receiver or DB in case we had an in game injury.

Why isn't Shay getting reps? Did we make a mistake drafting him as high as we did? Jenkins is essentially a rookie as far as experience. I'm not in a position to say he's better or worse that Reese or Dixon ( when healthy ) but we have several inexperienced players in the front 4. Add Fletcher into the mix. Nobody has had instant success but too early to tell who will have a CFL career. I don't have a problem with Smith or Shay getting reps but it's as much about mediocre performance from our LB's a whole than having seen something from either quite yet.

We'll move a QB to the reserve list. I'd expect that to be Brown for a couple of weeks and then Elgersma.

Of course that's how the ratio works whether he's a full time starter or not. Daniels comes on and a Canadian receiver comes off. If the TE is an American then an import receiver comes off. Obviously in order to make room for an import TE then someone like Ayers would have to come off. Regardless, that TE would have to be capable of being an offensive weapon and not just an extra blocker. You even suggested that requirement. At the moment we've already switched to a 3 Canadian receiver in order to have 3 import OL. The only other option is to replace an import OL for a Canadian for those snaps a import TE is used. There are only 4 DI roster spots which is the bigger issue IMO. We're already NOT choosing to have a receiver as a DI. We CHOOSE to draft a Canadian TE as part of the equation forming the ratio and use of our DI's.

Daniels is a Canadian so he is a ratio advantage. Yes we could have found a better import in that role but it would have cost us a starter elsewhere.

He could have given up a point because a FG would still win the game and we'd start at the 40 yard line anyway.

Smart move yes but O'Shea won't move away from Ayers to open another spot.

Yeah, those are among my thoughts as well. I am leaning towards Kelly as the odd man out and Stuart in for ST work and versatility. Munier-Bailey is an asset. Gatkouth makes the roster almost by default. I like the idea of Jenkins and Dixon both on the roster. What this means for Fletcher or Young is probably PR to start the season?

Was it Clinton or Cretsinger that had the pic 6? I thought it was Cretsinger. We're likely to retain 1 or more on the PR anyway. Didn't we have a defensive player that had a scoop and score in pre season last year only to get released? He was in the right place at the right time against a back up QB. So he gets some credit and perhaps more than immediately obvious. Hard to say, but we do need extras on the PR and those 2 are ahead of Addison IMO. To some degree it also depends on whether we bump K. Wilson and or Ayers from the game roster. If they are here on reserve or 1 game IR, then less need for 2 many LB's on the PR.