James

Im pretty pumped about Etienne this season. He was a black mark on Mack for me for a while, so Im glad he's finally working out

Johnny Sears is the man.

If Washington can hold onto the ball he will be a dangerous return man for us.

Because he doesn't create turnovers. He can't play the ball that well... Maybe somebody who knows can tell us how many knockdowns he has? Because his 1 interception that was thrown right to him is pretty underwhelming

Here's a great article on Alex Hall... http://www.winnipegsun.com/2013/06/06/bombers-de-alex-hall-wants-to-be-cfls-sackmaster Being the cfl's sack leader is a very good goal for him in my opinion... He had a slow start getting used to the CFL game, plus missed 4 games and still came up with nine sacks and 31 tackles. I think he's going to be super good for us... Wouldn't be at all surprised to see him with over 40 tackles and top three in sacks...

Thank you.. I'm also interested to know what the chart looks like for the DLine, as well as Mike. I'm surprised McGee is in the starting slot for SAM right now TBH.

Whats the depth Chart say for Dekota Marshall and Desia Dunn?

I'm lovin that we got Dickenson.... He looks super intense in that picture lol. I'd be intimidated if I was a player! I beleive with our Defence and run game, if we have a solid ST's unit(which we will) I think we will be a 10-12 win team. That's if our defence is 2011 caliber again.

Im most excited to see Hyde, Anderson, Davis then Harris in that order. Id like to see both Davis and Harris stick with the club this year and get bigger and stronger for next season. It will be interesting to see who stays on the active roster between Hyde, Anderson and Mainor.

When Hef and Johnson are on top of they're game, they're pretty much the most shut down tandem in the league. I certainly hope this is the case again this season! I wont be surprised at all if they still replace Suber with Washington.... We need someone who can create turnovers in that spot, as well as shut down recievers in coverage. I think Washinton can be that guy for us.

aw! boo urns that sucks. hopefully he has another opportunity with the team in the near future...

If he got his play bach up to where it was in 2011 absolutely. But last season, I dont think so...

I absolutely think Hefney would have trade value. If we could get #8 overall for a majorly declining Willis, We could get at least a second rounder for Hef. Edmonton lost a lot of good DB's this year, Hamilton desperately needs them, Toronto could use one or two good ones, Montreal and Sask as well. The only teams I could see balking at us for shopping Hef would be BC and Calgary. Not that I WANT to trade him.... I would much rather see him play like in 2011 for us. And if we WERE to trade him, I would hope it would be to edmonton or sask... I do not want to play a motivated/pissed off Hefney 3-5 times in one year.

Agreed, I think its possible to go with 8 this year, but I think its still unlikely. We may go with 3 canuck recievers next season though if Aprile comes back and Dicroce is healhty, also if Ali comes to camp we may be almost forced to go with 3 NI recs. I dont think Swiston is good enough to beat Douglas just yet either. I agree that Markett will have a hard time getting on the 42. If he cant beat out one of the incumbents, he'll be on the PR IMO. I think If Sears is ready to go game 1, Marshall will be the DI. If Sears isnt ready I can see Marshall starting at SAM and Dunn winning the DI spot. Purely speculative though obviously, I dont have any constacts and I havent seen these guys against CFL level competition.

Where do you see us starting our 8th guy? It will definately be easier to do so with a starting canadian LBer though..

Well, it sounds like Johnson et all really showed up to play. Apparently Johnson lost fat and added lots of muscle which is good to hear. When he is on top of his game he is probably the best corner in the league. I love that he often returns his int's for TD's as well.... it really gives us an added dimension to our defence. It will be interesting to see who all stays and goes. I can see Suber getting pushed out of a spot. He sticks on his guys like glue, but he just cant seem to play the ball well enough. If we can get a guy that can cover as well as he does, AND create turnover we'll be golden. I can see a guy like Washington winning that spot, or a new guy like Dunn/Markett. Its still early, but guys like Dunn, Markett, and Marshall will probably be too good to cut. Its really going to put the coaches in a hard spot this year. Especially if Miles(once he returns) and Kennedy continue to impress. Theres just too many good import players to be able to keep around. question; was the PR expanded to nine players this season? if so that should at least help a little.

I think itll be hard to DI an import rb, unless they plan on having Johnson and Washington share the return duties... I do like the idea of having a DI RB and having a run heavy offence with Fitzgerald sealing off the edge. Would be sweet having a Power I with Fitzgerald at TE and Pontbriand lead blocking for Chad/Ford. We could do a lot with that formation. From the sounds of it though, we may not have to rely on the Run game quite as much as I thought with the way Max Hall seems to be playing. In my mind, Clement is now trying to push Goltz out the door for third string now. I think Clement would suit the wild cat offence just as well as Goltz.

Im not heart broken by any means. Im still very excited to see what Hyde and Anderson bring. Guys like Dexter Davis and Freddie Harris are also intriguing... Though Harris and Davis may be better served on the PR till they can get their strength and muscle mass up.... Unless they want to end up moving Harris back to LB in the future.

I certainly wouldnt mind seeing us bring him in. As long as we do our due dilligence and he's healthy and at the top of his game. So long as we dont pony up a huge signing bonus, incase he's not the best End we have.

Im personally not going to be so focused on the QB situation. Im more interested in the D-line and the secondary. I think if we get our Defence to where it was in 2011, have a solid run game and Great ST's with the newly aquired Craig Dickenson... We can really get something good going regardless of Bucks health. My hope is one of the guys step up to at least be adequit. I figure we can be competitive if this happens.

I think itll be ridiculously hard to firt both Simpson and Ford in on the 42. I doubt we go in that direction when all is said and done.

I'm fairly excited to see Hall and Goltz in the pre season games.