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Not convinced we should be that low. Played the shittiest we've played in a long time. Is that indicitive of who we are? Guess time will tell. We were also playing the Grey Cup Champs who looked like the most gelled team this week.
It is week 1 so there isn't a tonne to go on. But I'd have us 4th right now behind Montreal, Toronto and BC.
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6 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:
Both these teams look pretty awful on D IMO. BC has no pass rush which was basically what they relied on last year.
Toronto has a decent DL and McManis but the secondary looking kind of suspect.
Toronto's defense incredibly susceptible to the pump fakes from what I've seen this game and in the past. I think they rely way too much on the front 7 getting home
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I'd worry about these two teams against the Bombers. The other games were filled with mediocrity
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14 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:
When was the last time we brought in, kept and developed a linebacker? Wilson in 2019? Yikes.
Also why no returner or WR?
Brian Cole?
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Running backs running well. Brady better show up next game.
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2 minutes ago, JohnnyAbonny said:
I’d hope so. They did release him outright, is there any confirmation or even indication he hung around?
No idea. Just plain hope on my part.
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Will open some salary. I'd be signing Worthy to do our returning. I don't know who we'd want to bring in as an actual receiver that would be worth it.
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6 minutes ago, M.O.A.B. said:
I think Chris Smith won the KR/PR job. Thing is he got injured.
There is no question he won the job
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Cascading failures in that game. Montreal looking in mid-season form, us in preseason form. That about sums it up.
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5 minutes ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:
opi
So obvious and of course made all the difference
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34 minutes ago, Booch said:
Don't get me wrong...love the fact we saw error of our ways and have 5 legit import dlineman..that's gonna do us wonders...also the option to have an actual extra db and a linebacker
But for game 1...knowing you were down a player at a certain position...and not having a backup for it and needing to play another guy...a new guy at that out of position to me doesn't seem optimal...and also avoidable
I get what you're saying. It will be an improvement. I think they would have liked to have Garbutt available instead of dressing two 290 pound guys. But both Woods and Adams have shown to be very effective at DE and they won't need to play every down.
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20 minutes ago, Booch said:
first game of the yr...you should be able to roster pretty much your ideal lineup....or dam well close to it without having to have guys play out of position on the assumption that they can do the job...especially one guy who hasnt even been here more than 2 weeks and has had all of what...1 practices for the first game, and maybe 3 before first pre-season...
yeah.....watch last 2 grey cups.....thats a good example of burning guys out with no depth....and as for the bold....wouldn't you want actual replacements...who play the spot?
But we have depth, and useful depth. Adams and Woods vs Hansen and Bennett. It's not even close. We basically had to run Willie and Jeffcoat into the ground because the alternatives were pretty useless.
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If Adams and Woods (or Garbutt) don't get significant reps this year I'll be just as upset as everyone else. Game 1 you never know. We could be pleasantly surprised.
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I refuse to believe that in the minds of our coaches we will give more snaps to Canadians over Americans just because of nationality. Show me a coach that doesn't want to win in the CFL.
What I do think is that sometimes we are so focused on winning in the short term that we aren't giving enough snaps to other guys so that they can get enough experience to help us late in the season, especially when our vets succumb to injury.
It looks like we are rolling with some youth this year which is good to see.
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This just in. Players that have been on the team for 2 weeks are not listed as the "starters" over the vets.
It's the first game. This is not at all unexpected.
It is exciting to see Woods and Adams draw in on the D-Line. Shows we are committed to more of a rotation this year.
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49 minutes ago, Goalie said:
So Derek Taylors depth chart was correct. Gonna be 9 or 10 Canadian starters.
If they are bringing Adams or Woods on the gameday roster I can't see how they wouldn't rotate them in. No reason Jake Thomas takes every snap. He won't.
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Plus I'm pretty sure Woods was playing DE in preseason. Hell, Adams was chasing down sweeps. We have some athleticism there.
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4 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said:
I think all we are proving here is that it's easy to claim you have the best room or culture when you are winning. The second the winning stops is when you really see what the culture is like.
I agree to an extent. But the culture is part of what built this team to begin with. They were doing it despite not winning Grey cups.
A lot of different things make up a culture though. One of the biggest things from what I've heard is how close knit the entire team is. Not cliquey like other places.
Celebrating after a good play is a grey area IMO. It depends on a lot. I'm hoping that the guys in the room will rein someone in if they are being stupid about it. Mitchell has only been here for a couple weeks.
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I'm really hoping that Jordan Younger, given the extra responsibilities, will have a lot more say in how the defense is set up and that he will be pushing this group to reach its full potential. I mean, it's his job. O'Shea has been pretty clear in the past that he gives his assistants a lot of leash. So now it's time for a Younger guy to put his stamp on this team.
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3 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:
Well he returned some punts or kickoffs against the bombers in the first preseason game...
I thought it was Liam Dobson who was returning kicks for the Riders.
In seriousness though. Riders had a couple of guys that had potential at returner we may want to take a look at (if they didn't also make the team)
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3 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:
Alford was cut?
Lawson is done for the year?
My bad I thought he was an unsigned returner like Grant and Worthy. Maybe I was thinking of someone else. Or just not thinking, who knows
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If I was the Bombers I'd have Alford or Worthy on speed dial to do returns (especially if they are willing to come cheap).
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What is getting bleeped out here. 😂
Yeah I'm not sure about Myron Mitchell as a returner. The fumble was awful. Besides that he looked unspectacular. Seems to follow his blocks well enough.