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4 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:
100 percent agreed. IF they used him like they did in 2019 I would have less problems with this. I guess the silver lining is hopefully Lawson is back and healthy and Thomas is regulated to a rotational role but even when it’s all said and done If the Bombers we’re serious about change guys like Thomas and Gauthier would be long gone.
Gauthier is still a solid Special teamer though. He does bring value and can fill in at LB in emergency in game situations.
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Maybe it's a 1 day so he can retire....
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Lawler and Schoen will be wearing blue and gold in 2025.
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20 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:
Oh my goodness, I'm finding myself defending KG.
To get yourself/the team to the big game, you/team gotta win games unless your name is Arbuckle. So yes when it ultimately mattered (i.e., winning the championship game, he faltered sans broken arm but no he did fairly well over his career helping his team win games. For most things in life, nuances are in play when observing/judging something.
I'm not saying he didn't do "fairly well". I'm saying he was a solid qb who for whatever reason could never get over the hump. In the one GC game he played in, he scored zero touchdowns. Mitchell threw the lone TD for stamps that game. He was benched the next playoff game he played in after posting a league best 14-4 record.
How is that not the definition of coming up short in almost every big game?
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38 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:
Without Collaros, we don't even make it to the first GC that we won.
agreed. That pass to Darvin Adams down the sideline just over top of Robertson was a thing of beauty!
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1 hour ago, HardCoreBlue said:
I'm looking at his full body of work as a whole, from start to finish, not just near the end of his career.
With this lens to say he always fell short is debatable depending on the KPI's one is using.
sure. His full body of work will show you that he comes up short in almost every big game he's ever played in (in the CFL).
12 minutes ago, Noeller said:That's a solid amount. But with him and Rose on the DL they'll be very good.
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1 minute ago, HardCoreBlue said:
Hated when he put on that pucky green color but c'mon man, always? Little bit more complex than how you're presenting it.
not really. By the end of his career, that was his MO. Solid QB but not someone who is going to lead you to a GC victory.
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4 minutes ago, Noeller said:
There is some serious revisionist history going on here....
Meh...it's probably a wash. Both are qb journeymen.
I'm not sure if I just forgot about this, or never knew in the first place. But apparently in 2019 after Nichols went down the bombers tried to get Glenn out of retirement. But he declined.2 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:It seems everything after his stint in Calgary was down hill for Glenn, remember his second stop with the Bombers when he didn't take a single snap?
apparently he did. Stats say he was 2 for 4 for 16yrds.
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15 hours ago, wbbfan said:
Plan b, maybe even A should be bring back Dru brown next off season.
I'd be shocked if Ott doesn't lock him up before then.
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The WR market will be reset this year. No one is going to get a big pay day.
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Don't mind these signings. Both solid role players and if Wilson can stay healthy (big ask at this point) he can be a game changer.
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52 minutes ago, 17to85 said:
All this stuff is just excuses... fact is they opted to play an injured player rather than give a healthy player the chance. They need to own that decision as a coaching staff.
**** the healthy QB getting a chance.....the real crime was Bradys use. YES I'M BEATING A DEAD HORSE!!!!!
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2 minutes ago, Noeller said:
Mentioned in my hockey pool group chat....
Is this Mitchell signing an indication that maybe Jarious Jackson is the new OC?
Hope so
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30 minutes ago, 17to85 said:
Realistically the worst thing a backup qb is going to do is throw a bunch of interceptions... but maybe he has enough of a spark he makes a couple plays and avoids those turnovers.... collaros wasn't exactly having a strong game before he got hurt and honestly what's the best you can expect from collaros with a sliced open, stitched up frozen index finger on his throwing hand? Dude was too injured to play and should have been sat down. Watching him throw on the sidelines immediately after he came back out there is no way he should have been put back in. Wilson may not have won the game... but at least he could still throw.
keeping in mind he also told the coaches he couldn't grip the ball properly. Which just makes the plays that followed even more enraging.
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1 hour ago, GCn20 said:
Allstar NAT talent is not easily replaceable at any position. I realize we have a head scratching use of the ratio, but that just speaks to our ability to recruit and RETAIN NAT talent. However, of every one we let walk we lose a ton of flex. Ford is young, improving, and was arguably a top 3 DB in the entire league last year. We gotta do our best to retain him.
Yea...he has those kind of skills for sure. Sucks for us if we lose him.
If you're looking at it like you HAVE to replace an Allstar NAT, sure you don't let him walk. But I don't see the need to replace an allstar nat at that specific position. The cost compared to a replacement vs the realistic production just doesn't make sense imo. Spending a lot of cap space on a position like that would be a huge mistake. specifically because finding a field side corner has never really been an issue with this management. I don't expect it to start being one now.
Keeping in mind that if he never started a single game last year our ratio remains fine...I just don't see the need unless his $$ makes sense.- Piggy 1 and blue85gold
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20 minutes ago, GCn20 said:
My biggest worry on losing Ford is losing an allstar calibre NAT. At any position you just can't let those walk.
generally i'd agree. But I think the 1 position you can let them walk is CB. Especially Field side. He's not at all irreplaceable as an athlete and without him in the lineup even last year our ratio is just fine.
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Willie back for 1 more
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What are the chances Alford comes back?
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2 hours ago, Booch said:
yup.....no risk...high reward....and plug and play with no learning curve so if he breaks camp as a starter he hits ground running...another plus
People forget if not for him saving our bacon coming outta nowhere to take down Rhymes on the Holm and Kramdi gaff...we wouldnt have been to 4 straight cups...let alone 5
They wouldn't have hosted 3 straight WF.
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3 minutes ago, wbbfan said:
It's true. Normally, such a dominant season, little on two, would propel you into another chance. He's more deserving than pookie. But I'll be more than happy to have him play his career here.
Keep in mind after his 2nd season he was injured. That may have played a role.
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14 minutes ago, wbbfan said:
Agree 1000%. I feel like Wilson is an over achiever. Which isn’t a bad thing, but I don’t think he has another step to take in progression.
Clercius is a guy I really want to see take a step. If he does he could be a big win for us.
Really good at a lot of the little things, catches every thing, and I don’t think Demski has a lot of high level play left in him.Wilson had almost as much chance down south as schoen had, before Wilson got this deal. Wilson now is gonna have more opportunity.
That’s just not true. The nfl has seen many guys in the last decade with the same skill set and athleticism as schoen or worse who succeeded at a high level. The rams alone have been using the Cooper kupp/ puka nacua inside and out over the past several years in the exact same ways we use schoen, with the same skill set and athleticism.I mean it’s the jets. They’re the TCF of the nfl in the first place.
I think that’s how it’ll go down. We’ve seen a few fringe guys up here at wr get nfl deals kick around back n forth and change teams up here. I don’t see some one lining up to give up 200k or close to it.Schoen doesn't have the quickness like those guys. He's close, but in that environment close isnt good enough. I'm not saying he wouldn't succeed in the NFL, I'm just saying i understand why he isn't in the NFL.
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33 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:
Insane to me that a guy like Wilson gets a shot based on his CFL resume which was pretty meh (if I was going to Madden rank him as a CFL player he’d be about 80 with some unrealized potential) but a guy like Schoen can’t get a legit shot. Even Lawler although there might be some emotional regulation analysis attached to him.
I get age…although if you get 1-2 good years out of a UDFA guy you’ve done pretty good.
Schoen is also the ideal kind of tweener slot receiver/tight end guy.
Wilson doesn’t really have size or speed going for him at pro level. Can win in man, started to understand his job better with more time with Collaros as a rookie.
Schoen had plenty of opportunity down south. Some guys just don't fit. He's not a NFL wr. That's not to say he's a bad WR just that he doesn't have what NFL teams look for when it comes to that position. He's been unbelievable in the CFL partly due to his use of the waggle. Wilson does to a certain extent. But I'm willing to bet we see him in 2025 in Blue and Gold.
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6 minutes ago, GCn20 said:
Not only that we have turned over roster each and every year. People would like to say we never move on from aging players. That is simply not true, Andrew Harris will tell you that. What we don't do is move on without having a replacement ready to go. It is a complete myth that we never move on from players. Some long time Bombers that were very productive but dropped off were replaced. Darvin Adams and Jeffcoat are others just off the top of my head. Last year we started rookies at numerous positions. SMS forced some of that and will this year too, age also caught up with some and we moved on. We will this year too.
Darvin you're right....the others are kinda muddy a bit. They offered them $$, but the players wanted something else/more. So I don't know how you file that away...under moving on....or under something else. But if the players had still wanted to be here Harris and Jeffcoat anyway, would have been.
But yeah I do generally agree. I think they've done a decent job from bringing in younger guys. They just need to work on replacing a few more/giving young guys a shot. With Thomas...I truly think the loss of Lawson played a big role in him getting the playing time he did. I don't think Thomas will be back next season, but I've been saying that since 2019. soooooo -
16 hours ago, Booch said:
He's a solid dude
He seems to be. Maybe a bit under qualified for his current position...but you didn't hear that from me lol
2024/2025 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread
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2 bye weeks in the first 6 weeks....that's brutal