Booch

I dont think its injury related....just took 15 games to recognize issues...we seem to suffer from that alot
I bet you will see less guys coming free unblocked or unnoticed as well..as I certain big legs couldn't recognize fronts and make proper calls..was pretty obvious

I dont think its injury related....just took 15 games to recognize issues...we seem to suffer from that alot
I bet you will see less guys coming free unblocked or unnoticed as well..as I certain big legs couldn't recognize fronts and make proper calls..was pretty obvious

Could be.
Elsbury has been struggling more with the snap the past month or so, this could be why as well. They have no problems starting a turnstyle at C, but when the snaps go wild they pull the plug. Kola was doing the same last year.
Either way, I will be watching Eli at C closely as well as the rest of the ol play as always. I won't be surprised if I see a good improvement right away.

U forgot 5 guys who coukdnt run in 1 grey cup
You didnt forget lol
And the fact everyone was a starter and gives us a chance to win..cause thats why they here...but never getting any play time during the season as we wore our vets down to bloody knubs..and then when needing to play we had no clue if they could...or faith in them..didnt help

Yeah I dont think our overall talent is as bad as it seems or people like to believe. Our coaching tho..and how we go about things..and their ideals/philosophy on things..thats where we getting killed
Agree...the areas of talent where we are weak tho we did it to ourselves..no succession plans..no draft strategy..Reliance and belief of declining players with lotsa experience would keep us going..on way too many positions all at once, and passing on available FA's due to that..huge mistake.. poor foresight..no apparent longterm planning whatsoever and the refusal to actually let guys get reps along the way to possibly develop..all played a part.
Add to this the fact our coach had a predetermined lineup before TC even started and many a guy was gifted his spot as opposed to earned or won it..icing on the cake of a 5 yr slide where most likely we end up in last

Oh just waiting for that actually hahah....But a real chance is a run of 2..3 games to settle in and allow his mates to get used to him...or realize they dont have to compensate
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Yeah he was nursing something all yr I pretty certain...But also when has that stopped Osh from playing his fav's when they shouldnt have even dressed?...several Grey Cups come to mind....And a particularly bone headed decision to continue with a QB with his finger duct tapped on who he himself said on sidelines couldn't throw the ball let alone grip it....

U forgot 5 guys who coukdnt run in 1 grey cup
You didnt forget lol
And the fact everyone was a starter and gives us a chance to win..cause thats why they here...but never getting any play time during the season as we wore our vets down to bloody knubs..and then when needing to play we had no clue if they could...or faith in them..didnt help

Yeah the waste of a DA for a backup oline is just insane...especially when he isnt even your best one....Just dumb....and from what I seen I have major doubts he could handle a tweener LB off the edge physically....definately not agility wise
And if we see Kelly all day ahead of Griffin in that role someone needs to be shot and thrown in a dumpster....

Oh just waiting for that actually hahah....But a real chance is a run of 2..3 games to settle in and allow his mates to get used to him...or realize they dont have to compensate
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Yeah he was nursing something all yr I pretty certain...But also when has that stopped Osh from playing his fav's when they shouldnt have even dressed?...several Grey Cups come to mind....And a particularly bone headed decision to continue with a QB with his finger duct tapped on who he himself said on sidelines couldn't throw the ball let alone grip it....

Yeah the waste of a DA for a backup oline is just insane...especially when he isnt even your best one....Just dumb....and from what I seen I have major doubts he could handle a tweener LB off the edge physically....definately not agility wise
And if we see Kelly all day ahead of Griffin in that role someone needs to be shot and thrown in a dumpster....

hence...time for change...as the landscapes in the league have changed and Smugs still thinks its 2020

Oh just waiting for that actually hahah....But a real chance is a run of 2..3 games to settle in and allow his mates to get used to him...or realize they dont have to compensate
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Yeah he was nursing something all yr I pretty certain...But also when has that stopped Osh from playing his fav's when they shouldnt have even dressed?...several Grey Cups come to mind....And a particularly bone headed decision to continue with a QB with his finger duct tapped on who he himself said on sidelines couldn't throw the ball let alone grip it....

Yeah the waste of a DA for a backup oline is just insane...especially when he isnt even your best one....Just dumb....and from what I seen I have major doubts he could handle a tweener LB off the edge physically....definately not agility wise
And if we see Kelly all day ahead of Griffin in that role someone needs to be shot and thrown in a dumpster....

Our defence as well has slowly regressed the further we get from Richie's system....
The bookends of the tenure like you aid...the first 5 yrs, and now the current recent yrs are not indications of excellence...we were getting by mostly from a stacked roster that self coached and policed...and let it erode without the proper succession plans or any forward looking planning. And ability to oach/manage roster ourselves outta it is a major weakness here
I actually agree with you for the most part...I dont think we have a sever lack of talent issue...More of an adherene to use some of it....the adherence to maximize what we do have and the relience on what was good before...still being there....coupled with bizzare and pointless roster decisions...refusal to use rules designed to actually benefit us...the rigidity of our ratio...or exceeding it with inferior Canadians for no reason whatsoever other than a coaches bias....and many many dumb in game decisions...well you see what we have morphed into
We arent able to win in spite of all that now because we just dont have enough top line guys to cover up for it...and the HC cant see that...or just refuses to accept it

Thing is, we have had similar issues for 5 OCs in a row, plus 3 DCs. The difference is talent, but we've seen all the same issues. At some point, it's an upper brass failure, not the CO. Be it micromanaging the system, roster management, or hiring decisions. I don't have any faith that this group will do any better with OC no 6, and DC no 3.

So if elsbury is being demoted my question is... Why now? Why not weeks ago when it was obvious he wasn't getting the job done?

Booch gets to see if Eli is an improvement....

delete.
Outside of his questionable blocking. Elsbury's snapping has been awful for weeks now.

we lose this weekend..we likely done till 2027 and the purge and player auditions should start immediately

https://3downnation.com/2026/10/08/zach-collaros-wants-to-continue-cfl-career-in-2027/
Some one has to save zach from him self, and the mafia from them self.
We are on the verge of missing the play offs and i get this sick feeling we might once again run it back with the group that hasn’t gotten it down for years

Well, start with the Head Coach. Thaty would be an impressive move showing the fans that the Bombers are truly committed to winning. Not the staus quo that is not improving.

So this game is going to tell us everything we need to know about this team. Absolutely do or die for playoff hopes so let's see if they have some fight left in them or if they are just going to roll over and quietly go into the offseason.

Thing is with Demski...He obviously must have something going on as he has done pretty much nothing of note other than that one big grab for a while...Why not sit him and dress an Import...or bring in a big bodied dominant physical guy to audition on the fly...Ratio could allow it...and hey you may strike gold...Just bringin back our old cuts...or scrap heaped nobodies isnt a real successful venture
Do we just pack up shop in season on the scouring of players? There is zero reason to not be bringing in guys all yr to run through the paces and assess

Thing is with Demski...He obviously must have something going on as he has done pretty much nothing of note other than that one big grab for a while...Why not sit him and dress an Import...or bring in a big bodied dominant physical guy to audition on the fly...Ratio could allow it...and hey you may strike gold...Just bringin back our old cuts...or scrap heaped nobodies isnt a real successful venture
Do we just pack up shop in season on the scouring of players? There is zero reason to not be bringing in guys all yr to run through the paces and assess

we lose this weekend..we likely done till 2027 and the purge and player auditions should start immediately