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  1. 1 hour ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

    Yeah it's a shitty spot for sure.  O'Day is probably on his last coach.  If they aren't good this year O'Day and the coach probably both get canned.  Anyone stepping in there has to determine if they want to tie their shot at being a head coach (Mace or Pierce) to O'Day's ability to find players.  So far he hasn't built a functional OL.  Drafting has been bad, personnel in general has been bad.

    Would a sane person with a functioning cerebral cortex want to work under a GM who is on thin ice before the season starts?

  2. 1 hour ago, Doublezero said:

    Very glad to see Kyle, Danny and Ted locked up for 2 more seasons. Pretty obvious from KW's comments that big challenges are at hand. There's little doubt we are going to lose a good number of players to retirement and to free agency. More than in the past few off seasons. No more hometown discounts or players taking haircuts just to stay in Winnipeg. And if we lose Buck, which seems likely, that will immediately diminish the club's ability to fully evaluate everyone on the O side of the ball - O line, QBs, receivers, RB and positional money allocations and priorities there. (Until a new OC is in place). That's why everyone was so upset at losing the Big Game. It was the best last chance.

     

    Link to KW's news conference https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/11/29/kyle-walters-november-29/

     

    I am currently suffering from denier's remorse. I was a big fan of Khari as a coach, but soured on him after Montreal and Ottawa. I keep getting this nagging thought that someone as smart and experienced as him just cannot be a flop. On top of that, he knows the city and has lotsa credibility here, so if Buck accepts the banzai head coach job the Riders (ugh), surely he would be worth bringing for a cuppa coffee and a chat as a possible replacement.

  3. 3 hours ago, GCn20 said:

    Yea that's a possibility for sure. However do you think Brown overtakes Collaros next year? I don't. Do you think he over takes ZC by year end 2025? Possible but I'd be willing to bet against it. Therefore, we keep our best QB right now....everytime and always. One year contracts make it a necessity in this league. We could keep Brown and end up taking him through his growing pains as a starter and he leaves anyway for all we know.

    Agreed. If we get this year's Zac Collaros next year we will have the best QBing in the league still.

    But no Cup.

  4. 10 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

    Thank you. Tuesday to Thursday was the worst. I was knocked flat on my back with fever, chills, muscle aches. sore throat & deep cough. Slept a lot. Felt a little better Friday & a big rebound day on Saturday. Think I'm over the worst.

    Don't count on it. I've had all the symptoms you have, plus a few more thrown in for good measure, for over a month now. The symptoms tend to come and go and you're never quite sure when its over.

  5. 23 hours ago, 17to85 said:

    Except for those times he doesn't get rid of the ball. He uses his legs to move around the pocket so it's not like he's late stage calvillo, teams are just not letting him escape like he used to. Which is where actually running for some yards would help. He wants to pass, someone needs to tell him sometimes running helps the passing long term.

    Agreed on the threat-to-run but it doesn't take that much hesitation and indecision for a good quarterback to turn into a mediocre one.

  6. 2 hours ago, blue85gold said:

    All true but we also saw in Calgary that moving on to the hot hand young guy doesn't always work out. 

    I'd argue Collaros was never steady. He's a gunner, wants to attack. That will lead to INTs and TDs.

    I believe I have seen more happy feet, critical INTs  and indecision this past season than in previous ones, and that concerns me.

  7. 1 hour ago, GCn20 said:

    I agree. 3 red zone trips for 0 points was not great for our ability to win.

    My counter point to that is he still led the league in just about every category and that is with his running back getting a ton of touches unlike other QBs who were making 40 pass attempts a game.

    I love Brown but he has 2 games under his belt. I'm not throwing my league leading 2xMOP QB away because his understudy showed well in a very small sample size.

    Agreed. If Dru Brown is the best option for the future, he has to earn that. Too many coaches have lost games and jobs because of misplaced loyalty.

  8. 1 hour ago, GCn20 said:

    We also know that he has led us to 2 GC victories, 4 straight GC appearances, 3 straight West division 1st place finishes, led the league for 3 straight years in QBR winning MOP 2x in that span. Under the gun? That's crazy talk. 

    To state the obvious, this is a results-based business, and it comes down to "what have you done for me lately"? The steadiness and ability to ad lib seems to have deserted Collaros of late. We have seen in Calgary the futility of keeping a QB past his good years- it is expensive, non-productive and blocks the development of other pivots. That day is coming for Collaros if it is not here already- it is just a question of time. Smart GMs know when to move a player before he becomes a liability.

  9. 4 hours ago, GCn20 said:

    That is a possibility, but so is Kevin Glenn/Stefan Lefors a possibility too. I think it would be wholly irresponsible to just toss out a Collaros and move onto Brown. Could be a fatal move to our competitiveness. Collaros gives us a couple more years of great QBing that is money in the bank. We don't know with certainty what Brown would give us.

    But we do know what Collaros has given us in two consecutive playoffs and Grey Cup games. I have no problem letting him come to training camp and earn the starting job with the understanding that he is under the gun.

  10. 3 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:

    I can guarantee you if you asked MOS in hindsight would he have made the same decision in starting AB and DS, he's answer would be:

    'Absolutely without hesitation.' 

    If O'Shea is so rigid in his ideation so as to believe that he made all the correct decisions prior to and during the game, then his time here is done. If Walter and Miller are OK with O'Shea's choices, then the team and fans are scrooged.

  11. 5 hours ago, Jesse said:

    Man, I was listening to some post game coverage yesterday.

    Zach mentioned that bailey was playing through a hamstring tear. Schoen was obviously limited. Demski hadn't been able to practice in weeks.

    Just had a full receiving core full of limping, half-speed bodies. No wonder Zach couldn't find anyone.

    True to an extent, but BOLO has shown himself to be a pretty good receiver and we had Ambles who never saw the field. O'Shea could have done better and if Walters does not hold him accountable, we will be having the same conversation next November. O'Shea is a good coach but his Achilles Heel seems to be his reluctance to make roster changes when needed. If this is a core personality trait with him, then Walters has a tough call to make. 

  12. 2 hours ago, Blue In BC said:

    We weren't in a position of need to pick up talent in free agency. 4 years later that's changed potentially as players have aged and SMS has gone up in order to retain them. In 2023 we added Lawler, Eli and Castillo which were very good additions. It's a plus minus question.  However, Maston, Taylor, Jefferson, Harris, Lawson and a few others were picked up in free agency.

    Who do we lose voluntarily or otherwise that we need to replace in free agency or feel the immediate need to replace? There will be an enormous amount of talent available across the CFL in February. We'll make some choices.

    , run and 

    We needed a dominant nose tackle ALA Oakman all year and that was very, very evident in the Grey Cup game. Further, if Walters cannot score a NI fullback who can block, run and catch the odd pass, it will be a big black mark against him.

  13. Life consists of isolated event and patterns, and patterns can be changed. This Grey Cup game was, in so many different ways, a repeat of last year, Collaros was the worst QB on the field, and the defence played well in the first half but rolled over to give up the big plays in the second half, Bomber halftime adjustments were either non-existent or inadequate, Demerio Houston is a puzzlement- obviously talented but every time the opposition needs a big play, they go after him. And the Bomber front 7 were beaten repeatedly. We mocked Fajardo and other Alouette players, but they got the job done, whereas the Bombers' key players did not-I'm looking at you, Collaros. As in 2022, the game was there to be won with even an average effort by our team, but there were too many tight collars yesterday. This is gonna reek for a long time to come, and all we are likely to get from the Bomber brain trust are cliches and platitudes.

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