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If your top two aren’t Jake and Brady… did you even watch the game? Lol… Jake Brady Broxton I’m nothing of an o-line expert but every time I watched Broxton he looked completely locked in… seemed like no chance anyone was getting by him… still makes me wonder what the line would look like with Broxton at LT and one of younger guys (Vanderpool now that Randolph is gone?) at RT… big Stan still solid, but starting to show his age…

I've had this OL concern all off-season... or at least since we signed Broxton... We had a top RT last year and then we signed a top LT... as much as I love the future HoFer/GOAT Big Stan... I have trouble believing a Bryant-Broxton bookend is better than a Broxton-Randolph combo... Also in a emergency... I'd have to guess we line up Vaval at receiver did you just steal this bit from @GCn20 ?

I'm really hoping the extra American on the OL makes up for one less American with the receivers... we all know this offense thrives on Brady rolling and Zach having time to operate... a top notch OL dramatically helps both of those things...

White = Lawler and Neild = Adams... not in actual football abilities... but in concept... just crossing our fingers the "concept" works out

Janarion likely has a GC MVP too... if the Bombers hadn't pissed away that game... But... Speedy B, does have a league MOP... that holds some value

honestly... if Collaros/Brady play like Nichols/Harris circa 18/19... that wouldn't be the worst thing for this offense... as long as we can still occasionally stretch the field..

the thing people are forgetting... will the extra American on the OL make the line that much better... and have a more significant impact than the fifth receiver?... we don't know yet, but that could be the case... remember Sask started 4 Canadian receivers and 4 American OL in the GC, to much success... on the D... I wonder if there is some kind of philosophical shift that has basically flipped the WILs and MIKEs... could be something to monitor... On the DL.. too bad we don't have one more useful Cdn for rotational purposes... what ever happened to that global DT we drafted, Edward Vesterinen?... did he even come to camp?

what's the deal with Connor Shay... he was supposed to be the most pro-ready prospect in last year's draft... and he played about 6 defensive snaps last year... is he any closer to actually being a defensive player this year?

it's not necessarily a problem... I would just like to see more effort to improve any chance we get... I agree that not everyone can be elite, but there's positions where you need an elite player to really move the scales... the interior D-line can be good to very good... but you want an elite pass rusher... the outside LBs can be good or very good... but you want an elite MLB.... your receiving corps can be good to very good but you want an elite #1 target... I think I've made it clear that I like Tony Jones... but he plays a position that I'd prefer to uncover every stone to try and find the best I actually also think he would make a great DI... he can fill in at WIL or MLB, and is killer on short yardage... I'm pretty sure (without looking it up) he would qualify as a designated American too... if we actually wanted to take advantage of that...

JSK should have been brought in to compete for WIL... do you honestly believe any of the rookies in camp had an shot of wining the MLB job?

this is exactly my problem with Tony Jones... he kind of represents what the team has become over the last few years... he's good, some games even very good... but nowhere near elite... and his position seems to be set in stone, with no competition... why are we so set on being just good and not trying to be great?... Unless you have prime Bighill, you should have at least 3 or 4 MLB candidates in camp trying to improve the position...

were you expecting 12 catches for 250 yards and 4 TDs from the fifth receiver?... he knows his role, he can catch, run, block, and backup as a kick returner... again, not an all-star but a serviceable guy as your 4th Canadian receiver... to say "Anything is better than Cobb" is just a poor take

yes... thank you for reading my mind! 😄

Randall was a big cut that stood out to me... as a guy who looked like the best OL on our team and one of the better RTs in the league last year... and then we went on to add a top LT... it felt short-sighted to release Randall in favour of (essentially) a 40 year old past his prime... @wbbfan broke it down pretty good, so I have a better appreciation of the move now now.... just felt odd to release a good player, while still relatively young...

odd take... while not a superstar, Cobb has been serviceable to solid when he has played... he's certainly a candidate for an upgrade, but not the worst of our depth problems....