Jesse

Maybe Nichols doesn't start but good lord, give him two series to watch from the sidelines and throw him in there. Brohm is ****ing horrible.

Not to rain on your parade, but we can't win with our offence as it stands and we have no idea when Willy will be back or how long he'll be able to stay in once he does.

I obviously can't speak for anyone else, but bringing in even worse QBs than we already have would not appease me in any way.

Because he, and the OL as a whole, aren't playing to our expectations. I was very excited when we signed Picard, but I've changed my mind.

Montreal's starting offensive guards right now were drafted in 2010 and 2011 respectively and didn't end up starting for Montreal until this year.
Take the best player and if you have to wait then you have to wait. The CFL draft is about long term success and I cringe every time the Bombers approach the draft saying "We need impact players right now."

you can't compare the CFL in the 80s to now. The NFL was not the juggernaut it is now. The salary cap - if there was one - was not enforced, we could offer more money to lure some players away from teams when they were unhappy with there situations. They certainly were not scouting Canadians at all, so no player ever left for greener pastures. Remember the marquee player rule? There is so many factors that lower the talent across the CFL that were not present in the 80s.
So, yes, the talent coming out of the CIS has definitely improved, but yes, there is definitely still a drop in talent across the league.

I forgot last week, but I'll go with Marve.
Everything now rides on his shoulders.

Wasn't that when he was already an OC? He's just a QB coach now, so he should be ready to listen.

Lets look at Marcel's historical schemes and see where they ranked in the years he was an OC.
 
Sacks
 
His first 3 years as an OC in Saskatchewan (2003 - 2005) - His offence was the 2nd, 3rd, and 1st best at giving up the least amount of sacks (27,28,23)
 
2007 Montreal - Ranked last in the league (8th) with 68 sacks
 
2008 Hamilton - Ranked last in the league (8th) with 67 sacks
 
2014 Winnipeg - Ranked last in the league (9th) with 71 sacks
 
Passing
 
His first 3 years as an OC in Saskatchewan (2003 - 2005) - He was consistently in the bottom half of the league in passing (7th, 6th, and 8th with 4054, 4619, and 4229 yards)
 
2007 Montreal - Even with Calvillo he ranked 4th in the league in passing with 5044 yards
 
2008 Hamilton - Ranked last in the league (8th) with 4474 yards
 
2014 Winnipeg - Ranked 5th in the league with 4374 yards
 
Rushing
 
His first 3 years as an OC in Saskatchewan (2003 - 2005) - He was tops in the league in rushing each of those 3 years (2605, 2504, and 2436 yards)
 
2007 Montreal - Ranked 6th in the league with 1791 yards
 
2008 Hamilton - Ranked 1st in the league with 2532 yards
 
2014 Winnipeg - Ranked 8th in the league with 1513 yards
 
Points Scored
 
His first 3 years as an OC in Saskatchewan (2003 - 2005) - He was in the bottom half of the league in points scored all 3 years (4th, 4th, and 8th for 470, 444, and 379 points)
 
2007 Montreal - Ranked 7th in the league with 362 points
 
2008 Hamilton - Ranked 6th in the league with 408 points
 
2014 Winnipeg - Ranked 6th in the league with 397 points
 
Summary 
 
Other then his first 3 years in the league 10 - 15 years ago, his offence has consistently given up the most sacks in the league.
 
His passing offence has at best ranked in the middle of the league but that was with Calvillo at the helm, every other year has been pretty much bottom 3rd (or bottom half with Willy).
 
He has ranked 1st in rushing every year except with Montreal and Winnipeg
 
In points scored, his best seasons were 15 years ago when he was ranked about middle of the pack.  Every other year has been middle of the pack to bottom half of the league 
 
So in conclusion, Marcel is at best an average / middle of the pack OC whose offence seems to have more success with the run (except in Winnipeg).  His best passing years passing have been with Calvillo (4th best) and Willy (5th best)
 
Can't wait to see what Willy can do with a new offensive coordinator....

Bob Irving suggested today that it looks like we'll be going with 4 imp at receiver this week. Said both Moore and Veltung were practicing with the ones.

I'm also starting to worry about the health of Willy. I was excited to start this season because we'd be starting fresh after he got so abused last season, but he's already been beaten up pretty thoroughly.
As much as I love willy and think he's been improving in his time here, I feel that once a player starts to getting injured on a regular basis it doesn't seem to stop. And even though he's a tough SOB and plays through them, how long can that last?

yeah I hate having a proven top receiver in the lineup, better to have rookies catching passes

While your logic is sound, I don't know if I've seen a well executed screen nor hitch pass by the Bombers in, well, years. I've seen a couple of quick throws but the only counters I've seen are in the Bomber Store.

Justin Dunk is the best thing that has ever happened to cfl.ca

Justin Dunk is the best thing that has ever happened to cfl.ca

Justin Dunk is the best thing that has ever happened to cfl.ca

Justin Dunk, with photos,  explains some Edmonton blitzing.
 
http://www.cfl.ca/article/dunk-breaking-down-the-mad-scientist-of-blitzes
 
Hope we've worked on the exotic blitz.

Not offseason. He signed with the Saints in October while the CFL season was still going. He wanted out of his deal to sign in the NFL and he did. He won. No technically about it.

I have caught practice nearly every day that I can during a quick bite.  I watch for maybe 30 minutes, but I can tell you, that if you're observant enough, there is A LOT that you can catch going on that I'm sure many would at least sit back say, "Interesting."
 
For example, who here knows that since Marve doesn't get very many reps in practice that he spends 20-30 minutes post practice, running roll-outs and tossing balls all over the field with Jhomo Gordon?  How about that we have had a half-dozen other guys taking turns kicking field goals?  Does anyone here even know now that Kohlert has practiced all week with the 1s?
 
There is a lot you can say in a couple of sentences to give people something other than "nice catch this, and bad drop that."

Tweets from our media at practice yesterday.
 
Bob Irving @BobIrvingCJOB
Bombers practiced today--looked good. That's all I got!!!
 
Paul Friesen re-tweeted that and then sent out the following...
 
Paul Friesen @friesensunmedia
What he said.
 
Tweets from our media today.
 
Bob Irving @BobIrvingCJOB
Blue bombers looking sharp in practice--we are talking about "practice". That's all I got today.
 
Paul Friesen @friesensunmedia
The #Bombers are practicing again. And I'm watching. Sort of.
 
...
 
Am I the only one irritated by this garbage? It's one thing for them to do an awful job of covering the practices that they're assigned to, but when they get to the point where they're openly mocking it ... it just annoys me.
 
 

Yay Cam Marshall. wooo hoo

Totally agree with a lot of what's being said by most of you, but I gotta say things like " our run d has to get better by week 4" ok, settle down. It's week 1 man, we have a number of rookies just getting their feet wet to our game, give them time to gel and know where each other are going to be for more than a month. It will happen.
Same goes for our O-line, yes it is a huge upgrade from last season but I am more looking forward to when they are a single unit and have an actual full season together! They gave up 1 sack to one of the best D-Lines in the league and are still getting to know each others tendencies that alone is impressive!
Bass and Hurl were both pretty good and looked confident when they were in the game. I would kind of be curious what the Bombers would look like with a 3-4 defense and could play both of them in the middle. Now some of the guys on here have a stronger background of the game than I and wouldn't mind hearing their thoughts on that but I think our run d would be a lot better if you had both those guys filling a gap.
 
On a completely different note (rant) When the hell is tsn going to get some decent commentators Black/Forde are BRUTAL!!!! I thought I was watching a Riders practice with the amount of talking they were doing about the Bombers. I guess I expect to much from TSN, for them to find some announcers that aren't extremely bias to 6 of the 9 teams in the league.... I'm done.
 
Good Win Blue! 

My guess is that we're not trading any QB and all of this is forum blah blah.

I want to watch tonight because it is opening night and I've been dying for the CFL to start back up again, but man, what an awful match-up.

I obviously have no idea what was said between Walters and Yantz, but this is a bit of a garbage comment. There is no way Walters promised Yantz anything. GMs don't do that.
 
He was signed. As a rookie, CIS, 5th QB. Against 4 americans with CFL experience who were returning to the same offence they spent all of last season in. We, as well as every other CFL team, sign an extra arm every season - who is cut every season - and not one word is said. The only reason he even got a quote in the paper is because he's from UofM.