(2019 Main Training Camp

Can’t remember a start to a main training camp where, even though we have openings at several spots (7?), we seem to have prepared to fill those spots with quality players and good prospects. 

Highlights coming into camp are the signings of Willie Jefferson and most certainly Chris Mathews. Not to mention the signing of all our draft choices, some of whom could be dynamic. 

We got bigger and better at receiver prospects.

We’ve stacked the defensive line to make it easier for Bighill. 

We’ve added defensive backs and linebackers to fill any perceived shortcomings. 

Little by little, day by day, shortcomings will be noticed and those players will fall by the wayside.

It’s training camp and the veterans will teach the newbies..in more than one way.

Today, medicals and film room. Good luck to all. Let’s put out the best lineup we possibly can.

 

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN

Stanley Bryant*.          Jermarcus Hardrick*         Patrick Neufeld

Michael Couture.        Geoff Gray.          Drew Desjarlais

Manase Foketi*.          Cody Speller.       Asotui Eli

Ben Koczwara.            Matthew Ouellet de Carlo.       Delroy Baker Jr.*

Chauncey Briggs*.       Kendall Calhoun*

DEFENSIVE LINE

Jackson Jeffcoat*.       Willie Jefferson*.       Drake Nevis*

Brandin Bryant*.           Craig Roh*.                Jake Thomas

Patrick Choudja*.         Alex McCallister*.      Steven Richardson*

Maxx Forde*.                Connor Griffiths.       Tariq Lachance

Evan Perrizo*

LINEBACKERS

Adam Bighill*.       Jesse Briggs.       Shayne Gauthier

Thiadric Hansen***.    Manuel Hernandez-Reyes***.    Jonathan Kongbo (Inj)

D.J. Lalama.        Thomas Miles.      Nick Temple*

Dale Warren*.      Kyrie Wilson*

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Brandon Alexander*.       Elijah Battle*.       Christian Boutte*

Malik Boynton*.       Amari Coleman*.        Abu Conteh

Tyneil Cooper*.       Joe Este*.           Kerfalla Exume

Chandler Fenner*.   Jacob Firlotte.   Anthony Gaitor*

Payton Hall.       Nick Hallett.        Jeff Hecht

Chris Humes*.    Dexter Janke*.     Derek Jones

Mike Jones*.       Marcus Rios*.      Winston Rose*

Marcus Sayles*.   Sergio Schiaffino-Perez***

RECEIVERS

Darvin Adams*.      Chris Matthews*.     Nic Demski

Drew Wolitarsky.    Rasheed Bailey*.     Matt Hazel*

Lucky Whitehead*.      Chris Hubert*

Garrett Johnson*.     Kenny Lawler*.    Charles Nelson*

Daniel Petermann     Rashaun Simonise.    (Kenbrell Thompkins*)-suspended 

Corey Washington*.  Tim Wilson*      (Josh Stewart*)-released

RUNNING BACKS

Andrew Harris.    Brady Oliveira

Johnny Augustine.  Larry Rose III*

QUARTERBACKS

Matt Nichols*.    Chris Streveler*

Bryan Bennett*.   Sean McGuire*

Sawyer Buettner**

 

Can you feel it?

Edited May 28, 20196 yr by Mr Dee

59 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

dont sleep on Eli as well. The depth of young NI OL talent is insane this year.

Good point, totally slipped my mind.

 

37 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Any chance of sending any of them back to school?

Desjarlais could technically go back to school but pretty sure other teams could sign him like Malik Richards. I am always confused about how exactly the rules surrounding guys returning to school work.

Yeah we are well stocked...if any one ..or more of Couture/Gray/Speller/Eli/Desjarlais was to hit PR or outright released hey would be snapped up immediately says a lot about the depth, especially when we have the top left tackle as well as arguably the top right tackle, and the straw that stirs this olines drink...and not to forget Neufeld whom many still doubt on, but has played every game now for what..the past 2yrs and a bit and many across the league would say is a top guard...not to mention one of the guys who plays with the mean nasty streak

3 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Goff or not, he made a ton of amazing catches in that clip. Constantly high pointing the ball and catching with his hands. Great body control too.

Lawler also made a whole bunch of very good catches towards the end of practice today. I think we could see him with the starting O on Friday.

Correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t lawler in camp last year..

watched that guys highlight tape and wow that is an incredible reel. A lot of one handers... going up for the ball... a lot to like there 

Was in camp with BC I think then he came here at end of the year.

34 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

 

this is MASSIVE.......if I could get this for EVERY game, I'd be happier than a pig in ****, I'll tell you....

33 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

 

This is terrific news for us out-of-towners..🏈

The bonus?

Syncing with Bob Irving. 🏈 😀

GONE...

Long gone are the likes of Weston Dressler, Clarence Denmark, Julian Feoli-Gudino, L’Damian Washington, Matt Coates, Chris Givens, Kenbrell Thompkins and Ryan Lankford.

Here now..

Replacing them are names like Chris Matthews, Nic Demski, Drew Wolitarsky, Kenny Lawler, Rasheed Bailey.

Read more...

https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/veteran-adams-the-one-consistent-in-bombers-receiving-corps-over-last-few-seasons#click=https://t.co/XedoVMnfFs

 

Spoiler alert -  ( it’s a Ted Wyman article)

2 hours ago, Jpan85 said:

 

I'm cool with this

2 hours ago, Noeller said:

this is MASSIVE.......if I could get this for EVERY game, I'd be happier than a pig in ****, I'll tell you....

If I had the time I could do this with a private stream... unfortunately with two small kids I would not be able to commit.  Maybe another one of the tech nerds on here could do it?

4 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Imo, for the vast majority of teams its the next best OL. The drop off after that is steep. 

Since they get primarily used on the edge in short yardage packages I would think someone with the ability to play T would be a premium. Versatility is always huge in the cfl though. Especially for both NIs, and linemen. Since its generally "easier" to play guard, Ideally your 6th would be someone who can play Tackle, and you have to have someone who can snap in an emergency even if you have to shift guys around to make the replacement work. Shifting someone over and bringing in a back up on the OL is begging for struggle though. 

First thought would be who is the next guy up to snap the ball.  If you can't get the ball reliably to the QB nothing else matters.  If none of the 5 starters can handle that, then who your 6th guy is becomes really simple, and that's how Couture got on the roster as a rookie.  Neufeld played around with it a bit too but struggled pretty badly in the 2017 preseason.

If Couture doesn't win the starting job he'll almost for sure be the 6th OL.

24 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

First thought would be who is the next guy up to snap the ball.  If you can't get the ball reliably to the QB nothing else matters.  If none of the 5 starters can handle that, then who your 6th guy is becomes really simple, and that's how Couture got on the roster as a rookie.  Neufeld played around with it a bit too but struggled pretty badly in the 2017 preseason.

If Couture doesn't win the starting job he'll almost for sure be the 6th OL.

#freecousinzach

10 hours ago, Noeller said:

I regularly search eBay for those jerseys. I have a 63 that I'm quite fond of...want a 71 sometime...

The centrepiece of my cave is a (reportedly) game worn 71 from eBay.   My unnaturally large son never remembers why his dad makes him wear 63 when he plays OLine.  38 would be pretty cool too.  Please one of these years can the Bombers make some memories for my kids.

Keeping the faith on Vancouver Island.

Very grateful for training camp updates —- way more detail than Bombers website.

16 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

First thought would be who is the next guy up to snap the ball.  If you can't get the ball reliably to the QB nothing else matters.  If none of the 5 starters can handle that, then who your 6th guy is becomes really simple, and that's how Couture got on the roster as a rookie.  Neufeld played around with it a bit too but struggled pretty badly in the 2017 preseason.

If Couture doesn't win the starting job he'll almost for sure be the 6th OL.

Yeah, the snap to the pistol is a lot easier then to the full gun but yeah It all depends on who can snap. 

Day 12 Recap

“It’s definitely a great feeling with the field and the space I have and as fast as I am. The coaches have put me in space and given the opportunity with the ball to use my speed out here. That’s been fun.” - Lucky for us 

I'm getting a ton of reps in training camp, I feel great out here." - Matt Nichols 

“I’m looking forward to seeing what a lot of these guys can do,” said O’Shea. “As you’ve witnessed through camp, I think we’ve got some pretty good team speed on the offensive side of the ball and a lot of these guys are very exciting with the ball in their hands. We’ve got to give them as much opportunity as possible to showcase that.” - Mike O’Shea 

There is just one cut-down date in the CFL, with all teams needing to make those moves by 9 p.m. on June 8th.

“Some of those decisions will just naturally occur because it’s football and pro sport and things happen. There are a lot of good players and you’d love to be able to keep them all.” - Mike O’Shea.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2019/05/30/notes-camp-day-12-recap/

 

Edited May 30, 20196 yr by Mr Dee

Brandon Alexander opens up today’s #Bombers training camp team session with an athletic INT. Will this be a season of emergence for the third-year defensive halfback? - Darrin Bauming

👁‍🗨Alexander, one of my go to guys for good plays..

-Hardrick vows to be ready for regular season...”I’m feeling great. I loved running around out there, I had to knock the rust off. Just something minor and I’m taking precautions to make sure that I’m ready for the season. Nothing big.” - Jamarcus Hardrick

-“Playing a physical, clean game and (having) no major busts. That’s what you want to see.”

“It’s going to be a lot of fun. We’re all going to have our opportunities to make plays, but when you bring a guy like Willie in, he’s such a dynamic player and he can do a lot of things,” - Adam Bighill

“I hope I showed them that I know my assignments, that I can make good catches, some contested catches and just be a player that the quarterbacks can trust to throw the ball to me.” - Kenny Lawler

“I hope I showed them that I know my assignments, that I can make good catches, some contested catches and just be a player that the quarterbacks can trust to throw the ball to me.” - Kenny Lawler

https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/bombshells-hardrick-vows-to-be-ready-for-regular-season#click=https://t.co/lsYjUpMtsH

 

Camp Day 14 Recap

The Bombers rotated a number of O-linemen into the fray against the Eskimos. For what it’s worth, the team started Delroy Baker Jr. and Jamar McGloster at tackle, Drew Desjarlais and Geoff Gray at guard and Michael Couture at centre.

At Sunday’s practice the O-line featured Hardrick and Stanley Bryant at tackle, with Gray and Speller at guard and Couture at centre – although the bodies continued to be rotated in and out throughout the session

Training camp can be as much a war of attrition as anything. And as evidence, we give you cornerback Amari Coleman, who quietly moved up the depth chart and has been working with the starting defence with Winston Rose, Chris Humes and Marcus Rios all injured.

Cut-down day for all CFL teams is this coming Saturday. O’Shea was asked if there might be moves before the weekend and said: “We’ll see. We’ll be talking personnel every day this week, but we’ll see where that plan takes us.”…

https://www.bluebombers.com/2019/06/02/notes-camp-day-14-recap/

 

Mike Sawatzky‏ @sawa14

The #Bombers have released six players from their training camp roster, including: American OL Chauncey Briggs, Canadian OL Matthew Ouellet De Carlo and Ben Koczwara, American WRs Chris Hubert and Garrett Johnson and Canadian DB Payton Hall. #WFP

4 minutes ago, sweep the leg said:

Mike Sawatzky‏ @sawa14

The #Bombers have released six players from their training camp roster, including: American OL Chauncey Briggs, Canadian OL Matthew Ouellet De Carlo and Ben Koczwara, American WRs Chris Hubert and Garrett Johnson and Canadian DB Payton Hall. #WFP

This only makes sense with all the O-Linemen and receivers we had in camp.

Focus.

Now they can keep their eyes on the assignments with the guys they chose to focus on. 

 

 

 

Can you feel it?

less players = more reps

Edited June 3, 20196 yr by M.O.A.B.

So its just Nefueld, Couter, Grey, Eli, Desjarlais, Speller left for NI OL.

16 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

So its just Nefueld, Couter, Grey, Eli, Desjarlais, Speller left for NI OL.

All Canadian OLINE week 1, calling it now!!!

calm down everyone it's a joke...