As we get prepped for mini-camp opening next Wednesday, here's Our Man Tait with his annual "Positional Preview" series, starting with "The Specialists": 

https://www.bluebombers.com/2022/05/05/positional-preview-specialists-5/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

2 hours ago, Nolby said:

Any idea on practice time tomorrow? Supposed to be pure sunshine

Friday, June 3  (AT FIELD BESIDE WSF SOUTH)

Practice: 9:00 a.m.

I was really surprised about Berner. He looked pretty good to me.

Final day of TC today.... DT says Rose is back out in 12 v 12 this morning. 

Just now, Noeller said:

Final day of TC today.... DT says Rose is back out in 12 v 12 this morning. 

This is good news! We need him healthy for the season opener. 

 

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You gotta figure thats probably it for him. Back to back Achilles injuries. Yikes.

9 minutes ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

You gotta figure thats probably it for him. Back to back Achilles injuries. Yikes.

ouch......now I know why some of the guys on D were wearing his number.....devastating injury/loss

29 minutes ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

You gotta figure thats probably it for him. Back to back Achilles injuries. Yikes.

Just awful.  I really feel for him.  Chin up Mercy.

Brutal news for Maston.

this is exactly why you never fault a football player (any athlete, really) for making as much money as they can, while they can. You just never know when it's all gone just like that. 

I really have to question the decision we made to prioritize (at least it seemed that way) signing Maston over Darby.

but at the end of the day, I feel like we’ll find a replacement anyways. Sucks for Mercy, gotta think that’s it for him. Tough break for a guy I was happy to cheer for. Hope Rutledge (or someone else) can fill those shoes.

4 minutes ago, Mike said:

I really have to question the decision we made to prioritize (at least it seemed that way) signing Maston over Darby.

but at the end of the day, I feel like we’ll find a replacement anyways. Sucks for Mercy, gotta think that’s it for him. Tough break for a guy I was happy to cheer for. Hope Rutledge (or someone else) can fill those shoes.

Maston is the better player, and it’s tough to say how things were prioritized. Maybe there was no other suitors for Maston because of his injury so it was easier to negotiate a contract. Either way hard to blame Bombers management. Injuries are unfortunately part of the game. 

2 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

Maston is the better player, and it’s tough to say how things were prioritized. Maybe there was no other suitors for Maston because of his injury so it was easier to negotiate a contract. Either way hard to blame Bombers management. Injuries are unfortunately part of the game. 

Very possible, just seems interesting. If we do end up missing on a replacement, Darby will be missed. 

8 minutes ago, Mike said:

Very possible, just seems interesting. If we do end up missing on a replacement, Darby will be missed. 

With our 48 DB’s dressed for Tuesdays game im confident in Walters and co to atleast find a suitable replacement!

Yeah Maston was the better player, and probably came in at a better price too coming off injury. Darby I hated to see go tho even with the Maston re-up, and having BA not able to start the season he would have been the automatic safety option as he has excelled there before, and now he would have just shifted back to SAM ....oh well...can't keep em all.

Ruts looks like a guy who can fill the role, and having a vet secondary around him is gonna help a ton, and they will communicate to him what/where/why In game...Not too concerned

 

4 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

With our 48 DB’s dressed for Tuesdays game im confident in Walters and co to atleast find a suitable replacement!

It appears Donald Rutledge Jr will be the replacement.

4 minutes ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

It appears Donald Rutledge Jr will be the replacement.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2022/06/03/quick-hits-training-camp-the-final-day/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Some really great stuff from Our Man Tait in here, including details on the SAM spot, starting Rec corps and more....worth your click, as always! 

23 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

With our 48 DB’s dressed for Tuesdays game im confident in Walters and co to atleast find a suitable replacement!

I’ve heard there’s lots of internal hype about Rutledge

12 minutes ago, Noeller said:

https://www.bluebombers.com/2022/06/03/quick-hits-training-camp-the-final-day/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Some really great stuff from Our Man Tait in here, including details on the SAM spot, starting Rec corps and more....worth your click, as always! 

Glad it seems like we are trending away from the Janarion in the starting receivers idea. Excited to see Schoen.

Wonder who ends up staying between TJ Simmons, the Jackson’s and Tavaris Harrison. Simmons was a guy I was really excited about pre-camp who I haven’t heard much about, Blake/Lucky both seem solid and just stuck behind a deep group and … don’t really know much about Harrison except he can’t handle a little cold but I think it’s great that we seem to have some legit options. I’d personally love to see us move on from a guy like McKnight who has just completely underwhelmed me the entire time he’s been here, but I get he’s also hurt now. Agudosi still in the mix as well and I feel like he’s going to be a problem for defenses if he ever gets in a game.

2 hours ago, Noeller said:

this is exactly why you never fault a football player (any athlete, really) for making as much money as they can, while they can. You just never know when it's all gone just like that. 

Unless its a certain ex-Rider QB who got a signing bonus and then bailed.

7 minutes ago, Tracker said:

Unless its a certain ex-Rider QB who got a signing bonus and then bailed.

Blessing in disguise! Allowed Streveler to come in and become our number two and get some playing time. Without Durant it’s possible Streveler never gets an NFL look.

1 hour ago, Booch said:

Yeah Maston was the better player, and probably came in at a better price too coming off injury. Darby I hated to see go tho even with the Maston re-up, and having BA not able to start the season he would have been the automatic safety option as he has excelled there before, and now he would have just shifted back to SAM ....oh well...can't keep em all.

Ruts looks like a guy who can fill the role, and having a vet secondary around him is gonna help a ton, and they will communicate to him what/where/why In game...Not too concerned

 

Darby was awesome and he’s extremely versatile. But at the number he got in free agency I don’t think any db other than rose will get close to. I mean ba was under 90k. 
 The mafia is just too good at finding guys that are really under valued and that fit into the system right away. 
 As good as Darby is our next man up will be as good maybe even better. Not to mention younger and cheaper. 
 

Richie Hall has taken how many rookie/castoff DBs and turned them to all-stars?

Right back to BA and Fogg with us.

1 hour ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

Blessing in disguise! Allowed Streveler to come in and become our number two and get some playing time. Without Durant it’s possible Streveler never gets an NFL look.

Despite that, I still reserve the right to flay the SOB.

Next to two straight championships, Richie Hall D turnaround gets my vote for top story of the mafia era.

Was it changing that one player on D, the safety?

Edited June 3, 20223 yr by Mark F

1 hour ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Richie Hall has taken how many rookie/castoff DBs and turned them to all-stars?

Right back to BA and Fogg with us.

This is a very good point that I hadn’t really considered