2024/2025 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread

[M.O.A.B.]

Jack-Kurdyla played exclusively at RG in U of Buffalo. 

[Blue In BC]

21 hours ago, Booch said:

Solid pick...gonna pan out to be the best pick in my opinion...he's perfectly suited for what we wanna do here and is multi-use...A Canadian version of what Cole did for us without the DA tag...so hopefully it enables us to bulk up that damn dline with 3 solid interior guys...the Global guy as well if he is what many think will also allow us to use a DA elsewhere....no reason Woods..Adams...hopefully Person and or any newbie who flies off the page in camp cant all be rostered,

Gimme a WJ/Vauters/Lawson/Woods/Adams/Person/Bailey rotation anyday....and if another rookie makes a case to be on roster then even better....I know they think Jake is this perennial stud...but we have no need and really no room/use...If they want to roster a second National DT....To insert him over even Schmeck or another promising rookie is just foolish and a waste...You dont sacrifice youth and upside for an old vet who lost his usefulness 3 yrs ago already....just plain dumb

We have Kramdi..Makonzo...Shay..Smith...Kelly...Hallett...Hagerty....pretty sure we have the ability to put any 2 of those guys on the field at any given yime in lieu of a DT to make ratio if we choose to play 2 on defence...youth...athleticism and ability should trump loyalty to old dead weight 

It's always a question of how we deploy our ratio. The global player comes at a cost of an extra Canadian so that's going to be a tough choice. We added some Canadian DE's so it may become an either or choice. We have Gowanlock and Laing looking to win a spot.  All of this folds into whether we move towards a 3 import OL. That eliminates an import or even the global elsewhere on the roster in order to retain a Canadian back up.

[Goalie]

 

learn a bit about Mr Adams here. 

[blue85gold]

All rookie camp practices are taking place at the field Winnipeg Soccer Federation South, 211 Chancellor Matheson Road (times are approximate):

Wednesday, May 7 – 10:30 a.m.- 12:55 p.m.

Thursday, May 8 – 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Friday, May 9 – 10:15 a.m.-12:20 p.m.

Saturday, May 10 – Medical/testing, no practice

Main camp

Sunday, May 11 (Princess Auto Stadium) – 9-11:40 a.m.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/05/06/rookie-camp-25-primer/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadd1DmFUEVV4nnvIc5ZqWnu8YQhHLZFIJI04vsNgxxtftumlEG_8Poc-Z7f9Q_aem_lW_FX7FDJqP2d5X__Mvtdw

[Booch]

2 hours ago, Blue In BC said:

It's always a question of how we deploy our ratio. The global player comes at a cost of an extra Canadian so that's going to be a tough choice. We added some Canadian DE's so it may become an either or choice. We have Gowanlock and Laing looking to win a spot.  All of this folds into whether we move towards a 3 import OL. That eliminates an import or even the global elsewhere on the roster in order to retain a Canadian back up.

I can't see Gowanlock or Laing getting defensive reps ahead of or in lieu of Bailey...Laing may be hard pressed to make roster this yr but is a great PR guy to see if he develops..he may just turn the corner with professional coaching and environment

If Bailey is what many think...and ceiling is high ...then him on roster over say a Schmeck...Thomas...Gowanlok...that's a major win in my eyes...and i think 3 import olinemen is a last resort..and would overall make us weaker

[wbbfan]

21 minutes ago, Booch said:

I can't see Gowanlock or Laing getting defensive reps ahead of or in lieu of Bailey...Laing may be hard pressed to make roster this yr but is a great PR guy to see if he develops..he may just turn the corner with professional coaching and environment

If Bailey is what many think...and ceiling is high ...then him on roster over say a Schmeck...Thomas...Gowanlok...that's a major win in my eyes...and i think 3 import olinemen is a last resort..and would overall make us weaker

Should be a big push by Guys like gowanlok, Novak, etc to take the last spot over a 7th ol. I’d be ok with schmeck taking Jake’s spot and being the 7th ol as the 7th dl. But short of injury I don’t think that happens. 

[Mark H.]

2 hours ago, wbbfan said:

I’d be ok with schmeck taking Jake’s spot and being the 7th ol as the 7th dl. 

Dost thou dream or blaspheme?

[rebusrankin]

3 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

Dost thou dream or blaspheme?