2024/2025 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread

[Fatty Liver]

1 hour ago, Stickem said:

Nobody looked good in the return dept. last year ...We need to stop screwing around with the returner position...Why the hell we ever parted ways with Grant still boggles my mind....Whitehead showed **** all last year and there was literally nobody behind him...Preseason better show we've turned up a decent prospect OR Case shows he belongs...Tired of watching a  guy field a punt and literally fall down...disheartening to say the least ...We can't give up field position continually and be successful.....Here's hopin we 'find' OR have found the guy

The Stamps had 3 new kick returners in the game yesterday who looked deadly dangerous, Horton, Vaughn and Choquette, all small stature speedsters who might not make it as receivers, but they could make their mark in the CFL as returners if nothing else. They can't keep them all, grab one upon release and stash him on the PR to backup Logan who is frequently enough injured.

Edited 16 hours ago by Fatty Liver

[17to85]

I am thinking the problems last year were more related to the rest of the unit more than the returners. 

[Stickem]

28 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:

The Stamps had 3 new kick returners in the game yesterday who looked deadly dangerous, Horton, Vaughn and Choquette, all small stature speedsters who might not make it as receivers, but they could make their mark in the CFL as returners if nothing else. They can't keep them all, grab one upon release and stash him on the PR to replace Logan who is frequently enough injured.

Particularly liked that little Choquette kid...Ripped off a nice td run and he can also catch in traffic...Only preseason but we should keep an eye on that guy for sure.....

[HardCoreBlue]

19 hours ago, Goalie said:

Osh likes placement and consistency from the punter. He said that in one of the daily pressers. 

Hang time and placement can go together, no?

[Tracker]

4 hours ago, 3rdand1.5 said:

I'm not ready to rule out Case entirely just yet....he showed a couple small flashes, he has what many, many players never get an extended look and opportunity....not anointing him the next great returner, but after a year on and off the roster last year to develop and learn the nuances and an offseason he now has the opportunity to prove he took it all in and has the ability and mindset to show he grew and improved and can do the job....many guys never get that shot, he is one of the lucky few, maybe he takes this opportunity and shines.....

Case is not a rookie and showed little last year. As a sophomore, he ought to be well ahead of anyone else competing for the job, or he is not a keeper.

[Squeakers and Skippy]

Whens the on season thread starting? 

[Bigblue204]

1 hour ago, Squeakers and Skippy said:

Whens the on season thread starting? 

when the seasons on

[Booch]

5 hours ago, Fatty Liver said:

The Stamps had 3 new kick returners in the game yesterday who looked deadly dangerous, Horton, Vaughn and Choquette, all small stature speedsters who might not make it as receivers, but they could make their mark in the CFL as returners if nothing else. They can't keep them all, grab one upon release and stash him on the PR to backup Logan who is frequently enough injured.

And we brought back Case...Mitchell...and dropped in u of m kid who has shown nothing to compete with Logan...

 

4 hours ago, Tracker said:

Case is not a rookie and showed little last year. As a sophomore, he ought to be well ahead of anyone else competing for the job, or he is not a keeper.

Should have moved on really...maybe his history playing with Strev keeps him here

[M.O.A.B.]

Looks like DL Trey Laing was cut as per CFL.ca transaction page.

 

[Pete]

It will be very interesting to see how Edmonton does this year, They have taken the approach of get the best available individual talent, turning over their roster almost completely vs our approach of the best fit.

I agree that there are times that OShea's loyalty to vets and those that fit in with his personal point of view has limited some needed improvements to the roster. For example this year does Wilson stay on the roster at the expense of Ayers? Do we see some new blood at corner and safety vs recycling existing players?

[Brandon]

2 hours ago, Pete said:

I agree that there are times that OShea's loyalty to vets and those that fit in with his personal point of view has limited some needed improvements to the roster. For example this year does Wilson stay on the roster at the expense of Ayers? Do we see some new blood at corner and safety vs recycling existing players?

At this point Wilson is one minor injury away from me wanting to cut him loose and try someone else who isn't falling apart.    I'm less concerned about safety/corner since we have seemed to have done a good job over the last 5+ years of finding guys who can jump in and play well right away.