Blue Bombers - 2025 Regular Season - Discussion Thread

[17to85]

Think it was telling at halftime Holm mentioned to tsn that they were clean on their communication. Tells me that a lot of the problems the secondary has experienced were communication related.

[WinnipegGordo]

4 hours ago, Booch said:

165k

Mitchell's salary was 148,000 in hard money, including a $63,300 signing bonus.

[3rdand1.5]

55 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

Think it was telling at halftime Holm mentioned to tsn that they were clean on their communication. Tells me that a lot of the problems the secondary has experienced were communication related.

It seemed to improve the last couple games, hopefully it continues to improve

[Slimy Sculpin]

49 minutes ago, 3rdand1.5 said:

It seemed to improve the last couple games, hopefully it continues to improve

In spite of Crum and Ottawa's O looking compent towards the end and our Defence looking gassed, I thought our D had a decent outing. The better communication, the insertion of a couple of taller guys, although rookies, in the secondary, and better D-line play with greater rotation gives me hope for the future. I liked Allen's play and I think that Vaval can be a solid DB, too. Schmekel was a revelation yesterday. (I watched him closely during the Stamps game, in which he played well, too.) The guy is enthusiastic and has a motor. I didn't like some of Younger's play calling in the 4th though. Too often I saw 3 guys on the line and 9 off by 5-10 yards. Souter said that they were daring Ottawa to run but I saw Ottawa saying....okay, we can run but we can also pass. And, they took advantage of it. Our offence, well, that's for another posting.

[Arnold_Palmer]

7 minutes ago, Slimy Sculpin said:

In spite of Crum and Ottawa's O looking compent towards the end and our Defence looking gassed, I thought our D had a decent outing. The better communication, the insertion of a couple of taller guys, although rookies, in the secondary, and better D-line play with greater rotation gives me hope for the future. I liked Allen's play and I think that Vaval can be a solid DB, too. Schmekel was a revelation yesterday. (I watched him closely during the Stamps game, in which he played well, too.) The guy is enthusiastic and has a motor. I didn't like some of Younger's play calling in the 4th though. Too often I saw 3 guys on the line and 9 off by 5-10 yards. Souter said that they were daring Ottawa to run but I saw Ottawa saying....okay, we can run but we can also pass. And, they took advantage of it. Our offence, well, that's for another posting.

D looked good overall but I would have liked to see some adjustments from Younger. I get you’re playing to a two score lead late but literally all Crum has is the short pass. He can’t hit those intermediate to deep routes, the schemes were playing as if Dru Brown was in the game. I just would have liked to see them be a little more agressive. 

[Slimy Sculpin]

4 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

D looked good overall but I would have liked to see some adjustments from Younger. I get you’re playing to a two score lead late but literally all Crum has is the short pass. He can’t hit those intermediate to deep routes, the schemes were playing as if Dru Brown was in the game. I just would have liked to see them be a little more agressive. 

To be frank, I'm not an Xs and Os guy but I agree that they were too passive.

[blue85gold]

There wasn't enough time for Ottawa to do that twice (which they needed to do) so I don't hate the D playing that way.  Worst thing to do is give up a quick score. Got to make the O earn it with a long mistake free drive.

[17to85]

They were also worried about crums legs

[Booch]

1 minute ago, 17to85 said:

They were also worried about crums legs

Playing upwards of 9 guys all 10 yards off the l.o.s just invites him to run and et up yards, and in a game where a lot of guys were having issues tackling....is a bad plan

 

[blue85gold]

8 minutes ago, Booch said:

Playing upwards of 9 guys all 10 yards off the l.o.s just invites him to run and et up yards, and in a game where a lot of guys were having issues tackling....is a bad plan

 

Nah blitzing invites him to run for 20-30 when there is no one left after he beats the rush.

[JohnnyAbonny]

9 minutes ago, Booch said:

Playing upwards of 9 guys all 10 yards off the l.o.s just invites him to run and et up yards, and in a game where a lot of guys were having issues tackling....is a bad plan

 

I found it odd they weren’t really putting a spy on Crum, or if they did the spy was getting totally washed out.