Blue Bombers - 2025 Regular Season - Discussion Thread

[Booch]

1 hour ago, Mike said:

The part I don’t get about this is I literally remember the days when GCn would talk about hearing things from players because of working in the hospitality industry.

I don’t get his obsession with doubting that players could talk to mere CITIZENS. I’ve had Wolitarsky in my basement for drinks, I’ve worked out at the same gym as Hefner, Suber and Willis. I’ve got to house parties at Swiston, Kowalczuk and Andre Douglas’ house when they all rented together. I’ve had to get Charlie Roberts a taxi home from the bar so he’d stop begging people for smokes. The stuff I’ve heard and the stuff you can hear as people around the city is out there. The interaction is there all the time, these guys aren’t millionaires with their own circles - they’re just dudes. Why is there so much doubt that Booch has similar access when we all know he’s got history coaching camps and being involved in training?

 

 

 

 

 

I had to get him home from teasers all too often

My stuff i share is more from a fraternity aspect (trust) and training..and training with players...and also connections with guys involved in player prep and recruitment/scouting from collegiate level

50 minutes ago, Goalie said:

O’Shea sees himself in Jake. A Canadian who has played a long long time. O’Shea didn’t go out on his own terms did he. Maybe he thinks Jake should. I think it’s probably that simple. It’s about having respect for the veteran but not having the heart to tell him it’s over cuz maybe O’Shea didn’t know when it was over for him. But he did release him years ago. Brought him back but did let him go so I’m not sure. Intangibles I guess. But I’m not sure we losing games cuz of Jake honestly. We losing cuz our O sucks. 

Oshea tho...was talented as a player lol

[Blue28]

oh no. i do not like where this guy is going

[bigg jay]

Commish starts off the presser by talking about goalposts & rouges so we know 2 changes already.

[Booch]

Better not go 10 yard endzone

[Blue28]

nope - dont like this

[Booch]

I fine with posts moving tbh

[Blue28]

shortened endzones

shorter fields - WTF

[bigg jay]

Goalposts being moved back - Fajardo rejoices.

Endzones to be standardized but field is going to 100 yards - same width,

[JohnnyAbonny]

Don’t like any of it 

[Booch]

Width needed to stay...pooching 10 yards but moving posts back with standard endzones...I don't mind

[Blue28]

Limited Rouge - stupid decision

[bigg jay]

Play clock moving to 35 seconds.

No more same sideline benches.

Rouge stays but modified - only a point for taking a knee or failing to return the ball out of the endzone.  Sailing the ball through is not rewarded.

[Blue28]

What a way to weaken the special rules of the CFL

These changes - will lead to becoming a farm system for the NFL

[Goalie]

https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/cfl-announces-changes-to-playing-surface-modified-rouge/
 

don’t see anything overly terrible. 35 seconds clock running immediately is ok. The length is fine. Sucks for us cuz we kick 500 fgs a year. But it makes sense. Don’t hate the single being removed. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Goalie

[Captain Blue]

Well it's at least not a catastrophe, but this dude is for sure heading the CFL into NFL Junior League.

[Super Duper Negatron]

Just now, bigg jay said:

Play clock moving to 35 seconds.

No more same sideline benches.

Rouge stays but modified - only a point for taking a knee or failing to return the ball out of the endzone.  Sailing the ball through is not rewarded.

35 seconds but started right away instead of by the ref, so probably a wash.

 

Most exciting play from last week (missed field goal return) completely gone.

4 minutes ago, Booch said:

Width needed to stay...pooching 10 yards but moving posts back with standard endzones...I don't mind

Moving the posts back basically dictates you had to shorten the endzones and the field.

We will see if the benefits outweigh the loss of the excitement of field goal returns. Might see longer field goals tried more often since there is almost no risk now.

[Goalie]

3 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

35 seconds but started right away instead of by the ref, so probably a wash.

 

Most exciting play from last week (missed field goal return) completely gone.

No it’s not. It’s still there. He can return a miss for a TD but a miss won’t be worth 1 point if it sails through the end zone. Essentially eliminating the point given to missing the fg unless ball carrier trying to return (Vaval) is tackled in end zone. 
 

in my mind this ain’t significant at all and will draw no new viewers. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Goalie

[Super Duper Negatron]

Just now, Goalie said:

No it’s not. It’s still there. He can return a miss for a TD but a miss won’t be worth one if it sails through the end zone. 

So what,  he is going to catch it in the fifth row?

5 minutes ago, Blue28 said:

Limited Rouge - stupid decision

Limiting the rouge on field goals basically had to happen with the goal posts moved back. They could have kept it for punts.

[BomberBall.]

3 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

35 seconds but started right away instead of by the ref, so probably a wash.

 

Most exciting play from last week (missed field goal return) completely gone.

I didn’t watch the presser, but I think you can still return a missed FG…. It would have to be short, I guess….

Edited 2 hours ago by BomberBall.

[Super Duper Negatron]

Just now, BomberBall. said:

I didn’t watch the presser, but I think you can still return a missed FG.

Only if its short, which is rare.

[voodoochylde]

Just now, BomberBall. said:

I didn’t watch the presser, but I think you can still return a missed FG.

Only if it comes up short.

[Booch]

2 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

35 seconds but started right away instead of by the ref, so probably a wash.

 

Most exciting play from last week (missed field goal return) completely gone.

Moving the posts back basically dictates you had to shorten the endzones and the field.

We will see if the benefits outweigh the loss of the excitement of field goal returns. Might see longer field goals tried more often since there is almost no risk now.

 

Just now, Goalie said:

No it’s not. It’s still there. He can return a miss for a TD but a miss won’t be worth one if it sails through the end zone. 

Yeah field goal returns will still be there...teams will still try 50 yard plus kicks

The post moving tho was a long time coming really...and it definitely opens up whole endzone and will increase scoring...

I always hated rouge fir a miss or kicked out of bounds too

These changes are all fine by me...and like he said..  powers that be wanted it...wasn't forced

[Mike]

Just now, BomberBall. said:

I didn’t watch the presser, but I think you can still return a missed FG.

How many field goals are going to be returnable with the goal posts in the back? Very few.

My least fav adjustment is the 35 second play clock. I would’ve been fine with it if they dropped it to 25 in the final 2 minutes of a game.

[BomberBall.]

Just now, Super Duper Negatron said:

Only if its short, which is rare.

Yup, I edited my post right after I hit submit.

[Goalie]

3 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

Only if its short, which is rare.

Right but nobody returns 1 kicked out of bounds so he can still return the short ones I guess. But moving the posts yeah, that’s about it. Can the legs and whytes kick 50 yd fgs now. Isn’t a 40 yard become 50 now? So 30 yards is now a 40 yd fg. Kickers will come up short. 

Edited 1 hour ago by Goalie