Blue Bombers - 2025 Regular Season - Discussion Thread

[bigg jay]

1 minute ago, BomberBall. said:

He was just released from the Steelers practice squad.  Was a starter for them last year and I think he had 4 picks.

Yep, was defensive rookie of the month at one point too I believe.  Good add to the neg list but we'll see if he ever ends up here.

[Tracker]

3 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

After reading the article that @SpeedFlex27 cited, it does seem like MOS wants to keep the status quo, not just players but Hogan too. To which I say barf.

That's why we need the GM and/or BOD to step forward and wield an axe. Mille has shown himself to be pretty astute but he has to show that O'Shea's and Hogan's performances are worthy of dismissal.

[BomberBall.]

5 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Yep, was defensive rookie of the month at one point too I believe.  Good add to the neg list but we'll see if he ever ends up here.

I imagine he’ll get some looks down there, for sure.  We’ll see…. He’d be a good fit up here.

[Tracker]

3 hours ago, 3rdand1.5 said:

I believe if we still had Buck or Lapo calling the plays on O, we win at least another game or two and would have possibly been fighting for first in the West....

Easiest change has to be OC

Second to that we need to spend, turn over more rocks to improve the lines....they are not as bad as they looked, but we can not have "good" or "reliable" any longer...

 

IMO you give Zach a better O-line and real offensive scheme, give Younger an improved D-line, and give OSH a few players and an OC that take tasks away from him and leads like Biggie, Harris or Buck did and I believe we would be a damn good team.......But we cannot fill those with "good" or "reliable" like we rolled out this year we need to find "great" and "exceptional"

The thinking and attitudes that produced three years of very predictable decline are not going to go away. If nothing changes, then nothing will change. 

[M.Silverback]

4 minutes ago, Tracker said:

That's why we need the GM and/or BOD to step forward and wield an axe. Mille has shown himself to be pretty astute but he has to show that O'Shea's and Hogan's performances are worthy of dismissal.

Has Walters gone MIA? I'm waiting for his presser. If he comes across as towing the line, maintaining the status quo for next year, we're sunk. If we bring back the same core I honestly think we'll be last in the CFL. I'm not expecting full transparency if  Walters is planning big changes, but I'm hoping for some hints as a glimmer of hope. 

[17to85]

52 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Just to draw a comparison to the NHL, here's a blurb from NHL trade talk and the impact of allowing certain players to continue to play:

'The calls for Bouchard to sit are no longer whispers, and the players on his team, all of whom are watching Bouchard go consequence-free, are picking up bad habits'.

Works in football as well being the ultimate team sport that it is.

Is that referring to Evan Bouchard? Because if so it's a ridiculous comparison considering the absolutely dominating offense post seasons the guy has put together last 2 seasons and big point totals in the previous regular seasons. Guy like that having a poor start to an nhl season is a lot different than over the hill players or players who were never good enough getting continual rope. 

[Slimy Sculpin]

2 hours ago, 17to85 said:

Ok been thinking about this... who is the worst starter on the team? Genuinely curious what people think.

I'm leaning towards Kolankowski. So, what are the responsibilities of the centre? He's got to snap the ball either shotgun or short to the QB. Kolankowski seems OK with this but I've noted several mis-fires both long and short over the season. He's also got to call out or adjust blocking assignments for the called play based on what he sees of the defense. I don't know how he did this, yelling above the crowd noise? He certainly didn't do it by hand signals. And, given the way our QBs were under duress during most plays, he might not have done a good job of this. As for blocking, he looked terrible to my eyes. As someone else posted earlier, he was always looking for someone to block. And, I think that he is undersized.

[HardCoreBlue]

5 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

Is that referring to Evan Bouchard? Because if so it's a ridiculous comparison considering the absolutely dominating offense post seasons the guy has put together last 2 seasons and big point totals in the previous regular seasons. Guy like that having a poor start to an nhl season is a lot different than over the hill players or players who were never good enough getting continual rope. 

Nope disagree whether you're an elite athlete or past your prime cuz the same result consequence free is the point.

[Tracker]

6 minutes ago, Slimy Sculpin said:

I'm leaning towards Kolankowski. So, what are the responsibilities of the centre? He's got to snap the ball either shotgun or short to the QB. Kolankowski seems OK with this but I've noted several mis-fires both long and short over the season. He's also got to call out or adjust blocking assignments for the called play based on what he sees of the defense. I don't know how he did this, yelling above the crowd noise? He certainly didn't do it by hand signals. And, given the way our QBs were under duress during most plays, he might not have done a good job of this. As for blocking, he looked terrible to my eyes. As someone else posted earlier, he was always looking for someone to block. And, I think that he is undersized.

From my understanding of O-line play, being undersized is not a deal-breaker but can be compensated by intelligence and technique. Not sure if either of those adjectives apply to Kolankowski.

 

[Booch]

40 minutes ago, BomberBall. said:

He was just released from the Steelers practice squad.  Was a starter for them last year and I think he had 4 picks.

well hopefully if he shows up here...with the status quo he cool with sitting behind guys like Kramdi...Lawson....we prob bring back a cut or 2   cause we liked them, but cut them regardless....and watch inadequate Osh boi's suck up the joint

[Booch]

18 minutes ago, Tracker said:

From my understanding of O-line play, being undersized is not a deal-breaker but can be compensated by intelligence and technique. Not sure if either of those adjectives apply to Kolankowski.

 

yeah an undersized center thats athletic...can thrive in the proper scheme

undersized center who is fundamentally sound and technically great....can succeed....again when you use them accordingly...If you have an overall smaller line...but athletic and technical, there are lotsa systems and blocking schemes you can use to actually be really sucessful...especially when you have  RB that can carry the mail...which we do....

Undersized center, if powerfull and strong, can thrive as well

Kolo lacks all of that....and an OC that couldn't likely draw up a system and a game plan to beat a California Prep school

Interstingly enough Tui is not undersized.....very athletic....had top notch college coaching and his technical skills are as good as you see up here, and by all accounts is strong as Eff.....hmmmm....Imagine.....But cant translate/develop that by not playing the position

[17to85]

40 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Nope disagree whether you're an elite athlete or past your prime cuz the same result consequence free is the point.

Guys who have a history of being top offensive producers get more rope, especially when the Oilers sucking in October is pretty much clockwork at this point. 

 

[HardCoreBlue]

4 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

Guys who have a history of being top offensive producers get more rope, especially when the Oilers sucking in October is pretty much clockwork at this point. 

 

No Oilers suck all the time.

[bigg jay]

Not sure if this was mentioned but a few of the guys who ended the year on the PR are being brought back next season.

De'Shaan Dixon, Michael (Bucky) Williams, Hunter Poncius & Ben Dooley all signed future active contracts.