Blue Bombers - 2025 Regular Season - Discussion Thread

[Booch]

3 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Wade has to make a decision in a short period of time on what to do (if he hasn't already), hesitation is one of those decisions and maybe the worst one. I think Toronto will move fast, and I think the Cats will as well once their season is over. 

We can't drag our feet...that's part of the reason we had to settle with Hogan...also why we ended up missing on some FA's

2 hours ago, Slimy Sculpin said:

I'm assuming that Miller is responsible to the volunteer Board of Directors. Would he have to get their permission on major matters like this?

I think when Wade took over things shifted a bit in regards to the BOD

He essentially has say over the football ops. He may run things by to get a feel or let em know..but football related stuff is his domain...the way it was before was why we were in the state we were

59 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

In terms of football ops I would expect him to have full control to the point he would likely update them on his intentions not have to ask for permission. 
An act as president that was veto’d by the bog would be like failing a none confidence vote. 

Agree with the first bit. 

I didn’t read the article i’ll have to check it out. I’ll say though that it’s on pinball to make the primary changes. 

Mos would be involved, but i’m not sure he would face much more change there than we need. Hed keep his buddies on the staff like eiben, try to poach a couple of our guys and others, and re tool via free agency. 

It’s soo wild to me that his idea of accountability for our offences systematic failures is that he should have stepped in and micro managed them to ensure they performed better. If i head that as Jackson, i’d quit instantly. 

Yeah..he has too much say...and no real feel on the pulse...and things coming out and rumblings I hear is his way on going about things in some instances doesn't sit as well as before...and interestingly enough more so with some vets

[M.O.A.B.]

A combination of Khari Jones and Jarius Jackson will be a lot better than O'Shea and Hogan. 

 

[rebusrankin]

I wish the club was proactive and we knew who would be running the show next year.

[Booch]

52 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

I wish the club was proactive and we knew who would be running the show next year.

we really should have made a statement the week following the playoff exit...id we dont make it the week following the Cup....We can expect more the same.....missing out on some quality coaching prospects....some for sure player exodus...the ones we dont wanna see exit...and a sad vet laden lineup with aged out guys...Osh fav's and loyalists and a team with minimal depth, and no desire to integrst new blood in...unless forced to with injury...hate to be a debbie downer but you can almost book it

I will gladly eat crow....pile of used sweatsocks...whatever....but until proven otherwise....Can't see it...and havnt been far off the mark on the prediction i started drumming after the 2023 joke of a Grey Cup and season end

[Mike]

14 hours ago, M.O.A.B. said:

A combination of Khari Jones and Jarius Jackson will be a lot better than O'Shea and Hogan. 

 

I don’t necessarily think that’s entirely fair to say. It’s going to be a long road back personnel wise before any coach (O’Shea included) has success here.

Despite what O’Shea thinks, we need a total overhaul. The roster is ancient and being held together with duct tape and chewed gum. 

[JohnnyAbonny]

6 minutes ago, Mike said:

I don’t necessarily think that’s entirely fair to say. It’s going to be a long road back personnel wise before any coach (O’Shea included) has success here.

Despite what O’Shea thinks, we need a total overhaul. The roster is ancient and being held together with duct tape and chewed gum. 

That’s just it. When the team was at its best, they had 2 very good co-ordinators and no less than 3 all star/HOF level players on each side of the ball, all around their prime.  (Biggie, WJ, BA, Jeffcoat on D. Andrew, Yoshi, Bryant, Lawler on O)

The team was primarily built through FA, with a lot of Ringmaiden-era holdovers making up the bulk of rest of the roster. 

MOS has a lot of faults right now but really, unless the personnel department hits a bunch of home runs, it’s going to be a couple rough years no matter who’s coaching. 

16 hours ago, Booch said:

We can't drag our feet...that's part of the reason we had to settle with Hogan...also why we ended up missing on some FA's

 

This is key as well, they screwed around soo much last offseason. 

[rebusrankin]

56 minutes ago, Mike said:

I don’t necessarily think that’s entirely fair to say. It’s going to be a long road back personnel wise before any coach (O’Shea included) has success here.

Despite what O’Shea thinks, we need a total overhaul. The roster is ancient and being held together with duct tape and chewed gum. 

What's wrong with duct tape? Its the handyman's secret weapon.

[17to85]

1 hour ago, Mike said:

I don’t necessarily think that’s entirely fair to say. It’s going to be a long road back personnel wise before any coach (O’Shea included) has success here.

Despite what O’Shea thinks, we need a total overhaul. The roster is ancient and being held together with duct tape and chewed gum. 

I don't necessarily think it's as bad as all that. Needs some significant tweaks but they're not like they were when oshea started.

[Tracker]

1 hour ago, Mike said:

I don’t necessarily think that’s entirely fair to say. It’s going to be a long road back personnel wise before any coach (O’Shea included) has success here.

Despite what O’Shea thinks, we need a total overhaul. The roster is ancient and being held together with duct tape and chewed gum. 

The same wilful blindness and stubbornness that O'Shea used to create this current mess will not allow him to acknowledge it or change his M.O. Sad to say, the longer it takes for a definitive statement about the GM and HC positions, the more probable that there will be no change. That would be a huge mistake and will be reflected in the efforts and successes of the players in 2026.

Edited 3 hours ago by Tracker

[Arnold_Palmer]

I was looking at the 2021 CFL all stars. The Bombers dominated the west with 15 (4 this year for comparison) and the thing that is really crazy is we had 6 out of the 9 available spots on the O-Line and D-Line, and not a single player this year in either of those positions btw, it all starts with the complete overhaul in the trenches, to me there’s not a single starter that should feel 100 percent safe on both sides of the line except in my opinion Cam Lawson. 

[johnzo]

47 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

I don't necessarily think it's as bad as all that. Needs some significant tweaks but they're not like they were when oshea started.

The trouble is that we're old at positions that are difficult to recruit for.   Our best OL is ancient.  Our best Canadian receiver -- our best receiver period -- is on the wrong side of 30 and has had significant injuries two out of the past three years.  Our best Canadian OL, Neuf, will be 37 next season.

worst of all, Zach is 37 and he is probably our best option at QB next year.  Who else is out there?  Taylor Powell might be a good FA signing, but he's been moldering on the bench for two years now.  Maybe Brown could come home in a trade? 

I'm not in a position to judge our pipeline but it seems like our pipeline will need to do some good work or we're going to drop from the middle tier of the CFL to the bottom tier next year.

Edited 3 hours ago by johnzo

[JuranBoldenRules]

50 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

I don't necessarily think it's as bad as all that. Needs some significant tweaks but they're not like they were when oshea started.

It's pretty bad.  We don't have a single OL I'd rate as "good."  Canadian depth on O is basically a 29 year old tailback and a 32 year old receiver.

We're winning right now by 1 of 3 ways or a combination: elite special teams/D turning ball over or scoring points and basically shutting teams out, Collaros playing unconscious.  We don't have anything consistent on O going on almost 3 full seasons.  Our D is also crazy inconsistent.

Edited 3 hours ago by JuranBoldenRules

[JohnnyAbonny]

1 hour ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

I was looking at the 2021 CFL all stars. The Bombers dominated the west with 15 (4 this year for comparison) and the thing that is really crazy is we had 6 out of the 9 available spots on the O-Line and D-Line, and not a single player this year in either of those positions btw, it all starts with the complete overhaul in the trenches, to me there’s not a single starter that should feel 100 percent safe on both sides of the line except in my opinion Cam Lawson. 

I’d add Randolph too

[Stickem]

Looking at the overall picture, let's be honest, we're not an attractive place to land anymore ...When you're a winner it's easy to pick up quality players in fa, players also want to remain with a winner....Quality draft pics want to be welcomed by a team like we were....'were' being the operative word...We have a tough road ahead in just keeping our talent, as other clubs are looking a heckuva lot better in a lot of respects....I don't envy Walters this off season.....with the changes that need to be made and to present a club worthy of the fans in the Peg, it's all uphill......With that in mind I hope the club is going to be in rebuild mode 'early' and settle the coaching staff question marks pronto so nobody is left 'hanging'.....fans included