Riders 8-2  Bombers 6-4

Bombers need a win if they hope to catch the Riders in the standings.

Will the Riders replace Lauther?

Trevor Harris took a beating in the Calgary game.  

Riders' secondary is also banged up.

Who will play receiver for the Bombers?

Will Schoen play?  Demski? Will Ontaria Wilson come back up North this week?

Is Houston getting into the line-up?

 

 

 

According to 12 weeks worth of stats, the 2 best run defenses in the league are going head to head on Sunday - based on average yards allowed per game. 

Let's hope our big boys up front have their chin straps on tight.

(In other news, our offense leads the league in rushing)

Excited to see Woodbey. He and Cam Allen were bright spots on D in the preseason. He could get some real reps on D with Kramdi out 
 

Been said already but don’t get taking Adams off at all. 

Yikes!!!!!! This lineup is a surprise to say the least. What are the coaches thinking. Hopefully they prove me wrong. 

I don't get all of Woods, Adams and J.Jones getting bumped to the PR. If they aren't good enough then it's time to replace them on the PR.

I thought Weitz would get bumped back to the PR but it doesn't appear we had another Canadian to add instead. All of Hallett, Kramdi and Makonzo not ready even though Makonzo has been " full " at practice??????

No Houston? 

3 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

According to 12 weeks worth of stats, the 2 best run defenses in the league are going head to head on Sunday - based on average yards allowed per game. 

Let's hope our big boys up front have their chin straps on tight.

(In other news, our offense leads the league in rushing)

So remove your best DT...makes a lot of sense

3 minutes ago, blue85gold said:

Excited to see Woodbey. He and Cam Allen were bright spots on D in the preseason. He could get some real reps on D with Kramdi out 
 

Been said already but don’t get taking Adams off at all. 

I like Woodbey...believe he should been rostered all yr really...but are they gonna use him? We already don't use our other rotational DA's as it is...so remove a guy who takes regular reps...impactfull ones and replace it with Jake and Schmeck? That's a net loss...Hope they have some scheme they unveiling which doesn't include heavy Cdn DT use

Cobb on as well just reeks of they not sure if one of or.both denski and schoen are legit healthy...we never dressed him before with healthy guys...why now...and if u have doubts on schoen...why even dress him

Masterful roster use once again

If we are running out a lot of Clercius..Cobb..Corcoran.. Mitchell and Wheatfall...lord hell us and.good luck BO....u gonna have a target on yiur back all game...we prob end up injuring him too

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16 minutes ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

That interior DL is a downright disgrace. Harris will have too much time and the jobber cornerbacks we have are going to get beat deep all over the place. 
The way to beat Harris is to keep guys in his face with 4 man pressure, specifically up the middle. 
We have 10 linebackers if you count Ayers and the guy they chose to take off is Adams? Still can’t get Woods on the roster? Give me a break already, this is just plain stupid decision making. 

They already cut Dandy again. 

Thanks, I hadn't heard that

3 minutes ago, Blue In BC said:

Yikes!!!!!! This lineup is a surprise to say the least. What are the coaches thinking. Hopefully they prove me wrong. 

I don't get all of Woods, Adams and J.Jones getting bumped to the PR. If they aren't good enough then it's time to replace them on the PR.

I thought Weitz would get bumped back to the PR but it doesn't appear we had another Canadian to add instead. All of Hallett, Kramdi and Makonzo not ready even though Makonzo has been " full " at practice??????

No Houston? 

Coulda put Bailey on..he'd at lest help the dline and plays ST's

Can't wait till we rid ourselves of Osh

That DT rotation makes no sense, especially given how you just saw what works against the Riders.

2 minutes ago, Booch said:

I like Woodbey...believe he should been rostered all yr really...but are they gonna use him? We already don't use our other rotational DA's as it is...so remove a guy who takes regular reps...impactfull ones and replace it with Jake and Schmeck? That's a net loss...Hope they have some scheme they unveiling which doesn't include heavy Cdn DT use

I think they will. Kramdi plays a lot on D and someone needs to replace those reps. Let’s hope Woodbey takes hold of that spot and Kramdi can come back to limited D reps and play teams. 

31 minutes ago, Booch said:

Like the Woodbey addition...but should been at expense of another of the LB/DB's....Houton should also get his shot over the balckhole of crap we have used so far...I sure he more than ready

Adams off is pointless...dumb and leaves us with just 4 legit dline guys now...like wtf?....Osh is just a moron

Schoen i on fence with...is he gonna be just useless like he was before we effed him up rushing him in?....Corcoran already is....Mitchel not sure what going on there but looks lost and useless too...Demski...who knos if he even lasts.....wht a scrub lineup all around for one the most important games of yr so far

I hope we run a lot of WJ/Vaughters/Person fronts...some 4 man with lawson and use woodbey a lot....we use a lot of scmeck and Thomas...lord help us

Horrible lineup any way you look at it

I remember that Woodbey looked good in pre season. It's still a surprise that he's on the AR this week. That said with Griffin moving to SAM then maybe he sees useful reps on defence doing what Griffin was doing. Griffin was used to cover receivers and I'm not sure if Woodbey can do that? Although he's listed as a DB he doesn't appear to be a cover DB type guy.

1 minute ago, blue85gold said:

I think they will. Kramdi plays a lot on D and someone needs to replace those reps. Let’s hope Woodbey takes hold of that spot and Kramdi can come back to limited D reps and play teams. 

I think we expect Griffin to take most of the reps at SAM. If it's Woodbey that will be interesting. The depth chart is next to meaningless so we'll see who does what where. 

This we have Ayers on as a ST specialist nonsense has to stop. That spot is better served with an American DT.

I don't mind it if they play a lot of 30 fronts and roll with 2-3 LB's out there the whole game (again not counting Griffin as a LB).

Sask only runs the ball if they have a lead.

40 minutes ago, Blue In BC said:

Yikes!!!!!! This lineup is a surprise to say the least. What are the coaches thinking. Hopefully they prove me wrong. 

I don't get all of Woods, Adams and J.Jones getting bumped to the PR. If they aren't good enough then it's time to replace them on the PR.

I thought Weitz would get bumped back to the PR but it doesn't appear we had another Canadian to add instead. All of Hallett, Kramdi and Makonzo not ready even though Makonzo has been " full " at practice??????

No Houston? 

I agree on Adams.  I think his time has come.  Bring in someone who is solid on DL.  I think they are enamored with his athleticism and ability to play multiple positions, even kick if they needed....but he's not really good at anything at this level so he's JAG out there.  He's not really getting better and has very little impact.

I'd like to see Woods out there and see if he can stay healthy.

One thing I neglected to notice is that Demski is in... I know the doctors have to clear him, so in theory he should be good to go.... But I'm always nervous after that GC from a couple years ago....

1 hour ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

That interior DL is a downright disgrace. Harris will have too much time and the jobber cornerbacks we have are going to get beat deep all over the place. 
The way to beat Harris is to keep guys in his face with 4 man pressure, specifically up the middle. 
We have 10 linebackers if you count Ayers and the guy they chose to take off is Adams? Still can’t get Woods on the roster? Give me a break already, this is just plain stupid decision making. 

They already cut Dandy again. 

Guess he wasn't.

With O'Shea's choices on defence, unless the front 7 can get lots and lots of pressure on Harris it is gonna a looong afternoon for the Big Blue and fans. We can only hope that the Rider O-line is as bad as it was against the Stamps.

 

 

Ugh.... all Canadian interior DL.... oulette gonna have a million yards and we're going to have to listen to suitor gargle his balls all game. Sooooo gross.

Ajou Ajou just showed up this week and they're throwing him in? Jesus...

I'll get on the "What the HE🏒🏒" is it with our coaches and their lineup choices chorus!

It's bad enough when there are two interior D Canucks dressed but three?????

I hope that I'm wrong but I predict that Lawson Jr. is going to be in for a long evening.

I'm glad that Schoen is playing but I hope the team medics know what they're doing. Side bar: Years ago my GP was one of the Bombers docs and I often wondered if he knew what he was doing, not just with the players but me, too.

I'll still be watching and cheering. I'd love a Bombers sweep of these two upcoming games but will settle for a split.

Go Bombers Go!

is there a official Winnipeg at Saskatchewan topic (game day etc.) going?

16 minutes ago, BRT said:

is there a official Winnipeg at Saskatchewan topic (game day etc.) going?

See the "Banjo Bowl Warm Up Game" thread that Gordo started....

Edited August 30, 2025Aug 30 by Noeller

The game day thread will be posted tomorrow.  
 

This and the Banjo Bowl thread are serving the same purpose.  I’ll merge the two.

3 minutes ago, voodoochylde said:

The game day thread will be posted tomorrow.  
 

This and the Banjo Bowl thread are serving the same purpose.  I’ll merge the two.

Ya the Banjo Bowl thread is the Labour Day thread.... Thanks to Doug Brown now known as the Labour Day Warm Up Game...

We have the Banjo Bowl Warm Up at PAS West and then the Banjo Bowl at PAS.

 

.....and now we need to re-title this thread.... Again.

Edited August 30, 2025Aug 30 by Noeller