ESF Bombers @ Als - Early Chat

[Bigblue204]

16 hours ago, Noeller said:

I found that very curious....

And that Ferguson piece made me LOL.... No clue that Demski is hurt and zero mention of Trey Vaval.... 

He also pretends that Wheatfall is the #2 because of stats alone.

[johnzo]

Back in the Cold Wars days, the CIA had a bunch of deep minds working in a field called "Kremlinology" which was about figuring out the true objectives and dynamics of the Soviet Union.

The Soviets, being a secretive bunch, didn't talk a lot about their true feelings or objectives. They would have a message and they would stick to it.  And so the Kremlinologists would have to read between the lines, and use the tiniest tidbits, such as the arrangements of chairs or portraits in meetings, the positions of the soviet officials on parade, the scheduling and location of meetings, etc, to do their analysis.

In the end, they found that most of their analysis wasn't super useful and was just about people looking for confirmation for pre-existing opinions.

Today, I feel like some people are doing Oshology.

[bigg jay]

42 minutes ago, Tracker said:

Soooo...to the article, Montreal has a decisive edge. I agree with the analysis but we shall see.

For the most part, the article isn't wrong but when it is, it's way wrong.  He has ST as a toss up but says "If James Letcher Jr. is in the lineup, his one play game-breaking ability is king and Montreal gets the nod", which is absolutely insane.  

Letcher had zero return touchdowns of any kind this season (and just 1 TD last year) while Vaval has four.  But yeah Ferguson, you go on about a crazy game breaking ability that doesn't seem to exist and completely ignore the guy who should (imo) win ST player of the year.  Not saying Letcher is a bad returner but Vaval was clearly the best this year so that should be a slam dunk category for us.

 

 

[JuranBoldenRules]

Problem with Vaval is he's just as likely to fumble or gaffe that leads to an opposing score as he is to bust one.

[Bigblue204]

1 hour ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Problem with Vaval is he's just as likely to fumble or gaffe that leads to an opposing score as he is to bust one.

I disagree with this take completely...but it also doesn't change the fact that he has been the best return man all year and I believe he already has as many returns TDs as Letcher has in his career.

[Bigblue204]

Apparently Shawn Oakman is finding himself in some hot water on Social media. Some women talking about how much of ****** he is, includes screen shots of texts.
 

 

[johnzo]

2 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Problem with Vaval is he's just as likely to fumble or gaffe that leads to an opposing score as he is to bust one.

Vaval has four touchdowns and 11 returns of more than 30 yards and is tied for second in punt return average (12.8, behind Wooten's 15.0) ... the CFL does not track individual fumble stats but I'm pretty sure that Vaval nets out to a positive ... 

Edited 12 hours ago by johnzo

[Stickem]

Vaval has has a lot of upside....AND for a rook who has eclipsed a lot of other returners in 25' is certainly going to be in our line-up for quite awhile....He does have a tendency to try for extra yardage, that results in a few give-aways....something I'm sure he will correct as his experience grows....Who knows he eventually might get us to forget Janarion..........

[ShyGuy]

1 hour ago, Bigblue204 said:

Apparently Shawn Oakman is finding himself in some hot water on Social media. Some women talking about how much of ****** he is, includes screen shots of texts.

Hopefully the league takes a look and takes appropriate action if any of those allegations are substantiated. 

[WinnipegGordo]

 

[Noeller]

49 minutes ago, Stickem said:

Who knows he eventually might get us to forget Janarion..........

Long since done.... Grant did nothing this year. 

[WinnipegGordo]

 

 

[Goalie]

1 hour ago, Noeller said:

Long since done.... Grant did nothing this year. 

People forget he was prone to the fumbles also. That’s why he wasn’t in the nfl. 

[Noeller]

17 minutes ago, Goalie said:

People forget he was prone to the fumbles also. That’s why he wasn’t in the nfl. 

Also why Hamilton got rid of him... 

[Deiter Fan]

On 2025-10-28 at 1:36 PM, rebusrankin said:

and intangibles

Like butter tarts and rice krispy squares?? 🤞

Edited 7 hours ago by Deiter Fan

[wbbfan]

6 hours ago, Bigblue204 said:

I disagree with this take completely...but it also doesn't change the fact that he has been the best return man all year and I believe he already has as many returns TDs as Letcher has in his career.

 

5 hours ago, johnzo said:

Vaval has four touchdowns and 11 returns of more than 30 yards and is tied for second in punt return average (12.8, behind Wooten's 15.0) ... the CFL does not track individual fumble stats but I'm pretty sure that Vaval nets out to a positive ... 

but hey why let reality get in the way of a hot take? 

[rebusrankin]

31 minutes ago, Deiter Fan said:

Like butter tarts and rice krispy squares?? 🤞

You know it.

[SpeedFlex27]

14 hours ago, Brandon said:

No possible way 

That's what out HC does.