Blue Bombers -- 2025/26 Offseason -- Discussion Thread

[Goalie]

But if O’Shea stays all bets are off. 

[Stickem]

14 minutes ago, Goalie said:

 

once O’Shea goes to the big smoke, who knows. Maybe it’s musical QBs time and Zach ends up there. 

So in that inevitability does Kelly end up here.......????We would definitely be in the market for a top notch pivot IF Zack ain't back....AND if that's the case we should be settling our management positions pronto, so we can get on with it

[wbbfan]

13 minutes ago, Stickem said:

So in that inevitability does Kelly end up here.......????We would definitely be in the market for a top notch pivot IF Zack ain't back....AND if that's the case we should be settling our management positions pronto, so we can get on with it

Imo, kelly is bound for edmonton. 

[Booch]

2 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Thing is, we have an Ol by committe as it is. Vanterpool was likely our most outstanding ol, but in limited reps because we didn't want to flip the ratio at G. Lofton was penned in as a starter but missed much of the season after starting much of last year. Rando was our most reliable guy, and like booch said he's likely an all start level T on a decent unit. Neufs biggest issue is health, he will play hurt even when he really shouldn't. I really like Wallace and his upside, but he wasn't where we needed the G play to be this year. Bryant could do with a kick inside imo, and then we have the guy who isn't Kolafied to be on a CFL ar. Plus the super sub who won't be started at C but cant play G in Eli. We need to upgrade our OL play and not by a small margin, and we need to clear out the glutt of bodies. Which means we likely need to clear out 3 or more of those guys, with the young guys being the least desirable to get rid of. I think adding 1 impact starter, and moving guys around will go a very long way for us. 

 

We need 2 legit new bodies...or 1 if Wallace progresses which i sure he will

We in good shape with Vpool and Randolph as future and to be honest a transition year with Vpool..Bryant...Eli if he gets the shot...or anyone but Kolo...Best of Neuf/Wallace...Randolph

Bryant i think is more than serviceable at guard as we transition and be invaluable to Vpool and the center...and is damn good insurance in pinch if a tackle goes down

We def tho need to grab a top notch olineman in FA regardless of position as have missed out on several good guys lately as we let our line erode..and guys walk

 

[wbbfan]

2 minutes ago, Booch said:

We need 2 legit new bodies...or 1 if Wallace progresses which i sure he will

We in good shape with Vpool and Randolph as future and to be honest a transition year with Vpool..Bryant...Eli if he gets the shot...or anyone but Kolo...Best of Neuf/Wallace...Randolph

Bryant i think is more than serviceable at guard as we transition and be invaluable to Vpool and the center...and is damn good insurance in pinch if a tackle goes down

We def tho need to grab a top notch olineman in FA regardless of position as have missed out on several good guys lately as we let our line erode..and guys walk

 

Wallace or Vanterpool imo. I think Vanterpool at G is turnkey. He isn't Bond good currently, but he flashed that upside. He's solid at T, but not at the point where you feel comfortable with him as you 1a guy. Eli also could be one of those guys. 

Yeah I think Bryant to G would be huge for him and us, Vanterpool or neuf could be good at C. Heck wallace played a bit. I actually like Vibert a bunch too, but he needs to come in a take job. 

I don't expect any draft pick to do more than be the 6th man this year, and even that would be really hard with the depth guys we have. I wouldn't mind us looking to flip a pick for a player like we did with Lawson and Peterson. Especially for an OL. 

[SpeedFlex27]

3 hours ago, Bigblue204 said:

lol you can't just not re-sign the majority of your Oline. That is 100% a recipe for disaster. Do you want a losing season next year? Then sure don't sign any of Nuef Bryant or Kolo. They can afford to lose 1 of those guys and that's basically it. That doesn't mean the others should be given the starters job. But going in to camp with 2 starters from the previous season means you will 100% be starting at least 2 qbs because of injury.

Don't. Sign. Kola. 

[Tracker]

4 hours ago, Pete said:

Maybe Bryant and or Jefferson, Lawson and Olivera.

Losing Lawson and Oliviera would be a major setback.

[Booch]

We come in with a new HC...with a vision and willing to let best players play...and spots be earned...we won't lose anyone we want/need to keep 

We stand pat and continue as we have ladt 2 yrs...expect many a defection..and piss poor FA period

[wbbfan]

So Zach is going to work the GC as an analyst. That is kind of surprising to me. He's never been the most loquacious guy. He's Forde esq and maybe worse. But who knows perhaps he will be better when removed from the game played that day. 

[Noeller]

Just now, wbbfan said:

So Zach is going to work the GC as an analyst. That is kind of surprising to me. He's never been the most loquacious guy. He's Forde esq and maybe worse. But who knows perhaps he will be better when removed from the game played that day. 

He does a great job on Handled Internally... No surprise at all that he's doing this. He'll be awesome. 

[wbbfan]

2 minutes ago, Noeller said:

He does a great job on Handled Internally... No surprise at all that he's doing this. He'll be awesome. 

I've only listened to a bit of HI. I don't expect him to be BLM, but if he is more than Forde that will be great.

How wild is that? Every year it's been zach playing in the GC and talk of when will BLM retire to be in the booth. Now BLM made it further than zach, looks a million times better, and zach is doing the analyst thing. 

[Blue In BC]

1 hour ago, wbbfan said:

Imo, kelly is bound for edmonton. 

Interesting thought.

[Stickem]

1 hour ago, Blue In BC said:

Interesting thought.

So where does Faj/Tre Ford fit in......very interesting indeed

[HardCoreBlue]

33 minutes ago, Stickem said:

So where does Faj/Tre Ford fit in......very interesting indeed

I'd like to tell you what I'd fit him in.

[Goalie]

Zach working the cup is odd as he said he won’t be watching the game from the stadium. 

[SpeedFlex27]

I think Ford's career as a CFL starter at qb is over. He better not come here. 

[ddanger]

3 hours ago, Tracker said:

Losing Lawson and Oliviera would be a major setback.

losing Brady would be a disaster on many levels, including attendance . He deserves a big raise, and an OC that realizes his abilities.  

[Bigblue204]

3 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Zach working the cup is odd as he said he won’t be watching the game from the stadium. 

$$ changes a lot of things

1 minute ago, ddanger said:

losing Brady would be a disaster on many levels, including attendance . He deserves a big raise, and an OC that realizes his abilities.  

He literally can't make any more than he already is. I absolutely want him in B&G for the rest of his career, but if they're giving him a big raise, they're a losing team next season.

[Booch]

2 hours ago, wbbfan said:

So Zach is going to work the GC as an analyst. That is kind of surprising to me. He's never been the most loquacious guy. He's Forde esq and maybe worse. But who knows perhaps he will be better when removed from the game played that day. 

Maybe that's one of his "options" 

 

2 minutes ago, ddanger said:

losing Brady would be a disaster on many levels, including attendance . He deserves a big raise, and an OC that realizes his abilities.  

If he to get a big raise then better be elsewhere...he already in Bang for buck range where he hampers lineup elsewhere 

Don't get me wrong hes a great player and the heart of the team...but also at a position where if u know how to scout can get same production at a third of the cost.

 

3 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

$$ changes a lot of things

He literally can't make any more than he already is. I absolutely want him in B&G for the rest of his career, but if they're giving him a big raise, they're a losing team next season.

Beat me to it...if he wants more...we are a better team moving on...sentiment and all aside...be crippling...especially if we still paying ZC