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

[Captain Blue]

Not sure what anyone else could want from a press conference. No head coach is going to publicly skewer players or coaches and they aren't going to talk about contracts. 

He acknowledged this year wasn't good enough and that the standard remains high. A pretty easy answer but also one every coach will give.

[wbbfan]

8 hours ago, Pete said:

 

Actually didnt care for Hodges little side takes. Osh was pretty straight forward in hes not interested in gm role. Also recognizes that lywasn't good enough and he has to adjust h4is coaching style to be more involved in day yo day coaching 

 

8 hours ago, Noeller said:

Yeah his answers were more than fine. There were some offside questions in so much as things were asked and answered, or asked and he made it clear he wasn't going to say any more about it, and they kept hounding to the point where DC had to step in and tell them to stop. There's a sense of entitlement, to try and pry information that he clearly wants to keep private. People need to respect that.

Hodge was definitely a bit chippy in his article. Was this presser put on yt or any thing? It'd be interesting to see if he was that way in his questions to Mos. 

 In terms of questioning Mos's decision-making, Noeller is right that he has the freedom to his privacy. He gave more than enough of the personal side. On the football side, it's fair game to push for actual answers. 

I have been seeing more and more chippy pieces about Mos/Mafia since late last year. And it's only going to get more intense unless they turn the team's trajectory around. 

Particularly, the second half of the article, where he gets away from the why he said no stuff, is when it gets interesting. 

This bit was interesting. 

According to the bench boss, he and general manager Kyle Walters have barely talked about offseason plans for the team’s roster. He declined to disclose the contract status of any of his assistant coaches, leaving it unclear who will return.

 

[bigg jay]

Walters is scheduled for his presser today - will be interesting to hear his thoughts & see if we learn anything about how they plan to right the ship.

[Bigblue204]

13 hours ago, Booch said:

what happened to that local receiver who had all the tools but wasn't academically eligible for Alabama...or Nebreska...some school in that conference?..

I was wanting to maybe get him into a JUCO discovery camp in California and maybe kick start his progress/career but his name has totally escaped me

Good question. Haven't really heard his name at all since that announcement.

[blue85gold]

24 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

 

According to the bench boss, he and general manager Kyle Walters have barely talked about offseason plans for the team’s roster. He declined to disclose the contract status of any of his assistant coaches, leaving it unclear who will return.

 

Reading between the lines here, everyone won't be asked back. 

If they were all under contract and wanted back, he would have said so. 

[Booch]

10 hours ago, Pete said:

 

Actually didnt care for Hodges little side takes. Osh was pretty straight forward in hes not interested in gm role. Also recognizes that lywasn't good enough and he has to adjust h4is coaching style to be more involved in day yo day coaching 

imagine that...I been saying he needed to do that how long now...pretty sad it took hi the better part of 3..4 yrs to cluethefuckin

[Booch]

2 hours ago, Captain Blue said:

Not sure what anyone else could want from a press conference. No head coach is going to publicly skewer players or coaches and they aren't going to talk about contracts. 

He acknowledged this year wasn't good enough and that the standard remains high. A pretty easy answer but also one every coach will give.

sad part...wasnt just "this" yr....but at least he has admitted it was a pathetic failure...That's a start...can he follow thru?...Thats the million dollar question...history so far says not a chance....time will tell I guess....tho he has been given ample time already...2021 is eons ago in the sports world

 

1 hour ago, wbbfan said:

 

Hodge was definitely a bit chippy in his article. Was this presser put on yt or any thing? It'd be interesting to see if he was that way in his questions to Mos. 

 In terms of questioning Mos's decision-making, Noeller is right that he has the freedom to his privacy. He gave more than enough of the personal side. On the football side, it's fair game to push for actual answers. 

I have been seeing more and more chippy pieces about Mos/Mafia since late last year. And it's only going to get more intense unless they turn the team's trajectory around. 

Particularly, the second half of the article, where he gets away from the why he said no stuff, is when it gets interesting. 

This bit was interesting. 

According to the bench boss, he and general manager Kyle Walters have barely talked about offseason plans for the team’s roster. He declined to disclose the contract status of any of his assistant coaches, leaving it unclear who will return.

 

That is concerning and shows that last yr was likely the same thing....went into off-season/FA and into TC with no real plan at all...just figured guys would sing here...just because....things would work out...cause they did yrs ago and just follow the script and we be good...a script that failed for 3 yrs....If we just getting more the same based on that initial lil snippet...we in for some lean times

39 minutes ago, blue85gold said:

Reading between the lines here, everyone won't be asked back. 

If they were all under contract and wanted back, he would have said so. 

Cup is over....that should be disclosed now already...can have a huge affect in guys possibly re-upping before FA or saying...I'm going tom free agancy now.....plus gives potential FA anidea also from other teams whats the deal here and time to weigh the pro' and cons...dragging our feet and or just going status quo will have us having the same kind of FA as last yr...dissapointing and a big failure

[JuranBoldenRules]

13 hours ago, sweep the leg said:

Any idea why that happened? Academically ineligible?

The Rifles signed Dallas Sims this year. Another local kid that went to Old Dominion, then came home but I never heard why. I assumed grades. He never ended up playing for the Rifles either, just seems to be out of football now. 

Failure to thrive in adulthood.  Have heard similar issues about the kid from Murdoch too.

The prep schools really stunt people who don't have the best grounding and adult involvement.

[rebusrankin]

16 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Failure to thrive in adulthood.  Have heard similar issues about the kid from Murdoch too.

The prep schools really stunt people who don't have the best grounding and adult involvement.

Which one was the kid from Murdoch?

[bigg jay]

2 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Which one was the kid from Murdoch?

Mekhi Tyrell

Manitoba Bisons land highly-touted receiver Mekhi Tyrell: sources - 3DownNation

[Sard]

1 hour ago, blue85gold said:

Reading between the lines here, everyone won't be asked back. 

If they were all under contract and wanted back, he would have said so. 

I read it more as they haven't talked to the rest of the coaching staff yet and he wasn't going to say someone isn't going to be back without having told them to their face beforehand.