25/26 CFL (Non Bombers) Off Season Thread

[Booch]

3 hours ago, Noeller said:

He's absolutely an example of using the roster poorly but it's wildly unfair to make him the whipping boy. 

He's the poster boy for one of Osh's biggest flaws

And sadly....he is not the only example of it...for several yrs....and that mindset of his...or his opinion ...and it's pretty much just his and as the HC he can do what he wants...needs to change in  a big way

[rebusrankin]

I feel I need to note that my comment was a take off on Grimey going off on Homer in that episode. It was a joke.

[Goalie]

I guess kolo and Jake are the biggest fails as they are the worst starters at their position in the league by far. Jake doesn’t touch the ball every play tho and sounds like if nothing else he’s a respect veteran. Kolo? Don’t hear so much. Jake I suppose deserves some respect for being a lifetime bomber and it’s not his fault the team keeps giving him 1 year deals. 

Edited Friday at 11:47 PM by Goalie

[Tracker]

3 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Well, he is. Thomas on the roster starting is THE BIGGEST fail of this this organization. You may not like the criticism of O'Shea but if Osh wants to get everyone's attention to prove he's changed then releasing Thomas needs to be done. Thomas is the face of this team's country club memberships. Ain't happening. 

 

 

I suggest that Kolankowski is an even biggesr liabiity. Thomas just gives up yardage., but Kolankowski gives up free runs at our QBs.

[SpeedFlex27]

13 hours ago, Mark H. said:

The first prokaryotes finding each other - was life changing 

They had no brain but that never stopped them. Lol. 

[Pete Catan's Ghost]

13 hours ago, Tracker said:

I suggest that Kolankowski is an even biggesr liabiity. Thomas just gives up yardage., but Kolankowski gives up free runs at our QBs.

It’s not just what they give up…It’s what they fail to provide. 

[Booch]

14 hours ago, Tracker said:

I suggest that Kolankowski is an even biggesr liabiity. Thomas just gives up yardage., but Kolankowski gives up free runs at our QBs.

Shitty Jake is just sad to watch..and makes others have to work harder and be less impactful 

Shittier kolo effects whole offence pretty much and when others have to work harder it at times takes them away also from their actual responsibilities...so a huge ripple effect...not to mention the QB needing to constantly keep one eye up the middle and not getting to see and read the whole field...a bad center...is the one position you don't want your worst slug

[HardCoreBlue]

1 hour ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said:

It’s not just what they give up…It’s what they fail to provide. 

AND they're both in the trenches where control of the lines is paramount to help facilitate everything else to be successful.

It's maddening cuz it makes everyone else's job more challenging.

[TBURGESS]

Are you guys really going to whine about Kolo and Jake all off season? There's nothing new to say folks.

[HardCoreBlue]

7 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

Are you guys really going to whine about Kolo and Jake all off season? There's nothing new to say folks.

Sir, yes sir.

[Tracker]

51 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

Are you guys really going to whine about Kolo and Jake all off season? There's nothing new to say folks.

Perhaps so, but the fates of Thomas and Kolankowski are inextricably entwined with the fate of the 2026 Bombers and fan confidence, not to mention game attendance, so it is stil a live grenade.

[rebusrankin]

1 hour ago, TBURGESS said:

Are you guys really going to whine about Kolo and Jake all off season? There's nothing new to say folks.

I'm hoping they're gone and we can discuss replacements.

[HardCoreBlue]

2 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

I'm hoping they're gone and we can discuss replacements.

Yup, low hanging fruit to give us fans some hope we are on the right path.

Edited Saturday at 08:08 PM by HardCoreBlue

[Goalie]

5 hours ago, TBURGESS said:

Are you guys really going to whine about Kolo and Jake all off season? There's nothing new to say folks.

If being honest man, it’s the same talking points for a long time now. So you can say that to just about anyone on here now. There is nothing new happening right now at all. At all. Now is the dead time. Now is the time we watch highlight YouTube videos of prospects we sign and decide based on that and nothing else but that if they are TCF or have a chance. Nothing really happens until January now. Might get a couple signing announcements here and there but not much until the new year. Wonder who much cap we had left over. 

Edited Saturday at 09:27 PM by Goalie

[Tracker]

                                                         

[SpeedFlex27]

On 2025-11-28 at 4:43 PM, Goalie said:

I guess kolo and Jake are the biggest fails as they are the worst starters at their position in the league by far. Jake doesn’t touch the ball every play tho and sounds like if nothing else he’s a respect veteran. Kolo? Don’t hear so much. Jake I suppose deserves some respect for being a lifetime bomber and it’s not his fault the team keeps giving him 1 year deals. 

It's Thomas's fault for accepting them every year. 

[Brandon]

On 2025-11-29 at 10:07 AM, TBURGESS said:

Are you guys really going to whine about Kolo and Jake all off season? There's nothing new to say folks.

Wait until the other teams sign FA guys who could replace them... then this place will get really nasty

[rebusrankin]

1 hour ago, Brandon said:

Wait until the other teams sign FA guys who could replace them... then this place will get really nasty

You mean I'm not getting Hutchings and Woodmansey for Christmas?

[GCn20]

On 2025-11-28 at 3:47 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

Well, he is. Thomas on the roster starting is THE BIGGEST fail of this this organization. You may not like the criticism of O'Shea but if Osh wants to get everyone's attention to prove he's changed then releasing Thomas needs to be done. Thomas is the face of this team's country club memberships. Ain't happening. 

 

 

Thomas should not be given another contract unless it is a coaching position. That's not making him a whipping boy that is reality. However, as Noeller has noted it is really shitty that we on here have singled him out like we have. He has never done anything but bleed blue and gold, and yeah, he's going to play if the coach taps him on the shoulder. He is not what is wrong with the Bombers. What is wrong with the Bombers is that we never found better and didn't really try to do so.

Edited 2 hours ago by GCn20

[Booch]

17 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

You mean I'm not getting Hutchings and Woodmansey for Christmas?

Hutchings would be the dream get...I'd back up a truckload of cash for him....make Cgy anti up to keep him...and if they dont...major win for us

[GCn20]

It is completely pointless to even look at pending FA's right now. The vast majority will be re-signed long before FA. Many before Jan.2 so that their signing bonuses go against this year's left over cap space.

[Booch]

50 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

It is completely pointless to even look at pending FA's right now. The vast majority will be re-signed long before FA. Many before Jan.2 so that their signing bonuses go against this year's left over cap space.

time to tamper and in the back channels and let a number or 2 accidently slip out....lol