Finally, we have the first pre-season game! LFG

Both games are on CFL+, no regular TSN this year.

Position battles to watch;

DB, (22)Burrell, and (37)Texada lead this race through camp so far. (41) Williams isn't far behind. It will also be a big pre-season for (26)Woodbey and (0) Allen, who showed strong flashes last year but are fighting an uphill battle for AR spots. Bonus, the Canadians are having a tough battle as well (7)Stuart, (29)Ball, (16)Kelly are all fighting for a chance to play. Kelly needs to sustain some high-level play, as Ball has been a strong overachiever, and Stuart has tremendous attributes. (36)Javier is a sleeper pick as well. He spent time on the Riders' PR, played pre-season in the NFL, and had a knack for big plays in college to go with great size. (13)Addison, a former WR convert who immediately produced at DB, has incredible size and is another big-play college guy to watch.

DL, (90)Dixon, and (54)Jenkins are front-runners at DE, (35)Bailey, and (43)Gatkuoth have high hopes to provide us meaningful reps from the depth chart. 95(Hooper) is a depth-sleeper as well. While (91)Pace is the new DT to watch.

Of course, the OL will be a great watch, with mostly names we are all familiar with. Wallace's step forward in camp has been huge; this could be his coming-out party. And Eli now gets the chance to be C 1, while everyone gets the chance to finally be free of Kola. (62)Viebert, and(64)Ellsbury are lesser known guys to watch. I like a lot of what Viebert brings, and with a step forward this year could make a tough decision. Ellsbury is our no. 1 option at C if Eli doesn't work out.

Lber, we see a ton of returning guys and more CFL bodies than we could possibly carry. (39)Smith and (34)Shay are the ones we all hope have a big game and manage to move up the depth chart.

Rb/TE will be interesting to watch. (73) Daniels could be put in for blocking immediately, which could come at the expense of the 3rd rb. (25)MCI has flashed a significant step forward as a ball carrier in camp, on top of that huge play late last year. While (22)Peterson showed us a whole lot in relief of Brady last year. (35)Rocker, the token import RB of the year and winner of best name in TC, would only be fitting if he became the TC MVP.

WR, it's an ugly group today. No reason to mince words. (86) Clericius moving to the slot should be a good watch. They seem high on (82)Cobb this year in camp, after stapling his butt to the bench most of last year. (83)Nield will need to translate what he flashed last year in a big way for us. (17) Singer has had some plays in camp. Corcoran, Desrosiers, Hurford, Jack, and (89)feel good story Tachinski are all going to play significant reps. Hopefully its not like a rerun of Baywatch when they are out on routes.

(44)Keegan, the punter's rival this year, has been quiet after coming to camp late. (36)Lidster, Sergios intern has as well.

(79)Harrison is a former JET KR of the year winner and will see some KR work. (87)Davis, a very tall, slim-built converted QB from the arena leagues, will likely see some KR work today. (17)Singer, a WR to watch, has also gotten reps on teams this camp, though he doesn't have as much experience doing it as the rest. (35)Rocker may possibly do it this pre-season as well, as he was kind of a do-it-all back in college.

Just now, wbbfan said:

smith soo fast. close to hitting coan high good body control great would be better

Yeah..he has good instincts

ellsbury has taken all the c snaps though eli came in for heavy set

for first pre season game it’s been a pretty damn good game

Would be nice to see Chris-Ike get some tailback reps. Peterson is useless in the pass game and has no explosion at all, can't survive contact. He's a step above a warm body.

1 minute ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Would be nice to see Chris-Ike get some tailback reps. Peterson is useless in the pass game and has no explosion at all, can't survive contact. He's a step above a warm body.

Harsh, but has not shone today.

4 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

ellsbury has taken all the c snaps though eli came in for heavy set

He hasn't impressed

31 minutes ago, Booch said:

Stuart nice special teams work..his ticket to roster if he keeps it up

I love that kid. fits right in with smith and the rest of the canadians on D.

1 minute ago, Booch said:

He hasn't impressed

He was part of the reason we had no running game so far.

Just now, Booch said:

He hasn't impressed

I feel like they wanted to take a good long look at him vs Eli. Hasnt been good. Especially for an imp C. I think most of the other fringe OL like vanterpool wouldve done better out of position.

Wouldve liked to see more snaps from Gatkuoth too

If the defense can get this kind of pressure in the regular season, they'll be a lot more fun to watch.

Perkins get second half?

Dixon..Jenkins.. woodbey..Williams..all looked good on defence..

Just now, Tracker said:

He was part of the reason we had no running game so far.

Yep. Hard to run zone when the C doesnt get up levels. Hes done a good job of picking up blitzes and helping, but no where near what you need to do as an imp interior ol in this league.

2 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

I love that kid. fits right in with smith and the rest of the canadians on D.

Yeah...him..shay..Smith...can all be interchangeable..

Just now, Booch said:

Perkins get second half?

Dixon..Jenkins.. woodbey..Williams..all looked good on defence..

I bet elgersma gets first couple drives.

Yep. Smith too. I really like KMB and what hes done in a few snaps too. Guy is freakishly strong and just surprises and overwhelms guys when the play slides.

Imagine how good the pressure will be next week with New Jake in the line up.

Zachs instant chemistry with White is fantastic to see too.

This half time show is sure something lol

Yeah...Bailey as well was solid...he very assignment sound and is an athletic

Smith I think should see a lot of rotation..just seems to have nose for the play...and is explosive in attack..he basically a Canadian Woodbey. They both have same attributes and make plays

Also Griffin had that SAM area locked down...barely any plays went there as he had it locked up...

With that speed Gainer might be signed before the end of the game.

Just now, Bomber_fanaddict said:

With that speed Gainer might be signed before the end of the game.

Runs better routes than KSB

2 minutes ago, Booch said:

Yeah...Bailey as well was solid...he very assignment sound and is an athletic

Smith I think should see a lot of rotation..just seems to have nose for the play...and is explosive in attack..he basically a Canadian Woodbey. They both have same attributes and make plays

Reminds me a lot of Kongbo but more explosive off the line.

Smith for sure needs to play meaningful snaps on D. He could rotate with Lawson

1 minute ago, wbbfan said:

Reminds me a lot of Kongbo but more explosive off the line.

Smith for sure needs to play meaningful snaps on D. He could rotate with Lawson

Yup...he's earned reps

And yeah Bailey is freakishly explosive and for a lanky guy extremely powerful..he can beat with speed and bullrush

In the 2nd half, Id like to see a qb move the ball meaningfully. Mci get lots of rushes. And more Gatkouth.

Elgersma getting a good look ....Would like to see what Perkins has to offer...Run game is not up to snuff and the return game is ho hum...I hope we give everyone a fair shot in the second half ....hopefully

How the **** do you get time count on the opening kick off.

penalized kick off, may as well onside

1 minute ago, wbbfan said:

In the 2nd half, Id like to see a qb move the ball meaningfully. Mci get lots of rushes. And more Gatkouth.

Yes! More Gatkouth.

Bomber run defence needs to improve a lot.

Stuart... snip snip.