Starting line-ups:

only adjustment made due to injury (Griffin) and not shocked...Starting 8 Canadians when not required...Wonder what kind of a waste of a pick Osh used for an import to replace Griffin....and if they will see field in any way...St or other...prob not

Moxey just needed...8 games....to figure it out I guess. Keep bringing him out and eventually he'll get it together?

Smith starting is good to see. Brady being a GTD is a concern, don't really trust either Petersen or MCI to carry the load.

I see it's Hazen...well done Osh...well done....Not like a receiver...maybe a cover db...the DE we brought back would have been of more use

But lets add another LB who will if lucky take some reps on ST's...didnt last time he was rostered but prob was really givener in practice this all week...oh crap...we didnt even practice the full week...needed tues off for some reason....Smart move with QB coming back from 4 weeks inactivity...possibly needing to have a game ready replacement for BO if he cant go...not to mention all the assignemnt errors we still have...why get all the extra reps and schemes down pat....

Who wants to bet we dont come out looking flat and unprepared.....anyone???

Edited August 13Aug 13 by Booch

To be fair...our ST cover unit is the only thing that has been consistently good this year lol

1 minute ago, Bigblue204 said:

To be fair...our ST cover unit is the only thing that has been consistently good this year lol

exactly...and that being the only place Hazen would see the field...why would you yank someone off??...Thats what I mean by it just being a stupid non thought through decision...Hazen must have been in Cub Scouts or something or has a army tattoo...Osh got a chub

That would be a great question for OSH, why add Hazen?

1 minute ago, rebusrankin said:

That would be a great question for OSH, why add Hazen?

yeah...Wish a reporter would ask...Why add Hazen when your teams unit has been solid...Why not add an extra cover DB. Or perhaps another play making WR to help offence...especially if BO cant go, it may be beneficial...and as you said 1000000x they are all starter quality and are here cause they give us a chance to win....so why not give one a chance?

Love to here his smartassed retort

37 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Smith starting is good to see. Brady being a GTD is a concern, don't really trust either Petersen or MCI to carry the load.

I don’t love smith starting at sam id much rather see him at wil and woodbey at sam but im happy smith is starting in general.

Happy schmek is back, helps in short yardage and decent

10 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

I don’t love smith starting at sam id much rather see him at wil and woodbey at sam but im happy smith is starting in general.

Happy schmek is back, helps in short yardage and decent

Yeah Smith should be at Wil and where he has taken majority of his defensive reps at essentially....but glad he has been bumped to a starter...tho not happy as to why

Woodbey I agree is the better sam option....but maybe we will see moving around and they are interchangeable....that being said we also need to minimize all the shuffling as its causing a lot of the grief....and that Hazen add for Friffin....just an utter waste of a roster spot

Depth charts:

question....so if we come out unprepared again...lacking focus/urgency...roster limits us in depth/use of game day players...and we make more poor in game decisions and some the issues that plagued us last several games...dropped passes...missed tackles...giving up on plays by (repeat offenders)...are some here gonna say it's Walter's fault?

Like this is a serious question cause several here say it's GM issues and not HC... But the G.M has nothing to do with the actual gameday issues

Edited August 13Aug 13 by Booch

23 minutes ago, Booch said:

question....so if we come out unprepared again...lacking focus/urgency...roster limits us in depth/use of game day players...and we make more poor in game decisions and some the issues that plagued us last several games...dropped passes...missed tackles...giving up on plays by (repeat offenders)...are some here gonna say it's Walter's fault?

Like this is a serious question cause several here say it's GM issues and not HC... But the G.M has nothing to do with the actual gameday issues

Of course they will. Damn Kyle Walters for taking out vanterpool when he played decent and sticking with an obviously washed up Bryant. How ******* dare he

9 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

Of course they will. Damn Kyle Walters for taking out vanterpool when he played decent and sticking with an obviously washed up Bryant. How ******* dare he

Yeah I wish he didnt call down last game and say whatever you do...do not go for the td's at the goaline and show the offence you have confidence in them and keep the momentum up....stick a dagger in BC early

Redblacks looking pretty thin at WR.

Dressing 6 with Pimpleton doing double duty, being backed up by Mardner who is a couple weeks off the 6 game after missing all of last season and McDonald is a rookie

Redblacks changed 7.

47 minutes ago, Booch said:

question....so if we come out unprepared again...lacking focus/urgency...roster limits us in depth/use of game day players...and we make more poor in game decisions and some the issues that plagued us last several games...dropped passes...missed tackles...giving up on plays by (repeat offenders)...are some here gonna say it's Walter's fault?

Like this is a serious question cause several here say it's GM issues and not HC... But the G.M has nothing to do with the actual gameday issues

Why can't we blame both? Osh with his ridiculous 9 LB line up; not using the designated American ever; not dressing enough DL like every other CFL, NFL, USports team does. And KW - we're 1 - 4 at home; might go to 4 -5 on the year; no real game breakers on offense, no real studs on D that he has found through US scouting; haven't really found an impact American through scouting for years; no real impact players on PR (maybe Jaworski). Both are failing.

7 minutes ago, bluto said:

Redblacks changed 7.

7 starters and 3 other roster players.

Turned over a quarter of their roster between games.

Why do I continue to get frustrated with the game day rosters? I know what’s going to happen, and yet I’m still pissed off.

I feel like adding Hazen is Osh trying to make our heads explode.

3 minutes ago, M.Silverback said:

Why can't we blame both? Osh with his ridiculous 9 LB line up; not using the designated American ever; not dressing enough DL like every other CFL, NFL, USports team does. And KW - we're 1 - 4 at home; might go to 4 -5 on the year; no real game breakers on offense, no real studs on D that he has found through US scouting; haven't really found an impact American through scouting for years; no real impact players on PR (maybe Jaworski). Both are failing.

cause the issues I mentioned have really nothing to do with the GM...Thats all game day prep...and game day stuff

Walter's is the GM sure...but he not out scouting in the U.S...should he maybe can some scouts?...possibly...but we also dont know if who is evaluating guys once here is up to par either...and the fact we see them wanting to use guys like Ayers and Woodbey at DE at times...playing garbage like JT...Korn over other guys on roster who are better...Thinking a Cobb.Corcorran combo would give more production than one of Singer or Womack...I could go on...but that tells me enough to realize that identifying talent...or putting players in right positions is not a strong suit..

Fact of matter turfing say just the G.m...Basically will blow up your whole team as no G.M worth snot will accept to come in but be told he's saddled with previous guys selections...he will want his own...Turfing both sets you back even further as you essentially have a total shakeup from admin all the way down...and it will affect player recruitment for at least a good yr...if not 2

More often than not...and especially if the whole organization isnt a dumpster fire...which we are not....you can the HC...likely 1 or 2 coords as the new coach will want his on and go from there...less stress/disruption to the whole team top to bottom and will tell you sooner than later if that was the issue.

5 minutes ago, BomberBall. said:

Why do I continue to get frustrated with the game day rosters? I know what’s going to happen, and yet I’m still pissed off.

I feel like adding Hazen is Osh trying to make our heads explode.

more a sign of a HC with no clue...whats ailing his roster...or what to do to try and wake his team up

7 minutes ago, Booch said:

cause the issues I mentioned have really nothing to do with the GM...Thats all game day prep...and game day stuff

Walter's is the GM sure...but he not out scouting in the U.S...should he maybe can some scouts?...possibly...but we also dont know if who is evaluating guys once here is up to par either...and the fact we see them wanting to use guys like Ayers and Woodbey at DE at times...playing garbage like JT...Korn over other guys on roster who are better...Thinking a Cobb.Corcorran combo would give more production than one of Singer or Womack...I could go on...but that tells me enough to realize that identifying talent...or putting players in right positions is not a strong suit..

After seeing the way Walters tried to sell Daniels in the draft room ("6'6, 260, s**t kicking blocker... mean motherf**ker") and then watching the guy play soft as butter. I don't know that they can evaluate guys before they get here either.

8 minutes ago, Booch said:

Walter's is the GM sure...but he not out scouting in the U.S...should he maybe can some scouts?...possibly...but we also dont know if who is evaluating guys once here is up to par either...and the fact we see them wanting to use guys like Ayers and Woodbey at DE at times...playing garbage like JT...Korn over other guys on roster who are better...Thinking a Cobb.Corcorran combo would give more production than one of Singer or Womack...I could go on...but that tells me enough to realize that identifying talent...or putting players in right positions is not a strong suit..

Hey, I'm frustrated with Osh too. I wouldn't have re-signed him if I was GM. But, if I were Wade I would have told KW he's too is on the clock. Maybe fire some scouts? Definitely! He hires the scouts, he's ultimately responsible for talent aquisition, and he's done a poor job of it the last few seasons. And you may disagree, but talent trumps coaching, in all levels of sports, every sport.

Erik Spoelstra, great NBA coach, has won two championships - when his teams were loaded with talent. He's also been bounced first round, or missed playoffs 10 seasons. Talent, talent, talent! He didn't forget how to coach those seasons. Or a closer to home example - Stanley Cup winning coach Paul Maurice. Because he finally had a truly championship roster, not because he became a better coach. Plus, if you did fire the GM, there's no way a head coach survives that. So Osh would be gone with any new GM. Problems solved.

We have more backup American linebackers than American skill players on offense.

16 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

After seeing the way Walters tried to sell Daniels in the draft room ("6'6, 260, s**t kicking blocker... mean motherf**ker") and then watching the guy play soft as butter. I don't know that they can evaluate guys before they get here either.

true....and thank the gods he not out on the road looking at players....

10 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

We have more backup American linebackers than American skill players on offense.

make that make sense...and one of which...who is back on the roster again this week...didnt see a snap

And 2 others regularly are being used at DE...If you want a rotational guy for DE....Roster a fricken DE....

In a 35-30 league we're going to try to win 20-18. No playmakers at receiver, can't pass protect, intermittent pass rush, 3/5ths of our secondary can't cover but we have 4 American spots purely dedicated to special teams.