First things first....Glad we won and is always what I want/hope for. But that was not a game to give anyone warm fuzzy feelings and hopes of optimism, but here are some of my takes from it

Smith....Let the kid be on the field all the time. He has shown he can be a difference and play maker at SAM and WILL....so let him grow and evolve as he is on fast track to becoming one of the best Canadian Defensive players in the league...period!

We also don't need all of Ayers, Woodbey, Wilson and Jones it's redundant and doesn't really serve a purpose. Jones sure he gets tackles but was exposed over and over in space...losing his angle on tackles and generally doesn't know where to drop back into coverage to disrupt anything. Wilson is not an all-star type anymore, but he serves a purpose and has fewer holes, still will make impact plays and can play multiple LB spots...Jones can't....use that import spot elsewhere

Woodbey is young...athletic...can play several LB spots, as well as a modified Jack...as can Ayers and while Griffen is out a starting unit of Woodbey/Ayers/Smith with Wilson as the swing guy gives us a much better crew...younger...faster..athletic...all versatile and all with upside, and experience already...Griffin back then you go Smith...Ayers/Woodbey....Griffin

Kelly...Hallett...Ball should never...ever be on the field with those 2 safety looks...ever! I guess with Ball looking to be done for the yr we can avoid that now, but that is just ridiculous, not needed for ratio and just makes us a poor defense. Isit the osh wanting to push the Canadiana?...Just ineptness in coaching...Both?...but it's pointless. And while Kramdi wasn't ideal at safety while he is out the Kelly experiment there needs to end....He has shown over 2 seasons now he isn't an answer at that 2 safety look....or at starting safety. We have Stuart who was lights out on teams...actually has HB potential....and size...so there's the guy we should slot in at Safety right now and let him grow there...Likely he becomes a staple there.

We also have the Global Oyelola...get him on the roster...see what he can do...as opposed to rotting on the PR. Relatively young...several yrs in NFL honing his game...he must have some skill to stick for almost 3 yrs...Time for his shot instead of recycling the same end of roster guys in different roles.

If it wasn't proven last night our offense and it's identity flows through BO then all the coaches should be cut loose...Used like Harris circa 2019/2021 and well we saw what can happen...and that's also one of the ways to compensate for a suspect O-line. And start installing progression plays off of it. I also would like to see us implement some packages and extended plays with Perkins...Especilly with some tempo and pre snap motions...we kinda just wastinghis skillset soley as a guy taking the plunge...Would also better set us up in 2027 for TC and having a true battle for #1 with him..Dru and TE...

WR group tho...yikes...worst in league...poorly utilize what we do have and no home run hitter let alone true #1...and that's gotta change fast. If it means bringing in Lewis...or just starting Singer or Womack....or actually go out and find a physical playmaker then do it.

Our group is small...weak...and very one dimensional. If you look at a lot of the incompletions...especially intermediate and long it's because we have no guys who will attack the ball...Demski can a bit and can make some those contested catches with guys all over him, but you shouldn't rely on a receiver built like him for that. Wilson is especially bad and has zero fight at all for the ball...he be ideal #3 as he is shifty and greasy and when gets ball in his hands in space is good at yac and making a 3 yard catch into a 10+ yd one...but he is no #1 by any stretch...Not sure what's up with Nield...can he not get open/separate?...never in right spot but man with him and Cobb out there we basically have 3 guys that are garnering any attention.

Give that spot to Big kev...he is our only physically dominant wr...has great hands...and can do something after the catch...we have seen it...and inside he would be a handful...Is he not getting the reps or that spot because Nield was supposed to be this bigtime FA score?...Wouldnt shock me with Osh...But man we are weak and wont go far in the season let alone playoffs with this crew as it is

Oline not sure what to do there other than like I mentioned create an offense to compensate..lotsa runs...lots slide protections and movement moving the QB's launch point..there's ways to accommodate but treating them and playing them like the lines we had when we won the Cups is not gonna work. And if we gonna run 3 imports on the line...all3 should be top grade beef...all 3 are not and sacrificing a skilled position player on offence for defence for that is just effectively slitting your own throte

Which leads me to my final opinion...based on what we saw in the game again...the leadup...the non urgency to change anything...we wont win or have any Cup aspirations until this team moves away from some coaches

3 minutes ago, Stickem said:

.I don't know what the hell happened to Nichols but he isn't the same player we had last year....

I'm thinking too many city miles on that body

5 hours ago, Stickem said:

I counted ,after watching the game again, 9 completions in a row right out of the gate by a 'suspect' quarterback, Maier, and watched some pitiful coverage on their receivers, making them look like allstars....We have a very large problem in our secondary...and unless that's addressed we will continue to see teams march up and down the field at will....Changes need to be made...Just one obvious problem

That said, Maier averages 297 yards per game at about 70% completion rate. We surrendered 314 at a 65% completion rate.

In this season of scoring, we seem to be pretty average in our pass defence. It's been our run defence and lack of scoring which is killing us.

49 minutes ago, Jesse said:

That said, Maier averages 297 yards per game at about 70% completion rate. We surrendered 314 at a 65% completion rate.

In this season of scoring, we seem to be pretty average in our pass defence. It's been our run defence and lack of scoring which is killing us.

You are being too charitable in describing our defensive backfield, but the DC isn't helping, either.

On 2026-08-15 at 11:23 AM, Atomic said:

I wonder if it would make sense to bring in Eugene Lewis and move Wilson inside to Nield's spot and move Nield to field WR.

at this point bringing in Eugene Levy would be an upgrade on some of the guys we have right now....

2 hours ago, Stickem said:

..I don't know what the hell happened to Nichols but he isn't the same player we had last year

The aging curve for Cornerbacks is pretty unforgiving.

Look at what has happened in Saskatchewan with Milligan and Campbell

Bombers D is ranked 1st in passing yards given up, last in rushing yards given up

54 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

at this point bringing in Eugene Levy would be an upgrade on some of the guys we have right now....

He's too busy doing commericals.

56 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

at this point bringing in Eugene Levy would be an upgrade on some of the guys we have right now....

Do you have his stats?

2 hours ago, Tracker said:

You are being too charitable in describing our defensive backfield, but the DC isn't helping, either.

I just looked at the numbers. Opposing QBs are not having these extraordinary games against us. They're completing at or below their yearly averages in yards and completion percentage.

Our focus is ovbiously on the Bombers, but scoring is at an incredible clip right now against all teams. The bigger problem is that our offence isn't keeping up with the pack.

2 hours ago, Jesse said:

I just looked at the numbers. Opposing QBs are not having these extraordinary games against us. They're completing at or below their yearly averages in yards and completion percentage.

Our focus is ovbiously on the Bombers, but scoring is at an incredible clip right now against all teams. The bigger problem is that our offence isn't keeping up with the pack.

Our passing attack is anemic.

16 hours ago, Tracker said:

You are being too charitable in describing our defensive backfield, but the DC isn't helping, either.

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You can see why we match up well against Ottawa. We can't stop the run and they don't bother trying to run. I don't know what happened to Greg Bell, the guy was no Blink or anything but he was a shifty scarback who could hurt you in space or if he got to the second level. But he's been hit hard by the Ottawa free agent curse and he looks like he's running in cement out there.

This is gonna sounds weird but I think Maier is underrated. Put him on an otherwise solid team and he'd game manage some wins. But you can't take a B- quarterback like him and win with him throwing the ball 40+ times a game. You need something else going on on O.

Edited August 17Aug 17 by johnzo

1 hour ago, johnzo said:

You can see why we match up well against Ottawa. We can't stop the run and they don't bother trying to run. I don't know what happened to Greg Bell, the guy was no Blink or anything but he was a shifty scarback who could hurt you in space or if he got to the second level. But he's been hit hard by the Ottawa free agent curse and he looks like he's running in cement out there.

This is gonna sounds weird but I think Maier is underrated. Put him on an otherwise solid team and he'd game manage some wins. But you can't take a B- quarterback like him and win with him throwing the ball 40+ times a game. You need something else going on on O.

all right then - let's hope for an Ottawa-Winnipeg Grey Cup game this year....oh wait...

13 hours ago, johnzo said:

You can see why we match up well against Ottawa. We can't stop the run and they don't bother trying to run. I don't know what happened to Greg Bell, the guy was no Blink or anything but he was a shifty scarback who could hurt you in space or if he got to the second level. But he's been hit hard by the Ottawa free agent curse and he looks like he's running in cement out there.

This is gonna sounds weird but I think Maier is underrated. Put him on an otherwise solid team and he'd game manage some wins. But you can't take a B- quarterback like him and win with him throwing the ball 40+ times a game. You need something else going on on O.

They try to run but can't. The RedBlacks OL is horrendous. Oh wait, so is ours.

Edited August 18Aug 18 by SpeedFlex27

On 2026-08-16 at 8:14 PM, Jesse said:

I just looked at the numbers. Opposing QBs are not having these extraordinary games against us. They're completing at or below their yearly averages in yards and completion percentage.

Our focus is ovbiously on the Bombers, but scoring is at an incredible clip right now against all teams. The bigger problem is that our offence isn't keeping up with the pack.

Pretty obvious if you watch other games that our O is not even in the same planet as everyone else’s. Our D is similar but our D makes so many substitutions it’s impossible to be consistent. But yup, like last year our O is garbage.

Offence is 7th in net yards and points scored. Defence is 6th in net yards and points allowed.

Mediocre all around and the record reflects it.

Rumours the Ottawa RedBlacks may bring back Jeff Hunt as President.