Does anybody actually think changes would have came if we miss the playoffs?

In the words of Homer Simpson, "Now whose being naive?"

5 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Unless we win the Grey Cup.

You make a fair point.

What are the expectations, mantra of this club’s management and coaching staff with this season and the seasons to come in a nine team league?

Win now, win it all or we need to get better each game and stay the course? Two different approaches that impact culture and accountability in two different ways.

If we're one & done then making a playoff spot will just be an extra game on the schedule. We could go on a playoff run & win the Grey Cup but really the chances of that are probably astronomical. Look at the path ahead in the West & in the East. Some of these teams like the Lions (with Rourke & his receivers), Elks & Alouettes are just on another level from us.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by SpeedFlex27

14 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

I see that you're finally coming around... Changes are needed but as long as the Bombers finish no worse than 9-9 it'll be more of the same in 2027 with Osh & Walters. The great coaches & GMs like Buono, Hufnagel & Murphy accepted nothing less than the best from their players. Expectations were high. If players didn't play at a high level consistently on the field then they were replaced. They coached & managed using fear as a motivator. They weren't the players friends. They weren't their surrogate fathers. You had to produce or else.

I heard many stories about Don Matthews. He was considered a player's coach. Supposedly players loved playing for him as he was a winner. Until such time as they made too many mistakes. Or didn't play well. Then he was cut throat. He had no problems cutting a veteran that he may have a shared a drink or two with the night before.

To me, there's too much favouritism on the Bombers. The players are too comfortable. Osh has his favourites. He's slow to adapt to change. We have to change but we're a playoff team now so what changes, if any, will happen? Probably not a lot.

It was Don Matthews. It was a drink or ten...

3 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Tbh, If we didnt fix the ol and tc earlier, I think we would've just hurt brown. Now if we had made the multiple changes needed at OC, Wr, and OL and brown, then we for sure would've been in a much better position.

And to be clear I'm not trying to put blame on brown, but at the same time not going to credit him as why we made the playoffs. The team had a lot of problems