So with Sears likely not ready by game day, and Hefney cut, who starts the year off at SAM on the 27th? I sure hope we have a better answer than Desia Dunn or Jeremy McGee!

 

How bad is Washington's injury, and if he cant go who does? David James? oh boy...

 

Who do we keep on the 42 out of Woodson or Volny?

 

With Edwards not likely ready to go and Anderson injured, who fills in there? I bet it will be Denmark, with Pierce starting at WR opposite Matthews.

 

 

I think McGee is going to keep the spot warm for Sears

 

From what I understand Washington is nicked up but will play. From what I understand the only players likely to miss are Edwards and Sears

 

I don't think CDN Running back will matter much. Seems we'll have two Import RB's on the roster like the endof last year.

 

I would be happy to see Denmark in the slot with Pierce on the outside. I think Pierce will eventually earn a full time spot somewhere.

 

 

I would be happy to see Denmark in the slot with Pierce on the outside. I think Pierce will eventually earn a full time spot somewhere.

well sure we all would, but where do you make up the extra NI starter? 

QB:  Pierce, Goltz, Hall

 

RB:  Simpson, Ford, Volny

 

FB:  Pontbriand, Fitzgerald

 

REC:  Matthews, Denmark, Anderson, Poblah, Watson, Etienne, Kohlert

 

OL:  January, Douglas, Pencer, Morley, Sorensen, Greaves

 

DL:  Hall, Turner, Gilmore, Mainor, Harris, Lucas, Thomas

 

LB:  Muamba, Labbe, Parker, McGee

 

DB:  Johnson, Suber, Washington, Stewart, Markett, Muamba, West

 

ST:  Cvetkovic, Palardy, Renaud

 

There's your 42.  They'll find spots for likely another 18-20 players on top of that between the injured lists, 4-man, and practice roster.

I think Watson and Poblah will be starting still. With Etienne getting a fair amount of time in rotation.

 

Im concerned about our secondary to start the year. A lot of Hype around Markett but did he do well when the lights came on?

 

McGee just wont cut it at Nickle/Sam. 

 

There's a lot of speed with our newcomers, but can they actually play defense? I don't know. Burris marched the ball at will, and so did all of Toronto's back ups. 

 

For a while I thought we could afford to realeas Hefney, But now I'm feeling kind of naked in the back end

well sure we all would, but where do you make up the extra NI starter? 

 

uhh no where. Pierce is taking over for Denmark who is taking over for Edwards. THe NI recievers are still poblah (or Ettiene) and watson

QB:  Pierce, Goltz, Hall

 

RB:  Simpson, Ford, Volny

 

FB:  Pontbriand, Fitzgerald

 

REC:  Matthews, Denmark, Anderson, Poblah, Watson, Etienne, Kohlert

 

OL:  January, Douglas, Pencer, Morley, Sorensen, Greaves

 

DL:  Hall, Turner, Gilmore, Mainor, Harris, Lucas, Thomas

 

LB:  Muamba, Labbe, Parker, McGee

 

DB:  Johnson, Suber, Washington, Stewart, Markett, Muamba, West

 

ST:  Cvetkovic, Palardy, Renaud

 

There's your 42.  They'll find spots for likely another 18-20 players on top of that between the injured lists, 4-man, and practice roster

 

interesting.

 

I don't see the need to keep Lucas on instead of Stephan. And I disagree that they will keep Mainor this year.

 

I think the front 7 will be

 

Harris Gilmore Turner Hall Anderson Thomas

 

Parker Muamba McGee Labbe Stephan

 

I think We keep Stephan around for 2 reasons. we need an emergency fill in at WILL. Labbe doesnt cut it on defence. Stephan would be way more beneficial on ST's than Lucas as well.

what i posted in other site..

 

here's my uneducated guess...

42...
QB: PIERCE, goltz, m.hall
OL: JANUARY, GREAVES*, SORENSON*, MORLEY*, BOATMAN, swiston, penser
WR: MATTHEWS, DENMARK
SB: I.ANDERSON, WATSON*, POBLAH*, etienne
RB: SIMPSON, volny, ford+
FB: ponbriand

DL: A.HALL, TURNER, GILMORE, MAINOR, thomas, lucas, z.anderson+
LB: H.MUAMBA*, PARKER, McGEE, labbe, stephan
HB: SUBER, WASHINGTON
CB: JOHNSON, STEWART, markett+ 
 S: C.MUAMBA*, west

ST: cvetkovic, palardy, renaud

46...
james, d.pierce, b.dunn, w.brown

IR...
edwards, sears,  kohlert, garrett (if not cut)

PR...
fitzgerald - not CFL ready yet, might be sent to school too but i think he will stay on PR
clement - wont be surprised if cut too,
simmons - if he's willing to make the PR
kennedy
woodson - wont be surprised if cut
frazier
b.brown

sherman - i originally said cut him but since we can keep 9 in PR, we need some depth in S

kowalczuk - i originally said cut him but since we can keep 9 in PR and no depth in C, im afraid we need to keep him unless we can pickup a OL/C from other team cuts

CUTS...
douglas - surprise cut, coaches liked simmons athletism and can play both T
adams - been here for 3 yrs and never cracked the roster

carter - back to school, maybe called in later when injuries mount 
pavlopolous - back to school, maybe called in later if renaud falters

pendleton - might start the season in IR (though, cant make the team from the tub)
davis - might start the season in IR (though, cant make the team from the tub)
massey - might start the season in IR (though, cant make the team from the tub)
davis - might start the season in IR (though, cant make the team from the tub)
miles - might start the season in IR (though, cant make the team from the tub)
t.renaud - might start the season in IR (though, cant make the team from the tub)

harris - numbers game
wild - numbers game, think w.brown shown better
degrate   - numbers game    
b.brown   - numbers game, think james shown better 
mccree - numbers game, kennedy and massey show better

 

    

interesting.

 

I don't see the need to keep Lucas on instead of Stephan. And I disagree that they will keep Mainor this year.

 

I think the front 7 will be

 

Harris Gilmore Turner Hall Anderson Thomas

 

Parker Muamba McGee Labbe Stephan

 

I think We keep Stephan around for 2 reasons. we need an emergency fill in at WILL. Labbe doesnt cut it on defence. Stephan would be way more beneficial on ST's than Lucas as well.

 

Yeah maybe Stephan over Lucas, sure.

 

Mainor's not going anywhere though.

yeah Mainor has the spot locked up.

uhh no where. Pierce is taking over for Denmark who is taking over for Edwards. THe NI recievers are still poblah (or Ettiene) and watson

But Edwards is only missing one game if that, what's the point of making a change for Denmark when he's going to have to adjust to WR at some point? MIght as well keep him there from the get go. Honestly I think Pierce could play SB just as much as WR so what you'd really be talking about is Pierce vs. Anderson (who is likely to be Edwards one game replacement) that's a debate that i'll happily have, but I think when we talk about the roster we gotta assume Edwards is going to be a SB even if he is out for game one. 

if pierce hasn't been practicing the waggle its probably a bad idea to put him in at sb.

QB (3)- Pierce, Goltz, Hall

RB (5)- Simpson, Ford*, VOLNY, PONTBRIAND, FITZGERALD

REC(6)-

WR- Matthews

SB- WATSON

SB- POBLAH

SB- Anderson

WR- Denmark, ETIENNE

OL (6)-

LT- January

LG- GREAVES

C- SORENSON

RG- MORLEY, SWISTON

RT- Boatman

 

DL (7)

DE- Mainor, Anderson*

DT- Turner, LUCAS

DT- Gilmore, THOMAS

DE- Hall

LB (5)

SAM- McGee

MLB- MUAMBA, LABBE, STEPHAN

WIL- Parker

DB (7)-

CB- Johnson

HB- Washington

S- MUAMBA, WEST

HB- Suber

CB- Stewart, Markett*

ST (3)-

K- PALARDY

P- RENAUD

LS- CVETKOVIC

 

4 man reserve-

PENCER

Clement

KOWALCZUK

Frazier

 

 

 

PR-

WOODSON

CARTER

DUNN

PAVLOPOULOS

SHERMAN

Harris

Marshall

W. Brown

D. Pierce

 

 

1 game injured-

Edwards

Sears

Garrett

KOHLERT

Miles

Douglas

well sure we all would, but where do you make up the extra NI starter? 

 

Mulumba with Bilikudi backing him up.

I'm disappointed we have to start McGee at SAM. I was really hoping for a guy like Dunn or Marshall to step in there and impress....

Oh well.

As for Mainor, how much did he play in the home exhibition? Was it a mere 5 minutes or an extended amount of time? If he's won the starting spot, I wonder how Zach Anderson will fit in with the team?

As for Isaac, isn't he injured as well?

QB (3)- Pierce, Goltz, Hall

RB (5)- Simpson, Ford*, VOLNY, PONTBRIAND, FITZGERALD

REC(6)-

WR- Matthews

SB- WATSON

SB- POBLAH

SB- Anderson

WR- Denmark, ETIENNE

OL (6)-

LT- January

LG- GREAVES

C- SORENSON

RG- MORLEY, SWISTON

RT- Boatman

DL (7)

DE- Mainor, Anderson*

DT- Turner, LUCAS

DT- Gilmore, THOMAS

DE- Hall

LB (5)

SAM- McGee

MLB- MUAMBA, LABBE, STEPHAN

WIL- Parker

DB (7)-

CB- Johnson

HB- Washington

S- MUAMBA, WEST

HB- Suber

CB- Stewart, Markett*

ST (3)-

K- PALARDY

P- RENAUD

LS- CVETKOVIC

4 man reserve-

PENCER

Clement

KOWALCZUK

Frazier

PR-

WOODSON

CARTER

DUNN

PAVLOPOULOS

SHERMAN

Harris

Marshall

W. Brown

D. Pierce

1 game injured-

Edwards

Sears

Garrett

KOHLERT

Miles

Douglas

Clement on the 4 man?

Clement on the 4 man?

I think they want to keep all 4.  Clement or Hall will be on the 4 man.  Clement might even be #3 if they think he's the best short-yardage QB (Goltz sucks at sneaking).  Doubt either Clement or Hall would take a PR spot.

I'm disappointed we have to start McGee at SAM. I was really hoping for a guy like Dunn or Marshall to step in there and impress....

Oh well.

As for Mainor, how much did he play in the home exhibition? Was it a mere 5 minutes or an extended amount of time? If he's won the starting spot, I wonder how Zach Anderson will fit in with the team?

As for Isaac, isn't he injured as well?

Outside of Henoc our LB core looks pretty uninspiring.

Outside of Henoc our LB core looks pretty uninspiring.

 

I like Sears too but he's still a wildcard with not much experience at the position and coming off an injury.  Also have been a fan of Parker but you gotta think there will be some growing pains there as well.

Sears and Parker may have growing pains, but im confident that in the near future they will be better than avg OLB's for us.

I like Sears too but he's still a wildcard with not much experience at the position and coming off an injury. Also have been a fan of Parker but you gotta think there will be some growing pains there as well.

Yeah I see Sears as having and bit of an adjustment period at the position but I think he will be fine. Parker and McGee are the ones who I am not sold on as much.

whats wrong with Parker?

How did Dunn survive pre-season...?

 

And have we cut Brendan Dunn outright?  Why not groom him at Centre or Greaves, Swiston or ANYONE other that Kowalczuk...

 

Somehow Labbe managed to make the very limited highlight reel of what not to do this pre-season... and has the most job security of almost anyone on the team, ha

 

All or nothing season at a few positions...  interesting, anyway.

 

And have we cut Brendan Dunn outright?  Why not groom him at Centre or Greaves, Swiston or ANYONE other that Kowalczuk...

Well here's a wacky theory... maybe kowalczuk is just a better player than Dunn was. Sure the snaps are a bit wonky but there's obviously something there as an o-lineman when he's lasted as long as he has. I would also suggest that the reason Dunn is released is because they're keeping Pencer around instead. 

Think the Bombers would bring back kent to play Sam or has that ship sailed?

I think they're pretty comfortable with Dunn at Sam for now. From all accounts he had a great training camp aside from the preseason game at home.