O’Shea said that safety Moe Leggett has been green-lighted to return and left guard Chris Greaves, will be back on the field, although his work this week might be limited. Slotback Cory Watson (hamstrong) is still out. It's still doubtful Aaron Kelly, who has a knee injury, will play.

Taylor Renaud

 

Darrin Bauming @DarrinBauming

Julian Feoli-Gudino not practicing today after returning to field workouts Tuesday. Assuming Brett Carter would start in his place. #Bombers

 

That is not good... do we even have a backup REC on the roster if Carter of Kohlert go down in the game?

 

 

I expect Carter start, and T.Renaud goes in the 44 as backup. Im just wondering if Kohlert plays the slot and Carter goes as wideout.

I really wish we had one of our bye weeks after this game.

Other team's have injury woes too, but we are pretty snake bitten

7 weeks to go before our bye week.

 

hopefully we still have 24 players (+ kicker) left standing by then.

I would think, in a worst case scenario, Pontbriand could line up at receiver...

Feoli Gudino in, Aaron Kelly out, Moe Leggett in, Johnny Sears out.

I really wish we had one of our bye weeks after this game.

Does it matter? Our guys seem to get hurt even if they are just practicing.

The critical lack of depth is becoming evident.

That's very interesting that people want to cite a lack of depth.

 

If anything, the team has received a great deal of support from their depth up to this point. Guys like JFG, Sherman, Fraser, Grigsby, Jake Thomas ... even Bruce Johnson if you want to really reach a bit. Those guys all started the year as depth. They've played well. No team can go down to 3rd or 4th on the depth chart and suffer no drop off.

It's no surprise that we're lacking depth.... a lot of the conversation going into the season is "our NI talent is ok if we can stay healthy".... well we haven't and it's shown.... but we're still 3-1 and have an opportunity to go 4-1 this week.... so it could be worse....

That's very interesting that people want to cite a lack of depth.

 

If anything, the team has received a great deal of support from their depth up to this point. Guys like JFG, Sherman, Fraser, Grigsby, Jake Thomas ... even Bruce Johnson if you want to really reach a bit. Those guys all started the year as depth. They've played well. No team can go down to 3rd or 4th on the depth chart and suffer no drop off.

 

I think thats true with the exception of NI reciever. If you have two non import recivers starting there should be better better depth to back them up. I don't see Taylor Renaud or Brett Carter as fouth on the depth chart if there are suposed to be 2 canadian starting.

Sears injured again?

 

That's very interesting that people want to cite a lack of depth.

 

If anything, the team has received a great deal of support from their depth up to this point. Guys like JFG, Sherman, Fraser, Grigsby, Jake Thomas ... even Bruce Johnson if you want to really reach a bit. Those guys all started the year as depth. They've played well. No team can go down to 3rd or 4th on the depth chart and suffer no drop off.

 

I think thats true with the exception of NI reciever. If you have two non import recivers starting there should be better better depth to back them up. I don't see Taylor Renaud or Brett Carter as fouth on the depth chart if there are suposed to be 2 canadian starting.

 

 

Look around the league.

 

The 4th NI receiver on teams that start 2 Canadians there isn't impressive anywhere.

 

Edmonton's 4th NI receiver is Akeem Foster

Toronto has Natey Adjei

BC has Kito Poblah

Saskatchewan has Scott McHenry or Alex Anthony

 

The only guys who are anything proven are proven to be not very good. The rest, just like Brett Carter, are big question marks.

 

 

That's very interesting that people want to cite a lack of depth.

 

If anything, the team has received a great deal of support from their depth up to this point. Guys like JFG, Sherman, Fraser, Grigsby, Jake Thomas ... even Bruce Johnson if you want to really reach a bit. Those guys all started the year as depth. They've played well. No team can go down to 3rd or 4th on the depth chart and suffer no drop off.

 

I think thats true with the exception of NI reciever. If you have two non import recivers starting there should be better better depth to back them up. I don't see Taylor Renaud or Brett Carter as fouth on the depth chart if there are suposed to be 2 canadian starting.

 

 

Look around the league.

 

The 4th NI receiver on teams that start 2 Canadians there isn't impressive anywhere.

 

Edmonton's 4th NI receiver is Akeem Foster

Toronto has Natey Adjei

BC has Kito Poblah

Saskatchewan has Scott McHenry or Alex Anthony

 

The only guys who are anything proven are proven to be not very good. The rest, just like Brett Carter, are big question marks.

 

 

I'll take "What are Canadian recievers that have sucked for the Bombers" for $500 please Alex.

according to Sun....
 

 

Another questionable player for Friday is backup Canadian cornerback Donovan Alexander, who suffered an undisclosed injury during yesterday’s practise and wasn’t on the field today.

 

 

So it he's not in... who's NI replaces him on the roster? WR T.Renaud or OL Swiston?

 

and I guess Unamba will stay at the 44 since we need a backup DB... hope to see Suber back instead of Unamba though.

How about Sears heard hamstring injury from my unreliable source.

How about Sears heard hamstring injury from my unreliable source.

 

Sears is out this week.

How about Sears heard hamstring injury from my unreliable source.

Sears is out this week.

The tea leaves were right, they also said I was a Hunkasaurus. Double right.

The critical lack of depth is becoming evident.

As Toronto is also showing, unless you are maybe the Stamps, there is a very short limit as to how many injuries you can absorb and still compete. Bombers are still in a catch-up mode and will probably be for another year, perhaps two.

I certainly wouldn't use the word critical in describing a lack of depth when talking about the Bombers.

In fact, up to this next game, I've only seen a lack of execution, at a critical time, in one game, and here and there in the other games.

 

It's not that the Bombers have preformed depth-defying feats this past off season, but the belief and nurturing of youngsters like Feoli-Gudino, Sherman, Thomas, Bucknor, Fraser, Johnson and Cornell have helped them weather some tough situations, and, for the most part, without too much disruption.

 

We'll see soon enough I guess, but they believe if they execute, they can play with anybody.

 

So, it now becomes a matter of lack of execution as opposed to lack of depth, and that is correctible.

 

If anything the Canadians have shined despite the injuries.

 

 

That's very interesting that people want to cite a lack of depth.

 

If anything, the team has received a great deal of support from their depth up to this point. Guys like JFG, Sherman, Fraser, Grigsby, Jake Thomas ... even Bruce Johnson if you want to really reach a bit. Those guys all started the year as depth. They've played well. No team can go down to 3rd or 4th on the depth chart and suffer no drop off.

 

I think thats true with the exception of NI reciever. If you have two non import recivers starting there should be better better depth to back them up. I don't see Taylor Renaud or Brett Carter as fouth on the depth chart if there are suposed to be 2 canadian starting.

 

 

Look around the league.

 

The 4th NI receiver on teams that start 2 Canadians there isn't impressive anywhere.

 

Edmonton's 4th NI receiver is Akeem Foster

Toronto has Natey Adjei

BC has Kito Poblah

Saskatchewan has Scott McHenry or Alex Anthony

 

The only guys who are anything proven are proven to be not very good. The rest, just like Brett Carter, are big question marks.

 

 

Adjei and Poblah are pretty good players for that spot.  Foster has no ability to do anything but run a straight line down the field.  McHenry isn't bad, but can't really do anything unless a defense forgets about him.

 

 

That's very interesting that people want to cite a lack of depth.

 

If anything, the team has received a great deal of support from their depth up to this point. Guys like JFG, Sherman, Fraser, Grigsby, Jake Thomas ... even Bruce Johnson if you want to really reach a bit. Those guys all started the year as depth. They've played well. No team can go down to 3rd or 4th on the depth chart and suffer no drop off.

 

I think thats true with the exception of NI reciever. If you have two non import recivers starting there should be better better depth to back them up. I don't see Taylor Renaud or Brett Carter as fouth on the depth chart if there are suposed to be 2 canadian starting.

 

 

Let Kyle Walters know where he can find better.  Teague Sherman shouldn't be playing defense either, but he is, and pretty well.  Pontbriand and Fitzgerald would also come into play, if there were injuries I think we'd see even more tight end sets.

If T Renaud and B Carter end up as first team starters this week or next and you don't think that demonstrates a depth issue ...well

If T Renaud and B Carter end up as first team starters this week or next and you don't think that demonstrates a depth issue ...well

 

Anthony Coombs is a starting receiver for the Argos and he's never played the position in his life until a month ago. 

 

Where is the depth?  Who has the depth?  Yes, the Bombers have no depth.  Who has depth this year?