May 12, 20169 yr Some perspective... 33 NI for 21 spots and maybe 3-4 PR (Cut in red, PR in blue, school in green) Starters Westerman, Shologan, Goossen, Chungh, Neufeld, Harris, Kohlert Possible/Rotational Starters Hurl, Bucknor, Waggoner, Jones, Thomas, JFG, Sherman Backups/ST Morgan, Richardson, Keeping, Richards, Briggs, Bastien, Cronk, Rempel, Lochard, Normand, Draft Picks/ST Couture, Rush, Gauthier, Corney, Butcher, Loffler, Inztandt, Renaud Kickers Pavlopolous Edited May 12, 20169 yr by Floyd
May 14, 20169 yr 21 hours ago, rebusrankin said: You want to get rid of our best NI receiver? Who do you start in that spot? We don't even need to start a NI receiver, is what I am saying.
May 14, 20169 yr 48 minutes ago, pigseye said: We don't even need to start a NI receiver, is what I am saying. So who are your 7 then? Neufeld, Gossen, Chung, Westerman, Shologon, Harris and ? Do you want to start Bucknor? Hurl? Or some random unproven NI?
May 14, 20169 yr 1 hour ago, rebusrankin said: So who are your 7 then? Neufeld, Gossen, Chung, Westerman, Shologon, Harris and ? Do you want to start Bucknor? Hurl? Or some random unproven NI? I'd be ok with starting Bucknor on wide side. But it's a question of who gives you more value when their on the bench, Kholert or Bucknor....An american playing Wide side corner, or an american playing wideside rec. For me, I'd like a bigger body at wide side receiver. So that means bucknor starting, but will that reduce the talent on Defence more than what is gained on Offence? There's lots to consider this year.
May 14, 20169 yr 1 hour ago, rebusrankin said: So who are your 7 then? Neufeld, Gossen, Chung, Westerman, Shologon, Harris and ? Do you want to start Bucknor? Hurl? Or some random unproven NI? TBD, but my money would be on the safety position.
May 14, 20169 yr 22 hours ago, Floyd said: Hmm JFG not on bombers roster list... prob just mistake. but not sure that Bastien or Richards don't replace him... I'd like to see him move to fullback, still big enough to block. Idk what happened to JFG. he went from a monster catching every thing to houdini. Maybe we could move him to RB to add to our NI rb depth
May 14, 20169 yr I definitely think that we will again start 8 Nat'l this year. We did it last year when our Nat'l depth is still in question. Now our Canadian content is deeper I dont think there's no reason we wont do it again and gives us flexibility ratio-wise during gameday. 3 OL - 1 RB - 1 WR - 2 DL - 1 in secondary (either a S or a CB)
May 15, 20169 yr Author 11 minutes ago, M.O.A.B. said: I definitely think that we will again start 8 Nat'l this year. We did it last year when our Nat'l depth is still in question. Now our Canadian content is deeper I dont think there's no reason we wont do it again and gives us flexibility ratio-wise during gameday. 3 OL - 1 RB - 1 WR - 2 DL - 1 in secondary (either a S or a CB) But why... I can see getting Waggoner or Jones some reps at Safety in case one of our OL goes down but we should be able to find better CB or REC...
May 15, 20169 yr Let's just start 7 solid Nationals and insure there is sufficient depth to plug and play when injuries require it. The last thing you need is an injury that then requires a shifting of 2 or 3 players to different positions. That just hampers continuity and creates confusion on the field.
May 15, 20169 yr 4 hours ago, wbbfan said: Idk what happened to JFG. he went from a monster catching every thing to houdini. Maybe we could move him to RB to add to our NI rb depth JFG did not see the field much in the second half of the season as Moore did not miss as many games as people think. I like hardscrabble Canadian receivers and wish teams could look beyond "measurables" and more at "effectability". Imagine what kind of career Rick House would have if he showed up at TC today. Sad.
May 15, 20169 yr remember the 2 DI position is burned by the special teams already... Medlock and the KR
May 15, 20169 yr Author https://twitter.com/BlueBomberTalk/status/731706068737261568/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
May 15, 20169 yr 10 hours ago, M.O.A.B. said: remember the 2 DI position is burned by the special teams already... Medlock and the KR thats true but we could end up starting an extra NI. most fans dont want to but it could well happen.
May 15, 20169 yr 10 hours ago, M.O.A.B. said: remember the 2 DI position is burned by the special teams already... Medlock and the KR That's assuming we use a specialty player as our kick returner. It could just as easily be someone like Veltung who starts at receiver for us.
May 15, 20169 yr Author 27 minutes ago, Blueandgold said: That's assuming we use a specialty player as our kick returner. It could just as easily be someone like Veltung who starts at receiver for us. Have a feeling McDuffie starts the season as KR... maybe boundary REC too
May 15, 20169 yr 2 DIs Medlock and a returner that likely needs to also be a backup RB in case Harris go s down
May 16, 20169 yr 20 hours ago, Floyd said: https://twitter.com/BlueBomberTalk/status/731706068737261568/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw that looks bloody solid.
May 16, 20169 yr 5 minutes ago, wbbfan said: that looks bloody solid. Except, by my count, there are only 7 national starters. O'Shea will start 8. If he did it when national talent was thin, he's sure not going to stop doing now.
May 16, 20169 yr 2 minutes ago, WBBFanWest said: Except, by my count, there are only 7 national starters. O'Shea will start 8. If he did it when national talent was thin, he's sure not going to stop doing now. We have 3 IMP Lbers that will start if healthy, thats the difference.
May 16, 20169 yr O'Shea is going to start 8. Bet on it, healthy IMP LB's or not. Expect Bucknor or maybe Waggoner to start if Hurl doesn't
May 16, 20169 yr MOS and Walters have such a massive NI inferiority complex, they'd roster 42 NI if they could....
May 16, 20169 yr On 15/05/2016 at 0:12 AM, M.O.A.B. said: remember the 2 DI position is burned by the special teams already... Medlock and the KR Depends on how many internationals are dressed for a game. If there are 19 then there are 3 DIs.
May 16, 20169 yr Author I thought they increased the number of DIs last year... Would be a shame not to have Burnett as a DI, really liked him on ST
May 16, 20169 yr 58 minutes ago, Floyd said: I thought they increased the number of DIs last year... Would be a shame not to have Burnett as a DI, really liked him on ST He's also a good LB, sure hope they can keep him around.
May 16, 20169 yr 6 hours ago, Floyd said: I thought they increased the number of DIs last year... Would be a shame not to have Burnett as a DI, really liked him on ST They did. It's negative math, CFL style.
Some perspective... 33 NI for 21 spots and maybe 3-4 PR (Cut in red, PR in blue, school in green)
Starters
Westerman, Shologan, Goossen, Chungh, Neufeld, Harris, Kohlert
Possible/Rotational Starters
Hurl, Bucknor, Waggoner, Jones, Thomas, JFG, Sherman
Backups/ST
Morgan, Richardson, Keeping, Richards, Briggs, Bastien, Cronk, Rempel, Lochard, Normand,
Draft Picks/ST
Couture, Rush, Gauthier, Corney, Butcher, Loffler, Inztandt, Renaud
Kickers
Pavlopolous
Edited by Floyd