Official Game Day Thread - Ottawa at Winnipeg, August 14, 2025

[ModAdmin]

Ed Tait's 48-Hour Primer...

https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/08/12/48-hour-primer-week-11-vs-ottawa/

Focusing (a) on the growing pains of a news Offensive Coordinator and (b) the confidence the coaches and players have in Jason Hogan.

[TecnoGenius]

If Vaval starts on D I think he should have no other distractions. Either Logan is ready or someone else returns. Cobb, Peterson. Someone.

I think we do the 2 KR sets most of the game.  Why not?  Logan can cheat to the apparent-kick-side to get >50% of the kicks.  Vaval can take a couple.  And maybe 1 reverse (with a lot of fakes).

But all this assumes Logan finally gets off his duff.

[TecnoGenius]

either Holm or Nichols need to be on Gino all game

Gino plays wide out.  It'll be up to a rookie/noob corner to stay with him.  Good luck with that.

OTT's REC corps is scary good.  All are good fantasy picks most weeks.  Well, except the new White guy, who knows if he's any good.

OTT's weakness is OL.  You need to smack Dru before he gets the ball off.  They are a mid/deep-happy team so there should be time.  Good front-7 play and lots of blitz and pressure should win the line.

Watch how OTT was defeated in ESF last season.  That's the way.

Their D isn't great.  You can run against them.

[ModAdmin]

I will say it again.  This is a game we must win.  At home, a tight west division race, a momentum builder, confidence we have the players/coaches/talent, against a team we should beat.  This is a huge game.  Let's do it Bombers!

[TecnoGenius]

I will say it again.  This is a game we must win.

I agree.  If we can't win this one with the "in house" guys at home, then we won't win much of anything against the "contender" teams.  The only way forward after that is airlifts and praying for other teams to have misfortune.  That's copium and hopium and never a good plan.

If we don't beat lower-middling OTT then we ain't beating SSK 3 times in a couple of/few weeks, all else being equal.

I'm already a bit bummed we haven't made any big name roster acquisitions this week.  Things may have to get worse.  I'm curious who Vegas makes the favorite.  Could be some opportunities... The depth charts will tell all.  We'll see them soon!

[TecnoGenius]

I really wish we'd solve the key problems (RT, 1-2 DBs, 1+ REC) this week.  Or at least make ONE move to improve.

OTT at home and then MTL in MTL is actually a "gimmee" schedule, if we were half decent.

MTL is massively wounded and near useless with no Alexander, Ento, Dequoy.  They have no O and no D.  Their DB corps is even worse than ours right now!!  Amazing how Ento/Dequoy were the only thing making them good.  Those guys must be the "QB of the DBs".

Are we good enough to win these 2?  If we can't win the OTT game then I would hope the helicopters are spinning up for the airlifts the week after.

If we can get Parker/Schoen back in a week (pipe dream), then the only super critical piece is a RT.  Or Lofton can stop going to 6GIR...

It's so stupid that we're only 1-3 pieces away from being a good team.  2-4 pieces from being a great team.  I don't think filling those holes with ELCs & rookies is going to make anything better.

[GOLDMEMBER]

I'll say it again. THIS IS MUST WIN!

Very little in the way if additions. I guess Walters is on vacation.

[Pigskin]

I didn't expect many changes to the lineup as it's a very short week. But, I would think that the Bombers are kicking the tires on a few players. A player like Chungh would improve our OL. Landing a player like Houston, would add the experience our DB group needs right now.

[The Zipp]

cross over implications too

[markf]

Gino plays wide out.  It'll be up to a rookie/noob corner to stay with him.  Good luck with that.

OTT's REC corps is scary good.  All are good fantasy picks most weeks.  Well, except the new White guy, who knows if he's any good.

OTT's weakness is OL.  You need to smack Dru before he gets the ball off.  They are a mid/deep-happy team so there should be time.  Good front-7 play and lots of blitz and pressure should win the line.

Watch how OTT was defeated in ESF last season.  That's the way.

Their D isn't great.  You can run against them.

Justin Hardy played well last game.

They have some wreckers on their D Line.  Mauldin. 

Dru had time v the mighty stamps the other day. Stanback got some good clutch runs.

They are a decent team, held back by penalties amongst other things.

I doubt that OShea thinks this will be a walkover.

Edit... they have injury problems in the secondary...

[Blue In BC]

I think we do the 2 KR sets most of the game.  Why not?  Logan can cheat to the apparent-kick-side to get >50% of the kicks.  Vaval can take a couple.  And maybe 1 reverse (with a lot of fakes).

But all this assumes Logan finally gets off his duff.

Not a bad idea. The big question is who do we take off the roster to get him on. I'm guessing it's J. Jones unless we choose to not add Cam Allen on the AR.

Also noting that Logan could get a few reps on offence. He wouldn't solve the receiver issues per se but would give us a few new wrinkles.

[kkc60]

Guess Lawson, Logan and Vanterpool aren't good enough to come back yet

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Allen is rostered though and listed behind Kramdi. He'll probably play a ton. I'm glad Kelly isn't getting another chance. Vaval is going both returning and defensive back. He can do both.

[Jesse]

Allen is rostered though and listed behind Kramdi. He'll probably play a ton. I'm glad Kelly isn't getting another chance. Vaval is going both returning and defensive back. He can do both.

This could be huge if it's Allen back there in all those situations we've seen Kelly.

We know listing Kramdi at safety just isn't accurate at all.

Wallace staying in at LG so this is probably the first time we've started the same OL 2 games in a row.

[Blue In BC]

Allen is rostered though and listed behind Kramdi. He'll probably play a ton. I'm glad Kelly isn't getting another chance. Vaval is going both returning and defensive back. He can do both.

Is the depth chart listed somewhere and is Allen the only addition?