Blue Bombers Transactions - August 17 and August 25, 2025

[J5V]

Read on the other site that Sterns was moved to the 1-game.

[Jesse]

Read on the other site that Sterns was moved to the 1-game.

Yup.

Cobb added to the AR.

Dandy released.

Echols and Moore to the PR.

[J5V]

Yup.

Doubt then that he has a broken collarbone or clavical.

[Jesse]

Doubt then that he has a broken collarbone or clavical.

Doesn't mean he'll only spend 1 game there. Parker is also on the one game, and will seemingly stay there.

[Blueforlife]

Hope is on the rise if Sterns can come back

I think Parker will be back in a few

Excited to see Cobb but don't expect much 5 catches for 35?

Maybe a jet sweep?

[TecnoGenius]

Dandy released.

Hi Dandy.  Bye Dandy.

Clearly we have no room on AR or PR.  For some odd reason we never make use of the 1GIR as a holding pen, like every other team all the time.

[Jesse]

Hi Dandy.  Bye Dandy.

Clearly we have no room on AR or PR.  For some odd reason we never make use of the 1GIR as a holding pen, like every other team all the time.

We've used the 1 game all year for players.

[TecnoGenius]

Moore/Echols: Some of you are right.  This is total sinking-feeling time.  I read those words on 3down and I knew we were in biiiig trouble and all of our hopes are dashed for the next few games (or more).

This means 2 (if not 3) of 3 things are true:
1. Schoen out for a lot longer, maybe the season
2. Sterns gone for a long time
3. Pokey not returning

It's literally the worst news we could get.

Never liked Moore (middling guy at best, now oft-injured), Echols is basically a nobody ELC IMP and our scouting is worse than we thought if new-signing Echols is the answer over in-house Cobb/Case/whoever ELCs.

That said, I'll put my Welcome / Optimism hat on and cheer them on and hope for the best.  Maybe they'll be better here than their other teams.  (But I bet one gets cut before seeing the field.)

P.S. This also means we're royally screwed for the LDC with basically no RECs.  It'll be Cobb & Corcoran starting LDC, with basically no one as backup.  Ratio should be ok/unchanged.  The only hope is if Trevor is declared concussed and held out a game, but no one seems to want to admit that.  Demski is always kryptonite to greenies, and without him there is zero real threat.

[Blueforlife]

Moore/Echols: Some of you are right.  This is total sinking-feeling time.  I read those words on 3down and I knew we were in biiiig trouble and all of our hopes are dashed for the next few games (or more).

This means 2 (if not 3) of 3 things are true:
1. Schoen out for a lot longer, maybe the season
2. Sterns gone for a long time
3. Pokey not returning

It's literally the worst news we could get.

Never liked Moore (middling guy at best, now oft-injured), Echols is basically a nobody ELC IMP and our scouting is worse than we thought if new-signing Echols is the answer over in-house Cobb/Case/whoever ELCs.

That said, I'll put my Welcome / Optimism hat on and cheer them on and hope for the best.  Maybe they'll be better here than their other teams.  (But I bet one gets cut before seeing the field.)

P.S. This also means we're royally screwed for the LDC with basically no RECs.  It'll be Cobb & Corcoran starting LDC, with basically no one as backup.  Ratio should be ok/unchanged.  The only hope is if Trevor is declared concussed and held out a game, but no one seems to want to admit that.  Demski is always kryptonite to greenies, and without him there is zero real threat.

It's a pretty good analysis of the situation but we don't know about the injury status (yet).  Gut tells me no Pokey so coming off that high is hard.  A betting man would have the odds in favour of longer over shorter term.

At the moment it's all about Demski, this guy will go down as an all time Bomber great.  What can't he do!

I like the ying / yang part of your post.  We need a couple pieces of good news soon or a pleasant surprise in our new found talent.  I am confident going into Sask, not sure why just am.  I think we win one of the games against them.

Cobb might help us a bit but there is no denying our strength at receiver and depth this week will be a low point going back a long time.  We might even call Drover tonight lol.  Or maybe Denny can serve one last grand slam 🤔

Pressure and good coverage can equalize Harris.  That said we likely only get one of the two.  I think he plays both games and fairly well but he showed some weakness against Cgy we might exploit.

Going to have to lean on Wheat but he likely will be harvested in "combine"d coverage.  😆

[TecnoGenius]

I am confident going into Sask, not sure why just am.  I think we win one of the games against them.

I was getting confident going into LDC.  Then I woke up today to the "good" (bad) news.  My hopes were on Demski and Schoen being back...

Even if Houston comes in, even if we mostly shut down Trevor, we still need to score.  SSK is only vulnerable mid/deep, and we now have a corps that Hogan/Zach will not feel comfortable with going deep (except maybe Wheatie).  It's the worst of all worlds.

SSK will stop the run dead.  And they won't respect a single REC we field.  They will cheat up on every route and outlet and it could be pick city.  Hogan hasn't shown he can trick the cheaters (no 5D chess), so we'll just sit there and take it.  And the heat on Zach, because no one needs to double-team our RECs, will be worse than the 9th circle of hell.  Can you say "safety blitz"?

For me a "win" will be we get out of that green thunderdome with no important injuries.

[LXTSN]

I don't think this says anything about Pokey returning or not.
He's going to wait out a couple weeks to see if anyone else want's to take a shot on him. It seems like we are desperate for experienced WR's right now! Is Reggie White not available? Or maybe he isn't interested in the filler role.

[markf]

kyran Moore  Elks 2023

At 3:35 you can watch returning Bomber Houston whiff on Kyan reception at the line which goes for six. Seems familiar for some reason.

I actually don't remember Kyran , but he looks good. Not going to break any tackles. Also some Taylor Cornelius footage. Too bad he didn't pan out.

https://youtu.be/1GG_jkAoLnw?si=_xknfOuiTSxU8zzU

[blue_or_die]

It is telling that I am so upset that Sterns - a 4th read receiver who had a less than 50% chance of making it onto the AR back in camp - is out. Really speaks to the situation we are in.

I hope Kyran Moore can find that old flame because he was a notable talent from what I remember.

This team is like the Winnipeg Jets - tons of excellent depth/bottom talent but not having all the horses available for the top half.

One thing I'll say about LDC: the pressure is really on Sask to win this one which might allow us to play loose and give the plugs in our roster a chance to shine and make a difference.

[Blueforlife]

I was getting confident going into LDC.  Then I woke up today to the "good" (bad) news.  My hopes were on Demski and Schoen being back...

Even if Houston comes in, even if we mostly shut down Trevor, we still need to score.  SSK is only vulnerable mid/deep, and we now have a corps that Hogan/Zach will not feel comfortable with going deep (except maybe Wheatie).  It's the worst of all worlds.

SSK will stop the run dead.  And they won't respect a single REC we field.  They will cheat up on every route and outlet and it could be pick city.  Hogan hasn't shown he can trick the cheaters (no 5D chess), so we'll just sit there and take it.  And the heat on Zach, because no one needs to double-team our RECs, will be worse than the 9th circle of hell.  Can you say "safety blitz"?

For me a "win" will be we get out of that green thunderdome with no important injuries.

Sums it up pretty well.
Need to get run / screens to Brady cooking and protection for Zach.  You are right will need to put up 30ish.
Wheat needs 100+

It is telling that I am so upset that Sterns - a 4th read receiver who had a less than 50% chance of making it onto the AR back in camp - is out. Really speaks to the situation we are in.

I hope Kyran Moore can find that old flame because he was a notable talent from what I remember.

This team is like the Winnipeg Jets - tons of excellent depth/bottom talent but not having all the horses available for the top half.

One thing I'll say about LDC: the pressure is really on Sask to win this one which might allow us to play loose and give the plugs in our roster a chance to shine and make a difference.

Sterns wasn't as a long shot as you suggested he was to make the team imo.  We seen something there and made a good choice.  But I get the point with our limited depth and injuries his loss hurt worse than it normally would.

[Jesse]

It is telling that I am so upset that Sterns - a 4th read receiver who had a less than 50% chance of making it onto the AR back in camp - is out. Really speaks to the situation we are in.

I hope Kyran Moore can find that old flame because he was a notable talent from what I remember.

This team is like the Winnipeg Jets - tons of excellent depth/bottom talent but not having all the horses available for the top half.

One thing I'll say about LDC: the pressure is really on Sask to win this one which might allow us to play loose and give the plugs in our roster a chance to shine and make a difference.

I was down on Sterns early, but he really was turning into a good option.

But yes, we still need that "extra" guy, and we were hoping it could be Schoen or Wilson or both, and now we're taking hits instead of adding.

It's frustrating.