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Pigskin · December 01, 2025, 11:00:45 PM

Quote from: blue_gold_84 on December 01, 2025, 05:54:39 PMThe interior of the D-line needs more beef; it's been too small recently. If the Bombers could find another Nevis and/or Richardson type, that would improve things, IMO.

We had Fox on our PR for 2 years. Goes to Hamilton and records 26 DTs. I think Woods might be a keeper. 4 games 10 DTs. But, we might actually have to give him a bump in salary.

Jesse · December 01, 2025, 11:35:59 PM

Quote from: Pigskin on December 01, 2025, 11:00:45 PMWe had Fox on our PR for 2 years. Goes to Hamilton and records 26 DTs. I think Woods might be a keeper. 4 games 10 DTs. But, we might actually have to give him a bump in salary.

Is 26 tackles (with no sacks/FF or any other stats) on the league's worst rushing defence good?

Throw Long Bannatyne · **Today** at 12:15:53 AM

Quote from: VictorRomano on December 01, 2025, 10:04:09 PMThe point of our defensive strategy for the last several seasons is to rush only 3 guys, and have 9 guys covering 5 recievers and an RB. We're not trying to get a massive number of sacks and pressures buy throwing 5/6/7 rushers.....instead, we sit back and make plays on the pass, with a few LB's hanging around the box to stop the short pass/scrambling QB, and blanket coverage on everyone deep.

The issue, I would argue, isn't the players, nor the coaching - it's the defensive scheme as a whole, from the top down. Osh and Jordan need to answer for that. We've just been able to be pretty good at that a few years ago when we had a lot of dominant players on D. Now that we're about even with other teams in terms of skill, that scheme doesn't seem to be working as well.

The defensive scheme is on Jordan Younger, Osh admitted he did not pay enough attention to what his coords were doing this season and plans to rectify that. 3 man fronts work against mediocre QB' but not effectively against the best, Younger needs to stop trying to be clever in those situations and use what actually works. Wouldn't be so sad if Younger moved on and Richie Hall climbed back into the saddle again, the old man may not be flashy but he's rockin' 4 GC rings.

Pigskin · **Today** at 04:44:10 AM

Quote from: Jesse on December 01, 2025, 11:35:59 PMIs 26 tackles (with no sacks/FF or any other stats) on the league's worst rushing defence good?

I am not sure Hamilton had the worst run D. I was pretty sure BC was the worst at 139 per game. Could be wrong. But, the point was Fox had 26 DTs. Woods, Adams, JT, 28 DTs, 2 QS. Fox might have been a better choice then Woods, or Adams last season. It probably came down to a few dollars. The Bombers might want to try and keep Woods instead of the revolving door at DT. We develop these player and then just let them go.

Tecno · **Today** at 06:50:12 AM

Quote from: DM83 on December 01, 2025, 05:00:04 AMHolm is the only keeper. All others are replaceable. Most have potential to qualify as potential red blacks.

Ouch... that's low!

Tecno · **Today** at 06:54:20 AM

Quote from: VictorRomano on December 01, 2025, 10:04:09 PMThe issue, I would argue, isn't the players, nor the coaching - it's the defensive scheme as a whole, from the top down.

Ya, except our D was top 1 or top 3 in many D categories, even in a year when our O was never on the field and our D stats should have been crap.

As such I think we'll stick with the max-coverage scheme and try to just tweak it a bit to solve the problems when facing a QB like Alexander who can dime RECs 80Y down the field, and when facing an all-short/run-muchly SSK O.

I think a single Stove-level DT FA pickup might solve the former. The latter will be a harder nut to crack -- though Hall solved it in '21-'23.

They'll probably ride this scheme until (if!) it completely implodes. Let's hope Younger is a bigger genius than the league OCs are.

Tecno · **Today** at 06:55:21 AM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on Today at 12:15:53 AMThe defensive scheme is on Jordan Younger, Osh admitted he did not pay enough attention to what his coords were doing this season and plans to rectify that.

I'd bet $1M he was 99% referring to Hogan. It was always mentioned around critical questions about the O, never the D. The weak O was the elephant in the room in '25.

Tecno · **Today** at 06:58:27 AM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on Today at 12:15:53 AMWouldn't be so sad if Younger moved on and Richie Hall climbed back into the saddle again, the old man may not be flashy but he's rockin' 4 GC rings.

I love Hall. But he's too old and frail and has trouble just walking around the field fast. They need Younger because he's... younger. Hall can still be the mastermind behind the curtain (and I believe he still is to a large degree).

And it just dawned on me that Younger may now be the one being groomed to be the next HC (now that Buck left). MOS won't do it forever -- he's getting old and may want to retire: whether after this 3, or 6. We all know WFC likes the "in house promotion" paradigm. For one thing it allows them to underpay the "first time <whatever>" guys for a few seasons.