Kyle Walters Press conference

[Jesse]

The conference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUSCa0meTWA

Ed Tait's key take aways:

https://www.bluebombers.com/2026/02/12/key-takeaways-from-kyle-walters-media/

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Some absolutely juicy quotes here. A lot of confirmation about things we've guessed and shutting down of things we guessed incorrectly.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Most interesting thing is at the very end regarding last season. "Too many veterans not playing each week." Other theme about midway is going back to a training camp where spots can actually be won and not to take the mindset of a week 1 roster from day one.

Good.

As long as we execute like that we can go back to winning. Need the best players today. Not the best players three years ago. Culture is a pre-requisite to winning it is not the end goal.

Other themes: spending money on the interior of the defense. You don't do that unless they are going back to a more 4-3 approach. They do like Ceresna's ability to play DE in 3-4 sets. So it's not going away, which it shouldn't, but it can't be the main package, which, again, it shouldn't.

Scouting needs to find us a DE and a corner. Possibility to go 3 National receivers and 3 American offensive lineman. Americans coming in to compete at Centre. Elgersma may or may not be here this spring. Will bring in a more veteran QB if he's not.

[Jesse]

He doubled down a couple of times saying, "we can't have our roster set before TC begins". He wants a true competition on multiple spots getting the best combination of guys possible.

Especially on offence, where there are options to change the ratio in the WR core or along the OL to get the best on the field.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

He doubled down a couple of times saying, "we can't have our roster set before TC begins". He wants a true competition on multiple spots getting the best combination of guys possible.

Especially on offence, where there are options to change the ratio in the WR core or along the OL to get the best on the field.

Surprised how open the O-line is on the inside, in a battle against Imports I see Eli coming up short vs. Neuf or Wallace, might lose Randolph and Vanterpool in the process unless they accept backup status.  Doesn't sound like Walters is keen to use the 1 game IR as he did last year to stash healthy players.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Sounds like Neild was a big piece, he will get an inside SB spot many hoped for, while Clercius and Corcoran compete or share the outside spot, did not mention Cobb.