Official Game Day Thread - Winnipeg @ Edmonton, August 21, 2026

[barbk]

Who is Vaval replacing?

[tlf]

I do not like Vaval on D.  We do not need Vaval hurt.. memories of Grant getting hurt. That really hurt our season.  No thank you.

[Big Daddy]

He's falling and has to survive the ground!!  That includes fighting for a tie!  By rule he has to win the tie on the ground!!

Seriously?  So by the rules that should've been incomplete?  Luke was wrong - tie does not go to the winner in this case?

Serious question, I want to know.

[GOLDMEMBER]

D becomes as leaky as ever of course.

[Blueforlife]

TJ bbbbeast

[Tecno]

Who is Vaval replacing?

It's either Moxey or we're throwing them a wrinkle getting Vaval in instead of Kelly!!

[Blueforlife]

I do not like Vaval on D.  We do not need Vaval hurt.. memories of Grant getting hurt. That really hurt our season.  No thank you.

I don't either, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

[The Zipp]

nichols is so slow

[GOLDMEMBER]

We send only 3 on every god dam 2nd and long. So bloody annoying Younger's D makes me sick.

[Big Daddy]

CBA only allows 1 hour of full contact per week, and only 12 times per year.

That's fair.  How about addressing it in video review of all the brutal missed tackles for our D this year?  There is no shortage of that footage.

[Blueforlife]

It's either Moxey or we're throwing them a wrinkle getting Vaval in instead of Kelly!!

Hopefully someone figures it out who is coming out for him

Did not see this coming

Must be working decent

[Tecno]

Seriously?  So by the rules that should've been incomplete?  Luke was wrong - tie does not go to the winner in this case?

Serious question, I want to know.

By rule when REC is falling or diving when making the catch (which he was here) then he has to "survive the ground".  If he was there on his own, and at the end OOB the ball flies out, it's incomplete.  Doesn't matter that it was OOB.

I don't see how the same rule doesn't apply to a tie catch where Vaval comes up with it OOB.  From what I saw Vaval was 50% or more of that catch.

[Jesse]

It's either Moxey or we're throwing them a wrinkle getting Vaval in instead of Kelly!!

Both CBs and Nichols are in.

It might be for Holm. Or it might be instead of Kelly. But Vaval is lining up all over. I've seen him deep and in the CB spot.

[Blueforlife]

Youngers D been lights out all night.  It's working just fine.

His D makes me happy (tonight).  3 man rush a huge part of any D.

[Jesse]

I do not like Vaval on D.  We do not need Vaval hurt.. memories of Grant getting hurt. That really hurt our season.  No thank you.

He's too good to only use him a handful of snaps per night. There's no reason to worry about him getting hurt more than any other player.