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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL approves rule changes ...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 04:51:37 AM

Bring in a SY guy from the 3 with 1 down to try?  We've never done that, unless it was a special case with Strev.  But Strev was special and used in a way we may never see again.

Bringing in SY from the 4 on 1st down to make 3 sneaks?  Yes, we've done that a fair bit, and not just with Strev.  I'm not against it.  We should be able to average 1.5Y on 3 attempts (some 1, some 2).  Lefeve & Prukop could get it done...

And no, teams will not be bringing in the SY guy for a sneak (even a fake one) from the 3 on a 2PAT.  If you had a Strev-type you'd bring him in, but not for a max-jumbo look.  No, teams are going to run their normal 2PAT "game on the line" set, which in the CFL is usually in the gun, fake run handoff, short pass or corner or quick slant in the flat.  It's astounding how few times teams actually run on 1-try-from-3.

Tommy Stevens is the closest thing to a sure thing, he's going to have a long career and he'll never have to do anything more than short yardage.

#2

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Main Training Camp - ...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 04:48:17 AM

What next man?  There is no next man.  We wasted a ton of camp on McGhee and I'm pretty sure the only backup plan is Vaval full-time at corner.  And he's not that great, yet, AND then we lose him as full-time returner.  Ouch.

I haven't heard anyone mention any other DB at all in camp reports.  Unless we are putting Allen or Ball at starting corner!!

KW might we be shopping for a legit vet DB right about now... I'd like to see Bonds return eventually, but he has his own year-long injury to heal up first.

Heard rookie DB Warren Burrell was looking pretty good on the corner, they're not likely to move on so swiftly unless someone else caught their eye. Bond is still in the picture and worse case scenario they can make do till he returns.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Main Training Camp - ...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 04:40:56 AM

That Neur kid sure seems like he has his head on straight, eh?  Says he needs to work on absorbing blockers and his run-stop game.  Not the best news in the world, but at least he's honest.

Likely used in passing downs / cheetah sets mostly to start out.

Will we be seeing him in rotation week 1??  I can see why Mafia liked him enough to spend a 1RDP on him.  If he can be better than Kongbo, it's a win.

[wild to me]

#4

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Main Training Camp - ...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 04:12:55 AM

This is wild to me! Derek Taylor said he was starting every day in practice.

Well, there is a reason he was cut from the absolute worst dumpster fire team in the league... He never wowed me even once in all his time playing.  His name literally meant nothing to me other than we had a McGhee in camp or something in the past seasons.

[Ok. Next man up.]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Main Training Camp - ...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 04:11:45 AM

Ok. Next man up.

What next man?  There is no next man.  We wasted a ton of camp on McGhee and I'm pretty sure the only backup plan is Vaval full-time at corner.  And he's not that great, yet, AND then we lose him as full-time returner.  Ouch.

I haven't heard anyone mention any other DB at all in camp reports.  Unless we are putting Allen or Ball at starting corner!!

KW might we be shopping for a legit vet DB right about now... I'd like to see Bonds return eventually, but he has his own year-long injury to heal up first.

[other two likely would be out of work]

#6

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Main Training Camp - ...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 04:07:49 AM

If they moved on from Tony Jones today he would be picked up by another CFL team tomorrow, the other two likely would be out of work.

I'm sure Kyrie would get snapped up for the bought-for-an-intelligence-debrief a la Biggie.  He's probably the smartest or 2nd smartest player on the D right now, in terms of being able to direct the other players.

That said, Kyrie had another good year, first all-healthy year in a long time, in 2025.  He was pretty effective.  He's certainly as good as league-average WILL.  The only big knock is he doesn't have a ton of beef, meaning he can get smoked by heavy RBs.

I think Kyrie would get picked up if we cut him, and play another season or 2 -- assuming no injuries.

[even drafted Daniels for the express purpose of replacing his role as the "6th]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Main Training Camp - ...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 04:03:26 AM

They even drafted Daniels for the express purpose of replacing his role as the "6th" man.

I'm pretty sure Vibert will be dressed as 6th.  Daniels means we don't have to fret about a 7th.

[know it's an achilles just say so]

#8

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Main Training Camp - ...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 04:02:16 AM

It they know it's an achilles just say so.

Forget it BinBC, it's WFC-town.

* bonus points if you know the movie reference

[The only choice is to put him on the 6 game if he's expected to miss the entire season]

#9

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Main Training Camp - ...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 04:00:50 AM

What do you mean?  The only choice is to put him on the 6 game if he's expected to miss the entire season.

Pretty sure we can and have cut players getting injured in TC before.  Teams just drop them like hot potatoes and say "oh well, tough luck!".  It's literally the worst time to get injured as I'm pretty sure they don't earn any salary after that.

Only if we gave JSK a huge bonus (I think it was $0?) or we are really high on him do we have to not cut him.  If they've officially moved him to the 6G and that makes him now uncuttable, then there's got to be a reason for that.

#10

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Main Training Camp - ...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 03:58:55 AM

1. Popping off the page today was defensive back Ethan Ball, who first emerged last year after being selected in the CFL Canadian Draft and authored a solid rookie campaign.

I doubt Ball will be starting at DB anytime soon, but it will sure be nice if we had a NAT DB for max-coverage sets who doesn't get reamed like Kelly did.  Ball could easily take that spot and see some decent (4-10 snaps a game?) action.

Surprising, actually, as I would have pegged Ball to be the NAT DB/LB on the bubble for termination.