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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 1st & 10 | The Blue Bomber...

Last post by dd - Today at 09:48:20 PM

Well said. Some folks on here think they are above everyone else and thisvisctheirviennpersonnsl forum and only their opinion matters.

You're 100% correct, at the end of the day,  it really doesn't matter. Some people got to move away from the keyboard and get a life

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers announce coac...

Last post by dd - Today at 09:42:48 PM

Patterson?  Interesting.  Expound?

He means Zach

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 1st & 10 | The Blue Bomber...

Last post by markf - Today at 09:25:29 PM

I guess some people can't see the forest for the trees.  It's like the distinct and odd lack of curiosity I often experience here.  Some people just can't make the mental leap to understand something that isn't concrete black & white.

Also, people  here take things (and themselves) a bit too seriously.

Why  get angry, defensive, superior, and rude about something someone posts on a very small, completely insignicant football fan forum.

Relax. It's supposed to be fun. nobody's Opinion here is important. At all.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers sign All-CFL ...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 08:45:55 PM

there is the possibility that Kramdl goes to safety allowing smith to be  sam. Although I would also like to see smith be given an opportunity at safety as well. As  I mentioned continuously sticking with the old experienced and expensive vet has been a weakness.

Shay and Smith are the real push presuming they are the future of the defence, got to get them playing a reasonable number of snaps in their second season or be prepared to lose them once they become FA's. 

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers sign All-CFL ...

Last post by Pete - Today at 08:33:28 PM

Your general concept is sound, but you picked a bad example.  Basically everyone now (incl MOS and now Holm in his presser) are calling Kramdi the "QB of the D" by name.  He's the brains behind the entire operation.  Basically the new Biggie, but with a good passport.

And he's fairly athletic and competent and hard-hitting.

I don't think Kramdi is going ANYWHERE until we, far down the road, obtain another brainiac MLB.  Kramdi might easily be BFL.

As for the other guys you mention, it's the same old "ancient guy on each unit stays as the Obi Wan".  That's why Wilson was here in '25.  Until someone else becomes the next Obi Wan, they tend to stay on a Mafia team.  Other than all that, I agree with you!

there is the possibility that Kramdl goes to safety allowing smith to be  sam. Although I would also like to see smith be given an opportunity at safety as well. As  I mentioned continuously sticking with the old experienced and expensive vet has been a weakness.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers sign All-CFL ...

Last post by Blue In BC - Today at 08:15:12 PM

He was also injured for half the season, which is how Woodbey got his foot in the door. With Smith, Shay and Woodbey pushing for starting jobs, I can't see how they can reasonably accommodate all these bodies.  If all the Bombers can offer Griffin is part-time reps for part-time pay, he might choose to play elsewhere if he receives any other offers.

I understand that. However Smith and Shay didn't get any reps on defence last season. It's reasonable to expect more from them this season, but how much and how soon? Woodbey was a great addition as mentioned.

I have included Griffin in my list that I don't expect to be re-signed but it has nothing to do with skill or performance. SMS and all these younger players may push him off the roster. That said, I won't be disappointed if we re-sign him either.

It's kind of a dilemma in that sense.  Still waiting to figure out who ends up at WIL if K. Wilson is not re-signed.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers sign All-CFL ...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 06:33:05 PM

Same place as last year. He was used as rotation player and different defensive sets. In some cases we went to a 2 safety kind of set. At times he may have been part of the front 7. We changed personnel so much it was hard to keep up. He did have 47 DT's and also worked on ST's.

His role changed either due to injury or the addition of Allen around LD.

Regardless he's a very good player but I understand he may not be re-signed. Time will tell.

He was also injured for half the season, which is how Woodbey got his foot in the door. With Smith, Shay and Woodbey pushing for starting jobs, I can't see how they can reasonably accommodate all these bodies.  If all the Bombers can offer Griffin is part-time reps for part-time pay, he might choose to play elsewhere if he receives any other offers.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers re-sign veter...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 06:26:15 PM

Does Mike Miller treasure vets the way MOS does?  Does he favour guys he played with, or does he use that knowledge in deciding whether they stay or go?

Good NAT ST players don't get a premium over draft picks for the most part, and experience/leadership is something that is of value in this dynamic.  Unless these guys get offers elsewhere, they should have a shot at another year, but will have to out hustle the younger guys.

The harsh reality is they have to clear space for the newly drafted CDN's to give them the opportunity to develop, to determine if they are capable of becoming starters or not.  Gauthier could probably play another 2 years as is but to do so he takes up a younger players roster spot.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers sign All-CFL ...

Last post by Blue In BC - Today at 06:25:04 PM

I agree but where does he fit in around Kramdi? 

Same place as last year. He was used as rotation player and different defensive sets. In some cases we went to a 2 safety kind of set. At times he may have been part of the front 7. We changed personnel so much it was hard to keep up. He did have 47 DT's and also worked on ST's.

His role changed either due to injury or the addition of Allen around LD.

Regardless he's a very good player but I understand he may not be re-signed. Time will tell.  It may boil down to if Ayers replaces K. Wilson as WIL we may have a roster spot available for a DI.

#10

Offside Forum / Re: Winnipeg Jets Discussion -...

Last post by Pigskin - Today at 06:11:09 PM

Wow, extended the longest winning streak of the year!!! 

Get me some room on the bandwagon!!!  Playoffs baby!

Can't see trading Stanley now, he's an "own rental" as it were.

Saw social feeds mentioning Schenn on the move, please Chevy, we need a bag of pucks.

Third rounder Zhilkin, with Dad in the building fresh off the plane from Moscow, certainly looked good.  Give him some minutes on the top line with 81 and 55 instead of 9.

Jets have never talked about trading Stanley. He was a player that Chevy was trying to develop. But, he might be a little harder to sign in the off season for discount money. 

Schenn rumors to Toronto for Easton Cowan.

Zhilky has played well, but so has Koepke. The boys have some chemistry.

Sorry no room on the bandwagon for you. Once you leave your gone. lol.