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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Kyle Walters Press confere...

Last post by Sir Blue and Gold - Today at 12:09:08 AM

Rewatching the GC I was surprised to see how much SSK was only bringing 3.  Not as much as us, but not miles different, either.  The difference was their 3 could sometimes get through, and the QB knew it.

I think the way KW worded the 4-3/3-4 bits, and was basically saying "Younger gonna do what Younger gonna do", hints that (at least) KW isn't putting a stop to it.  We may see a lot more of the 3 man rush than many people here want.

Maybe the sweet spot is to do it more like SSK did it in the GC.

You're kind of failing to grasp the basic lesson. Saskatchewan's defense was constantly getting pressure all season. They wacked QBs all day long. It really doesn't matter if you think they ran more 3-4 or 4-3 in the Grey Cup. That's not the takeaway.

And why would we invest in the interior of the defensive line and then run a ton of 3-4?

I don't really care what we run as long as we get pressure this year. I'd expect more 4-3 than last year though. Not that that will be very hard.

#2

Offside Forum / Re: 2026 Olympics

Last post by Pigskin - February 13, 2026, 10:35:58 PM

Canada looked pretty good again today. Thompson rock solid. Ugly injury at the end of the game.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - February 13, 2026, 09:40:04 PM

Dunbar/Rambo if cheap.  Schoen if healthy/cheap.

Sounds like Walters is willing to talk to Schoen when he feels he's ready, might see him back in town for  medical testing or a tryout late summer.  Doubt he's interested in starting over elsewhere.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Kyle Walters Press confere...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - February 13, 2026, 09:28:07 PM

The thing I like about KW is he just lays it all out there.  He's like Alternate Universe MOS.

He gives you so much meat to work with and doesn't hold back very much.  It makes it very easy to understand the thoughts behind the '26 roster and what we still need to do and where we're headed.

Sometimes I almost think it's too much info, like giving the other GMs an advantage to foil his plans or something.  From a fan standpoint, I love it, though!

Walters has to pack it in, he only makes 4 appearances a year, after FA, after the draft, after TC and after the season.

[Our O-line problems have been fixed now.]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Depth Chart

Last post by Tecno - February 13, 2026, 09:23:44 PM

Our O-line problems have been fixed now.

Knock wood.

We're looking better, but not on easy street just yet.  The key for me is we absolutely have to improve at C.  I'm not sold that Eli is better than Ko-man -- their widely differing salaries tell you what the rest of the league thinks!

[An American at centre would certainly be different]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Depth Chart

Last post by Tecno - February 13, 2026, 09:20:25 PM

An American at centre would certainly be different

The Huddle the other day mentioned this.  They said BC last did it with Normand -- can't recall how long ago that was.

The reason I love IMP C idea is that no one does it, and there are a whack ton of American C's that don't make the NFL that basically have no career choice.  That means: CHEAP!  You can probably get some major beef with major talent and instead of the $225 a good NAT C costs you, it's ELC or (later) $135k.  And no one will snipe them in FA because "CFL teams don't have IMP C's"!

And if the "C has to call out the D" stuff is a problem because IMP C's don't know the Canadian game, just shift that job to one of the OGs.

[Yeah, that ugly fumble at the 1-yard line in the Grey Cup was really impressive]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: C. Streveler

Last post by Tecno - February 13, 2026, 09:16:47 PM

Yeah, that ugly fumble at the 1-yard line in the Grey Cup was really impressive.

Ya, he's toast.  Who wants that?  Either he's so incompetent he fumbled a game-tying TD with a few mins left in a GC, or he did on purpose to hand the game to his beloved Green Riders.

It was dumb when we signed him before.  It would be doubly dumb to sign him now.  I don't think anyone will take him, unless it's Riders to pay him off for that easy win.

I would sign Brohm before signing Patterson.

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

Last post by Tecno - February 13, 2026, 09:12:17 PM

Well, with Gauthier gone, Hallett might now be the "oldster master yoda" guy for the ST / NAT D players.  We know the Mafia system demands such a guy.  Hallett seems nuts and doesn't seem to say much, but maybe in the locker room that's not true.  Or maybe Mafia is getting him to morph & step up to be what they need.

And with Gauthier gone that frees up a spot.

STer-only NAT DPs could always be busts, as most are every season.  And there's plenty of current AR/PR guys we owe no allegiance to who can be dropped (i.e. Ball et al).  Let the best player earn his spot.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Kyle Walters Press confere...

Last post by Tecno - February 13, 2026, 09:08:38 PM

The thing I like about KW is he just lays it all out there.  He's like Alternate Universe MOS.

He gives you so much meat to work with and doesn't hold back very much.  It makes it very easy to understand the thoughts behind the '26 roster and what we still need to do and where we're headed.

Sometimes I almost think it's too much info, like giving the other GMs an advantage to foil his plans or something.  From a fan standpoint, I love it, though!

[don't do that unless they are going back to a more 4-3 approach]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Kyle Walters Press confere...

Last post by Tecno - February 13, 2026, 09:06:17 PM

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.

Rewatching the GC I was surprised to see how much SSK was only bringing 3.  Not as much as us, but not miles different, either.  The difference was their 3 could sometimes get through, and the QB knew it.

I think the way KW worded the 4-3/3-4 bits, and was basically saying "Younger gonna do what Younger gonna do", hints that (at least) KW isn't putting a stop to it.  We may see a lot more of the 3 man rush than many people here want.

Maybe the sweet spot is to do it more like SSK did it in the GC.