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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Zach will be our QB in 202...

Last post by RebusRankin - Today at 02:22:54 AM

If the club brings Zach back, we miss the playoffs next year.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: How many games will Zach p...

Last post by bunker - Today at 01:51:21 AM

Bleak is overstating the negative.  We have a couple in the wings waiting and a couple might have had their wings clipped.  Bleak was the decade that came before our mini dynasty.  This is something to worry about but bleak it is not.  Perkins is a wild card, we have zero idea what he is.  Taylor is a project.  Brown will win you some games.  Zach we have no idea what will happen.

Overstated in the positive. I think we need a poll 

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: How many games will Zach p...

Last post by Blueforlife - Today at 01:43:42 AM

Zach wants to play in 2027. And given the codependent relationship O'Shea seems to have with him, O'Shea won't say no to him. It will require Walters or Miller stepping in. But then we are left with Dru, who has been quite mediocre this year. And I don't think Elgersma is anywhere near ready. Perkins is great at short yardage, but IMO will flop as an actual QB. Pretty bleak for us on the QB front right now.

Bleak is overstating the negative.  We have a couple in the wings waiting and a couple might have had their wings clipped.  Bleak was the decade that came before our mini dynasty.  This is something to worry about but bleak it is not.  Perkins is a wild card, we have zero idea what he is.  Taylor is a project.  Brown will win you some games.  Zach we have no idea what will happen.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Who is untouchable with th...

Last post by bunker - Today at 01:15:55 AM

I've been watching Yoshi get beat in recent games, incl the BB.  Yoshi almost never got beat last season...

The question isn't "is SSK OL good", it's "is it worse than last year".  Compare the sacks and yards-lost vs last year might be more instructive.

SSk is still a top-5 OL, maybe even top-3.  But it's no longer top-2 like it was last year.  EDM & MTL OL are better, and even BC's is coming on strong.

So they've lost their 4 best receivers from 2025 for all (Meyers), or much of the season, lost their #1 RB, but its their intact O-line thats ranked #2 in the league (and might be #1 with an elusive, mobile QB like Alexander behind them) thats the problem.... got it.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: How many games will Zach p...

Last post by bunker - Today at 01:05:27 AM

If they lose to Calgary and get eliminated from the playoffs I hope that's the last we see of Zach and they give one game to Elgersma and one to Perkins. Dru Brown has the off season to seriously figure out how to turn his career around, but I expect him back.

Zach wants to play in 2027. And given the codependent relationship O'Shea seems to have with him, O'Shea won't say no to him. It will require Walters or Miller stepping in. But then we are left with Dru, who has been quite mediocre this year. And I don't think Elgersma is anywhere near ready. Perkins is great at short yardage, but IMO will flop as an actual QB. Pretty bleak for us on the QB front right now.

[Saskatchewan has given up the second fewest sacks in the league, and for the least yards lost]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Who is untouchable with th...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 01:05:26 AM

So he hangs onto the ball longer. They also miss having a better running back, both for yards gained and for protection. Saskatchewan has given up the second fewest sacks in the league, and for the least yards lost. Players like Hardrick, Collins and Ferland are at the top of the PFF ratings.

I've been watching Yoshi get beat in recent games, incl the BB.  Yoshi almost never got beat last season...

The question isn't "is SSK OL good", it's "is it worse than last year".  Compare the sacks and yards-lost vs last year might be more instructive.

SSk is still a top-5 OL, maybe even top-3.  But it's no longer top-2 like it was last year.  EDM & MTL OL are better, and even BC's is coming on strong.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Zach will be our QB in 202...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 01:01:53 AM

Well, as mentioned in the GDT, Zach's Oct 8 presser he outright says he wants to play next year.  No maybe, no iffy.  Just plain yes.

Furthers my theory I stated in my original post in this thread.  All of Zach & WFC actions to date are what you'd do if he was to be QB next year.

I fear, though, that because we know he won't stay upright, that it will force us to keep Dru as backup, and we'll have a very expensive QB room because both are FA and will want big contracts because both feel they are starters.  And this rules out going after a superstar FA QB...

So now the discussion should shift to what concession we need to get out of Zach & Dru to keep things financially feasible.  Surely Zach couldn't/shouldn't expect another $600k "I'm a normal star QB" payday?  And "lose all but one game" Dru shouldn't expect more than Crum/Powell level money.

If either QB is to be successful in '27 we need to save enough money to go hog wild in FA on the OL.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Zach will be our QB in 202...

Last post by bunker - Today at 01:01:41 AM

Agree, I've been very impressed with Lawson. I just have to force myself to forget Montreal drafted Philpot with the pick we gave up to get him.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Who is untouchable with th...

Last post by bunker - Today at 12:53:39 AM

I'm not sure about what changed personnel-wise, but SSK's OL has been faltering this season.  Teams have less trouble putting pressure on Trevor now.  We even managed it in the BB!  It's not all on the RECs there... their system should survive losing top RECs, but it cannot survive less protection.

Trevor relies on timing and he doesn't have the same connection with the current crop of replacement receivers. Multiple talented receivers have constantly been injured. That will affect any offense, Saskatchewan is not immune to this. So he hangs onto the ball longer. They also miss having a better running back, both for yards gained and for protection. Saskatchewan has given up the second fewest sacks in the league, and for the least yards lost. Players like Hardrick, Collins and Ferland are at the top of the PFF ratings.

[gets good penetration with his bull rush]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Zach will be our QB in 202...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 12:40:41 AM

It's a miracle of statistics that Cam Lawson isn't credited with any sacks, I've seen him run over QB's multiple times, he gets good penetration with his bull rush.

Ya, he's quite a beast at that push, though it's more to fluster the QB than actually shed the OL to get the sack too.  But he does put a lot of OL on their back heels and is fun to watch!