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#71

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers Transactions ...

Last post by Blueforlife - January 16, 2026, 12:53:38 AM

Forgot about him.  Too bad it didn't work out.  Could be the end.

#72

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: No Rebuild

Last post by Blueforlife - January 16, 2026, 12:52:39 AM

Re-tool is in the cards. 

#73

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: No Rebuild

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - January 16, 2026, 12:48:40 AM

Sport "life" is so much different than just about any other profession.  The average length of time professional football players actually play the game is under 3 1/2 years so turnover in personnel is ongoing and crucial to monitor.  It's how coaches and management handle that turnover - timing primarily - that dictates the success of a team or the lack thereof.  As Kenny Rogers used to say, "Know when to hold them, know when to fold them".

Seems the key to having a successful franchise is finding as many players as possible that have longer playng careers than the average, as most of the best players have careers between 5-10 years.  The players that wash out in 3 1/2 years are usually those who's career ended with injury or those were never able to establish themselves.

#74

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: No Rebuild

Last post by ModAdmin - January 16, 2026, 12:24:29 AM

Sport "life" is so much different than just about any other profession.  The average length of time professional football players actually play the game is under 3 1/2 years so turnover in personnel is ongoing and crucial to monitor.  It's how coaches and management handle that turnover - timing primarily - that dictates the success of a team or the lack thereof.  As Kenny Rogers used to say, "Know when to hold them, know when to fold them".

#75

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 CFL Winter Meetings

Last post by Jesse - January 16, 2026, 12:07:21 AM

I agree that it makes no sense to have 2 different sets of clock rules. My solution is to go back to the one set of clock rules that have always worked.

Agreed, though in the spirit of not being an old stick in the mud and hating change just because it's new and different, I will say that the clock adjustments are the rule change that I have the least issue with. It's not a terrible idea to standardize the time in-between plays. Though I feel sometimes it's more on the refs than anything, which aren't going to improve with a more involved process.

#76

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: No Rebuild

Last post by Jesse - January 16, 2026, 12:04:17 AM

Good interview more or less. On the rebuild thing it's largely just your own definition of what it means.

O'Shea figures they work hard enough to never be in a rebuild and to some extent he's correct, especially  if you associate being really bad with "rebuild". We've been pretty good for a long time.

However, and this definitely is mine, I think we're smack dab in the middle of a rebuild which is going to take two seasons. If you look at the 2024 Grey Cup team roster and compare it what it's going to have to look like in 2027, it's effectively a rebuild over two year seasons.

I tend to agree with what MOS said that it's not a "rebuild". He seems to have defined as a full tear down after a disaster season. A lot of core remains intact and we're signing them for 2 and 3 year deals. We've already been turning over the roster over the last couple years (Bighill, Alexander, Harris, etc) and it will continue to happen each year with certain veteran guys moving on each season.

But Walters has already stated that he and MOS agreed that this off season is different in the sense that the results were not good enough and this is the first time they've been in the situation to "re-tool" a team since they originally built it up from scratch.

#77

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 CFL Winter Meetings

Last post by TBURGESS - January 15, 2026, 11:59:10 PM

I agree that it makes no sense to have 2 different sets of clock rules. My solution is to go back to the one set of clock rules that have always worked.

#78

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 CFL Winter Meetings

Last post by Sir Blue and Gold - January 15, 2026, 11:36:01 PM

I think eventually you'll see the clock rules change in the final three minutes also because to me it doesn't make sense to have two sets of clock rules.

We just might need to actually play a bit with what we've changed before the buy in comes.

#79

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: No Rebuild

Last post by Sir Blue and Gold - January 15, 2026, 11:28:36 PM

Good interview more or less. On the rebuild thing it's largely just your own definition of what it means.

O'Shea figures they work hard enough to never be in a rebuild and to some extent he's correct, especially  if you associate being really bad with "rebuild". We've been pretty good for a long time.

However, and this definitely is mine, I think we're smack dab in the middle of a rebuild which is going to take two seasons. If you look at the 2024 Grey Cup team roster and compare it what it's going to have to look like in 2027, it's effectively a rebuild over two year seasons.

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#80

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers roster - 2025...

Last post by gobombersgo - January 15, 2026, 11:27:59 PM

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