Rough Riders at Blue Bombers pre-game Discussion

[Mick]

sorry to disappoint, word is Brown is practicing.

I won't believe anything I see online, until I see the injury report.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

I won't believe anything I see online, until I see the injury report.

The injury report is online. 

[ModAdmin]

Interesting, the CFL sports writers are split down the middle on their predictions for both the Eastern and Western Finals...

https://www.cfl.ca/2024/11/05/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-division-final-picks-2/

[Mick]

Wow, thats a pile of DNP for SSK, and we lookin' pretty **** good this time of year.

https://www.cfl.ca/2024/11/05/cfl-injury-reports-division-finals/

[Blueforlife]

Injuries

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS   PRACTICE DAY   
Player Name   POSITION    Injury   TUE   WED   THU   Game Status
Shawn Bane   WR   Knee   DNP         
Bryan Cox   DL   Knee   DNP         
Jaxon Ford   DB   Knee   DNP         
Frankie Hickson">Frankie Hickson   RB   Head   Limited         
Colton Hunchak   WR   Healthy Scratch   Full         
Lake Korte-Moore">Lake Korte-Moore   DL   Knee   DNP         
Anthony Lanier II   DL   Healthy Scratch   Full         
Dohnte Meyers   WR   Shoulder   DNP         
Aubrey Miller Jr   LB   Back   DNP         
Kosi Onyeka   DB   Healthy Scrach   Full         
CJ Reavis   DB   Knee   DNP         
Trevor Reid   OL   Knee   DNP         
Joe Robustelli">Joe Robustelli   WR   Shoulder   DNP         
Ryan Sceviour">Ryan Sceviour   OL   Elbow   Full         
Kian Schaffer-Baker   WR   Neck   DNP         
Melique Straker">Melique Straker   LB   Hip   Full         
Deontai Williams   DB   Healthy Scratch   Full         
Noah Zerr   OL   Healthy Scratch   Ful

[Mick]

I saw Reid, and Shafer-Baker get injured. But Not Reavis, Ford, or Cox interesting. Either just resting them, or something significant.

Reavis is a big one, he's been a big part of their D.

[Blue In BC]

Our IR report is looking very good. Everyone at Full participation. OTOH, the Riders have some issues to be sure.

K. Wilson and Alexander look to be possible choices to be activated. Hard to say if they will be seriously considered for the WDF but perhaps. Depends on what we don't know of game plan.

K. Wilson is a very good run stopper, probably better than Cole as a starter? It could be that Ayers gets bumped and Cole fills  another role on defence.

I'd prefer Alexander back at safety if his hand doesn't limit his ability to make a tackle.  Bridges would seem to be odd man out if that happens.

[Blueforlife]

Our IR report is looking very good. Everyone at Full participation. OTOH, the Riders have some issues to be sure.

K. Wilson and Alexander look to be possible choices to be activated. Hard to say if they will be seriously considered for the WDF but perhaps. Depends on what we don't know of game plan. 

K. Wilson is a very good run stopper, probably better than Cole as a starter? It could be that Ayers gets bumped and Cole fills  another role on defence.

I'd prefer Alexander back at safety if his hand doesn't limit his ability to make a tackle.  Bridges would seem to be odd man out if that happens.

A tough call but Wilson and Alexander likely help the team.  The question remains if the guys they replace will he missed if we have injuries.  Rust would be my only concern.  Wilson is > Cole but only if at full speed.  Alexander has the strength and power to tackle with one had but it's a factor to be certain.  I bet we see plenty of rotation on D regardless.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Would Wilson even make it through the game? Do we want to risk that?

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Our IR report is looking very good. Everyone at Full participation. OTOH, the Riders have some issues to be sure.

K. Wilson and Alexander look to be possible choices to be activated. Hard to say if they will be seriously considered for the WDF but perhaps. Depends on what we don't know of game plan.

K. Wilson is a very good run stopper, probably better than Cole as a starter? It could be that Ayers gets bumped and Cole fills  another role on defence.

I'd prefer Alexander back at safety if his hand doesn't limit his ability to make a tackle.  Bridges would seem to be odd man out if that happens.

[/b]

After today's press conference, I'm of the opinion if BA can't play Safety it's going to be Nick Taylor taking his place. 

[Blue In BC]

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After today's press conference, I'm of the opinion if BA can't play Safety it's going to be Nick Taylor taking his place. 

Healthy versus game speed/rust are factors for both choices. I like Taylor but I don't ever remember him playing safety.

The IR reports Haba was a healthy scratch last week when we choose Fox. I don't know if that worked out well or not. I see Person is practising and he was reported to be a speedster as a rusher at DE. Does that make him a candidate in a critical game.

It's good we have some choices to make but I don't know which way this will unfold. Win the WDF and we have another week to get some players back up with conditioning.

[dd]

Is Wilson really better than Cole?? I thought Cole has been a beast out there since he was inserted into the lineup. I have no concern at WILL, my concern is at safety.

[Blue In BC]

Is Wilson really better than Cole?? I thought Cole has been a beast out there since he was inserted into the lineup. I have no concern at WILL, my concern is at safety.

I'd say a healthy Wilson is better than Cole at the moment. Cole may be the future but Wilson has often been referred to as an all star type player.

Wilson has been our starter for several years but has had difficulty staying healthy.

I'm not knocking Cole and he has been very good but I'd still lean towards Wilson. The downside is that he's missed the last 10 games and putting him in for a playoff game may still not be a wise choice.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

I'd say a healthy Wilson is better than Cole at the moment. Cole may be the future but Wilson has often been referred to as an all star type player.

Wilson has been our starter for several years but has had difficulty staying healthy.

I'm not knocking Cole and he has been very good but I'd still lean towards Wilson. The downside is that he's missed the last 10 games and putting him in for a playoff game may still not be a wise choice.

How would you know? Kyrie Wilson hasn't played a game since July 20.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Is Wilson really better than Cole?? I thought Cole has been a beast out there since he was inserted into the lineup. I have no concern at WILL, my concern is at safety.

Is Cole even above Ayers on the depth chart? I believe Ayers was starting at WIL the majority of time Wilson was out.  Could be Ayers has been banged up thus Cole getting more reps in that spot recently.