2024 Grey Cup Pre-game Discussion

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

No mention.

Darren has since deleted the tweet. I am sure they will still be wearing the blue jerseys but the team may want to make the announcement through their official channels.

Bauming mentioned on his podcast the days of the gold pants maybe over, but didn't speculate why the team would do so. Never thrilled with white and gold but blue and gold I like better than blue and blue.

[GOLDMEMBER]

As per Darren Cameron the Bombers will be wearing their blue jerseys.

We will be "home" team I suppose then.

[The Zipp]

toronto defence is very, very good.  they cause turnovers and can pressure qb's.

arbuckle is serviceable and could win them this game by not making big errors.

i think this game will be close and thank goodness it's not outside as zach isn't a great cold weather guy. 

their special teams are better than ours, their front 7 is better, our secondary is better, i will call the recievers a draw - maybe slight edge to winnipeg, carey is a very good rb but BO is better and zach is far better than arbuckle.

our coaching is better but i can see this game coming down to one or two plays and turnovers. 

[GOLDMEMBER]

Bauming mentioned on his podcast the days of the gold pants maybe over, but didn't speculate why the team would do so. Never thrilled with white and gold but blue and gold I like better than blue and blue.

I agree the blue jersey with the gold pants is the best combo. The team should know this!

[GOLDMEMBER]

toronto defence is very, very good.  they cause turnovers and can pressure qb's.

arbuckle is serviceable and could win them this game by not making big errors.

i think this game will be close and thank goodness it's not outside as zach isn't a great cold weather guy. 

their special teams are better than ours, their front 7 is better, our secondary is better, i will call the recievers a draw - maybe slight edge to winnipeg, carey is a very good rb but BO is better and zach is far better than arbuckle.

our coaching is better but i can see this game coming down to one or two plays and turnovers. 

You sure know how is get me anxious.

[TecnoGenius]

i will call the recievers a draw - maybe slight edge to winnipeg

I think our RECs are way better.  Sure, Polk has come on lately but he's still a rookie.  I think Pokey is better.

Coxie is their only good REC on paper.  And he may be the Schoen of the GC: playing injured.

Ungerer/Brisset are like JFG levels, nothing to get too worried about but can make catches when open.

Daniels is washed up.  I spent the entire season taking the under on catch-count for Daniels and made a fortune (Vegas finally lowered his expected count for the EDF, LOL).  However, when he does make catches, they are often TDs, so you can't ignore him.

We've got 3 major scoring threat RECs, an up&coming NAT (or maybe Woli??), and Wheatie finally found his oats with a stupendous contested catch in the WDF.  Plus a smattering of Brady passes and Lucky... darn good!

Eli did a couple of sneak-out-into-the-flat plays and I'll still dream of him getting a completion with tons of space to hoggie-bulldoze for 10YAC.

[TecnoGenius]

Media has already been blabbing about how TOR has gone to 7 cups and won all 7.  I've commented many times on how they seem to luck into cups, and then luck into wins in cups.  Up until 2022 they had that horseshoe.

NO LONGER!

The TOR luck stops here.  Luck is one thing, but it appears, from the WPG@MTL game, WPG has God on their side!  And God > luck.

And if you don't like that theory, how about the fact we're dialed in like no other team.  TOR was majorly sloppy in the EDF and barely won by a bad read from Cody.  Pirate Arbuckle is, let's face it, most teams' last choice for a non-ELC backup QB.  He even said he was this close to retiring before TOR phoned.  Oh ya, and Mike Miller is all over the STs as we speak: there will be no more mistakes.

We finally get our 2022 revenge game opportunity.  The guys will be laser focused and will not allow themselves to come home empty-handed.

May we start a new, reverse trend of TOR losing the next 7...

[dd]

Our secondary will handle their recievers no problem. I think both defenses are a wash, but they are both very, very good.

Their Special Teams have the edge with Grant back their and he'll likely break one in the big game.

This game will be close, but we'll prevail.

[Stats Junkie]

[TecnoGenius]

Our secondary will handle their recievers no problem. I think both defenses are a wash, but they are both very, very good.

Ya, D's might be a wash, but in vastly different ways, eh?

The wildcard may be that our DL was able to get pretty good pressure on SSK.  They were playing possessed.  If our DL can do that vs TOR, then our D will have the edge overall.

Arbuckle is still susceptible to flustering and mistakes; part of the reason he never stuck as a full-time #1.  So we don't necessarily have to sack him, just make him uncomfortable.  Shrink the pocket (Fatboi's speciality).  Make him see ghosts.  Have Willy jumping up where he is thinking of throwing.

Their Special Teams have the edge with Grant back their and he'll likely break one in the big game.

If any one knows Grant intimately and can stop him, it's WPG.

Grant busted one in the '22 GC for us and TOR still won.  If he busts one in the '24 GC, we can still win.  It'll suck, but it won't doom us or anything.

Besides, Miller will take those 3 bad ST screwups vs SSK personally and make sure we don't give up squat on ST.  Grant will have a decent average, but we'll stop the explosion.

[TecnoGenius]

Hey, the great thing about Sheahan as our P... you don't have to worry about him booming one into the BC scoreboard!

     

[Pigskin]

Glad to see Tanner Schmekel getting a little more playing time and playing well. Tanner with 6 DTs in the last two games.

[markf]

Glad to see Tanner Schmekel getting a little more playing time and playing well. Tanner with 6 DTs in the last two games.

" Overall, he dressed in five games, recording one defensive tackle and one sack, in 2023."  wiki.

on the highlight video saw that he made a great tackle for loss on a running play, went right through their line and brought down the ball carrier. really good play. During the game, I was thinking he's not very big, but he's 291 lbs.

[Pigskin]

" Overall, he dressed in five games, recording one defensive tackle and one sack, in 2023."  wiki.

on the highlight video saw that he made a great tackle for loss on a running play, went right through their line and brought down the ball carrier. really good play. During the game, I was thinking he's not very big, but he's 291 lbs.

Tanner works very hard in practice. He's also very physical. Hope he continues to play well in the GC.

[theaardvark]

Glad to see Tanner Schmekel getting a little more playing time and playing well. Tanner with 6 DTs in the last two games.

I wonder, as a SSK boy, was it harder or easier to play against the Riders? 

What happened to the other SSK draft pick. Anthony Bennett? Is he not on the team due to play or injury?  I remember him being around last year, but he was released at the start of training camp this year... did he quit football?