Can we win 2025 with this coaching staff.

Jesse · November 26, 2024, 05:29:13 PM

Lots of good things there. Love when Walters does these.

Throw Long Bannatyne · November 26, 2024, 06:18:17 PM

Quote from: Jesse on November 26, 2024, 05:29:13 PMLots of good things there. Love when Walters does these.

Once in a blue moon.

blue_gold_84 · November 26, 2024, 06:52:21 PM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on November 26, 2024, 06:18:17 PMOnce in a blue moon.

quality > quantity

Waffler · November 26, 2024, 11:59:10 PM

https://3downnation.com/2024/11/26/kyle-walters-mike-oshea-unlikely-to-sign-long-term-extensions-with-winnipeg-blue-bombers-this-off-season/

Throw Long Bannatyne · November 27, 2024, 12:12:27 AM

Quote from: Waffler on November 26, 2024, 11:59:10 PMhttps://3downnation.com/2024/11/26/kyle-walters-mike-oshea-unlikely-to-sign-long-term-extensions-with-winnipeg-blue-bombers-this-off-season/

3DN trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill built off one comment, retention is not even a story.

Jesse · November 27, 2024, 01:08:28 AM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on November 27, 2024, 12:12:27 AM3DN trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill built off one comment, retention is not even a story.

What a sensationalist title, lol.

gobombersgo · November 27, 2024, 01:30:10 AM

Quote from: Jesse on November 27, 2024, 01:08:28 AMWhat a sensationalist title, lol.

Yeah, it's like saying Zach Collaros isn't likely to extend with the Bombers this off-season.

Blueforlife · November 27, 2024, 02:40:43 AM

Patience has and Will pay off

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bombers-gm-roster-third-grey-cup-loss-1.7394071

blue_gold_84 · November 27, 2024, 01:04:46 PM

Quote from: Jesse on November 27, 2024, 01:08:28 AMWhat a sensationalist title, lol.

Straight up clickbait. 3DN is pretty trashy sometimes.

Blue In BC · November 27, 2024, 04:35:38 PM

Any of our coaches actually had any interviews with other teams yet? We given permission for 3 of them IIRC and it's possible we may be forced into some changes. I'd expect decisions might be concluded before the end of the year.

Each team needs to hire their new staff when changes are pending. Being able to prep for free agency requires these folks to be in place.

TecnoGenius · December 03, 2024, 06:33:14 AM

Quote from: Ridermania on November 26, 2024, 04:50:03 PMOttawa RedBlacks given permission by the Bombers to interview Richie Hall for vacant DC Position.

This is actually perfect for everyone. It lets us shed the Hall $ in the coaches cap, makes it so we never have to "cut" him, and gets him back to full DC level $$.

However, part of the Hall "demotion" I'm sure was him not being super spry anymore. Not sure he can handle the rigors of being full DC anymore. The booth stuff is all well and good, but for practices, etc, you need to be trotting around the field a lot. I think those days are past him. But maybe he could do it with a bevy of young assistants doing most of the legwork.

No matter what Hall does, he's the man and I wish him all luck and success. He's the reason our D is so good today and that Younger is ready to take over.

TecnoGenius · December 03, 2024, 06:36:18 AM

Quote from: Sir Blue and Gold on November 26, 2024, 01:30:16 PMTyJuan Garbutt has the eighth-best pressure percentage in the league at 11.1%. Mostly with a three man rush. He had a really good first year overall.

See my player grading in the GC thread. Garbutt really stood out in the GC with at least 4 great plays and no negative plays that I could see. That makes him top tier as far as that GC goes.

We might have a future star on our hands if he can keep improving. Going into year 3 I guess he's up for FA? He should be an easy and perfect re-sign: showing promise but not stat-strong enough to be on anyone's radar yet.

TecnoGenius · December 03, 2024, 06:40:37 AM

Quote from: TrueBlue4 on November 26, 2024, 01:36:21 AMThat doesn't mean that we shouldn't review what happened and how we as a team can be better next year. I believe this coaching staff will do that.

Ya, except we didn't do that after the '22 loss. And didn't do that after the '23 loss... So inertia says we won't do it after the '24 loss either.

I want to see the WFC braintrust working on TOR-busting as job #1 starting right now. When the CFL schedules a WPG/TOR rematch for week 1 2025, I want us to come out swinging and clobbering. Not a repeat of the pitiful WPG/MTL week 1 rematch in '24. We need to be the ones to set the tone for the year and give everyone notice we mean business.

Every single week of '25 our braintrust needs to be working on ways to beat TOR + MTL. Because it'll be WPG vs one of those in the '25 GC.

Tiger · December 03, 2024, 03:02:22 PM

Quote from: TecnoGenius on December 03, 2024, 06:36:18 AMSee my player grading in the GC thread. Garbutt really stood out in the GC with at least 4 great plays and no negative plays that I could see. That makes him top tier as far as that GC goes.

We might have a future star on our hands if he can keep improving. Going into year 3 I guess he's up for FA? He should be an easy and perfect re-sign: showing promise but not stat-strong enough to be on anyone's radar yet.

Agreed