2025 Main Training Camp News and Views

[Stats Junkie]

Derek Taylor
TRAINING CAMP IS OPEN!!

Early question of who and where:
Jamal Parker is at safety
Marquis Bridges is at field corner
Kyrie Wilson and Tony Jones at linebacker.

To add...Tui Eli at left guard

WR Dalton Schoen and DT Cam Lawson are here doing some running off to the side. Both were placed on the injured veteran list midweek.

Jerreth Sterns is in with the first group of receivers. That will be a big question between now and the season opener: who joins Mitchell, Schoen, Demski and Clercius.

Sterns looked great in the 1 on 1 drills.
DB Cam Allen may have had the best play: he read a in-breaking route so well that the the QB didn't even throw it. Never seen that before.

*EDIT*
Four guys were not out for day 1.
DB Jake Kelly still rehabbing his late-season injury, per O'Shea.
DT Devin Adams excused from practice today.
Rookie DT Trey Laing away for personal reasons. And rookie P James Evans "is on his way".

Darrin Bauming
Good morning, Winnipeg. Blue #Bombers training camp officially kicks off in about one hour, and here is how the roster looks on Day 1.
* Post includes training camp roster

For those eagle-eyed in attendance, the QB wearing No. 7 (not listed here) is CFL QB Internship Program player Cole Anseeuw of the @MBBisons

Willie Jefferson @Stmn_Willie_Bmn breaks it down to launch Day 1 of 2025 training camp.
* Post includes a video

Dalton Schoen is here after inking a one-year contract extension on Feb. 1. He is not yet participating (on the 'injured veteran list' while wrapping his recovery from a knee injury that saw him miss most of 2024), but I'm told he is expected to be ready to go Week 2 when the #Bombers open their regular season on Jun. 12. (Winnipeg holds a Week 1 bye)

Ed Tait
Training Camp '25 Preview @Wpg_BlueBombers
https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/05/11/training-camp-25-preview/

Camp opens with Dalton Schoen, Cam Lawson and Jake Kelly not practising but doing field work. Also out AK Gassama

John Hodge
Day one of Winnipeg Blue Bombers training camp is in full swing.

Jamal Parker, in at safety, picks off Zach Collaros.

[Jesse]

Derek Taylor
TRAINING CAMP IS OPEN!!

Early question of who and where:
Jamal Parker is at safety
Marquis Bridges is at field corner
Kyrie Wilson and Tony Jones at linebacker.

To add...Tui Eli at left guard

Not at all what I expected, lol.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Not at all what I expected, lol.

Interesting spot for Parker. They likely know what he can do at field corner. He's not the typical body type you want as a safety though so we'll see how much of a look he gets there I guess. 

Tua starting at guard is the typical O'Shea loyalty play. We'll see how long that lasts too.

[ModAdmin]

Day 1 comments from coach O'Shea...

[theaardvark]

Interesting, effectively moving to 6 DB's in the backfield.  Wondering if they will play different SAM and FS  on running vs. passing downs.

Eli at LG is surprising, will be interesting to see how that develops though camp.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Not at all what I expected, lol.

Means nothing other than he's first in line to get reps.

[Jesse]

Interesting spot for Parker. They likely know what he can do at field corner. He's not the typical body type you want as a safety though so we'll see how much of a look he gets there I guess. 

Tua starting at guard is the typical O'Shea loyalty play. We'll see how long that lasts too.

I can see Parker at safety.

The defence lines up in so many different ways, I'm not paying too much attention to "starters". But we definitely leaned more into a coverage heavy style last season, and Parker as a ballhawk in the back field as opposed to a guy who plays closer to the line makes sense to me.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

I can see Parker at safety.

The defence lines up in so many different ways, I'm not paying too much attention to "starters". But we definitely leaned more into a coverage heavy style last season, and Parker as a ballhawk in the back field as opposed to a guy who plays closer to the line makes sense to me.

Parker and Holm are the 2 fastest of the returning DB's, both are good solo tacklers, Holm is too valuable to move away from HB as he helps initiate new corners.

[ModAdmin]

Brady Oliviera on day 1 of training camp...

[Waffler]

Parker made a great pick today.

Strev never missed a rep. Other than some kind of sleeve on his one leg you'd never know he was ever hurt. Same Strev.  All the QB's looked good. There was a guy not on the roster, not sure who that was but he looked the most tentative. I didn't think Patterson looked like a vet as much as he should have. Probably the depth chart stays the same for now.

A lot of receivers impressed me especially Myron Mitchell, Stearns and of course Demski was the best. He runs like a kid out there. It's going to be a while before this group gets sorted out.

Over all a lot of rust, as you would expect, with a few of the vets standing out.

Where is Jarious Jackson?

There was no kicking that I saw and I pay less attention to the linemen compared to the "skill" positions, just more fun to watch for me.

honorable mentions: Cobb, Logan, Dexter Lawson.

[TecnoGenius]

Interesting spot for Parker. They likely know what he can do at field corner. He's not the typical body type you want as a safety though so we'll see how much of a look he gets there I guess. 

Ya, I can see Parker @FS.  However, since it's been like 450+ days since I've seen him on the field, I don't really remember his body type.

Is he a BA37 bruiser, or a Dequoy lightweight track star?  Your comment doesn't say, because it all depends which body type one wants! 

From memory he a tweener, not too tall, not too big, not too small.  So that would make him a compromise FS, trying to have our cake and eat it to?  Of course, my memory from '23 could be hazy.

[TecnoGenius]

To add...Tui Eli at left guard

That's the shocker so far.  If it means something (if!), then everyone lost their bet!  No one saw that coming.  To be honest he stunk badly when injury subbing at G or C in his few chances last year.

A bit small for interior run support, and probably has the issue MOS says most young NAT OL have: weak on pass-pro (until they learn).

So, has he learned?  He's had enough years!  You reach a point you ain't getting better, though.

[TecnoGenius]

LOL, in the MOS presser posted above the reporter says Wallace said he's been purposely losing weight.  That's pretty funny (and cool?), as my inside skinny on a vet CFL OL says that he had to do the opposite: eat non-stop on purpose to bulk up before TC.

Wallace is just naturally gifted with bulk! 

[Jesse]

That's the shocker so far.  If it means something (if!), then everyone lost their bet!  No one saw that coming.  To be honest he stunk badly when injury subbing at G or C in his few chances last year.

A bit small for interior run support, and probably has the issue MOS says most young NAT OL have: weak on pass-pro (until they learn).

So, has he learned?  He's had enough years!  You reach a point you ain't getting better, though.

I wouldn't be surprised if SBaG is right and it was a loyalty move. Get the first snap because you've been here the longest and then back to the actual plan.

[BomberFan73]

I wouldn't be surprised if SBaG is right and it was a loyalty move. Get the first snap because you've been here the longest and then back to the actual plan.

ANd if we do go 3 Imps on the OLine, his spot on the AR is iffy. Would he take a PR spot?
I do agree it was a loyalty thing, giving him 1st crack to prove what he can do.