Official Game Day Thread - Winnipeg at BC., June 21, 2025

[Doublezero]

Demski is a class act. He lets his play do the talking.  Rarely gets hurt. Just a real football player.

100% former RB with sweet hands. I want to see a formation once or twice today with Demski Peterson Cooley Chris-Ike and Strev all in the backfield at once. Then just run the sh-t out of that thing.

[Jesse]

100% former RB with sweet hands. I want to see a formation once or twice today with Demski Peterson Cooley Chris-Ike and Strev all in the backfield at once. Then just run the sh-t out of that thing.

That sounds terrible, lol.

[Blue In BC]

Not sure about this, the 2 DE's on the PR are depth, plus Woods on the 6 game, best of all they have 4 Natl. DT's that could start if needed.  If you're talking about the game day roster, you might have a valid point, but Younger had so many LB's chasing Rourke in game #1 he never knew which angle they were coming from.

Yes I'm talking about game day roster. Yes we'll have LB's coming at Masoli all game and he'll be forced into mistakes. The issue is like any depth issue. If one of our DE's goes down for any amount of time, then what?

In that sense it's the same question about adding Cooley as depth at RB. If we have an injury to Peterson or he isn't doing well you need depth. Otherwise not so much.

I'm not expecting an injury to one of our DE's but I didn't expect BO to be injured in the 1st 4 minutes last week.

Roster size, ratio and depth are just part of the game.

[Blueforlife]

Our defense played extremely well for the first game of the season, and their impact on the game cannot be understated. They played lights out. Can they repeat that, not sure, but I am hoping they bring the same intensity to the left coast. Lions will be ready for revenge

Agree the formula is working!!!

[Blueforlife]

You said you liked the lineup decisions. That's saying those were either the best or even good decisions. Now saying your weren't saying it was the best decision is a waffle.

Keep in mind that most teams only have a choice of 2 globals to add to their AR instead of a Canadian. Last year we had a 2nd global added option BECAUSE we had so many injuries to our Canadian depth. In that sense our only option was between 2 global players on the PR. Giving credit to any or all because they got to play is a thin line.

Karamoko played in 5 games and had 2 ST's and we didn't even bother to re-sign him.

IMO Weitz will see no reps on defence this week. He has to be behind all our Canadian LB's.

Interesting comments about having and developing so many LB's. While that isn't a problem per se, the problem is that we have failed in the past couple of years to have good depth on the DL. To that end, no pressure with QB's having too many time to throw.

We added Vaughters in 2025 but depth is invisible at the moment. As mentioned Ayers is shown on the depth chart at DE. That is laughable

I said I liked the lineup decisions.  That was a reflection of the entire roster not one player.  There was no waffle cone involved. 

Agree we need to develop more on the DL, the guys we developed left this year.

You might be the only poster that thinks he was the best choice option. Like I said we didn't need another LB but Clercius is nicked and our depth at receiver is a bit thin.

This is what you claimed I said, which I never did.  I never claimed Weinz was the best option.  Just stated my general opinion of the roster decisions as a whole.

As I asked nicely earlier, please do not post about things I said that are not true.  It adds nothing to the debate and isn't factual.

Karamoko didn't show enough to be retained.  I thought he had developmental potential but I don't know enough about his game to really have a strong opinion.

I have no ideals how many reps Weitz will get, hopefully someone with a keen eye will spot him live or on a rewatch

That sounds terrible, lol.

Agree

[Blue In BC]

I said I liked the lineup decisions.  That was a reflection of the entire roster not one player.  There was no waffle cone involved. 
This is what you claimed I said, which I never did.  I never claimed Weinz was the best option.  Just stated my general opinion of the roster decisions as a whole.

As I asked nicely earlier, please do not post about things I said that are not true.  It adds nothing to the debate and isn't factual.
Agree

Sounds like waffle to me. IHOP has your reservation waiting.

[Blueforlife]

Sounds like waffle to me. IHOP has your reservation waiting.

Reported, as I asked twice and now a third time please do not post things on here that I didn't say. 

I never said what you said I did.  Can't waffle cone on something I didn't say.  Please can we focus on football and drop this.  I value your opinion on here and trying to keep the peace.  Let's debate football please.

I already had my pancakes and sausage lol

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Reported, as I asked twice and now a third time please do not post things on here that I didn't say. 

I never said what you said I did.  Can't waffle cone on something you didn't do.  Please can we focus on football and drop this.

Is there a quota on the number of times you can report people for non reportable offenses in one week?

Give us all a break. My seven year old shows more resolve.

[Blue In BC]

Is there a quota on the number of times you can report people for non reportable offenses in one week?

Give us all a break. My seven year old shows more resolve.

It's funny and sad all at the same time. Every debate requires an explanation of a given position, not just a rubber stamp. All of us debate positions we take and most detail their reasoning beyond I have faith in the coaches etc etc.

There have been a bunch of debates regarding Cooley as an option this week as an example. In favour and not in favour arguments have been well supported by both sides by most. Even though I was more opposed than some, I can't disagree with what they said and their logic.

I expect we'll continue these conversations with hindsight post game. Like I said, I still hope Cooley plays a significant part in a successful game. OTOH, I hope Peterson has 25 carries and runs for 150 yards and there is no need for Cooley as an injury replacement.

I'm more concerned about possible issues with the OL depth but we've been able to stay healthy more often than not.

[Blue In BC]

Any concerns about Zac 2025.  He didn't play well last year.  It seemed his intermediate game is disappearing.  He was dink and dunk last year, and his deep balls are short and then turn into jump balls.

BCs defense didn't look stout vs. the run. And I have never liked their secondary as a scary group.

All in all it should be a good game due to the state of affairs regarding injuries and replacements.

Anyone else concerned about Zac's declining skills?

Sure. That applies to every player as they age. It's never quite that simple though. We suffered injuries to receivers and some of this falls onto the OC not adapting to changes in ability of QB's and everyone on offence. A few have mentioned that Bryant 2024 was not Bryant 2021. Well, duh that goes without saying.

This year for Collaros 1st game we're missing our starting RB and have 2 new starting receivers form 2024.

I think we'll be ok, but lots of new things to consider including a new OC.

[Blueforlife]

Any concerns about Zac 2025.  He didn't play well last year.  It seemed his intermediate game is disappearing.  He was dink and dunk last year, and his deep balls are short and then turn into jump balls.

BCs defense didn't look stout vs. the run. And I have never liked their secondary as a scary group.

All in all it should be a good game due to the state of affairs regarding injuries and replacements.

Anyone else concerned about Zac's declining skills?

No concerns
I don't believe his medium to long passing is a problem
He had a number of deep passes last year but not a great year
We had injuries like other have stated
Zach showed well in preseason
Our offense was not dink and dunk last year imo
Run game key today, agree should be holes

[gobombersgo]

Any concerns about Zac 2025.  He didn't play well last year.  It seemed his intermediate game is disappearing.  He was dink and dunk last year, and his deep balls are short and then turn into jump balls.

BCs defense didn't look stout vs. the run. And I have never liked their secondary as a scary group.

All in all it should be a good game due to the state of affairs regarding injuries and replacements.

Anyone else concerned about Zac's declining skills?

My only concern is how he will perform in the playoffs as his past performances have been sub-standard.

But, a game in BC at the start of the season? I think Zach will have a great game today.

[Blueforlife]

My only concern is how he will perform in the playoffs as his past performances have been sub-standard.

But, a game in BC at the start of the season? I think Zach will have a great game today.

Agree needs to be better at the big show

I see the keys to this are:
1. Healthy and strong OL
2. Strong Run game
3. Good balanced play calling
4.  Deep threat at receiver and everyone gets touches

Agree I see a strong game today

[Pigskin]

Nice cool day, air quality is good, but the humidity is about 90%. Kids are pumped to get to the game.

[Blueforlife]

Nice cool day, air quality is good, but the humidity is about 90%. Kids are pumped to get to the game.

Going to be a big crowd?  Let us know if anything special at the food vendors!