Winnipeg @ Calgary Pre-game.

[RebusRankin]

Cobb in his career has 18 catches on 43 targets. Almost 25% of his career yardage came on 1 play. As I said before, meh.

[Waffler]

Cobb in his career has 18 catches on 43 targets. Almost 25% of his career yardage came on 1 play. As I said before, meh.

If you want to spin it that way, sure. But also take into consideration that he played on two truly bad Edmonton teams.

He also had 2 TD's and a 17.1 yard average. (beating Lawler's 15.4 the one year he was there).

29 punt returns, 10.6 yard average.

29 kick off returrns 21.4 yard average.

He's a solid backup, still young and a nat.

[Jesse]

Cobb in his career has 18 catches on 43 targets. Almost 25% of his career yardage came on 1 play. As I said before, meh.

I said the same thing about Wheatfall last year.

[Blue In BC]

Injuries below see attached

What do you remember about Schmekel's game? Is he is a power guy or more speed and technique?

I remember he was improving last year as he got more playing time. I'd call him more of a power guy. Sample size and inexperience a bit early to know about upside on technique.

If he's on the roster he probably sits as the # 3 on the depth chart behind Lawson and Kornelson. The fact he was on the 1 game IR when not injured, that would seem to be a reasonable projection.

That said, it's probably going to be hot in Calgary so youth will help in the rotation. They might rotate more often on a hot day regardless of who is on the roster?

[The Zipp]

Bombers move RB Quinton Cooley to the practice roster and release S Joshua Hagerty.

With the prior move of LB Fabian Weitz to PR I wouldn't be surprised to see OL Micah Vanterpool on the game-day roster for Thursday.

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[Blueforlife]

If you want to spin it that way, sure. But also take into consideration that he played on two truly bad Edmonton teams.

He also had 2 TD's and a 17.1 yard average. (beating Lawler's 15.4 the one year he was there).

29 punt returns, 10.6 yard average.

29 kick off returrns 21.4 yard average.

He's a solid backup, still young and a nat.

Agree has the tools.  Some only look at stats and not potential.  I have watched enough to see a spark there.  Can he break through on the Bombers? 50/50

[Tecno]

Let's just hope no one gets what Thomas has.

Ya, cold/flu aren't really a thing right now in the middle of summer.  Plenty of people around with 'vid though.  That thing doesn't seem to care what season it is.

Sucks we have the short-week Thu game this week, as he probably could use 3-ish full days off.  He should be fine by the weekend and practicing next week.

This gives all you Fatboi haters a great chance to see a Fatboi-less DL!  Let's see  what Lawson can give us as the nearly-every-snap guy.  I have high hopes, as he's basically 100% of our future plans.

[Tecno]

Still trying to understand why they didn't 6 game IR him to start the season.

Logan:

Maybe no one thought his injury would be more than a week or 2?

Maybe we gave him half his salary in signing bonus and thus the 6G savings isn't worth the hassle?

Maybe he's fine and we'd rather roll with Vaval for now, so are just hiding him on IR?

[Blue In BC]

Logan:

Maybe no one thought his injury would be more than a week or 2?

Maybe we gave him half his salary in signing bonus and thus the 6G savings isn't worth the hassle?

Maybe he's fine and we'd rather roll with Vaval for now, so are just hiding him on IR?

Like I said I don't think he was involved in TC and had an early injury. He's not practising like some of the other healthy scratches.

I doubt he got half his salary early but that doesn't answer why he wasn't on 6 game IR. Medical miss diagnosis?

We're good with Vaval but if and when Logan is healthy he gives another option. Not directly tied with Vaval but an option which we might consider at some point

[Blue In BC]

Bombers move RB Quinton Cooley to the practice roster and release S Joshua Hagerty.

With the prior move of LB Fabian Weitz to PR I wouldn't be surprised to see OL Micah Vanterpool on the game-day roster for Thursday.

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Could be the choice made.

[Tecno]

We're good with Vaval but if and when Logan is healthy he gives another option. Not directly tied with Vaval but an option which we might consider at some point

If Vaval busts one, the Logan will not see the AR without crazy injuries to other players.  Mafia likes the hot hand.

Vaval is way younger, and seems to stay uninjured.  Can't say that about Logan, who is known injury-prone.

If Vaval doesn't bust one, then it's a toss up.

This is somewhat akin to the Grant/Lucky situation in '19.  Lucky looked like a world beater and the future, then Grant shows up and Lucky is on the bench and let go in FA.  If Vaval can start busting them, it won't matter what Logan looks like.

[Tecno]

Nick Demski
2024. 18 games 6 touchdowns
2025.  3 games.  4 touchdowns.

Somethings happening here, what it is aint exactly clear

It's also that we're down 2 "better" targets (Kenny, Pokey).  Demski is basiscally #2 now.  So he'll have to be trusted to get the home runs the other guys did.

In '24 we often neglected Demski for wide swaths of games.  We seem to take him out of our pocket when playing SSK, and they are deathly afraid of him over there.

Demski has this knack for shedding his blockers and finding a way to get great YAC.  He's always been that way.  Not so much slippery as just tricky and smart.

We also have clearly solved our TD problem from last year!  Does everyone remember how we couldn't get into the EZ if our life depended on it?  Many games with 0 or 1 legit passing TD.

Now if we get within 30, it's basically a done deal.  That's some great work by Hogan/Jarious right there.

[Pete]

Saw we just released Haggarty, our track record with free agents is not good
Mitchell has not played a game
Jones from Argos same
Makonzo hurt
White released
Haggarty released
Vaughtners and Sterns only ones still here

[Jesse]

Saw we just released Haggarty, our track record with free agents is not good
Mitchell has not played a game
Jones from Argos same
Makonzo hurt
White released
Haggarty released
Vaughtners and Sterns only ones still here

We wanted to shore up our depth so we didn't run into a situation like last year and that's exactly what we did.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Saw we just released Haggarty, our track record with free agents is not good
Mitchell has not played a game
Jones from Argos same
Makonzo hurt
White released
Haggarty released
Vaughtners and Sterns only ones still here

This is a really hard team to make also. It would be much worse if most free agents we signed were better than what we have and therefore a lock to make the team.  That was what happened around here (and still does for some teams) back when we won nothing and lost two thirds of our games.