Stamps at Blue Bombers pre game thread

[dd]

The draft is often a crap shoot, sometimes you get some talent, some times you whiff. We drafted Dobson and Ford, yet lose them to FA because we got outbid for NAT talent, so where did that get us?? Same for Couture, Chung, Dejarlais...soild NAT hoggies, all gone for more $$. I m saying if it means you go over the cap or lose a 5 star NAT, then go over the cap, because there's no guarantee your draft pick is going to be anywhere near the talent level of the player you're letting walk out the door.

[Blueforlife]

The draft is often a crap shoot, sometimes you get some talent, some times you whiff. We drafted Dobson and Ford, yet lose them to FA because we got outbid for NAT talent, so where did that get us?? Same for Couture, Chung, Dejarlais...soild NAT hoggies, all gone for more $$. I m saying if it means you go over the cap or lose a 5 star NAT, then go over the cap, because there's no guarantee your draft pick is going to be anywhere near the talent level of the player you're letting walk out the door.

Those are examples of players that made us great and won us cups,  yes hard to retain
Never know with the draft but it's proven teams with strong Canadian talent are consistently competitive
I would like to see us draft more Cdn OL

[Blue In BC]

I'm not talking about the increase in SMS, we were having a conversation about going "all in" in a home grey cup year.

How do you go all in if you don't have top players available to bring in? All in is just an irrelevant thought that is said every season.  I don't think any team thinks we're just going to go through the motions this season.

[Blue In BC]

Stamps lost their starting CB, Richardson in the last minute of play. He needed to be helped off the field with some sort of leg, knee or ankle injury. Couldn't put any weight on it at all.

[The Zipp]

back to the upcoming game...stamps shut down our run game, shut down Oulette tonight. 

we really can't take a quarter off like we have for the past two games. 

hogan has some work to do figuring out this stamps defence. 

[dd]

Stamps have a very decent interior D line that makes running between tackles impossible. The stamps d just shuts down the run forcing you to pass and I don't like our odds with hot and cold Collaros. Could be a tough one next week

[gobombersgo]

If anyone wants to check out a Sunday practice,

From Darren Cameron
#Bombers return to the practice field tomorrow morning at 11:20am at Princess Auto Stadium.

[TecnoGenius]

But people speaking in platitudes about "mortgaging the future" or "long term goals" have never explained how they think it will hurt us. There isn't really a way to plan long term in the CFL.

CGY going from zero to first place hero in one FA is proof of that.  It looks like 2025 will be the year that status quo WFC may not be "enough" to make the cup.  Every single W team appears to have improved, except maybe BC.

What did we "improve" at in FA and DP?  DE.  That's it.  Other units are basically status quo, some units (RECs) vastly diminished of star power.

Pokey returning from the NFL would be a huge boon...

[TecnoGenius]

Watching CGY spank SSK just as bad as they did us (or worse?) shows they are the real deal.  Their O basically operates with impunity.  Their D is very stout and seems to love shutting down solid run games.  They hosed ours.  They hosed the previous 100+ Oullette game.

The best run-blocker Yoshi had no effect on that DL.  Our RT, whoever it is, won't have a hope either, unless we somehow out-scheme them.

Oh ya, it also shows SSK is very beatable by us this year.  A good thing since we see them 3 times.

[bwiser]

Glad to see a lot of posters are seeing the same thing I am.
I am wondering if we at best. Become a win one lose one team?

Clearly, Zac and his O line d line and whoever the middle LB is get off their passes, and make efforts like their pro football lives depend on it.

Will Bobby Dyce become the first fired guy. Man they have no offensive consistency.

Ottawa looks like the worst team in the league right now. I have to think Dyce's job is very much in jeopardy.Calgary looks like the best team right now. Bombers are going to have their hands full on Friday

[dd]

I think we'll more than have our hands full, I think the Stamps beat us at home this week!! Their D line is miles better than ours. Our run game will be shut down and our passing game will continue to struggle.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

CGY going from zero to first place hero in one FA is proof of that.  It looks like 2025 will be the year that status quo WFC may not be "enough" to make the cup.  Every single W team appears to have improved, except maybe BC.

What did we "improve" at in FA and DP?  DE.  That's it.  Other units are basically status quo, some units (RECs) vastly diminished of star power.

Pokey returning from the NFL would be a huge boon...

I think this is the long expected rebuild of the Stamps, I anticipated it the last 2 seasons wasting so many picks on them in Pickem, they were never destined to be bottom dwellers. That organization remembers how to win and they retained most of the coaches that know how to make it happen. The Bombers have 2 more games with them to show they can still outplay them, I wouldn't put big money on their chances.  The spotlight is on Zach and Brady to make it happen.

[gobombersgo]

Practice updates:

From Ed Tait:

Both Dalton Schoen and Stanley Bryant are just watching as the @Wpg_BlueBombers post bye practice week starts

Jake Kelly practising today for first time this year

Micah Vanterpool at LT, Gabe Wallace at guard

From @DTonOB :

T Eric Lofton is back practicing for the first time since camp.
He's on the 6-game injured list so this is the first time he can practice while staying on the list.

In addition to Lofton, Jake Kelly is practicing for the first time in 2025. He is also on 6-game working back from an injury in the Western Final.
#Bombers

Kody Case is the first up in Schoen's spot

RB/RET Peyton Logan is doing some sprints on the sidelines. First time I've seen that.
Logan has been out since training camp on the 1-game injured list

[dd]

Wow, Schoen hurt again....what is the nature of his injury, and Bryant, what s his injury and are both going to miss the Stamps rematch??

[RebusRankin]

Apparently Kody Case is practicing in Schoen's spot. That is brutal.