Stamps at Blue Bombers pre game thread

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Why is Vanterpool back on the 1 game IR when he played last week?

MCI still nicked up, thus no practice.

[Waffler]

https://3downnation.com/2025/07/14/milt-stegall-returning-to-cfl-on-tsn-for-week-7-will-join-panel-in-winnipeg/

Milt is coming back. In Winnipeg!

[GOLDMEMBER]

https://3downnation.com/2025/07/14/milt-stegall-returning-to-cfl-on-tsn-for-week-7-will-join-panel-in-winnipeg/

Milt is coming back. In Winnipeg!

This is absolutely great news! I look forward to seeing the Blue Bomber legend back and having fun.

[J5V]

O'Shea was giving away nothing in his presser today. "Could be 75 throws, could be 75 runs, all that matters is getting a win". This game is going to be a slobberknocker!

[The Zipp]

darn - current forecast doesn't look good for Friday.  hopefully it will change. 

[J5V]

Duane Ford's rankings for the West:
1. Calgary
2. BC
3. Sask
4. Wpg
5. Edm

Lapo gushing all over the Stamps proclaiming them best in the West and Grey Cup finalists because of their defence. Good! Let the Stamps be the team everyone gets up for instead of us who won't even make the playoffs. Poor Bombers.

[dd]

Duane Ford's rankings for the West:
1. Calgary
2. BC
3. Sask
4. Wpg
5. Edm

Lapo gushing all over the Stamps proclaiming them best in the West and Grey Cup finalists because of their defence. Good! Let the Stamps be the team everyone gets up for instead of us who won't even make the playoffs. Poor Bombers.

Go figure, we smoke the Lions twice and yet THEY get the #2 seed, whatever. I have it Calgary-Wpg-BC-Sask-Edm

[dd]

https://3downnation.com/2025/07/14/milt-stegall-returning-to-cfl-on-tsn-for-week-7-will-join-panel-in-winnipeg/

Milt is coming back. In Winnipeg!

Excellent!!!

It is somewhat ironic and fitting, he comes back on the panel in Winnipeg. Hope he's ready for it, grieving can be tough, especially losing a son, I can't imagine the pain he's been through. Good to see you back Milton!!!!

[TecnoGenius]

He's still jobless. I wonder if Walters has kept in touch.

Oh you better believe White will be on speed dial should we have a bad REC injury.  If Schoen is going 6GIR then I think we bring White back, assuming we can come to some arrangement($) where he'll accept PR if he knows he's next man up.

[TecnoGenius]

shiny object in his right ear, if it's an earring it's located in a strange place, maybe it was part of an audio ear piece?

Ya, looks like Bluetooth earpiece.  Looks pink.  I'm pretty sure MOS isn't sporting a new pierced ear with a pink earring... isn't he well past potential midlife crisis age?

[TecnoGenius]

Time for Hogan to shine and show he can coordinate a pro level offense - he has the tools, Hall of fame QB, solid and learning O-line, Hall of fame RB, a number of very good receivers.  there is no reason to have quarters with 1 or 2 first downs like we have seen the last couple of games.

With Hall/Younger and Buck we've seen games where we come out with a completely different O and D for one game.  Like completely anti-WPG schemes and calls.  And it appears suddenly and without warning.

We have done that against tough opponents.  And it almost always won the game for us.

That's what I want to see Friday.  Because that's what's needed.  Biggie knows every little thing our D will do, and he's not only told their OC how to plan, but he's sitting on the sideline with the ipad telling them what to do in realtime.  So throw the book away that Biggie knows, and be the anti-WPG.

And Hogan needs to "pull a Buck" and do stuff completely out of left field from the first snap.

Everyone needs to come up with a better game plan.  CGY may hold the edge on talent right now, so that means we have to win with scheme.  I hope MOS & coords are working their butts off right now, 14-hours a day, up until KO.  If we get spanked again by CGY, at home this time, we can probably kiss the GC good bye.  It's one thing to get spanked all year by TOR or MTL, it's another to get it from a divisional rival.

[TecnoGenius]

Stearns
Reliable when thrown to. 27 yac on 13 receptions. Catching in traffic?

That is the hallmark of WFC.  No YAC.  RECs in traffic.  No one open.  Blocking doesn't work, and screens are useless.

The only time we get YAC is on deep shots and one-on-ones.  Or sometimes with FS help, if the REC is Demski 

It's frustrating how little YAC we get as a team.  If there's a stat Junkie can pull up, I'm sure it'll show we suck bad compared to most teams.  Heck, some teams like MTL are nothing but YAC.

[TecnoGenius]

The other issue I have is whether or not Zack is sort of getting  past his best before date etc. Going to hold off any formal judgement for a few more weeks but starting to lean that way.

LOL, but you were probably saying that for the first 6 weeks of 2024 too.  Turns out he got us to another cup.

I for one will never try to predict when Zach has "lost it".  I'd say it would take 12 straight games of him looking like Ford before I do an armchair-GM cut.

[TecnoGenius]

If anyone thinks WPG is guaranteed to lose, go place your bets because bookies have us as massive favorites.  You'll make bank locking that in right now.

I bet that line will change if/when we hear Schoen will be going to 6G...

Me, I virtually never bet against the Bombers, and almost certainly not this week (well... pending Schoen news).

[Waffler]

I would think if Schoen does not practice today then he doesn't play.  Just too risky that he can't finish the game. I say that because his injury is knee. Not sure if it is the same one but it looked to go a bit sideways when he landed. Could just be pain and inflammation but the cure for that is rest and rehab.