Official Game Day Thread - Saskatchewan at Winnipeg , September 6, 2025

[dd]

Hand it to SSK, they looked at what worked for us last week and adjusted the entire D to get blanket deep coverage and 2 guys on every deep route by the time the ball arrives.

What I find aggravating is that after we saw this is what they had done, we (Hogan) kept just doing the same thing!  If they were taking away the deep, we should have been going mid & short (haha), and more Brady dumps and hitches.

SSK adjusted during the week.  We didn't.

Oh wait!  We did adjust!  On D.  We went from a 4 man pass rush that worked fairly well last week to a lotsa-3-man-rush scheme that clearly wasn't working!

Oh ya, and we let the Liver King run outside on us again over and over again with little resistance again.  If I could see they were abusing the DEs and the outside, surely our DC(s) did?  Did you guys see Yoshi strutting around demoralizing our players at every opportunity (and pancaking his junk on players on the turf)?

I really think Hogan & Younger are not putting in the effort, brains, or hours required to win these games.  And if this is the max their brains can do, we need smarter coordinators.  At least it didn't come down to another vanilla, pathetic 2PAT...

I think younger and Hogan are in waaay over their heads and it shows every game. Every game we watch other teams adjust to what we're running on O and D while we continue to run the same stuff that ain't working. I d like to see our 3rd quarter stats for the season, I would be we are a league low offensively and defensively. And when you combine ooor coaching with poor talent, you get what we watch every week.

But hey, we had a good run, but it's clearly over and now we are back upon tough times where we will be licks to be a 500 ball club. I have no illusion or expectation of us making the playoffs this year, management gets a 'F' on heir report card this year.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

To end the 1st half we just needed to protect the ball with 38 seconds left. We had a chance to kill the clock and possibly get a couple of quick 1st downs to kick a FG. Obviously poor decision / read / execution by Collaros but that cost us 3 points and the momentum.

I'd say the 2nd int was another over reach decision which shouldn't have been made.

Predictable play calling, over focus on Wilson and Demski. If those other receivers aren't any good make a change.

What did play calling produce once Streveler went in? Zero, Zip.

Yeah, a lot falls on our OC all year so far.

Every one of those errors look like typical Zach tendencies to me, I've seen him make the same mistakes countless times before. On the first interception he had 2 uncovered receivers to his right along the sideline that would have picked up the first down easily, instead he goes for the home run pass to Demski.
Too bad, they almost completed it but the Riders were expecting the deep ball and baited him into throwing into a danger zone, they knew he couldn't resist.

[Blueforlife]

I think younger and Hogan are in waaay over their heads and it shows every game. Every game we watch other teams adjust to what we're running on O and D while we continue to run the same stuff that ain't working. I d like to see our 3rd quarter stats for the season, I would be we are a league low offensively and defensively. And when you combine ooor coaching with poor talent, you get what we watch every week.

But hey, we had a good run, but it's clearly over and now we are back upon tough times where we will be licks to be a 500 ball club. I have no illusion or expectation of us making the playoffs this year, management gets a 'F' on heir report card this year.

Younger is a mid to top DC backed by an all time legend maybe even better than Dave Ritchie, Mr. Hall
Hogan too early to know but yes has had a few mistakes as of late
Yeah we fell half way down the mountain but we can still see the peak

[gordo]

Serious question, did we blitz even once on a passing down?  I didn't see it.

Couldn't tell because even then there's no pressure.

[Pigskin]

I think younger and Hogan are in waaay over their heads and it shows every game. Every game we watch other teams adjust to what we're running on O and D while we continue to run the same stuff that ain't working. I d like to see our 3rd quarter stats for the season, I would be we are a league low offensively and defensively. And when you combine ooor coaching with poor talent, you get what we watch every week.

But hey, we had a good run, but it's clearly over and now we are back upon tough times where we will be licks to be a 500 ball club. I have no illusion or expectation of us making the playoffs this year, management gets a 'F' on heir report card this year.

I feel sorry for younger. He just doesn't have the talent. Our DTs are not very good.

[Blueforlife]

Serious question, did we blitz even once on a passing down?  I didn't see it.

Yes
One we got burnt when we sent the house
One Jake hammered Harris but can't recall how many we sent to be honest

[GOLDMEMBER]

Walters and scouts did a poor job constructing this roster.

[Blue In BC]

I have a feeling he will be fine

Not all on the OC imo

My orders of issues today is:
OL
OC
Qb

Many teams look on the positive swing

We still working on our swing and one chain broke today

One chain? Isn't it difficult to be this positive when things are this bad?

[tlf]

It has been all year. Hogan is in waaay over his head and MOS is to stubborn to admit he's wrong with his OC decision . We were dead before the season began

Osh said he doesn't fire Coordinators mid season.  Doesn't mean he won't.  I doubt it.. but hey.. not midseason.  Makes sense though..give them a chance..but yeah, kinda wish it would happen.  At least Brady got touches yesterday..behind a pathetic Oline.

[tlf]

Collaros is done, for his long term health he should retire, he's going to sustain long term damage if he hasn't done so already

And we are dead without him. Dead.

As others have posted, the roster moves we didn't make this year are killing us- personal losses at receiver  O line, D line, cornerback and no backup Qb are all coming to haunt us now. You get what you deserve. Every other team improved there roster while ours took massive steps backwards.

With collaros out, we are now the weakest team in the west hands down, Edmonton will kill us

This is on Walters and the scouts..who have done nothing to upgrade us.   Walters doesn't have a contract for next season does he?  Does MOS? Although I'm not as worried about MOS..Walters is more mysterious.

[tlf]

I feel sorry for younger. He just doesn't have the talent. Our DTs are not very good.

He doesn't, the roster doesn't or both?

[Blueforlife]

One chain? Isn't it difficult to be this positive when things are this bad?

I don't think things are that bad, other than Zach's injury which I will react to once we know it's severtiy or duration.  I am not being "this positive".  Hopeful Zach is ok.  Not positive at all if he isn't.  Just calling it like I see it.  On a swing there are two chains, lost one, we are a 500 team hanging on our the one chain with eyes on mending the otherside imo.

It has been all year. Hogan is in waaay over his head and MOS is to stubborn to admit he's wrong with his OC decision . We were dead before the season began

We were not dead before the season began.  We are an average club that had their leader go down yesterday again.  When healthy this is a good ball club.  Good enough to make the playoffs.

[GOLDMEMBER]

No we didn't. Our offensive and defensive schemes have got to be questioned/challenged both are getting worse not better

It IS like the entire coaching staff is coaching to lose.
Aside from having the privilege to run out on the field and be on camera for T . Jones ring honours I really didn't want to be there to witness this futile effort by the coaching staff.

I think they are throwing the season.
How else would you explain this trash professionalism?

[Blue In BC]

Every one of those errors look like typical Zach tendencies to me, I've seen him make the same mistakes countless times before. On the first interception he had 2 uncovered receivers to his right along the sideline that would have picked up the first down easily, instead he goes for the home run pass to Demski.
Too bad, they almost completed it but the Riders were expecting the deep ball and baited him into throwing into a danger zone, they knew he couldn't resist.

I think we're playing desperation football on offence. I mentioned that Wheatfall, Clercius and Mitchell had a combined 3 catches for 16 yards. There has to be a lack of confidence, talent and play calling for that to happen.

I'd be showing Mitchell the door Monday morning. Put in Echols as the only viable option and start bringing in NFL cuts.

I'd also say that if the receiver in many of those situations was Lawler,half or more would have been caught. Great receivers catch passes in coverage.

[BBRT]

Walters and scouts did a poor job constructing this roster.

Yes Yes Yes - Agree 100% Walters and scouts did a horrible job constructing this roster. Maybe Mr. Walters is already shopping his resume around!