Official Game Day Thread - Montreal at Winnipeg , October 25, 2025

[RebusRankin]

Jaworski, Jenkins and Bailey all looked promising. Would like to see 1 or 2 on the roster next week.

[Tecno]

What are we paying Vaughters for 5 sacks, and Willie for whatever he got this year?? Betts got more than our whole D line combined!!!

Ya, because Betts gets paid more than our whole D line combined!  (Exaggerating... but not by much!)

[dd]

Ya, because Betts gets paid more than our whole D line combined!  (Exaggerating... but not by much!)

You're right, but you get what you pay for. We totally cheaped out on our D line and it shows. We got one guy who hasn't made a tackle in what seems like half a season. So what's Jenkins getting paid, not big bucks I m sure. How can he go in and light it up right away??

[Blueforlife]

That's because Alexander is the ultimate team guy, Zach not so much. Sorry, but if your understudy is in the game, maybe you should lend a pointer or 2 to him in between series. It's a really bad look.

Zach is a team guy

[Tecno]

Terry, as a functioning QB was better than Strev. All there is too it

Not what I saw.

Wilson always looks dull and disinterested.  He's like the anti-Strev -- no fire.  At all.

He reminds me of Kimi Raikonen in F1 racing -- except Kimi was top tier.  Just zero emotion, win or lose.

A lifeless QB will not draw the best out of their O.  Even Zach will show anger and fire and happiness.  This is exactly the same style Wilson showed when he stepped in on the biggest stage: the GC.

I really don't think the football IQ is there with Wilson.  He reminds of a beefier Dom Davis.  I don't know why we always waste so much time on these guys.

[Tecno]

Jerkins and Jawarski both look like keeners.

Before everyone calls for drastic starter changes, keep in mind that Person looked world-beating in his first couple of games.

Once teams get film on the new guys, they can rapidly be neutered.  They learn the moves and teach the OL to negate them.

Maybe they'll still be great in a ESF, maybe they'll be as ineffective as everyone else on our DL.  Odds say the latter.

[Tecno]

Well, I guess we were not rolling over and throwing this game, as some had thought.

We were never going to throw the game by purposely sucking or calling bad plays... any "throwing" of the game was being done by fielding a roster of backups vs MTL's best (what we thought they'd play).  That would be a guaranteed loss.

The fact we won is gravy, and proves our backups aren't complete garbage -- at least compared to MTL's.

[Pigskin]

I was impressed with Smith again today. Young Canadian LB around the ball all the time.

[theaardvark]

I don't know guys.

Everyone's ripping on Strev for his 3 completion game; but he threw for 54 yards and rushed for 72.

Now Terry is a better QB because he passed for 79 yards and rushed for 30?

Cold, off the bench, with zero practice reps this week...

Strev was the starter with a full week of reps when he put together 3 (2 really) completions in a full game...  with all the top receivers and BO20

[dd]

Not what I saw.

Wilson always looks dull and disinterested.  He's like the anti-Strev -- no fire.  At all.

He reminds me of Kimi Raikonen in F1 racing -- except Kimi was top tier.  Just zero emotion, win or lose.

A lifeless QB will not draw the best out of their O.  Even Zach will show anger and fire and happiness.  This is exactly the same style Wilson showed when he stepped in on the biggest stage: the GC.

I really don't think the football IQ is there with Wilson.  He reminds of a beefier Dom Davis.  I don't know why we always waste so much time on these guys.

You're right, terry Wilson is Don Davis v2!!

[Tecno]

LOL Milt on the panel show post-game thought we still had Yoshi.  Guess he meant Bryant.

The guest player panel guy said WPG will beat MTL in ESF.  Sweet!

Then Henoc says CGY is facing WPG in the WSF!

The only one not botching things was the guest guy!

edit: guest = Devaris Daniels

[Waffler]

Man, this thing makes no sense to me. As far as I know, we never heard and final comment about the 400k raise to the salary cap, and suddenly teams need an extra 50k?

Thinking the same thing. We have to make major changes because we are dying financially... so they say. If we really are hurting for money the obvious thing to to do is lower the salary cap, something that reflects revenue, but they do the opposite.

[Waffler]

Did Strev go to the room? He was in the tent briefly. Same knee?

Heard there was screaming from inside the tent. Not sure if that was frustration, pain or both.
Knowing that Strev takes a beating every game he plays I was advocating resting him too. Pretty sad way to end his year, possibly career.

[Waffler]

moved down from the upper deck to behind the bombers bench for most of the third and fourth.

zach never talked to wilson one time

wilson wasn't on the phone to hogan at all - standing mostly by himself, no looking at an ipad - once MOS came and tapped him on the shoulder pads. 

kinda strange - maybe that's normal

I made the same observation during a Streveller start. Now it's Wilson.

[dd]

Montreal is ripe for an upset. Everyone is talking about Alexanders 10-0  record as a starter, and really, he hasn't been in a game with any adversity. If we can get up on them--ie a Vaval punt return TD, and our D stands strong, we could upset them and that would be awesome. I think it is totally do-able