Who will be the other starting DE?

[TBURGESS]

Ya he was here when we had Jeffcoat Stove and Wi11ie generating massive pressure every snap. We have Ceresna to rep1ace Jeffcoat, sti11 1ooking for Stove's rep1acement...

Did your 'l' key die?

[Blue In BC]

The DL is still a work in progress. Ceresna is a great addition. Lawson is an upgrade over Thomas but Schmekel and Kornelson have to step up as depth.

It's almost moot whether we see Ceresna replacing Vaughters more often than Woods. Ultimately we still have 1 " starter " to determine.

While we had some candidates with minimal time with the Bombers as DE types, we had nothing at DT. New rookies will be fighting to win a role at both DE and DT roles.

The new signings always sound promising but there may be more focus on recruitment knowing there is a real competition this TC?

IMO there is only a remote chance we find part of the solution in what remains of free agency. Possible but looking at the free agent list and list of rookie candidates, it looks like a rookie makes the AR on the DL. Noting that I include the 3 from 2025 that played the last game as essentailly rookies as well.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

The DL is still a work in progress. Ceresna is a great addition. Lawson is an upgrade over Thomas but Schmekel and Kornelson have to step up as depth.

It's almost moot whether we see Ceresna replacing Vaughters more often than Woods. Ultimately we still have 1 " starter " to determine.

While we had some candidates with minimal time with the Bombers as DE types, we had nothing at DT. New rookies will be fighting to win a role at both DE and DT roles.

The new signings always sound promising but there may be more focus on recruitment knowing there is a real competition this TC?

IMO there is only a remote chance we find part of the solution in what remains of free agency. Possible but looking at the free agent list and list of rookie candidates, it looks like a rookie makes the AR on the DL. Noting that I include the 3 from 2025 that played the last game as essentailly rookies as well.

I expect Schmeck to be a big part of the 3 man DT rotation this year, he's going into his 4th season and this should be is his make it or break it phase whether he'll become a starter or remain a marginal contributor in certain situations.  Both Schmeck and Lawson have had injury problems in the past so it remains to be seen if this rotation will work or if they'll have to add more bodies to keep it going.  Don't expect much from Korny, but they keep bringing him back so never know.

[Blue In BC]

I expect Schmeck to be a big part of the 3 man DT rotation this year, he's going into his 4th season and this should be is his make it or break it phase whether he'll become a starter or remain a marginal contributor in certain situations.  Both Schmeck and Lawson have had injury problems in the past so it remains to be seen if this rotation will work or if they'll have to add more bodies to keep it going.  Don't expect much from Korny, but they keep bringing him back so never know.

We'll probably draft another DL in the 1st 3 rounds this year. That's just a guess on where we are the least deep. I was surprised we brought Kornelson back but yes it's a break or make it season.

[markf]

Younger will trick us all and have a four man D line.

[Pete]

Younger will trick us all and have a four man D line.

hopefully our roster decision making allows for us to utilize a 4 man front, especially when the 3 man isnt working. We also need to find an adequate backup import to Ceresna and not put all our eggs in one basket