Toronto (home) at Winnipeg (away)

[GOLDMEMBER]

I came here to say that the thread title needs to be changed! "Winnipeg @ Toronto, @ Winnipeg"

[GOLDMEMBER]

I would like to TE start. Dru can't come in at any point in the game if TE isn't playing well.

I prefer for this game play at QB going into this game.

[Blue In BC]

Bombers activate import LB Hazen?  Mazzccua and Bouliane back to the PR.

Hazen might be more of a speed guy to pressure Kelly off the edge instead of putting Jenkins back on the AR. I'm also wondering if Oyelola comes on as a 2nd global with Bouliane moved to PR.

Interesting shuffling of the deck.

[Jesse]

I would like to TE start. Dru can't come in at any point in the game if TE isn't playing well.

I feel like there's zero reason to start TE. It's all risk, no benefit.

We traded for Dru for this exact possibility.

[Blue In BC]

I feel like there's zero reason to start TE. It's all risk, no benefit.

We traded for Dru for this exact possibility.

Yes but not after about 2 practises back in Winnipeg. This week was just a walk through. He may have had a bit of work last week, but he's still on a learning curve with the playbook.


More smoke and mirrors for Collaros not practising. I won't be surprised if he plays or doesn't play. For the moment I think he plays.

[dd]

I feel like there's zero reason to start TE. It's all risk, no benefit.

We traded for Dru for this exact possibility.

Agree. He's not ready for prime time as was shown last game. We traded for brown, gave up 2 first round picks for him, we play brown simple as that , of Collaros is out and I m not convinced he's going to be out

[Blueforlife]

Hopefully Eli gets well soon.

I would start TE unless Brown ready after short amount of time here.

I would use both either way.  Starter most reps, 2nd string sprinkle.

I would run the rock HEAVY and get creative in how I do it

[Jesse]

Yes but not after about 2 practises back in Winnipeg. This week was just a walk through. He may have had a bit of work last week, but he's still on a learning curve with the playbook.


More smoke and mirrors for Collaros not practising. I won't be surprised if he plays or doesn't play. For the moment I think he plays.

All those points are true for Elgersma without the years of pro experience to fall back on.

[Tecno]

All those points are true for Elgersma without the years of pro experience to fall back on.

But it's not, because Elgersma has been here since camp and steeped in the book for a couple of months now.  Present for every QB meeting, with the group for film study, etc.  Dru, not so much.

Some HCs might jump to Dru, but we all know MOS & Mafia don't roll that way.  The guy who put in his dues and was tasked with the job gets the job.  Dru will roll in when he's "MOS ready".

[Tecno]

I would start TE unless Brown ready after short amount of time here.

We REALLY need a nickname or something for Elgersma.  We can't just use TE, because every time I read that I read it as "tight end".  It's frustrating, even though I correct myself 2 seconds later.

"Taylor" doesn't lend itself to anything.  But Elgersma is unique.  We should be able to get some good ideas.  I wonder what the team calls him??  They usually have nicknames pretty fast.

starting ideas:

The Elg
Elgs
Elgers
Elg-man
...

[Tecno]

We need someone to explain that while these statistics appear to support the idea that defence is good,

they actually show that the defence is bad, and Younger is a bad coach.

That's the conundrum, isn't it.  Bad D that gets #1 stats in a few categories.  Sounds impossible.  I can't decide if this is moneyball or reverse moneyball!!

That's probably why Mafia is so loathe to completely abandon the Younger/Hall system and start from scratch -- it clearly works in some ways.

[Tecno]

Maybe Toronto will forget its played here and forget to show up and Bombers can play themselves lol

With some of this team's performances it seems like all they are doing is sitting around playing with themselves all prep week.

       

[Blueforlife]

We REALLY need a nickname or something for Elgersma.  We can't just use TE, because every time I read that I read it as "tight end".  It's frustrating, even though I correct myself 2 seconds later.

"Taylor" doesn't lend itself to anything.  But Elgersma is unique.  We should be able to get some good ideas.  I wonder what the team calls him??  They usually have nicknames pretty fast.

starting ideas:

The Elg
Elgs
Elgers
Elg-man
...

Yeah me too, someone needs to go to practice and find out his nickname

[Jesse]

But it's not, because Elgersma has been here since camp and steeped in the book for a couple of months now.  Present for every QB meeting, with the group for film study, etc.  Dru, not so much.

Some HCs might jump to Dru, but we all know MOS & Mafia don't roll that way.  The guy who put in his dues and was tasked with the job gets the job.  Dru will roll in when he's "MOS ready".

Sure - but we traded for Dru before our 3rd game. TE has been "steeped" in the play book for weeks in his first pro season.

Dru was with us for years and spent the last two years as a starter with our current OC. To say TE has any advantage at all is nonsense, imo.

[blue_gold_84]

If Collaros isn't good to go, I have to think it's Brown as next man up simply by virtue of his experience, both with the RedBlacks (and Condell) and his first stint here.

Brown was acquired for a situation just like this, IMO.