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Regarding Wilson, guy looked so good at times, but I fear it is time to move on.....sad but his body just doesn't seem to able to hold-up..... We will need someone to replace his roster spot, an American spot, one would assume it would be an American along the D-line, Lucky was laboring a fair bit last game especially late in the game, his speed is his best attribute and whatever ailment he has is def. affecting his speed. He still has had good ball security, but I would love to see him be able to play full speed.... I don't think we had any serious injuries, and I don't think anyone really stood out in a bad way...so I would expect almost the same roster this week.....A D-lineman for Wilson especially if MBT is announced as the starter, and possibly Case for Lucky if Lucky did up his injury late last game....barring any surprises that would seem the most likely all...

Ejected from a game in the CFL for throwing fists, suspended for confronting a fan in the indoor league....wow this guy has Riders all over him, Room him up with the "Rock" All kidding aside, it's nice the see that Edm. seems to have some accountability without Jones. Not sure how Jackson will do as a HC, but Edm. seems to be playing physical, hard and spirited after he took over, but IF they cross the line it appears they have consequences now. Time will tell if he develops into a good HC or not....

IMO, it is only a matter of time till "Rock"slips up......but can't take away the game he had....very, very good... Dickenson has some real problems brewing clearly..rumours of vets and young guys fighting is troubling Edm. has improved without Jones doing everything......and they played with physicality...whew that o-line played hard and to the line all game.....Im not sold on Ford, he is athletic as all get-up yes, but MBT IMO is teh better QB, let's see what they do this week? BC IMO has ruined Adams at least for this season, I think he is a very emotional guy and I just don't see him getting outta his own head for the rest of the year, and it's squarely on Campbels shoulders. Rourke has plummeted back to earth hard, I just don't see that QB room as a happy kumbaya place the media is trying to sell us on I do believe we are the only team in the west as of today that doesn't have at least a partially fractured locker room....

Ya BA did 80% of that play well....but misjudged it and well the rest was history...oops...however Ford should have been in Gino's hip-pocket, Ford actually bit on the "run" and let Gino go. I believe he has been bitten twice on the flea flicker this season, don't think that Edm. didn't have that drawn up off something they saw in Ford on film... BA has come on in the last bit, I don't think he is playing all-star like he has in the past, but his veteran know how does help us.....Biggie I mean one of the best ever and very "football" smart, but his body just doesn't seem to let him do it at the same level any longer...it happens to everyone, you can't beat age..... Jones and Ayers both looked good last week...

Not sure why, but to me Lawler and Zach seem to be out of sync..... Not sure what it is, but hopefully they can figure it out.

I will throw a bit of love to the job we did containing Ford.....I know on here the D-line gets a rough ride....but this game they did keep Ford from getting the edge....so props to that Brady was great Our LB's were very active and did some great things Our D backfield was very good Suitor was intolerable most of the game

Wow they run thin on depth on offence, and defensive backfield and heavy on Dline and LB

I like it..... Edm. goes to BC for the Western semi, BC pulls out a win at home then comes to Wpg. for the Western final and Rourke folds in the cold and wind.......and we finally get to see Zach play a GC in a heated enviroment....yep works for me...

IF Lucky can't go, I don't want to risk Holm on returns. So it would make sense that Case and Augustine will be back there, IMO........but maybe that spot is better to have an extra LB on this week with Edm. run ability??

Heck I will settle for a football painted with a face like "Wilson" over Suitor, it would add as much value to the broadcast......

Just did quick math....so if someone finds an error by all means call me out on it....but....my quick math tells me if we win 3 of our remaining 5 games BC or Sask. would have to run the table to finish in first ahead of us, if we win 4 of our final 5 no one can catch us Like I said previously with our crowd and our weather PAS is really, really tough place to come into in playoffs...finish first and make it extremely difficult for one of BC, Edm. or Sask. to go through us at PAS, We control our final 3rd of the season with a great chance at 1st....who would thought in the 1st 3rd of the season we would even be talking about 1st

Kenny had the mental aspect of his suspension, and all the legalities and costs related of his DUI to work through, then a couple longer term injuries including broken bones. I get he is a pro, but that's a lot to go through.....He is looking like he is finally starting to get comfortable, it would not be fair to expect him to look like he did right off the hop....

I hope Stan is back, and Paddy get's healthy, Lawler is just starting to get in a groove, I believe Whitehead has more to offer, I was pleased to see him utilized a bit in the run game, Zach and Wilson are building chemistry...but we are into the final 3rd....it's hard to still be "developing"....I hope we can get over the hump on offence, we have a lot of talent and a lot of money tied into it, thus far we are not getting a solid return on investment...... I won't profess to have the answers as many smarter people than me are behind closed doors trying to figure it out...but Buck, Zach, Lawler, Demski, Brady all didn't just "lose it" .....the two things I see are Baily and Hardrick, were two fiery guys, maybe we are missing those intangibles more than we realized we would......that coupled with Zach taking more hits and pressures than he has before and the general O-line feistiness we had has toned down.... At any rate, final third, we will be rested, we have some momentum, let's all hope we get this offence to stop misfiring for the final push for first place in the West....... Any team coming into PAS for a home playoff game is in tough to win... with our crowd, our weather....I don't envy any team trying to pull out a win here....so let's make it tough on someone!!!!!!!

It is an odd year in the MOP category as really no one or two players are really grabbing the award yet......Many, guys who have been really good including a couple on our team, Not one QB really deserves it this year.....BLM I believe has the best stats but is not MOP worthy, heck he got benched. Hariss puts up some nice stats, but again not MOP worthy, reigning MOP Kelly, not done much so far after his suspension, VA would have been the run away, but IMO BC ruined his 2024 season, so he can't be considered, Rourke, nope, MBT went on a streak of solid play, but not enough to consider him MOP level, Mair......nope......Brown, has done really well, but not MOP well, Fajardo, I mean he has a chance based off other QB play...Zach worst season as a Bomber.... Receivers...a couple guys in BC maybe could be in the discussion had VAJ stayed the starting QB.....but honestly not one receiver is head and shoulders above the rest or putting up gaudy stats...RB's maybe Stanbeck....maybe Brady...O-line no one is MOP level.... D-line.....again parity, not one guy is running away with stats....LB's maybe but none are MOP level dominate.....DB Mulligan, Ford could be in contention..... Ya it's a weird season in that regard.....the media and guys like Suitor are having such a hard time with the "storylines" this year....

We face a very different opponent next week. Edm. with Tre Ford, very athletic scrambling QB, who will hold the ball or take off and run unlike Harris. Edm. also has a few pretty darn good-looking RB's and IMO at least a more aggressive arguably better O-line than Sask. I am really excited to see what we do for this game, the 3 front worked and we pulled out two wins against Harris primarily using it.....I am not sure a three front would be the best to deploy against Edm.....but perhaps a 3 front with a heavier LB set....

YES.....even though Lapo is not as "polished" he is so much better than Suitor.....

This week I am a huge Argos fan.............hurts a bit.........but Kelly and the Argos beating BC while our guys are enjoying some family time would be amazing....

I wish we were ranked 9th in all rankings.....Let all the media hype up Kelly and the Argos and Rourke the Lions with the odd feel-good story about Thorpes defence and how good Betts fits in and how a many stats BLM and Harris are putting up.....Forget about us, underestimate us all the way through...It just motivates our guys

Don't remember 100% but was he not expected to be out all season and possibly into the beginning of next year?

Fox......ya I admit I completely forgot about him...Is he healthy?

First off, thanks for the in depth piece that started this conversation! Most of the year we haven't needed that extra CDN true...but our coaching/management must feel that extra pick is worth it... I won't profess to know why we keep Thamas is as many reps as we do, and I do agree with both you and Booch that D-line in particular interior guys can and have gone in and had success still "wet behind the ears". I also agree that we can/should play better along the D-line..... and I agree that what we are doing especially the way we did it against Sask. last week is not sustainable long term....I expect we will see some variations tomorrow...Harris has been around a long time and Sask. they do have pro coaches ready to counter... Adams is better than Thomas at least in bursts...yes, can he handle the reps Thomas gets....maybe, maybe not...I cannot speak for his intangibles.....but for some reason and to the chagrin of many posters and fans the coaches feel for some reason at least not yet.... I almost see Thomas taking up so many reps and O-lineman similar to Biggies blitzes of past....rarely if ever did his blitz work to garner a big sack or sexy stats....at times it almost looked comical....but the coaches were doing it so he could eat up a blocker or two and allow someone else to do something within the scheme...the idea and design was IMO never intended to have Biggie the "star" in that play call.... it was simply a stroke in the overall painting, that stroke looked goofy on the canvass isolated by itself but once someone took the time to stand back and look at the entire painting across the whole canvas and break it down that stroke was integral the overall look and success of the finished painting.... I enjoy having discussions and learning from some of the other posters on here. now let's go beat them Greenies up......

Too bad big Stan wasn't good to go.....another week and a Bye for him to get healthy...and I guess Nuefeld is ready....I guess the 6 game savings weren't worth it...curious......

I am going to play a bit of devils advocate...... Thomas is a veteran, he may not be as good as he was, and although a great time contributor, all intents and purposes a great team member and has had a healthy long tenure...BUT he has seen that and done this, I really believe the coaches wanted/needed that veteran presence....He is not elite but is also not as bad as some portray him to be....I also believe he has played more than he would have had Lawson not gone down with a severe injury.... Schmeck is not the most talented guy on the field but for intents and purposes a guy who works his but off and although not outstanding at one thing he is good at many things....I believe he had one foot out the door in TC and I believe that is why he saw so much time in preseason....I think he made the coaches keep him based off his intangibles and the team will do what they can to find where he helps the best...I think he will be a good/great utility player for us Hubert surprised the heck out of pretty well everyone....honestly IMO he surpassed Bennet and I believe made Bennet expendable...perhaps he develops into more, but at worst he is a CDN who can share reps on the edge and not cost us a ton... But let's look at the D-line....Adams/Woods young and inexperienced IMP's, Habba and Garbut young and inexperienced IMP's....Hubert and Schmeck young and inexperienced CDN's. Willy is a savvy IMP. vet.....but outside of Willy that is a very young inexperienced D-line so insert a vet to balance it out.........perfect insert Lawson and rotate Thomas...oh crap Lawson is out long term....ok second-best option insert Thomas and continue to groom Schmeck.....that is what we are doing and I believe why we are doing it. I don't believe our coaches are dumb and can't see, we don't have 2019 level D-line talent...but our LB's have come together well and our d-backfield has come together very well, We have adapted and evolved....yes in doing this our d-line has played weaker....but we are still a top defence we are just doing it differently.......I may be inclined to say that our defensive coaches have actually done a very, very good job bringing the young guys along, and overcoming a weaker d-line....(save for not dressing enough earlier in the season) Looking into the future, providing we can keep this group mostly intact next year, we are an MLB and possibly an interior D-lineman (TBD if Lawson is that piece) away from being a very, very good defence in 2025...one that has a bunch of younger guys and depth pieces with real live play time under their belts from this year.....

Oh, great what nauseating story is Suitor going to hyper focus on in the BJ Bowl......IMO he has surpassed Rod Black in level of listenability.... I would rather have Dustin talk to a rotten watermelon ala Castaway then have Suitor add anything to the broadcast.....

If Nuef is practicing now after 4 weeks, do we not have to have him out this game and next to see the 6 game cap savings? IMO get Nuef back up to game speed over the next two weeks, save the $$ as Randolph has been a great guard and keep Nuef off the roster and then re-visit in a couple weeks once the savings are had. GREAT news Stanley is back. This may be the most rested he has ever been for the final 3rd of a season! Also GREAT news Zach is back at it day one.....I know some disagree but Strev. must be knicked up pretty good, no way he would have stuck around long enough down South to earn a pension if he couldn't throw a ball.....so Zach back is HUGE No Whitehead isn't ideal.....if he can't go we pull one of Case or Smith up...IMO 50/50 both have shown flashes Biggie out...at least we believe him to be out that imp. spot should go to Adams again, we have LB's already rostered to take his spot Honestly Zach and Bryant both practicing day one is really, really good news!