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I'm excited for Wheatfall. Seems like he has upped his game to be a bit  more dynamic.

Key guys/positions to watch for me :
Gowan/Vaval/parker. Db is deep and we have few openings. Still maybe 1 job up for grabs, and maybe a KR job to be grabbed. Gowan and Vaval look too good to straight cut. Should be a good one. 
Shay/Smith should get more reps on D this week, really look forward to seeing more of them. 
Ayers. All he does is excel, but it looks like he is up creek with out a paddle roster wise. 
Person and Bailey. Person looked good in limited reps last week, Bailey didn't see a ton of snaps both had strong camps. We likely DI one DL, going to be a battle for that spot. Bailey has a big inside track as a 2nd global. 
Adams/ woods / pointer. Adams played the best of these 3, and pointer second. Which is a suprise, considering how good woods was last year. 
lawson to see how he shakes the rust off, and shout out to 92 davis the kid from the riffles who got a little shine in camp. Only been playing football a couple years but doesn't show it. 
Wallace,Vanterpool and randolph. The final shoot out for the starting ol jobs. 
white/mitchell and mitchell. The finale of the under whelming wr core position battle. Some one needs to step up, or we need them to any way. 
Cooley, the front runner for PS MVP. 
Zach and strev, can we get a td or two please? 

Time for some of these new recruits to attach either the stone of shame, or the stone of triumph!

In an interview yesterday, Novak said he has the option to go back to school if he doesn't make the team this year, but with the recent rule interpretation on draft picks, that doesn't guarantee he'll be invited back next season.

Our QBs are set. Streveler is taking the lions share of the reps because he will be starting first game. Collaros takes reps because he isn't playing for weeks after. Wouldn't be surprised if Arto and Wilson get very limited reps or none at all.
Like others have said, for some guys we know exactly what they bring and are being left home. Especially the guys on D. They don't need to get into a rhythm.
Everyone else is getting more of a chance to put things on film

Our QBs are set. Streveler is taking the lions share of the reps because he will be starting first game. Collaros takes reps because he isn't playing for weeks after. Wouldn't be surprised if Arto and Wilson get very limited reps or none at all.
Like others have said, for some guys we know exactly what they bring and are being left home. Especially the guys on D. They don't need to get into a rhythm.
Everyone else is getting more of a chance to put things on film

Camps have a second game for a reason and it is ridiculous for people to assume that anything is set in stone other than our star level players. Some vets are at home because we know what they bring to the table already, and some to shield them from injury, but players play themselves onto and off of the team all the time in game action (including this one) in preseason on every team every year. 

I’m going to take it as a positive and say there’s going to be a lot of tough decisions to make, and they want to get the young players an extended look. 

Yep. 
 Ayers is my biggest worry. That kid has soo much potential, work ethic and desire. He makes plays few people in football can pull off. Be it on teams or D. We gotta keep polishing that kid. If he half fulfills what he’s capable of, he’s the best defensive player in the league. Idk how many times we’ve seen guys who are that level of disruptive, but it’s been really rare for us. 

Placement be damned i want a guy who can occasionally boom one to flip the field. What's his nuts has no hope of ever doing that.

I like what I saw from Artopoeus more than what I saw from Wilson given their respective development time. Wilson is a 2nd year guy but looked pretty hesitant.
Not to mention Logan, who is also a very good RB. I hope Cooley can add some value somewhere so we can keep him but I`m just not seeing how unless we can stash him on the PR but I`m seeing several good candidates for that as well that are at positions far more important.

Agree that it would be tough to get Cooley on the roster when Brady is there. He brings a lot of the same stuff as Oliveira. Unless he can return I see him as our PR backup.

Comes down to a bunch of things.  This offense is probably the most complicated set of personnel decisions they've had to make in awhile.
1. What's the OL?  If you're going 3 imports there, no chance you can fit on an American tailback who is not your returner.  This spot is the priority because nothing will work if they can't get it done.
2. Receiver?  Pretty clear to me it will be 3 Americans and 2 Canadians, on the top line.  Are you comfortable with Corcoran being the backup?  Or do you need another American on?  Is Demski going to be good to go?  Really thin here for Canadians so any injury is going to be a scramble.
3. Returner?  Who is returning and can that player fit in at another spot too.  We only saw two guys return.  Mitchell looked rough returning and already had a go at the job last year.  Vaval looked a little more comfortable.  Is Vaval good enough to slot in as extra DB?  Any chance to get D Mitchell, Case (know he's injured), Wallis/Harris (assuming one of them survives cuts) some live reps on Friday?  So far, I'd assume Vaval is the guy Week 1, so that complicates the path to being active for Cooley.
DI's will be Castillo, a LB, a DB and ....?  Maybe Vaval slots into the DB spot and returns too.  Our Canadian depth on D has taken some hits, seems like Makonzo and Kelly will likely be out Game 1 for us, Hagerty and Ball haven't practiced in awhile.  You'd assume that 4th DI would be used on O, but never know with injuries.

Let me know when anyone other than Brady takes reps at RB, I'll be astounded. 2-3 years ago they brought in an Import RB that looked fantastic in pre-season, cut him the next day and I can't even remember his name.  Comes down to a ratio decision, Peterson probably going to get some work on ST.

I agree, kick/punt cover and returns are not a curse for us. But for one side of the equation - most TDs scored - I'd venture to say this is because we had Janarion Grant in Blue & Gold from 2019 to 2023. And if you look at total yards gained on kick and punt returns since we let Grant get away, Bombers are just about the worst in the league. This, despite the fact we force opponents to kick to us more often than virtually every other team - credit our defence for forcing those 3rd down punts. Really, that is an opportunity squandered: more punts coming to us, but among fewest yards gained. Bomber fans see this intuitively - we are getting lots of chances to return the ball but often losing the overall field position battle.

Beautiful day at the stadium.
Chase A looked cool and calm. Pocket presence that Terry W just doesn't have. Can run the ball effectively. Kind of reminded me of Dru B. Maybe a bit faster but a weaker arm.
Have to agree that Jonathan J and Michael A are the guys that popped at the LB position. Ayers looked physically elite on some plays. That's exciting.
James V seems like a good pickup. With Devin A looking like he's taken another step, our Defensive L looks to be in a good spot.
Cam A obviously looked great out there. Loved what he did after the interception as well.
Overall I'm a bit worried about our offense. None of the receivers really popped to me (but tbh I missed almost the entire 1st Q...I don't want to talk about it). 
Game star....Quinton C. Fast, quick, slippery. Like trying to tackle a greased up hog. That's supposed to be a compliment. We better keep him around.

Artopeous is pretty smooth.

I think some of us have forgotten there’s been a shift in the kind of talent that comes up here. Plug and play is the exception, not the rule. Some of these guys need time to develop.
I don’t love Case or Mitchell either but their presence last year isn’t a mark against them

I was really looking forward to a change of pace guy to pair off with Brady. But I guess it would be tough to have a DA without them playing that returner role.

Would be nice to see someone step up if Logan isn't ready.

Real good prospect as a rb, but i don’t think hes the kr/wr super sub guy 

Would be nice to see someone step up if Logan isn't ready.

Would be nice to see someone step up if Logan isn't ready.

Went to practice this morning. Nothing ground breaking to report. Thought the running back 36, smaller American guy looked solid. Really effective blocker in the one on ones.
Imo play of the day was made by Corcorcan(can't remember how to spell his name, but the wr they drafted this year). He is slow...there's no doubt about it. But he went up and made a great play on an under thrown ball that should have been intercepted. 
Schoen looked like himself out there. No brace on. No lack of speed etc. Routes were as sharp as ever. Talked to him after the practice and he said he was feeling great and anxious to get back out there. He was great with my son too. Talked to him a bit and gave an autograph. Sergio is the man...he came right up to my boy (who was wearing his schoen jersey) and talked a bit, then said he'd introduce him to Schoen after practice. Which he did. Needless to say, we had a great morning!

Holy crap, I literally just typed ourbombers.com into my browser this morning by accident.