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I don’t think we see Collaros in SK, especially when he’s not playing in gm 1. Get Streveler those reps.

Imo it would be a mistake to let any of our 4 qbs go.

I think I saw:
Bryant Eli Kola Neuf Randolph
Bryant Vanterpool Kola Neuf Randolph
Vanterpool Wallace Eli Vibert Hemphill
Hemphill Elsbury Eli Vibert Wallace
Hemphill Elsbury Levesque-G. Atkinson Vanterpool

Yeah...with the 3 incumbents i can see white and wheatfall...DMitchel as extra..soley on money tied into him and he can return

Eli doesn’t work well with kola. Neuf tbh doesn’t either. 
It’s certainly sup optimal by a lot. Imp guard is a crutch. If you gotta do it, do it. I think we are best off sticking Wallace in and growing with him. Then one day swapping Eli in for the turnstile at c. 
 
vanterpool also had some really good plays at T. I’d like to continue to see him develop there and push Randolph. 
 
 
100% agree. 
 
since we have a bye then a suspension week to Zach, I think he needs a decent few snaps this game to get the last rust off and try to keep it off. 

Agree, Chase Artopeus had that Dru Brown vibe, cool and intelligent, maybe not as physically gifted as Wilson but almost surpassed him in effectiveness in one set of downs.  They need to keep him around on the PR to evaluate whether he has real potential to develop or if he's just a gifted improviser that can get by faking it for awhile.  
 
 
 

Funny thing about the complaining about kick returns as some kind of franchise curse is we have the most total return TD's and fewest return TD's scored on us among CFL teams in the past 10 CFL seasons.

That was my takeaway as well. The first hit that Wilson took was his fault. He needs to process what’s happening faster. 
 
I thought the 4th stringer’s arm looked good. Looked to me like he had zip on the ball throwing to the sideline. He should have had a td pass but Wallis got jammed at the line and was a step behind. The ball was in the perfect spot if Wallis gets a better release.

Vaval is an American.

Haha right? 
 
im all for modernizing football and helping protect guys health. I think practice and tc has gone too soft. I think it’s actually a detriment now. Guys are trying so hard to make teams with limited contact it’s like flag football injuries on ligaments and soft tissues. 
 
I was especially surprised with the QBs prep level considering Jackson hasn’t been in town. Props to hogan. 
 
cooley was an instant favorite. Zach said he was his pick to have a big game too. Gotta reward that.
yeah adams looks like he’s turning the corner which is huge. 
 
man I want Lawson healthy. Him with woods and adams would be incredible. I’d rather flip ratio else where for sure. 
 
I was surprised how good person was in the run game. We know he’s a pass rush specialist so if he can get that going with what we saw he’s gonna be special. 
 I like Bailey’s play on teams and contain on D. Would be a big upgrade for our dl depth. 
 
Atkinson and viebert both looked better than kola. Yeah Eli just isn’t a guard. But boy he had the 2nd team on cooking. Great pockets for strevy. 
 
Allen and Gowan look like front runners. Gonna be hard to keep them off the ar. 
 
wouldn’t normally expect Evan’s would be the 24 year old rookie.dude is a stud  
 

First off, **** the Riders and their ignorant redneck fans.
Second, Osh says won't be a problem to keep an American RB like Cooley. That's helpful.
Third, my goodness I love the CFL and am so excited to listen to a game again. Will watch the CFL+ replay tomorrow. 
Summer is here... Very excited for what I think is going to be a very good Bombers D. Hoping the O can be at least "decent" and we'll be a real "tough out" in 2025...

Tough. Cuz I’d put Zach 1. He looked great but I’ll not count him. 
 
1. Cooley. He’s just a cfl star in the making. 
2. Streveler. He looked good as an actual QB. Was nice to see. 
3. Artopoeous. Looked better than Wilson really. 
 
HH’s to Evans. Adams. Jaylen Hall. Vaval and Allen. Also thought Pointor looked good against 4th stringers. 

1 Quinton Cooley. Boy he looked good pass catching and running 
2 vaval and cam Allen. Both played very well. 
3 adams ton of plays inside and out against starters and backups  
hh  Evan’s 56 yard punt. Boy what a leg that kid has
honourable mentions to Jonathon jones pointer person Ayers and Sergio. On the ol Wallace was good, vanterpool and Randolph looked really good 
post of the game is piggy 1 who hooked us up yet he working link which was more than the cfl or tsn could muster for almost a half. 

Yep plus great athleticism, high 4.3 40 with tremendous acceleration. Great football iq, good reliable wrap and tackle guy with great ball skills. Great competitive dog mentality too. 
 Projects as a defensive half, and could likely play any spot in the back end. Definitely a blue chip prospect. 

Just musing here but also wondering how much of the "Trump Effect" will have on the growth of the CFL? At least in the short term as we don't know where things will go politically between the US & our nation. Will a good percentage of Canadian fans abandon their NFL teams in favour of watching the CFL because it is Canadian? Will fans begin to come back to the league because the 3 down version is truly our game? Meaning more fans in the stands, better tv ratings & increased revenues for teams & advertisers? 

Not particularly sad about this....
 
 

Don't you take that tone with me...

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As some one with significant trauma in the past I whole heartedly agree. People who haven’t yet made that choice, I chose to meet with empathy first and foremost. His actions aren’t excused. They do warrant a citation though imo. 

He’s absolutely responsible and always ways. However being dehumanized and treated in ways that would sicken most people has serious long term issues. That era wasn’t exactly known for trauma support. 

I am shocked at how the coaches panicked when Collaros went out. They had the ball in the red zone and aired it out 4 times. Not one run.
Then collaros returns. Instead of a few throws on the sidelines , put him right in and he promptly throws an interception.
A team that is prepared does not make those mistakes. O'Shea has come along way as a coach but his stubborness or reliance on those around him was shocking at the most crucial time of the game.
 
 

We had 8 drives with no runs, not including the last or keeling at the half. 4 2 and outs 2 picks. That’s out of 13 total drives (again with out the final drive of the half and Game for us) 
We didn’t run till just before the 3 minute mark of the first half. 
A big part of continually going 2 and out was not running. We had 1 pick on 2nd down after a run, and 2 2 n outs. On the 2 and outs we gained 5 yards on the ground on first down and threw incompletions after on 2nd down. 
 
We went 2 and out because we didn’t run, and couldn’t string together completions. A part of not being able to string together completions is not running which means you can’t use play action. 

Not that surprised. I kind of saw the writing on the wall with the signing of Mitchell and then signing Schoen  Even at a pay cut we’re spending a lot of money on our receiving core. We’ll probably bring in a second tier reciever and hope we can bring in the next Schoen or Wilson In training camp. 

We not winning the cup last few yrs had nothing to do with the players...tho the injured ones we tried to play with didn't help...or the lack of depth in key spots...but that all points to the reason we lost.