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Seems kind of strange to burry the second game with back ups, when the first game of the season is in week 2. I am glad a bunch of guys are gonna get some good reps, but if the majority of decisions are made, whats the point?

I'm going to be positive and say that hopefully we are all surprised on cutdown day.

Cooley will get a lot of film anyways.
Wouldn't mind if they gave Chris-Ike some reps at tailback as he might be backing up there.

Yeah. Second to injuries, (and rider wins) the thing I hate most in sports is wasted talent. Hope he manages to get him self sorted and back to where he needs to play. 
 
it’s been a lot of adjustments and trials of different combos. 
 I don’t think Lofton has practiced much at all. Randolph has looked better than Lofton last year though imo. Hes settled into rt nicely. 

 Vanterpool has taken a nice step forward in general. 

 Wallace has been good. Saw him get beat off the line couple times but recover really well. Think that’s why he got a run at rt. He’s lost 15-20 from his pro day time and he hasn’t lost strength. Run block wise, he’s our best bet at guard imo. Pass pro, he’s worth growing with at this point. 

 Eli is pretty much the usual. Much better at C than G, though playing beside the other Cs he was better than with kola. 

 They really like vibert, and I could see him getting groomed on the pr for a year. Hes a nasty inside guy who can snap a bit and be groomed into a back up C pretty easily. Realistically could be a 6th ol in the league this year from what I’ve seen. Gets off the ball well, strong with a good base, nasty type we always like. 

 Neuf looks significantly more mobile than he did all of last year. More explosive than he’s been in a while. If he stays healthy he should be as good as you’d hope. 
 
Among the other rookie imps, Atkinson is a throw back body style. He’s thick and strong and significantly heavier than his listed weight. He’s aggressive and got some good attribute's, but he looks like a straight up guard in need of polish. Which doesn’t happen up here. 
 elsbury has the measurables and it shows on the field, but he’s raw. Reminds me of Randolph last year.  
 I like Hemphills upside, he’s more polished and probably the best of the zone run blockers among the imports. 
 
I could see us easily keeping 1-2 imp ol on the pr and 1 ni, and probably another guy on the ir. 
 Best ol imo: Bryant Neuf Eli vanterpool Randolph.   
 realistically, we are gonna start kola if healthy and I don’t think we have the ratio at this point to go 3 imps with our hurting the d and teams. 
Bryant Neuf kola Wallace Randolph with Eli as the 6th is likely.  
 
I wouldn’t be surprised to see more Wallace at RT. I could see a world where we go 4ni ol with vibert on the ar and Wallace at RT easier than I can see us going 4 imp ol.  If that happened, it’d be best to slide Neuf to his side to give him more help. 
 
Over all I like our ol crop, could still use more Canadian talent as always,  we likely have to face more struggles with change though. Guys needs to gel, and take some lumps as starters at their positions. But that is coming for us no matter what. It’s a good time to move forward with young guys and build in near future replacements for Neuf and Bryant. 

interesting. Might not be any thing. Either way, I think he needs to play his way onto the team starting friday. 

Maybe it's selective memory but I always feel like we punt near midfield and somehow the opposition ends up getting it on their own 45ish rather then deeper in their own end.   I can't actually remember seeing a Sheehan punt and thinking "wow that was a good deep punt".

Meh, goes to show Import receivers are more dime a dozen than RB's are now, no need to spend big money in FA to bring in mid-tier receivers cut from other teams when you can raise your own crop.  Reward the ones that succeed like Schoen and reward the ones that grow into the role like Myron Mitchell and Wheatfall have.  D. Mitchell is getting beat out by multiple contestants, don't expect they should reward him by cutting other players that have out competed and performed better in the limited time allowed for evaluation.
 
 

Lawson back at practice is great news.

Really comes down to punts.  Receiving them at all first, then receiving them in any position to advance the ball.  Not a skill you just pick up and start doing at game speed.

Off this performance I agree. Some one could play them self off next week though I really doubt it. 
 With zach suspended game 1, chase is likely to dress for that game. Then off to the pr. If elgersma doesn’t stick down south we will have a tough decision to make. Best case scenario he sticks down south this year then is in camp next year. 
 
I’m a bit concerned that we will put Eli at G and have a lot of issues. I’d be ok with Wallace at G and Eli the 6th. Though vanterpool at g and Randolph at T is better, that’s a bunch of change too so it might not even make us better in the short term. 
 
Id di Cooley and vaval, with Sergio and a lber (jones jones Ayers) or a dl (adams woods person). 
 I like vaval as a db and a return man. I’d have him return punts, and split ko returns with Cooley. Cooley would also be a sub pack guy and back up slot. Like we did with gmc and others previously.  Cooley and bo in a 2 back set is a lot better option than the meh wr filler we have. 

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

So hard to make any judgements based on the one game. Limited reps late in the game against Gapper 4s isn't necessarily a big tell. Curious to see how many can follow up decent performances this week with another solid outing next week. 

Yes. I just feel. You gotta find a way to get the most talented players on the field tho and I think it’s apparent that the o guy they found this year was Cooley. He stood out the most out of all the new O Americans. The receivers were kinda meh outside of when Zach was in. I mean you mention Corcoran, he stood out to me also in his limited targets. Nice couple catches there. Hell I’d say Cooley was damn near player of the game. You gotta get that weapon on the field some way. 
 
 

Soooo nice to be squabbling/talking about the Bombers again. The Grey Cup left a real bad taste in the mouth and I am anxious to see if it's the same old same old or if the issues that cost us the Cup have been addressed.

This. Like **** sakes Mike... Have a drink and have some fun. 

Artopoeous looked a lot better than Wilson.....Gotta give this kid some more playing time....Definitely showed well

I am and salivating....heh heh...

Cooley looks like a find....bull type runner with some speed...He'll stick around

Artopoeous looked a lot better than Wilson.....Gotta give this kid some more playing time....Definitely showed well

Artopoeous looked a lot better than Wilson.....Gotta give this kid some more playing time....Definitely showed well

Artopoeous looked a lot better than Wilson.....Gotta give this kid some more playing time....Definitely showed well

Artopoeous looked a lot better than Wilson.....Gotta give this kid some more playing time....Definitely showed well

If Jake is best as a 10 rep rotational guy, is he worth keeping with a higher vet salary? Sounds like a job for a cheaper, younger player does it not?

Jones was just an awful individual when it came to a lot of things but let's face it, you reward loyalty if you can still play effectively. You don't create loyalty by playing guys who can't do the things they used to do as well anymore just because of longevity. 
What does that do for the morale of the younger guys forced to sit it out on the sidelines while an aging & fading veteran still gets the majority of playing time? Where the loyalty there? Where the development? Where's the continuity of replacements when it's time? Lots of frustration from the younger players & that could explain why we can't seem to keep our guys for their second contract. 
Wally never did this. Neither did Huff. Don Matthews from all accounts was a great coach to play for. The veterans loved him but if individual performances of some of those veterans began to slide, those players were gone. That's how it should be. Someone like Jake Thomas should be told it's time to go. Give Jake a nice send off during the season but otherwise sayonara, goodbye.

This is.... Interesting. Would like to know the numbers on this. Better be a pay cut... Or we definitely need to see a return to form this year. I still believe in ZC8, but we need to see a better year this year...