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I agree circumstance made our group worse in 2023 & 2024. I’m talking about the plan when building the team. Clearly the plan was to be stacked at rec this year, as we paid our top 4 guys approx 800-900k and relied on guys to step up on the ol. We did this with an immobile qb behind an untested line. Two guys are pushing 40, our young Canadians hadn’t proven anything, and our rt was a journeyman. I’m not a fan of that approach. I was hopeful it would work out, but it was a struggle. If we were going to go cheap on the ol, I wish we brought in more Americans throughout the year to challenge for some of those spots. It’s not like we didn’t have the roster flexibility to use them.

It’s been downhill since 2021. 2022 we get Schoen but lose Lawler and Adams. No real threat on outside. 2023 get Lawler back but him and Schoen trade being out, Schoen is out for playoffs. This year we lose Bailey and don’t really replace him. Lawler and Schoen both dress for game 1 and that’s it. No threat from the slot, real low on guys the QB trusts. Wolitarsky out most of the year. The more we’ve relied (or had to rely) on Demski to be our best guy out of the slot the more our O has struggled and we’ve lost.

Imo all three guys we used were fairly interchangeable, but I think Kase looked the most natural doing it. It never felt like he was going to break a big one, but I was also never scared he’d cough it up.

Take it for what it's worth, And I'm wrong most of the time. But after having a few days to digest, this team and coaching staff are going to come back angry. I think the aura is going to be different.

Indeed... It was all about their lines, and the defense in particular. Ricky Ray was probably the last QB of note in that organization...

And really without any exceptional player(s) at the QB position.

I’m less irritated at Grant not being re-signed than I am at the fact they didn’t give Chris Smith another shot, guy looked fast and explosive.

Idk, I hate Toronto as a franchise both now and historically, but I mean 2 Grey cup wins and a 16-1 season in the first 4 years of a HC career is pretty damn impressive.

True enough, but hindsight tells us that now. To say that 90K would have made it a worthwhile gamble, if he had been injured again, the same bellyaching would be happening regarding other aging vets that need to be let go so that their replacement can be found. Are there others who should have been let go at the same time, sure, but that's easier to say now than it was 10-12 months ago.

Not an exact clone or anything, but as a modern day equivalent, he’s closer than anyone else in the league. I used the comparison because Dinwiddie can be kind of crusty towards his players when it’s needed, the same way Cal was. I see similarities between Osh and Richie as “players coach” types, letting veteran players kind of run the room. Both approaches can work at different times, but I always thought the Head Coach needs to be a bit of a **** every so often.

And Jake a great DT....

Yeah oshea might have flipped on the seat warmer but he's got lots of rope left.

He was awesome. Nobody else had a memorable season. Our depth that year was Kelvin McKnight and Charles Nelson.

That’s how all coaching careers end sadly

He certainly is not on the hot seat. The seat could warm up with a rough start next year but he’s gonna get lots of leash. Bucks seat is pretty hot imo.

You’re right in that it was an understandable decision in terms of health. I think at 90k though, it would’ve been a fine gamble to take. The real problem is we dumped some young guys, ran through some guys who couldn’t do the job then settled on lucky who was all the down side of grant with none of the upside for probably the same money.

Well did they not find a replacement or were the special teams just not very good blocking for returners ? Cause every guy they put back there looked pretty much the same.

I've seen a number of people comment about how letting Janarion Grant go was a huge mistake. It's easy to say that in hindsight now, but with the injuries he had suffered and basically being out for half of the season last year (and possibly the year before as well), the team made the decision that it was time to move on from him, just like they did with Jackson Jeffcoat. At the time that the decision was made, it made sense to go that way, so griping about it now is just sour grapes. The fact that they weren't able to find a decent replacement is a totally different issue.

Funny comment from Farhan about Edmonton not asking about Rick Campbell... since he was fired, I'm pretty sure they don't have to ask permission to talk to him.

2021 was the year Lawler earned himself a 300k per year pay day...

250k guarantee for next season.

Is there any guaranteed money for Zach Collaros in the 3rd and final year (2025) of his contract? There was no reason for Kyle Walters to give him 3 years back in 2022. Yes, he led the team to 2 consecutive Grey Cups but he was just a hot/cold injury-prone CFL journeyman before landing in Peg. That fat contract ignored the totality of the player's history. Zach should have been offered 1+ deal in 2022 so the club had flexibility to keep players like Janarion Grant on our roster. You could easily argue that Kyle screwed the pooch. If Zach comes back it should be on a re-negotiated Bo Levi Mitchell style contract and no guarantees.

Also 5 straight cups and 2 wins at the beginning of that run. People forget about the wins because it's convenient. Absolutely there are questions about why we can't finish the past few years and The Trinity will dive into that as a unit, for sure. I look forward to seeing what they come up with for next summer!

He’s not on a hot seat tho. 15 people (I’m being generous) on the internet repeating things does not equate to a dude who has taken his team to the cup 5 straight years being on a hot seat or seat of any kind really except the one he parks his ass on at home or the office or car of wherever else sitting is involved. 5 straight cups. I’d like some answers for sure but he’s not on a hot seat. 25 he might be but right now he’s not. 2025 could be a huge celebration or huge disaster

Saskatchewan may want to go younger at QB.