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Lfg! Almost time!

Even in pass pro it is soo much more important at T than guard. You can cover for a guard pretty easily too with a good T or C. the difference between grant, and every one else was gigantic. I don’t think we need some one to make us forget grant, I’m not expecting a multi td kr this year. Maybe no kr tds. But at least we need some one cover teams have to work to cover, catches the ball clean as much as possible, makes the right decisions, and gets north south asap while gathering respectable yards. Couple of the guys we brought in with kr experience looked good in college. So I’m hopeful. Personally, a kr/wr who can run some sweeps opposite of Demski and start at wr while returning is the dream. Saving a roster spot, especially a di is as good as being game breaking. we could spell a starting wr in coverage some with guys like ford. I’d love to see clercius and MCI get reps at returning kicks too.

The 7 games in 2021 was the single most dominant dt display I’ve seen in the league since Doug brown. The 19 season was good though we rotated a lot more imps then. when fajardo walks into a kitchen he still can’t bring him self to look at the stove. He just averts his eyes and slinks away.

With rookie camp starting soon, it’s a fair time imo to evaluate the off season. We didn’t have the flexibility to bring in vets at vacated spots but our recruiting has been stellar. We filled our gaps and rebuilt our ni depth and pipeline. I’d give it an A-. A+ would require a good vet at de or db or a replacement punter. Best qb talent in the league despite losing the best back up qb in the league. We’ve got the present the future and the long term future sealed up. I think we will see Roty competition from db and de.

Stove isn’t fat, but it’s an awful injury for such a big guy. He’s stocky af. His game is predicated on the explosive first step too. I don’t blame them at all for giving him a shot. He’s worth a flyer. But he’s a long shot to say the least. Pretty much. I’d take Kongbo over menard. And neither is likely. We don’t as much need a ni de now though. We’ve got dts, and dbs with 6 starters on offence and we don’t have to burn a di any more. Realistically we could use our 3rd imp wr on the kr too. We can easily di a 3rd de to rotate.

Agree. He’s one of the more raw guys at the top of the draft. Incredible talent, athleticism and the right mind set though. I can’t imagine him missing here with Marty and our system. I wouldn’t be surprised to see more 3-4 end types succeeding up here on the edge. Teams have been adjusting to run fits that pull sam/dhb/Ss into the box. An easy way to cover fits with out pulling dbs is to run guys who can play more than a gap.

Yeah I do love the bigger des we see now. Guys rolling a lean athletic 265 range shed a lot easier than the undersized edges we’ve seen for a long time. Dl is gonna be a great battle to see. Probably the biggest position to watch. As goes the line so goes the team.

With his athleticism and needing to trim down a bit I’d be very confident Marty Costello can polish his footwork and that any foot speed issue is purely mechanical. If the near future of our interior ol is Dobson, Eli and Wallace that’s pretty darned good. He should probably be dropping 20-25 lbs, crazy to think how much more explosive he might be then.

https://www.frogsowar.com/2023/12/14/24002156/football-tcu-dl-rick-dabreu-declares-for-the-2024-nfl-draft dabreu looks like the type of guy we’d play inside and out. https://pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/football/roster/david-green/12580 green has played some nose, 2, 2i, and 4i in 30 fronts. Has a good motor, and that versatility is huge for how we run fronts at our best. Not sure he has the push to excel, but he did play very good competition, it’d be bazar for him to dominant come out and not get a look.

We got a class full of blood n guts fifo football players, but with lots of upside and talent. Going to be a fun group to watch.

Yeah. Only way I see either sticking around, other than getting moved to ol which isn’t needed, is if Thomas retires or gets hurt and is out for a good while. Especially since we will have the roster flexibility to carry a di dl again full time.

100%. I think the possible hold back will be having 3 ni Ss on the roster. Previously I thought we would platoon ford and Kramdi. But If they keep kramdi at Sam and start ford at corner it could make sense to keep the extra ni db on the ar. I had hoped we’d look at Karamoko more on the ar this year as well but we don’t seem to be seriously looking to replace Sheehan. But I suspect we will keep a global lber playing teams instead. Weitz should have a quick easy transition to playing teams up here though ogbeveon sounds like he has more upside. I can’t imagine smekle beating out Samson. His ability to beat guys and separate deep was surprising. And he’s smoother than you’d expect with his role type. Pretty excited to see what he can do, I love that mix of talent athleticism and character. Kept woli here through some really low touch seasons.

Such a damned shame. Did a lot for the bombers and the market.

Only 30 but over 100 nfl games. Man if he’s got any thing left that’s massive. I’d love to have him here. I’d take him but I’m sure we won’t even investigate. Sounded like Walters couldn’t imagine a way of fitting grant back in the budget. elk cut makonzo too. He’s solid especially as depth some one will grab him.

15 DL on the roster, plus 2 picks plus 1 returning from college. 7 of the 15 are DTs, plus 1 pick and 1 returning. Could see another couple ends come in still. 11 ol plus I would expect the 2 late picks to be in camp. Could see us adding more OL before full camp. 9 lbers plus 2 drafted and 1 returning from college. Thats a LOT of lbers, but we can always use more and always carry lots. 26 dbs on the roster plus the 3 signed today. 0.0 thats a lot lol. I could see a handful getting cut in rookie camp and a bunch more brought in for full camp. 4 rbs plus 1 drafted and 1 returning. I could see another imp or two coming in, though probably more KR types. RB and QB would be nearly impossible to crack to roster on here. 22 wrs plus 2 drafted. We never stop adding wrs or dbs. Could see a few more wrs to limit lopsidedness in rookie camp, and again KR types. 4 qbs plus the 1 from the college program, probably won't see an arm brought in unless some one is hurt or cut early. 2 kickers and 2 punters. Probably done on that front too.

3 imp dbs and a canadian punter. Roster falling into place pretty nicely.

Gabe wallace https://3downnation.com/2024/03/15/top-ranked-cfl-prospect-gabe-wallace-shines-in-vertical-jump-bench-press-at-buffalo-pro-day/#:~:text=Troy Durrell-,Top-ranked CFL prospect Gabe Wallace shines in vertical jump,press at Buffalo pro day&text=Top-ranked CFL draft prospect,foot-six and 344 pounds. https://3downnation.com/2024/03/11/2024-cfl-draft-profiles-buffalo-ol-gabe-wallace-bringing-neck-roll-mentality-back-to-the-pros/

Michael chris ike 6'1 225 4.51 40 16 reps 225 35.5" vert 10'2.25" broad 6.71 3 cone 4.19 shuttle. Fastest 3 cone, shuttle and 40 times at the draft. https://3downnation.com/2024/04/24/2024-cfl-draft-profiles-rb-michael-chris-ike-hoping-to-earn-starting-job-despite-being-college-backup/ https://nfldraftdiamonds.com/2023/11/michael-chris-ike/

https://www.bluebombers.com/2024/04/30/meet-the-2024-draft-class/ 6'2 217 4.59 40 34" vert 15 reps 225 10'9.25" broad 7.02 3 cone and 4.5 shuttle https://3downnation.com/2024/04/07/2024-cfl-draft-profiles-uconn-rec-kevens-clercius-desire-for-dirty-work-sets-him-apart/

Watching this I wonder if "our guy" was Kevens or Ike, or even both.

Argo’s announce co defensive co-ordinators. Never works out well.

That’s their SnC. Rfd begins on the 13th. Before that is optional draft rookies. we clearly targeted positions of need/want in this draft. But still managed to get a ton of value picks. Bunch of guys that can go back for another year of college which is always nice from late picks. I could see 3 of these guys being on the ar this year, and gassama could easily stick on our pr based on depth needs a lone. Good handful of guys for futures. Say it was a B+ draft that could easily end up an A+ a bunch of different ways. Hope we sign a global punter still but kind of doubt it.

He’s more player than that. But he does replace Jackson on the roster in an ideal world.

Their mini camp starts two weeks after our final roster cut down. Means no camp here if he doesn’t get pulled in for tc

Big athletic back with some blocking pedigree could very easily get called up to full camp.