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Both mac and wil are pretty interchangeable in the CFL these days, though for us, we sub the wil for a dime around half the time. Imo it's almost like an extra DI with rotational D use. Needs to be some one versatile on the d, and who plays really well on teams. I think the clear exception for a mac/wil especially for us, is if they are a ratio breaker.

Qft. Wilson needs reps at some point if we have a blow out or rest game.

Yeah I never know what to expect with kyrie. He can’t stay healthy and takes a bit to get back into form. Don’t mind bringing him back on a team deal he probably sits on 6game once or twice. Biggie could be a player coach if they are willing to limit his on field role. Yeah let friggin Castillo punt and find rotational/teams global. Don’t need teams guys with valuable picks any more. Think we can pick a mix of bpa and lines. I think a guy like Wallace could be groomed as a rt, or even another guy at that level in the draft.

Yup. Could really use a tackle box defender with size like Thomas or one of the cuts. But a lot of the heavy lifting for next years camp will be retention. I’d really like to see the ends get looks and sit haba. Thomas/kyrie/biggie subtraction should hopefully be academic.

Eh we’d be ok. Griffin would go to that spot, then Cole would fill the coverage wil role. He was doing it early in the season. After that Kelly goes in and we slide guys around, or Ayer’s goes in and we slide Cole, who played Sam and S in camp and pre season. After than nick goes in at S. all in all that’s probably the most db depth in the league. ol injury is the concern, unless it’s at C. Same id like to see him get some snaps at wr too I think he can be an impact guy. bond, Nichols, griffin, ford is the best db group in a long time. And that’s saying some thing. I wonder if griffin will be the heir apparent for ba eventually. We’ve got soo much versatility in the back field and depth it’s nutty.

Qft Yep, now inb4 they don’t play Adam’s 1 snap lol

I get that but how outstanding can you be if your team is dead last? At some point you pad stats on a bad team. Especially in terms of yards on O and tackles on D. Didn’t put mbt into consideration in 2021 when he lead the league.

He should and likely will. We will likely go with a vet as our candidate. I’d bet on wj or Nichols.

Yep. I really really want to see him make the switch to centre. Imagine him helping guards and getting down field smashing lbers.

Yuuup. Looked damn good. His motor, hands, and aggression are excellent and his lack of athleticism is covered for by not facing 300lbers. You jinxed it! Haha Rcmp escort to get him from his priority first class flight to the stadium.

Yeah. Our rotation hasn’t been great but it’s been significantly worse when we run 6 on the ar. Just can’t have two Canadian dts on at the same time. Need to have better balance with Jake’s reps. Agree about karamoko. We really need better talent at global.

Yep. And not really needed with clercius, mci, and schmekel. agree. This lineup is going to be really good. Especially if we get a 7th dl on. Now we just have to rotate guys well.

https://3downnation.com/2024/09/25/could-bo-levi-mitchell-win-cfl-m-o-p-even-if-hamilton-tiger-cats-miss-playoffs/ another classic from 3dn. I think Brady and Mcinnis will duel it out for moc, and if either leaders receiving/rushing at the end of the year they likely battle for mop. Stanback could jump in if he wins, I don’t think any other wr would though. Milligan will split votes with the rider bias, but I don’t think he would win modp votes over over beverette or our candidate. The top performers on D are all too close for one to win mop imo. Even though I would go D. I would put up nichols.

Unfortunately, that is a big assumption in the cfl lol. Speaking of, sure would be nice to hear about how all the new qbs are doing. It's been a long time since we had this many QBs on the roster. I'd be kind of surprised if we keep 2 on the pr for the rest of the year, though I really want to keep Grainger around and see him in camp next year. That guy has incredible talent.

100%. That is my favorite play to see from a DL. That means not only does the guy have the athleticism to do that, but the relentless motor to succeed in general. Tom canada was a high motor guy too. Our better finds among imp DTs have been those types. Bryant, stove, sayles etc. Especially the good 3 tech types. And slants. Oh man did he used to carve us up baaad throwing 10-15 yard slants at the seams.

I wouldn’t rotate, but ole pat and Eli off the bench would be excellent. I agree Randolph at g makes us better.

That’s true. I think bc and Hamilton at times this year have had the flexibility as well. I do agree, and at this point I’d prioritize ol pass pro ratio wise. We won the ships based around line play. For some reason we’ve gotten away from that.

100%. Delayed rb wheel routes are a huge opportunity. In general, pass catching rbs are extremely valuable in all levels and leagues. And yeah, the whole point of match cover is to keep every thing in front of you, cover the seams, and let athletes come up and make plays. Force the offence to make consecutive great plays to keep the ball moving and make significant field position gains.

Teams aren’t looking for imp guards though. If he was actually a tackle maybe, but Richardson was much better and didn’t get poached. Also, I don’t think vanterpool would be notably worse at guard. You should be able to find imp guards at will in general. Teams just don’t have the ratio flexibility and invest a lot into ni ol on the interior.

I wonder how this roster will shake down… has to be one more imp coming off. Randolph for Adam’s makes sense. I wonder if one of haba/garbutt come off for Cole? I also wonder if Cole will start at wil over ayers. Can’t be griffin coming off that’s for sure. I feel like lucky should sit and get healthy we aren’t using him much on off any way. If one of the ends come off I would expect us to put a Canadian dl back on. Probably hubert.

That’s some real good news

Also, go give lapo some likes and subs on YT! He needs support for all this work he’s putting in!

The part about switching off spies is good, even though it didn’t work in our favour on that play. A couple of the big keys to making it work include the deep guys keeping every thing in front of them, the wall and flat guys making good decisions and every one rallying to the ball. Also the one guy who gets left playing man up on the corner is often bond who has been exceptional at it. The deep guys have done a much better job keeping it all in front of them, especially ba. He catches a lot of flak, deservedly so, for his awful tackling last year and this, but he’s got it back in terms of coverage. Nichols is great at any thing we ask him to do. Holm struggled early but has improved a lot at decision making. Last year he used his athleticism to get back into plays and cover up mistakes. If he can start using it to make plays with in the system he could become elite. Jones and Ayer’s have much to learn, but are using their tools to make plays in the middle that we haven’t seen in a good while. If they can be more sound in the run game vs blocking we are gonna be scary.

Yeah. Jackson has done an excellent job of picking up the pieces after jones was finally dumpstered. In that, he benefits a big deal from 1, having no expectations from how bad they were, and 2 the removal of the most toxic coach in the league. I see a couple signs that don't bode well. How he claimed he tore them a new one and said more to the team than he had the whole time since he took over as HC. Which the players didn't seem to see happen. If true, as far as authoritarians go he would make mos look like bear bryant. He has been yanking qbs instead of trying to really get it working with one (It isn't a hard choice either who should be starting) then announcing it when we were in our bye week, and still didn't come prepared with a game plan capable of beating us. If he can't get his offence to work with MBT, he's in trouble. I mean they have Eugene lewis, Gittens jr, Dillion mitchell, and tevin jones plus those RBs. That is a solid group. With MBT, and that running game, knowing you are gonna get time to pass you cant put together a game plan to get those guys the ball? The switch to ford was strange, but even more so he didn't have any thing put in to make use of fords strengths. One poorly timed draw play. He also coached under jones for like 5 years in 2 different stints. For that to happen he either needs to be a significant yesman to a toxic pos or needs to be one of his ilk. I think character wise, he has done a very good job. I think he will continue to coach in the cfl if HCing doesn't work out. And I think he will likely, and should get a chance to be the HC next year. But I see a few red flags already. Imo, he needs a guy like Hall to be an ast HC to mentor him and a guy who can take and run his offence with out his having to do the play call.

Nice change of pace for Edmonton. qft