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2022 Off Season - Back 2 Back Champs Edition
wbbfan replied to Noeller's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
The only guy that could maybe will that team to win is michael reilly. I dont think any cfl fa available turns them into a serious title contender. They'd need to find a "the next guy". Tecmo bowl bo jackson kinda of guy. -
2021/22 - CFL Offseason - Non-Back-to-Back Grey Cup Champion Thread
wbbfan replied to JCon's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
True. You always need to stretch the defense in more than 1 direction. That deep threat doesnt need to be the fastest guy, but on top of that having a shifty fast yac guy who can bust big gains on cut backs while the defense is stretched out is huge. If you add a running qb to that you have an incredibly dangerous offense that can help an inexperienced ol out a lot. -
2022 Off Season - Back 2 Back Champs Edition
wbbfan replied to Noeller's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
winnipeg gonna win, crigina gonna cry. Hilarious though considering they are the reason why we have coaching staff caps, and theyve been punished like 4 seasons running for all kinds of crap. But still carry more guys on the IR and suspended list then the rest of the league combined. -
2022 Off Season - Back 2 Back Champs Edition
wbbfan replied to Noeller's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
From the reported number iirc its like 20k more a year. But who knows, willy could get a side job selling cars or working as a rep for an easy extra 100k a year. -
2022 Off Season - Back 2 Back Champs Edition
wbbfan replied to Noeller's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
One of my favorites as well. And one of my very favorite football people. There is a bunch of great Xs and Os coaches im fascinated with and think very highly of (mcvay and the disciples of shanahan, lincoln riley, chip kelly, joe moorehead, ryan day etc) but guys like Walsh and mos who took Xs and Os to the next level and bring high level character top to bottom and package it with class is special. We dont see it as much today with mos as he really lets his COs call the plays, but his teams coaching was next level. And his overhaul with hall on our defense part way through 19 was instrumental in our success. It all depends on which kongbo shows up to NFL camp. If the king kongbo that was player late in the season and play offs shows up he's gone for good. If the kongbo that we saw prior in the season shows up he might sit on a pr and come back half way through the year at latest. -
2021/22 - CFL Offseason - Non-Back-to-Back Grey Cup Champion Thread
wbbfan replied to JCon's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
us, montreal 2000s, toronto 90s, the edmonton 5 peat, ott RR 68/69 the bombers twice 58-62, edmonton 3 peat in the 50s, argos 3 peat in the 40s, argos in the late 30s, queens ottawa and hamilton in the 20s, toronto and hamilton prior to ww1. -
2021/22 - CFL Offseason - Non-Back-to-Back Grey Cup Champion Thread
wbbfan replied to JCon's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Truth. Rb is the deepest position in all of football. But guys with the passport are still pretty scarce. The argos tried to corner the market on Lbers this year, but didnt really succeed. They just log jammed their roster. The bombers have quietly corner the market on NI rbs. Thats true, but I was talking from lawlers perspective. For walters, if you are looking at offering say 150k, and get him for 125k but he has the ability to make 175k if he has a tremendous year it could be better then letting him go to FA where some team could offer him 175k out right. Dont forget duke williams made 140k+ last year for 6 games. I could see at the very least TO and ott opening the vault for him. -
2021/22 - CFL Offseason - Non-Back-to-Back Grey Cup Champion Thread
wbbfan replied to JCon's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Or do what hamilton did with june jones. Understand that you dont have a 5 man unit that is capable of protecting the qb long enough to run the 5-1 spread and add protection. 11 form with a primary blocking back, 21, 20 etc. For years the spread offense was looked down upon as not viable because putting the qb in the gun with 5 ol made him a sitting duck. The big adjustment that really brought the spread to high level d1 schools and the NFL is versatile TEs, and more recently versatile flex tes. The difference between getting pressure of the edge when a TE is on the line vs not is big. Even in block and release or pure route running. Having to run around a line 1 man wider is big. When a team lines up in the pistol with no te you can cut down the qbs time by a lot. Teams will blitz more too. They know one way or another they can cut down the qbs time. Even if they dont get a pressure or a sack they can prevent time to throw a deep ball. With the extra man on the line you can get stalemated in the rush and beat deep. 15 ish years ago teams had a lot more unique identity in the offense and defense they ran. Today, the variability is very low. The big differences in 21 was 1 mtl/edm running much more RPO (though not running it really well) and 2 the bombers for one running out of farm more sets. Many of the same plays and looks, but with a more varied pre snap look. The defenses had even less variability. Bend but dont break secondary's and layered pass rushing trying to take away time for the deep ball rules the cfl. So every one is fighting to fill the same type of roster gaps, with a limited or none existent supply of players in the market. The success the riders have had (over achieving a lot imo) the last 2 seasons has had a lot to do with a very limited qb who has a different skill set. More teams need to think out side the box and get creative. A team like ottawa has 0 chance of filling all its roster holes and turning into a bluebomber esq team this year. For a team like that to break out, they have to break the mold. -
2021/22 - CFL Offseason - Non-Back-to-Back Grey Cup Champion Thread
wbbfan replied to JCon's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Yeah, reilly has taken a hellacious beating the last 2 seasons. I dont think he should go back to BC for 2022. They dont have a chance at getting a good OL together. Theyve tried buying it, they dont have developmental pieces, and every other team in the league is looking hard to fix their OL. They arent 1 guy away and whole sale changes take a long time to gel 9 times out of 10. -
2021/22 - CFL Offseason - Non-Back-to-Back Grey Cup Champion Thread
wbbfan replied to JCon's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Yeah I was really surprised. It always seemed that hank on the panel was the same hank we saw on the field. Unlikeable as it gets. But BLM had the ****** aura completely gone with the absence of competition. He has a tremendously bright 2nd career as a broadcaster if he wants it. And I sure hope he does. -
2021/22 - CFL Offseason - Non-Back-to-Back Grey Cup Champion Thread
wbbfan replied to JCon's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Did reilly restructure last year? Wonder what hes due this year. If any one makes a nut, I think itll be collaros. I think he could get 500k+ if he really wanted to. -
2022 Off Season - Back 2 Back Champs Edition
wbbfan replied to Noeller's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
The mafia is generally used to refer to the trinity of wade most and walters. But its really, really deep. danny mac, goveia, soo many players, coaches, and un sung franchise workers. The 01 team was a small group of mafioso, this team is a dynasty because they own the mafia standard top to bottom. Bill walsh talked about that in his book the score takes care of it self. That the day he took over he sat down with every one out side of football operations. He made sure that every thing, from the way the place was cleaned to how to phones were answered was done the 49er way. The mafia have done the exact same thing here. They didnt build a roster or a team, they built a franchise that would stand as a dynasty. -
2021/22 - CFL Offseason - Non-Back-to-Back Grey Cup Champion Thread
wbbfan replied to JCon's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
id take him at 150k for as many years as he wants to sign for. If I was him I'd gamble on a lower base high incentives deal. I think in an 18 game schedule he'd put up huge numbers. -
2021/22 - CFL Offseason - Non-Back-to-Back Grey Cup Champion Thread
wbbfan replied to JCon's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Yeah and fox reported riley as having 27 years of experience, 10 in the nfl and 17 in college. 😆 Could be that he was gunning for the HC job, and thought he'd have a chance with coach O possible NCAA bound. With coach O staying he's kind of stuck. Montreal is a good team that under performed. He could possibly move up and not just to khari's spot but he could get a front office title too. Am I alone in thinking thats atleast 100k more than he should get? I mean oof I would not want to have a guy like that on a base salary that high. -
2022 Off Season - Back 2 Back Champs Edition
wbbfan replied to Noeller's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Shoeless Joe? Say it ain't so... -
2022 Off Season - Back 2 Back Champs Edition
wbbfan replied to Noeller's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
These guys made us back to back Champs. Nothing would make me happier than to see then have great nfl Careers. Cept maybe back to back to back in Regina I hope yoshi is like rod Hill meets buck Pierce. Coach here and after he's done coaching still be a winnipeg fixture. -
2022 Off Season - Back 2 Back Champs Edition
wbbfan replied to Noeller's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Wasn't he projected to start for a while in camp too? Real question is when does cam Meredith come back lol. I bet rocquemore is back too -
2021/22 - CFL Offseason - Non-Back-to-Back Grey Cup Champion Thread
wbbfan replied to JCon's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
It doesn't really. Woli plays like a flex te. He blocks almost as much as he catches balls. -
2021/22 - CFL Offseason - Non-Back-to-Back Grey Cup Champion Thread
wbbfan replied to JCon's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
The New Orleans usfl team named Bart andrus as head coach. Last year he was the qb coach for the Ottawa ggs. Not cfl news but not back to back champion news either. Makes me say eww why When is the last time a guy coached a position in the cis then the next year was a hc in the pros. -
2021/22 - CFL Offseason - Non-Back-to-Back Grey Cup Champion Thread
wbbfan replied to JCon's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Darvin adams. It'd be lucky Lawler demski Bailey and woli. -
2021/22 - CFL Offseason - Non-Back-to-Back Grey Cup Champion Thread
wbbfan replied to JCon's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Yep. I feel like he will be back. I'm still holding my breath for lucky to come home too. -
2022 Off Season - Back 2 Back Champs Edition
wbbfan replied to Noeller's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Certainly on the all time great name team. Warner was a de then when he came back from the nfl he was like 290lbs and moved around. He was huge when he came back. He looked like his body grew a 2nd set of shoulders. -
2022 Off Season - Back 2 Back Champs Edition
wbbfan replied to Noeller's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
He had a bunch of starts on both Ends for the als. Linemen playing both ways is soo crazy. He loved it too. Such an animal. Fun fact inoke breckterfield is a pretty good dl coach in the ncaa. -
2021/22 - CFL Offseason - Non-Back-to-Back Grey Cup Champion Thread
wbbfan replied to JCon's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
I actually vaguely recall a salary floor being enforced a bit. Maybe first year renegades and a couple times prior on cheaply run bad teams. Could be wrong but I think they signed some silly high contract us rookies to eat up room. Robert Gordon over geroy Simon. Got barely edged out on arland Bruce and a bunch of guys. Aside from his scouting napkins and crazy desperate trades he was the worst negotiator ever. Over pays to guys like Wayne McGaritty and soo many bad moves. 78 percent done deal to karikari he reported as done at first. Imagine if we had geroy Simon for his whole career. Or Simon Bruce and milt for a couple years. That offense would've been devastating if we had any one to throw the ball. Pat Barnes big contract too. Soo many bad qbs. -
2022 Off Season - Back 2 Back Champs Edition
wbbfan replied to Noeller's topic in Blue Bomber Discussion
Alford probably gone too. I could see Nichols getting a tc invite. If I was running an NFL team I'd give Lawler and rose a tc inv too. Low risk high reward guys with pro experience are better than the back end roster tcf. This is easily the most possible nfl jumpers we've seen in decades. Sergio could go Jeffcoat out side chance stove out side chance. Stove walker and Sayles all had really limited reps but have extremely desirable tool kits. Guys that size with that much power and speed are hard to find. Especially with a good motor and head on their shoulders. Heck even kongbo is a guy NFL teams should look at long and hard. His pedigree physical tools and team first mentality is gold. The ultimate sign of success in scouting in the cfl is finding young guys who move up quickly. The 2021 Grey Cup season is really a story of great young depth and shrewd moves.