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Really. If this game doesn't get the American punter on the roster and Stoudermire off of it, I'm not sure what Hajrullahu and Stoudermire have to show in terms of negative play to get sat/lose the punting job. Hajrullahu's miscues around punting are costing us points every game.

I believe the direct snap to Briggs on the punt fake was an O'Shea twist that we wouldn't have seen previously under.....whatever his name was. Yep, first punt fake we've run in a long time. Special teams coach would put the fakes into the gameplan based on the other teams tendencies, but that call always comes from the head coach.

That's pretty much it. Nichols did enough in the first half to lose this game if we're playing anyone but Brett Smith, who can't pass the ball to save his life. Nice to have a QB who has a clue in the passing game again.

Because they proved it with success on the field. Hoping these lead bars will turn to gold is truly insane That success didn't come overnight. It was built on a foundation that was years in the making. Because they proved it with success on the field. Hoping these lead bars will turn to gold is truly insane That success didn't come overnight. It was built on a foundation that was years in the making. This is where I don't agree. Hamilton was able to turn it around in a few years, Ottawa for pete's sake is likely better than us. I realize we lost our starter but there should not be that such difference between starter and backup. We got beat last Sunday by a third stringer. That is the responsibility of the guys who were tasked to assemble a good team. I don't like where we are but am willing to give them another year to get it done. Many have said they needed three years so OK Kyle and Mike, please..... There's no doubt that our level of talent import wise is noticeably worse than pretty much any other team in the league, Saskatchewan would be in the same ballpark. Both relying on veterans beyond their best before date and some who were never really that good. That is a huge sign of weakness on the personnel side. It's hard to can Walters and not let the replacement pick his coach, but really Walters, Goveia, McManus have failed.

Hope they put in some running play outside of the tackles instead of up the middle constantly, i would also like to see the bombers try and go no huddle for the first series. Hope the OL block somebody on any play.

I think that this shows, based on their record, our record, and the fact that they have walloped us a few times in the last year, that they are a much better coached team… And that basically outside of Sorensen none of those guys are counted on for much in Edmonton.

Should help our 2016 draft picks increase in value. The 6 game injured list can help, but gotta believe a lot of those guys have hefty bonuses paid out before a game is even played, unless they somehow structure contracts differently in Hamilton.

That's only if you start 7 NI's. If you start more, you will have imports who aren't "starters" who aren't DI's either.

It won't until the coaches/managers move of the fixation of plugging the majority of the NI's in on the OL, regardless of the capability of the players, while they use a bunch of imports on the DL. It's been bad for awhile, gotten worse with Ottawa returning and rosters expanding allowing teams to add another import DL in many cases. The supply of American pass rushers is much more plentiful than Canadian offensive linemen.

3-4 seconds eh. Wonder if that takes into account the full second it takes for the ball to get to the QB Plus the half second it takes for him to get his eyes up after pulling the snap off his shoe.

No they can't. The league can and the PA can grieve it. The limit for the team/coach is very low, was something like $75 in the last CBA.Players can be fined up to half their game cheque, but only by the league office. O'Shea confirmed on the last CJOB Coach's Show that teams can in fact fine half a game cheque. But he said anything beyond $75 goes into another fund that doesn't go to the players. He said the league office can fine up to half a paycheque and that the PA would be involved. An angry coach is not able to take half a players paycheque. You really think the PA would allow that?

No they can't. The league can and the PA can grieve it. The limit for the team/coach is very low, was something like $75 in the last CBA. Players can be fined up to half their game cheque, but only by the league office.

Which severely limits your options, basically to people who nobody wants. Generally people with opportunities for other jobs have been saying thanks but no thanks when the Bombers put together their shortlist in the last decade because of how dysfunctional the organization has been.

How would you like a coach to deal with penalties? The players are under scrutiny and will lose their jobs if it becomes an issue. He can hand out minor fines, he can put them on the spot in front of their teammates and on film. That's about it. Should Johnny Adams be benched?

Is there any team president that "needs the job?" Pretty ridiculous thing to pick on. They aren't ex-cons stocking shelves in a grocery store.

Again, this is not worth arguing. We roster the same number of canucks as every other team. This "we start 8 Canadians" thing is really rather irrelevant. It isn't irrelevant when we have the worse Canadian talent in the CFL & we start 8 instead of 7. Tells you how weak our American talent is as well. To me, it's very relevant. What I mean is that "starting" 8 Canadians isn't really as significant as people make it out to be. 7, 8, 9 whatever the number is of Nationals listed first on the depth chart is not really an indicator of substantial playing time. So we list 8 as starters? We still have the same number on the game day roster as everyone else. As it has been said, if anything this makes it easier to sub guys in and out and not have to worry so much about checking their passport before they run onto the field. Plus some flexibility with in-game injuries, not stuck having to strictly sub a NI for a NI on each side of the ball if someone goes down. The teams starting 7 are the minority in recent years.

Yeah, I don't get it... basically Willie sits because Longo is in - going with JFG and Kohlert again... Starting Shell at Safety instead of Sherman or Jones seems strange to me as well Longo slides in relatively cleanly, just needed a roster spot, no ratio issue. Just means that both of the scratches to get to 44 will be imports, likely Kearney and Johnson. Veltung is knocking Willie off. Sherman can't cover well enough to take a regular spot in the secondary, Jones is a corner, not a safety. If anything I'd use Simmons at safety a bit. Shell has lost many steps. Leggett is a cornerback too, what's your point. Sherman and Jones are probably the fastest guys on our roster... I'll take a safety with closing speed over Lin-J Shell - if anything he should backup at SAM Veltung and Johnson probably sit... still drives me nuts that Rempel, Cronk AND Pontbriand take up spots on this roster Has Leggett ever played corner in the CFL? He's been a safety/outside linebacker since day 1 up here. My point is that you can't just plug a guy into a significantly different position he's never even practiced in and expect him to succeed. It's not a video game. You're really shocked that there are players in the bottom third of our roster who are on it to play special teams? Welcome to the CFL.

Yeah, I don't get it... basically Willie sits because Longo is in - going with JFG and Kohlert again... Starting Shell at Safety instead of Sherman or Jones seems strange to me as well Longo slides in relatively cleanly, just needed a roster spot, no ratio issue. Just means that both of the scratches to get to 44 will be imports, likely Kearney and Johnson. Veltung is knocking Willie off. Sherman can't cover well enough to take a regular spot in the secondary, Jones is a corner, not a safety. If anything I'd use Simmons at safety a bit. Shell has lost many steps.

Just got off the phone with Wally. He says Lulay isn't playing the next few games.

Chances are he won't be very good. Edmonton's OL aren't exactly world beaters and have been banged up and Capers was still on the fringe. The 2nd round pick is very good though. An asset until it's used on a guy to chase kicks.

Speaks to his lack of objectivity. The Esks are going to be disappointed when they realize Steele was a better option.

Picard or Greaves might get you a conditional 7th round pick in trade. They are both hugely overpaid which kills their trade value if they had any as actual football players.

The biggest problem is that teams always draft the guys with potential to play tackle, most of the time they don't pan out and they suck at playing inside. Two recent examples for us would be Pencer and Swiston, Neufeld and Greaves are in that category too. I like that Walters has been drafting guys who are actually interior OL.

I think you have to look at the Bombers as an expansion team, Walters had to basically rebuild everything from the US scouting department and everything in between. It's a slow process but Hall was a better choice than Etch. Next year, they should find someone better than Marcel. I can see why Miller says it's a three year plan for this bunch. By the end of year three things should be a lot better otherwise they failed and have to go. US scouting wasn't a problem until Walters took over. He's basically reversed the problem from NI's to imports. Better base for the next GM to build from I guess.