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No matter the result - Strev should start next game.

Woli deservedly took the rap for that drop

Looks like Doug Brown

It is very possible Strevy will toss a pick or two but he really needs the game reps

Zach Collaros and Bo Levi Mitchell are both at the stage where they are liabilities for their respective teams now. Mitchell was already at that stage couple years ago and Collaros haas been there in the past, and here he is again. Glad Collaros is OK after taking a helmet to the chest but was hoping we'd finally see Streveler take a series or two.

Collaros is ****

Go Blue!

Bully-ball should be in this club's DNA. But something is evidently broken with this Oline. Johnny A is an excellent back and he could carry the rock with success any day. He averaged better YPC than Strev or Brady in the loss vs Alouettes. But Bombers don't seem to be committed to the run so far this season. Surprising given Collaros's lacklustre play behind this O line.

In order to make a trade you have to find a willing trade partner. How many teams in the CFL are ready to lock-in a player $600k per, for 2 more seasons? The fatal mistake Bombers brass made was in October 2022 when they agreed to give Zach Collaros a 3-year deal at $600k per season through to the end of 2025. It's not just quantum at $600k but duration - 3 years for a single player. They are saddled with that now just as they were at the end of last season when they had to have considered trying to keep Dru Brown but quickly concluded it would be impossible since no other team wanted Zach's contract. Hamstrung themselves.

Final drive: 1st and goal on the 7 with a chance to win. This is a classic Chris Streveler situation. Some misdirection and then you run run run. Why didn't they do that? Totally mystifying. I hope the media asks Buck/MOS about that this week. Can't let them get away with play-calling such a pansy-a** finish.

Didn't realize you could release a vet due to injury. If so, what is the plan for Noah Hallett? He missed all 2023 due to injury. Starts 2024 on the 6-game. He has dressed for a grand total of 11 games in 4 seasons as a Blue Bomber. Six tackles total or 1.5 tackles per year.

BC-Calgary was a fun game to watch. Players (mostly) making plays in all 3 phases. Bombers look like hot garbage compared with every other team in the league so far this season. Especially at the QB position. I hate to rag on Zach but even Jake Maier looks better than Collaros. Let's face it, Collaros has benefitted from outstanding pass pro in Winnipeg in his prior 3 full seasons with us. It would not be fair to say Zach, at age 35, is washed up. But the weaknesses that previously made him expendable in Toronto, Hamilton and Sask have been evident for awhile here and are now fully exposed. Club needs to give Strev meaningful reps soon.

100% There are multiple problems on this club that might have been avoided. But one thing many in the off season said was trade Zach & keep Brown. So obvious - since Brown is the best QB prospect to enter the league in years. Effing brain trust must've seen that too. Would be interesting to know if they considered such a move. Of course we don't know contract details and what might have prevented this - even if Walters considered it. Apart from that, bone-headedness, stubborness complacency and arrogance as evidenced in 2 GC losses appear to be continuing, hastening the downswing.

Entire O-Line needs remedial pass pro classes. And even smash-mouth run blocking is a major challenge with this group. Look at the trouble Bombers had gaining inches on 3rd down. Zero push. They got molested vs Montreal too. Yes #FreeEli. Bring back Geoff Gray. How long is Dobson out? This must be why Buck called only 14 run plays that averaged 3 YPC for a funky 42 total yards in a RAIN GAME. Actually he might have just called 12 runs since a couple were hapless attempts by Collaros to run out of trouble. If I am Strev or Augustine - a pair of terrific runners - I am pissed at such squandered opportunity.

That hasn't been the plan so far ...

Who will be the hero? Strev? Demski? Schoen? Augustine? Wheatfall?

Yes, but Demski saved a sure pick by climbing the ladder and one-handing it on an overthrow later.

Concussions = slower processing = anxious self-preservation = happy feet = bad throws = liability. It was so obvious last season that Brown was the better QB, Quicker release. Velocity throws on target. Plus experience/understanding the system. Major fail by coaching/management letting Brown get away.

The injuries are a factor. But MOS stubborness and arrogance also at play. Resting on their laurels, & also thinking they can actually be a team when there's no competition for some jobs on the club. Some guys will be cursing under their breath. The FIFO era is over. Some folks need to be ashamed of themselves.

OK, where are the liabilities? Other than the raw rooks ,the vets who are non-performers include Collaros, Fatboi, Kolo, Neuf, BA, Bighill, Willy J. There's a lot of salary stacked up in that group. That's why they are on the field. Even if they shouldn't be. If I recall, MOS played at couple years longer than he should have. So, there's a precedent.

I thought the same. But then I thought down six point and driving with 2 mins left, they should at least get the chance to win. Too bad if the game is over.

They must've thought Janarion was going to re-sign for peanuts and when he didn't - getting. returner an afterthought.

No way to know yet if Janarion still has his magic mojo or if he's 100% after last year's injury. But man, I miss him. And Sheed too.

Mitchell ain't fast enough, unfortunately.

Well, they couldn't keep them both. But everyone could see Zach getting wobbly last season -and looks to be continuing ....