Arnold_Palmer

So I have quite a few thoughts and I haven’t been able to get them all out because I’ve been busy but I want to try to relay them the best I can and in no particular order but here it goes.. -So what exactly are we doing with Chris Streveler? There must have been conversation between the coaching staff and Chris prior to him being signed here. There’s absolutely no way he’s going to be happy being a glorified Dakota Prukop, in fact it’s such a miss managed role for him, he’s fast and athletic but he’s actually not even as good as Dakota is in the short yardage. He spent the last four years in the NFL and we have no way to use him. First and goal at the 7 why don’t you put him in and allow him to either pass, scramble or hand the ball off… 2nd and 1, no pass attempt to keep them honest? This goes into my next point. - I’m critical on Zach as any one has been and I won’t go too much into his play because that’s been discussed however what hasn’t been a topic of conversation is the offense X’s and O’s and that falls on Buck, over the years Zach has made a living on these slow developing plays where he gets a lot of time to throw from the pocket and he’ll step up or roll out and hit an open guy but that started to become a problem last season because Zach started to get hit more, our o-line no longer gives Zach the time to do that, this season it’s even worse, one year older for Stanley, Paddy and the guys, and losing Hardrick, you would think it’s time to start changing the offense, without Brady the slow developing fake hand off was essentially a suicide play because we couldn’t even be bothered to keep the defence honsest by using Augustine even though he’s no Brady he’s at least capable . -Another point regarding the coaching staff is the horrid play from the ST. Horrible and no imagination. When’s the last time we ran a fake? Our coverage team sucked last year, it sucks again, our punting sucked last year, it sucks again. When Grant was injured last year we had no return game, this season we have no return game and there doesn’t seem to be an urgency to make any changes here. -and this really ties into my last point the lack of urgency to make changes. We simply haven’t been good enough, and the cracks were starting to show after 2022 but we continue to move at a snails pace in order to make changes why is Mitchell still fielding punts? Why hasn’t there been any changes to the o-line after Zachs been beat up over the last two weeks, why only dress 6 Dline men when Walters brought in a lot of competition at training camp, why continue to pay 360 k for two running backs when at the very least your back up could be an American making 40 k, it’s either arrogance, ignorance or both I see every other team continuing to make changes to get the best roster possible, it’s down right sad that the only changes happen when there’s an injury and we have to almost hope for one in order for change to occur .

These updates are getting me to think it’s going to be the status quo again this week. No urgency to change things and get better. The arrogance from the coaching staff..

Way too much money for the running back position. Especially considering most teams are spending about a third of that for their starting runningback and back up.

Fayad was the Mac Defensive player of the year in 2021 with 13 sacks and 17 tackles for loss. The guy has a motor. If he didn’t get injured at the start of training camp you would have known who he is. Very intriguing prospect.

I said this last year. Kramdi has a great nose for the football he’s always just seems to be at the right spot to make a play.

First lead of 2024. We’ve been quietly out playing them after a horrible start.

We are so back baby.

On the bright side our D-line has been pretty good. A lot of pressure on Brown so far.

Dice is not a clown. What are you on about.

Good thing we dressed 9 linebackers

Same. He looks and plays a lot like Kenny Lawler. We need someone to step up in a big way and I think it could be him.

Would love to see him a part of the rotation.

5 years in football time might as well be 100. Look at the 2013 sea hawks, their entire core was washed up by 2018.

100 percent. The coaching staff have become a victim of their own success. We didn’t always run things this way. I’ve been saying it for over a year now. What’s the incentive for a young prospect to come to play in Winnipeg? In 2023 we were praising Walters for keeping the guys together for another run but that meant there was literally no position battles. Do you think someone who is looking to make their mark in the league wants to sit on a PR or play in a reduced role? Hell no he wants to play and show what he has. Now we’re into 2024 and we’re coming off two straight grey cup loses yet the attitude is to run it back with the vets, I don’t blame Walters or the scouting staff. It seemed like there was some good prospects in camp but it was obviously the coaching staff is going to favour vets who really should have been moved on from since 2022 if not 2023.

No kidding. It’s like why did you bring him in at all if you were going to use him like Prukop. The offense was sputtering with Zach, give Streveler a couple of series as a change of pace and let him throw the ball.

Lucky looked like he lost his speed last season. I’d pass.

Yeah I’m an insurance broker and I’m wearing my Streveler jersey. Obviously easy conversation peace but yeah a lot of people asking if there was a game tonight! Oh well going to be a hell of a game anyways. Princess Auto field is always buzzing.

Man this GDT is amazing so far! Great way to kick off the season.

What’s worse? Plus 15 in June or minus 20 in December?

Holm and Kramdi both placed key blocks for the Gauthier scoop and score.

FAJARDO BACK TO PASS! JAKE THOMAS WITH THE PRESSURE! FAJARDO FUMBLES, OH NO! GAUTHIER PICKS UP THE FOOTBALL, HES GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE! 60-3 BOMBERS LEAD! The crowd goes wild, Booch’s head explodes and we go 1-0 to start the season.

Are you talking about how many Grey Cup wins they have or number of teeth?

Bombers are going to crush the Als tonight. No Austin Mack to bail Fajardo out.

Schoen

I wouldn’t put too much stock into how’s starting, based on how the depth chart is configured I think you’re going to see a lot of guys getting reps in the front seven.