BigBlueFanatic

These play calls are just brutal by Buck. Is the execution that bad that he’s left the training wheels bolted on and scribbling notes with kid gloves on?

I’m basically chanting “INTERCEPTION” every time mbt winds up to pass

Regardless of who starts (but this could help), it’s time for our d-line to serve up AH33 a piping hot serving of FIFO. I mean that respectfully, of course…

They should nickname him Dane “The Baker” Evans. Guy cooks up more turnovers than my neighbourhood pastry shop 🤦🏻‍♂️

Goes to show how deep you have to go to root out bad culture. When Jones was in Sask remember his defenders taking a knee to disrupt opposing hurry up offenses, and then laughing as they headed to the sidelines. So many of those same guys still on that team.

Picking Ellingson to grudgingly put down his cigarette as he makes a wide open TD grab 😃

I don’t think the Bombers look past TO… plenty of recent history showing they still to show up and play to FIFO standards to win. Whether or or not BC looks past Ottawa will be very interesting.

As I thought, Argos a collection of names and many careers nearing the end of the line. MBT over Arbuckle mad zero sense last year, even just comparing age and upside. These guys won’t scare to many other teams.

The franchise rebuild situation is similar for sure. Hugely skeptical regarding Chris Jones being the right guy to pull off a Trinity-grade result. GM, head coach and defensive coordinator? Talk about doing lots and none of it well. Players getting signed and cut by the boatload all season long, playing converted positions etc…. I can’t imagine stuff like that helps build a championship locker room culture. Bombers did the front office rebuild the right way. Miller to run the franchise, Walters to build the team, O’Shea to coach, and each vetted and selected in that order. All football men devoted to the CFL. Somehow the board in Edmonton decided that a smarter-than-thou mercenary could moneyball the team back to glory. Guess we will see, or not!

You also forgot defensive coordinator…. Since Chris Jones is all three for the Lk’s that makes him triple dumb

Houston had a really good game. Thought he was in good position most of the time that allowed him to play real fast to the ball, especially compared to his spot duty last year. Especially happy for him and his family, knowing they were in the stands for his first start of the season, which turned out to be a good one!

No it’s because he couldn’t figure out punting after Castillo got pencilled in at RT on the O-line, though I heard his kickoffs were not bad…

Schoen!

What is it with these teams that have such garbage culture on defense? Guys like Hunter, Levels, S.Lawrence, Dylan Wynn etc live and die by the running their mouths and dirty play. Obviously in pro ball winners play with an edge… and stuff goes down in the trenches… and then there are these types of anti-FIFO players. Always felt they reflect poorly on their coaches and the organizations that keep employing them. Money Hunter’s lack of discipline cost his team games when he was in Edmonton too… How is it that some players are incapable of letting their talent do the talking?

Forget Brodie Lawson… SF is on to something!!

Ellingson

Yup, Edmonton got their front office @$$-backward… and this is what you get

It was either him or his cb that put the non-call headshot on Schoen, I believe?

Wilson had a tremendous game. Speed, power, talent and football iq… what’s not to like? That play where he tackled a surefire 20 yard run, while two RB blockers were trying to wash him out, is gonna get big props when they watch the film. Rutledge made plays and flat out looks like he belongs.

While true, I’m hoping for a good start on offence. Another year in Buck’s system, plus the narrower hash marks should add a definite x-factor to the plays they roll out.

Bailey

Good god for a split second I thought it said, “Elks have tapped GM/head coach Chris Jones to also be Chris Jones the starting qb, after announcing the retirement of all twelve other qb prospects signed this past off-season”

On the whole, the demands by the CFL are absolutely ludicrous. The delay tactics and the exploitative bent of the current CFL proposal turns my stomach. My assumption as a casual fan is that padded practices should help maintain a high level of play, and a corresponding level of medical coverage/assistance seems fair. In my work the CFL’s stance is like being told to wear steel toe boots and a hard hat, but btw if you get hurt you’re ineligible for WCB… wtf

Sure we say that every year about new receivers in camp, but maybe it’s because every year we see how the scouting system set up by McManus/Goveia digs deeper into the prospect pool? This regime has shown me how much it takes to establish a real scouting network, and even then how it takes time to really get rolling.

well to fair camo is meant to trick you into looking away…