Fatty Liver

New commissioner's first announcement: "Randy Ambrosie has left the building.....can all global players please form a single line and move towards the nearest exit, you're services are no longer required."

Lirim left after his second season with the Bombers when they picked up Medlock in FA in 2016. He was literally booed out of the city for having a few really bad late season games, I'd be surprised if he ever wanted to play in Wpg. again after that.

Durie was a 5'8" 180 lb slotback that ran the ball quite well, more like a Demski/Dressler cross, don't think MCI could ever fit in the same category, he runs like he has heavy feet.

Other than a couple of top tier receivers, which position has seen a reduction in salary? Linemen on both sides of the ball have been going up, as have LB's and DB's. The salary cap is going up and every position has benefitted.

You're always saying give new players a chance to play, yet you don't accept it when they do. Of course It doesn't always work out, but you can't find out until you give the wheel a decent spin. Myron Mitchell remains on the team, so they must have seen something they liked.

Not sure, but maybe back in the Mike Riley days, I thought he was paid over $700k to sign with the Lions. BLM got a significant raise around the same time from the Stamps that put him up around $600k to keep pace. I don't think any other QB benefited, Ricky Ray was trending down at that time and Zach hadn't yet started his resurgence. Going way back, Cal Murphy paid Dunigan enough to almost bankrupt the Bombers, I think it was around $800k. That would have been during the marquee player exemption, kicked off by the Argos signing Rocket Ismail, who to this day is the highest paid player in CFL history at $4.55 million per season. Whether Bruce McNall actually paid him that amount or not is still disputed.

I suspect stem cell therapy played a role, he's from Texas and Mexico is right next door, quite a few NFL players have used it with good results. I can't recall another QB that has rehabilitated their throwing arm so thoroughly, by the end of last season BLM was throwing some beautiful balls effortlessly.

I like this idea, Yazbeck looks good. Bombers have been very lucky with BO's health, he hasn't suffered a serious injury since his rookie season, not sure how long that luck will hold out as it's inevitable a physical RB will break down. Bring in another Natl. RB to lighten his load and diversify and expand the running game seems like a change in direction no other team could execute or would expect to defend against.

Where did you get this? As for comparing Zach to BLM, at his best BLM had an extraordinary arm, he could throw the ball 40 yds. with the flick of the wrist whereas Zach has to put more of his body into longer passes. Zach had the better mobility once outside the pocket and was a serious threat to run in the days before concussion trouble made him more cautious. It appears BLM rehabilitated his throwing arm through modern medical procedures, I don't know if Zach has any tricks he can use to fool old man time.

Just re-watched the LDC the other day, you might want to review the second half. The Riders squelched the Bombers running attack flat once Strev. took over early in the 3rd Q after Miles Brown's dirty head shot took Zach out of the game late in the first half. Brady struggled to get more than 2-3 yds. on most runs and Strev. was largely ineffective on the ground and in the air, Riders knew what he was bringing and they ate it up. I think he might have completed one pass over 10 yds. to Woli, everything else was dump offs behind the line of scrimmage. In the end they added 3 pts. on a 55+ yd. Sergio FG, and that was the sum of the scoring they achieved in the second half.

Might see a change in strategy, but I'm not sure O'Shea will allow Logan to do much more than field kicks, he certainly didn't give Lucky much extra work at receiver. Considering how valuable the return job is I can understand the caution taken, they lost Grant for a good chunk of his final season trying to get him more involved in the offence, and struggled to find his replacement. Peyton Logan is a dynamic player but he's been on and off the roster with injuries since he came into the league in 2022, not sure he will be durable enough to fill multi roles.

I don't think Zach will have any problem with vet receivers familiar with CFL playbooks as most teams run the same plays, it's the confused rookies he lacks patience with.

I don't know, are there any owners of sports teams financing their own buildings or stadiums anymore? I thought most were paid for or heavily subsidized by the public purse.

It begins to indicate league revenues are up and private owners can make money off a well run CFL team, which should drive up the value of owning a team and the league in general. League ownership is now fairly stable, but that old guy in Edmonton is probably on his last 5, rounding the backstretch....hopefully the Stamps owner beats him to the finish line.

Never heard of them, sounds like a baseball team. I'd bet you a doughnut the Bombers don't put their future in Strev's hands.

They're both proven and have accomplished much more than Strev. has, so far he's not shown he can stay healthy through an entire season due to the physical style he chooses to play the game. If some people are happy with a .500 record that 's nice, but I don't think it's good enough to earn a playoff berth in an improving West division or compete against the top 2 Eastern teams when the chips are down. As far as stats go Fajardo outperformed Zach last season in most categories despite missing many games, his averages were better and he had a much higher efficiency rating, plus he's still an effective ball carrier going into his 9th season. I personally don't care for him, but objectively that makes no difference in recognizing his experience, motivation and skill set.

I think Strev's ceiling is winning 50% of the games he starts as long as his health holds out, but after he sustains serious injury they'd be back to square one. PA Stadium is going to become a miserable place to go if they can't keep the wins rolling after Zach is gone.

Replacing Zach won't be a last minute fix, they'd better be looking miles down the road as they don't have a stellar record of finding or developing their own QB's and the odds Wilson will emerge as an effective starter are probably less than 50%. Might be the best option to trade for the rights to a promising QB that gets stranded behind a starter on another team before they reach FA, as Ottawa did with Dru Brown, not sure such a QB even exists in the CFL right now. I like Jarret Doege in Edmonton, but so far he hasn't been given a chance to show much. If it all came to a head at the end of this season, Fajardo or MBT would be the most likely candidates to fill in for a few years, the Bombers could continue to win most games with either.

Don't spoil the parade.

You'll be happy to hear Bob Dyce has been extended again! Richly rewarded for pushing his team past .500. for the first time evverrrr! https://www.cfl.ca/2025/04/03/redblacks-extend-head-coach-bob-dyce-through-2026/ Rick Campbell is lurking, pretending he cares about kickers and punt returns and trying to look innocuous, but it's difficult for an innocuous personality to pretend he's truly innocuous.

Zach can go one of two ways, he can try to reinvigorate his career and hang on as long as possible as Trevor Harris and BLM are desperately attempting to do by staying in top physical condition and adjusting their games as needed, or he can allow time to take it's toll and pack in his career within the next year or 2 without breaking a sweat. If he reinvigorated, he might be able to stretch out his career another 3-5 years, eventually ending up as a backup QB on some perpetual bottomfeeder, which hopefully is not the Blue Bombers.

It all began with sucky orange slices.

OMG, will they never learn?

You're reminiscing about the Dru Brown years with Dakota Prukop, haven't heard a peep about the QB room since Brown left. Rumour has it Dolegala mostly hangs out in the hallway cause he can't get past the door. Still wearing frickin Rider green, cause it fits.

Zach+Buck+success over time=satisfaction, resulting in lazy football, they stopped looking at being creative and relied on what they liked to do the most. Hopefully Zach comes back with a jump in his step looking forward to a fresh start, if not he's just going to tell Hogan to stick to the old gameplan, cause it usually works.