2024/2025 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread

[bearpants]

20 hours ago, M.O.A.B. said:

Bombers signed the following: 

RB Quiet 
DB Silent
WR Notalk
OL Crickets

Is that Jiminy or Rickety?

[Booch]

49 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

If you need time to go downfield you need to outnumber the rush.  Football 101

You can pretty much count on 5 guys coming most passing downs so that's why you usually see 6 guys blocking.

Regardless of how many guys are blocking the QB's pre snap are reading 2-3 guys in a route.  So if you have 6 guys out wide all you're doing is widening out the field which works for quick game stuff.  Doesn't really matter if you're more vertical based.

you can also use different protection packages with 5 guys and maybe a reciever...slide protections....moving the launch points...sprint outs...etc.....the insistance we need to over load with the extra oline guys is not necessarily a good thing...it also removes 2 potential targets for the QB to use and just begs for him to throw into multiple coverage...and look at ZC's picksthe last 2 yrs since we have relied on this game in and game out...they have gone up....we consistently shoot ourselves in the foot with insistence to not adjust or change our mind sets....and just keep thinking i twill work because it did before...thats a bad coaching mindset

 

48 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

On Kolo at center, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

which can be said for the last 3 yrs in other areas too....and a bit of it is slipping into yr 4 now as well

16 minutes ago, bearpants said:

Is that Jiminy or Rickety?

actually colon 😁

[rebusrankin]

1 hour ago, Mark H. said:

He's a starter.

Worst one in the league

[bigg jay]

Bombers sign American DB/KR Duron Lowe, one other - 3DownNation

 

[GCn20]

23 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Worst one in the league

I wouldn't go that far but he's not in the top half for sure.

[BomberBall.]

So often Zach’s lack of time was because of pressure straight into his face… Kola was either getting toasted or run over.  Having extra guys in to block isn’t going to change that.

[M.O.A.B.]

59 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Bombers sign American DB/KR Duron Lowe, one other - 3DownNation

 

Good thing this Duron is Lowe. The other Duron I know is always "high". 😄

[Booch]

53 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

I wouldn't go that far but he's not in the top half for sure.

who's worse tho? Not trying to be a penicular device....justwondering who you think is....I'd go as far as saying maybe Godbar in Sask, maybe....if anything they at par but Godbar doesnt get bullied back into the QB's lap as often

23 minutes ago, BomberBall. said:

So often Zach’s lack of time was because of pressure straight into his face… Kola was either getting toasted or run over.  Having extra guys in to block isn’t going to change that.

this here along with the post above.......or his inabilty to recognize abd pickup the stunt or twist...

[17to85]

3 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

If you need time to go downfield you need to outnumber the rush.  Football 101

You can pretty much count on 5 guys coming most passing downs so that's why you usually see 6 guys blocking.

Regardless of how many guys are blocking the QB's pre snap are reading 2-3 guys in a route.  So if you have 6 guys out wide all you're doing is widening out the field which works for quick game stuff.  Doesn't really matter if you're more vertical based.

Sure, but it also seems to me if you are bringing more guys in to block you're just dragging more defenders in to rush and clog up the middle which makes it harder on the run game too. 

Just my thoughts anyway, more targets spreads things out more gives some more space. I might be out to lunch just a feeling I have. Our OL isn't good enough anymore to just bully the LOS like that.

[Tracker]

58 minutes ago, M.O.A.B. said:

Good thing this Duron is Lowe. The other Duron I know is always "high". 😄

Lowe looks like he ought to be competitive, Daughtry looks to be training camp fodder.

[wbbfan]

3 hours ago, Mark H. said:

He's a starter.

They all are. Both halletts, kornelson, samson, schmekel, Thomas all of em. Not on any other team but here. Not starters capable of competing. Not better than any imps. 
 But yeah they all starters. If cut maybe, maybe one guy gets another offer. But they all starters. 

[greenrider55]

I can’t wait till yall sign Jake Ceresna and MOS makes him rotational because it’s not his favourite Jake on the roster.

[Doublezero]

3 hours ago, bigg jay said:

Bombers sign American DB/KR Duron Lowe, one other - 3DownNation

 

Fatboi prob could've returned this for a century - holes you could drive a truck through: https://www.espn.in/video/clip?id=27992094

[JuranBoldenRules]

2 hours ago, 17to85 said:

Sure, but it also seems to me if you are bringing more guys in to block you're just dragging more defenders in to rush and clog up the middle which makes it harder on the run game too. 

Just my thoughts anyway, more targets spreads things out more gives some more space. I might be out to lunch just a feeling I have. Our OL isn't good enough anymore to just bully the LOS like that.

Yeah I don't have a lot of time for the 7 OL stuff.  They roll that 1st and 10 or 2nd and short-medium mostly.  But you'll see backs and receivers filling in if they go max protect on a passing down.  Most of the time we had OL in there and they struggle in pass pro off the edge anyways.  It only helps the run if the defense shorts themselves on the play side.

OC needs to impress on Collaros that he has to manage blitzes better and hit hot routes.  But you also need to design plays that give that option.  Bombers with Buck Pierce would run some quick hitter stuff but a lot of plays you're looking and the only outlet is Oliviera who also might be in there trying to give Collaros space to attempt a vertical throw.

The other thing we might see is more of a commitment to the zone run game and maybe a little less trust on having a guy just make a play.  Hit the target and go or make one cut at the target.  Let's get 5 yards every play.