2024/2025 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread

[kelownabomberfan]

2 hours ago, Tracker said:

Given O'Shea's personality, I cannot see him willingly parting with his favoured but inadequate players. If he is ordered to do so, he may well, like Ahab lashed to Moby ****, go down with them, and that would not be a bad thing. If he is ordered to make those cuts and somehow chooses to stay as head coach, I would question how well he would function after that diminishing.

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[rebusrankin]

38 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

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Rosebud is his sled and Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father.

[Tracker]

1 hour ago, kelownabomberfan said:

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Alas, a literary classic despoiled.

[Wanna-B-Fanboy]

56 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Rosebud is his sled and Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father.

I know what Santa is Bringing you this year.

 

[rebusrankin]

40 minutes ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:

I know what Santa is Bringing you this year.

 

You assume I don't have it.

[wbbfan]

I really like bucks chances in bc. They want an offensive leadership change, his time with ringmaiden here, his time in bc previously, plus filling the hc spot will leave it too hard to attract a good oc. Going with an established hc may hurt their ability to retain Phillips. 
 mueller is too green still, I think the next closest pick might be lapo. 
 But bucks good years with zach, and browns development will give him the inside track imo.

[rebusrankin]

If we lose Buck, I do wonder who steps up? Also hopefully he doesn't try to poach JY.

[Arnold_Palmer]

I would have no issues bringing back Lapo if Buck bolts to B.C.  listen I’m excited what he would be able to do to get Oliveria the football. And in time in Winnipeg he had Nichols as his QB and Darvin Adam’s as our best receiver. He got the most out of the offense with what he had. I liked how he got people included in the offense. People say he’s conservative but for most of his time here look what he has to work with. His play calling in the 2019 playoffs was a big part of why we ended up winning the cup that year. 

[wbbfan]

29 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

If we lose Buck, I do wonder who steps up? Also hopefully he doesn't try to poach JY.

Don’t think he’d get Jy, idk if they’d get permission either as they couldn’t offer a clear upgrade job. They’ll likely keep Phillips imo. 

Externally, none bomber types. 
 I hope not myksimick but could be. 
 Travis Moore doesn’t get a lot of talk but he’s gonna get a look at some point. Ott could make some drastic changes he could be available at a lateral job, as could Condell. But I think Moore as a 2 man oc could work. 
 If jarious Jackson is out in Edmonton, and I think he will be, he could be a target. 
 

External ex bombers. 
 Markus Howell could get a look, lapo could come back, khari could be an oc pass game coach or qb coach candidate 
 

Internally.

I think Marty Costello will be a real contender. He’s had experience as a run game co ordinator and oc at lower levels. He’s a hot commodity as an ol coach and this is our best chance to keep him locked up. Pair him with a good qb coach to be a pass game coordinator and qb coach. 
 Bourgoins could get some consideration, or even as a pass game coach. I wouldn’t be a big fan of that though, I think we need some out side fresh blood in the offence. 

[wbbfan]

9 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

I would have no issues bringing back Lapo if Buck bolts to B.C.  listen I’m excited what he would be able to do to get Oliveria the football. And in time in Winnipeg he had Nichols as his QB and Darvin Adam’s as our best receiver. He got the most out of the offense with what he had. I liked how he got people included in the offense. People say he’s conservative but for most of his time here look what he has to work with. His play calling in the 2019 playoffs was a big part of why we ended up winning the cup that year. 

He had a lot of the pieces on offence, the limiting factors were him and nichols.

 Hes a great offensive mind, and a great coach of players. He gets him self in trouble over thinking play calling trying to win tri level chess matches with people playing checkers.  But, I do think he comes back stronger each time he returns to coaching. 

[Fatty Liver]

Ottawa receives permission to discuss DC opening with Rider defensive backs coach Josh Ball.

[Noeller]

@holoman Our boy Rob says Bourgoin if Buck leaves.....