2024/2025 CFL (non-Bomber) Off-Season Thread

[Booch]

8 hours ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

Schmeck would make a better project OL, when they had him in the jumbo set he didn’t look out of place.

I think he could improve at DL too honestly, year 1 to year 2 was a marked improvement, like the bar was low but still, it’s not like he’s old. He could have a nice career as a 2-way utility guy/depth piece. 

I see that as his role...jumbo guy on both sides of ball...roster depth on both sides of ball....he is really good in the offense short yardage...credit where credit is due there 

[JohnnyAbonny]

1 hour ago, Booch said:

I see that as his role...jumbo guy on both sides of ball...roster depth on both sides of ball....he is really good in the offense short yardage...credit where credit is due there 

Exactly, I see his potential as a bigger fatter Jon Oosterhuis 

[Noeller]

... aaaaaaand heeeeere weeeeeee GOOOO.....

 

 

[wbbfan]

15 minutes ago, Noeller said:

... aaaaaaand heeeeere weeeeeee GOOOO.....

 

 

Good for him! 

Also good for bc 

[Fatty Liver]

17 minutes ago, Noeller said:

... aaaaaaand heeeeere weeeeeee GOOOO.....

 

 

What's to become of co-GM Neil McEvoy?

[bigg jay]

Just now, Fatty Liver said:

What's to become of co-GM Neil McEvoy?

Moved to vice president of football operations.

[wbbfan]

Please hire buck Ryan. HMU I’ll pay the lions fine for salary cap overages this year if you do. 

[bigg jay]

3 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Please hire buck Ryan. HMU I’ll pay the lions fine for salary cap overages this year if you do. 

Set up a go fund me before the Grey Cup anger blows over - it's prime time for donations on that move! 😂

[rebusrankin]

Wish Rigmaiden was still here. Guy just finds talent.

[HardCoreBlue]

1 hour ago, Noeller said:

... aaaaaaand heeeeere weeeeeee GOOOO.....

 

 

O'Day thinking to himself while shaking his head side to side:  'should have consulted with me RC. I got this down pat'.

[wpgallday1960]

54 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Please hire buck Ryan. HMU I’ll pay the lions fine for salary cap overages this year if you do. 

As much as I liked Buck in the past, I really see faults with his play calling lately.  Ignores the best part of our offence and quite simply has no plan to adjust to the Argo defence.  Let him go to BC to see if he is really HC material.

[wbbfan]

56 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Set up a go fund me before the Grey Cup anger blows over - it's prime time for donations on that move! 😂

Lmao true. Raise enough to upgrade the apple and road map to first class and steak with a side of gtfoh for a few guys. 
 

13 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Wish Rigmaiden was still here. Guy just finds talent.

Take him back in a heart beat. 
 

5 minutes ago, wpgallday1960 said:

As much as I liked Buck in the past, I really see faults with his play calling lately.  Ignores the best part of our offence and quite simply has no plan to adjust to the Argo defence.  Let him go to BC to see if he is really HC material.

I really like buck as a guy. Wasn’t a fan as a qb but I loved his heart and determination. I have a lot of love for zach too. But it’s time. 

[Booch]

every great player...coach....gm eventually gets old and stale....loses something along the way and teams move on.....and ones who fail to learn from the past....or adapt with the changing times last even a shorter period.

Buck I think has a hard time with in-situ adaptation. He can create a great scheme/plan and system....but if anything goes off the rails....or an opposing coach flips the script....he just doen't seem to have it in him to adapt/adjust and has tunnel vision...he needs a quality control...even game day manager to help him

I have to say Osh is much the same way....just cant get past sticking with what worked before....and truly believes if you keep banging away at it....it's gonna work.....and it won't....and hasn't

His answers after the fact too at a lot of presser's indicate he has no answer....you don't have to go back and "look at the tape" every time to see what the issue was...thats his favorite answer

When has he shown any progression and growth in the last 5...6 yrs?....He used to take chances....do unique things.....gamble.....find ways to utilize unique and vague rules....there has been none of that

Honest question here, based on what we have seen last half decade....some of the things newer coaches have been doing....who truly thinks he is a guy who can get us over the hurdle again? Based on the last 3 yrs....and reasons for failure...I not seeing it

Edited 14 hours ago by Booch

[Mike]

My favourite thing about Osh saying he has to go back and look at the tape is that nothing ever changed 

[Booch]

1 minute ago, Mike said:

My favourite thing about Osh saying he has to go back and look at the tape is that nothing ever changed 

yeah like wtf is he looking at...or for?....its the biggest load of bs he feeds us

[blue85gold]

1 minute ago, Mike said:

My favourite thing about Osh saying he has to go back and look at the tape is that nothing ever changed 

Go back and look at the tape of playing players in Grey Cups that are too injured to play.

[17to85]

Go back and look at the tape is basically a "handled internally" response. 

[Booch]

Just now, 17to85 said:

Go back and look at the tape is basically a "handled internally" response. 

and or an "i have no effin clue" response

[blue85gold]

8 minutes ago, Booch said:

When has he shown any progression and growth in the last 5...6 yrs?....He used to take chances....do unique things.....gamble.....find ways to utilize unique and vague rules....there has been none of that

Honest question here, based on what we have seen last half decade....some of the things newer coaches have been doing....who truly thinks he is a guy who can get us over the hurdle again? Based on the last 3 yrs....and reasons for failure...I not seeing it

This.

Having his hand forced to make JY the new defensive coordinator worked pretty well. Needed some new ideas there. 

Hopefully the same thing can happen on the offensive side this off season. 

[wbbfan]

2 minutes ago, blue85gold said:

Go back and look at the tape of playing players in Grey Cups that are too injured to play.

Hmm upper body can’t throw a ball. Lower body can run. Thor has no axe. Not even his hammer. Tough luck we will get it next time. 

[17to85]

1 minute ago, Booch said:

and or an "i have no effin clue" response

Yeah we all know what you think.

When oshea says look at the tape that he is really saying is "I'm not answering that question"

1 minute ago, Booch said:

and or an "i have no effin clue" response

Yeah we all know what you think.

When oshea says look at the tape that he is really saying is "I'm not answering that question"

[Booch]

I'd give him some slack if he would come out and say....reviewing the last couple cups...I really messed up dressing 6 guys in 2023 I shouldn't have.....and really really screwed up leaving ZC in when he was a detriment, and not having a capable roster to accommodate for Demski likely not going to be able to do much....thats the bare minimum....take ownership....be accountable.....but we know we will never hear that....but he will look at the tape tho....and say both them gave us best chance to win....we can bet on that

[Super Duper Negatron]

I mean if he didn't learn from playing injured players in the Grey Cup last year, why would he learn this year?

[17to85]

15 minutes ago, Booch said:

I'd give him some slack if he would come out and say....reviewing the last couple cups...I really messed up dressing 6 guys in 2023 I shouldn't have.....and really really screwed up leaving ZC in when he was a detriment, and not having a capable roster to accommodate for Demski likely not going to be able to do much....thats the bare minimum....take ownership....be accountable.....but we know we will never hear that....but he will look at the tape tho....and say both them gave us best chance to win....we can bet on that

You're really entitled as a fan eh? 

We get it, you want a nice public flogging of the guy but that's not going to happen. 

We just gotta trust that the gm of the team knows what he is doing, and considering we have played in 5 straight Grey cups I am inclined to believe he does. 

[blue85gold]

2 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

You're really entitled as a fan eh? 

We get it, you want a nice public flogging of the guy but that's not going to happen. 

We just gotta trust that the gm of the team knows what he is doing, and considering we have played in 5 straight Grey cups I am inclined to believe he does. 

Agree it's not going to happen publicly. I don't need to hear it as long as it is happening with Wade and Walters