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

[SpeedFlex27]

15 hours ago, Tracker said:

The explanation for Dru Brown's struggles in Ottawa was likely more than just inexperience. The whole team was thin on talent and depth. even in coaching.

They gave Bobby Dyce an extension as well. We'll see how long that lasts. 

On 2025-04-05 at 11:27 AM, Fatty Liver said:

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.

How can someone "reinvigorate" his career? He can either play or he can't. 

On 2025-04-04 at 3:07 PM, Brandon said:

So how long before Chris Jones returns as HC of the Elks?   

Do they have a thing against trying new people out in positions? It feels like it's a constant recycling of has beens with them.   

I doubt if you'll see Chris Jones ever be HC in Edmonton again. He may show up in the CFL after a HC elsewhere is fired. 

[SpeedFlex27]

8 hours ago, Fatty Liver said:

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/

 

 

 

They were 12-6 in 2015.

[bigg jay]

1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

They were 12-6 in 2015.

First time over .500 with Hall as HC is probably what he means.

[wbbfan]

10 hours ago, Fatty Liver said:

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.

Yeah, I saw that. Surprising but also a sign they are accepting mediocrity for now. I think highly of bobby dyce as a CFL football mind and leader. I haven't seen a glimmer in a long while of him translating any of that into being a good HC. And it's kind of late. I feel like he's best off as a positional/depth coach who can do a bunch behind the scenes. Good guy to help a younger Co or future co develop, QC for a co, help the scout team etc. 

[Goalie]

On 2025-04-03 at 11:02 PM, Mark H. said:

Which is why I want to see how Buck utilizes Rourke.  It'll be a good indicator of how much of the Bombers' offensive decline was his fault.

Do you know if rourke putting in the work means learning to read a CFL D cuz that’s his biggest problem. He can’t do that.