Bob Wylie to be new O-Line coach - Confirmed

[Nasty Nate]

Kinda disappointing if they were courting Walrus Wylie they didn't pull the trigger and have him out at the combine, evaluating the 3 top hogs, one of which will be a bomber!!!

[17to85]

Kinda disappointing if they were courting Walrus Wylie they didn't pull the trigger and have him out at the combine, evaluating the 3 top hogs, one of which will be a bomber!!!

The Bombers already have several people in their employ who are paid specifically to know how to identify the best prospects. If they can't make a good decision without the presence of a positional coach there then why are we paying those people in the first place? 

[DR. CFL]

The over emphasis on using the combine as an significant evaluation tool has been an issue in the past. Teams now have access to a large pool of CIS game tape at their disposal. I would suggest that the E Camp ay give additional insight into players through their interviews and perhaps any health / injury issues that might put up a red flag.

[IC Khari]

Kinda disappointing if they were courting Walrus Wylie they didn't pull the trigger and have him out at the combine, evaluating the 3 top hogs, one of which will be a bomber!!!

Welcome Nate Would be nice (if they are getting Wylie) if he had of been there, but yes the Bombers should be able to tell a good prospect without him. Every eye that can be used does help though IMO. Lets hope this process of getting him or whoever signed gets done soon. The season is not that far off ...

[gbill2004]

Apparently Wylie got too much Danny & Buck's BBQ sauce on the contract, so the Bombers had to draft a new one   

[Jpan85]

Its official now. Great move by O'Shea.

[Bomber_fanaddict]

It's about time they made it official

[Atomic]

April fools!

[Mike]

Thank god

[gbill2004]

Woohoo!

[Dirty30]

@Pascucci015: Finally! Blue Bombers say Bob Wylie will oversee the development of the offensive line. Notice they didn't name Wylie OL coach. Hmmmmmm

More to come???

[Noeller]

Fantastic...love Patrick Neufeld's tweet. "Things just keep getting better in blue"...

[gbill2004]

Interesting he's not being called a 'coach' anywhere by the Bombers. I wonder what that means.

[Mike]

I would guess that it's probably something that they've written in so he can basically get up and leave whenever he wants. The NFL will come calling, he's that good.

[M.O.A.B.]

[M.O.A.B.]

[gbill2004]

I would guess that it's probably something that they've written in so he can basically get up and leave whenever he wants. The NFL will come calling, he's that good.

That, or they are paying him like a coordinator and he will have coaches under him.

[gbill2004]

I totally agree with you.

[gbill2004]

@garrettbillan1: @Darren_Cameron why are Bombers not calling him an OL 'coach'?

@Darren_Cameron: @garrettbillan1 he is coaching the o-line.

[Mr Dee]

Absolutely good news.

And yes, the wording of his addition "The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce today that Bob Wylie has been added to the club’s football staff and will oversee the development of the offensive line." is interesting.

 

 

Now, we can finally gauge the value of the O-Line we've had around here for years…with trusted judgment.

 

Welcome to the new addition to the Blue Bombers…

 

The Overseer, Bob Wylie!

 

 

[M.O.A.B.]

because he's that good, calling him 'coach' is not appropriate. 'overseer' is the new term. 

[IC Khari]

Great news and I'm really looking forward to improved play on the online ...

[rebusrankin]

Good signing.

[Jpan85]

Its a real coup to get a guy who is best at coaching that position on either side of the boarder. Can't wait for him to start coaching up guys like Pencer and Swiston who have a lot of potential.

[Mike]

So true. Pencer, Swiston, Greaves and whoever goes 2nd overall will all benefit from Wylie immensely.

 

He immediately upgrades our OL. To make an awful comparison, acquiring Wylie as a coach means to our OL what signing Josh Bourke would have meant.