Holden Caulfield
He's guilty
Bombers don't have Wilson on the PR. He's the 3rd stringer on the roster.
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WolfHouse
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I saw Wilson's preseason... that's why I want another QB
The vaj injury I'm referring to was his hand after he threw the wobbler
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CFL appears to lack a lot of super high end QBs. This bodes well for the bombers if they can make the playoffs.
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WolfHouse
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All three QBs in this game looked decent to me... not like Zac doesn't throw into triple coverage each game hagaWho?
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Because we hang on to guys like Harris and MBT too long... I think this is the best QB crop I've seen in a long time
Ford, Brown, Crum, Patterson, Dukes and even Maier all could emerge like VA has
Ottawa makes our OL look like the great wall of china
VA is boosted heavily by his team. I think most of those QBs are in his tier, but unless they’re surrounded with a ton of talent I don’t see much in them
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Doesn't that apply to most quarterbacks though? Give any of these guys schoen Lawler and demski and they'll look great
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To be fair that our preseason lasted 5 games instead of 2..ZC8 had those three for a quarter this season and didn’t look great
Not if they have no time to throw the ball, you could have the best receiving core in the league and with no time to throw any QB will look horrible .
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Midseason Blue #Bombers Talk!
️Biggest take away from Lions Game
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Midseason Blue #Bombers Talk!
️Biggest take away from Lions Game️Where is this team going in the 2nd half of the season?️Midseason Shoutouts #forthew
bustamente
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Grant scores another return TD, Bombers screwed the pooch with him
Shooting oneself in the foot. A lot. That Toronto loss reminded me of the 2000s bombers in the worst possible ways.
Calgary losing swings the door wide open for the Bombers though, so silver linings.
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Arguably the worst QBs in the league right now are Mitchell, MBT and Collaros...
I'd say the era of big QB contracts might be over - teams with the best OL are winning.
I'd say the era of big QB contracts might be over - teams with the best OL are winning.
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One of the problems with the CFL is its ability to find and develop capable QBs, let alone exciting ones. So many teams opt for the "game managers" to just give em a chance to win every week, instead of rolling with the growing pains of some of these younger QBs - and on the flip side, if you aren't getting those reps (other than 3rd and short sneaks) to become a starting QB, there's only so many seasons you can tolerate of $80k or less of hard money before you start thinking of your post-football career. So it is pretty slim pickings on both sides, and like you said, smarter GMs are now spending their money on the line of scrimmage instead, and offensive coordinators and head coaches - especially those who have played in the CFL before - are constantly maximizing the motion and waggles of their wide receivers and slotbacks before the snap.
You'll still see good-to-great QBs get paid handsomely: Chad Kelly *ptooey* at age 30 is about to get $600k a year. Fajardo (32) and VAJ (31) were at $400k, Maier (27) and Brown (27) at about $350k, et cetera. If Rourke (26) comes back up north, he's an easy bet to take over Kelly as the highest paid player in the CFL. If Ford (26) and Powell (25) take the reins in EDM/HAM, they'll probably get significant raises to that $200-300k+ mark. Davis Alexander (25) after a few good showings in MTL for an injured Fajardo might be able to springboard himself into a starting position and a significant raise a la Dru Brown.
Collaros (35), Harris (37), BLM (34), and MBT (36) are just this generation's Glenn's, Burris's, Pierce's, and Durant's getting paid in the latter half of their career's based on their reputation of being previously great or "good enough" CFL QBs (because again, that's the only thing teams know, instead of the mystery box of their own QBs or some of the backups on other teams that are still sticking around at age 25+). At least with Collaros, one could argue that he's still pretty good, just not as good without as much time in the pocket and inability to roll out as he gets older (and WPG losing out on some key players on the OL either due to age, contract, or injury all happening in 1-2 offseasons was a recipe for disaster). Harris just needs to stay healthy in SSK - but he's old, so that's a tough ask. HAM and EDM tried to go with either of BLM or MBT for that "just give em a chance" and have an egg on their face because of it.
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I think at this point Rourke's NFL window is closed. Regular season kicks off in just under a month so he's likely not getting on a roster, be it main or practice squad.
I don't expect him to stop trying. He'll probably stay ready for a call if a team loses guys to injury, but i fully expect Rourke back in the CFL full time for 2025.
Holden Caulfield
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If this is what it appears to be, it's a bit of a shock that he'd return to BC. I highly doubt Rourke would play on Sunday vs Bombers thankfully. I doubt BC can keep Rourke and VA past this year though.
Gotta sting for VA
