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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 23/09/2010 (5529 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Bombers WR Aaron Hargreaves has exactly ZERO catches in his last two games. Zero catches from a starting wide receiver in the CFL. Chew on that for a moment. That had us thinking: What would happen if the club chose not to dress a second Canadian (behind Brock Ralph) at the receiver position? Might the Bombers be better served making the import ratio work somewhere else on the roster?
The club has just one non-import starting on the defensive line (Doug Brown). DT Don Oramasionwu is behind him as a back-up. Say you put Canadian Donnie-O next to Brown, in place of import DT Dorian Smith – how much of a difference would it be to the Bombers push up the middle? Or to put it another way: Is the drop off less in that spot than the upgrade the team could see at the receiver position?
Same deal with the offensive line, where two Americans – Kelly Butler and Andre Douglas – are starting. Plug another Canadian in there and suddenly you have options at other positions. Look at the Alouettes roster. Five Canadians on the O-line. FIVE! The import options for coach Marc Trestman are everywhere now. Naturally, the Bombers say “The players dictate the roster” and whoever is playing the best at that specific position will start over someone who hasn’t shown enough in another spot. Fair enough. The coaches obviously feel they’re getting more bang for their buck with the status quo. The counter argument to that: The team is 3-8 and is in danger of missing the post season.
Something to think about, anyway.
Two notes from the walk through:
– Bombers’ head coach Paul LaPolice said SB Chris Davis is en route to Winnipeg and is still a possibility for Friday’s game with Montreal. If Davis isn’t ready, then WR Adarius Bowman will take his spot and rookie Greg Carr will make his first start at wide receiver. If Davis is in, then Bowman is out. “We’ll make that determination; we have to see where Chris is. If (Davis returns)…yeah, Adarius would be out,” LaPolice said.
– As of noon today, 24,000 have been sold for Friday. For those hoping to catch the game on the non-HD television feed, don’t bother. The club says the game is blacked out. Game time is 7 p.m. Bring a sweater.