Defensive Blueprint: Forcing Kaidon Salter Into Rookie Mistakes in His First CFL Start
The Bombers’ defensive task on a short week is equal parts film study and scheme disguise against Lions rookie QB Kaidon Salter, whose limited pro tape — only a handful of preseason snaps against Winnipeg and a relief appearance last week — forces defensive coordinator Richie Hall to lean heavily on
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Oliveira's 9.1 Yards Per Carry Exposes a Contradiction in Calgary's Front — and Sets Up a Short-Week Exploit
Brady Oliveira needed just 14 carries to pile up 128 yards and 2 touchdowns against Calgary, his 9.1 yards-per-rush average stemming from gap-scheme runs that exposed the Stamps' tendency to overshoot
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Montreal Alouettes
7-1 with a +86 point differential and a defence allowing a league-low 18.3 points per game.
Ottawa Redblacks
5-2, powered by a +10 turnover margin and Dru Brown’s 8-to-2 TD-to-INT ratio.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
5-3, Trevor Harris tops the CFL in passer rating (109.2) behind a sack-happy front seven.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
4-3, explosive (6.8 yards per play) but undone by a -5 turnover differential and 31% red-zone TD rat
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Richie Hall’s Bomber Hot Seat: Players Revolt After 52-Point Embarrassment
You can’t lose by 22 in Calgary without some furniture getting rearranged, and I’m told what happened after Saturday’s 52-30 beatdown went way past wooden stools. Multiple sources tell me veteran linebacker Adam Bighill and defensive coordinator Richie Hall had a screaming match in the locker-room tunnel at McMahon Stadium that had security scrambling. Bighill – who’s seen Hall’s vanilla coverages for years – apparently erupted over a third-down, max-protect bust that gifted the Stamps a back-breaking TD. “You’re stuck in 2019! You’re gonna get us all fired!” was the clean version one player relayed. This wasn’t just heat-of-the-moment. Hall, who quietly signed a two-year extension in February after the 2024 Grey Cup run, has lost the room. I’ve heard from defensive vets who say they’ve b