Schoen Injury Prone? And Should The Bombers Have Kept Lawler?

They say the best ability is availability; and right now Schoen is listed as “doubtful.” Having missed all three practices this week to a knee injury, some Bomber fans are taking to social media suggesting that the Bombers should have kept Lawler instead.

Kenny Lawler has already set a season high 7 receiving touchdowns! The record for most touchdowns in a single season is 23, and that record is held by a man that will be visiting Process Auto Stadium on Friday – Milt Stegall. Lawler has also caught his longest pass of his season this year, for 79 yards, and has a career best receiving average.

So, when fans are wondering if the Bombers made the right choice; it is really hard to fault the fan. Especially, when you looks at Schoen’s numbers so far this year.

A case could be made that it is not all Schoen’s fault, and that Collaros simply has not been playing as well as he should be.

However, in 2023 when both receivers were catching balls from Collaros, Schoen did have the better numbers than Lawler. But then 2024 came where Schoen only played 3 games as he was out with an injury for most of the season. And yet, the Bombers, who could have signed Schoen or Lawler in the off-season went with Schoen. So what do we make of this? Or do we make anything of it all all? Maybe it is too early to tell.

Two months ago I mentioned, “Bomber fans were pleased when Winnipeg signed Schoen in early 2024 before free agency. However, that exuberance would be short lived.” Might that be the case again this year?

Two weeks ago I said Bomber fans need to trust the process. And that very well may be the case again. To be fair, that does not mean that the Bomber’s staff are incapable of getting it wrong. They can, and they will from time to time. The question remains if this was one of those times. The fun part is that we get to find out together.

What do you think? Let me know in the comments wherever you are reading this.

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