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Yep, though in this case I think it’s the rest of the front office as well. KW has never been a main source of imp talent. No doubt he does some work on that, but by far the least of his contributions. Maybe that’s a problem, but he’s always been mainly a canadian scout. For my money, he does a great job of evaluating ni talent. Now our priorities in the draft have been a bit of a mess. but we are still doing pretty well with ni talent, atleast on D and the ol. The us scouts have not done a good enough job, not by a long shot.

none of those guys played under mos

Yep. And we already see some of the golden oldie wrinkles from previous ocs being brought back. That’s almost certainly input from zach. They have a good chance to off set each others weaknesses. Which would make for a great season of bomber football.

despite the crappy loss, I see significant reason for optimism. If jy can adjust the secondary and get them where they need to be, we will be very very good. I worry a bit about TC in the red zone, that’s been a weakness for him in the past. Generally, zach is excellent at converting tds. But I think that will be one of the keys to the season for O. Along with how tc manages to get brady involved when the run game struggles.

yeah he was retired when we drafted him due to knee injuries out of football for a year and a half i think. My biggest concern with eli is his efficacy in pass protection, cus it’s sucked when he’s been at guard. I’m not worried much about his body holding up i think it’ll be fine health wise. I get it with elsbury on paper. He is insanely athletic. He isn’t a road grader at C though. He might actually be better off at G. Some guys are just much better with a guy across from them 90% of snaps. His pass pro is excellent. If his run game comes along he is 100% worth the time to develop. That said, he will be nfl bound in a heart beat if he starts to put it all together.

100%, griffin is a beast. I think if you go with two db types at wil/sam, it doesn’t much matter which side each guy plays you can chase the 3rd slot or play field boundary or just roles. Kramdi at wil though and griffin on the slot wr is ideal for sure. I’ve really been impressed with nield, he’s gonna be a stalwart for us for a long time. We still have no business starting 3 ni wrs. Eli at c and singer in would be great. Lber is a black hole in our roster. but aside from biggies prime and when kyrie was healthy, it’s always been that way with mos and I suspect it always will.

it’s not as much his performance as it is his fit. The rest of the secondary is much worse with him at s vs at sam. S is like that. BA made every one much better. It’s a niche position to fill for our usage. Some teams play low mobility canadians and just scarecrow them, but that doesn’t fit with what we do. Same thing last year when we tried kramdi at S.

He has basically been the captain of the D since biggie left. He adjusted and got guys set previously at sam as well. Actually, could just play kramdi at wil too. He loves being in the box.

100% agree. We need some tweaks to personnel and coaching. but they will get there. Its very frustrating to watch the same cycle unfold, though. Kramdi wasn't brutal at S, but I think he should go back to sam. I thought hed be better at the S spot, but going back to last year it just doesn't work well. Could just start griffin at wil and let him play the snaps he always used to in rotation as well as more traditional wil stuff.

I believe you are right, in that it was closer to the sidelines. He didn't have good leverage, though. And it is harder to have great leverage in the CFL, but it's also so much more important. We have 10x more throws that can be made on every play, so the DBs really need to be using leverage to take something away on every play. Yeah its very short and precise. Great content from fans to players and coaches. If you give most teams in the CFL what we gave the cats, they will beat you much of the time. BLM, will beat you every single time and walk away doing it.

No problem, that is hilarious lol. Boykins kicked around the NFL prs a while, does some great work coaching DBs down south. He has excellent YT content, though it hasn't taken off yet. His video on off-man coverage is great, too. That is something that has long been a struggle here, too deep(soft) zone and playing off cover too passively.

Tackling is dirty hard work. Execution of tackling is a big indicator of discipline and motor. When its sharp, you see defenders gang tackling and holding guys up while others go for hits instead of trying for hits off the bat. Its the canary in the coalmine of every D. Its hard to be keyed up physically to be relentless and physical on D, when you don't have high energy/physical practices. 100%. I think JSK would've been a great fit in every way, if he was physically up to snuff. When you see this, what is almost always happening (with a vet) is they are not in position to turn their head and look. Its US football obviously, but here is a pretty good video breaking this down.

Tackling has become an epidemic on D. The % of play stops in the form of tackles at the 2nd and 3rd level is sickening.

We go through some version of this with JY every year too. His secondary is a mess for the first month or so of every year. People quickly forget that the rush 3 drop the rest thing came from us being awful at everything on D. The first month ish of 24, the side with Kramdi and ford couldn't cover a bed with all the blankets in the world. Going back to Hall, our secondary's panic button is deep soft zone. Generally, in the split field zone base our secondary runs the Corner is supposed to play short and out routes seeking to get under coverage and the Half carries the Deep target to the deep zone defender or they are the deep man. In both games, even the vets are struggling mightily with execution on who is picking up what. That's all why we are constantly replacing corners, while we are married to the hbs. The Halfs either carry and pass off or get deep enough that they generally are able to be more consistent. Jy has definitely been too cute with play call and design this year. I really like the guy as a coach, but he is trying to do way too much and be way too complex. Every year he tries to reinvent the wheel instead of building on whats worked.

Yep. And I think our DL could use some edge to it. Keys to the game for me, Secondary first. Hamilton isn't going to run much, but we will need the secondary to step up and play a good WR core, tough. The passing game takes a step forward; we need to see more of everything good in the passing game. Then continue to win the team's battle. That's our biggest advantage in any phase of the game.

That would be a huge advantage for us imo

About the biggest concern with that roster is, will Vaval be the dime? If it's going to be a Canadian, that will spell trouble and quick. Bouliane is less of a sam than Shay. I'm sure if someone is needed at that spot, it won't be him. 7 DL is an improvement. 2 dis at DL? Some one pinch me I must be dreaming! Its a group full of guys who can get after it too, and Gatkuoth. Im really interested to see what Reese would do with better surroundings and more reps. Even if he is a bit wild, it might be beneficial to have a DL with some edge for once.

it did look like that but being listed as a calf is a much better prognosis imo.

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I had thought he must've turned down a PR spot. But now he's sitting on the PR in Ott. Maybe he saw a better future there, and that being on the PR here wouldn't lead to the AR here, but that seems less likely. We traded up to get him, barely played him, gave him some reps in pre-season, then cut him. And we will never know more than that. It's frustrating. Especially since Gatukuoth is at best on par with where KMB is, though IMO, Nuer is well behind Bailey right now. We badly need a rotational non-counter on the DL who can bring some disruption or serious run-stopping. But that is a premium in the CFL, that every team has been working on for longer than us. QFT. A healthy starting Calgary DL is one of the best ever put together in the CFL. We've gone from the least disruptive DL to some where mid to middle high. Lawson, Wj, and NuJake are tremendous together. And we have some young guys who can get after it on the opposite side of WJ. But that spot is far from cemented, and the depth would have to improve in order to be questionable. We don't even have a backup DT right now, and might not for a month or more. We are 1 injury away from playing a DE inside full-time. You can do that for a few reps, but doing it full-time is a sure way to burn guys out and get them banged up.

We used a ton of different sub-packages and alignments in the first half of the game on D. JY talked about it in the presser, and how that's what he wants to do. The D did get substantially better, though with simplification in the 2nd half. I love well-designed sub packs, but in the CFL, you need to have strong base usage. You can't be too crazy/complex too often. We have the ability to send 4 guys and get consistent disruption now. That needs to be our base. And the tricky stuff, needs to be used in moderation more.

very entertaining game, much better then you usually see in week 1.

Kelly has been injured each year he's been here, and hasn't shown the same flashes we saw from him as a rookie. Pretty much the same thing we saw with Noah Hallett. He's not the worst Sts guy in the league, but he's not a stud at it either. He's an end roster canadian, who doesn't offer anything to the D. Its too bad, but it does happen more often then you'd like. Especially for guys with that frame on D. I think he's had 3 pretty good injuries. Knee, arm, Idr the other one.

They looove that 6th man role for him that is for sure. Id like to see reese come in.

Yep. Boy, am I looking forward to watching him get whupped by Ceresna this week.