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In baumings piece on bonfire sports he said deatrick Nichols the former xfl db had been our best db in camp so far and had played him self into a starting spot. He was a sneaky good pick up. He's quick and a yac guy. We are gonna see some tough cuts or a lot of guys hidden on the ir

It's normal around the league this year. Since you know 2 years of rookie recruiting.

Every team is looking for upgrades to every position at all times. Look at dt. For years we've had stellar play on the interior of the dl but we've also repeatedly replaced high end and star players with new guys and rookies. Most people expect our wr core to perform at a higher level due to addition by subtraction and maturity. The change from Nichols and plop means far more opportunities for wrs to catch the ball in a position to do damage and further down field. We have not been a catch and run team other than Harris out of the back field for years. And by maturity because wrs are almost never elite in year one and we had some stellar early career production.

Lol its wiki season-ending knee injury suffered in a July 12 https://www.bluebombers.com/players/charles-nelson/163560/

I feel like he hasn't been the same since he got hurt in what 17? He got a good chunk of yards last year but I feel like he was just a possession guy. Not a threat to break one or beat his man over the top.

Oh man the flood of greenies proclaiming that szarka was better then that both there rbs were better than blink was endless. A few decent vet wrs available in fa right now but pretty much all of them are high basement low ceiling guys. I think most of them at best would be replacement level for the guys we have. If Darvin and Meredith are gonna miss a few regular season games we might look at picking up some one but even then I don't think the person we'd pick up would be a starter. Every team in the league should be in the market for an elite wr. Especially any team that doesn't have an elite wr. But short of that I don't see us as a buyer in the wr market. We are very deep. And the heavy change to our passing game this year could see Darvin return to being elite or close to it and Lawler as well.

Or because you never know how a guy will bounce back from a 2nd catastrophic knee injury...🙄

I think they may continue to carry 2 return men we did most of last year till lucky was benched. Especially while we are down bodies Nelson is more polished at wr and is very dangerous too. Nelson was out pretty early last year before Grant came in. Grant was the most dangerous return man we've had in a while but Nelson is far more well rounded. Having both is a pretty great luxury. Nelson is just 25 and was one of the most versatile and dangerous players in the ncaa with the ducks. Running the ball wr returner starting at corner back he can cover kicks even. The big question will be how Nelson has bounced back from his injury.

I hope we see a good creative use of grant too. That guy is crazy dangerous with the ball in his hands.

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I feel like this is a move to bolster ni teams depth and an ni who could in a pinch back up at s. He's kind of an undersized wil dime tweener.

Nice to hear Harris was back taking reps today. I'm sure at this rate he will be ready to start for the season. But I'm sure we are gonna see less reliance on Harris and more split carries than ever. Wish we could see dru brown in a pre season game.

Kills me. Schedule maker pooped the bed on that one. It sounded like Harris was doing more again today so who knows. I sure would like to see one of those nfl style injury reports on the walking wounded now. Sounds like Eli is off an running at c in camp. Wish I could see it he has the potential to be a friggin monster.

I'd say he was average for most of his time here. One season was much better in the middle. I think they are very much the same tier of quality. He shouldn't. At worst he can have a long career between media and being an oc. He can party with Marcus Crandall in the career under achievers with rings room. Does any one see lapo in ott going well? I think he's gone half way through next year.

Sub sub topic goltz, Michna, martin etc was way better than the rest and just didn't get a good chance.

Hope for the best. The fact he's running and cutting is good news though. If it was threatening the year that wouldn't happen.

The longer a qb is in a system the better they will get at it but also the system and play calling will play to their strengths. Plop isn't a genius and Nichols was not a top tier qb. And the combination of the two accentuated their weaknesses. Willy got shell shocked from constant pressure and ruined. Nichols decay imo stems in part from his injury and playing hurt and was amplified by the play off hump and treatment when the offense struggled. The booing really seemed to mess with him and I think it was totally acceptable that if we won the performance was good enough.

This is a fantastic move by the NFL. The hc and management shouldn't get paid either. I'm hoping for a normal year next year.

We can't know what would've happened that far back. If we signed ac instead of Reggie slack he may never have become a hof qb. Or we may have won a bunch of gcs under reinbold. I don't think we'd a won any of the play off games with Nichols though. No tc news so far today is killing me.

I've never been able to get behind soccer. I'd rather watch billiards or poker. With in 2 years they will probably have half as many teams as they do now.

Meanwhile MLS is in more trouble than the cfl despite its TV deal.

It's true collaros wasn't Mike Reilly of old in our run. If Harris didn't get MOP in the gc a couple defenders would've been next on the list. We don't know for sure what to expect from collaros. But his basement imop is Nichols out side of his best year here. And his up side is MOP calibre. It's been a long time since we've seen it but collaros has been the guy who can drop 400 and 5 tds on any one. What bugs me most about plop isn't that he gets away from what works It's that he never used the successful plays to set up his progression. That's what great play calling is. It's like the only situation he's never prepared for is his game plan working. You mean when Hardrick and bond came in and got put into their successful position. We didn't become a proficient down field passing team or consistent first down grinder. It was more of the same. Just more of it. But with some of the best blocking in the league.

He had the reputation in Edmonton as a guy who couldn't win you games but a guy you could carry to a win. Go back and look at their response to finding out he was dealt. His 15 to 16 numbers are nearly the same per rep. Collaros didn't come in and go all Dunnigan out there. But he did create on his own and made plays to win games and a championship. And has been the guy to put up dominant stats in the past. It's possible though I don't think likely that we will see negatives to buck that plop didn't bring. But we will also see dramatically better situational play calls. You should look back at all the field goals we kicked inside the 15. And how many of those series didn't have a running play in the red zone. Plop constantly out thought him self.

Nice. We need fresh blood In the pbp booth.

No he wasn't. Thats why edm pretty much gave him away.