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8 hours ago, TBURGESS said:
FWIW I'm getting tired of hearing of all these great catches where the receivers have to reach behind themselves fully extended. I'd rather hear that the QB's are placing the ball in front of the receivers so they can catch on the run. In real games, DB's will kill receivers who have to reach behind for the ball or maybe even pick it off.
Its not just a QB thing. Youd be surprised how many wrs run a 8 yard out on a 10 yard out play, how often a qb throws during a wrs break and the wr doesnt burst out of the cut etc. Short to intermediate passes over the middle should be on the numbers. Pretty much every thing else should lead the WR. If you throw to one side or the other and put it on the numbers its liable to be a pick 6. You have to put it where it cant be picked and only the wr can get it. Thats just life in the modern cfl spread offense.
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2 hours ago, IC Khari said:
Duh-OK ... will this guy ever make it on the field for an extended time?
insert every 4 letter word in history here. And some of those color full sailor swears / ryan reynolds lines here.
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10 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said:
the year still depends on the health of Drew Willy. Matt Nichols just doesn't have what it takes to be a starter.
People would have said the same thin of kerwin bell his last year here.
He did pretty good in a brutal offense last year. That said Its dang hard to imagine us being better then if willy is healthy and his old self. I hope he's just shaking off rust, he hasnt looked as sharp as usual. But a new system running vanilla plays and lots of changes will add to that too. And no dressler.
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17 minutes ago, ediger said:
I heard Addison Richards' name last night. That's progress, right?
Seriously though, great game. Looking forward to seeing them against some stronger competition. Still, it looks like we finally have some depth. It will be nice to be able to breathe while the starters are getting some rest. Also, isn't it nice to feel confident in your kicker?richards all in all didnt look bad. Had some flashes. Small sigh of relief hope fully he can keep it up and progress into a factor.
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25 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:
Jones will throw Durant under the bus and Pederson will spin it for him.
i dont doubt he will try it. But when star qbs fight coaches the qbs seldom lose.
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23 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:
watching Pederson and the rest of the Rider "media" try to spin it as a positive will be even more delightful.
wonder what jones is gonna do for work next. You know durant can do no wrong in dirty old regina.
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1 hour ago, kelownabomberfan said:
You can't type this unless you are wearing a hat signed by Tom Landry.
Or atleast his hat while striking a homer simpson though pose.
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1 hour ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:
Main complaint with smaller scat backs is getting wrapped up in the backfield which leads to 2 and outs far too often. I'll take a "low potential grinder" like Curtis Steele who can get 4-5 yards on almost every carry over the occasional flash any day. Hopefully the O-line can make the holes this year so that will not be an issue.
Round two goes next Monday, there will be blood. Don't miss it sports fans!
Thats a drastically out dated notion. There is a reason why we didnt use mike sellers running short yardage and used blink instead. Ive got much love for tackle breaking, pile pushing power backs, but flanders isnt one. Messam, ranek those guys are few and far between up here. What im saying is flanders is the kind of guy who will run for a steady 5 yards when a back like anderson would run for 7+.
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4 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:
The problem I see with Anderson is that he is a small RB and needs space to look good, As we saw with Cotton unless there is a good hole smaller backs can be easily rendered ineffective. Flanders seems to have some power and can break tackles as well as run well in the open field, more like Andrew Harris in that regard.
Anderson is certainly smaller, but that isnt a big issue to me. 1) weve seen high usage durable small backs in this league before. Its not nearly as big an issue as in the nfl. Lbers are a ton bigger then Dbs and Des are only a bit bigger on average then LBers. A side from the odd miracle worker all rbs need a hole. If the OL gets gaps eliminated unless you have an off tackle play called its making the best of a bad situation.
If any thing the type of runner anderson is he has more of a chance then flanders if no hole is available. Hes shown the ability to scrape the line and find the edge, cut back in a small window and make people miss. Flanders is bigger, but he will still only push through bad angle arm tackles. He took advantage of good gaps and basically ran to defenders. He isnt a tackle breaker, he doesnt seem to have the ability to move a pile even small groups of LBers. Anderson's ability to be a threat returning kicks, and being a change of pace from harris is a great fit for us. If it was for a no1 rb, id say split carrys feature flanders and let anderson be the change of pace back again. His skill set is just really well set up for that. But luckily we have harris to start.
A low potential grinder of a rb flanders doesnt seem to do any thing poorly. But he doesnt do any thing great either. Hes the kind of guy thatll run for 4 or 5 yards with a decent push from the Ol with high regularity. Not a bad fit at all for the cfl, but a guy like that needs a lot of touches to be effective.
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3 minutes ago, Logan007 said:
I hope they keep Mayo and McDuffie. They both did well last night.
I liked Flanders and Anderson also did a good job. If I had to choose after one game, I'd probably go with Flanders. He just seemed to have some decent runs.
Davis and Bennett did really well at QB. I enjoyed watching them both. Nichols, who we won't get rid of, was pretty meh out there.
Veltung didn't really blow me away considering what was thrown to him. And who was it that ran that return near the end of the game and kept cutting across the field instead of just running straight up? Was that Anderson or McDuffie?
I was quite impressed by a lot of the newcomers actually.
This is true, but flanders tore it up later against lesser competition with more touches then anderson imop. Anderson is also a legit kick returner, I dont see flanders beating him out short of injury or monster game in ottawa and anderson looking bad.
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3 minutes ago, bearpants said:
I will state definitively that Drew Willy WILL make the team... you heard it here first!
thats ballsy but will he be 1st 2nd or 3rd string?
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dont think any one did soo bad they gotta be cut before game 2.
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6 minutes ago, IC Khari said:
Ventung is in big trouble, probably one of the early cuts, McDuffbeer hasn't got the greatest hands but made something happen every time he touched the ball ...
Idk i think MoS is slow to cut vets. I agree for a guy whose been around as much veltung sure got out shined by a few rooks.
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1 hour ago, bearpants said:
I thought Flanders was one of the better players last night (yeah I know it was 3rd stringers vs 3rd stringers)... he's still a long shot and he'll need to return kicks to make it... but I suspect the coaches will want a long look at him on Monday...
If flanders shows solid again in game 2 i bet he goes to the IR or the PR.
10 hours ago, coachrock said:I wonder if we could get a pick for Castillo from Hamilton or Ottawa. If they are dire for a K, they might offer up a 6 or 7 to make sure they get him
If we are willing to hide him on the 46 or threaten to I think we can get some thing out of hammy or ott.
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18 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:
Duane Ford kept talking about the Man Mountain Rupert Butcher. That guy is just massive. Loved watching him bull rush and take on two line men, forcing a hold on one play as he was so dominant.
Butcher and Bennett, my two pleasant surprises last night.
I could see us keeping butcher on the active roster to play the line on special teams. That push up the middle against punts n kick and putting him off tackle on the goal line set could be huge.
10 minutes ago, Blueandgold said:Looks like we have some solid depth for a change. Castillo might be a guy we have to stash out on the injured list.
Only if he's willing. Im guessing we could carry him on the expanded roster, but I think the future is trading him to hamilton.
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17 minutes ago, tracker said:
The Bomber quarterbacking will be spotty at best with all the ins and outs. I will be looking for the Oline to be waaay better, for Harris to crack off a couple of good runs and our linebackers and Dline to make life miserable for whoever the Als put behind their center.
Willy will prolly be solid. The first series will be scripted and the first after half after which hell prolly be out. Then the back ups will prolly flood in.
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do we have a practice today?
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7 hours ago, Mike said:
I get the concept that Macho was miscast last year and I'm willing to concede that maybe Richie can recreate Macho's 2014 performance. My only problem is he wasn't just bad last year, he was absolutely terrible.
I'm willing to give him a chance, though. I don't have high expectations but hey, let's see him bring it.
I think we are all holding our breath that macho isnt this years kuale.
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24 minutes ago, Floyd said:
Glenn and Nichols are pocket passers who can move the ball but can't get it done. Pretty fair comparison. Except Glenn is better.
Just step back for a second... Nichols was 5-2 to start the season with EDM and was traded for a 7th round pick. You think Hervey was just being nice?
Anyway, we'll find out soon enough
Glenn is a short scrambler who moves the pocket and cant see over the OL, needs passing lanes, has to rely on zip and release timing. He is prone to turn overs in the clutch. Nichols stands tall in the pocket, doesnt look to scramble or roll or move the pocket. Doesnt get happy feet. he has arm strength to make any of the throws. Glenn is a scramble to throw guy, which creates turn overs if you dont set your feet and have great body control. Glenn is also prone to fumbling. nichols is not. Glenn was also a league MVP. the nichols trade was considered high way robbery and still is. Nichols was also statistically better last year then glenn.
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5 minutes ago, Floyd said:
Where are you getting these numbers from? He was only here half a season...
All I see in Nichols is total inconsistency - big game then no game then big game... and is guaranteed to throw one or two gifts each game - hope I'm wrong.
Poor man's Kevin Glenn.
And he was playing in edmonton before that... He certainly doesnt throw up multiple gift balls a game. Its also hard to be consistent with in consistent play time and then coming here to play on a terrible offense. In games where he made 20 completions or more his production is actually very good. Only one bad game for him in that stretch but when your down and having to try and get a major every series because the game is half in the bag soo quickly it ruins any chance of getting first downs and putting a drive together. Glenn is a terrible comparison to nichols style and tool set. Jason maas early days AC etc. He isnt the guy whose going to move the pocket, or has to rely on release time to compensate for arm strength, and hes been pretty healthy.
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3 minutes ago, Floyd said:
Am I missing something here? Sounds like Willy is just having an 'okay' camp and Nichols is over-throwing receivers left and right... now they are Khari and Glenn?! Reviews are mixed on Bennett and Davis...
Every year we over-estimate our QB depth... seems like yesterday that Buck and Jyles were the new Khari/Glenn
I'd really like to see Cato or Crompton end up on the roster when they shake loose, both are better than Nichols.
didnt say they are khari and glenn. said this is the strongest 1,2 weve had at qb since then. Though keep in mind when we had both glenn and khari, jones was allready done. Like i Said out defence is crazy deep. So when our team 2 off in on the field and team 2 def, the d has a huge advantage. TC isnt a big evaluation tool for qbs. Especially for veteran qbs. Its for shaking the rust off and learning a new system. Weve had plenty of guys who look great in practise and tc and cant turn that into good game production. Nichols threw for 3245/19/60% with a banged up OL, little running game, and the worst offensive play calling / system this team has seen in a decade. That production is a good bit more then both crompton and cato combined. Not to mention crompton looked awful last year. Sure they got more potential, but in a no2 qb you wan a vet who can step in and run the offense in a pinch. And thats what we have.
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1 minute ago, Mr Dee said:
I'm going to say this without going out on a limb.
I believe the QBs currently lining up behind Drew Willy on the depth chart, put us wayy ahead of those QBs that were in TC last year.
I dont think weve had a top 2 this strong since khari and glenn.
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not good enough for that >.<
Played football, boxed, did TKD, bjj and was on the national team for kickboxing. But you dont need any of that to know the old saying, you cant make the club from the tub. I hope his recovery is speedy and he can show some thing finally. But at this rate he's a bad year from being out of football.