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6 minutes ago, Fan Boy said:
Oh no those pesky numbers. Can't you just let the rainbows shine and the unicorns run free in the poppy field? Breath in the positive air and let the negative oils drip out.
xD your right idk what i was thinking. From now on i shall call him santajesusgod.
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both games on tv? What is this madness? We arent even playing TO! 1290 continues warming up to take over the bombers coverage once knuckles retires. Nothing but my opinion behind that, but i hold to it. Westy and walby are pretty darn good too.
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1 hour ago, Noeller said:
Milt had a couple NFL goes, and even sat out TC one time over a contract dispute. We tend to deify Milt around here (...with good reason. That 2002 season...seriously...) but he was the kind of ******* who would have LOVED a guy like Jonathan Hardaway as his agent.
I think just work outs. Back then that was mostly what cfl guys got. Hold a clip board and go get coffee. He did a bunch of that, threatened to request a trade one, threatened to retire, held out. Eh he was allways here for game time and allways kept the office stuff away from the field. Blink did a bit of that too.
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8 hours ago, johnzo said:
Let's see, do I want the perennial 1000-yard man who plays like Brian Kelly and who has been basically the best receiver in the CFL for the past six or so years (give or take an S.J. Green)
Or do I want the young up-and-comer who hit nearly 1000 yards with Brett Smith as his QB of record for most of the season and who plays like a young Brian Kelly? And who is going to be a great one for years and years?
Trick question. I will take them both!
Watching old games the other day, was shocked at how Brian Kelly resembled Dressler ... a little howdy-doody looking dude who does nothing but get open and catch TDs.
best wr for the past 6 years? Cmon man. hes got 1200 yards and change for 7 tds in the past 2 years. 1206 is his career high, and only been in double digits for tds once. 5/8 years in the cfl hes had 1000 yards. career average yards per season of under 1k. 3 year average of 750 and 5 tds. Plus some change.
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On 5/27/2016 at 8:58 AM, mbrg said:
I've had far too little sleep this week to feel 100% confident in anything the ole' brain says, but my recollection is Stegall "explored his NFL options" three times during his Bomber career.
I think he explored them but I dont believe they amounted to much. He played his best after he hit 30, and its really tough for 30+ year old guys to get the jump to the nfl. 2000-2002 was his prime, and he was 30/31/32 in that time frame.
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The power generation comes from legs and hips and goes up. Lower body strength is more important, but great upper body strength can really bail a tackle out. Of course foot speed hip fluidity and such are all very important at tackle too. What ever a Ts weakest at is most important to him. Lots of linemen out there dont have particularly big arms for their stature. But they all have big legs. Its kinda taken for granted that when your 300+ and play a sport at a high level that your legs will be pretty damn strong. I think thats why 225 reps at the combine is thought soo highly of for linemen. If a guy has strong upper body and is that big his legs probably wont be lagging too badily.
For me though ill take a quick/explosive tackle over any other single attribute.
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At a run jump position like wr ill take youth. Never know when a guy will lose a step. Some guys it happens kinda early others last pretty long. But with the average half life of a pro career, young and productive is about as good as it gets.
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The first play he runs by his defender and makes a great one handed catch then leaves his man in the dust. Lots of big plays, not that youd expect much else from a highlight reel. Looks like he tends to catch the easy between the numbers passes with his body. But when the ball is thrown low, high, behind or leading him he does a great job snagging it with his hands. There are a good few guys every year on nfl PRs that make a circus catch every practice or two, but body catch and have some drops on easy passed for this exact same reason. That said, this video is 5 years old and hes been around the nfl a good while.
He ran a 4.6 40 which isnt blazing, but when you watch him in game and he reaches top speed with in a couple steps. Runs away from a lot of defenders too He looks really fast 0-20 yards and 40+. That and nifty foot work and good moves is why i imagine they tried to turn him into a KR. Clearly plays faster then 4.6, strong and a strong jumper too. Isnt a tackle breaker despite his size, but one of those guys who doesnt just fall over at contact. And he clearly isnt afraid of contact with lots of over the middle plays, and catches in traffic.
The NFL knocks on him were not a good route runner, inconsistent with catches, Doesnt block, and isnt a high motor guy. But in college he looked like a solid STs cover guy. That and the length of time he stuck in the nfl I tend to think he isnt a low effort guy.
Id say hes some where between chris brazzell and chris mathews. Clearly has all the potential in the world. Size, speed, hands, can jump and is big and strong. Really interesting to see what he will do.
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5 hours ago, Jpan85 said:
I would not lose my mind over a depth chart on the first day of camp
Its remnants of the long off season and people not having enough to freak out over xD
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9 hours ago, Goalie said:
Dieke and Gentleman Kris Adams released to get down to 75
Im betting both will be in camp on a wink wink type of deal but thats just me.
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5 hours ago, 17to85 said:
Sure he ran some awful offences, but I recall him using the rbs quite heavily in the passing game when he was here the first time, both Sellers and Roberts caught a lot of balls. He's got the players to run a lot of plays that can generate yards after the catch. I think just reading the tea leaves we can get a kind of idea what Lapo is going to want to run. The real concern with him is if he's grown a set of balls since he was fired or if he's still going to be passive to the point of crippling the offense.
Tbh i credit that mostly with khari's quick check downs. Its not some thing we saw make a big return when he came back as a HC and ran his own offense. I would love to see that return though.
1 hour ago, Floyd said:LaPo was way to conservative as a HC... but that was the absolute worst circumstances to fire a coach - that loss was basically a 'win' for that team.
So glad Mack is gone.
Id agree with that, but Imop he should have been fired before that. Turning a possible W we had no right earning into a L even if its a moral victory isnt gonna cut it in the cfl or any league.
I didnt think it was just passive play calling, though that was a problem. Our offense under him seemed soo vanilla and lacking in diversity. Maybe it was plays to set up other stuff that never came to fruition but the offensive playbook/calling is my biggest concern for this team this year. I think our talent and depth is in a great place.
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49 minutes ago, 17to85 said:
I think the change in offense alone will help our Willy take less abuse. Lots of options for quick short passes on the team the way I see it, throw it behind the guys trying to kill the qb and all of a sudden they might slow down a bit. Harris especially is as good a pass catcher as he is rusher so that should in theory help out a lot.
Im waiting to see what we run and how we run it. Plop ran some awful offenses here at multiple points in time. The weapons we have should help prevent Ds from pinning their ears back and coming at willy every down.
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On 5/26/2016 at 11:54 AM, kelownabomberfan said:
five starters on offence should help. Like to see six though, with 4 NI hogs on the OL. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned.
Personally id rather see us get the best OL out possible and make the ratio work else where. Im tired of watching our willy get smacked around.
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3 hours ago, bearpants said:
A combo pack of Chevon Walker and Nic Grigsby... the best of both worlds
and a long list of other guys i can think of. not a rb but vinny sutherland seemed to fall over at the most flailing arm tackle attempt.
3 hours ago, B-F-F-C said:Highlight video? He looks just like a hundred other rb's that have played in the NCAA.
Yeah it was a lot of what you see in mid level talent playing on low level teams. Didnt do any thing special hit holes and ran into tackles. Couple decent moves here or there not crazy speed or any great cuts. His 40 time was awful, but the first report from rookie camp was he looks quick. Its hard to tell some from video some times, how fast a guy is on the field. Guess we will see. But even if he isnt great im pretty excited to see the rest of our RBs in camp.
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1 hour ago, Goalie said:
Here's mine...
Our media are morons. It rained.
I'll say this... unless one of the forum members were there... I doubt since it poured.... I'd refer folks to Mike O'shea and the interviews on the bomber site and twitter
hey the looking at their phones none stop and talking to each other is important stuff.
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33 minutes ago, Goalie said:
I'd say Muamba WAS a great player. I'm not 100 percent convinced he still is. Didn't think he looked that good with Montreal last year in his 2 or 3 games. Looked 2 big. Looked like maybe he still had nfl on the brain. I'm not gonna crap on a guy who is trying very hard to live his dream.... we all want to live our dream and not many of us really get 2.... I respect henoc for what he did as a bomber. I lose some respect for the gong show world tour he put on last year and I have no respect for his agent
He hadnt had a camp came in late in the season to a new team and new system and a team that over all wasnt good at all. Cant expect much in that situation.
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I guess he is still trying to get an NFL deal. Hes a really good player and a ratio breaker. Hes not doing him self any favors but im sure a couple weeks into the cfl season he will have a contract. We have 3 very strong Lbers. I wouldnt mind having leggett back at S and henoc at mlb but i dont think their is any chance that happens. So long as he doesnt end up a green rider idc too much.
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Flanders production was incredible. His nfl scout report is pretty messed up though. They say he has to break away speed, doesnt have strong moves, and goes down with first contact. 4.78 40 yard but a best of 4.65 Looks like a guy who isnt a josh ranek esq tackle breaker but not a guy who will go down with arm tackles. Maybe hes a guy who isnt a 40 runner but has football speed. Certainly doesnt look football slow in his highlights.
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Bombers add 6 and subtract 6.
Released.
- Receiver Larry Pinkard
- Receiver Ernest Smith
- Running back B.J. Catalon
- Defensive lineman Jordan Stanton
- Defensive back Justin Green
- Defensive back Arthur Williams
Added.
receivers Gerrard Sheppard and Thomas Mayo, running back Carlos Anderson, defensive lineman Cameron Henderson, linebacker Duron Singleton, and defensive back Jarrid Bryant. All players are Internationals.
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I hope they get corney done before TC.
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2 minutes ago, WBBFanWest said:
Except, by my count, there are only 7 national starters. O'Shea will start 8. If he did it when national talent was thin, he's sure not going to stop doing now.
We have 3 IMP Lbers that will start if healthy, thats the difference.
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20 hours ago, Floyd said:
that looks bloody solid.
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10 hours ago, M.O.A.B. said:
remember the 2 DI position is burned by the special teams already... Medlock and the KR
thats true but we could end up starting an extra NI. most fans dont want to but it could well happen.
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