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Its a bit different player to player, how quickly they adapt and hit a base knowledge level to be effective players. But after a year, a qb should be at that level. The game is soo decision oriented, soo fast, and hard on qbs if it takes more then a year for the lights to come on its a bad sign. Not saying ross is at that point, but agreeing being in a dog fight, even slightly behind a guy with out that first TC and years worth of practices + a start is a big deal. It also doesnt help that his pre season performance looks very much like his regular season performance last year. It is still early though and nichols was a late bloomer too.

In that case it depends on what ross does. If ross poops the bed again he may be gone. With bennetts experience in our offense and with our core id say he is no2 and streveler no3. Mean while we pound the ground looking for a PR qb. Maybe some one cut from another camp. If Ross lights it up its more difficult. In that case I think all 4 stick around. bennett with his experience would be a lock for a roster spot imo if he has a good game in bc. Id say streveler goes to the PR / IR for a short stint while soaking up more of the coaching of plop and the playbook. ross is less likely to be snapped up as well imo. If its a mixed bag of out comes, better then average for ross back to human numbers for streveler and bennett shows some flashes (imo this is the most likely situation) we again keep all 4. Again streveler is a guy who can benefit from just being coached and having time to watch and study. We dont need him to be on the active roster for him to improve. Id hide streveler on 1 games for a couple weeks and let ross get more practice reps to see if he is a guy we want to keep around. We know streveler has the potential and some ability to full fill atleast part of that potential. He may not become a starter or a star or any thing. But at worst he can provide package use age and the unique look on scout team for our D to prep. If ross doesnt have what it takes to pass at the pro level (weve seen plenty of accomplished college spread offense passers go belly up here like kliff kingsbury) he falls out of usage instantly. I was thinking a bit about that. More teams seem to be doing this then ever. I was thinking the opposite though. With the in ability to have old school TCs and practices maybe its more valuable to play the vets more so they go into the regular season tuned up and ready to roll. Id be in favor of sitting nichols, let him coach and watch. Start the A team OL. they need ironing out. Sit dressler for sure. Adams has been kinda quiet in camp I might play him. But for him health is some thing worth preserving as well. Id sit harris, play demski et al. Id play bighorn to try and get him more accustomed to our team and the system. Sit loffler, randle and fenner. start JSK and the DL. let the DL continue to gel and set expectations high for them.

I think we will see a DE rotation again. Atleast for a while. Dt, is bryant even healthy? Cant make the club from the tub. Money is tight, DL is deep faith needs to become productive for his pay this year. We know jake thomas gives us a lot as a depth canadian and can start if needed. Augustin, I think his versatility and teams play will get him on the roster. Fills a need. Especially if lafrance isnt good to go. Qb will be interesting to continue to watch un fold. Speller is also in the mix. Newf and to a lesser extent couture are on the hot spot. Hope hardrick is healthy. briere I feel like will end up doing some punting for us this year, or maybe he will sit on the pr like castillo for a while. I think he is the future. The NI wrs are a good watch for sure. The real battle is gonna be the ones under our big 3 young guns. One of those guys atleast is gonna be around. And they are all in a dog fight. DB is another dog fight. Soo many vets and young guys. seisay if healthy, sayles, and cooper, for the new guys and the ex leos. One is likely to start while mo is recovering, one a DI, and one or two on the PR/scratch list. 6 guys, one starting spot one back up and a whole lot of risk after that. I think fogg has solidified his spot so far, but yeah its a lot of guys for not a lot of spots. Jones is good enough imo, but idk if we have the back up for him. Though I do like morgan I dont think he is ready. And I think the battle at imp db is thick.

I think thats pretty much why he was brought back. He could easily and smoothly slot in as qb 2 or 3 with minimal time and reps. Low risk high reward insurance policy. If they didnt want him as a third stringer, I dont think theyd a brought him into camp soo late when we had 4 qbs. In the past weve had our starter play large amounts of time. But maybe they will shy away from that like last weeks game. If nichols and the O rolled for tds over the first few series Id park him early. Or if he was getting rocked. Other wise id give him the first quarter, and the first drive or two of the second half. Id give bennett the second quarter, the second coming of 17 what ever was left of the 3rd after nichols. Then Id give ross the 4th, but with a short leash. If he played poorly Id give bennett/streveler extra reps based on who needed it.

If bennett was TCF, they would have kept him for the work out then not paid him or given him a contract. TCF also isnt a guy with much upside. Mahoney i could see as TCF.

Pretty much, and thats why i said it was a good example of us not giving a young qb a fair shake. Not saying he is the second coming of joe montana or any thing. Hes an excellent young talent. That bryan bennett interview was great. Big time all around athlete at the qb position and a football player through n through. Id love to see him come in hungry and hell bent for leather with the denmark style chip on his shoulder. That realization of being out of football at his heels bringing out the best in him.

yeah. I think what really separates them is the ability to do both. They were soo strong running their offense, and running and gunning that you didnt get an advantage from just pressuring them.

yeah he was brilliant at making it up on the fly as well.

early montreal AC, damon allen, khari and at his best its what KG did too. Can he stay out of trouble, I think so. The biggest thing imo is can / will he adjust. If he gets to the point where he is an off the bench guy, the next step is a big one. When he starts, and teams game plan for him, when he plays enough for the finer points of the game to come into play, its about how he adapts to that stuff.

Falling between the cracks in pro football doesnt mean you arent a good player or have up side. Especially at QB. Only soo many spots to go around. Remember ricky ray was driving a delivery truck out of football when the moes came calling. Along with countless other cfl greats. Yeah because he didnt have fringe wr speed (4.6) a great release, good size and very good deep ball touch.... 🙄 but i guess the arm strength is all that sticks in some peoples minds.

Itd depend for me on the direction practice will take. You dont want to over work the qb 1 and 2 arms if its still a lot of trying out and chances for new guys. We could on the other hand take the approach of getting rid of guys who are too far behind in their position race, and focus on building chemistry and developing a great grasp on small details for guys who will probably play for us at some point this year. I feel like mahoney is dead in the water here. And that ross is behind the curve. Mos puts a great deal of emphasis and value on what you do in pre season over TC. Ross has had a good camp but games arent played with red shirts and minimal contact. Pretty much. I like morgan i hope he sticks. To start the year I think one of TPB pierre and henry sit on the pr / IR. The last spots on the roster DI and imp are gonna be really hard calls.

I would put out austin apodaca. Course hind sight makes the guys we kept look much worse. Is streveler the next franklin? No he is the next streveler. As for quality of prospect, we dont know if franklin is legit still. Will streveler be the next hype spot league wide? Not unless he gets into game action.

Yeah i dont see us carrying 5 into the last pre season game. I expect nichols will play a half of that game. streveler warrants some more reps but maybe just a couple drives at this point. I think either mahoney is gonna be cut with out taking a snap, or bennett might make the team with out taking one. Some thing ive thought about in the past, what about splitting some starters into team two. Like send nichols out with team two to get a better idea of what the depth wrs can do and give him a chance to work more with them. See if a chemistry develops. Harris, dressler couple other guys dont need starters reps and let a few of the guys who are pushing for a starting role, maybe white, cooper, casher, gause/jones. For nichols I think our second string OL will no doubt out play second string DL more then our first string OL played last game.

out side of a few guys for whom bad penalties are a problem. kuale, westerman etc. No hardrick and no bond is a big deal. I hope with hardrick back and no more newf at T itll be back to usual. Right now the primary concern with the team has to be 1 the ol playing well and 2 nichols staying healthy. Sounded like speller had a good game too.

1 streveler 10/10 140 yards 1 td with that 80 yard bomb, 4 runs for 37. Had that fumble and tossed it to the flats for a decent loss at one point. But played great for a first time with back ups vs back ups. 2 augustin 8-81 1 catch for 7. really pounded the rock, exploited holes and broke a bunch of tackles. 3 nevis the DL started out really well and played well in general by the sounds of it. nevis was in the backfield a bunch while he was on the field. HH Bighill with a big tackle on teams to swing mo back in our favor and stop early struggles on teams.

very true indeed.

I really think that appetite is for their teams in football. with HS, college and the nfl I dont personally see room for more in the vast majority of markets. Most football fans I know down south have 1 team in 2 levels they are huge on and are a bit meh on the third level. i didnt know about that with respect to cato. But its a much much bigger problem then a lot of nba/nfl types let on. Going from the worst areas being totally broke down poor in a multi generational poverty situation to varying degrees of wealthy is hard for any one. And becoming wealthy doesnt fix the messed up youths soo many players were subject to. Football and basketball are a lot like boxing in that way. Biggest in the poorest areas. regardless of ethnicity. Un treated / diagnosed mental disorders and trauma are why we see soo many athletes in those sports with troubled adult lives. One day when concussions arent the first and last issue in sports like the nfl maybe we will see the amount of effort and help for these young men mentally that we see in concern for concussions now. I feel like the much slower path for baseball players to money, and the expense of pushing a kid through the phase from player to prospect makes them a bit different.

the ncaa is way over due for a mass overhaul or out right trashing. if i was a QB in montreal during the reed era Id never stop running. Not till I hit the border atleast.

the stigma and fear involved with football injuries has never been higher. I think some players / family are more likely to retire early when they are at the fringe of football. Especially if they go to camp and it isnt clicking for them or they get a great opportunity out side of playing back home. Is brandin bryant injured? i didnt see him on the roster for the pre season game on the bomber site. i really hope he goes.

He came into camp last year at like 267 and this year at 262. And that guy is shredded. So if he has gained bulk and gotten lighter man look out. He is the most physically gifted and athletic big NI ive seen. If he puts it together the NFL will come calling in a hurry.

We have a plethora of good guys to fill out the final spot. Some good dbs are gonna get cut. Walker did play pretty well in a pretty poor set up. I hope we keep the best vet to start, and one or two of the best young guys to sit on the PR. Two years ago At the end of the season I thought we were set at db talent wise. If mo gets back healthy and regains his MOp form, this D is gonna make swaggerville look like staggerville.

what i wouldnt give to have de'anthony thomas instead though... For he did not wish tribute or song. No monuments, no poems of war and valour. His wish was simple: "Remember Floyd" he said to me. That was his hope. Should any free soul come across that place, in all the countless centuries yet to be, may all our voices whisper to you from the ageless stones.

same here.

most sings the praises of every one he talks about, i dont think he has ever had a critical word about any player to the media.

banks wasnt one of his guys though. frederick was here longer but got let go for newer dbs etc. It isnt all about tenure, though that does play a role in it. See guys like jackson jeffcoat, JSK, poop, an every ones favorite ex wr. this isnt a team where the most talented / best fits play. The most versatile guys play, and some random un seen factors apply (kuale factor) mostly most does seem to come around to the best players though.