M.Silverback
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Anyone see this guy anywhere the testing lab?
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6 hours ago, 66 Chevelle said:
yeah, he looks like a loan officer at the bank, lol...
Ha! He also looks like he’s going to throw a couple of TD passes, then force George McFly to do his homework.
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We have a championship winning level defense.
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“Official” attendance 21,992. Ha! I was there. No way. Smaller than any Bomber crowd I’ve ever seen by a lot. I’d say 17,000 maybe. Disaster
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Just now, SpeedFlex27 said:
I agree our turf is better than Oakland but at the same time there are no holes in the field in Oakland.
Fair point. IG had a lot of time to get this right. There has to be a better option than the cover up the golf divot approach. But still ... 80 yard field?! It’s Crunchers football! Sucks!
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I’m at the game. Free tickets from work today. Real snoozer. The 80 yard field issue is a joke. It’s a tiny patch in the end zone. Packers fans not happy at all that basically every good player is sitting. And they’ll announce 21 thousand or so attendance - it’s really about 17 thousand. People already talking about hopping on a park and ride
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Thoughts?
https://3downnation.com/2019/08/21/the-blue-bombers-should-trade-for-argos-qb-james-franklin/
I wouldn't do it unless we're talking about a 4th round pick or later. Not a second round pick. We got Nichols for a seventh round pick.
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9 minutes ago, Noeller said:
People assume I meant that they'll bring in a potential starter if Streveler falters.....not what I meant at all. I just don't think they're in a rush to bring in a #3 at all, but the rush will be on if things don't look good on Friday....in the meantime, I think they're happy with 2 guys.
Exactly, there's no rush. Lots of NFL teams go with two QB's on the roster, one on the PR, or sometimes none on the PR. They realize that if you need to go to your number 3 guy, you're done. There's no one out there in the football universe that the Bombers can sign as a number 3 right now that could salvage a season for us, or even beat out Streveler or Show Me The Money McGuire. And why do they need another veteran presence in the QB room? Nichols is that.
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1 hour ago, Geebrr said:
The Vikings apparently like Jake Browning a lot and it seems more likely they ditch Sloter than him.
Like you say, he is Calgary's property for now anyway if he does ever head north.
Sloter is a QB who I think would do very well in the CFL. Wonder if he's on a neg list. He does well in pre-season games, so he may have a bit of an edge over Browning now, but who knows.
1 hour ago, Tracker said:Heinicke looks to have all the physical tools but I would questions his smarts. Still, everyone has the occasional brain cramp, particularly after some demon rum.
You're right. But, if the Panthers cut him it might be the end of the line for the NFL for now. Come to Canada, play well enough to make the NFL forget your issues with glass doors!
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It would be nice if we could wait around until a few low on the depth chart NFL QB's get cut. Not that they could step in right away, but, there are a few names on there who are interesting. I suspect though that the Bombers will sign someone late this week or early next week with CFL experience. I'm guessing Willy or Bridge. Some potential NFL QB's who look like they may be cut who are of interest include:
Jake Browning - on Calgary's neg list, but ...
Chad Kelley - formerly of Last Chance U! Big time arm.
Taylor Heinicke - the Vikings were pretty high on him before he kicked a glass door with his bare foot (?)
Tom Savage - journeyman who may want one more chance at becoming a starter, somewhere
Kyle Lauletta - big time college player at a smaller school, Richmond
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5 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:
No he won't Bob.
But he was so forthright telling us the injury was "upper body". So he's narrowed it down to anything from strained abdominal to fractured skull.
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3 minutes ago, wbbfan said:
He said Thursday, but didn't say which month or year. Secretive as always. Nuef will be ready for the start of the regular season too... in 2022.
Where is Neufeld? I've heard nothing of him. Last known photo. O'Shea says he's almost ready to go!
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O'Shea later today - "He looks good. We'll see how he is Thursday. He's tough. He's a veteran. He doesn't need to practice"
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1 hour ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:
Can we vote for neither? If we get down to the point that you have to play Willy or Bridge for an extended period, the season is over. Seriously, what's the panic for essentially our fourth string QB? We've lost our number one. Our number two appears capable, we hope. If he's goes down, it's over. No Glenn, Willy, Bridge, Burris ... is going to save the season. If that happens (fingers crossed it doesn't), you ride with Sean (You complete ... passes) McGuire and we start talking CFL draft and debating whether we ride with Nichols again in 2020.
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19 hours ago, Booch said:
Plus to this is if Strev performs..and unseats Nichols based if he truly still wants to be here he may restructure his deal since he not the defacto starter no more.
Or..can be trade bait if he balks..that off season out based on his bonus is going to be an interesting time for sure with what happens
True. I think either way management was going to be at a Nichols crossroads this January when they can walk away from his contract. Unless he would have won a Grey Cup for us. The decision to extend him or not may unfortunately be easier now. And Streveler too. If he doesn’t seize the moment we’re back to a QB search
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8 minutes ago, Booch said:
I can tell you game planning for him will be more a challenge than Nichols and this can play to Bombers advantage..going from you know what your getting..skill and limitations Nichols to Strevler..with some unknown at moment coupled with his run threat which DC's are gonna have to respect and change how they deploy their defense.
Exactly. It’s not that Streveler is “better” than Nichols. It’s that a DC planning against Nichols knows what to expect, and the basic ceiling for his play. Planning against Streveler is a challenge because he’s an unknown and has facets in his game Nichols doesn’t. On the flip side, he lacks experience, so some defences are going to baffle him. This is what we wanted people. Let’s enjoy
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And on Monday, Nichols could like like below and O'Shea's update will be - "needs a bit more time, but he looks good. We'll see on Thursday".
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45 minutes ago, 66 Chevelle said:
not that I'm a conspiracy theorist normally, this situation does beg the question, if you have nothing to hide why are you hiding it? teams share their personal list every day with the league who then makes everyone's list available to every team... the list can contain 45 players and can be changed as frequently as a team would like with no limits imposed... so, they have no problem sharing this information among themselves, but seem to have an issue with sharing this information with fans and the public at large...
Great questions. I have no idea, but, I have ranted before about the CFL's veil of secrets around stuff like negotiation lists, injury reporting. Weird because other pro leagues, like the NFL and NBA, are becoming more transparent with information to fans as a way to engage them more. The CFL to me takes a rather ho hum approach to fan engagement. If I were part of the CFL executive I would be losing my mind trying to figure out how to get fans more engaged and actually paying for tickets in the big markets.
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1 hour ago, Bigblue204 said:
They have none on the list they provided. It's bigger then just 10 players.
Definitely. I was aware of that. I just thought it was curious that the team with arguably the worst QB situation in the CFL (and has been for quite a while) wouldn't take an opportunity to release the names of at least a couple of negotiation list QB's to give the fans some tiny glimmer of hope. Even pie-in-the-sky hope like "hey, maybe Tua Tagovailoa would rather play in Montreal than for whatever NFL team drafts him in the first round. You never know!".
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23 minutes ago, Atomic said:
You never know... 3rd overall Trent Richardson ended up in Canada eventually. He wasn't any good but still, he showed up!
I think you want a balance of guys who might show up soon along with some "home run" shots.
That's fair. Balancing makes sense. Maybe target a few highly touted dudes who like the marijuana a bit too much for the NFL 😄
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6 minutes ago, Noeller said:
I don't know (or really care much) about NCAA......anybody know if any of these guys are any good?
I know a few names only. The interesting thing to me is teams placing players on there who actually might come to the CFL versus ones who never will. I think some team had Kyler Murray on their list last year. Not sure why. First overall pick in the NFL draft will never set foot in Canada. Smart teams put players on who actually may end up here. Like Jake Browning. Highly sought after UDFA in the NFL, but may not stick on a roster.
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6 minutes ago, Noeller said:
Interesting. Calgary has 4 QB's on the list, including Jake Browning who will likely be cut by the Vikings. ABLFQB's - always be looking for quarterbacks! Montreal has no QB's on their list.
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Andrew Harris suspended for 2 games
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Well, this is expected.