SpeedFlex27

I like to think that I know a litle bit about quarterbacking as I followed my son's progress all the way from pee wee to high school in Calgary to Junior with the Rifles to JUCO in Northern California to D2 SFU. I also follow about a dozen qb coaches on Instagram, including my son & see what they're teaching youngsters today. I really, really really like the skill set & toolbox Davis Alexander has. He has everything he needs to be a breakout star in this league. (If his Left Tackle doesn't kill him first). Is Dru Brown #2 or 3 on the list of great young qbs coming up? It's between him & Rourke & time will tell. Rourke is bigger & stronger than Brown & can run if he has to. That's Brown's weakness. He can't scramble & run. Or at least he hasn't shown that he can.

We were talking about Dru Brown's Thursday night performance yesterday before the Als game. Compared to Davis Alexander, you can see Brown's deficiencies as a qb. Even healthy, he can't run. He also has a hard time avoiding the rush from the pocket. Yeah, he's accurate for sure & made some nice throws but he just seems to be missing something. Like the Big Play when the RedBlacks need it. Brown put up huge numbers inside the 20's but when he had to score to win, he couldn't. Alexander meanwhile is athletic, something Brown doesn't seem to be. I remember that one play when Alexander was flushed out of the pocket & took off with the ball & showed great speed to pick up the first down. Just a terrific play.

He'd be hired as a STC somewhere in the CFL. He'd land on his feet.

Lots of nice guy head coaches get fired. He's Canadian with experience & is a competent STC so even if he's fired he'd get on a staff somewhere.

Do we need a dedicated social thread now?? Funny how HCB mentions the food & farts but not women. As my Ukrainian uncle used to say with a thick accent... "If I tell you no stories, I tell you no lies."

Learn quickly? Dyce has had all kinds of time. He's a STC not a HC. What's going to save him is he's in the first year of probably a 3 year deal. Why they reupped him is a good question.

NHL players must prefer guys. One of the best young qbs to come into the league. His OL almost took him out by blocking his man into his knee. Dumb OL.

Not a word. He was fired.

What good is a qb throwing all over the place & 500 yards offense if they lose? I guess the consolation is the offeensse looked good burning to the ground. Brown threw all over the field. really didn't test the Rider defense on deep routes much. Basically Drew threw 3 touchdown passes but when he had to score late in the game he couldn't. JBR raves about his arm. I don't see it. He threw a lot of underneath & mid range passes. His accuracy was top notch but it wasn't good enough. He can't run to save his lif even when he's healthy. There seems to be no fire with Brown. Just a guy chillin' all the time. Guys in the huddle need to believe that he'll do whatever it takes to win. That was Jake Maier's problem. He inspires no one. The RedBlacks offense is Calgary 2.0. Brown will continue to put up big numbers but how many games will Ottawa win with that defense??

Fletcher would be a natural for the Stamps offense.

I don't mind Wilson either. If he's on the sidelines then who did he replace?

Well, tonight not a mention of Dunigan which to means he was fired. If he retired, they'd have been praising his playing & broadcast career. No mention, like he didn't exist the past 25 years tells me he was fired. Matty drinking on air? What??? When?

He has a long term deal as well. Signed in the off season.

My guy Stevens scored.

Barker is better than what they have now. Muamba sucks.

Edit

Screw Harris. Is Tommy Condell one of the most overrated OC's in the CFL?

I called Ballantine a troll on Instagram. He answered back saying we'll see. I know him from the Stamps Horsemen forum. He's a fool pretending to be an actual CFL journalist. I've been banned from Horsemen as I called him & other mods out who are fools & idiots.

Don't agree. Brown is no gunslinger. He has a great receiving corps. Put Dunigan in that offense in his prime & it would be lights out. Right now, i just see a lot of flashing reds & amber lights with Brown as a qb.

Maier was third or fourth in the CFL last year in passing but in actuality it doesn't matter,He was all over the field throwing while going nowhere. He never pushes the ball downfield. Same as Brown.

With Brown they can't attack downfield. Just like Maier.

The more I watch Dru Brown play, the more he reminds me of Jake Maier. He looks competent & spreads the ball around but the offense goes nowhere. Except for one drive. He just looks so uninspired just like Maier. Ouelette out, what a joke. They need Dunigan & Barker back. This version of the panel absolutely sucks.

Western Division: Saskatchewan Winnipeg BC Edmonton Calgary Eastern Division: Toronto Hamilton Montreal Ottawa

Bombers aren't playing this week.