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8 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:
3DownNation is so stupid. Really going to "report" everyday on random tweets? That tweet could literally be about anything/anyone.
I like 3DN but not as much as I used to. I'm seriously considering blocking it as they are reporting a lot of non stories now & the fan comments are UGH!! Reading what those dimwits say lowers the credibility of the site. There shouldn't be any comments as most of the people who do post are stupid.
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1 hour ago, blue_gold_84 said:
You could apply the same logic to Glenn, though. Longevity is a factor to consider for any QB who's had a lengthy career.
This is true. Glenn's already responded:
Even if this has nothing to do with football, making vague statements on social media will get varied reactions. Leave something open to interpretation and that's what happens.
He should've just kept his "random thoughts" to himself.
Random thoughts? Yeah, he realized the backlash from talking trash & backed off. A wise man once said, "Stupid is as stupid does".
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1 hour ago, TBURGESS said:
If we signed Durant in his prime, I'd love this move and expect him win the battle for #1 QB, but that's not who we signed. We signed Durant who hasn't looked good for at least a couple of years now. Durant who won a couple or three games last year. Durant who was widely inaccurate missing wide open receivers. Durant who was replaced by Drew Freakn' Willy when he couldn't get the job done.
We are now way more expensive at the QB spot. Does that cost us one of our FA's or a new FA who could be a difference maker? At the very least, it tightens up our SMS room.
Backup QB's cost us one game last year. How many games did our MLB or two rookie DB's or below average receiving corps cost us?
So, damned if we do signing Durant as now he's too expensive. Damned if we don't as we have no capable backups as we cheaped out at the 2 backup positions. So, TBurg, what would you have done? No one is asking Durant to go out there & win a GC all on his own. All he's being asked todo is to be competent & give the Bombers the best chance to win if Nichols goes down. Good CFL backups are making $180-225,000 which is market value. I expect that is what DD is being paid. Getting rid of LeFevour's & Davis's contracts will offset this signing. LeFevour didn't play for free & he was vastly overpaid for what he could do on the field as a qb.
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3 hours ago, rebusrankin said:
Every team has screwed Glenn according to him so we just need to stand in line.
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34 minutes ago, 17to85 said:
you mean the year after his only CFL MOP season and after he'd compiled the bulk of his career stats? Hardly a nonbiased poll. Allen has his reputation because of his longevity nothing more.
Allen has this reputation because he's won 4 Grey Cups with 4 different teams while Glenn hasn't won any playing for 9 teams.
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4 hours ago, blue_gold_84 said:
Besides being completely unproven at the CFL level, sure.
Yeah, Straughan hasn't played a down & suddenly he's this guy who'll be great??? Little premature for that.
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3 hours ago, wbbfan said:
I feel very much the same. I hope this move doesnt come at the expense of a starter at another position.
That said, last year in MTL he was better then any of our back ups. And MTL was a hot mess. He fits the system, and is familiar with it. Hes the type of vet that can help all the other qbs on the roster. Strange to see him in a bomber uniform? At this point nothing is strange to me. Seen soo many faces of franchise change teams its not a shock any more.
This isnt the same darian durant that left the riders. But it isnt the same one that played with an awful team last year. And he doesnt have to be the riders era DD. Its a bit of a toss up between durant and glenn for who the better back up would be. Edge to glenn after last season, but Id rather have dd late in a game then glenn.
The Darian Durant that isn't the guy who left the Riders is still better than the 2 players we had hit the field last season behind Nichols so I'm good with it.
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30 minutes ago, 17to85 said:
Durant AINEC.
I don't care if he had trouble in Montreal last year, that team was a mess. Darian Durant is a good qb who knows what it takes to win the CFL. Past his prime? sure but as a backup you can certainly do a hell of a lot worse.
He's not expected to carry the team so this is a good scenario for Durant & the Bombers.
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4 hours ago, Colin Unger said:
I'm very happy with this move. You want to be in a situation where you're fully confident in your backup qb so you don't feel pressured to play a taped together Nichols out of desperation. I have confidence in Durant playing under Lapo with his all time favorite target in the receiving core. My only disappointment is we likely will have to go with a cheap 3rd string QB as a result. I really liked the work that Dan LeFevour did in short yardage last season. It's likely only a matter of time before Dom Davis is released. Feel bad for the guy but you know... it's a business.
Backups only get so many oppportunities & have to shine or at least show signs of progress when they do see the field. Davis never showed that. Probably time to move on.
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2 hours ago, JCon said:
Yes, Trestman is an awesome QB coach. He took Calvillo, an all-star, GC winning QB, and made him an all-star, GC winning QB. He also took Ray, an all-star, GC winning QB, and made him an... all-star... GC winning QB.
But let's not focus on the CFL.
He took Cutler, a perennial underachiever with a rocket arm and made him a perennial underachiever... with a rocket arm.
Flacco, a game manager, with big flashes and a SB, into a game loser... no flash... no playoffs....
Trestman is an awesome QB coach.
Yeah, that's why he was sought out as a private qb coach. Why Tim Tebow worked with him for a couple of off seasons as well as other high draft prospects at qb. Cutler is a total headcase. A selfish Me First player who was never going to be successful no matter who he played for. He was successful with Calvillo & Ray, so what? How many coaches before & after Trestman in Montreal & Toronto were failures with those 2 qbs? Sometimes you just talk ****.
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3 minutes ago, Noeller said:
Damon Allen was a terrible pocket passer who lasted by being able to escape. I remember we always called him Gumby cause the guy never got hurt. I remember he was SO mad when he didn't get into the Hall right away which only proved the point that he was never that good and the HOF people knew it. They eventually relented because of his overall numbers, but there's no question the guy had big numbers only because he lasted so long.
C'mon man. that is so decidedly one sided & hateful that it ain't funny. You & 17to85 are trying to convince us that Allen was one step above being basically competent. He won 4 Grey Cups. Not every team had great talent surrounding him like the Lions who finished second during the regular season in the West Division in 2000. Glenn could never elevate the players around him but Allen could. Glenn can't win the last game of the season. I've seen him turn coward & turtle more times than any other qb I've seen play. Where Matt Dunigan would spit in the collective face of any defense he faced when he was getting beat up, Glenn just shuts off. I never saw Allen do that. He played & he won. Glennis always the great alternative but never the undisputed starter. Allen was.
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38 minutes ago, bustamente said:
Ehlers was just flying out there today, speed and puck handling is truly elite.
He could be a 40 goal scorer in the future.
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Mike Smith played his ass off for the Flames. It should have been 4 or 5-1 for the Jets. Hellebuyck came up big in the OT & shootout. Nice win. Now on to Vancouver for the Canuckleheads.
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5 minutes ago, 17to85 said:
Dual threat is a useless argument because when talking about overall effectiveness of a qb it doesn't matter if he did what he did by running and passing or just by passing. He was an average qb regardless of whether he got to that level by being able to run and pass or not.
I am not ignoring his MOP either, but it is a pretty arbitrary award when you consider how the voting for it is done. Glenn had some seasons where he was among the top players too.
Damon Allen gets over rated because his career numbers are huge, but his years played were huge too. He was an average qb. There were always a bunch of qbs in the league that were very clearly superior to him. They didn't stick around as long but if you went and did a ranking of all the qbs at a given time Damon Allen was never going to be in the top group, which is what made him average.
Your argument is very weak. matter of fact it's shot full of holes.Damon Allen was not just an average qb on par with Kevin Glenn. He was head & shoulders above Glenn. Even Glenn would agree with that assessment.
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9 minutes ago, 17to85 said:
you mean when Calvillo retired?
I think Trestman would have found a way to make it work without Calvillo. He's one of the best qb coaches around so maybe he could have developed one of those guys like Crompton for example, to be a competent CFL qb. They had nothing coaching wise after he left.
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On 1/19/2018 at 12:01 PM, Brandon Blue&Gold said:
C'mon man. David Clarke? Really? If you're trying to make a point use someone slightly less despicable. Unless you're trolling, then carry on I guess?
No kidding. David Clarke who used his position as Sherriff to bully, antagonize & intimidate others??? Wow.
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Former Stampeder quarterback Jerry Keeling who led the Stamps to their Grey Cup victory in 1971 has died at the age of 78.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/jerry-keeling-obit-calgary-stampeders-1.4497040
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What I don't understand is how the politicians have made the budget process so sadly political. This is about funding govt departments & not about forwarding political wish lists. Trump, the Dems, GOP, the Senate, Congress & both parties all share the blame for this. They're all idiots.
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27 minutes ago, 17to85 said:
No he wasn't, I am looking at the entirety of their game and Damon Allen was an average quarterback. People just got so used to talking about him as this all time great because of the huge career numbers he put up due to playing forever and a day, but it's the same reason Glenn has all those numbers, played a long long time.
Maybe we shouldn't even Judge Glenn so harshly for his lack of cups anyway, the Stamps still choke in the big game with or without Glenn there, 07 I firmly believe he would have beaten the Riders that day if not for a broken arm...
I just think that Damon Allen is over rated and Kevin Glenn under rated.
Maybe, shoulda, coulda. Then there's your last sentence.
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10 minutes ago, 17to85 said:
1 MOP and Glenn could have easily been MOP once as well.
Like I said playoffs are another matter but the legend of Damon Allen is far greater than the qb he actually was. Guy was always in the same situation as Glenn, he was good enough when you have nothing else but teams were always looking for better.
I already said there's a big difference in their playoff performances but regular season? Damon Allen was an average qb.
What season could Glenn have been an MOP? When the chips were done Allen won. With Glenn when the chips were down he picked them up. He has never won the last game he played no matter what team he played for. He's never been an MOP calibre qb. Especially compared to Damon Allen.
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51 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:
Allen has an MOP award, Glenn does not. Allen was a much better threat with his legs (a 1000 yard rushing season as a QB, 4 season over 830 yards rushing, 8 season over 700 yards rushing). Regular season Allen was better a better QB than Glenn when you factor in what a dual threat he was and what he brought overall to the offense. Then you add in the 4 Grey Cup wins and the fact that he was MOP in 3 of them and its no contest.
Allen took a lot of flack when he played & some fans seem to remember his laid back attitude on the field in a negative way. I think some believe that he didn't care but that was just the way he was. He was a competitor but he wasn't vocal about it. The guy is a deserved HOF'er. Glenn will get in due to longevity but he isn't anywhere as good as Allen was when he played.
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Darian Durant signs with Bombers
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Posted · Edited by SpeedFlex27
Probably 2 years ago when Glenn was here but he never saw the field behind Nichols. it was good knowing he was there. Historically? When John Hufnagel was backing up Tom Clements from 1983-86.