JohnnyAbonny

We really don’t stack up here in a lot of areas. Ottawas tackles vs our ends is the only positional matchup I like. I’m struggling to see a win. Ottawa uses 3 DAs, must be nice..

The punter

I didn’t have a problem with where his helmet was so much but the defender drove through and the ball was out. I wouldn’t exactly call it dirty but that’s by the book RTP.

Really? That’s awsome, I know that wasn’t always the case.

As a fan who had their heart broken too many times to count by this team, an appearance doesn’t really mean piss all to me anymore. Should be going on the drive for 5 right now, and that’s what this fanbase deserves, not standing pat and setting the team back 10 years. At this point in my life, I’m not satisfied with anything but dominant football and championships. I wish the club still had the same mentality.. There’s also the fact that Winnipeg as a city is a terrible sell for Americans. We got away with it for a number of years because we were shitkicking everybody and sending guys to the NFL. Now there’s a glass ceiling in place holding up underperforming vets, a losing streak and a coach who doesn’t play rookies when at all possible. Good luck bringing in top-end prospects.

The officials were absolutely out to lunch the entire game. It was actually only like the 6th worst call.

Yeah, we’re ******

No big changes, but man that’s a rough, rough looking WR corps, LBs too. Having Augustine, Feltmate and MCI is a waste of a roster spot. So is Myron Mitchell.

Not only Jake, he had the damn punter rated. Like, did that run count as a punting stat in that guy’s formula?

Yeah agreed. You can tell some of those analytics sites are put together by bean counters who don’t understand football.

Exactly. Self-preservation can be subconscious even. A 35+ year old simply isn’t going to take the same risks with their body that somebody in their 20s is, it goes against human nature.

I’d thought so too, but idk. Small sample size I guess. He’s made a few plays, but I now see some of what JBR doesn’t like as well. I’d still like to see him play next to Woods for the better part of a game instead of JT or Shmeck. I don’t know when Lawson’s coming back but I think our best interior combo would be him and Woods.

I just watched the recap of last years game in Calgary, zooming in on Fox. You’re not wrong in your criticism. There was a couple of plays where he drove forward and pushed the pocket, he got a sack on one, but on a lot of pass plays he was standing up straight with his arms extended. Kind of looked like Willie. Quite passive. The specific thing I’m talking about is at 4:54. He stands up straight and the guard handles him easily.

Appreciate the reasoning. It’s interesting, because I’ve always been enamoured with the 300+ guys that play on the nose. I’ve felt like they don’t have enough size and power in the middle of the DL for a number of years now. I like the 3-tech guys as rotational pieces, or like you said bigger guys at the weak end spot, but I’d prefer have a nose or 1 tech that plays almost every down and occupies 2 OL. Not Jake Thomas either, an actual one.

That all sounds realistic too, it’s just really odd how our ST coverage bottomed out so hard, then the once-lauded co-ordinator gets canned from 2 teams in 6 months.

Oh yeah he does lol , and he was last year and the year before a lot too. The escapability is gone now, that’s the difference. Noticed after his ankle got buggered in the 22 WF he started turtling in the pocket a lot more.

I’d speculate complacency. Everyone figured out his schemes and he didn’t/couldn’t switch it up. You don’t get 7 years up here and a long NFL run previously without having something, it’s usually more of a matter of not being able or willing to adapt, or a personality issue that leads to these situations. Could be a personal or health issue we’re not aware of too. It’s strange that someone’s success at their job would just plummet like that over 2 years, in multiple settings, for no apparent reason.

I talked an ungodly amount of **** about Fajardo from 19-last year, and doubted him going into this season. I’ll eat some crow, he’s playing very well on a very good team and looks to have improved the specific aspects of his game we were all knocking. I think it’s got a lot to do with having the one of the best QBs in modern CFL history working with him. I don’t think @Mark H. was attacking you Al. I read his point more like, teams can work with a QB who has the tools, that some thought had plateaued and in Strevelers context, he could be one of those QBs.

Agreed, we’ve seen him make the throws, he can hit that wide out that makes or breaks CFL QBs. It’s the consistent decision making and reading Defences that Strev still has to prove. I’m optimistic he can. I’m less optimistic in the offence they’re running in itself.

They’re good? Paying for more than one at the stadium is a different story.

What don’t you like about Fox? Other than he got hurt after a game and a half

I only know what I’ve read and seen in his highlight reel. Looks very explosive and dominant against the run, but like I said it was highlight tape and really the ACC isn’t what it used to be. Big school (VT) Seems like he fell through the cracks, looked like he had some later round NFL draft interest. Little on the smaller side for an end in the NFL, his frame doesn’t look as big as his listed size. Fwiw he had good speed testing numbers at the combine but a really crappy vertical. High motor in college, nicknamed “Mr Lunchpail”. From his highlight tape, it looks like the yard off the ball will benefit. He seems like he’d get swallowed up by NFL tackles fairy easily, quickness can negate a lot of that up here. Ranked in some obscure stats like TFL per game, ACC lineman of the week, Top Edge rusher against the run (weekly) on PFF. Bunch of random info, not a lot of reports on him.

If anyone at the club reads this, you should be ashamed of yourselves. It’s hotdog season, come on! Hook our radio guys up!

The message to MOS should have gone something like “Love ya bud, but you’ve proven your personnel decisions aren’t up to snuff. The front office is going to bring in the players, and it’s time for you to work with what you’re given”

I don’t think they have equal blame, but I think there’s something to this. I understand a GM shouldn’t meddle as a rule, but there were issues and trends seen by the yeomen on here that Walters, or any ops staff in the pros, should have been able to mitigate sooner. Letting all the top-end talent get into their mid-30s at the same time is a fail. If MOS doesn’t want to use more impactful players, why is the option still being given to him? Why were Kyrie Wilson, Jake Thomas, BA etc even offered spots to compete? That last grey cup game alone should have been the wake-up call to Walters. At a certain point, one guy is there to provide the best on-field talent possible, the other is there to use the talent provided to win football games. If the coaching staff is undermining that, the GM has to make the tougher calls. Imo, Walters isn’t completely blameless in that context.