Pepper_Brooks
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41 minutes ago, IC Khari said:
You'll have to give me a masterclass in gif posting, I'm still in the stone age on that count. How do I hotlink to a giphy gif like you did?
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I only caught the second half and oh bananas that was a stink-a-thon! Fingers crossed the first half wasn't such a snooze-fest, even for a preseason game that was more meh than marvelous.
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1 hour ago, Goalie said:
Maybe people are tired of your gimmick tho. Seems like you truly do think you know it all. That gets annoying.
I picture Booch as Al Bundy boasting about his four-touchdown game for Polk High every time Booch gets on his soapbox.
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15 hours ago, TrueBlue4ever said:
Did you ever think that maybe it’s you?
That's a bingo! There's definitely a shortlist of "douchenozZles" who think they know better than the coaches and front offices across the league while simultaneously posting the most ridiculous self agrandizing nonsense and boast that only they truly understand football, but you have to message them privately for proof.
It's funny when you take a step back
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4 hours ago, JCon said:
Streveler? I remember him from the Cardinals and Jets. He'll probably get a spot on this team.
No chance with the TERRIBLE roster management of this club /s
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28 minutes ago, wbbfan said:
It feels like football at large is throwing random crap at the wall to deal with concussion issues. Rather than having a well thought out multi pronged approach with defined success criteria.
If it was a revenue concern you know they would have a much better plan and process implemented.
Direct impacts cause concussions for sure. But, change of direction hits and whip effects cause a lot too. Guardian helmets, the new gen helmets, next gen and beyond next gen helmets are all mitigation on a fraction of the causes. Not prevention. It doesn’t matter if you have the 1 piece shoulder pads and helmet or a perfect absorbing piece of future gear. Moving at high speed then being forcefully stopped quickly is terrible on the brain and body. No piece of gear is going to stop your brain sloshing in your skull.
What is needed, to start, is a change to the culture of bringing guys down. Technique changes reinforced by rule changes from the grass level on up. Better gear is always good to have, better self protection when it comes to absorbing hits and going to the ground is as big.This is basically paraphrasing what I said a page ago, which you then tried to use against me in the training camp thread.
To quote you, when I made this exact point I was "dictating that the league and teams dont know how to coach tackling or prevent concussions as well as you."
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Ronnie Brown? I've heard numerous people say that he's the quickest and most agile running back currently playing in the game!
Just now, kelownabomberfan said:I heard that he's pretty fast.
Not as fast as your response, apparently. Hahaha! I appreciate a person with equally sharp wit to I.
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1 minute ago, Booch said:
Reread your babble...u said there is allocated positions based on nationality....and I know a roster makeup...been on several...both sides of the border and now help in recruiting and training and getting guys a chance to make a roster so I'm pretty well versed in it but thanks...
No I didn't 😂😂😂 where did you read that?
I'm happy to butt heads with you here but please keep the discussion to points I actually made, you and wbbfan are arguing against things I haven't said and would generally agree with you on.
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13 minutes ago, Booch said:
No there's not...each team deems where they wanna play a Canadian versus an American based on who they recruit...draft...etc...there is not allocated positions based on nationality.. So obviously u are far from coherent...and the fact that there is limited Canadian starting talent...a blue chip American may get cut for a less talented Canadian because a team doesn't have the adequate Canadian depth elsewhere to facilitate a ratio switch...kapeesh???
Where did I say position allocation? Lol that's an absurd leap of brain fog. You're fried
As I tried to direct you to, CFL.ca explains the roster rules for the uninitiated like yourself
"Of the 45 players named to the roster, each team may dress an active roster of 45 players, broken down as follows:
Maximum of 3 QBs (no designation)
Maximum of 19 American players
Minimum of 21 National players
Including one nationalized American
Minimum of 1 Global player"
Unless a team only rosters 18 American players, you got cut because 19 other American players provide better overall value to the roster than you. Kapeesh.
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8 minutes ago, wbbfan said:
You say this here, but then are dictating that the league and teams dont know how to coach tackling or prevent concussions as well as you.
Dictating? Lol what are you on today 😂 I don't know anything about tackling or preventing concussions but I've read articles from people who do and repeated the points experts have made repeatedly over the years. I could cite my source but then you'd complain I moved the goal posts by using MLA style instead of IEEE
3 minutes ago, wbbfan said:And? You gotta come North to compete for that roster spot in training camp don'tcha? How do you read that as me saying Americans who don’t come north to play in the cfl aren’t good enough. That's not and has never been what I'm saying lol you're arguing against yourself with that kind of logical leap
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4 minutes ago, wbbfan said:
You went from saying Americans who don’t come north to play in the cfl aren’t good enough
I never made that point, I've never been talking about Americans who don't come North lol. I thought we were having different convos, even said that earlier.
1 minute ago, Booch said:U just don't get it
How so? You haven't made a coherent point. You understand there are different roster spot allocations for Canadian, American, and Global players right? CFL.ca can explain it for U...
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3 minutes ago, Booch said:
If u are say starting 2 Canadian relievers...and a new import comes up and blows them out of the water...but is cut ...because there isn't adequate Canadian depth elsewhere...then yes...u just lost a roster spot to a less talented player...and it happens all the time...and it deters guys coming up who would be Allstars in their first yr
You lost a roster spot to a less talented American, because some other American player provides more overall value to the team in that American roster spot. If a player is truly blowing it out of the water they will find a way into the roster.
American players are the exception not the rule in the CFL. This is our League 🇨🇦
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3 minutes ago, wbbfan said:
What’s your point? You’re the one moving the goal posts to cover up a bad take.
How so? How have I moved the goal posts lol 😹
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2 minutes ago, wbbfan said:
Have you paid attention to the past two years? We specifically got an extra pick then year for doing that that. And yes, Americans compete with Canadians for back up spots.
We’ve literally di’d guys not to use them at all. You can bury your head in the sand if you like, but doesn’t change the fact we haven’t gotten the most out of the roster. We’ve refused to use the naturalized American as well.We've been to 4 straight Grey Cups, we've unarguably been the best team in the league for around 1647 days straight. What's your point here exactly? Seems like we've utilized our roster within the constraints pretty damn well, couple lucky bounces and we're 4peat champs. Proof is in the pudding, not sure what you're eating lol.
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3 minutes ago, wbbfan said:
Yes, they are. Teams, like us, have been starting more nis then required. That doesn’t include back ups. Americans and Canadians compete against each other for back up spots as di/american.
Unless we're not utilizing all the American roster spots no one is losing an opportunity to a Canadian. Based on our success since 2019 I can't fault our coaches on their usage of Canadian starters and DIs, that would be asinine.
Just now, wbbfan said:This would be fantastic. Personally I think one more ni or global as well would be good.
Reducing roster spots for Canadians will negatively impact the development of Canadian players. You may be more interested in the NFL, check it out
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Just now, Booch said:
u have zero clue what u natter about at the best of times...let alone this...shhhh
Really how so? Explain yourself instead of resorting to personal insults Mr Bundy
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4 hours ago, Goalie said:
It would be interesting to see who doesn’t have a clue. Perhaps the cuts indicate that.
I'm confident it will yet again display the glaring reality that nobody around these parts has a flipping clue about professional football. And how could they, when their exposure is limited to just one game per week and a handful of media snippets and Tweets (X's?)? Such a massive information disparity compared to the coaches and GMs making the actual decisions.
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14 minutes ago, wbbfan said:
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.
Often the most talented guys are the hardest to bring up and push through the visa process. No different than college programs have to work hard on the high talent guys who struggle with academics.
As it is we will probably never see a guy who cashed NIL cheques in the ncaa up here.
We often have guys on the NL for over a year, that’s not just waiting out nfl chances that’s convincing guys to come up.
The fact remains, American players aren't getting edged out by less talented Canadians for roster spots. They're up against fellow Americans for import slots and work visas, no more, no less. To snag one of those limited import roster spots you've got to outperform all others (American and Canadian) in your position and prove your value to the team overall. It's as straightforward as that. Having limited roster spots for international players is common world wide aside from the big 4 north american leagues.
And your post doesn't even touch on the point I'm driving at! 😆
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Guardian caps are a quick fix for the real problem in pro football: players lacking basic tackling skills. Instead of focusing on proper technique (Square up and wrap, head behind the tackle, drive thru the contact, etc) and penalizing dangerous tackle form, the leagues rely on advanced gear to prevent injuries. This leads to players thinking tackling is just about throwing themselves at opponents like a bowling ball, rather than using proper form. It's a farce of safety theatre
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49 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:
IDK
OMG SMDH (IYKYK)
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2 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:
Cite your work class. Sheebus.
Sorry, hard to resist beating a joke to death.
Sir, I've officially declared on the forum record that I utilize Google Gemini (formerly Bard) to generate my football fantasies.
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5 minutes ago, Booch said:
He was just being nice and not saying "talk like a dork" lol
Using dork as an mean insult fell out of favour around the same decade as your football career lol.
My kids tell me a talk like a dork all the time. My grandson will come to that realization soon too I figure.
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