voodoochylde

I disagree with this whole heartedly .. our defense showed itself to be quite capable .. held Calvillo to 260 yards passing, a completion percentage of 57% and for the better part of the game, made life miserable for him .. when you consider how often we gave Montreal a short field .. the quick changes .. the special teams TD .. I think our defense acquitted itself quite well .. questions were answered about the strength of our linebackers (or at least the initial indication are that Parker and Dunn should be fine moving forward - only to get better) .. we generated decent pressure .. now it's about consistency.

The truth. People can point to the statistic that says we win games when Buck starts and finishes a game .. but that has more to do with continuity at the position rather than overall performance.

There were reports Buck was limping a bit after the game .. aside from that .. just my liver.

I think Bob, Mitch and Doug nailed it on the post game show last night: the East is going to be a dog fight this year. We demonstrated that we have the talent to compete and the firepower to score in a hurry. Now we just need to be able to develop some consistency.

Bizarre .. I actually had really good cell phone coverage last night .. noticeably better than in the old barn .. how was the live chat in here last night?

Didn't Younger retire? ;-)

I'll put together some thoughts on the game a bit better .. but I will say this .. traffic in and out of the stadium tonight .. was very well managed .. zero issues getting in or out.

He did .. he just finishes quickly .. much like our draft. *innocent look*

Just wanted to say great work to everyone in League 2 .. we knocked this draft out in about 3 days .. looking forward to a bit of trash talk throughout the season!

When you think of the Fly .. think Wing-T or a spread option offense .. it's predicated on mis-direction .. use of no huddle .. bread and butter being a WR / Slot Sweep .. it's an offense that provides you with a balanced attack (not in terms of run / pass ratio but rather from all areas of the field .. sides .. depth etc .. then blends in an effective mix of run and pass). The idea is that this type of balance doesn't lend itself to tendancies and keeps a defense off balance.

It's going to be really simple: we get pressure on the quarterback .. we're going to be successful .. if not .. this defense gets exposed.

Burke on Etienne:

I'm in.

I echo this sentiment .. we have our guy in Muamba .. now we most decidedly need to bring someone in to push the backup talent at that spot .. I have a lot of respect for what Labbe has given to this team .. and for a long time his contributition was underrated .. but the drop off from Muamba to Labbe in terms of athleticism and playmaking ability is a liability.

Just an FYI, turfed the redundant Lock of the Week thread.

Jon Cornish

Going well so far. Couple of stragglers but that's bound to happen when drafting like this.

May as well put it here .. Looks like Marcellus Bowman ended up on the 9 game IR ..

To me .. it's a needless and unncessary rub .. why play stupid little games like this with your fanbase ..

Nighthawk .. Sandman .. you're on the clock!

If we're .500 by Labour Day we're in decent shape .. 8-10 .. perhaps 7-11 makes the playoffs in this league.

Yeah .. my wife and daughter went to the concert last night and pretty much said the same thing .. going it was super easy .. coming out (partly because of their carpool) took quite a bit longer .. but not any worse than leaving CanadInns after a game. Easier to focus on the negativity though .. it sells.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers have announced their practice roster: Import Defensive Lineman Zach Anderson Import Defensive Lineman Dexter Davis Non-Import Fullback Carl Fitzgerald Import Receiver Wallace Miles Non-Import Punter Billy Pavlopoulos Import Defensive Back Wesley Pendleton Non-Import Safety Teague Sherman Import Linebacker Ian Wild Meanwhile, placed on the one-game injured list to start the season were: Import Running Back Chris Garrett Import Receiver Doug Pierce Non-Import Receiver Kito Poblah Import Defensive Back Johnny Sears Jr. Non-Import Defensive Lineman Jake Thomas As well, OL Tyson Pencer was placed on the nine-game injured list.

Apparently the Taylor Swift concert went off without a hitch last night .. traffic flowed extremely well ..

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