voodoochylde

Said it in another thread but it's worth repeating here: this defence .. our run D in particular .. doesn't paint our unconventional defensive coordinator in the best light .. certainly doesn't do much to build confidence in the man .. It's early .. All I can hope for is improvement ..

Link to the depth chart: http://cfl.uploads.mrx.ca/wpg/pdf/depth/2014/Position_Chart_AT_Calgary065707.pdf

Same was said of Kamau while he was here but he managed to turn in a few very good season in Edmonton.

The problem with Hall isn't a lack of arm strength .. the problem with Hall is that he puts too much trust in an arm that's barely suited to the CFL field .. you don't need a cannon to succeed .. but you do have to play within yourself and be smart with how you attack your opponent .. sometimes you see him trying to force balls in windows or make throws he's only barely able to complete.

With Mack, Pencer, Etienne and Poblah now gone, what are we going to argue about? Poblah was a pretty silly argument to have anyway, everyone and their dog agreed that he was a prospect well worth using a first rounder on and if he was in the draft he likely was the #1 pick. Just happened that the guy couldn't translate all those physical tools into anything of substance. Exactly. Sometimes a pick is bad because you don't do your homework. (Pencer) And then sometimes a pick is bad just because they can't figure it out. (Poblah) Poblah was about as surefire of a choice as there was coming out of college. Hell, he was being recruited as an import before his eligibility was established. Remember how dominant he was in training camp the first year he was here? I remember Jovon Johnson saying he's as tough a matchup one on one as he had ever faced in practice. And then as it turned out, he sucked when the lights came on. And, I think part of it is just how inconsistently we use our NI skill position players .. we draft guys like Volny and Woodson .. and there's no real plan to use these guys (this is a pet peeve of mine) .. Poblah was a great prospect but perhaps he just never found his niche in the offense because of how he was used .. just tossing it out there for the sake of discussion .. I *DO* hope the guy succeeds .. has the physical tools to make a career of it ..

Best part of this new forum .. being able to ignore individual posters .. unfortunately as a mod .. I can't do that ..

I don't think the "hate on" for Pencer would be as pronounced had Mack not squandered additional assets in acquiring him. Yes .. teams have first round busts .. happens all the time in the CFL .. but .. targetting a player in a trade up .. then missing out on that player .. was a mess in and of itself. Then you add on the fact that the guy we settled on couldn't carry Walby's jock strap .. and understandably .. angst will run high.

Woodson was valuable in that he netted us a NI-OL (who subsequently retired) and a third round pick in this years draft .. yes .. we had to give up our 5th .. but I think that still puts us ahead .. heh.

The weakness in the offensive line was exposed when you had two, relatively immobile guys in Hall and Brohm behind center. Marve was able to challenge the defense with his legs a bit and made them look better than they actually were .. that said .. there was a significant drop off in that unit's performance as the game went on (guys moving in and out) .. it was much more noticable for Winnipeg than it was Toronto.

It's almost comical how many guys are injured so far .. football gods aren't loving us Bomber fans. edit: BTW gbill .. thanks for all the updates!

I know it's preseason and I know Etch doesn't want to tip his hand .. but honestly .. watching the Argos run on us (at will) on Monday night made me cringe .. Agreed. Especially in the flats. Because that's where Owens and Durie (and now probably Coombs) make a living. This is where I thought Unamba (and our linebackers in general) struggled .. 1/4 of all passes the Argo QBs completed were to RBs .. every single pass was caught (7/7 on passes to running backs for 66 yards .. nearly 9.5 a reception) .. the backs also accounted for 3 majors and about half of Toronto's total offense (around 48%) .. it didn't inspire a lot of confidence in a coordinator who has been seen as a somewhat unconventional guy ..

I know it's preseason and I know Etch doesn't want to tip his hand .. but honestly .. watching the Argos run on us (at will) on Monday night made me cringe ..

Which of his tweets today can be considered trolling? He's giving his opinion, which is pretty much his job. I honestly can't figure out what point Turner is trying to make so I can't say if he's trolling or now. Somehow the Bombers not making their stadium loan payment is a reason the players should have gotten more from the league? Or something? And the league isn't fragile beacause they're expanding and building new stadiums... right. Try not building those stadiums and then will the league be fragile enough for you? It's not like owners / the league are paying for those new digs either. Government funding played a big role in getting these buildings done.

And that's why he's a terrible journalist .. too busy trying to 'create news' vs. reporting news. I'll give him credit for being ontop of the CBA process but this just reaks of him being an attention *****.

Seeing as it's a weekly redraft (with no exclusivity) .. I'd eliminate team QBs and have people draft individuals. Injuries and circumstance are all part of fantasy football .. Ray gets hurt in a game? Your QB position takes a hit that week.

So, you guys wanted us to pursue someone who …..didn't re-sign with his original club after no NFL offers, and …..it was reported he wanted to go 'home' to the east, most thought Montreal, turns out he wanted Austin and the Ti-Cats, and …..to throw huge sums of money at him to try and convince him to come here, meanwhile knowing full well that he wouldn't fit in the system we are running. Have I got that right? Don't care what the excuses for not trying to acquire him are, they're still excuses. Tantamount to Tim Burke choosing to kneel with time remaining on the clock to alleviate the fear of losing! Walters has done a good job of assembling new talent this year but there is no doubt in my mind he has been "schooled" by veteran GM's on numerous occasions. Hope he learns his lessons well and learns to up his game. A team, as bereft of Canadian talent as we are, doesn't turn that lack of depth around in one season .. you certainly don't do it at the expense of mortgaging your future .. we were active in free agency .. active in the draft .. and, if it wasn't for a spate of preseason injuries, people wouldn't be taking such a "sky is falling" view of things .. Perspective .. it does wonders ...

Thanks for the updates. Being stuck in the office, I always appreciate guys who take the time to post from camp.

Are you suggesting hosting or panel member? I'd like to see him as a panel member. I always enjoyed his approach when he was with CBC, especially is disjointed fingers holding the mic for everyone to see, priceless. I like how he'd bring his support for the 'hogs' to the discussion. Always enjoyable banter. Plus, being a Bomber Blue and true could help minimize some of that argo feel you sometimes get from TSN. He'd be infinitely more enjoyable to listen to than Schultz. Schultz wrote an article on TSN the other day ... I was laughing my ass off at some of the stuff he wrote. Typical epic Schultz stuff. Was it written in crayon?

Apparently the three Ontario teams (including the rookies) will have a strike re-vote ..

Usually it's Neil Lumsden when they are in Hamilton (IIRC).

Are you suggesting hosting or panel member? I'd like to see him as a panel member. I always enjoyed his approach when he was with CBC, especially is disjointed fingers holding the mic for everyone to see, priceless. I like how he'd bring his support for the 'hogs' to the discussion. Always enjoyable banter. Plus, being a Bomber Blue and true could help minimize some of that argo feel you sometimes get from TSN. He'd be infinitely more enjoyable to listen to than Schultz.

The team needs talent .. and should always be looking to upgrade .. regardless of position or I / NI status ..