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I have no idea how Hamilton gets a C.
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Poblah moving in to the slot will be a huge move for him, hopefully. His production should really pick up at this point.
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So according to media reports, Saskatchewan HAS landed John Chick finally.
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Touche.
Heh I guess u don't known what u got till its gone (insightful updates from camp etc)
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Everyone is more than welcome to be here (as long as they follow the rules
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Heh make it easier to find. Searching for blue bomber forum brought up nothing. I had send a pm to get the address.
Maybe we don't want to be found.
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I think Denmark is going to be in tough, to be honest.
Pierce or Etienne coming for him. And yes, I seriously think Etienne has a chance.
Not to mention I. Anderson. Whom Buck made the point of singling out coming into camp as a guy he was looking for big things from.
It's a fine line between difference maker and "just a guy" and Clarence, in my opinion, is straddling it as we open camp. And on a team that only dresses three import receivers you better be a difference maker.
Agreed. Now that Denmark is moving to wideout, his competiton has grown exponentially. He's basically going to become the 5th option which means that the workload would drop. At some point, it might be worth weighing options with a Canadian at that #5 spot.
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I think Denmark is going to be in tough, to be honest.
Pierce or Etienne coming for him. And yes, I seriously think Etienne has a chance.
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Mike who would you say in your opinion was the fastest receiver out there?
Impossible to tell, but probably Kennedy.
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Honestly, I won't be surprised if Brett Carter joins our PR as a territorial claim.
He's been one of the better (top 3) receivers in this three day camp.
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Last day of rookie camp ...
I'll start off with a few predictions. If there are cuts before main camp, I'm guessing McCree and Pavlopoulos could be two of them. Pav isn't bad but Hutchinson and especially Cameron look to be so far ahead at this point.
Other things ...
-- Best QB today was again Max Hall and that was WITH Buck Pierce participating. Worst was once again Clement.
-- Tons of dropped balls, obviously the weather is playing a part.
-- Guys that stood out to me on offense: 71, 72, 83 and 80.
-- Guys that stood out to me on defense: 31, 36 and in a bad way ... 41 and 35. They just look like they're maybe a gear behind everyone else.
-- They're REALLY investing a lot of effort into Carl Fitzgerald. He's getting coached personally almost all the time.
One thing I find interesting is that with the amount of DL they've brought in, there are HUGE differences between the size of some of these guys. Considering they're mostly all listed as ends, I swear they must range from 230 to 280. Marcus Hyde looks fast as hell and Zach Anderson just seems to never quit moving no matter what's going on.
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It appears the "other" site has a very similar new look to this site, the only difference is the slightly better color scheme they have going..... verrrrrrry interesting
I'm sure I can guess what you're implying. But no.
And yes, they're different. Not by much, but they are.
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I can think of about 6 or 7 people I'd pick before Doug Brown, honestly.
Milt, Ploen, Walby, Poplawski, Cal Murphy, Tyrone Jones, Richard Harris, Cameron ...
ok, 8.
While I don't disagree with you.. Brown is a recognizable face at this point.. alot of new fans won't know who Richard Harris was or Tyrone Jones.. You have to consider all the angles..
and its not like Brown was some rag player who doesn't deserve the recognition.. He was arguably 1-2 of the best interior defensive line men (and canadian to boot) that we have seen...
I have to be honest, I just don't really care for Doug Brown. lol
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I can think of about 6 or 7 people I'd pick before Doug Brown, honestly.
Milt, Ploen, Walby, Poplawski, Cal Murphy, Tyrone Jones, Richard Harris, Cameron ...
ok, 8.
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/2013/05/31/g ... ald-school
There was a time when 13-year-old Briar MacLean would have been hailed as a hero for saving a fellow student.It takes courage and conviction to tackle someone threatening a classmate with a knife — but instead of a pat on the back, the Grade 7 student at Sir John A. Macdonald school was taught a harsh lesson in minding his own business.
“I received a call from the school’s vice-principal indicating there was an incident at the school and that my son had been involved,” said Leah O’Donnell, Briar’s mom.
“I was informed that my son was in trouble for being a part of it.”
Kids getting in trouble at school is nothing new — but Briar, according to what the vice-principal told his mom, was in the hot seat for preventing a potential tragedy on Tuesday morning.
The trouble started over an altercation between two boys at the school, located at 6600 4 St. N.W.
Again, school scraps are nothing unique — but then one of the boys pulled out a knife, turning an angry scuffle into something far more serious and potentially deadly.
At this point, according to the strict rules of the Calgary Board of Education junior high, MacLean should have left the scene to find a teacher, abandoning the unarmed student to his fate.
But instead of doing what was required, MacLean did what was right.
The young teen charged into the fray and tackled the knife-brandishing student.
The jolt sent the student and knife to the floor, leaving the potential stabber with a nasty bump on his noggin — but that was the extent of injuries received at Sir John A. Macdonald school that day.
No cuts, no stab wounds, and no need to call an ambulance — all thanks to a kid who chose to act rather than cower or run.
“He pulled out his flip knife so I came in and pushed him into the wall,” said MacLean.
“It was just to help the other kid so he wouldn’t get hurt.”
MacLean’s reward was a day in the office, removed from the other students, and a stern lecture about not playing the hero.
Thankfully, the boy has a family to tell him what’s right.
“They told him they don’t condone heroics in the school and he wasn’t allowed to go back to class for the day,” said O’Donnell.
“Isn’t that horrible? We’ve taught him to do the right thing, and to step in — in our family we teach our children that they need to stand up for others and not run from danger out of self-preservation.”
The school itself didn’t return calls Wednesday, and a spokeswoman with the Calgary Board of Education said details of the incident couldn’t be discussed due to privacy regulations.
But the Calgary Police Service confirmed they were called to Sir John A. Macdonald school that morning, where a student had pulled a knife while fighting with another, and a third boy had intervened to disarm the student.
The student with the knife has apparently been suspended and police are still investigating, meaning charges have not been ruled out.
In the meantime, MacLean has been left to believe he’s done something wrong — though thankfully, he says he’d do it all over again.
His mom, meanwhile, is fighting back, exposing the school’s attitude on the matter and saying students shouldn’t be taught that sticking up for others is wrong.
“When did we decide as a society to allow our children to grow up without spines? Without a decent sense of the difference between right and wrong?” reads the letter she wrote to the Sun.
Obviously, no school will encourage kids to place themselves in harm’s way — but to condemn a student who likely saved another from serious injury or even death is a terrible lesson for the entire junior high.
“We’re coddling kids and that doesn’t make for strong individuals when they grow up,” said O’Donnell.
“What are we teaching these children?”
On Twitter: @SUNMichaelPlatt
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I know I'm going to take heat for this but I would not have chosen Doug Brown.
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... MBB 50/50 pool?
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Totally not worth a new thread but I thought it was kind of interesting anyways.
When I checked out the stadium yesterday, they had the 50/50 booths set up. Same thing as the Jets games now where you go to a booth and they print you off a ticket.
Looks like they're going to follow the same prices as the Jets games too, 1 for $5, 3 for $10 and 10 for $25.
But then I saw the last option.
50 tickets for $50
I had to laugh. What a waste to buy just one nowadays. Get to know your row and split the cost of 50 or hell, instead of buying 1 a game for 9 or 10 games, just buy 50 once all year and quintuple your odds.
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-- Didn't see Pierce do anything while I was there, but Hall/Goltz clearly a level above Clement. Hall puts really good touch on his passes. Wasn't paying much attention to the end result because obviously the whole point is to force throws and go through reps, but it was annoying to see Clement pulling the ball down and running with it in a PASSING drill. One coach gave him **** for it too.
-- The only receiver that I didn't see drop at least one pass was Brett Carter from the Rifles, although I also didn't notice anyone throw a single pass to Wallace Miles so I won't comment on him. Massey is tiny and man, is he ever tricky once he gets the ball. Whoever 70 is, he looks like a horribly sloppy route runner.
-- Fitzgerald is SLOW. But he looks like a manbeast.
-- I didn't have a roster but I noticed 20, 38, 40 and 41 making plays on defense in coverage. It's really hard to try and pick out defenders who DON'T look good, but those guys each broke up a few passes.
-- Trevor Kennedy dropped a couple but he made one beautiful cut on a defender and in a game, he would've been gone for as long as he had to be.
-- Didn't watch the punters or the DL/OL ... I saw the punters carrying around a ball that wasn't a football (rugby ball, I think?) so I just didn't even bother.
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What I don't get is that I thought Taman was unreal at finding defensive ends.
He's done horrible in Saskatchewan with that, yet he's pulling defensive backs out of his rear left and right and when he was here, the best he could find us was Okeydokey Imgonnagetcha
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Very solid MS Paint logo. A+ effort, Ottawa.
Then again, our logo is a god damn giant W so I guess I shouldn't throw stones.
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I'm going to try and make it to the second session today.
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I'd like to see an 'Unread Posts' button so I don't have to hover over each topic.
Expand the blue search button in the menu on the left side, it's there.
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If we can get 6 more participants, we can run two leagues.
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Bob Irving saying Rifles junior Brett Carter doesn't look out of place at all at camp so far.
Main Camp Observations - Day One
in Blue Bomber Discussion
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I still personally thought Hall was the best QB today, but I didn't see much of Buck. What I did see wasn't very impressive as he overthrew a couple receivers, got a ball batted down by Hyde (who absolutely flies off the line) and missed a few targets. Hall hooked up with Kohlert for a beautiful completion in the end zone that had the crowd applauding and he seems to be getting the hang of the far sideline tosses.
Zach Anderson and Freddie Harris looked quick in drills today, Marcus Hyde has a ton of speed to burn.
First team offense appeared to be Pierce and Simpson in the backfield with Poblah, Watson and Anderson in the slot, Denmark and Matthews on the outside.
Aderious Simmons is a BIG dude.
Kennedy, Etienne and Kohlert all made nice grabs in the second team offense that Hall/Clement were running.
Didn't really notice any particular DB/LB standouts, but I wasn't paying much attention to their numbers to be honest. The only nice play I remember was #31 breaking up a Pierce pass.