JuranBoldenRules
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Wonder why the PA doesn't make a stink about the 9 game IR being used for extra practice roster spots. Sure the guys get paid full salary, but who knows if they were exposed to waivers they might actually get a chance to play. Hamilton has at least 3 guys on their 9 game who are "injured," we have Pencer. Maybe they can come up with some kind of protected list where guys have to clear waivers to be put on it.
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One a year over the last 4 years:
2010 - Buck Pierce QB, solidified starter
2011 - We didn't need much going in, there were some guys available Eric Taylor & Terrius George on the dline and Archibald, Hudson, Ramsay on the oline, could of solidified 2 line spots.
2012 - Oliners available, Picard, Parenteau, O'Neil, could have used 1 of them, Rod Davis LB, Koch WR, there's 3 more spots
2013 - LB Black, DE Foley, DB Brown, 2 or 3 more there
It's very easy to solidify 4 starting spots in 4 years just from the handful of guys I mentioned.
You want Tristan Black starting at WIL LB?
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That's not the question though.
Nothing changed as far as the approach to the team even after a losing season. We are back to the same formula of letting prospects grow into positions, which is always painful.
And I would start back in the first year of the program as far free agents go. This isn't just about passing on guys this time around, it's about passing up guys since they took the controls. If they had signed even one marquee free agent a year since they started, they could have locked down 4 positions.
You don't build a team in a season, you add to it every year, thus the 5 year plan. Continually cutting guys and adding prospects does not get you there.
I'm not sure how it isn't the question. You can't criticize someone for not adding veteran free agents without being able to back that argument up. CFL free agency is populated by guys that are there for a reason. Being a free agent is not a good thing, because it means the team you were on did not want you. It's not hockey or baseball. Generally changing teams in football is a really bad thing for a career, particularly for CFL imports. There is the odd guy who hits free agency who was stuck behind other guys on his team, but those guys are not usually the ones that people clamouring for "veteran hole fillers" are interested in.
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not really impressed with the Lions Demarco at qb here... have a very hard time believing that he's better than Elliott, situation to me sounds a lot like the Lions just liking the guy they had on the roster and wanted to develop him more but Elliott is there just in case something were to happen to Lulay.
He's making all the throws. BC's 3rd string receivers don't look too sharp in terms of hands and adjusting routes to coverage.
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Clement on the 4 man?
I think they want to keep all 4. Clement or Hall will be on the 4 man. Clement might even be #3 if they think he's the best short-yardage QB (Goltz sucks at sneaking). Doubt either Clement or Hall would take a PR spot.
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I'd bring Brink back first.
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QB (3)- Pierce, Goltz, Hall
RB (5)- Simpson, Ford*, VOLNY, PONTBRIAND, FITZGERALD
REC(6)-
WR- Matthews
SB- WATSON
SB- POBLAH
SB- Anderson
WR- Denmark, ETIENNE
OL (6)-
LT- January
LG- GREAVES
C- SORENSON
RG- MORLEY, SWISTON
RT- Boatman
DL (7)
DE- Mainor, Anderson*
DT- Turner, LUCAS
DT- Gilmore, THOMAS
DE- Hall
LB (5)
SAM- McGee
MLB- MUAMBA, LABBE, STEPHAN
WIL- Parker
DB (7)-
CB- Johnson
HB- Washington
S- MUAMBA, WEST
HB- Suber
CB- Stewart, Markett*
ST (3)-
K- PALARDY
P- RENAUD
LS- CVETKOVIC
4 man reserve-
PENCER
Clement
KOWALCZUK
Frazier
PR-
WOODSON
CARTER
DUNN
PAVLOPOULOS
SHERMAN
Harris
Marshall
W. Brown
D. Pierce
1 game injured-
Edwards
Sears
Garrett
KOHLERT
Miles
Douglas
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They just had a great idea and had the parade at lunch time. Half those people are probably waiting for a bus or taxi. How much double blue do you see out there?
Some of them probably had a "We landed on the moon!" moment.
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you made me do it...
if you like... i can show you the parades from the other 4 Grey Cups we've won since your last one also...
Wow, there must be like 5000 people there!
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Then maybe have the buses come down markham and take a right onto university crescent. Car traffic goes down university crescent until markham where they are forced into the oncoming lanes in the intersection or uturn if they went in the wrong entrance.
That Bishop Grandin-Pembina-University Crescent intersection is a big problem. If they can divert a good number of buses to a different route, that would help.
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I think one thing we can say definitively is that we just didn't have the same level of new talent in camp this year. Where's the guys like Matthews, Simpson and Alex Hall? Can't point to a single guy who was brought in who looks to have the potential to be an impact player.
There are a few, particularly at DL and DB. Harris and Anderson look like they can play. Marshall and Markett. The two returners are duds IMO. Jake Thomas looks ready to take the next step and go from a 1/3 of the snaps type guy to a 2/3 of the snaps type DT.
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Meh, not a surprise given the rush. They were still pouring and cutting (egress for field level) concrete during rookie camp. The shabby, ugly last minute work they had to do to get occupancy should be more of a concern.
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There a couple issues when the starters aren't given time in the pre-season. Their timing is going to be off. The first regular season game will basically be their pre-season game. The other issue is that we can't make adjustments. We won't be trying even the blandest vanilla of the new Crowton plan with the guys who will be executing it in game 1, so we don't know which ideas are working, which need to be scrapped or adjusted. All this stuff will happen when the games count.
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Funniest part of this whole thing is that the pools of water weren't from the rain, but from pressure washing the seats.
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Getting another shot to run this ship is one thing. Giving him the 3 year deal is another.
I wonder sometimes how many 3 year coaching contracts we're going to offer before we actually have a coach that last the 3 years.
Especially when we're giving them to Paul Lapolice and Tim Burke, not Wally Buono or John Hufnagel. Is Burke going to say no to a 2 year deal?
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I don’t find it odd at all. Burke did enough to warrant an opportunity to start fresh, and put his own trademark on the team this season. He improved the team from where it was when he took over, so that to me is a sign that he deserved a shot.
That's a really low bar IMO, although that has become the disappointing norm for the franchise. The lack of consistent effort week to week is a huge red flag, whether the team is good or bad. He's not just getting a shot, he got a 3 year deal. Guess we'll wait and see.
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Montreal 10-8
Toronto 10-8
Hamilton 7-11
Winnipeg 5-13
BC 12-6
Calgary 11-7
Edmonton 9-9
Saskatchewan 8-10
As impossible as it seems, our QBing will be worse this season, and our defence will be too.
Semis-
Calgary over Edmonton
Saskatchewan over Toronto
Finals-
Calgary over BC
Montreal over Saskatchewan
Grey Cup-
Calgary over Montreal
Most Outstanding Player- SJ Green
Most Outstanding Canadian- Andrew Harris
Most Outstanding Defensive Player- Juwan Simpson
Most Outstanding Special Teams Player- Noel Devine
Most Outstanding Rookie- Cord Parks
Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman- Tsoumpas -
Gives insight into who is likely to be cut. Garrett but no Ford.
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The very first thing I learned about football when I started playing as a small child is that if you play in fear of being hurt or injured, you will suck and probably get injured. Not a fan of Burke coaching scared. We have guys playing different positions, a different offence. I don't think it would be a bad idea to give the starters a half so they can truly hit the ground running on the 27th. All the practice reps in the world will not simulate game speed.
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Let's get his career numbers up to a season of Coehoorn's before we plan the parade.
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Kowalczuk must have made a monumental leap forward. Wish I could have seen, but from where I'm at I could tell if the snap was good or bad and that's about it.
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Tristan Black is no better at WIL LB than Labbe. He's primarily a special teamer. Black would be competing with Rene Stephan to make our roster. I hardly see adding him as a solution to the WIL LB spot.