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Nope.  I hated on him because he couldn't play as a capable member of our roster, whether or not he was getting reps as a receiver.  I knew he wouldn't be able to live up to his draft slot as a Blue Bomber, and I knew that by the time he was even an average player he'd be at the end of his lifespan as a Blue Bomber, so even if he ends up being a good player, he's not a good player for us.  It's pretty easy to tell the guys that are receivers in CIS, and the guys like Parker and Etienne who just blow by inferior athletes but don't have enough game to be useful pros.  To Etienne's credit, he has come a lot farther than Parker has in that respect, but he'll always lose when he has to battle to gain leverage on DB's.
 
Regardless of what Etienne does in Saskatchewan, just a horrendous draft pick for the Bombers.  At least it only cost us Jyles.

Jovon has been terrible the last two seasons, with or without Hefney.

Nope.  I hated on him because he couldn't play as a capable member of our roster, whether or not he was getting reps as a receiver.  I knew he wouldn't be able to live up to his draft slot as a Blue Bomber, and I knew that by the time he was even an average player he'd be at the end of his lifespan as a Blue Bomber, so even if he ends up being a good player, he's not a good player for us.  It's pretty easy to tell the guys that are receivers in CIS, and the guys like Parker and Etienne who just blow by inferior athletes but don't have enough game to be useful pros.  To Etienne's credit, he has come a lot farther than Parker has in that respect, but he'll always lose when he has to battle to gain leverage on DB's.
 
Regardless of what Etienne does in Saskatchewan, just a horrendous draft pick for the Bombers.  At least it only cost us Jyles.

Wiecek is lucky he's covering the Bombers in 2014 and not 1994 with his attitude.  He'd have been long frozen out by the Bombers staff and players, even in 2014 he deserves to be.  Should be interesting to see him spar with a guy like Korey Banks, Wiecek hasn't really dealt with a strong veteran player who will tell him where to go the way a guy like Stegall would.
 
Even had the nerve to comment negatively on Willy's suit in his article.  

Wiecek is lucky he's covering the Bombers in 2014 and not 1994 with his attitude.  He'd have been long frozen out by the Bombers staff and players, even in 2014 he deserves to be.  Should be interesting to see him spar with a guy like Korey Banks, Wiecek hasn't really dealt with a strong veteran player who will tell him where to go the way a guy like Stegall would.
 
Even had the nerve to comment negatively on Willy's suit in his article.  

Wiecek is lucky he's covering the Bombers in 2014 and not 1994 with his attitude.  He'd have been long frozen out by the Bombers staff and players, even in 2014 he deserves to be.  Should be interesting to see him spar with a guy like Korey Banks, Wiecek hasn't really dealt with a strong veteran player who will tell him where to go the way a guy like Stegall would.
 
Even had the nerve to comment negatively on Willy's suit in his article.  

Sask's OL was terrible for large chunks of 2013 due to injury...they had to start Neufeld out of ratio desperation for 2012...remember Willy's scrambling in the Banjo Bowl...must have been due to a monster OL.
 
And guess which OL was better at run blocking in 2012?

Sask's OL was terrible for large chunks of 2013 due to injury...they had to start Neufeld out of ratio desperation for 2012...remember Willy's scrambling in the Banjo Bowl...must have been due to a monster OL.
 
And guess which OL was better at run blocking in 2012?

You're right.  The league should never let any new QB's in, they all must be part of the "starter" club.
 
Willy has the same numbers Mike Reilly did heading into last off-season, and has thrown twice as many passes as Reilly had at that point.

Sask's OL was terrible for large chunks of 2013 due to injury...they had to start Neufeld out of ratio desperation for 2012...remember Willy's scrambling in the Banjo Bowl...must have been due to a monster OL.
 
And guess which OL was better at run blocking in 2012?

You're right.  The league should never let any new QB's in, they all must be part of the "starter" club.
 
Willy has the same numbers Mike Reilly did heading into last off-season, and has thrown twice as many passes as Reilly had at that point.

They can't all be Baboulas.

They can't all be Baboulas.

They can't all be Baboulas.

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Conditional pick.  A 6th if he makes our roster out of training camp bumped up to a 4th if he dresses for 12 games, a 3rd if he starts 9 games.
 
Certainly wouldn't give up anything up front for a guy who hasn't shown he's recovered from the first major ligament (and broken ankle) injury before the next one happened (ACL).

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It's not entirely about money.  Turning the team over to 39 year old Burris means you are committed to mediocrity for a long time because you aren't putting your energy into developing a QB.  So we win 5-6 games for a couple seasons with Burris, and back at square one.
 
Go with a guy like Willy, and we'll at least have a chance to progress into 2015-2016.
 
I think he's alluding to that as much or more than the money when he talks about mortgaging the future.
 
And it wasn't a 3 year vs 2 year issue...Ottawa is paying Burris nearly half a million dollars.

He's worth what Collaros got IMO.  He has similar numbers (about 150 fewer throws), a better arm and throwing mechanics.
 
Much rather overpay Willy than Burris or Glenn.

How do you develop QB's?  Hamilton had Burris on their roster the last couple years, is Lefevour ready to start?
 
It's not as simple as you make it out to be.  QB's need to play to develop.  If Burris would give us a chance to finish top 2 in our division, he would be worth it.  He doesn't.

4-12 against the West the last 2 seasons.
 
Half a million bucks for a likely 6 win 39 year old QB in Blue and Gold.
 
That would have been an epic fail.

What exactly were you expecting Henry Burris to win for us?  
 
 
 
And yes...Walters should be sure to sign Steve Myddleton, the mystical free agent NI OL, just give him a blank cheque.
 
It is going to be a couple years of rebuilding in terms of NI's and QB's.  That's the price we pay for relying on Buck Pierce for 4 seasons, wasting picks on Etienne's and Pencer's.  If this rebuild isn't done right and we chase mediocre players like Burris to the detriment of developing better players, it will take even longer.

Drew Willy has a 99 QB rating on 147 career passes.
 
Last off-season everyone was creaming their pants for a guy with a similar rating on 77 career passes.

How do you develop QB's?  Hamilton had Burris on their roster the last couple years, is Lefevour ready to start?
 
It's not as simple as you make it out to be.  QB's need to play to develop.  If Burris would give us a chance to finish top 2 in our division, he would be worth it.  He doesn't.