iso_55
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Tim Burke warned the D there would be changes if play did not improve. When Hefney couldn't step with with better play, despite some turf toe, Burke shows the player the door. I'm not an expert at judging DB play, but take into consideration too that this is a very young club that needs leadership rather than distractions from veteran players. In fact, team chemistry appears to be of the issues coaches and management seem to be trying to address - because when you look at the depth chart there are precious few vets on this team who could be described as leaders. Buck Pierce I guess would be one. And Terence Edwards. Certainly not Hefney.
Great post. Burke said the team wouldn't tolerate the partying that went on last season. And for a veteran Hefney showed zero leadership. I think the pot bust was the last straw. They made the move because they needed to send a message to the team that if you aren't with the program then you're gone.
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Being charged was the last straw with the guy. His attitude was questionable, at best. A guy like that isn't good for team unity in the dressing room. They can find another DB to take his place. They are a dime a dozen out there.
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I'm just amazed.
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Bluto, for an Argo fan.... do you live on this site?
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I'm sure the fans in Edmonton want to drive that highway from Edmonton to Fort Mac alright. It's already described as a Highway Of Death.... One of the most dangerous stretches of roads in Canada. Two lanes for a couple of hundred miles with all sizes of truck traffic because of the oil sands.
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What I don't get is the Esks will lose money playing a single exhibition game in Fort Mac with all the logistics of having to get their equipment up there as well as having only a 5,000 seat venue. Guess the team has money to burn... errr...waste by going up there. They'd have been better off to reschedule that Esks home game to Moncton or just play 2 road games.& be done with it.
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If Levi Brown ever goes on the Riders PR (which I doubt) we need to pick him up.
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So, Rod Black said the Esks are playing an exhibition game there. Are they nuts?
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Nicholls now has injury issues, I had to laugh at some of Hervey's comments. One, that he only wants guys that aren't interested in pursuing NFL careers. Is he kidding??? How many young players just want to play in the CFL? The CFL is looked upon as a stepping stone to the NFL so who is hervey trying to kid? The other is that they absolutely... priority #1 they had to make a change at the qb position. Well, Kerry Joseph is still there. Kavis Reed is going to play him. We all know that. So how is that changing the qb position???
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when a QB gets pulled for fear of OMG BLITZES! i think that the line still may be a work in progress...
Only thing I will say about that is that in the pre season players substitute freely so there may be situations on the OL where there are mismatches Burke didn't want to see with Buck in there. That's the only thing I can think of.
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Veteran leadership as well as a culture of winning is lacking with the Bombers. In Winnipeg, the team & fans think 9-9 & just making the playoffs is good enough. Living in Calgary for over 20 years & watching the Stamps, first with Wally & now with Hufnagel (forget the F Troop years of 2002 through 2004) the Stamps expect to win. The leadership in the dressing room is stellar. The leadership from Wally now Huff is outstanding. I don't see any of that with the Bombers. Until that happens, this team is going nowhere.
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Blitzing is fine, but you lose the benefit of the doubt when that's all you do vs. Buck and then stop when he's done for the night...
Well, mission accomplished. The Argos got Buck pulled so he didn't play. Next time when it's for real, it'll just be worse. The Argos won the physical & psychological battle as well as the war on Weds. Has anyone thought that is why the team played so badly? The HC gave up by throwing the white flag on Buck. So, why shouldn't the players?
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Leaving 90 mins before a game is more than acceptable. If people ***** about that they must live in a fantasy world.
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We've had 5 seasons (since Glenn left) to rectify our qb woes. Haven't done it...
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I hope that reference was to iso_55 and not directed at me? Thanks
Why would 17 have directed that comment at me? No, it was juuuust for you.
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i didn't know that we played touch football in the exhibition season. Burke's remarks about Toronto not supposed to blitz was feeble.
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As much as I understand & agree with the way Burke is handling Buck... However, football is a collision sport. No room for pansies out there at the pro level. Buck should be playing.
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Trouble is, we've kept most of the guys who showed no character last year. So, nothing's changed.
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The stadium has always been cheap. It is the cheapest professional stadium per seat in North America. That was actually a selling point when the controversy over the government loan was going on.
You just keep on thinking it's cheap. I say you're daft.
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haven't you heard, iso? there was a conspiracy at the highest levels of the league that ended up having the two Alberta teams give their QBs to the two Ontario teams.
Hamilton can have have Hank. We don't miss him. He's the Ti Cats problem now. The Ray trade??? Gotta wonder how much moolah Braley paid Sonic under the table to pull off that brain fart.
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If they were set on including northern alberta I would have gone with Grande Prairie ahead of fort. mac. Much more accessible.
Not only that but living in Calgary in May or June is no screaming hell. All we get is rain, rain & more rain. Temps in the mid teens most days... And way up north in Fort Mac, it's only worse. Right now, the town is being flooded out from all the rain they're getting.... Fort McMurray wouldn't have been my choice. I wish the Eskimos all the luck in the world because they are going to need all of it.
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17, I guess my frustration is that without a qb to lead this team we'll continually spin our wheels. It just doesn't stop. We are stuck. No signs of getting out. When's the tow truck finally gonna show up? When are we going to hire a Head Coach/GM combo that will find us a qb??? Why can other teams do it & we can't??
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Lots of speculation in here but the fact is none of us really know who is behind the QB decision making.
We know Mack was behind not going after Reilly.
Burke Unhappy With Work Of Veterans
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Funny, when Jones was DC in Calgary he never blitzed much. But same thing, his DL did things that other teams didn't. His defensive schemes were complex. Calgary was near or at the bottom in 2011 for qb sacks sacks. When he left to to go to the Argos only a handful of Stampeder defensive players were sad to see him go.