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1 hour ago, JuranBoldenRules said:
Looks more like Alexander to me. Holm is playing corner there and jumps the outside breaking route. Alexander is at no depth to cover curls but also doesn't track the vertical. That's the drive when Alexander dropped down to half and Hallett came in at safety because Parker got bopped on the kickoff cover. The drive where we really could have used a backup DB.
Thanks for clarifying! I only recalled the replay where they showed Holm taking the outside flat route and pointing the slot back to Bighill. But what you said makes good sense. Alexander hardly has the speed to play safety these days and definitely was a liability at halfback.
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Bighill in the Free Press today...
The veteran linebacker also wanted to clear the air on what happened on the 23-yard touchdown Als quarterback Cody Fajardo threw to Cole Spieker in the third quarter with Bighill in coverage.
“If you guys in the media are maybe a little bit more savvy watching football than maybe your average person, you know that we don’t ask linebackers to cover receivers vertically down the field,” Bighill said. “Let’s just say I was trying to cover up and help out. Was that my man in man-to-man coverage? No. But it’s OK, there was a miscommunication that Montreal did a good job of exploiting, coaching-wise.”
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Tell us it was Holm's fault without telling us it was Holm's fault. And I'm sure he's not wrong but not a very leader-like thing to share in the media
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8 hours ago, JohnnyAbonny said:
Seriously, does MOS think this is a ******* Disney movie?
Bighill was unplayable with his injury. I can understand bringing Schoen out there with a snap count and for specific situations, and he did well in those situations as a clutch second down converter. But the roster decision of Bighill over Rose or Haba/Fox, and then having him out there in the second half covering a slotback instead of having Cole or Clements do it was in my opinion the biggest blunder. Gauthier was noticeable in a very good way compared to a hobbled Bighill.
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Brown is the Aaron Rodgers behind a Favre of Zach Collaros. We may get a couple more good years out of Zach, or eight of Brown. I think the franchise would be better with the latter (my forum name aside)
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1 hour ago, 17to85 said:
Ritchie Hall can be maddening at times with the bend but don't break stuff but my God when he's got the bodies to execute the man can get some great performances out of a defense. His ability to adapt in game is such a strength.
I am sure grateful we have him as our DC rather than Etch a Sketch
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1 hour ago, GCJenks said:
In my mind Banjo Bowl this year was louder. I think the cold air burns out some voices faster, mine was giving out last night and the single sided clapper wasn’t much help (damn non cold resistant plastic).
Ha yeah those clappers broke as fast as the BC offensive line
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10 hours ago, captaincanuck12 said:
3. The IGF SOLD OUT CROWD. It was deafening in there.
Perhaps it's recency bias, the free clappers, or sitting in a different section (I was in accessible seating in the end zone), but that was the loudest atmosphere from start to finish that I can remember.
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1. Brady. Full on beast mode on that first drive touching the ball on all 9 plays with positive yardage (I think the other play was an incomplete to someone else)
2. Lawler. He's too hot and cold for my liking given how hot he can be when he's on, but I'm glad we was hot tonight when we needed it.
3. The entire D on the field and in the booth. A master class on the front and back ends
HH. Hallett with the blocked punt, recovery, and return for the winning TD.
Random musing of the night: the best thing our O did after the first drive was not turn it over, and have very few negative plays. I don't think we played very well on O but we also didn't royally screw up like in recent playoff games.
2 minutes ago, 17to85 said:Hall absolutely pantsed the BC offense tonight. Just utterly embarrassed them.
Incredible. And only 3 points allowed after losing bighill I believe. The depth at linebacker and the younger corners worked so well. And obviously the Jeffs
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9 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:
Not only reclaim the throne but win a ring for Dalton Shoen sounds pretty motivational to me.
Reclaim the Schoen!
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7 hours ago, 17to85 said:
Honestly I think it was a rather poor effort from the scouts this last offseason. I wanted to see some new faces on the DL and linebacker especially but watching the preseason games no one stood out. I recall discussing that post game with friends and saying the only one who came close to standing out was Haba, and he was the only guy they kept.
Maybe I'm missing someone obvious, but who would be our rookie of the year candidate this year? Haha -- who only made it into a few games? ADS -- who played and then was PRed and then cut? Damian Jackson? That one would sure be something!
No Alfords or Schoens this year to say the least.
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5 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:
1. MOP
2. MOP
3. MOP
Michael O'Phea?
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1. Brady. I'll plagiarize myself from the game day thread. Brady deserves the Andrew Harris treatment of getting the ball in some form 20-30 times a game. We are successful when we run our offense through him. It is the key to opening up everything else. When we go away from him, bad things happen (or at least the absence of good things). Nobody deserved the game winning TD more than he did.
2. Lawler. Guy can disappear for some games but when he's on, he's on. Without looking at the stats, my guess is that he was something like 9 catches on 10 targets. And from my eyes near the end zone that his route cleared out space for Woli's TD. (Looks like he was 9 for 11, but one incompletion Zach skyed the pass)
3. Parker. I think we may be better off with him at the boundary CB than with Rose there. And obviously his game saving TD.
HHs to two oft-criticized players. Jackson for a catch out of the backfield and getting major props from teammates as he came off with a little celebration (caveat -- still a waste of a roster spot). Kramdi for some pass breakups including a key one in the 4th. Plus he got hosed on what shouldn't have been a PI in the first.
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Brady deserves the Andrew Harris treatment of getting the ball in some form 20-30 times a game. We are successful when we run our offense through him. It is the key to opening up everything else. When we go away from him, bad things happen (or at least the absence of good things)
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Parker for the W
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Parker saved our bacon
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Schoen done for the night. No helmet on the sidelines
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Just now, JuranBoldenRules said:
Rose just got his ass kicked on that play.
He should not be boundary CB
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3 hours ago, 17to85 said:
Honestly Zach could probably help himself out a ton by taking off and running a few more times a game.
I remember watching at Cincinnati in college and thought he was characterized as a bit of a dual threat. Looked up his stats and he ran for about 200-300 yards a season each of his starting years in college, plus a few years early in his CFL career. I fully agree that getting a few more runs would help him out. The RPO where he pulled it and ran for 8 or 9 last night was a good example. (I wasn't sure if it was a broken play at first but I think it was designed).
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2 hours ago, voodoochylde said:
1. Brady. I don’t think enough can be said about how important he is to this team.
I really hope he gets our MOP nod in addition to the obvious MOC. He deserves both.
I'm concerned that two of our highest paid players are not showing up on the regular. I wonder if the last two years and the 2019 cup run were actually a bit of an aberration for Zach Collaros. Always been a good-to-great QB, and I wonder if he's coming back down to that level after two years of undeniably MOP level play.
And for Kenny Lawler -- he can show up and take over games and then go entire halves without getting a single target. Is he not getting open consistently? Is he being doubled?
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1. Brady. I echo what @wbbfan said 100%. I'll add that I think he definitively is our MOP this year and I'd suggest MVP as well. I think we survive an injury to Zach better than an injury to Brady. He's the straw that stirs the drink. And his seal block opened up the edge for Prukop to walk in for the winning TD
2. Schoen. Clutch and smooth
3. Woli. I think he caught everything thrown his way?
HH. Prukop. Did his job every time.
My provocative question of the night -- given Zach's apparent regression, is he going to be worth his contract over the next two years? Would we be better off developing Brown? I'm less sure of the answer than I'd like to be and it's a moot point because we're obviously sticking with Zach, but it begs the question a bit at least. Zach is a surefire Ring of Honor inductee and I love everything he's done for us but he is so up and down this year, making some questionable decisions and ugly throws.
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2 minutes ago, 17to85 said:
If you defer to the 2nd half it's because you want the wind in the 4th. This really seems like a nothing thing to fret about... with as important as the last 3 minutes of the 4th quarter of the game often as in the cfl I'd worry about a coach that doesn't prioritize it.
Really there should be equal possessions given that you give the other team possession after what ever happens on yours. Time of possession is what matters and that's based on how your offense and defense play.
Good points, all around. Especially about time of possession mattering more than number of possessions, and the last 3 minutes of the fourth clearly mattering more than last 3 minutes of the second, which would be why teams tend to take the ball in the first after the coin toss when the winning team defers.
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Just now, 17to85 said:
As does every coach everywhere.
Yeah but I feel like the amount of times we defer at coin toss and then also choose to kick in the third quarter is higher with O'Sh than previous coaches, or perhaps than other current CFL coaches. That's the only point I'm trying to make.
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14 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:
It’s not an extra possession at the start of a half. Think of how many points they scored under 3 mins in the 2nd quarter. You want the wind in the 2nd and 4th. It’s way different than NFL with timing rules. The clock never stops in the 1st and 3rd but under 3 minute warning both halves stops every play no matter outcome.
I agree about the wanting the wind, but it is an extra possession in that we could have had the ball to start either the 1st or the 3rd but we chose to kick off to them instead. As it turns out, I'm pretty sure Saskatchewan had one or two more possessions than we did (as they started with the ball each half and, I believe, ended with the ball for a tiny possession each half). I'm not saying it's a bad decision, but it's a curious one that O'Shea continues to make. He must value having the wind in the long quarters much more than the ball in the short quarters.
2023/2024 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread (BRADY’S BACK! DALTON’S BACK!)
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I figured BA was done but hopefully he comes back on a team friendly salary. I like Nick Hallett at safety a lot. He looked really solid in his reps there last year.
Do you think Clements goes elsewhere? I prefer Cole over him but having both of them could be key to giving Bighill a lower snap count, especially if we go Canadian in several other places.
A few key resignings for me are Castillo, Grant, Gauthier (if possible) and BOLO. I love Bailey but at this stage I'd rather have BOLO to back up Demski and Woli and for his high upside.