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26 minutes ago, trueBlue83 said:
Jackson from the Argos was bouncing off all kinds of Bomber tacklers, and looked pretty great in doing so. Gizmo Williams, Pinball, Stefan Logan... all those guys bounced around and were pretty good at it. If anything, I think that's a better characteristic to have as a returner... so long as you're not constantly dancing around and then getting tackled for no gain!
I disagree. A speed guy like Lankford has to pick his spot and commit to it.
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36 minutes ago, Sard said:
Pinball Clemons would like to disagree with your comment.
I would agree if we had a time machine.
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I'm still not convinced on Lankford. The one he did take back was in spite of the lane he initially picked being shut down. I put that one down to luck and speed, not returner savvy. The great returners don't bounce around like he does.
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On 2017-07-14 at 0:04 PM, JohnnyOnTheSpot said:
I was wondering what other people thought of him tossing the ball at the end of the run. Not the best angle but I'm not 100% sure he had broken the plane before relinquishing control of the football.
Nobody?
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11 hours ago, itchy said:
Just watched replay of that. Horrible way to lose a million.
I was wondering what other people thought of him tossing the ball at the end of the run. Not the best angle but I'm not 100% sure he had broken the plane before relinquishing control of the football.
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I feel cheated more often now than when there was no video review at all. It's broken.
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16 hours ago, Floyd said:
What I'm saying is that other teams have had continuity in scouting departments...
I don't see continuity helping in scouting. Murphy brought his database here from Calgary and never missed a beat. MacManus did the same when he came from Hamilton. Unless it is your first scouting job, you have the contacts already built.
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9 hours ago, bustamente said:
Probably wont see Wild for a while, they seemed really concerned about his wrist, looked like he rolled over it on the replay, Calgary was missing 3 quality d linemen didn't seem to hurt there game
Looked busted to me the way they were holding it walking off. Hope not, that's a huge hole to fill.
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8 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:
How many TD's has Carmichael allowed in 2 games, must be 4 or 5? Same story every time, he back peddles until the receiver blows by him then gives chase but never catches up. Enough already.
Tired of seeing his back on the other team's highlight reels.
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Burke was the worst. Deer in the headlights. You'd think a guy who wanted to be a head coach for so long would have more of an idea what he was going to do once it happened.
Zaleski had NO talent to work with, still think he was no good though. When Hoss Houmard is your best player you are in deep trouble. I still remember being at a game, the old bench seating and the guy behind me yelling on every single play "give it ta Hoss!".
Reinbold also a case of being over his head, worked hard and the players loved him though.
Funny how not having a quality QB is the recurring theme here too.
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Also factor in the point spread at the time. If you only need one, that's what you do.
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Durant and Willy are long time buddies. That could have some bearing on it, probably will help Willy playing behind him again. I'm sure Durant gave rave reviews to management.
Also a one year deal, they aren't 100% sold on him. Could be Willy's last contract unless he proves something.
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1 minute ago, Brandon said:
Let us wait and see how Ray does after a few hits...
His injury record is Buck Pierce-like the last few years. 17 games to go still. By Labor Day we could all be wondering why he didn't retire.
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6 minutes ago, Mark F said:
I'll will not be surprised if Ray doesn't last one game without injury.
Trestman is good but not like they had chopped liver in Milanovich. Predict same as last year, start promising and fade when Ray is hurt.
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54 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:
They had two marathons, one in the 80's too and if they don't get the NFL money, all CFL teams got in the late 90's, they'd be gonzo.
And I never hear anymore about how about the Winnipeg born John Robertson saved the stubble jumpers in 1979 from bankruptcy. He also came up with the term "Rider Pride". A Winnipegger. Had to fly in and show them how to do it. The George and Ronnie show was over by this time and the "greatest fans" had lost interest.
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Calvillo, Simon and Bruce for O.
Barrin Simpson for D.
Hank Ilesic for special teams (hammering Hank or Hank the shank depending on who you talk to).
I thought Lovell Coleman would be already in, an outstanding player of his era.
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11 hours ago, J5V said:
Trestman is very good with QBs. It'll be interesting to see what he can do with Drew Willy. In fact, that thought scares the begeebers out of me.
Willy is never gonna be a quick release guy like Calvillo. Ray is the same way though so maybe he will put in a system taking that into account. If he tries to replicate what he had in Montreal without Calvillo and their o-line, TO will be in trouble.
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Tate has an injury history. High risk move even if they can get him and he won't come free.
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In the 80's John Ferguson yelled so much that they had his booth glassed off. All I remember the reporters saying about it then was that the language was blue and kids could hear it.
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Bombers are a playoff team now. You have to have a guy who has experience which would be Nichols, Durant or Glenn. Franklin will likely be a good one down the road but I want to win this year.
Ray is done. 37, injury trouble and lost more games than he won in 5 years with TO. I can't believe his name still comes up. It will be interesting to see if TO pays Willy a bonus he is due in January amid rumors they want him to rework his contract. And still no firings in the big smoke?
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56 minutes ago, Brandon said:
The only teams this season looking at a new starting qb are Montreal , Saskatchewan and Toronto.
The most likely available QB's are: Durant, Nichols, Glenn, Ray, Willy and maybe Burris. The club has the upper hand.....
Still disagree. Glenn and Ray could easily end up backups elsewhere and Burris may retire. That would leave just Durant and Nichols from that list. A lot can happen...
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4 hours ago, Noeller said:
Agreed...of all years, this is the best in recent memory to have question marks at QB going into FA. There's legit options out there...
How soon people forget 2014. We lost out on Collaros, Burris and Glenn in succession. Got Willy because he was what was left. Too many things can happen once it gets to free agency.
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12 hours ago, J5V said:
No, not likely half way. Goalie was being kind to Nichols and didn't go far enough. Nichols is a below-average QB with crappy mechanics and a below average arm. A perfect match for our below average OC. The Bombers need to keep searching for a better OC and the next great Bomber QB. There's another Jones/Dunigan/Clements/Brock out there and Walters needs to find him and get him in here. I'm tired of this willingness on behalf of fans and management to settle for mediocre. I prefer to believe that mediocre is a temporary, not permanent, condition.
So you place no value on good, quick decisions, ball security, quick release and leadership? Those are huge in the CFL. You can win a lot of games with that and if the other pieces are in place you can win it all.
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1 hour ago, gcn11 said:
Sounds serious to me. I see nothing preposterous in the suggestion. Mack can find IMP talent as well as any scout in the CFL today. He would be a great hire in that role for MTL. Don't let him evaluate NIs, run a roster, negotiate contracts, and have him stick solely to iMP recruiting and you have a heck of a hire.
Yeah, Tillman and Shivers went this route after being GM too. Not so unusual.
Game day thread: Montreal here
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I'm talking about hesitation and being unsure which robs him of his greatest asset which is speed. Pinball was from another era and one of a kind.