JohnnyOnTheSpot

And I want to be first to say that Mayo put on a clinic.

And I want to be first to say that Mayo put on a clinic.

When Mayo got sandwiched, it was surprising how he miracle whipped past those defenders.

And I want to be first to say that Mayo put on a clinic.

And I want to be first to say that Mayo put on a clinic.

And I want to be first to say that Mayo put on a clinic.

OMG....

 
LOL

The third strings may have been playing against lesser comp but usually our 3rd stringers are getting rolled over on. 

Don't think so. He has potential to dominate on the DL. He was already being double teamed tonight. 

Bob Irving was talking about the "nice crowd"
......not sure what he was looking at, there..
Bomber unis looked like winners, from the get go...
A. Harris first carry....7 yds and a round of applause...
Medlock's first FG attempt good from 48....more applause..
Westerman's motor still going......and going....
Beautiful TD run on screen by Harris.....
...called back on penalty to Smith..
S. J. Green still gives us problems....
Glenn completed a lot of throws in his stint.....
....as in short, quick release, timing pattern stuff....
At this rate.....Green may catch 120 balls this year.....
Bruce johnson having a busy evening....good and bad....
Too many missed tackles and Als YAC....in first half...
Bombers try WR screens and reverses......
....but blocking on those....still not a Bomber specialty....
Couple of nice punts from Medlock.....
....and one brutal looking shank job....
Jeff Keeping goes down, .... not looking too good....
Tim Flanders getting a lot of work at RB....
....and making the most of it....100 or so total yds...
Glenn leaves....along with the Montreal O.....for the evening..
Dom Davis...pretty good looking athlete at QB.....
....needs to work on pocket presence.....
Castillo the Captain tonight..... 4-5 on long FGs 
None of the Blue kick returners made a move tonight....
...at least, not fumbling and stumbling like Montreal's...
...although at R ..McDuffie made some things happen....
...till he let a pass go right through his hands for goal line INT
Corney has some pretty good speed on the edge, at DE......
Refereeing was in mid-season form......
...as far as the ole ticky tack interference calls......
QB Bennett had a play action TD run.....
....and a TD pass to Fred Williams in limited snaps....
Some pretty good pass rush on the Als second liners...
...from a lot of different guys in front 7 D.....
Tony Burnett got a lot of snaps at LB...
Appears to be more overall team speed in this years edition.....
Appears to be some more Canadian depth, this year....
The first game...especially the 2nd half... is always a grab bag....
This could be the start of a new era....
..or simply the start of a new gin bottle.....
...will get to the bottom of it, either way.....
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Here's the paraphrased version of the one hour OSH/Irving interview. You may find a few nuggets... if you squint.
 
The Offense
This team’s offense is coming together as fast as any he’s worked with. OSH credits the mini-camp for some of this early progress.

 
Playing time for QBs
Looking to play Willy enough to see what’s what. “If he looks sharp, then we will move down the line…It’s a matter of balance”.
OSH says he listens to all players as to the amount that they feel they need to play during the pre-season (?!?). He discusses his perspective vs. theirs when determining playing time. Keeping players healthy & fresh during training camp is paramount.

 
Injury update: Kyle Knox
Kyle Knox saw the Doctor and will need further tests. “I hope that he will bounce back quickly. He’s a great guy and athlete”.

 
Macho Harris
Macho very quickly has shown what he’s got; “he is a super likeable leader with tons of experience and is very versatile”. We see no problem in playing him where we need him. He’s a good compliment to Mo Leggett…possibly a good bet for Safety.

 
Randle & Bucknor
Randle needs to shake off the rust and “will get back to where he was”.
“Bucknor has had a very nice camp and worked his tail off during the off season”.

 
ACL Injuries & Anderson
Carlos Anderson was brought back. OSH did not divulge who made the first call, player or team, but in discussion with staff, OSH says they needed to work him out because he was so close to making the team last year. “Once he made some cuts in camp I wondered if he was wearing a brace and he wasn’t. He is a dynamic, dynamic player”.

 
Kick Returning
Carlos A, Veltung, and McDuffie are candidates along with Fred Williams (interesting!).
Feoli G. - “looks in great shape and is as sure handed as anyone in camp”. “I’d rather not have Dressler return kicks but I’ll put him in for spot duty”. Dressler has also been holding for Medlock.

 
Pascal Lochard
“He’s missed the last few days, but he makes his cut at a nice late point in pressing the run. He impressed us in interviews and is good on STs”.

 
Addison R
“His efforts are there and he’s improving steadily. I see very steady improvement. We weren’t sure he would be ready for camp. He says that this is the best he’s felt in years.”

 
The Hogs in General;
Chung & Goossen Specifically
“Very talented players and competition have been brought in to push the vets. Any woes that people talk about don’t rest on their shoulders”.
“Better now than they were their first day in camp this year. They’re both a pleasure to watch. Matthias is becoming a true centre that embraces the role.
“Sukh rolled out on a play today and was hauling it down the field… looking for someone to lay into. It was a pleasure to watch on film”..
“The OLine will be a big reason we will win games this year and are not our Achilles Heal”.

 
Import Receiver: Thomas Mayo
“He’s an explosive player that has become the most consistent in camp. It’s up to the games for them all to show what they can do, but they all have their moments”.

 
11 Days between Pre-Season and Regular Season
“I love it. It will allow the guys to come out flying for that first game”.

 
First Pro Game Jitters
“I remember taping my wrists so tight that my hands were purple. I know I must have been nervous until my first whack…It’s a great game”.

Nichols should've gotten two more wins last year, in Edmonton and Calgary but for some hard-luck placekicking that I'm sure everyone remembers. 
Nichols and Crompton seem like they fill pretty much the same role. They're not gonna sling it all over the field and blow up the league, but they can play clean and get wins if the rest of your house is in order. They're good guys to have around as backups on winning teams, basically the bottom tier of players who should ever start a game in the CFL.
Didn't Nichols have a pretty great set of wheels before he had that massive injury a few years ago?  Back when he and Reilly were head-to-head for the Eskies' starting job?

Maybe they went alphabetical.

Only stayed for early practice, got a little wet outside and am made of sugar.
First things first, guys I am actually excited to say that Richards is going to be okay! He was all over the field today and he looked faster today then yesterday. Took some contact and held on the ball a few times. This guy will be able to stretch the field for sure if he has a chance this year. He had 2 really solid box outs on some DB's today and Willy found him often.
Gerrard Sheppard was back practicing, not a huge deal but made a nice grab so note worthy.
Not a lot of guys going to catch R Smith if he sees green he's gone! (I would be too if I came from Saskabush)
Darvin Adams and Bruce Johnson chirping a fair amount on 1 on 1's, all it fun it seemed but Adams burned him 3 times with ease. Adams also played in the slot for one of the team scrimmages, and he looked super comfortable there. Really big target in the middle, easy for Drew to find with a tall DL barring down on him
Now as per request I watched a lot of the D today and the best thing to report Noeller already pointed out, Corney stole Bryants lunch and then hung him from the flag pole. Sick Move! 
Another play worth noting was big Louie Richardson busting the oline and wrapping up Harris for about a  5 yd loss. The D sideline loved it and so did the fans, everyone around me enjoyed that play! The great thing about this play was that had Richardson not tagged Harris, Teague would have, he was right beside him. They talked about it after on the sideline.
Anderson may be gone from the interior but enter The Butcher, he was dbl teamed whenever on the field and at least one time that I saw, triple teamed. He has a lot of push in those legs and will presumably spell Shologan/Cummings/Thomas during the games. Fun to watch, wish you could have been there (yeah, I'm an ass)
Not other notables from today from the Dline, they are a really strong group though
Teague was also very vocal today, shifting guys where they needed to be calling out plays/formations, coaching guys on the sideline. 
Loffler played some coverage on some 1 on 1's, now I don't know what they are necessarily looking for in this drill but he should definitely stick to safety, got caught flat footed on a cpl dbl moves but he has pretty decent catch up speed.
Waggoner did well at coverage on 1 on 1's with RBs, other than that moved well in scrimmages, looks good on ST. Half the time I saw him on the sideline though, 22 wasn't called very often
Fogg had another solid day, really nice pass deflection on an out that was note worthy. He seems to be getting along with the vets well, they are always talking to Fogg or Posey and doesn't come off in a demeaning way, more encouraging and comrade-re. Posey also had a really good day, lot's of fire in him and he let everyone know it lol.
Willy through a couple of picks today but the 2 I saw was WR error. He is also throwing 50% of the balls so it's going to happen as he tries to find chemistry with his WR. Nichols overthrew a tonne again today and just looked bad. Davis on the other hand looked good, dropped a couple nice passes in stride. 
Mayo and Davis looked strong today, Velteung seemed to be stretching a lot, didn't run a lot of routes today and was receiving punts today, nor was McDuffie so I can't say much about that. Cone still looked like a cone, Vitt didn't get much play today and Bastien looked bad today.
RBs all look good, coaches are going to have a really tough time here.
 
That's all for me, and just remember guys this is just my opinion, I am definitely not a football coach

Ok everyone, sorry it took so long but while we have sun that lawn needed a trim!
From my eyes of course:
Buckner picked off willy 1st play of scrimmage and ran it back for a score.The defense is gelling together nicely, the boys are fired up. He may not take Randles job but he needs to be used on the field. Practiced with a lot of fire today. Maybe Randle moves to B Johnson's spot, he looked a little shaky on the plays I saw him on.   Few plays later Bass had a pick, this time of Nichols.   Oline breaking a number of runs through, really nice end around by R Smith, dude is a lot of fun to watch can't wait to see him on labour day!   McDuffie looks really good, a number of solid grabs in drills and scrimmage, I must be missing something because I can't see why a team would cut a guy like him. His hands are solid and he makes guys miss on special teams.   Harris very vocal when taking repsoff, big time leader... more gushing about him going to be huge for us this season and so on....   No way is medlock punting.... looks like Castillo may be out of a job... Pavlopoulos had a cpl 60+ boots.... a **** tonne of hang time. His first was a squib, I made the irrational decision to write him off and then 3 huge kicks with nice direction... wow.   Hurl made a really nice stop on Harris in the backfield, I don't know if it was solid instinct by Hurl or a missed assignment by OL but give credit where its due, he made a nice play.   Jesse Briggs.... he better be a demon on special teams this year because it's hard to believe he's going to beat out many of our other LB's or Canadians.   Darvin Adams...my man, made some really nice catches, Willy loves the guy, they are always talking giving each other props. He isn't going anywhere. But you can begin to see some standouts in WR corps. Besides the obvious, J Davis will make the team, Mayo had some nice catches, Talley look like they belong. Cone looks like one, Jean still can't catch worth blank, and doubt Bastien makes the club (we just have better options, no slight on the guy), and Richards still looks a little rough, but think he can turn things around once he feels more comfortable after rehab. I can't imagine him being on anything but the PR or IR to start season.   Who else....guys like Kearney looked comfortable, moves very stealthy broke some passes. Moe Leggett had a pick, looked like a stud, he hung out a bit with the other NFL guys today, looked like Wilson, Patrick are going to make it tough on the coach. These boys are always working...   Loffler was a lot of fun to watch today, he flies around the field.   Watched a little of the OL/DL one on ones and didn't see anyone really jump of the page besides Bryant.   Macho is terrible... nuff said.   Not really organized but thoughts throughout practice.

Maybe they went alphabetical.

Went to Practice today...raining most of the time for the players, but didn't seem to hold them back at all.
We have a lot of really good looking receivers, which we couldn't say in previous years.
First...the latest receiver into camp #72 Lestar Jean...no thanks...tall but not fast, doesn't look nearly as athletic as most of the others, is not agressive enough and drops some.
Dressler and Smith? both look really good, especially Smith, great hands and movement, and a motor that doesn't quit.
Jace Davis and Justin Talley, both of them still look really good. To bad Sheppard is injured. Veltung also looked very good...Kohlert looks very good, Bastien not so much. 
Now for Richards...don't know if he is still nursing the injury...but he is slow off the line, and to me looks slow in general, and doesn't have an easy time getting open. He was fine on a couple of quick hitters but other than that...well...I think Vitt is better than him but we will see. Feoli-Guido made some nice catches but also dropped a couple of fpretty easy ones.
McDuffie...is a good find. He is very quick with really good lateral movement, and catches very well. Will be interesting to see him returning kicks.
As mentioned Adams got hurt on one play, Kevin Cone is way better than Lestar Jean in my opinion. 
We are going to have to make some tough cuts.
Andrew Harris looks fantastic, and gives it his all on every play. For me a toss up between Anderson and Flanders.
Medlock was attempting kicks from mid field, he was wide on one and short on two others, but not by much and in wet conditions. Teague Sherman was his holder.
Always easier for me to watch offence, but Euclid Cummings, and Nate Collins look really good. Justin Cole Also. Jake Thomas just breezed past the OL on one on ones. Butcher is one large man, and is obviously very strong and not particularly slow for a man his size. Westerman was Westerman no more needs to be said. It is not hard to tell that Corney really wants to learn, he is talking to the coach to get more instruction. Still impressed with Loffler, he may surprise a few people. I though Celiscar and Fogg has very good days. Bruce Johnson not so much.
There were probably others the coaches thought were good, but hard to track everyone.
Quarterbacks? They all had their moments, but for me and in more than one practice...Brian Bennett looks better than Dominique Davis. He moves better and has a better arm, trouble is that he is less experienced.
One thing is for sure...the QB's will have a lot more options on offence than the last few years. Now they just have to take advantage of them.
 
 
 
 
 

I don't want to see anyone get hurt but at the same time, I wasn't that impressed with Darvin last season, yeah he had some big games, but man he went MIA for long periods of time and his hustle just didn't seem to be there when the ball wasn't heading his way. Honestly, i'm not sure if they consider him a lock to be a starter but personally I don't. I think he's easily replaceable by one of the many receivers they have in camp.
 
Dressler,Smith,Kohlert are the only guys I'd be willing to say are guaranteed starters in the receiving group. 

He was pretty skinny (typical receiver size) last year at our camp. Woulda had to pack on a LOT of weight to play DE, I think...

Dual hot dog guns, and mounted on the plane.

And a hot dog gun that shoots these into the stands!

Every touchdown we score removes an ad from the scoreboard, until ultimately the actual video takes up the entire screen.

I was leaning towards the favorite candidate, our offensive co-coordinator at the time.  His name was Mike Kelly. Who knew? 

I was leaning towards the favorite candidate, our offensive co-coordinator at the time.  His name was Mike Kelly. Who knew? 

When viewed from the other end, would it maybe have more end zone seats than IGF?