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What does that say about Pencer when Goossen wins a starting job before him?
It says Goossen plays center and Pencer doesn't.
Just by sheer expectations of the position, Pencer would take longer to develop than Goossen. That being said, I'm still leaning towards the bust label on Pencer if he can't make strides this year.
Yeh I'd say if Pencer doesn't show that he could be a starting tackle/starting Guard this year it is probably time to move on from him.
That being said... we have kept Krowasculsdrskf around for longer with even less demonstration of potential.
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Holy **** does he ever look like a special teams demon
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How bad was Smith's ham injury that they straight up cut him?
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Who has our best tackler arguably been the last few seasons, i'd argue that it was the smallest guy on the field, alex suber. So yeah size really doesn't matter as much as some are making it out to be. And prior to him, could argue it was that gigantic 5'9 maybe monster in jonathan hefney. Size doesn't mean much really.
Except that when Suber tackles a guy it's in the open field, how good a tackler would he be if he had to shed blocks from very large angry men to make those tackles?
You could easily argue that open field tackling is harder... but I'm not going to....
I'll take more stock in the depth chart once the roster is announced...
You can't really compare the two
Shedding blocks to make a gap tackle vs. Open field tackle
Sure open field tackling probably takes more technical skill... shedding blocks requires size and strength (when you are trying to shed a 300lb Olineman)
Suber is a great open field tackler... I wouldn't ask him to bull rush an OL
I'm not trying to start an argument here, just food for thought.... if you compare apples-to-apples when it comes to tackling would it be easier for Suber bullrush a 5'10 190lb O-linemen or Anderson to tackle a 6'2 260lb runner in the open field? Probably the former... I personally think sure open field tacklers are far more rare in the CFL
I'd say both would do a poor job and probably miss more often than not (Suber wouldn't close the gap / Anderson would miss the open field tackle)
Thats why Anderson is the guy we get to close the gap and Suber is the guy we have making open field tackles...
But yeh sure... sometimes suber could get enough of his body in the way to be able to trip up an RB in the gap... he probably wouldn't last many games in that role though
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Who has our best tackler arguably been the last few seasons, i'd argue that it was the smallest guy on the field, alex suber. So yeah size really doesn't matter as much as some are making it out to be. And prior to him, could argue it was that gigantic 5'9 maybe monster in jonathan hefney. Size doesn't mean much really.
Except that when Suber tackles a guy it's in the open field, how good a tackler would he be if he had to shed blocks from very large angry men to make those tackles?
You could easily argue that open field tackling is harder... but I'm not going to....
I'll take more stock in the depth chart once the roster is announced...
You can't really compare the two
Shedding blocks to make a gap tackle vs. Open field tackle
Sure open field tackling probably takes more technical skill... shedding blocks requires size and strength (when you are trying to shed a 300lb Olineman)
Suber is a great open field tackler... I wouldn't ask him to bull rush an OL
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goddamn.... Ed Tait good sports journalist
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The only spot that concerns me is receiver. I wonder how hard (if at all) the club would go after Matthews if he was released from the Seahawks.
There are guys in this camp who are likely to be just as good as Matthews
Maybe but if Matthews becomes available I still want the Bombers to do their best to resign him.
The Bombers should learn from the past... I don't want Matthews to be the next Geroy Simon.
Bombers found him goes to the NFL then back to the CFL and made a HOF career for different team.
In fairness we did make a healthy offer to Geroy when he came back to the CFL but BC offered more... so it was simple economics for him not lack of effort by us...
Wasn't just BC offered more - At the time he was coming back we had a dream team receiving corps. ABIII, Stegall, and someone else
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Michael Bishop could do the same. How did that turn out for the teams he played with? How many rings does either have as a starter of their team? As I said, I get that it's nice to have. It's fun to watch. There are still more important skills for a QB to have.
LOL - please tell me that you didn't just equate Dieter Brock with Michael Bishop. There's having an arm and a brain, and just an arm. I hope Marve has both like Dieter did (unless he was at the zoo), but we will see.
To be fair to Michael Bishop, in his later years I really don't think it was a lack of brain - he seemed to understand what / where he needed to put the ball.
He just didn't have a hint of accuracy
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Got a feeling they will be close enough camps open on time with no deal in place.
No deal means current CBA remains in effect does it not.
Unless the CFLPA calls for a strike vote prior to camps opening (which means shits gone REALLY BAD) camps will open with vets coming in
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Random-ish thought: I think Hall will be a very good backup QB for us. Can easily come in and do the job if Drew is struggling.
I totally agree on this
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Essentially their plan is to replace Brandon Stewart and Jovon Johnson's positions with NIP's then right?
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The rookies arent part of the PA though, correct?
Correct. Rookie camp should proceed as scheduled, regardless of CBA negotiations.
Typically the QBs still show up for rookie camp though, don't they? (this thread will quickly devolve into a CBA talks thread) My expectation is that they still will, at least for the first day until Flory finds out and figures he can use this as leverage. I'm not getting the impression that his mind works far ahead enough to have thought of this already.
I guess we only get our rookie QB's in camp then... we have a couple don't we
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Very happy to hear that Robertson has signed, kid has energy and athleticism. Not sure if he'd be a starter this season, but a back-up corner and special teamer is more likely, and there's nothing wrong with that.
I was excited to see him play last season... very disappointed by the pre-season injury
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Yeah, not sure why people could assume Montreal will make the playoffs. Troy Smith is no Calvillo and they aren't nearly the team they have been in the past. They'll have to fight for it.
Montreal has to beat out Ottawa and at least tie with the 4th place team in the west to get the last playoff spot. They get 2 extra games against eastern teams instead of western teams. They have a very good defense. All of that gives them a pretty big advantage over Edmonton and Winnipeg IMHO.
I don't know if I'd agree with that. I certainly don't know if I'd agree that it would be a big enough difference that a roster player to-be would look at it and say "hey, this team is markedly better than this one"
They were the 3rd worst D in the league last year, they need to change their ratio and they lost their middle linebacker. It could definitely go either way.
Their D is relying on a lot of relatively old players in key spots too.
Wasn't their D just blitz on every single down last year?
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Sheets had 772 carries and receptions in college. 1 in the NFL.
Smith had 960 carries and receptions in college. 721 in the NFL.
Hopefully Smith can bring something to our team, but he's high mileage and he's been more Chevy than Volkswagen to this point.
That's like saying he's been more dog crap then cat crap. Both brands are pretty terrible when it comes to quality. Every person I know who's owned a Volkswagen has hated it.
Problem isn't quality on the VW's... it's the ******** things you need to do to actually do maintenance on them.
First time I've ever needed a 12 volt battery charger to change my brakes (I didn't have the program to interact with the computer)
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Question for me is how much did these steroids affect his performance. Seems to me he came out of nowhere in the draft ratings and was slotted very high. He had a very good E camp but was this all due to his consuming steroids AND would it be necessary for him to keep that level of play by continuing to use them. Huge red flag just went up for anyone who was considering selecting him. Too bad as this going to have a big negative effect on his career. A bloody shame.
Steroids affect his ability to train - He won't need to come off his off-season steroid use to be able to avoid mandatory testing in the CFL... just pay more ******* attention to his cycle so that he doesn't test positive when the season starts.
Steroid use is particularily effective at helping you train in the off-season... Yes the use had an effect on his combine numbers, largely in that he was able to train more effectively (less downtime = more reps) up to the combine.
The thing about steroids is that they aren't some magic pill that suddenly makes you a monster athlete... all that they do is let you train harder by making your recovery time faster/more effective.
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So... Quinn Smith on Steroids... basically fucks everyones mock draft right
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It confirms my impressions from the highlite video. If this guy isn't brittle or have an NFL yearning, he ought to tear up the league for us. If he runs sloppy routes, it could also mean lack of personal discipline.
I don't know... sloppy routes get punished by good DB's... the CFL has a lot of DB's who can cover well
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It has been a while since last season so my memory may be a bit fuzzy on this, but it seems to me that by the end of the year there more school buses being used then transit buses.
Is this cost lumped in for all of the buses they use or just the transit?
I don't think I ever got into anything but a school bus on the way to the game from the Taylor Park and Ride
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Too bad the university won't allow the golf course to be developed into a parking lot beside the stadium. That would alleviate a lot of problems.
More parking lots is the opposite of good development practice
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Straight up I don't think Walters has any interest in risking not being able to take someone who could potentially start at center in this draft.
That means we don't trade down if Lavertu is taken 1st since we could trade into 5th and have whomever we traded with take Goosen anyways (or someone behind them)
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Does anyone think there would be any traction to trading Ottawa our 1st and Cauchy for their 1st? Deal from surplus for us, deal for at minimum NI depth and possibly a starter for Ottawa? We've got a lot of depth at safety, and either/both of Alexander/Newman could start back there for us.
It's the kind of deal that would never get done until crunch time, and not without Ottawa wanting it. But in a draft with what appears to be one clear cut guy that would fit in immediately with our needs. All day, every day I'd do that deal. The question is... does Desjardins value creating depth in his roster, or is his ego big enough that he'd turn down a potential starter and the 2nd overall pick, just so he can select first.
That's a pretty bad deal for us - I'd be ok if it included a 3rd rounder as well (so basically Cauchy for a 3rd rounder and swapping first round picks)
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Since you have not followed the team for long and how the offseason/ end of last season progressed, it might be easy to say not to name the starter this far out. So knowing what went on its not hard to question that Willy will be the starter. Firstly was rolled into town as a prized acquisition. The plan from the start of the offseason was to bring in one of three guys (Willy, Zach Coloras or Henry Burris). Willy was the one that they got. From the moment they traded for him it was pretty much in stone he was the starter. Willy has also seen the field and had preformed well in his time in Saskatchewan. Also come highly regarded from his past college coach Danny Barrett who was a very good CFL quarterback. Also the assistant GM who is a hall of fame quarterback in league really likes the kid. Plus we have spent the last 3 years with quarterbacks starting with very limited CFL experience, four to be exact, with disastrous results. Hopefully that gives you little background why he was anointed the starter.
Ok, sounds good. Let's go Willy then...but what if Willy's not the best?
Continue to evaluate your other talent in practices throughout the season but as long as Willy is performing well on game day for at least the first half of the season I don't expect anyone to displace him from being the starter.
If someone is doing extremely well as a back-up they may get to show their stuff in garbage time at the end of some games.
If Willy shits the bed hard I still expect him to be our starter until at least the second half of the season, unless it's 110 yards per game bad (which is not expected to be the case)
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Watched his interview from the mini-camp
Doesn't sound like he thinks he's hot **** cocky about coming up here
Training camp report June 11
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Bad case of fumbleitis (although that hit was pretty brutal)