Blue-urns

Actually, I like the fact Buck isn't playing.
At the very least, it gives us part of what we wanted (backups getting playing time) even though it's not under ideal conditions.

The very first thing I learned about football when I started playing as a small child is that if you play in fear of being hurt or injured, you will suck and probably get injured. Not a fan of Burke coaching scared. We have guys playing different positions, a different offence. I don't think it would be a bad idea to give the starters a half so they can truly hit the ground running on the 27th. All the practice reps in the world will not simulate game speed.

His chances of being our starting QB in 2014 just increased.

Hard to know what happened behind the scenes.  Always felt odd to me that Burke was handed the job without looking around and holding some interviews first.  52-0, 44-3, losing 29-10 at home to Jarious Jackson all would have been enough to give me pause.

I don't hold it against Hefney.  I highly doubt it was ever put to him that "You have to play SAM or be released."  He probably thought there was no chance they would release him so he was free to stay at halfback.  I'm sure reality set in after he was released and he realized he was going to have to accept the change.

Wouldn't do it here .. but has no problem doing the same for another team .. smells like someone was fishing for his release.

He's played SAM at times for this team before and been awesome at it though! Hell the best games of the 2011 season for the defense had Hefney at SAM. It's really a great fit for him,he was better than Kent there. 

That's an over-simplification. Another team's defensive system may be a better fit for Hefney.

Too bad we don't apply that sort of expectation to all of our players.

I'll be happy if Etienne can just play ST's, contribute like everybody else & not be a liability out on the field. Just doing that would be a huge improvement over the past 2 seasons. And as far as shoving it in my face about Etienne? Well, I've been on these boards for years, it's not like it would be the first time. Seeing the kid improve would make me feel happy for him. Mike, the only thing I'll say is that respect is earned & it is never given. Third year pro should play ST's. The receiver part will come if he continues to  work hard.

If they fix the way the buses work it won't have to take that long.
 
I took the bus at 820 Taylor. (Park and Ride.)  I was there at around 5:20, (The first bus was supposed to arrive at 5:37.), and by that point there already around 200 people lined up.  That was for the first bus and the line was growing.
 
I had to wait for a second bus, because the first one filled up so fast.  However, once I got on the bus it took very little time to get from 820 Taylor to University Crescent.
 
It took 40 minutes to get from the beginning of University Crescent to the stadium.  All they need to do is designate a lane for the buses and that will cut the time from 40 minutes to about 5. If University Crescent was flowing properly, I think I could have got there at around 6. 
 
If they can make taking the bus more palatable, then more people will use them, which means less people will be driving in.  Less people driving in means less congestion which means getting to the stadium will be faster.
 
That will reduce the time it takes to the stadium considerably.  I truly think that they can hit the 60 minute threshold.
 
Lucky for the Winnipeg Football Club there are some simple solutions to the problem here.

No we've tried that, it doesn't work, none of them will develop taking pointers from Pierce or practicing behind Pierce. What we need is to say good riddance to Pierce, as coach, as player as everything, and move on in the QB department. Pierce needs to piss off and stop holding this franchise back already.

At this point it's better than sticking with a declining qb who can't stay healthy.

But Pierce is a WINNER!!!!!! that guy left the team in so many holes last year when he got hurt it's not even funny and yet people still go on like he does only good things when he's out there and it's just the injuries that hold him back. Maybe in the past, but the pick 6 down the sideline has been a Pierce specialty for a while now. 

I refuse to believe that he was THAT uncoachable. If that were the case I don't see how he would have lasted 3 years before those issues came up. I think this was a case of Burke not being a fan and not even trying to coach him. 

Our OL is made infinitely worse by QB's like Pierce and Brink who too often become statues in the pocket, weak pre-snap reads and no capacity to make quick decisions and throws.

They inquired about Reilly .. but didn't want to give up a first round pick simply for a two week window to try and sign him to an extension .. to suggest that the organization (or Mack) for that matter didn't make an effort would be disingenuous.

Burke has picked this hill to die on. Remains to be seen if he keeps it. BTW, Matt Nicholls is starting tonight in Edmonton. Reilly meanwhile is putting on a brave face. He would have been the starter here.... Chose to go to Edmonton. Goofy career choice.

That remains to be seen.... How often do you see a guy take over from a fired head coach and have his team get shut out the following week? There's plenty of reasons to wonder if Burke is any kind of head coach, he's got a lot to prove this season about whether he can wear the big hat or if he's just a good coordinator. 
 
Hitching your wagon to Pierce at this point is not what anyone calls a smart move. He is no where near the qb he used to be and if he can't stay healthy anyway you might as well find your next guy.

what i dont understand is Burke is willing to cut vets who he think lost a step but continually cuddle Pierce who is not productive for the majority of his stay in Blue&Gold.

If Hefney has lost a step, how many has Jovon lost?  3?

I'd agree ,  considering he stayed in Winnipeg 2 years ago when he was hurt and was coaching high school football.   
 
My co worker met and talked with JE and he was extremely friendly and respectful and far from a d-bag with him.   I'm guessing JE raised the possibility that the coaches were making bad play calls and decisions and because of that they axed him and went with the Yes man.

I really don't like Tim Burke.
 
His veterans hardly played at all (I missed the first 5 minutes of the game and don't think I saw more than a couple of reps from a handful of starters the rest of the way), the worst performing veteran of all is the one he coddles the most and he continues to hang them out to dry as a "motivational tool"
 
His player analysis in the media has a LONG way to go.

Continuing on my last thought from another thread ...
 
Burke continues to coddle the most unimpressive veteran on this team. The approach to the most important part of our team this offseason has me so uninspired right now. I feel like we're throwing a ticking time bomb under center and it's only a matter of time until Goltz or Hall get their shot, which will be the best possible thing that could happen.