GCn20
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Toffoli is fine, so is Ehlers. What is killing us is our back end is slow and not moving the puck well at all vs their forecheck. Stanley is simply too slow to play in this series, Samberg and Dillon are both struggling at getting the puck out of the zone. If lineup changes need to be made, I would start by putting in Nate for Stan. We need a defenceman on each pairing capable of beating their speed on the wing back to the puck in our zone. It's killing us right now. Love Big Stan's physical game right now but he can't skate with Mackinnon/Rantanen et al. He is getting turned around way too much and they are getting our zone too easily. Dillon, Samberg, and Pionk are all struggling against the forecheck as well but it is more fixable for them.
Our forwards need to be bogging down neutral ice more as well. We can't let the lanche come with speed. They have elite team speed and that is what is turning this series right now.
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12 hours ago, JCon said:
What kid coming out of a Canadian University is going to be so delusional to think he can will his way onto a team?
If you're not getting drafted out of USports, you're under no delusion that you have a career in football. Full stop.
You have a university degree and you know your life is drawing you elsewhere.
Maybe you come across a few that will give it a go because they're not ready to give up quote yet.
What is delusional about a young twenty something kid following his dream? Not everyone is driven by the almighty dollar, particularly early in their adulthood. There are a ton of guys who come into every team's TC every year that are undrafted. Are they delusional? However, in the context of what is being discussed the number of people who would agree to such terms would be limited. Not because it is delusional, but because it just isn't a very sound path to development and eventual playing time.
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32 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:
Auston Matthews sneezed at practice today.
Numerous articles and tweets incoming from Sportnet personalities and their sources keeping all of us abreast at what this means.
The whole city of Toronto is reeling from the sound of walking on eggshells. According to Friedman, Matthews could not skip his club fitting appointment today because if he did there was no way his clubs would be ready for early next week.
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4 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:
Adam Proteau from the hockey News is thinking the Jets are going home early.
Thinks if the the Avs can get good goaltending, their domination of the Jets in the first game and the Jets porous defensive play might be difficult for the Jets to overcome and uses last years Jets first win against the Knights than 4 straight losses as something that might come again.
I'm hoping last years team and this years team are two different beasts that makes his comparison flawed not to mention the fact that we were one of the better defensive teams this year that hopefully can show it's self in game two.
Adam Proteau is a Leafs fan. In order to be a Leafs fan the prerequisite is that you must have really poor takes on what it takes to be successful in the playoffs with just a touch of obliviousness. Therefore, I take his opinion with a massive amount of skepticism. As others have said, he also thinks Matthews will lead the Leafs to the promised land. That is delusional.
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18 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:
That would be hilarious if they gave this award out at end of year.
As Garrett Marino was unable to be here, I'd like to call on Simoni Lawrence to present our next award, King Douchebag . . .
Then him and Simoni could get into a fist fight over who really deserves the award. Now that's some solid gold TV right there.
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3 hours ago, JohnnyAbonny said:
I kind of disagree there. The level of danger for a headshot or freak injury on a punt return is equal or greater for sure.
I’d see way more opportunities in the soup for someone to grab and twist an ankle or a knee.
There's danger any time you have the football in your hands. I agree on that. Did we need to put JG in harm's way on a gadget play? No. Is it more dangerous than what we hired him primarily to do? I don't think it is inherently more dangerous. Football is football. Get the ball in your hands and you are a target. Up the middle, on a punt return, all the same degree of risk imo. However, I do agree with your premise that it was a bit of a waster of a play to have JG in that position.
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2 minutes ago, JohnnyAbonny said:
Anyone else irritated by the fact they got Janarion hurt last year by running him up the gut on a gimmick play?
I’m all for using ST weapons as part of the offence, but running a 170lb returner up the middle was very foolish imo.I get what you are saying, but this was no more dangerous than the vast majority of punt returns imo. Was it necessary? Probably not. Was it excessively dangerous situation? Not really.
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9 minutes ago, Mark H. said:
Grant is interesting. Maybe another Collaros scenario...if someone rolls the dice...
Yea...for sure. Depends on price, of course, but if a team gets an injury to a returner during the season he would be my first phone call.
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8 hours ago, Noeller said:
I don't remember hearing or reading that anywhere....
Likely just not on the same financial page. And if every other team in the league is also passing..... His health might be too much an issue.
He has missed big portions of the last 2 seasons to injury and was kind of average last year when he returned from one. I'm thinking teams just want more reliability and Grant's is questionable.
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19 minutes ago, Noeller said:
this could go in either thread, but the cap numbers from last year are in....
So we left around 75k on the table....damn...that would have given us a good upgrade somewhere. Oh well, hopefully we go 99,999 over this year. I don't mind if we pay the luxury payroll tax as long as we win doing so.
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56 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:
who is going to be this year's Dwayne Slay? Or Ramonce Taylor??
Hopefully no one....but likely someone. We'll find out I guess, although we aren't getting the heavily opinion based TC reports proclaiming the next big thing anymore.
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14 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said:
I would have had they been available! I just remember going to Safeway and buying pork butt steak at around $3.50 for like two or three meals, grilled up.
Don't succumb to the pork snobs. A nicely grilled pork butt can be a great meal.
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44 minutes ago, Booch said:
wrong....soooo wrong....hahaha...or is that arcasm?...I'm thinking it may be after rrading it a second time....if so....carry on....I was just speed reading stuff as I am in and out of here fast for most part
Also in regards to measureables and combine numbers/reported numbers...take all with grain of salt...especialy 40 times....Straight line speed with no ball in your hands, or a target you are pursuinf doesn't really mean a lot....what you do with a ball....in and out of breaks...or that extra gear when fluidly running...thats where you look...same with d-line...first step...how and where they place and use hands in regard to that...and who has a real good tilt...thats where u find your speed demons off the edge
Willie Jefferson says your are wrong about pot use in the CFL. It was second hand smoke....honest....lmao.
18 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:Gateway drug.
That sums up my childhood and what was hammered into our heads. 🙂
Ronnie Reagan had to make sure he had some reason for the "war on drugs".
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17 hours ago, Tracker said:
A pothead who seems committed to toking.
is there any other kind of pothead?
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5 minutes ago, Noeller said:
interesting... Dave's been working for a station out of Saskatoon... I have some buddies working there. AM Country station, primarily, with a particular focus on news and sports. Dunk, I thought, was based in Ontario. Not sure if he's moving to The Gap, or just going to fly to various games or what... but it's a young duo that's clearly very passionate about the CFL... so that's a good thing. It's going to likely be a much more professional broadcast going forward, at the very worst.
Infinitely better that Ball. INFINITELY. Mind you that might be the lowest bar of all radio broadcasting history.
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2 hours ago, wbbfan said:
We have. But we’ve also brought in a ton of guys while grant has been out and they’ve all been terrible. Veteran competition would be great and give us a high floor.
Bringing in guys mid-season, after not really scouting that position much because we had Grant, is likely what led to lacklustre results trying to replace him in season. IF, and it's still a big IF, the Bombers have made the decision to move on from Grant I would expect that our scouting department was looking a heckuva lot harder at finding a great returner this offseason than when we had the comfort of knowing we had Grant. That being said, if a guy like Lucky or another vet returner wants to come here on the cheap and compete in camp that would be a best case scenario.
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13 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:
Unless Grant wants to play in the UFL for less or retire, he doesn't have many options left, finding an equivalent replacement for his dynamic ability, experience and toughness won't be easy. If Walters can't sign him shortly, I expect a mediocre return game, much like we saw most of last season. If there is any money left, perhaps he can pick up a known castoff from another team for min. wage after TC cuts.
I don't think salary is the issue at play with Grant. Sadly, reliability has been a big time issue over the past couple years and it may be possible that we have moved on because of that. I hope I am wrong.
9 minutes ago, Noeller said:if I remember right, the Bombers have signed a LOT of potential KR/PR candidates this off-season for a camp competition...
Yes, there are a crap load.
13 hours ago, Pete said:If Grant doesn't sign, maybe we could sign Lucky, while he might not be as good as Grant, he would be another weapon on the offence. Bonus is he would qualify as a designated national.
Not sure what Lucky's salary expectations are but if he wants to come in at a salary similar to what Grant was getting we would probably consider it.
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13 hours ago, greenrider55 said:
Your hyperbole continues to be hilarious.
I don’t think anyone in that entire thread mentioned “a real chance” at signing Claypool. Most either didn’t know who he was, and if they did, they know about his attitude issues.
I do enjoy your continued efforts to speak for all Rider fans. You’re good at it.
There is an entire thread about it on your forum. Hyperbole? Hardly. Making the case that Rider fans are uneducated about football does not absolve the absurdity of the thread, just reinforces my point really and is telling us something we already knew.
Do I enjoy, and revel, in dumb **** Rider fans say? Yep. This is a BOMBERS forum after all. I have seen a crap load of the same at Riderfans directed at Bomber fans. Kinda goes with the territory.
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1 hour ago, BBlink said:
I think you mean Chase Claypool. And yeah that seems about as far fetched as any potential cfl signing I've heard.
Yep meant Claypool lol.
1 hour ago, Goalie said:Chase Claypool? lol please do it. Dude was such a selfish player. Man that video of him celebrating the 1st down when the clock is running then losing his **** cuz they running out of time screams riders to me. He’s honestly a perfect fit for them and I wouldn’t be concerned if they signed him cuz dude is almost as coked out and cooked as puff daddy or p diddy or whatever they call that stupid coked out rapist now. Ain’t no party like a p diddy party right Lebron. Man oh man.
Tell us how you really feel about Claypool..lol.
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2002 Bombers Thunder and Lightning tandem - Sellers and Blink
2009 Bombers Thunder and Lightning tandem - Joe Smith and Fast Freddy Reid
2024 Bombers Thunder and Lightning tandem - Chris Streveler and Zac Collaros
Hope this years works out as well as the ones in the past.
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36 minutes ago, Stickem said:
I don't know about die....but there sure was a lot of 'dead men walking' in Seller's wake...I heard one defender thought of just 'getting out of his way' when the 'truck' came down the field...Riders tend to have players that do/did that during a game when the going gets rough and tough.......
Riders still have those type of players even now.
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In theory, what you are saying is sound. In practice clubs will not and cannot devote enough of their time away from the main roster to slowly develop anyone. Practice time is limited in our league. Actual players need every rep they can get and giving them up to half timers. they will not be in pads for all but a couple practices a year. Rubbing shoulders with vets, and practicing on their own is not development. Being token rostered players that don't play won't help anything. Sure the odd guy might break through to a full time job but making peanuts on a PR for a shot a couple years down the line is not going to be appealing to many. You are thinking these guys coming out of CIS don't know how to weight train or how to play the game? They know. There are very few late bloomers that come along and break out after a couple of years. If you wanna add 3 spots to the roster for NATs you might be able to fine tune a few guys to specialist roles on teams. That's about as good as it will probably get for guys of the developmental level you are talking about. I really don't feel that 1 or 2 out of 6 would ever develop into a starting role in this scenario. 1 in 20 maybe. Take a look at the drafts, how many drafted guys end up as starters and these are the guys that have demonstrated an ability to potentially play pro ball either thru their game tape or their physical attributes. Maybe 1 in 10 draft picks end up as a starter another 2 out of 10 as teamers or specialists and that is in a couple of good draft years. Thinking that with some extra time that undrafted guys will attain the same success is pretty wishful thinking. By the time each team gets into the 7th round of the draft there isn't much hope for that draft pick let alone picking up the scraps after that.