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On 2016-11-08 at 11:06 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:
Why do people still think he is a free agent when it has been reported by credible sources that he isn't? The CFL needs to publish a free agent list & post it on their website.
People are still talking about him as a FA, because there is a large contingent of Rider fans who seem to think he is the saviour of their crap hole team. One blowhard mororn who claims to have "connections" (but has been wrong about virtually everything the last year or so) is stating these mythical sources have told him Franklin is scheduled to be a FA.
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On 2016-11-10 at 10:24 AM, wbbfan said:
http://www.cfl.ca/2016/11/10/cfl-announces-shaw-cfl-award-nominees/
Wow. Mo, bond, loffler, all snubbed.
And O'Shea. Kudos to Dickenson but it isn't tough to take a 14 win club and turn them into a 15 win club.
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11 hours ago, wbbfan said:
Say what? Its the same short pass possession offense meant to grind out clock, yards, and first downs. This years version does it better, but it is still clearly the same system. It does the same thing our D gives up and believes wont work. Might make a case? read the wall of text in the first post stating the facts. Then go and look at facts posted to the opposite. Oh wait...
xD I dont think they will be big in football any time soon.
I see no facts other than some carefully and cherry picked stats. If your argument that Lapo and Bellfools systems are the same because they share some common philosophies then you may as well say every OC in this league runs the same system.
However, a quick look beyond that will show that Lapo and MB run drastically different playbooks and schemes within their philosophies. Right from how the QB goes through progressions, route tree options and routes for receivers and the utilization of progressions, how they attack the field, to the depth of the pocket, timing of plays and variance in pass protection are literally night and day different.
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5 minutes ago, JCon said:
This is still up in the air. He may become the crutch that was holding back the Riders in 2016.
You'll need to wait until he signs his new contract before "analysis" can truly begin.
It shouldn't be long before Rider Stronson starts up with his fake sources suggesting that there was a conspiracy against Roosevelt. That guy is a serious boot licker wannabe. Makes up garbage and then uses his title of moderator to intimidate or eliminate anyone that dares challenge his accuracy. So sad that CRF doesn't see this yet.
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Seriously though, watch Riderfans in about an hour when they finally do the Rider math and figure out Roosevelt wasn't selected. It will be a meltdown. They are just a little slower on the uptake so it takes a little while.
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How can the Riders not have one rep on the All Star team? I have heard that they have the most explosive receiving corps in the league, to go along with the league's best QB, LBing corps and a secondary that is playing at an all star level since Labor Day? Obviously this is JO's fault.
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12 hours ago, wbbfan said:
You mean behind the worst OL in the league vs in his time this year arguable the best?
where are you getting this insight of milano convincing his gm to sell the farm like he did for willy?
More with less? An Elite Ol and RB for the nichols era. Tons of talent at WR. Though some guys seem very poorly used. Maybe smith is a bust. But gurley too? Worst offensive production of any play off team. No way thats doing the most with what he had.
Idk about that. Has our scheme changed from belifool? Our play calling has changed and weve seen some wrinkles but its very much the same offensive system.
Just when I thought you might be making a case for your argument, you go and say something like that and totally discredit it. There is very little that is similar between Lapo's and Bellfool's approach to the passing game. Polar opposites really.
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10 hours ago, lyin' guy said:
Don't get your hopes up too high boys and girls.
Why not? We are a ball hawking defence and Jennings is a turnover machine. I like our chances.
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Lapo the problem? Sheesh....that's some kinda crazy. Does no one remember how pedestrian Nichols looked last year and how hopelessly awful our offence was the last 2-3 years? Our offence is infinitely better this year. It still has a way to go, but quite frankly that's more a personnel issue than a coaching issue.
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So far I am unimpressed by the quality of play in the CFL playoffs this year. There...I was the first to say it.
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44 minutes ago, bearpants said:
So Madani is reporting that both Macoicia and Sunderland are front-runners?... I get that they can both be candidates but technically there can only be one front runner...
You can have only one front runner, but you can have multiple front runners. If two guys are neck and neck and running way out in front of the pack, they are frontrunners.
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1 hour ago, Mike said:
I hope Bombers make a play for somebody who isn't Nichols. I'm just not sold.
Me neither. Franklin, or a vet like Ray or Burris to sit behind Nichols would make me feel better.
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21 hours ago, Mike said:
I've asked Gov to delete my account as well and shared with him exactly why. He actually replied to me by telling me he took what I told him seriously and while he certainly didn't have time to look into the specifics of what I mentioned to him, he would make time for it in the offseason and let me know.
There's one administrator over there that has gone completely off the deep end. I don't expect Gov to do anything about it and truthfully, I can't fault him for being loyal to his people but I'm at least optimistic he may be honest in saying that he's going to look into things.
Sometimes people reach out and tell me that I'm a bit of a **** and that the way I post can sometimes be abrasive. Fair enough. I'm not always the most sensitive person when it comes to discussing football on the internet. But I would never use my authority here to start threatening a member I did not like or deleting their posts just because I felt like it. When that starts happening ... you have an issue on your hands.
Decided it wasn't worth the effort. Won't be participating on RF.com anymore until that administrator is no longer a part of their staff.
As someone who has lashed out at you a time or two, I agree completely that despite harsh words that are contrary to your opinion that you don't ban people for it.
One of the most respected CFL forum members has flipped his noodle and shredded his credibility this year and he knows it and is taking it out on everyone. I wish CRF really knew the effect this is having on his forums reputation even amongst a great number of his own members. I know Mike can personally attest to getting PMs from several Rider fans for taking him to task...as did I when I did the same. Gov needs to realize how many of his own people would jump ship to a new Rider forum because of how they were treated there this year. At some point and time a group of them may just do the unthinkable and start their own forum and he may be surprised how many get up and leave his.
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2 minutes ago, lyin' guy said:
They have had a tough 2 and half years there. It's definitely for the best that I'm gone and I would suggest others ( other teams fans ) should probably back off and get out as well. Leave them to themselves. It seems that's what they want.
Yeah. Agreed. It's what SOME of them want that's for sure. Won't be long before they begin eating their own. Some serious agendas at play over there right now.
It's too bad because the vast majority just want to talk football.
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15 minutes ago, lyin' guy said:
It's like that everywhere in life; some people like you, some don't......some like me there, some didn't. As I said the majority of posters on RF's are genuinely good, solid passionate people. The Riders mean the world to them and when a team becomes woven into the fabric of your culture like the Riders are there you tend to take it a lot more seriously than others might. I get that. They get to pick at my carcass there for awhile, and I suppose they've earned that right and I would expect a few of them to take some good hard swings; but I would still buy anyone there a beer and chat football with them any day.
As for the WSF, I fully expect to see the Bombers at BC Place the following weekend. I hope we knock the crap out of you
We owe you.
The problem at Riderfans in the past year hasn't been the members at large, it has been a couple of moderators with agendas because their credibility was crushed to dust because of their Chris Jones love-in and the inaccuracies they were flogging as truth. (Re: Mike serving it up on Rider Stronson)
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21 hours ago, lyin' guy said:
To be fair Leone has never place kicked before the last 2 seasons. Something he is learning as a pro, which is hard to do. Had always been strictly a punter. I bet Leone actually welcomes this move as it takes some heat off. McCallum can kcik with the 40, Leone can try out side that.
Hey LG....good to see you at a forum where the moderators haven't lost their collective minds in order to stifle all non comforming conversation.
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On 2016-10-31 at 1:20 PM, Mark H. said:
Oh sure, he would tell me that in order to get employed again next year. Nothing was said about offensive records, other than by yourself. He meant that Sinopoli was generally open as an outlet option, nothing more than that.
If Sinopoli was open behind the SAM, Burris would have taken that all day long until we stopped it. Behind the LBer corps is not an outlet option. That's football 101. There is no way that Burris had that option but chose not to take it. I'm sure this is what Burris said to you, but it was a big fat lie.
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14 hours ago, Mark H. said:
Believe it or not, I flew to Ottawa this morning and was seated next to Henry Burris:
Dude is ridiculously into NFL & fantasy football. His kids play hockey (thank you Canada)
A few tidbits he dropped about the game and other things:
1. Sinopoli was open behind our SAM LB almost every play. He said he could have thrown there more often but 'the defense had this one, it didn't even matter.'
2. Thinks the Bombers are a good team that had an off game. 'We cashed in on that and locked up first place, yes sir.'
3. He was talking about buying $60 shots of whiskey the night before. One of the coaches walks by and says 'thanks for the scotch. Hank replies 'any time.'
4. He likes to shoot the breeze with his OL - until two of them managed to move up to first class seats. Pretty big dudes to be seated in economy.
If Sinopoli was open every play he would have had a career day and so would Hank. Suggesting that he could have set some offensive records but chose not to is just ridiculous, and I can't believe you believed that pile of manure. Especially when he's trying to make a statement for continued employment next year.
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He didn't take molly he took Sally. Small difference...I know. However it was MDA not MDMA. There is a drug called ortho MDA that is an extremely expensive and not readily available PED. It would be stupid to think he was taking that over the buy at any nightclub Sally. I agree that it's intent is recreational, however it's core ingredient is amphetamines. That is going to be banned by every drug policy on the planet....for good reason.
It is extremely medically dangerous for athletes to be popping amphetamines.
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I have never seen a team embarrass itself as thoroughly as the Riders are right now. Even during the Mike Kelly fiasco, it never got this bad for the Bombers. Just a complete dumpster fire. What player in their right mind will go there or stay there to go down with that ship. The Riders are screwed until they can show the circus has left town. Unfortunately for them, the king of clowns (Jones) is not going anywhere soon. Just a completely moronic angle he is trying to peddle to players, and RiderNation in general. He's got his squawk box fully firing grenades at the league. Just beyond classless. Epic fail by Jones both on the field and off the field this year. Implosion....KABOOM!!
He is clearly the wrong man for the job in Regina.
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2 minutes ago, Ripper said:
I agree that Willy is more talented than Nichols. You can't however switch players and expect the same results. Whether anyone likes it or not, the team believes in Nichols and is rallying around him. He isn't forcing it and isn't turning the ball over. He isn't hanging on to the ball too long. A lot easier to block for someone like that and I believe that is why the Oline all the sudden is night and day better. They know they only have to block for a few seconds and the ball will be gone which leads to less holding calls. Lapolice is calling plays that see Nichols being successful. The team believes Nichols will keep them in it and give them a chance to win, and it is infectious. Doesn't mean Willy will never play again but at this point Nichols took Drew's lunch money and his job and is making the most of it. It is my opinion that all the other facets of the team are playing better because Nichols is in there.
If you think the improvement of the OL was psychological and suddenly Lapo's play calling became better you are out to lunch. It had to do with bringing in a stud of an OL in Travis Bond, kicking Hardrick out to RT instead of OG where he struggled immensely but at RT he gave Chungh a crap load more support than Neufeld. I could buy into your theory that the OL believed in Nichols more, if the difference in run blocking weren't so spectacularly different. They have always believed in Harris. Improvement came through personnel change.
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47 minutes ago, Ripper said:
Who is lumping people in? Pederson is not a journalist, he is a radio personality for the Riders. What he writes is not intended to be open minded. He represents the Riders and what is good for the Riders. Lawless works for TSN, its a little different.
Is that really his job, or just what he does? There is a difference. He should come over to Winnipeg and learn how being the voice of a football team should be done. Doesn't mean you have to come up with your own version of the truth. People think Pederson is a joke,,,because he is a joke.
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I think it would be monumentally stupid to even consider trading or cutting Drew Willy without giving him a chance to play behind this OL. However, he needs to fix his brain and learn to trust his OL. Early in the season, what we saw was not a QB making poor reads or not understanding the offence. What we saw was a guy who has been a human piñata, coming off a near career ending injury, showing shellshock and not showing confidence in the team around him. After several games on the bench, and witnessing Matt Nichols get protected behind a revamped OL, I think Willy's confidence would be night and day different. I think he is a much better QB than Nichols when his confidence level is high. I would like to see if he can find it again before we throw him away.
I would just like to add that those who can't see the difference in the level of play between the OL, D, and even STs from earlier this season are just being obtuse imo. The difference is HUGE.
Would we have any interest in Franklin?
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What really hurts is that we were the first team to work Franklin out and we declined to offer him a contract afterwards. Edmonton was his third kick at the cat in the CFL.