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    HardCoreBlue reacted to wbbfan in Super Saturday Als vs Argos GDT   
    Doesn’t over talk too, and it’s all good football stuff. Not random stupid crap. 
     Have plop and blm split each game and the broadcasts would be dramatically better. 
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    HardCoreBlue reacted to wbbfan in Super Saturday Als vs Argos GDT   
    Plop in the booth is pretty good I like it 
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    HardCoreBlue got a reaction from Jesse in Boatman Versus KittyCats GD Thread.   
    Have I mentioned to anyone lately the Argos suck?
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    HardCoreBlue got a reaction from bluto in Boatman Versus KittyCats GD Thread.   
    Have I mentioned to anyone lately the Argos suck?
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    HardCoreBlue got a reaction from Noeller in Boatman Versus KittyCats GD Thread.   
    Have I mentioned to anyone lately the Argos suck?
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    HardCoreBlue reacted to JCon in Around The NHL 2023-24   
    Every. Time. 
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    HardCoreBlue got a reaction from ddanger in 3 stars plus hh banjo bowl blow out   
    Yup a few will have some explaining to do.
    I’m constantly amazed how BO keeps the pace with his style of running. I’m guessing he has adopted the mantra of our man Milt that your body is your temple. Treat it as such.
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    HardCoreBlue reacted to wbbfan in CFL - 2023 Regular Season - Discussion Thread   
    the tldr to a long and for some boring post is that innovation came to the spread to pass and spread to run offence. It didn’t come to fb. These offences found ways to take tacklers out of the equation while allowing for more of an offensive threat with more creative twists
     
     
     A lot happened over 20 ish years that killed the fb, 2 back pro form offence. 
     In the 70s the first wave of spread offence innovators started to have great success. First at hs then college and the nfl. From mouse davis to bill Walsh. These guys had their first batch of disciples take power in the 80s, and saw the most successful nfl version in the 49ers. 
    In the cfl, when don Mathew’s was playing a lot of cover 0 teams at first tried to counter with going heavier with double tight sets. But then real success came with 5 and 6 wr spread sets and just getting the ball out quickly. 
     At that point the fb was already becoming rarer. The west coast possession passing offence that the nfl hadn’t embraced beyond a few coaches had flourished in colleges. That created a plethora of highly accomplished QBs with no pro path other than the cfl. 
     Mean while at the college level talented athletic big guys made bigger impacts at other positions and wanted to play those positions with better pro futures. So the talent pool at fb fell, while wr talent pools stayed pretty high. 
    QBs became more and more athletic, which makes pistol and shot gun even more viable. The on set of pistol greatly reduced the wild snaps to the qb. 
    In the late 90s the zone run scheme had the same explosion in disciples as the spread had in college and hs in the 70s and 80s. 
     Teams who wanted to dominate with the run found it easier to run fewer big bodies  the defence has to have more db types to cover more WRs who aren’t likely to beat a block and make a tackle one on one with a rb. A full time fb just means a db is off for a lber and that’s an extra guy in the box playing the back field. 
     The spread to run concept and the flex 11/21 packages with pass catching tes put two guys on the field in place of the fb. Kr types who could be schemed in to run and catch out of the slot while running jet motion, and big guys who can block down but can also run and catch and be hard to tackle for dbs. 
     All while the fb position stayed stagnant. 
    the two rb sets were replaced with motion. A wr on jet motion before the snap or at the snap is harder to defend and opens more gaps plus demands a contain guy on the edge.
    This and mobile QBs created ways to take a tackler out of the equation.
     With the size of the field in the cfl it was always much more suited to the extra passing threat especially stretching the field side line to sideline. Even more so now with the hash mark move. 
     Though teams have become soo homogenous that they we now see the bombers running two extra ol and a fb while defences just done have the depth and talent to counter that with. Funnily enough last year was the first time the nfl saw an increase in fb use in over a decade too.  
     
     
     
    Idk great talent but with Habba sitting on the pr that’s a big spend to get his rights. 
    If we were gonna spend those assets we should go get a big dt. 
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    HardCoreBlue reacted to Wanna-B-Fanboy in Riders at Bombers -BANJO BOWL 2023 GTD-   
    The only answer to that is:always "yes", with an inconvenient time and  location  capped off with a no-show.
     
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    HardCoreBlue reacted to Eternal optimist in Riders at Bombers -BANJO BOWL 2023 GTD-   
    Cant remember if it was Riderfans or on here... But funniest comment by far:
    The safe word is 'no crossover'
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    HardCoreBlue reacted to Booch in 3 stars plus hh banjo bowl blow out   
    When u run like that tho...u have less risk of injury as u are the punisher...and as we seen ..guys stop wanting to get in way...how often did u see guys like Pringle ..Reaves...Walter Payton...even Harris get hurt...not often
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    HardCoreBlue got a reaction from Bigblue204 in Riders at Bombers -BANJO BOWL 2023 GTD-   
    High school long-standing rivalry football games are fun in my experience 
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    HardCoreBlue got a reaction from Bigblue204 in Super Saturday Stamps vs Elks   
    Tre Ford throwing his receivers under the bus. Keep that in the locker room, take the heat for the int’s in public. Have a chat with ZC, you’ll learn.
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    HardCoreBlue got a reaction from BigBlueFanatic in Riders at Bombers -BANJO BOWL 2023 GTD-   
    Makes sense but throw it anyways and trust your player. The worst case scenario of losing has absolutely no negative impact on us.
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    HardCoreBlue got a reaction from Booch in Riders at Bombers -BANJO BOWL 2023 GTD-   
    Makes sense but throw it anyways and trust your player. The worst case scenario of losing has absolutely no negative impact on us.
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    HardCoreBlue reacted to JuranBoldenRules in CFL - 2023 Regular Season - Discussion Thread   
    At all levels teams hardly play under centre so usually have a tailback and blocking/receiving back or 5 receivers.
    With the QB starting 3 or 5 yards off that’s really too deep for I with two backs.  We have a split back formation and some wing back stuff with motion where we get the ball to more of a “fullback” at the high school level but it’s all misdirection stuff and not really down hill.  In my opinion you’ll only see multiple backs from teams that are run heavy with a running QB.  Otherwise you want to spread out the D.
    Hamilton is pretty firmly in 3rd in the East.  They’ve got a two game lead on the crossover with 1 game in hand.  Ottawa is basically done.
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    HardCoreBlue reacted to Tracker in CFL - 2023 Regular Season - Discussion Thread   
    Yes, until a smart coach with the right players revives it and wins a lot of games. Then it will be in fashion again.
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    HardCoreBlue reacted to the watcher in Riders at Bombers -BANJO BOWL 2023 GTD-   
    I couldn't watch the game due to business commitments at a festival.  I actually managed to get through the day without hearing  the score. I had to yell at the guy close to us because he wanted to update me at half-time. Lol.  What a beat down. There is nothing better ( other than a Cup) than an ass whooping on the Riders. 
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    HardCoreBlue reacted to Booch in Riders at Bombers -BANJO BOWL 2023 GTD-   
    Still not sure why we didn't challenge that Lawler missed TD...at the 20 yd line the Db grabbed his facemask and pulled his helmet askew...Lawler couldn't see...that's why he dropped it...u can even see him telling ref he couldn't see
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    HardCoreBlue got a reaction from Mark H. in Blue Bombers - 2023 Regular Season - Discussion Thread   
    Yup and I want us to enjoy this ride in whatever suits one fancy.  
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    HardCoreBlue reacted to Tracker in 3 stars plus hh banjo bowl blow out   
    Especially with the Riders while they are getting their collective butt kicked up and down the field.
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    HardCoreBlue got a reaction from Tracker in 3 stars plus hh banjo bowl blow out   
    I’m a little hesitant giving ZC the green light to run more. Head hunting would be in full effect.
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    HardCoreBlue reacted to MOBomberFan in Blue Bombers - 2023 Regular Season - Discussion Thread   
    People in glass houses should change with the lights off
  24. Go Bombers
    HardCoreBlue reacted to wbbfan in The return of Odds and Sods - Banjo Bowl edition   
    Yeah I can’t see Demski or Brady ever leaving for another team. 
  25. Go Bombers
    HardCoreBlue reacted to Booch in The return of Odds and Sods - Banjo Bowl edition   
    Yeah a shame he ended up there originally..but he home now and likely retires here
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