Fatty Liver

Younger watched that LaPo video a few too many times, got to mix it up and use deception as no defence works well if the offence knows what you're going to do every play.

Wasn't it in the LDC last season that Pete Robertson headbutted Zach?

Who were Bryant's competitors brought into camp, I thought Richmond retired last season? Randolph may be the next RG but this should only be considered a temp. fixit. Walby mentioned switching a RG to LT is like trying to write with your opposite hand, everything is backwards.

Doesn't appear they gave any consideration after TC that Bryant might not last the entire season, were they hoping Neufeld would slide out to LT and pickup the slack or was inserting a rookie OG their only solution??? That O-line is frightful, they should have budgeted properly to retain Gray and sold Dobson off to a local dog food company for pennies on the pound.

Sask. has done a good job drafting receivers of those dimensions.

They dressed the D-line many wanted against their weakest sister last weekend and they registered one sack and BLM had plenty of time to throw the ball. Is the Ti-Cats O-line all of a sudden good?

Yes when he was 28, no at 36, 3 chances in 10 he'll be concussed again.

Somewhat worrisome that Zach started running the ball again last game, 4 times for 15 yds, which for him is a desperation move when he sees no other options available. Harkens back to his Rider pre-Simoni days when running was a bigger part of his game. As with Trevor Harris, running the ball should never be considered an option for Zach as the risk is too high for the meagre reward.

After Barrierre flopped so badly, don't have much faith in these lists.

Wish they had a reasonable plan of action to prepare their next QB but you know they probably don't. It'll come down to whatever falls from the sky at that moment. Sooner or later Zach will get injured which may force them to address the issue beforehand.

Like any big star in hockey or football a complete team has to be built around that player before they can win a championship, which can take many years and a great deal of patience to achieve.

That's more of a hope and a prayer than a logical assumption at this time. They have a good chance to win the GC if they consistently play well and win most games by outplaying their opponents in all 3 phases, as they have for the past few years. A couple of key indicators are not in their favour this season, they are not winning consistently and they also are not playing that well on offence.

Question is at this point does Zach have an upside left? He still has a competitive spirit but physically he's diminished from what he was, a 10 yd. scramble has him seriously winded so he's not doing everything he can to stay in the best shape at his age. He used to be fleet of foot, now he looks as sluggish as Bighill when escaping the pocket. His success as a passer always depended on his ability to throw on the run, every DC in the league has figured this out and has been cutting the field down and flooding the drop zone with angry DB's. He never has gone through multiple progression on a play and never will, he's mostly a gunslinger who loves to shoot from the hip. Last game, he looked seriously confused at his inability to move the ball, without reliable protection from his O-line, his plays of choice were to hand off to Brady or throw the ball in the general direction of Lawler, Wilson or Demski whether they were fully covered or not, using them as crutches to make up for Buck's ill conceived plans to achieve a quick strike. The last drive was reminiscent of the desperation Maier played with in previous seasons to move the ball on last minute drives, before he discovered any sense of composure. The plays looked mostly scripted with Zach firing the ball blindly to a spot whether a receiver was there or not. Fortunately it worked out for Zach on that one last drive.

Maybe if the Bombers have a playoff spot locked up and Zach doesn't dress, other than that, probably not.

U of M grad Gavin Cobb returns punts and kicks the way Cody Case was supposed to, coming off his ELC he'd look great in blue.

Huh??? Last heard from cut by the Riders in the spring. Isn't he the DB Bailey knocked out of action?

Yep, Zach began to show cracks in his armour last season and it looks like they've gotten worse this year, he can temporarily patch them up for a game or two but they eventually become exposed again. The QB we saw yesterday is no longer capable of overcoming all odds and beating superior teams in the playoffs other than by fluke. He's slower of foot and apparently slower of mind than he was 2-3 years ago when he was at his peak, and he now spends a lot more series struggling through down modes rather than ripping it up and excelling. Hopefully Walters is looking down from up high and cold heartedly evaluating the future prospects with and without Zach as the team leader, without being influenced by the sentimentality of past accomplishments. It comes down to the odds of winning or losing with the current direction and determining when and how to change course.

The CC's mandate seems to be, "imagine if we didn't have access to the technology to review a play in much more detail than a ref. on the field, that's what we'll base our calls upon." It's become utter nonsense.

Probably not, he accumulated pretty good passing stats. during his CFL career, LaPo also credits Kerwin Bell with giving him a full understanding of Canadian football in his first year as a position coach when he knew nothing about the game.

Got it, pack anything illicit in pockets above your waistline. Good to go. 👍

They brought Feltmate in before MCI was injured, so I guess they deemed him unprepared for the FB role which seems odd.

Even top US colleges will give borderline learners the opportunity to improve by initially accepting them, when they don't make the grades in their first year or two they end up moving on to obscure smaller colleges or the Jr. College system where academic achievement is not remotely important. In cases of extraordinary athletes a college will assign a personal tutor to help struggling players along, but you probably know how that works out, the tutor ends up completing most of the assignments.

That's a pretty harsh statement, what evidence do you have to condemn him?

Rourke probably hasn't been in a relaxed state of mind for many years with the numerous tryouts he's endured, once he gets past the stress of performing, his performance is likely to improve immensely.