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We saw last year that with protection Willy could do some pretty magical things.  When he got dinged up and played through it, things got tougher.  The changes that we have already made to the OL will help.  I could see as trying to grab one more through FA and possibly another in the draft.

He was?
That must have been in the bye week, 'cause I missed it.
 
I'd have to see more of him before i would say that..

Guys,
 
I've read through this thread this morning and see a number of different views.  From 5-1 glory, to 1-6 goat, Willy has been the exact same guy at the microphone after every game.  During the 5-1 stretch, he was as humble as can be deflecting complements from the press to his team mates who were "making plays" around him and stressing how he and his teammates wanted to "do every thing they can to make the province proud".  During the recent stretch he has been playing with an aching body yet going out there week after week and playing his guts out for this team and this province.  Once again he has stood at the microphone, taken the heat and fallen on some grenades for his teammates from the press for this team.  We have never heard a word of excuses from him in post game press conferences and he has always manned up at the podium.  Yes he's made some mistakes and missed a few throws on Saturday, but if you started this year knowing that we would have achieved twice as many wins as last year, I would have signed up for that.  He didn't go home during the bye week, but stayed in Winnipeg getting as much medical treatment as possible to get back on the field for us fans and I use the term loosely with some on this board.  How many offensive first downs were called back because of holding penaltie's and how many drops have we had?  How much have we missed not having Nick Moore on the field?  How much have we missed two defensive starters out with season ending injuries since TC?
 
We are very close as a franchise.  We need work on both lines, our LB's are two small, we need better Canadian depth, our discipline in some of the penalties we take are ridiculous and our special teams at times fall down.
 
To come on here and bash Willy (who is probably more critical of himself than any player I've seen) is insane.  We finally have a guy who loves to play for our province and leave everything on the field.  Some of you on here are just plain nuts.  I rarely post because rationale arguments with some of you don't fly, so I don't bother.  That being said, the man has one year on his contract left and I'm reading comments like "I'm not trying to run him out of town".  You want him to be accountable in this forum, when he has done nothing but BE ACCOUNTABLE in his public comments the entire season!
 
5-1 and enjoying free dinners in Winnipeg....Mr. P is right you don't have a clue or know a thing about the man.
 
My two cents.  Anyone going to Ottawa?
 
Go Bombers!

Guys,
 
I've read through this thread this morning and see a number of different views.  From 5-1 glory, to 1-6 goat, Willy has been the exact same guy at the microphone after every game.  During the 5-1 stretch, he was as humble as can be deflecting complements from the press to his team mates who were "making plays" around him and stressing how he and his teammates wanted to "do every thing they can to make the province proud".  During the recent stretch he has been playing with an aching body yet going out there week after week and playing his guts out for this team and this province.  Once again he has stood at the microphone, taken the heat and fallen on some grenades for his teammates from the press for this team.  We have never heard a word of excuses from him in post game press conferences and he has always manned up at the podium.  Yes he's made some mistakes and missed a few throws on Saturday, but if you started this year knowing that we would have achieved twice as many wins as last year, I would have signed up for that.  He didn't go home during the bye week, but stayed in Winnipeg getting as much medical treatment as possible to get back on the field for us fans and I use the term loosely with some on this board.  How many offensive first downs were called back because of holding penaltie's and how many drops have we had?  How much have we missed not having Nick Moore on the field?  How much have we missed two defensive starters out with season ending injuries since TC?
 
We are very close as a franchise.  We need work on both lines, our LB's are two small, we need better Canadian depth, our discipline in some of the penalties we take are ridiculous and our special teams at times fall down.
 
To come on here and bash Willy (who is probably more critical of himself than any player I've seen) is insane.  We finally have a guy who loves to play for our province and leave everything on the field.  Some of you on here are just plain nuts.  I rarely post because rationale arguments with some of you don't fly, so I don't bother.  That being said, the man has one year on his contract left and I'm reading comments like "I'm not trying to run him out of town".  You want him to be accountable in this forum, when he has done nothing but BE ACCOUNTABLE in his public comments the entire season!
 
5-1 and enjoying free dinners in Winnipeg....Mr. P is right you don't have a clue or know a thing about the man.
 
My two cents.  Anyone going to Ottawa?
 
Go Bombers!

Guys,
 
I've read through this thread this morning and see a number of different views.  From 5-1 glory, to 1-6 goat, Willy has been the exact same guy at the microphone after every game.  During the 5-1 stretch, he was as humble as can be deflecting complements from the press to his team mates who were "making plays" around him and stressing how he and his teammates wanted to "do every thing they can to make the province proud".  During the recent stretch he has been playing with an aching body yet going out there week after week and playing his guts out for this team and this province.  Once again he has stood at the microphone, taken the heat and fallen on some grenades for his teammates from the press for this team.  We have never heard a word of excuses from him in post game press conferences and he has always manned up at the podium.  Yes he's made some mistakes and missed a few throws on Saturday, but if you started this year knowing that we would have achieved twice as many wins as last year, I would have signed up for that.  He didn't go home during the bye week, but stayed in Winnipeg getting as much medical treatment as possible to get back on the field for us fans and I use the term loosely with some on this board.  How many offensive first downs were called back because of holding penaltie's and how many drops have we had?  How much have we missed not having Nick Moore on the field?  How much have we missed two defensive starters out with season ending injuries since TC?
 
We are very close as a franchise.  We need work on both lines, our LB's are two small, we need better Canadian depth, our discipline in some of the penalties we take are ridiculous and our special teams at times fall down.
 
To come on here and bash Willy (who is probably more critical of himself than any player I've seen) is insane.  We finally have a guy who loves to play for our province and leave everything on the field.  Some of you on here are just plain nuts.  I rarely post because rationale arguments with some of you don't fly, so I don't bother.  That being said, the man has one year on his contract left and I'm reading comments like "I'm not trying to run him out of town".  You want him to be accountable in this forum, when he has done nothing but BE ACCOUNTABLE in his public comments the entire season!
 
5-1 and enjoying free dinners in Winnipeg....Mr. P is right you don't have a clue or know a thing about the man.
 
My two cents.  Anyone going to Ottawa?
 
Go Bombers!

Guys,
 
I've read through this thread this morning and see a number of different views.  From 5-1 glory, to 1-6 goat, Willy has been the exact same guy at the microphone after every game.  During the 5-1 stretch, he was as humble as can be deflecting complements from the press to his team mates who were "making plays" around him and stressing how he and his teammates wanted to "do every thing they can to make the province proud".  During the recent stretch he has been playing with an aching body yet going out there week after week and playing his guts out for this team and this province.  Once again he has stood at the microphone, taken the heat and fallen on some grenades for his teammates from the press for this team.  We have never heard a word of excuses from him in post game press conferences and he has always manned up at the podium.  Yes he's made some mistakes and missed a few throws on Saturday, but if you started this year knowing that we would have achieved twice as many wins as last year, I would have signed up for that.  He didn't go home during the bye week, but stayed in Winnipeg getting as much medical treatment as possible to get back on the field for us fans and I use the term loosely with some on this board.  How many offensive first downs were called back because of holding penaltie's and how many drops have we had?  How much have we missed not having Nick Moore on the field?  How much have we missed two defensive starters out with season ending injuries since TC?
 
We are very close as a franchise.  We need work on both lines, our LB's are two small, we need better Canadian depth, our discipline in some of the penalties we take are ridiculous and our special teams at times fall down.
 
To come on here and bash Willy (who is probably more critical of himself than any player I've seen) is insane.  We finally have a guy who loves to play for our province and leave everything on the field.  Some of you on here are just plain nuts.  I rarely post because rationale arguments with some of you don't fly, so I don't bother.  That being said, the man has one year on his contract left and I'm reading comments like "I'm not trying to run him out of town".  You want him to be accountable in this forum, when he has done nothing but BE ACCOUNTABLE in his public comments the entire season!
 
5-1 and enjoying free dinners in Winnipeg....Mr. P is right you don't have a clue or know a thing about the man.
 
My two cents.  Anyone going to Ottawa?
 
Go Bombers!

Guys,
 
I've read through this thread this morning and see a number of different views.  From 5-1 glory, to 1-6 goat, Willy has been the exact same guy at the microphone after every game.  During the 5-1 stretch, he was as humble as can be deflecting complements from the press to his team mates who were "making plays" around him and stressing how he and his teammates wanted to "do every thing they can to make the province proud".  During the recent stretch he has been playing with an aching body yet going out there week after week and playing his guts out for this team and this province.  Once again he has stood at the microphone, taken the heat and fallen on some grenades for his teammates from the press for this team.  We have never heard a word of excuses from him in post game press conferences and he has always manned up at the podium.  Yes he's made some mistakes and missed a few throws on Saturday, but if you started this year knowing that we would have achieved twice as many wins as last year, I would have signed up for that.  He didn't go home during the bye week, but stayed in Winnipeg getting as much medical treatment as possible to get back on the field for us fans and I use the term loosely with some on this board.  How many offensive first downs were called back because of holding penaltie's and how many drops have we had?  How much have we missed not having Nick Moore on the field?  How much have we missed two defensive starters out with season ending injuries since TC?
 
We are very close as a franchise.  We need work on both lines, our LB's are two small, we need better Canadian depth, our discipline in some of the penalties we take are ridiculous and our special teams at times fall down.
 
To come on here and bash Willy (who is probably more critical of himself than any player I've seen) is insane.  We finally have a guy who loves to play for our province and leave everything on the field.  Some of you on here are just plain nuts.  I rarely post because rationale arguments with some of you don't fly, so I don't bother.  That being said, the man has one year on his contract left and I'm reading comments like "I'm not trying to run him out of town".  You want him to be accountable in this forum, when he has done nothing but BE ACCOUNTABLE in his public comments the entire season!
 
5-1 and enjoying free dinners in Winnipeg....Mr. P is right you don't have a clue or know a thing about the man.
 
My two cents.  Anyone going to Ottawa?
 
Go Bombers!

Guys,
 
I've read through this thread this morning and see a number of different views.  From 5-1 glory, to 1-6 goat, Willy has been the exact same guy at the microphone after every game.  During the 5-1 stretch, he was as humble as can be deflecting complements from the press to his team mates who were "making plays" around him and stressing how he and his teammates wanted to "do every thing they can to make the province proud".  During the recent stretch he has been playing with an aching body yet going out there week after week and playing his guts out for this team and this province.  Once again he has stood at the microphone, taken the heat and fallen on some grenades for his teammates from the press for this team.  We have never heard a word of excuses from him in post game press conferences and he has always manned up at the podium.  Yes he's made some mistakes and missed a few throws on Saturday, but if you started this year knowing that we would have achieved twice as many wins as last year, I would have signed up for that.  He didn't go home during the bye week, but stayed in Winnipeg getting as much medical treatment as possible to get back on the field for us fans and I use the term loosely with some on this board.  How many offensive first downs were called back because of holding penaltie's and how many drops have we had?  How much have we missed not having Nick Moore on the field?  How much have we missed two defensive starters out with season ending injuries since TC?
 
We are very close as a franchise.  We need work on both lines, our LB's are two small, we need better Canadian depth, our discipline in some of the penalties we take are ridiculous and our special teams at times fall down.
 
To come on here and bash Willy (who is probably more critical of himself than any player I've seen) is insane.  We finally have a guy who loves to play for our province and leave everything on the field.  Some of you on here are just plain nuts.  I rarely post because rationale arguments with some of you don't fly, so I don't bother.  That being said, the man has one year on his contract left and I'm reading comments like "I'm not trying to run him out of town".  You want him to be accountable in this forum, when he has done nothing but BE ACCOUNTABLE in his public comments the entire season!
 
5-1 and enjoying free dinners in Winnipeg....Mr. P is right you don't have a clue or know a thing about the man.
 
My two cents.  Anyone going to Ottawa?
 
Go Bombers!

Guys,
 
I've read through this thread this morning and see a number of different views.  From 5-1 glory, to 1-6 goat, Willy has been the exact same guy at the microphone after every game.  During the 5-1 stretch, he was as humble as can be deflecting complements from the press to his team mates who were "making plays" around him and stressing how he and his teammates wanted to "do every thing they can to make the province proud".  During the recent stretch he has been playing with an aching body yet going out there week after week and playing his guts out for this team and this province.  Once again he has stood at the microphone, taken the heat and fallen on some grenades for his teammates from the press for this team.  We have never heard a word of excuses from him in post game press conferences and he has always manned up at the podium.  Yes he's made some mistakes and missed a few throws on Saturday, but if you started this year knowing that we would have achieved twice as many wins as last year, I would have signed up for that.  He didn't go home during the bye week, but stayed in Winnipeg getting as much medical treatment as possible to get back on the field for us fans and I use the term loosely with some on this board.  How many offensive first downs were called back because of holding penaltie's and how many drops have we had?  How much have we missed not having Nick Moore on the field?  How much have we missed two defensive starters out with season ending injuries since TC?
 
We are very close as a franchise.  We need work on both lines, our LB's are two small, we need better Canadian depth, our discipline in some of the penalties we take are ridiculous and our special teams at times fall down.
 
To come on here and bash Willy (who is probably more critical of himself than any player I've seen) is insane.  We finally have a guy who loves to play for our province and leave everything on the field.  Some of you on here are just plain nuts.  I rarely post because rationale arguments with some of you don't fly, so I don't bother.  That being said, the man has one year on his contract left and I'm reading comments like "I'm not trying to run him out of town".  You want him to be accountable in this forum, when he has done nothing but BE ACCOUNTABLE in his public comments the entire season!
 
5-1 and enjoying free dinners in Winnipeg....Mr. P is right you don't have a clue or know a thing about the man.
 
My two cents.  Anyone going to Ottawa?
 
Go Bombers!

Guys,
 
I've read through this thread this morning and see a number of different views.  From 5-1 glory, to 1-6 goat, Willy has been the exact same guy at the microphone after every game.  During the 5-1 stretch, he was as humble as can be deflecting complements from the press to his team mates who were "making plays" around him and stressing how he and his teammates wanted to "do every thing they can to make the province proud".  During the recent stretch he has been playing with an aching body yet going out there week after week and playing his guts out for this team and this province.  Once again he has stood at the microphone, taken the heat and fallen on some grenades for his teammates from the press for this team.  We have never heard a word of excuses from him in post game press conferences and he has always manned up at the podium.  Yes he's made some mistakes and missed a few throws on Saturday, but if you started this year knowing that we would have achieved twice as many wins as last year, I would have signed up for that.  He didn't go home during the bye week, but stayed in Winnipeg getting as much medical treatment as possible to get back on the field for us fans and I use the term loosely with some on this board.  How many offensive first downs were called back because of holding penaltie's and how many drops have we had?  How much have we missed not having Nick Moore on the field?  How much have we missed two defensive starters out with season ending injuries since TC?
 
We are very close as a franchise.  We need work on both lines, our LB's are two small, we need better Canadian depth, our discipline in some of the penalties we take are ridiculous and our special teams at times fall down.
 
To come on here and bash Willy (who is probably more critical of himself than any player I've seen) is insane.  We finally have a guy who loves to play for our province and leave everything on the field.  Some of you on here are just plain nuts.  I rarely post because rationale arguments with some of you don't fly, so I don't bother.  That being said, the man has one year on his contract left and I'm reading comments like "I'm not trying to run him out of town".  You want him to be accountable in this forum, when he has done nothing but BE ACCOUNTABLE in his public comments the entire season!
 
5-1 and enjoying free dinners in Winnipeg....Mr. P is right you don't have a clue or know a thing about the man.
 
My two cents.  Anyone going to Ottawa?
 
Go Bombers!

Guys,
 
I've read through this thread this morning and see a number of different views.  From 5-1 glory, to 1-6 goat, Willy has been the exact same guy at the microphone after every game.  During the 5-1 stretch, he was as humble as can be deflecting complements from the press to his team mates who were "making plays" around him and stressing how he and his teammates wanted to "do every thing they can to make the province proud".  During the recent stretch he has been playing with an aching body yet going out there week after week and playing his guts out for this team and this province.  Once again he has stood at the microphone, taken the heat and fallen on some grenades for his teammates from the press for this team.  We have never heard a word of excuses from him in post game press conferences and he has always manned up at the podium.  Yes he's made some mistakes and missed a few throws on Saturday, but if you started this year knowing that we would have achieved twice as many wins as last year, I would have signed up for that.  He didn't go home during the bye week, but stayed in Winnipeg getting as much medical treatment as possible to get back on the field for us fans and I use the term loosely with some on this board.  How many offensive first downs were called back because of holding penaltie's and how many drops have we had?  How much have we missed not having Nick Moore on the field?  How much have we missed two defensive starters out with season ending injuries since TC?
 
We are very close as a franchise.  We need work on both lines, our LB's are two small, we need better Canadian depth, our discipline in some of the penalties we take are ridiculous and our special teams at times fall down.
 
To come on here and bash Willy (who is probably more critical of himself than any player I've seen) is insane.  We finally have a guy who loves to play for our province and leave everything on the field.  Some of you on here are just plain nuts.  I rarely post because rationale arguments with some of you don't fly, so I don't bother.  That being said, the man has one year on his contract left and I'm reading comments like "I'm not trying to run him out of town".  You want him to be accountable in this forum, when he has done nothing but BE ACCOUNTABLE in his public comments the entire season!
 
5-1 and enjoying free dinners in Winnipeg....Mr. P is right you don't have a clue or know a thing about the man.
 
My two cents.  Anyone going to Ottawa?
 
Go Bombers!

Guys,
 
I've read through this thread this morning and see a number of different views.  From 5-1 glory, to 1-6 goat, Willy has been the exact same guy at the microphone after every game.  During the 5-1 stretch, he was as humble as can be deflecting complements from the press to his team mates who were "making plays" around him and stressing how he and his teammates wanted to "do every thing they can to make the province proud".  During the recent stretch he has been playing with an aching body yet going out there week after week and playing his guts out for this team and this province.  Once again he has stood at the microphone, taken the heat and fallen on some grenades for his teammates from the press for this team.  We have never heard a word of excuses from him in post game press conferences and he has always manned up at the podium.  Yes he's made some mistakes and missed a few throws on Saturday, but if you started this year knowing that we would have achieved twice as many wins as last year, I would have signed up for that.  He didn't go home during the bye week, but stayed in Winnipeg getting as much medical treatment as possible to get back on the field for us fans and I use the term loosely with some on this board.  How many offensive first downs were called back because of holding penaltie's and how many drops have we had?  How much have we missed not having Nick Moore on the field?  How much have we missed two defensive starters out with season ending injuries since TC?
 
We are very close as a franchise.  We need work on both lines, our LB's are two small, we need better Canadian depth, our discipline in some of the penalties we take are ridiculous and our special teams at times fall down.
 
To come on here and bash Willy (who is probably more critical of himself than any player I've seen) is insane.  We finally have a guy who loves to play for our province and leave everything on the field.  Some of you on here are just plain nuts.  I rarely post because rationale arguments with some of you don't fly, so I don't bother.  That being said, the man has one year on his contract left and I'm reading comments like "I'm not trying to run him out of town".  You want him to be accountable in this forum, when he has done nothing but BE ACCOUNTABLE in his public comments the entire season!
 
5-1 and enjoying free dinners in Winnipeg....Mr. P is right you don't have a clue or know a thing about the man.
 
My two cents.  Anyone going to Ottawa?
 
Go Bombers!

Just to get back on topic after that fun interlude.  While I agree fast does not matter a whole lot, fitting the ball into tight windows requires timely release, leading the receiver, being accurate and some ZIP.  While zip is nice, touch is also important and knowing when to take something off a throw to get over the linebackers or on fade routes is equally important.  Drew Willy has both of those traits and the zip required to hit out routes on the wider Canadian field is very noticeable in guys that don't have zip as the ball ends up in their end zone.  Can't wait until June, hope we fix the line by then.  Go Bombers!

Just to get back on topic after that fun interlude.  While I agree fast does not matter a whole lot, fitting the ball into tight windows requires timely release, leading the receiver, being accurate and some ZIP.  While zip is nice, touch is also important and knowing when to take something off a throw to get over the linebackers or on fade routes is equally important.  Drew Willy has both of those traits and the zip required to hit out routes on the wider Canadian field is very noticeable in guys that don't have zip as the ball ends up in their end zone.  Can't wait until June, hope we fix the line by then.  Go Bombers!