Thought I'd start a thread for the week leading up to this week's game...

Couple notes outta Edm (via Dave @ CHED Radio) that I've seen:

Mike Reilly not playing this week...Franklin starts with others getting some time after. Most vets not playing for Edm this week...starting OL likely to get significant time, but that's about it. Still a battle for the WIL spot in Edm, which will continue this week vs Wpg.

3 hours ago, tracker said:

He was so sub-par he was replaced by a mediocre MLB- Bass.

How is Bass mediocre?

5 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

How is Bass mediocre?

as a MLB he left something to be desired. It was often a criticism about him about playing out of position. He was a good WIL, but with Wild already there Bass got pushed over to the middle where his play was pretty much the definition of mediocre.  

I'm a little concerned about our LB crew to have edm's rb run with ease on us in the first half.  Hopefully the next 2 weeks we focus on correcting some of the things we did wrong tonight

6 hours ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

as a MLB he left something to be desired. It was often a criticism about him about playing out of position. He was a good WIL, but with Wild already there Bass got pushed over to the middle where his play was pretty much the definition of mediocre.  

I'm a little concerned about our LB crew to have edm's rb run with ease on us in the first half.  Hopefully the next 2 weeks we focus on correcting some of the things we did wrong tonight

Bass was very good as a WIL but he didn't seem to be able to grasp the duties of a middle linebacker and was often behind the play.

56 minutes ago, tracker said:

Bass was very good as a WIL but he didn't seem to be able to grasp the duties of a middle linebacker and was often behind the play.

System, system, system, system...etc.

Pathetic TSN highlight package.

https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/16/pre-season-recap-edmonton-38-winnipeg-38/

Just now, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Pathetic TSN highlight package.

https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/16/pre-season-recap-edmonton-38-winnipeg-38/

I'm not sure that the recap is worth the effort to click on the link.

http://globalnews.ca/video/3532893/highlights-winnipeg-blue-bombers-38-38-edmonton-eskimos

Global comes through again with the nice highlights package.

Went to the game last night..got there a little late and could hear all the penalties being called. It seemed like it was every play by the time we got to our seats, and Edmonton was up 7. The penalties gotta stop, from both the refs and the players.

My thoughts: Andrew Harris was Mr. Everything in the first half, strong and determined as always. Nice catch on a deep ball.

Nichols looked quite rusty to begin, but settled in very nicely. Chungh had one sweet block to open up a lane. TJ Thorpe looked good till he got hurt, not sure how bad it was but he seemed pissed off.

Denmark does what he does, catch the ball.

Loved the size of our back up D Line, Poop and Butcher are a load. Didn't see much of Faith. Corney is bigger and still fast.

Dom Davis....love how he throws the ball with such little effort. One really bad pass which got picked but a penalty saved it. And then the bomb...60 yards IN THE AIR . A thing of beauty.

Glad the Rifles kids got to play.

 

36 minutes ago, Atomic said:

http://globalnews.ca/video/3532893/highlights-winnipeg-blue-bombers-38-38-edmonton-eskimos

Global comes through again with the nice highlights package.

Thank God that at least one of the local media cares enough to expend a bit of effort to cover the Bombers.

Am I the only one who didn't even see Poop Johnson play a single down last night?

6 minutes ago, tracker said:

Thank God that at least one of the local media cares enough to expend a bit of effort to cover the Bombers.

I just keep watching the Davis throw over and over again.

2 minutes ago, Mike said:

Am I the only one who didn't even see Poop Johnson play a single down last night?

Yes.

13 minutes ago, Doublezero said:

Yes.

When on earth did he play? I literally did not see him go in once. I saw Butcher, Nevis, Scott and Thomas all over the place getting playing time, but I didn't see big 93 go in and I was specifically looking for him.

I didn't even see him on the bench when I looked, to be honest.

Well, if he didn't play much, so much for the use of Hurl as as an NI to specifically get Johnson into the game - which is what I thought was the plan, and the excuse to play Hurl...

Just watched the Global highlights, very first play they show, he's in there pressuring Franklin.

 

I did miss the first 8 minutes of the first quarter, but I swear I didn't see him on the field. Weird.

Sounds like 'Poop' is a hard guy to get a handle on....slippery for a big guy......We have to see more of him for sure

6 minutes ago, Mike said:

Just watched the Global highlights, very first play they show, he's in there pressuring Franklin.

 

I did miss the first 8 minutes of the first quarter, but I swear I didn't see him on the field. Weird.

He played the first few series on D and then was in street clothes on the sidelines the rest of the game. I assumed he was hurt when I saw him but nothing was ever announced. 

1 minute ago, Stickem said:

Sounds like 'Poop' is a hard guy to get a handle on....slippery for a big guy......We have to see more of him for sure

poop is very slippery

5 minutes ago, Mike said:

Just watched the Global highlights, very first play they show, he's in there pressuring Franklin.

 

I did miss the first 8 minutes of the first quarter, but I swear I didn't see him on the field. Weird.

He was in for a few plays in Q1. Pointed him out to my seatmate. "There's Poop." But you're right. They didn't use him much. He got slight pressure on Franklin once or twice stuffing up the middle and snagged the RB on one run.

God, for as much as people want to hate on Hurl ... and point to that Perkins run TD as a reason why ..

 

Just watched the highlights and that was entirely Jake Thomas' fault.

Why is it that this club get's off to such a slow start and then have to play catch up most of the time....Do we like coming from back in the pack and get whipped to the finish line...Last night we did that but came up lame at the finish line...I'd sure like to build a lead and hold it right off the bat for a change....Maybe in Regina....I hope.

20 minutes ago, Mike said:

Just watched the Global highlights, very first play they show, he's in there pressuring Franklin.

 

I did miss the first 8 minutes of the first quarter, but I swear I didn't see him on the field. Weird.

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Edited June 16, 20178 yr by Atomic

6 minutes ago, Mike said:

God, for as much as people want to hate on Hurl ... and point to that Perkins run TD as a reason why ..

 

Just watched the highlights and that was entirely Jake Thomas' fault.

I see things differently on the replay. Thomas for sure got pushed back and he was partly double-teamed. Then he was illegally held, but no call on the hold. Perkins release through the gap couldn't be blamed entirely on Thomas though. Hurl got boxed out because his reaction time was too slow. And Bruce Johnson had the wrong angle for his lateral pursuit - also because he was too slow to react.

31 minutes ago, Mike said:

When on earth did he play? I literally did not see him go in once. I saw Butcher, Nevis, Scott and Thomas all over the place getting playing time, but I didn't see big 93 go in and I was specifically looking for him.

I didn't even see him on the bench when I looked, to be honest.

That's funny because I was wondering the same thing. I never saw him once.

5 minutes ago, Doublezero said:

I see things differently on the replay. Thomas for sure got pushed back and he was partly double-teamed. Then he was illegally held, but no call on the hold. Perkins release through the gap couldn't be blamed entirely on Thomas though. Hurl got boxed out because his reaction time was too slow. And Bruce Johnson had the wrong angle for his lateral pursuit - also because he was too slow to react.

I agree that Thomas got held, although that's the type of hold you're always going to see guys get away with. I do not agree that Hurl got boxed out because of a slow reaction time though, I'd say he got boxed out because Thomas got destroyed by the guard so easily that he was washed into the second level almost immediately. Thomas is backed into Hurl before the back even hits the line of scrimmage. Hurl is on the wrong side of Thomas because he read the play correctly, but the back adjusted based on the huge hole his blocker created for him.