Just want to wish my little nephew all the best, in his newest challenge. He has hands, a football mind, and the soul of a poet. He's played in the cold, and has the heart of a lion. Looking forward to wearing big blue, baby!!!  

http://search.espn.com/drew-wolitarsky/

Edited June 28, 20178 yr by Biguns
Added background info on Drew.

4 minutes ago, Floyd said:

If Washington doesn't perform in the next couple games, I'd really start looking at two NI REC - JFG and Wolitarsky 

Then again, we have no LBs to replace Hurl anyway...

We have the Knox bros.

But that seems a little quick to give up on Washington.  He was fine in game 1.

Has TJ Thorpe been practicing?

8 minutes ago, Atomic said:

We have the Knox bros.

But that seems a little quick to give up on Washington.  He was fine in game 1.

Not giving up - maybe his next two games are great...  but I'd definitely be looking at contingency plans for the ratio - team seems to be pretty set on Poop Johnson at DT

56 minutes ago, Floyd said:

Not giving up - maybe his next two games are great...  but I'd definitely be looking at contingency plans for the ratio - team seems to be pretty set on Poop Johnson at DT

and rightly so.. guys been a beast in both games in run stopping AND pressure on QB. 

38 minutes ago, SPuDS said:

and rightly so.. guys been a beast in both games in run stopping AND pressure on QB. 

I watched Johnson all first half against Calgary and the guy is an absolute monster 

Johnson and Nevis have added something.....much stouter job filling the A/B gaps and getting up the gut pressure.   Problem is the lack of production at DE so far.   Soft zone in back, doesn't help.

49 minutes ago, do or die said:

Johnson and Nevis have added something.....much stouter job filling the A/B gaps and getting up the gut pressure.   Problem is the lack of production at DE so far.   Soft zone in back, doesn't help.

Carmichael has been a big problem also tho.. Other dbs seem to be doing ok. 

I like Wolitarsky's potential but how can anybody suggest we go two NI at receiver including him when he's barely been here?

9 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

I like Wolitarsky's potential but how can anybody suggest we go two NI at receiver including him when he's barely been here?

If he is able to play any receiver spot at all this season with any success... that would be a major win... to suggest he should be starting after his first day of his first CFL practice... is a tad premature...

People are putting WAY too much stock into a new guy who hasn't had any practice time, and missed all of pre-season and training camp. Seriously....is this just because he's American? 

12 hours ago, Mike said:

I watched Johnson all first half against Calgary and the guy is an absolute monster 

Me too...the things he does, his technique, brute power...once he figures this game out and gets his game legs totally under him look out!

18 hours ago, Floyd said:

so am i the girl or the guy in this scenario?

 

1 hour ago, SPuDS said:

so am i the girl or the guy in this scenario?

 

14 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

I like Wolitarsky's potential but how can anybody suggest we go two NI at receiver including him when he's barely been here?

I'll get back to you after I watch Hurl v. Ray

cant see that one for some reason..

On 28/06/2017 at 10:10 AM, Atomic said:

And they both got cut by the worst GM/HC in the league last year!

Fixed it for ya

3 minutes ago, LeBird said:

Fixed it for ya

We damned well better win tomorrow night or Rider fans will be chortling for days.

We damned well better win tomorrow night....or we will have a losing record and be 0-2 at home.    This will not boost attendance one iota.

I think the only people who have hopes of him playing slotback are our lackluster reporters covering the team. Questions about the waggle? Try asking if he has good eye-sight because he's going to be standing 40 yards away from the qb.

I was looking for comparisons to current WRs in the CFL and I kept coming back to Esk's WR Brandon Zylstra who has become incredibly productive.  So I did some research and from a physical standpoint the two are very similar (pro day results):

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=1016742&draftyear=2016&genpos=WR

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=128487&draftyear=2017&genpos=WR

Kind of a laugh - their respective team's CFL sites list them as 6.03 and 220 lbs but their pro day stats list them as 6.02 and 219 lbs.

Zylstra signed with Esks on May 30, 2016 so he had a whole TC to go through and he wasn't put on the active roster until week 14.  Using Zylstra as a model I wouldn't expect Wolitarsky to be on the Bombers active roster until well into the 2nd half of the season, and even then he would have to earn his reps playing ST's.  I like JFG but he is someone I feel more comfortable with as a backup, so hopefully Wolitarsky can take a Nat WR spot down the road.  He still has to learn the CFL game and earn his stripes but it gives him something to shoot for. 

One big advantage for Zylstra is QB play; Reilly is better than Nichols. Period.

Zylstra is a legit stud receiver.  If Wolitarsky can turn out to be half that good, I'll be happy.

Looks like he's finally gonna get a chance to display his talent. If Drew and Coates have a good game could possibly be a ratio breaker in the future with us being able to start 2 good Canadian receivers. 

he's on the roster.....not sure he's going to actually play.

Even if he's on special teams, will at least let us see if he has the right stuff. Real game action of any sort weeds out the pretenders from the contenders.