We are what we are  ...MOS is average at evaluating talent and our scouting team is also lukewarm .... our defensive coordinator wants to simplify instead of disguising our schemes stunts and blitzes .... and our offensive coordinator turtles at the first sign of trouble. The more we bog down offensively, the shorter the passes become. The whole league knows to shut down the Blue all they have to do is creep up and jam the short game. Same stuff as last year, no judgment, just the facts. It is an "outmuscle them" philosophy - - our best against their best.

When we have had success, it has been when Nichols has been making his intermediate passes behind the "creeping" defenses. Lapo knows to do this.... it is just not his inclination. Now that we can't sit on our self satisfied butt after the Regina victory, he will modify what he is doing and open her up, until we win again.

Our defensive coordinator: about him I am not so sure. I do NOT know what would motivate him to change. He has a LBer problem with Wilde out and he can't move Carmichael into it. Hurl is too slow to play MLB and with Wilde not roving, he will look even slower .... Leggett is being pressed to do too much. Our D-line oozes with talent and looks invisible. Same story as last year. Simplify, simplify, simplify. The line is all new to the team, right?

Mos has delegated the D to his coordinator, right? We have talent, we are going to win some games, when we out  muscle them.

The question is do we truly have the heart of a champion ... I think we might find that we do, after LEARNING that the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of actually changing our schemes, philosophies, and way of conducting simplification.

MOS wants to win real bad... he will get us there as any true leader would.

Edited July 10, 20178 yr by BigBlue

14 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

They both have a decent helping of truth. I worry about or lackluster systems, but more about mos being soo player friendly that the team plays half a game every game. But no one is on the hot seat or with in close sight of it imo. 

We are a mid tier quality team. With mid tier quality coaching. We are deeply invested into mos and hes earned time to see if he can take the next step forward. 

What is the next step forward? 

11 minutes ago, J5V said:

What is the next step forward? 

For our coordinators to become more flexible in their packages,schemes and calls ... to get out of their own ruts and biases

To better assess our personnel deficits and ACT on that knowledge

Increase an already good comoraderie and team spirit so more of our players are at the top of their game and more often performing "in the zone"

We are very close talent wise but not team wise

1 hour ago, BigBlue said:

WE have the makings of champions ... our talent level is nearly there but our systems are not

I do agree about the coaching being suspect but think you have over-rated our talent level too. The only position we are 'championship' level at is kicking.

32 minutes ago, pigseye said:

I do agree about the coaching being suspect but think you have over-rated our talent level too. The only position we are 'championship' level at is kicking.

We also have an O-line and defensive tackles that are all-stars. Once you get past that...

11 hours ago, tracker said:

We also have an O-line and defensive tackles that are all-stars. Once you get past that...

And our DBs and our WRs.

And our special teams.

1 hour ago, JCon said:

And our DBs and our WRs.

And our special teams.

RB

So how many rings do they have?

10 minutes ago, pigseye said:

So how many rings do they have?

Well, you just shot yourself in the foot with that comment. Medlock doesn't have a ring but you claim he's championship calibre. Meanwhile, Andrew Harris has a ring but you don't seem to think he's championship calibre. Same with Weston Dressler.

I mean, Sam Hurl has a ring... Is he a championship calibre MLB? Julian Feoli-Gudino has a ring... Is he a championship calibre receiver?

Your logic is flawed.

1 hour ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Well, you just shot yourself in the foot with that comment. Medlock doesn't have a ring but you claim he's championship calibre. Meanwhile, Andrew Harris has a ring but you don't seem to think he's championship calibre. Same with Weston Dressler.

I mean, Sam Hurl has a ring... Is he a championship calibre MLB? Julian Feoli-Gudino has a ring... Is he a championship calibre receiver?

Your logic is flawed.

I believe Nichols has one as well. Bryant has one. Dressler has a few. Nevis doesn't but he's a top talent as well. Randle might but I'm not sure, top talent though. Fairly sure our HC has a few as well....our DC has one at least. Not sure about Lapo.

Either way, this team has the talent to play with anyone. They just gotta figure how to best use it. Anyone who doesn't think this team is talented, I'm going to assume hasn't been watching CFL football for too long.

Edited July 12, 20178 yr by Bigblue204

On ‎7‎/‎10‎/‎2017 at 11:17 PM, Floyd said:

Did anyone actually read the first post?  He's not saying the sky is falling, in fact, the analysis is pretty reasonable.  I'm not sure why he has to 'calm down'?

 

Well, he kinda is. #chickenlittlesyndrome

Loved how Lapo's playcalling neutralized that scary Toronto pass rush last night.

Edited July 14, 20178 yr by johnzo

19 minutes ago, johnzo said:

Loved how Lapo's playcalling neutralized that scary Toronto pass rush last night.

Harris's hard running had a bit to do with it as well. IF he was stopped, then passing would have been forced.

A balanced attack is the best way to keep a defense honest.....

On 11/07/2017 at 5:33 PM, BigBlue said:

For our coordinators to become more flexible in their packages,schemes and calls ... to get out of their own ruts and biases

I think the only thing they need to do is get more aggressive and learn when to be aggressive and when not to be, that's what really makes the difference. Knowing when to take a shot and when not to.