Atomic Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 21 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said: It's up to LaPo to take full advantage of the two RB's skill sets as he did in Edm. 3-4 touches a game is not enough to get a RB going, he has to double that to be effective, rewards are reaped later in the game from a tired out D. Tough to keep it up if the RB is averaging less than 5 yards and putting us in 2nd and long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 this is a good look into the logic behind this week's (potential) roster: Darrin Bauming @DarrinBauming A healthy Weston Dressler is back, 100%, and will play in the Sunday's Labour Day Classic. He missed 4 games — lower-body injury. #Bombers Darrin Bauming @DarrinBauming When Dressler was down, running back Timothy Flanders came in. Now? Looks like Flanders sticks, and receiver T.J. Thorpe comes out. #Bombers 13m Why? Thorpe has been v.good, but the overall versatility Flanders brings to the entire LaPolice system on O is too much to give up. #Bombers 12m blue_gold_84, Tracker and SPuDS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlue Posted August 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 5 minutes ago, Noeller said: the overall versatility Flanders brings to the entire LaPolice system on O is too much to give up wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dee Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 30 minutes ago, BigBlue said: Anybody missing at practice today? Most of us... rebusrankin, Noeller and SPuDS 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueandgold Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 3 hours ago, Noeller said: @Ted_Wyman T.J. Thorpe and Ryan Lankford are not working with No. 1 offence for #Bombers today. Coates is in there for Feoli-Gudino. Flanders still in @Ted_Wyman Flanders has been lining up at slotback today. Could be way to keep him on roster for #Bombers, with Dressler back. Thorpe odd-man out? Harris at receiver and Flanders at RB would be the better idea if they wanted to go that route IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said: Lankford also prevented a TD by chasing down the Als returner, which is a play O'Shea tends to take note of. that was a very big play. Lankford stays! Fred C Dobbs, shadybob, SPuDS and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuranBoldenRules Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 7 hours ago, TBURGESS said: Denmark took Dressler's spot. If Dressler is healthy, it makes sense to just make one change and give him his spot back. Wrong. shadybob, Noeller, Goalie and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 22 minutes ago, Mark F said: that was a very big play. Lankford stays! Backup punter also. shadybob and Mark F 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKAChip Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 59 minutes ago, Noeller said: this is a good look into the logic behind this week's (potential) roster: Darrin Bauming @DarrinBauming A healthy Weston Dressler is back, 100%, and will play in the Sunday's Labour Day Classic. He missed 4 games — lower-body injury. #Bombers Darrin Bauming @DarrinBauming When Dressler was down, running back Timothy Flanders came in. Now? Looks like Flanders sticks, and receiver T.J. Thorpe comes out. #Bombers 13m Why? Thorpe has been v.good, but the overall versatility Flanders brings to the entire LaPolice system on O is too much to give up. #Bombers 12m This isn't logical. The logical thing would be to take out the team's worst receiver in Lankford who can be replaced more than adequately in the return game. blue_gold_84 and shadybob 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 5 minutes ago, AKAChip said: This isn't logical. The logical thing would be to take out the team's worst receiver in Lankford who can be replaced more than adequately in the return game. Says you.......for some weird reason, the coaches are disagreeing...... JuranBoldenRules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogi Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 (edited) wrong thread Edited August 30, 2017 by yogi wrong thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKAChip Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Noeller said: Says you.......for some weird reason, the coaches are disagreeing...... Yes because O'Shea has never made the wrong call when it comes to roster management before... shadybob and Tracker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 2 hours ago, AKAChip said: This isn't logical. The logical thing would be to take out the team's worst receiver in Lankford who can be replaced more than adequately in the return game. Please don't use the word logical in your post, it hurts my brain. Mark F and blue_gold_84 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKAChip Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) 14 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said: Please don't use the word logical in your post, it hurts my brain. Explain to me what your idea of a logical solution would be. Seems like a team that is winning shouldn't be immune from criticism. Edited August 31, 2017 by AKAChip TBURGESS, shadybob and blue_gold_84 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 55 minutes ago, AKAChip said: Explain to me what your idea of a logical solution would be. Seems like a team that is winning should be immune from criticism. Logical would be a simple one player swap rather than having one move lead to another move SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.A.B. Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, AKAChip said: This isn't logical. The logical thing would be to take out the team's worst receiver in Lankford who can be replaced more than adequately in the return game. Aside from his role in ST, Lankford has 2 TDs to show. Thorpe has none. I think this is a question of Production on the field. Thorpe may turn out to be a great receiver someday but this week he's the odd man out. Edited August 31, 2017 by M.O.A.B. SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_gold_84 Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 5 hours ago, AKAChip said: This isn't logical. The logical thing would be to take out the team's worst receiver in Lankford who can be replaced more than adequately in the return game. You don't take the team's returner - one of the best in the league at present - out of the lineup. I don't think you know what the word logical means. SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb1 Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 15 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said: You don't take the team's returner - one of the best in the league at present - out of the lineup. I don't think you know what the word logical means. Actually he does because Thorpe is already a better receiver than Lankford...that was his point. As a returner we have Fogg and Flanders. shadybob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKAChip Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 18 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said: You don't take the team's returner - one of the best in the league at present - out of the lineup. I don't think you know what the word logical means. I realize his numbers are pretty good but Lankford only returns kicks and is more or less invisible as a receiver save for one long touchdown. Let's not make Lankford out to be more than what he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_gold_84 Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) 43 minutes ago, bb1 said: Actually he does because Thorpe is already a better receiver than Lankford...that was his point. As a returner we have Fogg and Flanders. Fogg returns punts and Flanders has been used sparingly on returns so far. Nobody is disputing Thorpe being the better receiver. Lankford's versatility is better, though. 42 minutes ago, AKAChip said: I realize his numbers are pretty good but Lankford only returns kicks and is more or less invisible as a receiver save for one long touchdown. Let's not make Lankford out to be more than what he is. And that's why he remains in the lineup over Thorpe: the return game. Field position will be important this upcoming weekend. Besides, Dressler is back and will no doubt see a ton of action. I'll trust the judgement of the coaching staff over a disgruntled fan any day. Edited August 31, 2017 by blue_gold_84 Noeller, SPuDS and Goalie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, AKAChip said: Yes because O'Shea has never made the wrong call when it comes to roster management before... Isnt he leading the league in average returns tho? I mean the guy doesn't suck as much as you like to think. Special teams is pretty darn important. Edited August 31, 2017 by Goalie SPuDS, bigg jay and Fred C Dobbs 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadybob Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 I think Lankford should have come out of the lineup. Thorpe can also return kicks, he set school records in college returning kicks. Plus, hes a better receiver than Lankford is. You can really make a case for any of these players in terms of arguing they should stay in the lineup - a good problem to have I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCon Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 Are we forgetting Lankford is the back-up kicker? blue_gold_84, Brandon, Wanna-B-Fanboy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Black Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) Should Lankford play as expected ie: league leading return stats and with the possibility of a big play, as he had several times this year, there is less for the staff to work on in terms of prep allowing them to refine a few things during the closed practice. Dressler for Thorpe is the question. So Dressler has great games against the Riders, holds perfectly for Medlock, and is now being referred to as coach by the other players. I'm not disappointed in the teams decision on who's playing. It's their job to make those tough decisions. Edited August 31, 2017 by Rod Black SPuDS, blue_gold_84 and Fatty Liver 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardCoreBlue Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 43 minutes ago, Rod Black said: Should Lankford play as expected ie: league leading return stats and with the possibility of a big play, as he had several times this year, there is less for the staff to work on in terms of prep allowing them to refine a few things during the closed practice. Dressler for Thorpe is the question. So Dressler has great games against the Riders, holds perfectly for Medlock, and is now being referred to as coach by the other players. I'm not disappointed in the teams decision on who's playing. It's their job to make those tough decisions. I may not be interpreting you correctly but to me inserting Dressler back into the lineup is not a tough decision. Yes, who comes out is, but there is no way you don't dress Dressler. Arguably the best player on our team when healthy. Rod Black, blue_gold_84 and JCon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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