Booch Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 I GUESS for the amount we used Normand we could sign Lafrance as his replacement...he can take rotational reps in game and not affect the ratio and saves us using a DI designation for whatever Import running back we choose to dress be it Flanders or Bauman If he fits into the SMS system as a national back-up/rotational piece he would be worth the look Noeller, Bigblue204 and SPuDS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueandgold Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 I wouldn’t mind signing LaFrance if he comes cheap, but given that Flanders is one of our starting receivers he’s hardly a necessity. SPuDS and Noeller 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBBFanWest Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 I only care about what a player can bring to the team. So if acquiring LaFrance makes us a better team, great, sign him up, but if not, it doesn't matter to me where he played university ball or what town he grew up in. SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 If I could summarize this forum's thoughts on LaFrance: Basically, if he'll come cheap, we'll take him here.......if he comes cheap. SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustamente Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Dunk said that LeFrance made around 110k last year and was owed 20k today, nobody in the league will give him anything close to that to be a back up. wbbfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbbfan Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 10 minutes ago, Noeller said: If I could summarize this forum's thoughts on LaFrance: Basically, if he'll come cheap, we'll take him here.......if he comes cheap. I think thats the optimistic side as well. I think plenty of people would be happy to have flanders flanker role expanded, and more 2 back set with harris and flanders. Demski i very much want. And i want JFG back too. As to your prior comment about taman not having any thing around him, let us not forget an era when we didnt have money to employ QB coaches even. Taman did some crazy stuff. And made some poor decisions. But he also scouted and signed the likes of blink and wick. Our franchise has come miles and miles from what it used to be. It wouldnt be possible if not for what taman and bauer did. But idk if those two could shape it into what we have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booch Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 He didn't scout Blink...Blink was refferred to him and he actually didn't want to invite him to camp because he figured he couldn't cut it and it be a waste of TC spot...same with Gavin Walls SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, Booch said: He didn't scout Blink...Blink was refferred to him and he actually didn't want to invite him to camp because he figured he couldn't cut it and it be a waste of TC spot...same with Gavin Walls Fwiw, they were scouting Frito Ray........and Blink happened to be on that game film......and they kinda got distracted. Lol. COULDN'T WE HAVE HAD BOTH???!!!! SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booch Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 if it wasn't for Wickman's insistance that they give him a shot we would have had neither SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Wick's Dad did a lot of good work for us....but we desperately needed it, because we had ZERO budget for scouts. wbbfan and SPuDS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booch Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 yeah thank god for that...and a lot of player referrals from former and current guys. Especially since Taman had no real football background whatsoever...never mind having an eye for talent and what to look for. I still laugh of how he claimed Blinks hands wee too small to hold the ball effectively and Walls was just not strong enough to be a successful DE so why waste tc roster spots...sheesh SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbbfan Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, Noeller said: Fwiw, they were scouting Frito Ray........and Blink happened to be on that game film......and they kinda got distracted. Lol. COULDN'T WE HAVE HAD BOTH???!!!! The story i remember from wicks dad among others was taman was sent to scout wick. At the Sac state pro day. He was then exposed to blink and called back to richie, not having much ability to actually offer contracts and grabbed both. Why they didnt grab ray we will never know. If you remember the release from when we signed blink it was pretty massive. Normally then, even now they are paragraph blurbs. This was like a page and a half on blink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigseye Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Quote Steve Morley ✔@SteveMorley62 Replying to @DarrinBauming Whaaa? Both heath n leggett gone? Hmmm.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 7 minutes ago, pigseye said: He misunderstood Bauming's tweet......and has since been corrected. SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpan85 Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Believe Harris Demski and LaFrance all train together during the off season. Mark F, Floyd, Noeller and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 11 minutes ago, Jpan85 said: Believe Harris Demski and LaFrance all train together during the off season. If LaFrance had signed anywhere other that Riders, this forum would be all over signing him... The guy is a YAC machine - perfect for Lapo's offence Huge upgrade over Normand and a potential camp challenge for Flanders... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickthesizz Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, wanna-b-fanboy said: Good pick up! I really hope some day I can have a jersey with the "Gaitor" nameplate on it. Edited February 1, 2018 by Gotmilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickthesizz Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 20 minutes ago, Floyd said: If LaFrance had signed anywhere other that Riders, this forum would be all over signing him... The guy is a YAC machine - perfect for Lapo's offence Huge upgrade over Normand and a potential camp challenge for Flanders... I think this is the perfect spot for him, I don't know his age but can't imagine him being over the hill. Have a couple seasons backing up Harris and groom him to become the all purpose 2 down back Andrew is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Floyd, SPuDS, Nickthesizz and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) egads. Dom. I thought Kienan looked very good when he got a chance to play last season. I thought he didn't run as upright as he had with Ottawa, and must have been hitting the weights hard, cause he had a lot of power..... broke tackles nicely. at last that's what it seemed like. to me....... Edited February 1, 2018 by Mark F Floyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustamente Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Rich said: Not surprised at this, got his chance to play last year and looked like a high school qb with a big arm. Edited February 1, 2018 by bustamente SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
do or die Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Identifying and developing young QB's.....not a Bomber specialty. SPuDS and Floyd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickthesizz Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 maybe one of these days we'll figure it out. SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Rich said: To the surprise of almost nobody. Any bets on him being picked up by another team? Didn't think so. SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.A.B. Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 On 1/30/2018 at 6:22 PM, Floyd said: This is clear evidence that Demski is coming here and has talked LaFrance and Muamba into breaking their contracts and following him... but all of this will only happen if we sign Cauchy Muamba. Only need Muamba to somehow make Jones release him, and Floyd's dream will be realized. SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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