so now experts...who is our veteran back-up option

Sign Durant.

2 hours ago, Mark F said:

Davis been here for several years, got one half to show something. thirty whole minutes of actual game time.

That is wacky. Has never been explained in any reasonable way. I know the record is good, I know, who am I to question the team, I know everything is great,

but some of the things done by the Bombers are quite hard to understand.

 

Apart from Hurl, the greatest disappointment this past season was the performances of LeFevour and Davis, particularly Davis.  LeFevour is who he is but Davis had ample prep time and was so unable to gain the confidence of the coaches that he was shunted aside in favour of a known but very limited retread. Why the heck did it take so long for the Bomber brain trust to see this, and more importantly, replace him?

32 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Sign Durant.

If he wasn't happy with what Mtl. just offered, I doubt he'd be happy with what the Bombers will offer him as a backup.  Dude just can't read the writing on the wall.

2 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

If he wasn't happy with what Mtl. just offered, I doubt he'd be happy with what the Bombers will offer him as a backup.  Dude just can't read the writing on the wall.

Backup on a contender versus backup on a dumpster fire.

56 minutes ago, Mark F said:

Davis been here for several years, got one half to show something.

thirty whole minutes of actual game time.

That is whacky. Has never been explained in any reasonable way.

I know the record is good, I know, who am I to question the team, I know everything is great,

but some of the things done by the Bombers are quite hard to understand.

 

The problem was that he looked incredibly shaky.  It would be one thing if he looked confident out there but for whatever reason the offense was stalling. However, that wasn’t the case. 

15 minutes ago, Colin Unger said:

The problem was that he looked incredibly shaky.  It would be one thing if he looked confident out there but for whatever reason the offense was stalling. However, that wasn’t the case. 

Would anyone look confident with that offense around them? A big reason the Bombers are front runners for Durant is Lapo and his offense.... 

1 hour ago, rebusrankin said:

Sign Durant.

You mean the guy who got yanked and replaced by Drew Willy?  http://3downnation.com/2017/09/17/darian-durant-hot-mess-right-now/

 

Edited January 16, 20188 yr by Doublezero

1 hour ago, rebusrankin said:

Sign Durant.

if we did, it would be very reminiscent to me of the signing of Roy Dewalt by the Bombers in 1988.  Great vet and mentor  but extremely past his prime.

Edited January 16, 20188 yr by kelownabomberfan

4 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

if we did, it would be very reminiscent to me of the signing of Roy Dewalt by the Bombers in 1988.  Great vet and mentor  but extremely past his prime.

Good comparison perhaps but I'd risk Durant over Davis/Lefevour. I mean in a perfect world our scouts find a new to the CFL quality backup who can grow into a starting QB but that has not happened in Winnipeg since 1990.

21 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Good comparison perhaps but I'd risk Durant over Davis/Lefevour. I mean in a perfect world our scouts find a new to the CFL quality backup who can grow into a starting QB but that has not happened in Winnipeg since 1990.

So much depends upon - what hasn’t happened since 1990. 

I liked the stat with durant avoiding sacks/handling pressures - I’d take him as backup 

Edited January 16, 20188 yr by Floyd

I don’t understand how anyone doesn’t believe Durant would be an instant improvement as our backup QB.

8 hours ago, iHeart said:

that's okay he has accomplished what no other CFL player has ever done....(I think)

Throw a pick-6 for every CFL team?

2 hours ago, Blueandgold said:

I don’t understand how anyone doesn’t believe Durant would be an instant improvement as our backup QB.

Have you seen Davis and/or LeFevour in action?

1 minute ago, Eternal optimist said:

Throw a pick-6 for every CFL team?

played for every single team in the CFL

Sign Durant,  if he looks bad cut him at training camp.  Seems simple to me?  

If the guy wants starter money then look elsewhere. 

31 minutes ago, tracker said:

Have you seen Davis and/or LeFevour in action?

Exactly my point.  I don’t understand how anyone believes that Davis and LeFevour are better than Durant.

12 hours ago, Blueandgold said:

Exactly my point.  I don’t understand how anyone believes that Davis and LeFevour are better than Durant.

They aren't and I hope we are at least going to kick the tires on Durant....I'm sure they (his tires that is) were on fire in Mont. along with the rest of that team and playing here as our back-up would be a great place for him to finish his career....Get er done Kyle.

Two points regarding this thread:

1)  Durant likely still believes he can compete as a starter somewhere.  Where?  I'm not sure.  If he came to grips with the reality, he likely would have agreed to a contract restructure.  Now he is unemployed.  Classic example of risk versus the reward.

2)  People can crap all over Davis all they want, but the truth of it is, he needs more playing time to actually get better.  Starting from scratch with someone with no experience is going back to square one yet again.   Regardless of how long Davis has been with the team, it's too soon to write him off for good. 

29 minutes ago, TrueBlue said:

Two points regarding this thread:

1)  Durant likely still believes he can compete as a starter somewhere.  Where?  I'm not sure.  If he came to grips with the reality, he likely would have agreed to a contract restructure.  Now he is unemployed.  Classic example of risk versus the reward.

2)  People can crap all over Davis all they want, but the truth of it is, he needs more playing time to actually get better.  Starting from scratch with someone with no experience is going back to square one yet again.   Regardless of how long Davis has been with the team, it's too soon to write him off for good. 

How can he get more playing time here if the coaches do not have confidence in his abilities? They have slowly tried to bring him along and when he got his chance he was like a deer in the headlights reaction....its professional sports you have to grab your chance when it comes along. Time to move  on.

1 hour ago, TrueBlue said:

, he needs more playing time to actually get better. 

 

do they even let him run the first team offence in practise? I recall that they don't.

 

This team needs a legitimate 2nd string QB.....plain and simple.  Durant is going to get a deal somewhere heavily based on playtime. I won’t be surprised if that is back in Mtl. That still remains his best opportunity to get either the starting job back...or the most playtime. He has to realize that Wpg only gets him PT if Nichols goes down.

What happens to Vernon Adams in SSK? He can't be that happy about the situation over there either. And I'd imagine Williams would be a cheaper option at 3rd string than Adams.

Edited January 16, 20188 yr by Bigblue204

3 hours ago, TrueBlue said:

Two points regarding this thread:

1)  Durant likely still believes he can compete as a starter somewhere.  Where?  I'm not sure.  If he came to grips with the reality, he likely would have agreed to a contract restructure.  Now he is unemployed.  Classic example of risk versus the reward.

2)  People can crap all over Davis all they want, but the truth of it is, he needs more playing time to actually get better.  Starting from scratch with someone with no experience is going back to square one yet again.   Regardless of how long Davis has been with the team, it's too soon to write him off for good. 

If you had an employee who was in training for 3 years and still felt he/she could not step into the breech and showed he/she could not, you would fire that person and look elsewhere for someone who could. This is not rocket surgery.

Nichols is only 30.  There is no desperate need to replace him.  Let's find a decent QB prospect rather than hoping something finally clicks for Davis after multiple years.  It just doesn't happen for some guys and no amount of time will change that.

Let's sign Durant for a great 1/2 punch and then find a legitimate QB prospect for the first time in this regime's history.