The first Preseason game is May 31 .... the regular season starts June 14 ... everything will start to move very quickly now .... I am not used to the CFL in May  but you know what? I am very glad for it

Thank you Mr Ambroise but please be advised I still want a November Grey Cup ... mid November is Ok but no sooner

Stanley Cup and Grey Cup in the same year ... it would probably kill me !

2 hours ago, Jesse said:

I don't think he is really there to be evaluated. If one of the other guys get injured, we need another arm around to take a few reps during practice so no one gets dead arm during TC.

Sad, but likely true.

28 minutes ago, Jesse said:

I don't think he is really there to be evaluated. If one of the other guys get injured, we need another arm around to take a few reps during practice so no one gets dead arm during TC.

very likely.

I would imagine that Clarke's game wasn't as flashy as it sounds. The two key points were an interception and a knockdown.  Wasn't the interception a deflection play and not the result of him necessarily having great coverage on his guy?  And I believe the knockdown was that play in the endzone where the DB was cleanly beaten but the quarterback underthrew the pass so it banged off the DB's back. 

Am i getting this right?

As you can see here.  The receiver is already turned back to the ball and had been slowing down and Clarke was still 3 yards behind him.

 

Check out the 3:15 mark here..  https://www.bluebombers.com/2018/06/02/highlights-edm-13-wpg-33/

Edited June 4, 20187 yr by Colin Unger

Anyone go to camp today?

I need news...any news

Edited June 5, 20187 yr by blueingreenland

Anyone go to camp today?

I need news...any news

7 hours ago, Goalie said:

Agreed. 100 percent. Not sure how to feel.. Perhaps relieved but somewhat surprised hes one of the first cuts? 

Maybe just a courtesy so that he could join another teams camp before this weekend

According to O'Shea, Clarke was cut to give a few young DB's more playing time to evaluate.  I guess Clarke was fairly "meh" and he's confident they can do much better. 

MOS calls Neufeld a highly intelligent leader who is extremely versatile

He likes Corey Washington's ability to catch a ball even when he is not open.

He says Drake Nevis's weight loss is helping him this year.

Edited June 5, 20187 yr by BigBlue

Both Nevis and Johnson looked pretty quick, in the X game.   Entire D looked quick.

1 hour ago, do or die said:

Both Nevis and Johnson looked pretty quick, in the X game.   Entire D looked quick.

The whole DLplayed great. jeffcoat was maybe the most quiet but when every one else is beasting and you only have one QB to rush lol. 

A return of nevis' best football and poop getting even better is a scary thought. 

Losing Demski would suck. He just needs to stay healthy and he will have a break out season.

Anybody see the Wyman article in the Sun speculating Faith is a potential cut?

I should bump the thread from last year where I pointed out how Faith is hardly a CFL player and this entire board grilled me.  He's going to amount to less than Garrett Waggonner. Jake Thomas is a far player than Ekakitie. Remember, this guy was supposed to be CFL ready when we picked him.

The Wyman article alluded to many of the concerns that came with Ekakitie prior to us drafting him. Showing up out of shape, lazy, lack of effort etc. It's a shame that you either take a good player (Gray) and may never get him, or you take a play who will play in the CFL and never in the NFL (Ekakitie) but who sucks.

Edited June 5, 20187 yr by Blueandgold

I don't know where you got lazy and lack of effort? If you read the article the process was a little overwhelming and his focus shifted from getting him self squared away here than totally focused on the field. If he was truly lazy and did not care he would not of came into camp in much better shape. 

Should be going to practice tomorrow, hopefully everyone rips me again.

Anybody know the times?

11 minutes ago, Gotmilt said:

Should be going to practice tomorrow, hopefully everyone rips me again.

Anybody know the times?

10:45-12:45

2 minutes ago, Atomic said:

10:45-12:45

thanks

If Ekakatie has to be cut to keep a spot for a guy who is actually contributing, so be it.  I don't want to lose a Augustine, Branning, Petermann etc just because Ekakatie was first overall and they were undrafted or a later pick.

2 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

If Ekakatie has to be cut to keep a spot for a guy who is actually contributing, so be it.  I don't want to lose a Augustine, Branning, Petermann etc just because Ekakatie was first overall and they were undrafted or a later pick.

We just cannot lose Faith at this time of the season. We might need a Faith lift.

Edited June 5, 20187 yr by tracker

Maybe there’s a team that needs a little Faith?

Ya gotta have Faith...

Well Jake Thomas is making the team and so are Nevis and Johnson.  So I'm not sure where Faith fits in either, unless they plan to dress 8 DL.

1 minute ago, Atomic said:

Well Jake Thomas is making the team and so are Nevis and Johnson.  So I'm not sure where Faith fits in either, unless they plan to dress 8 DL.

Certainly not that many interior guys.  Between 3 there and 6 OL that's 9 guys that don't do much on special teams.

Yeah, as much as I'd hate to have a "wasted" first rounder, I'd rather not lose Peterman etc as JBR stated. Heck the injury scare with Demski today illustrates a point I was trying to make with friends that we need 4 NI WRs on the AR.