One preseason game, but 10/10 looks pretty damn good, and I'd certainly take him to backup Nichols over Ross.  Hopefully he's not simply another Robert Marve, but if he's not in injury troubled, I think we just might have our insurance guy just in case anything happens to Matt.

3 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

No sense worrying about Elliott who was here five years ago. That ship has sailed.

Well, you know how it is with us bomber fans.  Reminisce reigns supreme around here lol.  But for real, I don't think anyone's worried about the wrongs of the Mack regime anymore other than hoping now that Streveler really is the homegrown gem that he appears to be, and that this time we don't throw that talent away unnecessarily.

 

10 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

No sense worrying about Elliott who was here five years ago. That ship has sailed.

It feels a lot long than 5 years ago.

5 hours ago, Bigblue204 said:

It feels a lot long than 5 years ago.

Time flies when you're having fun. Or, as Kermit would say, time's fun when you're having flies.

19 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

No sense worrying about Elliott who was here five years ago. That ship has sailed.

i dont have any worries about elliott. tbh Idk any of those qbs in that era were worth worrying about. 

29 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

i dont have any worries about elliott. tbh Idk any of those qbs in that era were worth worrying about. 

Are you kidding? We were worrying EVERY GAME!

2 hours ago, Mr Dee said:

Are you kidding? We were worrying EVERY GAME!

You may be confusing "worrying" with feeling nauseous and depressed. Easy to do.

1 hour ago, tracker said:

You may be confusing "worrying" with feeling nauseous and depressed. Easy to do.

We had Justin Goltz who should have been a receiver as he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn from 20 feet away but he had nice cuff links. We had Brian Brohm who should have been a ball boy. Then there was Robert Marve who needed two new knees. And finally there was Drew Willy who needed a shrink. All thanks to the pylons we referred to as  offensive linemen.

1 hour ago, tracker said:

You may be confusing "worrying" with feeling nauseous and depressed. Easy to do.

like the feeling I had when Justin Goltz was the flavour of the week!

On 2018-06-02 at 11:29 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

Bennett? Isn't he back with the Bombers?

I would perhaps add MBT to the list of qbs who didnt get a fair shake here. That said I think he is far more likely at this point (despite giving franklin a serious run for his money in tc and pre season) to be a professional hanger oner then a go to starter or even a no2. 

Weve been fast to bring in and spit out young qbs under this regime. And while it may mean they didnt show us what we wanted or showed a fatal flaw, or it could show a disconnect between the scouting dept and coaching, the fact a few of our young off cuts have bounced around after us with out getting much reps here says some thing about the talent and fact we didnt give em much of a chance. We had one maybe two years ago with a huge pedigree, brought much excitement but was cut a week or two later to bounce around a bit as well. Its not saying these guys are stars, but that we arent giving them much of a chance. I wasnt a D davis fan, but we didnt give him a chance to develop late in blow out games either.

We have frequently made questionable talent decisions. Clearly we are not privy to the decision making process. Cases like frederick, thorpe etc are explainable. But kuale, hurl, newf, roc et al are not. 

https://www.bluebombers.com/2018/06/03/training-camp-june-3rd-recap/

"I got the call to come here”  this spring said Brian Bennett ...

Ed Tait says "Bennett, it would seem, is a bit of depth insurance as a player with a cannon arm, superb athleticism and who is familiar with the offence. But with Sunday being his first day taking live reps, he also has some catching up to do."

So it will be a battle for the third spot on the roster Friday night but I bet our 4th QB will be PR-ed ... I believe we know our powers in the Bomber office have created a stable of worthy QB's to  develop and who emerges best is yet to be seen in just training camp

 

2 hours ago, wbbfan said:

I would perhaps add MBT to the list of qbs who didnt get a fair shake here. That said I think he is far more likely at this point (despite giving franklin a serious run for his money in tc and pre season) to be a professional hanger oner then a go to starter or even a no2. 

Weve been fast to bring in and spit out young qbs under this regime. And while it may mean they didnt show us what we wanted or showed a fatal flaw, or it could show a disconnect between the scouting dept and coaching, the fact a few of our young off cuts have bounced around after us with out getting much reps here says some thing about the talent and fact we didnt give em much of a chance. We had one maybe two years ago with a huge pedigree, brought much excitement but was cut a week or two later to bounce around a bit as well. Its not saying these guys are stars, but that we arent giving them much of a chance. I wasnt a D davis fan, but we didnt give him a chance to develop late in blow out games either.

We have frequently made questionable talent decisions. Clearly we are not privy to the decision making process. Cases like frederick, thorpe etc are explainable. But kuale, hurl, newf, roc et al are not. 

I believe MBT left of his own accord rather than being cut by the Bombers.

MBT looked like garbage for the Argos. 

Another on a long list of overrated players. 

2 minutes ago, Atomic said:

I believe MBT left of his own accord rather than being cut by the Bombers.

Yah I thought he had a tryout or something

Just now, Goalie said:

MBT looked like garbage for the Argos. 

Another on a long list of overrated players. 

He was another of those guys with a big arm that everyone fawns over right?

I thought the backup QB was supposed to be the most popular player on the team, but wow there is a weird obsession with 4th stringers around here.

If the games go as normal B.C. will have lots of their starters going. I think Ross will make up for the last game .  Let's just hope we don't waste time with Bennett.

Gil Brandt

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Troy Aikman

Drafted: No. 1 overall by the Dallas Cowboys in 1989.

First start: Loss (28-0) to the Saints in Week 1 of 1989; 17 of 35 (48.6 percent) for 180 yards, zero touchdowns, two interceptions, two sacks and a passer rating of 40.2.

Aikman -- whom I helped scout and draft -- was thrown right into the mix as a rookie. While he didn't seem lost or overwhelmed at all in that first game, he finished his first season -- which was interrupted by a broken finger that cost him five games -- with nine touchdowns against 18 interceptions while averaging just 5.9 yards per pass. Those are not very good numbers. In fact, it wasn't until his third year in the NFL that he managed to throw more touchdowns (11) than picks (10).

He also wrote

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I think, in general, a lot of rookie quarterbacks are surprised by the complexity of the game at the pro level and the sophistication of their opponents -- how well people disguise coverages and how effectively they exploit weaknesses. 

I don't know if the Bombers are different than other teams, but I don't think quarterbacks here have had a good chance. Willy was pretty good, till he got destroyed. The guy practically dragged himself onto the field to keep playing. People were calling the city "willypeg" 

Davis was given pretty much no chance at all to figure things out as far as on the field time went. Replaced by LeFevour, didn't Dan retire from football? That quick hook was wierd.

Also, someone named "baltazar" needs to be given every opportunity to make a name for himself in the CFL.

Edited June 5, 20187 yr by Mark F

I didn't think MBT looked like garbage.  Slow start but he ended up 9/11 with 2 TDs.

On 1290 radio today, Ross stated that, upon reviewing the game film, he felt that he wasn't that far off a good performance. Just has to tweak a couple of things- we shall see.

Edited June 5, 20187 yr by tracker

Myles White had a couple brutal drops on Ross passes.

3 minutes ago, tracker said:

On 1290 radio today, Ross stated that, upon reviewing the game film, he felt that he wasn't that far off a good performance. Just has to tweak a couple of things- we shall see.

I'm having flashbacks of the dark years where Burke would say "Everything looked good and we are almost there just need to make minor tweaks".....

1 minute ago, Jpan85 said:

Myles White had a couple brutal drops on Ross passes.

Is the full game online somewhere?    On the radio Irving was pretty clear that the throws were really bad and it wasn't the drops for his bad showing. 

The ones to Myles were dropped but there were about three or four under thrown.

4 minutes ago, Brandon said:

Is the full game online somewhere?    On the radio Irving was pretty clear that the throws were really bad and it wasn't the drops for his bad showing. 

The one I'm thinking of, White had one in his hands that he simply dropped. This was not too long after his catch and run TD. 

54 minutes ago, Brandon said:

I'm having flashbacks of the dark years where Burke would say "Everything looked good and we are almost there just need to make minor tweaks".....

Back in the mid 70's, Blue Bombers Head Coach Bud Riley used to infuriate Bomber fans in interviews by saying we played well but had a "few mental errors" that cost us the game. Riley said that all the time. I'm sure Bob Irving would remember that if asked. So much so that whenever Dieter Brock threw a pick, Jay Washington fumbled or Harry Walters whiffed on a tackle the fans in the stands at Winnipeg Stadium would start yelling, "Mental errors, Bud?" What Alex Ross said reminds me of that. It was like he was saying that he did okay but made a few mental errors. Eliminate the mental errors, Alex. This is your last shot.

Edited June 6, 20187 yr by SpeedFlex27