SpeedFlex27 3752 Report post Posted January 25 (edited) Paul Robson won 1 Grey Cup as a GM. To this day, I have no idea why he left the Bombers to go to the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1987. When he was fired after the 1988 season, it finished his career as a CFL exec. Cal Murphy won 2 Grey Cups & lost 2 as Blue Bomber GM. Although in 1992 he was lying flat on his back in hospital in London, Ontario recovering from a heart transplant. Edited January 25 by SpeedFlex27 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrueBlue4ever 867 Report post Posted January 26 The voting is closed for defensive tackle, and to no one's surprise Doug Brown is an all-timer, but very impressively, so is Stan Mikawos, with a clear-cut victory, over 3rd place, showing that steady excellence over a long period is valued as much as big flashy numbers. The defence is now set, and I have the coach and GM nominees up for voting this week. We will next consider the special teams, starting with the kicker and punter (where discussion has already commenced in other threads). Punter will be a short list (and even shorter voting argument, I'm sure) with Cameron and Ryan in just so we don't have an acclimation. Kicker has a couple of obvious choices in Kennerd and Westwood, but I'm prepared to add Medlock given his accuracy percentage. Any others? 2 Fred C Dobbs and Noeller reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedFlex27 3752 Report post Posted January 26 (edited) 6 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said: The voting is closed for defensive tackle, and to no one's surprise Doug Brown is an all-timer, but very impressively, so is Stan Mikawos, with a clear-cut victory, over 3rd place, showing that steady excellence over a long period is valued as much as big flashy numbers. The defence is now set, and I have the coach and GM nominees up for voting this week. We will next consider the special teams, starting with the kicker and punter (where discussion has already commenced in other threads). Punter will be a short list (and even shorter voting argument, I'm sure) with Cameron and Ryan in just so we don't have an acclimation. Kicker has a couple of obvious choices in Kennerd and Westwood, but I'm prepared to add Medlock given his accuracy percentage. Any others? Walt McKee, Bernie Ruoff & Don Jonas. Check out his kicking stats in 1971. I think he led the league in passing & scoring that year. Edited January 26 by SpeedFlex27 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrueBlue4ever 867 Report post Posted January 26 2 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said: Walt McKee, Bernie Ruoff & Don Jonas. Check out his kicking stats in 1971. I think he led the league in passing & scoring that year. Added. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedFlex27 3752 Report post Posted January 26 (edited) 1 hour ago, TrueBlue4ever said: Added. Jonas was the last of the straight head kickers for the Bombers. Walt McKee was the first "soccer style' kicker the Bombers had. He took over the PK job from Jonas in 1972. Edited January 26 by SpeedFlex27 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrueBlue4ever 867 Report post Posted January 27 (edited) So looking at the defence overall, what a formidable bunch! Screams aggressiveness and athleticism. Any quibbles from anyone? In my one alternative universe, I would move West to inside linebacker in place of Barrin Simpson (who would be brilliant as a spell-off coming in on second down passing plays) and keep Tony Norman as a back-up, and promote Elfrid Payton to starter. That way he could switch from outside back to rush end at will, and we could employ a 4-3 or 3-4 whenever it suited us. And I still want to find a way to get Rowland and Casey on the team, but Hefney does offer the added benefit of both punt returns and punt coverage, so I’m content with his selection. Well done all, and great discussion so far about all positions! Edited January 27 by TrueBlue4ever Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedFlex27 3752 Report post Posted January 28 Charlie Sheppard is another punter who should be on the list if he isn't. 1 Stats Junkie reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stats Junkie 19 Report post Posted February 1 For punter, I would include Jack Jacobs, Charlie Shepard, Ed Ulmer, Bernie Ruoff, Bob Cameron - possibly add Russ Rebholz, Jack Delveaux, Walt McKee, Jon Ryan, Mike Renaud, Justin Medlock For kicker, I would include Gerry James, Don Jonas, Bernie Ruoff, Trevor Kennerd, Troy Westwood, Justin Palardy, Justin Medlock - possibly add Greg Kabat, Bud Korchak, Alexis Serna Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrueBlue4ever 867 Report post Posted February 3 (edited) On February 1, 2019 at 5:02 PM, Stats Junkie said: For punter, I would include Jack Jacobs, Charlie Shepard, Ed Ulmer, Bernie Ruoff, Bob Cameron - possibly add Russ Rebholz, Jack Delveaux, Walt McKee, Jon Ryan, Mike Renaud, Justin Medlock For kicker, I would include Gerry James, Don Jonas, Bernie Ruoff, Trevor Kennerd, Troy Westwood, Justin Palardy, Justin Medlock - possibly add Greg Kabat, Bud Korchak, Alexis Serna I will work on the bios today and have the lists out. Not sure about Serna, but I will add him, but then Hajrullahu could be added too (best all-time single season field goal percentage in club history, st least before Medlock) Edited February 4 by TrueBlue4ever 2 JCon and Stats Junkie reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stats Junkie 19 Report post Posted February 3 8 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said: I will work on the bios today and have the lists out. Not sure about Serbs, but I will add him, but then Hajrullahu could be added too (best all-time single season field goal percentage in club history, st least before Medlock) Oops! I had a feeling that I was missing a name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedFlex27 3752 Report post Posted February 9 On 2019-02-03 at 8:36 AM, Stats Junkie said: Oops! I had a feeling that I was missing a name. Hajrullahu could have his own separate stat. Worst game ever by a FG kicker & punter in the history of pro football anywhere. Then the guy hid from the media. He should have been told to take his lumps. Own it. 1 BigBlueFanatic reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrueBlue4ever 867 Report post Posted February 11 OK, if not noticed, Bud Grant was the all-time coach choice, and Cal Murphy the all-time GM choice, and the punting voting is in, and to no one's surprise, Bob Cameron is the viewer's choice award winner, easily outpacing Jon Ryan who at least got 3 votes. everyone else was shut out. On to the kickers, which I am posting now with their bios. Voting will run until Sunday night. And it is time to consider the return game. I will list both punt and kick returners here, so please forward nominees for both categories. Off the top of my head: For punt returners - Jovon Johnson, Paul Bennett, Gord Rowland, Ron Latourelle, Kevin Fogg, Henry Janzen, Troy Stoudemire For kick returners - Leo Lewis, Dave Raimey, Tom Scott, Demond Washington, Ryan Lankford, Paul Williams, Mack Herron, and since he holds 2 club records I feel obliged to throw out the name Quincey McDuffie (the T.J. Heath of this group) Dual threat (and also missed FG returner) - Charles Roberts, Keith Stokes, Eric Blount, Albert Johnson III, Maurice Leggett Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedFlex27 3752 Report post Posted February 13 (edited) On 2019-02-11 at 4:09 PM, TrueBlue4ever said: OK, if not noticed, Bud Grant was the all-time coach choice, and Cal Murphy the all-time GM choice, and the punting voting is in, and to no one's surprise, Bob Cameron is the viewer's choice award winner, easily outpacing Jon Ryan who at least got 3 votes. everyone else was shut out. On to the kickers, which I am posting now with their bios. Voting will run until Sunday night. And it is time to consider the return game. I will list both punt and kick returners here, so please forward nominees for both categories. Off the top of my head: For punt returners - Jovon Johnson, Paul Bennett, Gord Rowland, Ron Latourelle, Kevin Fogg, Henry Janzen, Troy Stoudemire For kick returners - Leo Lewis, Dave Raimey, Tom Scott, Demond Washington, Ryan Lankford, Paul Williams, Mack Herron, and since he holds 2 club records I feel obliged to throw out the name Quincey McDuffie (the T.J. Heath of this group) Dual threat (and also missed FG returner) - Charles Roberts, Keith Stokes, Eric Blount, Albert Johnson III, Maurice Leggett Paul Williams & Doug Strong as well. Strong was a sure handed punt returner in the days when there was no blocking on punt returns & the poor bastards would get snowed under. There was a reason punt returns back in the day were called the Suicide Squad. Williams was a pretty good kick returner. Edited February 13 by SpeedFlex27 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnzo 1738 Report post Posted February 13 (edited) I don't think I've ever seen a Bomber who could ignite a rally like Jovon Johnson. Anything good that happened between 2008ish-2012ish, he was usually the guy sparking it. Edited February 13 by johnzo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fred C Dobbs 520 Report post Posted Friday at 12:26 AM Fritz Hanson as punt returner. His punt returns reputedly won us the 1935 Grey Cup. Over 300 yards in punt returns (including one for the game winning touchdown) with no blocking. 1 wbbfan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrueBlue4ever 867 Report post Posted Friday at 01:55 AM 1 hour ago, Fred C Dobbs said: Fritz Hanson as punt returner. His punt returns reputedly won us the 1935 Grey Cup. Over 300 yards in punt returns (including one for the game winning touchdown) with no blocking. Yes. Thank you. Will also add James Jefferson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
