Pre season action 1PM PT

BC at Edmonton

3 Areas To Watch

Number 2 Pivot: Who Steps Up?

BC - Ricky Lloyd and first-year Leos Austin Apodaca and Cole Sears will handle the quarterback reps in hopes of getting a leg up on sticking behind Reilly on the depth chart. 

Edmonton- Danny O’Brian, Logan Kilgore, Briscoe.

- One big observation in the first week of camp is the depth at receiver. Standouts at the position have included Joey Augustin, Marquis Bundy and Mexican additions Fernando Richarte and Gerardo Alvarez. All CFL clubs are required to keep one global player on their roster beyond training camp.

- Defensive Line: Calling On Another Bookend

With Odell Willis having another strong showing in camp, the big question remains who will line up as the other bookend.

- Linebacker Adam Konar gets to battle some of his own teammates after he was cut loose and quickly picked up by the Lions on day one of camp. He’ll start at MLB

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He loves Calgary. I'm sure if the money's right he'll be back. With Mitchell missing 7 games he should be able to be signed. The question is will Michel be back?

2 hours ago, Noeller said:

that seems insane....he's been one of their best players in every preseason game, according to reports.....

Politics i tell u..ifbthey have draft picks..higher profile guys..even if not better..they always cut the CFL guy..or the undrafted nobody..just way it goes in NFL

1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Don't let anyone tell you this wasn't politics or favouritism by the coaches.

Agree.... ton of saving face coaches and managers in the NFL. money is big, bullshit is too.

A great of example of this is the fact that Zylstra may not make the Vikings, but Tredwell, who stinks, has been on it for years, cause they wasted a high draft pick on him. Paid the guy millions for next to nothing.

In the NFL, I admire Pete carroll cause he doesn't do that. Best player plays.

 

Edited August 31, 20196 yr by Mark F

Singleton is luckier than most. He has options that aren't at the whim of an NFL GM. He could go back to Calgary & sign for a minimum $250,000. Maybe not NFL money but if he plays a decade he's set for life.

35 minutes ago, Mark F said:

Agree.... ton of saving face coaches and managers in the NFL. money is big, bullshit is too.

A great of example of this is the fact that Zylstra may not make the Vikings, but Tredwell, who stinks, has been on it for years, cause they wasted a high draft pick on him. Paid the guy millions for next to nothing.

In the NFL, I admire Pete carroll cause he doesn't do that. Best player plays.

 

I hate Pete Carroll and the Seahawks (Go 9ers!) but I agree. He wins because he cares about winning and not the egos. 

4 hours ago, Tracker said:

The sad part about Harris is that this will taint his accomplishments, which have been staggering. But all it takes is one incident. As someone once said, if you build a hundred bridges, you will be known as a bride builder. But following those accomplishments, if you hump one sheep, you will go down in history as the sheep humper.

Ummmm, I believe that they are commonly referred to as Rider fans.

Exhibit A:  The Riders Fight Song

 

Edited August 31, 20196 yr by WBBFanWest

1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

He loves Calgary. I'm sure if the money's right he'll be back. With Mitchell missing 7 games he should be able to be signed. The question is will Michel be back?

Likely.

1 hour ago, Mark F said:

Agree.... ton of saving face coaches and managers in the NFL. money is big, bullshit is too.

A great of example of this is the fact that Zylstra may not make the Vikings, but Tredwell, who stinks, has been on it for years, cause they wasted a high draft pick on him. Paid the guy millions for next to nothing.

In the NFL, I admire Pete carroll cause he doesn't do that. Best player plays.

 

Treadwell is fuqn awful.

We have wasted enough time on him

 

Kerwin Bell having about as much success coaching as he did quarterback of the Bombers...

Woof 49-0 get your **** together Tim Burke

Ha ha that's what I thought.... "49-0? Ooooof...." 

In fairness, Wisconsin is a huge, successful college football program in comparison to South Florida, but 49-0 all things considered is still brutal despite the difference in the two schools.

Gawd as my witness I will never tire of watching Bell spike himself in the cobbles.

33 minutes ago, Zontar said:

Gawd as my witness I will never tire of watching Bell spike himself in the cobbles.

Then Juran Bolden shoving him to the ground 

1 hour ago, Mr. Perfect said:

Kerwin Bell having about as much success coaching as he did quarterback of the Bombers...

Get the mustache back or get the **** off my TV screen

4 hours ago, JCon said:

Don't know where to put this so it will go here.

 

Watching Wisconsin and South Florida and who's name do I hear? Kerwin Bell. He's the OC at South Florida this year. 

Poor Kerwin, he'll never live this highlight down.  Truth be told he was a pretty good QB with an excellent arm.

From Wikipedia

Bell returned to the CFL in 1998 with the Toronto Argonauts and had his best professional year. He threw for 4,991 yards and 27 touchdowns and set a lead record with a completion percentage of 67.3%, earning him a spot on the CFL All-Star team.^[22][19] He signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and again passed for over 4000 yards in 1999,  Overall, Bell played in 126 regular season CFL games, completed 1,560 passes in 2,558 attempts, and threw 101 touchdowns.^[19]

Puts him in a unique position of being able to answer the question "did that loss hurt more than a shot to the nads ?"

6 hours ago, Booch said:

Politics i tell u..ifbthey have draft picks..higher profile guys..even if not better..they always cut the CFL guy..or the undrafted nobody..just way it goes in NFL

Roster sizes are so small... there is no feeder system like the Jets have with the AHL or like MLB with their three tiers of minor leagues. It is so damn hard for a player who is not a veteran or draft pick to make an NFL squad. Which is actually a good thing for the CFL... but it's rough for quality players like Singleton who deserve a shot.

28 minutes ago, Atomic said:

Roster sizes are so small... there is no feeder system like the Jets have with the AHL or like MLB with their three tiers of minor leagues. It is so damn hard for a player who is not a veteran or draft pick to make an NFL squad. Which is actually a good thing for the CFL... but it's rough for quality players like Singleton who deserve a shot.

Roster sizes aren't small with 53 players. You can only play 22 in total & 11 at a time. Which leaves 31 players to be backups & special teamers.

7 hours ago, VoR said:

Puts him in a unique position of being able to answer the question "did that loss hurt more than a shot to the nads ?"

They actually won that game 😟

I hope we push for Marken Mitchel.

... or Duke Williams 😂

... or Brandon Zylstra 😂

Edited August 31, 20196 yr by M.O.A.B.

Not a great NFL cut down day for former CFL players and Canadians so far. Duke Williams might not make it through NFL waivers but I hope the Bombers are at least pitching to his agent

Edited August 31, 20196 yr by M.Silverback

I thought Duke looked good in camp for them? Man, a lot of Western teams could be getting better, uggh.

11 hours ago, Mr. Perfect said:

In fairness, Wisconsin is a huge, successful college football program in comparison to South Florida, but 49-0 all things considered is still brutal despite the difference in the two schools.

Yeah USF has a former 5 star recruit of Alabama’s at QB and tons of talent all over the field.  Pretty much all the Florida schools are stacked...they got their asses kicked.

How does the owning of Williams-Lambert’s rights work?  He has to take whatever Riders offer or they have a window to negotiate?  He doesn’t have a contract because he was released.