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

https://www.bclions.com/2019/05/25/game-preview-lions-eskimos-2/?utm_source=dlvr.it

 

 

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1 minute ago, gcn11 said:

Every division game is a 4 point game for them.

By that logic, the Bombers have an advantage because we have 10 4-point games a year not 8 like the TiCats

https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/3-downs-andrew-harris-not-a-team-award-winner-is-it-the-right-decision~1813247/3-downs-andrew-harris-not-a-team-award-winner-is-it-the-right-decision~1813247

Some interesting stuff here about Harris and Collaros, but the most interesting tidbit is that Claybrooks might not be back next year for the Lions....

How does the coaches cap work? Let's say Claybrooks has 2 years left. Does his salary still count against the cap?

Edited October 30, 20196 yr by Dr Zaius

5 minutes ago, Dr Zaius said:

How does the coaches cap work? Let's say Claybrooks has 2 years left. Does his salary still count against the cap?

Yes, but they can spread the value over 5 years, I think. I'm looking for a source. 

7 minutes ago, Dr Zaius said:

How does the coaches cap work? Let's say Claybrooks has 2 years left. Does his salary still count against the cap?

Good question. I remember reading somewhere that there is some type of mulligan clause, but I can't remember exactly how it works.

^___________ For those who don't want to click the vid link, Lalji says Braley not impressed with the coaching hires and is expected to make very quick moves as soon as the season is done. 

2 hours ago, MC said:

Not sure that it helps all that much.  They still only play eastern teams 8 times a year - just like the Bombers do.  They have the same advantage that all the best teams in a division have - they don't have to play themselves.

Almost a valid point...
But, they end up, with their record, in the East, and would finish art least 1st or 2nd because of the other weak teams in that division.

2 hours ago, TBURGESS said:

So your argument is "We've always done it this way, so we have to continue to do it this way. If we don't... problems.".

The only reason you don't want to compare the NFL to the CFL is because it doesn't work for your argument.

Wtf are you talking about? What argument? I said your comparison doesnt work. Because it doesn't.

But please go ahead and tell me about my argument since you know it so well. Lol

Also sorry I for shitting in your cereal this morning.

Very sad news as former Alouettes HC Charlie Taafe passes away at the age of 69 after battling cancer....

https://www.cflaa.ca/two-time-cfl-coach-of-the-year-charlie-taaffe-dies-at-69/?fbclid=IwAR0Md0OGpGVwyGQMFJQC2WLV7SB4DpCIStkkEl3KELeRWwMFlJNb8_gE7FU

2 hours ago, Noeller said:

https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/3-downs-andrew-harris-not-a-team-award-winner-is-it-the-right-decision~1813247/3-downs-andrew-harris-not-a-team-award-winner-is-it-the-right-decision~1813247

Some interesting stuff here about Harris and Collaros, but the most interesting tidbit is that Claybrooks might not be back next year for the Lions....

I'd take Claybrooks over Richie Hall... He'll be hungry to show he's not washed up.

48 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

Wtf are you talking about? What argument? I said your comparison doesnt work. Because it doesn't.

But please go ahead and tell me about my argument since you know it so well. Lol

Also sorry I for shitting in your cereal this morning.

It's a good comparison that you simply don't agree with. The NFL doesn't have any problems selling their championship game even tho it's not east vs west. I doubt the CFL would either.

You might want to check who'se cereal you **** in this morning, cuz I didn't have cereal.  

1 hour ago, BomberfanMKS said:

I'd take Claybrooks over Richie Hall... He'll be hungry to show he's not washed up.

Claybrooks with the crooked hat beside MOS on the sidelines in his shorts might start some summer fashion trends...

1 hour ago, NorthernSkunk said:

Claybrooks with the crooked hat beside MOS on the sidelines in his shorts might start some summer fashion trends...

So you figure Claybrooks will end up in Toronto too?  Interesting... 😉

5 hours ago, Noeller said:

Very sad news as former Alouettes HC Charlie Taafe passes away at the age of 69 after battling cancer....

https://www.cflaa.ca/two-time-cfl-coach-of-the-year-charlie-taaffe-dies-at-69/?fbclid=IwAR0Md0OGpGVwyGQMFJQC2WLV7SB4DpCIStkkEl3KELeRWwMFlJNb8_gE7FU

Awww crap. Effin cancer! Grrrr

Since Speedflex hasn't commented on Charlie Taaffe perhaps I can and hopefully he'll follow up.

What I remember of him was that he was a very smart, knowledgeable coach. He was a college QB that turned to coaching college ball for the Citadel Bulldogs for 9 years. In the CFL he was hired by the Als and won coach of the year twice with a very good team that featured Anthony Calvillo at QB and Mike Pringle as RB. After a stint coaching as an OC in college ball he was hired by Hamilton but had a horrible time (Casey Printers) as coach of the Ticats eventually getting fired after two years. He was known as something of an offensive genius with a "mountain of knowledge" and one of the things he was best known for was his ability to match his offensive schemes to the talent he had to work with. He was probably a better OC than HC and he went on to have a good career in US college ball. 

 

Taaffe was set up to fail here. No foundation to work on thanks to Youngs penchant for hiring people with little or no experience then trying to fix that mistake by hiring experience and expecting over night results.

Joked at charity golf tournament.."best two balls I hit today was when I stepped on a rake"

Edited October 31, 20196 yr by Zontar

19 hours ago, Noeller said:

https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/3-downs-andrew-harris-not-a-team-award-winner-is-it-the-right-decision~1813247/3-downs-andrew-harris-not-a-team-award-winner-is-it-the-right-decision~1813247

Some interesting stuff here about Harris and Collaros, but the most interesting tidbit is that Claybrooks might not be back next year for the Lions....

Claybrooks isn't a very good HC but he'll have a job as a DC somewhere. Then we'll see how he does calling defensive signals not being a part of the Stampeders. I doubt if he'll have the same success elsewhere than he did in Calgary.

1 hour ago, Zontar said:

Taaffe was set up to fail here. No foundation to work on thanks to Youngs penchant for hiring people with little or no experience then trying to fix that mistake by hiring experience and expecting over night results.

Joked at charity golf tournament.."best two balls I hit today was when I stepped on a rake"

Was Norm Chow ever an assistant with Taaffe in Hamilton, Zontar?

37 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Was Norm Chow ever an assistant with Taaffe in Hamilton, Zontar?

Nope.

Edited October 31, 20196 yr by Zontar

18 hours ago, TBURGESS said:

It's a good comparison that you simply don't agree with. The NFL doesn't have any problems selling their championship game even tho it's not east vs west. I doubt the CFL would either.

You might want to check who'se cereal you **** in this morning, cuz I didn't have cereal.  

Yeah remember the ratings of the NFL when they had an East vs West championship and marketed it that way for decades...and then changed it without losing a beat? Remember that?

I'm not even arguing against you and the idea of forming one division. I personally don't give a ****. But your comparison doesn't float because the NFL was never about E vs W. There is no showing that their ratings dropped or got better when they switched. Because they never switched. Their Divisional system is different.

32 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

Yeah remember the ratings of the NFL when they had an East vs West championship and marketed it that way for decades...and then changed it without losing a beat? Remember that?

I'm not even arguing against you and the idea of forming one division. I personally don't give a ****. But your comparison doesn't float because the NFL was never about E vs W. There is no showing that their ratings dropped or got better when they switched. Because they never switched. Their Divisional system is different.

I'm not suggesting they switched anything. 

They aren't east vs west and they have zero problems selling their championship game. If east vs west isn't something that makes the championship sellable in the NFL then east vs west likely won't make our championship less sellable either. Therefore, 1 division should be as sellable as 2.

6 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

I'm not suggesting they switched anything. 

They aren't east vs west and they have zero problems selling their championship game. If east vs west isn't something that makes the championship sellable in the NFL then east vs west likely won't make our championship less sellable either. Therefore, 1 division should be as sellable as 2.

Need to stop using NFL as the rule when it's the exception in pro sports. "Regional" finals in MLB, NBA, NHL are ratings poison,

14 minutes ago, Zontar said:

Need to stop using NFL as the rule when it's the exception in pro sports. "Regional" finals in MLB, NBA, NHL are ratings poison,

It's not a rule. It's an example and the NFL is the closest league comparison to the CFL.

9 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

It's not a rule. It's a poor example and the NFL is the closest league comparison to the CFL.

FTFY

43 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

FTFY

Keep saying that, if you don't mind being wrong over and over and over and over and over again.