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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8 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

A run first offense is an 80's style attack. I don't want more of the same with Buck that we had with LaPo. I want an offense that stretches defenses downfield & can score from anywhere on the field. I'd rather have Harris run for a thousand yards,  a qb who throws for 4,000 yards & have at least 2 receivers with a thousand yards each. 

and what makes us think that Pierce would be the guy to run heavy? Man was a quarterback.... And a pretty good one when he was healthy. 

1 hour ago, Jesse said:

The argument being that we don't have a QB for that.

if fajardo can be a 4000 yard passer anyone can be. Hell Matt Nichols himself has gone over 4000 before so what's the worry? 

4,000 yards is 223 yards a game.

31 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

if fajardo can be a 4000 yard passer anyone can be. Hell Matt Nichols himself has gone over 4000 before so what's the worry? 

4000 is a bit of an arbitrary number which doesn't really describe a down field attack, imo.

I would love a QB who is going to get an all star nod. I don't particularly like the offence we've been seeing these past few years. I do understand the limitations of some of our players at this moment in time.

21 hours ago, TBURGESS said:

I wonder if Claybrooks has a clause in his contract like Campbell did where the club is on the hook for significantly less salary if he gets another job next year?

Almost every coach has that in their contract. It's been done for years now.

20 hours ago, bigg jay said:

His average is impressive... ball placement not so much.

His net average is not impressive at all. He can kick far down the middle of the field...that's it. Regina gives up the most PR yards because of it and the most rouges. Ryan is actually a liability imo. Just goes to show how little the media actually knows about the game.

Edited November 7, 20196 yr by gcn11

2 hours ago, Jesse said:

The argument being that we don't have a QB for that.

Prior to his injury, Nichols was on pace for around 3,800 yards. That isn't too far off the mark. 4,000 passing yards in this offense isn't an unrealistic figure.

9 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

A run first offense is an 80's style attack. I don't want more of the same with Buck that we had with LaPo. I want an offense that stretches defenses downfield & can score from anywhere on the field. I'd rather have Harris run for a thousand yards,  a qb who throws for 4,000 yards & have at least 2 receivers with a thousand yards each. 

There is nothing 80's about how teams are currently running the ball. It's not like we are running out of the I formation with a fulltime FB.

40 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

and what makes us think that Pierce would be the guy to run heavy? Man was a quarterback.... And a pretty good one when he was healthy. 

LaPo's system is the one Buck knows best. You can be sure that if he was an OC that a lot of what LaPo does Buck would do as well. Football is famous for copying. If one CFL team won a Grey Cup or had success with 2 tight ends then you can bet other teams would copy.  Why do you think every team runs shotgun? Because one team had success & everyone copied. Copying is the nature of football. 

Just now, gcn11 said:

There is nothing 80's about how teams are currently running the ball. It's not like we are running out of the I formation with a fulltime FB.

Offensive PHILOSOPHY not formation. 

1 minute ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

LaPo's system is the one Buck knows best. You can be sure that if he was an OC that a lot of what LaPo does Buck would do as well. Football is famous for copying. If one CFL team won a Grey Cup or had success with 2 tight ends then you can bet other teams would copy.  Why do you think every team runs shotgun? Because one team had success & everyone copied. Copying is the nature of football. 

Buck was a QB, and they love the passing game.

Just now, SpeedFlex27 said:

Offensive PHILOSOPHY not formation. 

Fair enough, but as I stated above I think Buck would likely coach far more aggressively than Lapo in the passing game. 

1 minute ago, gcn11 said:

Fair enough, but as I stated above I think Buck would likely coach far more aggressively than Lapo in the passing game. 

Like I said, maybe but he knows LaPo's system best & that would probably mean that what we do now with Harris at the expense of the passing game would stay in place which is not good. Do you think Ryan Dinwiddie would put in a different system offensive system if he became an OC with another CFL team? He'd be hired because of the Hufnagel-Dickenson system he has coached in for years. Dickenson's offense is the offense Huff coached & what Dave was familiar with as a quarterback, running backs coach, OC & HC of the Stamps. Look at the West Coast Offense coaching tree that Bill Walsh spawned in the NFL. He had assistants who learned & knew the WCO cold. Guys like Mike Shanahan, Jon Gruden, Andy Reid, Doug Pederson, Gary Kubiak & Mike Shanahan to name a few. They knew the system & they coach the system.

18 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Prior to his injury, Nichols was on pace for around 3,800 yards. That isn't too far off the mark. 4,000 passing yards in this offense isn't an unrealistic figure.

Matty could easily pass for 4000 (If healthy and conditions are good, etc, etc, etc).

I just think that "4000 yards" and a "downfield attack with multiple 1000 yard receivers" are two separate things.

7 minutes ago, Jesse said:

Matty could easily pass for 4000 (If healthy and conditions are good, etc, etc, etc).

I just think that "4000 yards" and a "downfield attack with multiple 1000 yard receivers" are two separate things.

Other teams do it. We don't. No reason why we can't but not LaPo's philosophy. 

21 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Other teams do it. We don't. No reason why we can't but not LaPo's philosophy. 

Using 5000 yards as an indicator for a pass-first offence, can we do it with Nichols and Streveler?

Obviously, we don't want 5000 yards and 20 INTs on a 5-13 team. But given our current personnel, is a down field attack going to be effective?

Edited November 7, 20196 yr by Jesse

1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

LaPo's system is the one Buck knows best. You can be sure that if he was an OC that a lot of what LaPo does Buck would do as well. Football is famous for copying. If one CFL team won a Grey Cup or had success with 2 tight ends then you can bet other teams would copy.  Why do you think every team runs shotgun? Because one team had success & everyone copied. Copying is the nature of football. 

Lapo's system isn't really the problem, Lapo's problem has always been that he's a **** play caller and his in game situational awareness is awful. 

1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

LaPo's system is the one Buck knows best. You can be sure that if he was an OC that a lot of what LaPo does Buck would do as well. Football is famous for copying. If one CFL team won a Grey Cup or had success with 2 tight ends then you can bet other teams would copy.  Why do you think every team runs shotgun? Because one team had success & everyone copied. Copying is the nature of football. 

Hence my concerns,

15 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

Lapo's system isn't really the problem, Lapo's problem has always been that he's a **** play caller and his in game situational awareness is awful. 

2017 seemed like the best season in which he implemented his system effectively and mostly avoided whatever shortcomings he's had the last two seasons. I'm not sure what's changed or why it did.

CFL Headlines@CFL_Headlines

Lions Ed Hervey asks for permission to interview former Redblacks’ head coach Rick Campbell: After relieving DeVone Claybrooks of head coach duties.

 

https://3downnation.com/2019/11/07/lions-ed-hervey-asks-for-permission-to-interview-former-redblacks-head-coach-rick-campbell/

Edited November 7, 20196 yr by Throw Long Bannatyne

Just now, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

CFL Headlines@CFL_Headlines

Lions Ed Hervey asks for permission to interview former Redblacks’ head coach Rick Campbell: After relieving DeVone Claybrooks of head coach duties, B.C. Lions’ general manager Ed Hervey has already shifted his focus to filling the…

https://3downnation.com/2019/11/07/lions-ed-hervey-asks-for-permission-to-interview-former-redblacks-head-coach-rick-campbell/

Last year, Campbell had a team and no QB. Next year, he'll have a QB and no team, if he goes to BC. 

16 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

That's his choice but why not stick it to a known tight wad like Braley?? It would drive him crazy to have to pay Claybrooks & another head coach's salaries for 2 more years.

I highly doubt Claybrooks would jeopardize his own, very young, career just to stick it to Braley...

47 minutes ago, JCon said:

Last year, Campbell had a team and no QB. Next year, he'll have a QB and no team, if he goes to BC. 

I still think the only way Campbell is not in Edm next year is if Edm goes on a run and decides to keep Maas...

1 hour ago, blue_gold_84 said:

2017 seemed like the best season in which he implemented his system effectively and mostly avoided whatever shortcomings he's had the last two seasons. I'm not sure what's changed or why it did.

The defence got better and they weren't playing from behind trying to catch up all the time. 

3 minutes ago, bearpants said:

I still think the only way Campbell is not in Edm next year is if Edm goes on a run and decides to keep Maas...

Yes, that's my hope.