Curious to see how both teams look.

Fact we lost to a team QB'd by Arbuckle watching him tonight is pretty sad..

1 minute ago, Booch said:

Fact we lost to a team QB'd by Arbuckle watching him tonight is pretty sad..

Well we all know it was Jake Thomas’s fault.

 

Side note. Luke Willson is already better than Madani and Brit Dort in his first few minutes. 

4 minutes ago, Booch said:

Fact we lost to a team QB'd by Arbuckle watching him tonight is pretty sad..

He had a much better supporting cast by the looks of it. That Oline is brutal

3 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Well we all know it was Jake Thomas’s fault.

 

Lol...

2 minutes ago, Bomber_fanaddict said:

Side note. Luke Willson is already better than Madani and Brit Dort in his first few minutes. 

Yeah I don't mind him at all

8 minutes ago, Booch said:

Yeah I don't mind him at all

Even when he calls touchdowns tuddies? lol

2 minutes ago, WinnipegGordo said:

Even when he calls touchdowns tuddies? lol

Havnt heard that lol...I'd rather hear that than anything outta Kate's yap

 

1 hour ago, Booch said:

Fact we lost to a team QB'd by Arbuckle watching him tonight is pretty sad..

Shitty game plan, went away from rushing, tunnel vision from O'Shea.

2 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Well we all know it was Jake Thomas’s fault.

 

This kid Alexander looked pretty good....laser type passing and he can run...what's not to like....On the other hand the real Arbuckle showed up ....you know the one who beat us in the Cup....Bluto is now gone into a depression of sorts, with the thought that Arbuckle might have to suit up again, if Kelly is still out....and that they may have bigger problems on the club than their missing starter

14 hours ago, Bomber_fanaddict said:

Side note. Luke Willson is already better than Madani and Brit Dort in his first few minutes. 

With that stache and mullet he looks like every guy attending a social in Manitoba in 1987...

19 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

With that stache and mullet he looks like every guy attending a social in Manitoba in 1987...

HEY. I resemble that remark. 

Great times at the socials back in the day....One of the best places to be in the Peg and I'm going back to the 70's ...Great food ...a lot of booze and what was known all over Canada, at one time....prettiest women in the country😘

24 minutes ago, Stickem said:

Great times at the socials back in the day....One of the best places to be in the Peg and I'm going back to the 70's ...Great food ...a lot of booze and what was known all over Canada, at one time....prettiest women in the country😘

Actually not just Canada..that was also something a lot of players would say as well about wpg

43 minutes ago, Booch said:

Actually not just Canada..that was also something a lot of players would say as well about wpg

NHL players must prefer guys.

4 hours ago, Stickem said:

This kid Alexander looked pretty good....laser type passing and he can run...what's not to like....On the other hand the real Arbuckle showed up ....you know the one who beat us in the Cup....Bluto is now gone into a depression of sorts, with the thought that Arbuckle might have to suit up again, if Kelly is still out....and that they may have bigger problems on the club than their missing starter

One of the best young qbs to come into the league. His OL almost took him out by blocking his man into his knee. Dumb OL. 

1 hour ago, Stickem said:

Great times at the socials back in the day....One of the best places to be in the Peg and I'm going back to the 70's ...Great food ...a lot of booze and what was known all over Canada, at one time....prettiest women in the country😘

yup and when the food came out at midnight that usually entailed crackers, meet, cheese, pickles etc that did wonders on everyone’s breath and sharing of gas.

Do we need a dedicated social thread now?? Funny how HCB mentions the food & farts but not women.  As my Ukrainian uncle used to say with a thick accent... "If I tell you no stories, I tell you no lies."

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5 hours ago, Stickem said:

This kid Alexander looked pretty good....laser type passing and he can run...what's not to like....On the other hand the real Arbuckle showed up ....you know the one who beat us in the Cup....Bluto is now gone into a depression of sorts, with the thought that Arbuckle might have to suit up again, if Kelly is still out....and that they may have bigger problems on the club than their missing starter

We were talking about Dru Brown's Thursday night performance yesterday before the Als game. Compared to Davis Alexander, you can see Brown's deficiencies as a qb. Even healthy, he can't run. He also has a hard time avoiding the rush from the pocket. Yeah, he's accurate for sure & made some nice throws but he just seems to be missing something. Like the Big Play when the RedBlacks need it. Brown put up huge numbers inside the 20's but when he had to score to win, he couldn't. Alexander meanwhile is athletic, something Brown doesn't seem to be. I remember that one play when Alexander was flushed out of the pocket & took off with the ball & showed great speed to pick up the first down. Just a terrific play. 

Edited June 7, 2025Jun 7 by SpeedFlex27

45 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

We were talking about Dru Brown's Thursday night performance yesterday before the Als game. Compared to Davis Alexander, you can see Brown's deficiencies as a qb. Even healthy, he can't run. He also has a hard time avoiding the rush from the pocket. Yeah, he's accurate for sure & made some nice throws but he just seems to be missing something. Like the Big Play when the RedBlacks need it. Brown put up huge numbers inside the 20's but when he had to score to win, he couldn't. Alexander meanwhile is athletic, something Brown doesn't seem to be. I remember that one play when Alexander was flushed out of the pocket & took off with the ball & showed great speed to pick up the first down. Just a terrific play. 

Brown is also getting a fraction the support in offence Alexander is. If you swapped places I think brown would look insane and while Alexander would run for more yards he’d struggle more. 
 

But at that, it’s great to finally see the next crop of young QBs stepping up in the league. Brown and Alexander are well above rourke imo in every thing but hype. But still that’s the best 3 young starting QBs we’ve seen in the league in a long time. 

1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

We were talking about Dru Brown's Thursday night performance yesterday before the Als game. Compared to Davis Alexander, you can see Brown's deficiencies as a qb. Even healthy, he can't run. He also has a hard time avoiding the rush from the pocket. Yeah, he's accurate for sure & made some nice throws but he just seems to be missing something. Like the Big Play when the RedBlacks need it. Brown put up huge numbers inside the 20's but when he had to score to win, he couldn't. Alexander meanwhile is athletic, something Brown doesn't seem to be. I remember that one play when Alexander was flushed out of the pocket & took off with the ball & showed great speed to pick up the first down. Just a terrific play. 

I think they are both good QBs. Put a good team/system around them, and they will do well.

5 hours ago, BubGrant said:

HEY. I resemble that remark. 

Pass the Crown Royal - errrrrr Five Star

I like to think that I know a litle bit about quarterbacking as I followed my son's progress all the way from pee wee to high school in Calgary to Junior with the Rifles to JUCO in Northern California to D2 SFU. I also follow about a dozen qb coaches on Instagram, including my son & see what they're teaching youngsters today. 

I really, really really like the skill set & toolbox Davis Alexander has. He has everything he needs to be a breakout star in this league. (If his Left Tackle doesn't kill him first). Is Dru Brown #2 or 3 on the list of great young qbs coming up? It's between him & Rourke & time will tell. Rourke is bigger & stronger than Brown & can run if he has to. That's Brown's weakness. He can't scramble & run. Or at least he hasn't shown that he can.

1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

We were talking about Dru Brown's Thursday night performance yesterday before the Als game. Compared to Davis Alexander, you can see Brown's deficiencies as a qb. Even healthy, he can't run. He also has a hard time avoiding the rush from the pocket. Yeah, he's accurate for sure & made some nice throws but he just seems to be missing something. Like the Big Play when the RedBlacks need it. Brown put up huge numbers inside the 20's but when he had to score to win, he couldn't. Alexander meanwhile is athletic, something Brown doesn't seem to be. I remember that one play when Alexander was flushed out of the pocket & took off with the ball & showed great speed to pick up the first down. Just a terrific play. 

Dru Brown is a basically a pocket passer, he tends to get caught flat footed when a defender breaks thru on him, leaving him vulnerable to sacks.  Nothing wrong with his arm, but if he doesn't get enough time he can't hit the deeper routes.  

Edited June 7, 2025Jun 7 by Fatty Liver

Think you guys are selling Brown short on the mobility aspect...

1 hour ago, Fatty Liver said:

Dru Brown is a basically a pocket passer, he tends to get caught flat footed when a defender breaks thru on him, leaving him vulnerable to sacks.  Nothing wrong with his arm, but if he doesn't get enough time he can't hit the deeper routes.  

Ricky Ray.

5 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

Ricky Ray.

Not even close....at this point.