GDT Bombers east vs Stumps

[Brandon]

47 minutes ago, johnzo said:

I think the MBB answer to this question is that Strevy didn't have significantly better coaching -- particularly last year when Buck mistook him for a snowplow and got him hurt early in the season.

We'll see if that take is for real on Thursday night. 

Chris Jones and his madness is significantly less then almost anything else in the league

[Fatty Liver]

34 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

I mean...just watch the games? I don't know. Strevs game against OTT last year....there is generally this thing called "game plans". Against ott it was pretty clearly...run and run and run and pass no further than 20yards. Then run some more. If that doesn't work...we're gonna run. 

Ford has never been given that game plan in any game. His coaches have never put him in a position where he was EXPECTED to run over a LB. I'm not even debating this...it's clear as day (not this year though cause of all the smoke...like a clear day in 2003).

Saying that...this is very much a make it or break it season for Strev. He needs to prove people wrong, starting Thursday. And Ford if given the opportunity will develop into a solid CFL qb imo.

Ford was drafted in 2022, 4 games into his rookie season Chris Jones moved him ahead of Nik Arbuckle as the Elks starting QB, he's been up and down ever since, but 3 years later he still plays like a rookie.

 

 

 

[johnzo]

1 hour ago, Bigblue204 said:

Saying that...this is very much a make it or break it season for Strev. He needs to prove people wrong, starting Thursday. And Ford if given the opportunity will develop into a solid CFL qb imo.

also, I think Streveler gets a lot of shine from the fanbase because he's got a backup QB halo on him, and we will definitely see how that halo fits on Thursday.

Back in 2018-2019 he was making plays from the pocket just like a "real qb"  .... but that was a long time ago.

me personally I'm rooting for Ford to take that next step because the CFL always needs more young QBs.  We got a few real promising ones right now with Rourke, Alexander, and Brown ... would be happy to see Ford on that list too.

Edited 4 hours ago by johnzo

[rebusrankin]

Its the NFL but a guy like Lamar Jackson came in with questions and he's show he can throw the ball and do traditional QB stuff. Its year 4 and Ford still has not. How much rope does he get?

[Booch]

1 hour ago, johnzo said:

I think the MBB answer to this question is that Strevy didn't have significantly better coaching -- particularly last year when Buck mistook him for a snowplow and got him hurt early in the season.

We'll see if that take is for real on Thursday night. 

 

1 hour ago, Brandon said:

The Tre Ford bandwagon of saying he's not  CFL QB material needs to stop right now.   People are way over reacting on how good/bad he is.     If he's not a CFL QB and garbage then what does that make Strevy?  Why are people on here not equally outraged that we kept Strev despite him having crappier stats while playing on a significantly better team with way better coaching?    

 

 

Tre is still a work in progress and has had rough moments,  but to suggest that he will never be anything all while being confident that Strev is the man is hypocritical.    

Money/contracts being ignored the Blue Bombers would be in a way better position if they had a much more athletic and younger QB then what they currently have as a back up.  

he had great stats in 2018 considering he was a raw rookie and had 2 yrs of legit QB play before that at a level higher than Highschool.....plus he had real good rushing numbers too....and using last yrs stats as any metric is just pointless....He was playing basically full-back out of the gun...and raely got any first team reps with the #1's all yr in practice...what would you expect.....Ford also didnt spend 4 yrs in the NFL in any capacity...basically cause...well he's not a legit QB...thats why

[JuranBoldenRules]

2 hours ago, Brandon said:

The Tre Ford bandwagon of saying he's not  CFL QB material needs to stop right now.   People are way over reacting on how good/bad he is.     If he's not a CFL QB and garbage then what does that make Strevy?  Why are people on here not equally outraged that we kept Strev despite him having crappier stats while playing on a significantly better team with way better coaching?    

 

 

Tre is still a work in progress and has had rough moments,  but to suggest that he will never be anything all while being confident that Strev is the man is hypocritical.    

Money/contracts being ignored the Blue Bombers would be in a way better position if they had a much more athletic and younger QB then what they currently have as a back up.  

Streveler isn't a starting quality QB either.

I don't think that's who Ford would want to be compared to.

Ford is a useful player, but he needs a really specific game plan built around RPO looks and him passing from the pocket as little as possible.  Can he survive that to be a starter for 8-10 years?  Probably not....especially if he doesn't develop any consistent pocket passing skills.  More likely he's kind of a role player nearly exactly how Streveler was for us in the 2019 playoff run with Collaros.

[17to85]

2 hours ago, Brandon said:

The Tre Ford bandwagon of saying he's not  CFL QB material needs to stop right now.   People are way over reacting on how good/bad he is.     If he's not a CFL QB and garbage then what does that make Strevy?  Why are people on here not equally outraged that we kept Strev despite him having crappier stats while playing on a significantly better team with way better coaching?    

 

 

Tre is still a work in progress and has had rough moments,  but to suggest that he will never be anything all while being confident that Strev is the man is hypocritical.    

Money/contracts being ignored the Blue Bombers would be in a way better position if they had a much more athletic and younger QB then what they currently have as a back up.  

Stats without context are just the best...