Elks get smoked...but we hear all about Ford in the loss

3 hours ago, Booch said:

Ford either can't...or won't sit in the pocket to let things develop if initial read isnt there....is it he can't read a defense....or he cant make throws from pocket to throw guys open....either way...if he not able to do anything other than school yard stuff I don't see much a future with him as a starting QB...And people say say Strev has a funky throwing motion but Fords is weird as ****....horrible mechanics and I see a shoulder injury coming at some point

He might have the worst mechanics I’ve ever seen from a pro qb. He put up so many floaters last night, he’s eventually going to get one of his recs killed.

18 minutes ago, sweep the leg said:

He might have the worst mechanics I’ve ever seen from a pro qb. He put up so many floaters last night, he’s eventually going to get one of his recs killed.

Horrible...its like a awkward heave...he can throw on run decently...but as a stationary guy...or walking up in pocket...good gawd!!

Has zero platform to throw from..let alone any base...like he has never been coached ..mind you he came out of CIS so probably had no qb coaching worth a lick 

3 hours ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

Maybe but a nice balance between money and winning may be preferred by most. It appeared like him leaving to play with his bro was a forgone conclusion. Who knows what/if the Bombers were even given the chance to hit him with their best shot money wise.

I don't think any other team was going to offer him that kind of money. Winning is nice but who is to say where the Elks end up at the end of the season. Bombers didn't start off 2024 very well and still ended up in the Grey Cup. That said we play them next week and need to dig the hole deeper for them.

1 hour ago, Blue In BC said:

I don't think any other team was going to offer him that kind of money. Winning is nice but who is to say where the Elks end up at the end of the season. Bombers didn't start off 2024 very well and still ended up in the Grey Cup. That said we play them next week and need to dig the hole deeper for them.

I predict Hervey gives Ford  2 more games to produce a win before Fajardo gets the start, no reason to dig a giant hole they can't climb out of so early in the season.  Killam will go along with whatever Ed decides, that's his job.

21 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:

I predict Hervey gives Ford  2 more games to produce a win before Fajardo gets the start, no reason to dig a giant hole they can't climb out of so early in the season.  Killam will go along with whatever Ed decides, that's his job.

…or give him 2 quarters against our D, so that we can release the hounds on the Faj. 

 

3 hours ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said:

…or give him 2 quarters against our D, so that we can release the hounds on the Faj. 

 

The Faj gonna have that limp in warm ups already

19 hours ago, Noeller said:

Some.... But not a lot of diehards. A LOT of Fairweather, part time sports fans in AB. A lot of people with blank jerseys. 

Your last sentence is so telling. Man our CFL has lots of work to do.

12 minutes ago, Booch said:

The Faj gonna have that limp in warm ups already

Or his goto warrior shoulder shrug.

32 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Your last sentence is so telling. Man our CFL has lots of work to do.

 

In fairness, the NHL has a similar problem in Calgary. So many blank jerseys.... A lot of "go local sports teams!" Type people....

6 hours ago, Booch said:

Horrible...its like a awkward heave...he can throw on run decently...but as a stationary guy...or walking up in pocket...good gawd!!

Has zero platform to throw from..let alone any base...like he has never been coached ..mind you he came out of CIS so probably had no qb coaching worth a lick 

He's regressed badly in the past couple years.  Doesn't trust his arm as much as the system they've designed requires.  They use almost no RPO which should be core of any system built around Ford.  He's gotta be on the move and you need to help him get time to pass (not just in terms of the rush but the coverage) by putting the defense off-balance with threat of run, QB run and pass on almost every snap.  He's not going to pinpoint intermediate passes into coverage for receivers, need to create space downfield for him by stopping feet with run threats.

I actually thought last year when he came in that he looked a lot like he was on the way to being a competent passer.  He did alright vs us and we have a very tough D on QB's.  But that offense in general last year was best in the league in the last 2/3 of the season.

Tre played well.  300+ yards, two passing TDS and a rushing TD against a good Al's defense.   They got beat deep twice, while playing in a deep zone.  So not really garbage time stats.

21 hours ago, Fatty Liver said:

I predict Hervey gives Ford  2 more games to produce a win before Fajardo gets the start, no reason to dig a giant hole they can't climb out of so early in the season.  Killam will go along with whatever Ed decides, that's his job.

While I do not disagree with your assessment, I take umbrage with the idea that the GM should decide who does or does not play. If the HC does not have the final sayso, then he is a puppet.

1 hour ago, CrazyCanuck89 said:

Tre played well.  300+ yards, two passing TDS and a rushing TD against a good Al's defense.   They got beat deep twice, while playing in a deep zone.  So not really garbage time stats.

Yea. 256 of it was. 308 total. Yeah the majority was garbage time. Ford did not play well. At all. He was bad and continues to be bad but hey nice scramble when it don’t matter. 

16 minutes ago, Tracker said:

While I do not disagree with your assessment, I take umbrage with the idea that the GM should decide who does or does not play. If the HC does not have the final sayso, then he is a puppet.

Ford is starting cuz Canadian. They thought starting him would bring in the fans but turns out he isn’t very good and the fans see this. But at the same time, fajardo probably doesn’t do much better. 

Edited June 21, 2025Jun 21 by Goalie

2 hours ago, CrazyCanuck89 said:

Tre played well.  300+ yards, two passing TDS and a rushing TD against a good Al's defense.   They got beat deep twice, while playing in a deep zone.  So not really garbage time stats.

This is ******* insane.  The game was over before he moved the ball at all.

If you can only play well when you're down 20 points what's the point?  4-14 every year.

2 hours ago, CrazyCanuck89 said:

Tre played well.  300+ yards, two passing TDS and a rushing TD against a good Al's defense.   They got beat deep twice, while playing in a deep zone.  So not really garbage time stats.

He had 125 yards passing through 3 quarters while being outscored 28-6.  He racked up big yards in the 4th - it was the epitome of garbage time.

1 hour ago, Tracker said:

While I do not disagree with your assessment, I take umbrage with the idea that the GM should decide who does or does not play. If the HC does not have the final sayso, then he is a puppet.

The following quote is taken from Mark Kilam's thank you card sent to Ed Hervey upon hiring him as HC, the 3rd line being the most pertinent.

 

Pull the string and I'll wink at you
I'm your puppet
I'll do funny things if you want me to
I'm your puppet.

3 hours ago, bigg jay said:

He had 125 yards passing through 3 quarters while being outscored 28-6.  He racked up big yards in the 4th - it was the epitome of garbage time.

We like to call that "Harris time"  

2 minutes ago, Brandon said:

We like to call that "Harris time"  

Harris career...decent stats...nary a team he lead to a cup...loser