Mr. Perfect Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 From Paul Wiecek's article in the Free Press this morning "The other quarterback option on the table for the Bombers right now is Drew Willy, who the Saskatchewan Roughriders have soured on and are not expected to offer a contract extension in advance of free agency. Sources say McManus is a big supporter of the Saskatchewan backup, believing him to be more physically gifted than Collaros and a more "pure" quarterback, even though Willy is mostly untested in his pro career." Full article can be seen here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I've been really big on that kid since last summer. I have way more faith in him than Collaros, to be honest. I'm no Burris fan, not by a long shot, but having Burris (for a stop gap) and Willy and Hall, would easily be our best stable in a long LONG time...going back to maybe McManus' playing time in Wpg... Mr. Perfect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 This is why you hire guys like Danny Mac, for their expert opinion. You trust it and you make decisions based on it. if this is true (and there were rumours O'Shea wasn't as high on Collaros as some people) I'd suspect we see Willy in Blue & Gold as soon as possible. Sun Headline: Willy Wrapped Up Jethro and Shanks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Perfect Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I've been really big on that kid since last summer. I have way more faith in him than Collaros, to be honest. I'm no Burris fan, not by a long shot, but having Burris (for a stop gap) and Willy and Hall, would easily be our best stable in a long LONG time...going back to maybe McManus' playing time in Wpg... Agreed fully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Perfect Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 This is why you hire guys like Danny Mac, for their expert opinion. You trust it and you make decisions based on it. if this is true (and there were rumours O'Shea wasn't as high on Collaros as some people) I'd suspect we see Willy in Blue & Gold as soon as possible. Sun Headline: Willy Wrapped Up Big Willy Signing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 "Bombers Doing It Big Willy Style" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Free Willy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.A.B. Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Willy Blue Bombers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweep the leg Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Willy wears the crownhe's the king around town.DancingglancingWilly drives them sillywith his star shootershimmy shuffle down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPuDS Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Walters... Willy or won't he? Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotoriousBIG Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Still would not want to thrust the kid into the starters job. We have too many holes for him to be successful. Could crush him like we have every other QB "prospect." Sign Willy first, then sign Burris -- or vice versa, whatever -- just get 'em both. Could be a really good team in 2015. Shanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 WILLY SIGN? YES! Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR. CFL Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Why is people jump from player to player as if they become the Ben & Jerry's flavour of the day? You better hope that management has a more tempered plan with a solid contingency if things don't work out. The knee jerk reactionary. Impulse nature of fans better not migrate into the strategy of team management. Zac didn't work out and all of a sudden , he wasn't good enough or so and so didn't like him any way. Then it's Hank's turn and then it may become Willy's turn to be the favourite son....for a minute. Stop falling in love and getting your hard broken. It is time to see if it fact this team has a management plan and if they can follow through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Why is people jump from player to player as if they become the Ben & Jerry's flavour of the day? You better hope that management has a more tempered plan with a solid contingency if things don't work out. The knee jerk reactionary. Impulse nature of fans better not migrate into the strategy of team management. Zac didn't work out and all of a sudden , he wasn't good enough or so and so didn't like him any way. Then it's Hank's turn and then it may become Willy's turn to be the favourite son....for a minute. Stop falling in love and getting your hard broken. It is time to see if it fact this team has a management plan and if they can follow through. Awesome. Especially in a Willy thread. Blueandgold and bluto 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Why is people jump from player to player as if they become the Ben & Jerry's flavour of the day? You better hope that management has a more tempered plan with a solid contingency if things don't work out. The knee jerk reactionary. Impulse nature of fans better not migrate into the strategy of team management. Zac didn't work out and all of a sudden , he wasn't good enough or so and so didn't like him any way. Then it's Hank's turn and then it may become Willy's turn to be the favourite son....for a minute. Stop falling in love and getting your hard broken. It is time to see if it fact this team has a management plan and if they can follow through. It's called having backup plans. Collaros was plan A. Burris plan B and Willy plan C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR. CFL Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 How was Collaros plan a when this sight continues to now say O'Shea wasn't high on him and McManus thinks Willy is a better QB? Doesn't fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Blue Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I preferred Collaros, but I'll be at least content with Willy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 How was Collaros plan a when this sight continues to now say O'Shea wasn't high on him and McManus thinks Willy is a better QB? Doesn't fit. The truth is, nobody except management actually knows what the Plan A truly would have been if all players 3 players had hit free agency at the same time. We only assume Collaros was Plan A because he was the first one available. Mr Dee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 How was Collaros plan a when this sight continues to now say O'Shea wasn't high on him and McManus thinks Willy is a better QB? Doesn't fit. information that was not available or known before. The Hank interest and rumours of O'Shea maybe not being as high on Collaros just started coming out recently. Danny Mac's opinion just came out, what, today? Opinions change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 some people I can vouch for as preferring Willy all along, Noeller for one was adamant all the way that he preferred Willy over Collaros, I have no doubts that a lot of people preferred Burris over all of them because he was a veteran. Different people want different things. I myself just want anyone but Burris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR. CFL Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 What opinions change when things don't work out? That is a CYA mentality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueandgold Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 If it came down to only getting one of Willy and Burris I'd prefer Willy. But it'd be nice to get both. DR. CFL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR. CFL Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 That too would be a solid plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I'd prefer us not to bring in Willy (if/when that happens I suppose), just don't see what others see. Collaros had that "it" factor, so the hype made sense to a degree, the hype around here currently being built up for Willy makes no sense at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I dunno, doesn't look too bad: PASSING Completions Touchdowns Interceptions NameYear Team Comp Att % Yards Long TD % Ints % Rating WILLY, D 2012 SSK 69 95 72.6 709 43 5 5.3 4 4.2 93.7 WILLY, D 2013 SSK 32 52 61.5 473 45 4 7.7 1 1.92 108.9 Career Total 101 147 68.7 1,182 45 9 6.1 5 3.4 99.1 RUSHINGNameYear Team Att Yards Avg Long TD WILLY, D 2012 SSK 33 115 3.5 18 4 WILLY, D 2013 SSK 18 22 1.2 3 0 Career Total 51 137 2.7 18 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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