JuranBoldenRules Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Emry's going into his 8th season as a middle linebacker and he's had pretty significant brain trauma. Wouldn't call that prime. Significant brain trauma? Concussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 @mattsekeres: #BCLions kicker Paul McCallum, the oldest player in the #CFL, has left camp to deal with a personal matter. No set timeline on a return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 @mattsekeres: #BCLions kicker Paul McCallum, the oldest player in the #CFL, has left camp to deal with a personal matter. No set timeline on a return. Paul McCallum's "personal matter" is an aversion to running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 @mattsekeres: #BCLions kicker Paul McCallum, the oldest player in the #CFL, has left camp to deal with a personal matter. No set timeline on a return. Paul McCallum's "personal matter" is an aversion to running. No, it was the HC's aversion to Canadian kickers: From Lowell Ulrich's blog: The oldest player in the CFL was asked in the afternoon by general manager Wally Buono to retire when coach Jeff Tedford made the determination that the Lions kicking needs can be handled by the American tandem of Richie Leone and Anthony Fera. Nobody was saying much about what took place, but McCallum’s locker stall had been cleared out and the 23-year veteran had headed home to the Lower Mainland. He’ll be given a few days to determine if he would like the Lions to release him so he can try to latch on with another team, or retire. http://blogs.theprovince.com/2015/06/04/lions-ask-mccallum-to-retire/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOBomberFan Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 @mattsekeres: #BCLions kicker Paul McCallum, the oldest player in the #CFL, has left camp to deal with a personal matter. No set timeline on a return. Paul McCallum's "personal matter" is an aversion to running. No, it was the HC's aversion to Canadian kickers: From Lowell Ulrich's blog: The oldest player in the CFL was asked in the afternoon by general manager Wally Buono to retire when coach Jeff Tedford made the determination that the Lions kicking needs can be handled by the American tandem of Richie Leone and Anthony Fera. Nobody was saying much about what took place, but McCallum’s locker stall had been cleared out and the 23-year veteran had headed home to the Lower Mainland. He’ll be given a few days to determine if he would like the Lions to release him so he can try to latch on with another team, or retire. http://blogs.theprovince.com/2015/06/04/lions-ask-mccallum-to-retire/ Good job, lions. I love that they are replacing one 'quality Canadian' with 2 unproven Americans. I hope we are looking back on 23 years of Lirim one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 That's cold. I hope both kickers suck. Poor ratio management too. Lose a NI and add two Is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn20 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Not going to get into the whole ratio and roster management angle of this. I will just say this. Wally can be a pretty classless guy when it comes to parting ways with veteran multi-year Lions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geebrr Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Might wanna see a game before cutting a HOF kicker who has seen every kind of weather imaginable. rebusrankin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpants Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 So they're planning on using 2 DI spots on kickers?... that doesn't make much sense to me... if they had one guy who could do both that would be understandable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 It makes sense if you have a Swayze Waters, this not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Everything that's been going on in BC screams out that they are going to have a terrible year. But it's still hard to write off a Buono team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrg Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Finally a job opens up for Westwood. He's been staring at his phone, cursing the 2 hour time difference all morning. It's going to ring! I don't think McCallum should expect to play forever, but this just seems bizarre. If you wanted to push him out, why not use a late draft pick on a Canadian punter and see if you get lucky? It seems like they forgot to plan for their kicking game in the offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Could Wally be entering his dotage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBURGESS Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 I don't see 2 imports being used as kickers in BC. It just doesn't make any sense to me ratio wise. I don't have a problem with giving McCallum a choice of retiring or being cut. Kinda a vet advantage. If McCallum's time has come, cut him behind closed doors like every other player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Wally is a genius he can do no wrong Mark F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.A.B. Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 If Tedford will use 2 DI spot for import kickers, then he's worse than Bart Andrus who used a DI on a OL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 I feel like the article is poorly worded, I got the impression that he's going to let the winner of the battle between Leone and Fera do the job. But I think that's mostly just because I'm hoping for Tedford's sake that he's not stupid enough to use 2 DI spots on the kicking game. Atomic and TBURGESS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickem Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Maybe McCallum is considering catching on with the riders....that oughta be good....heh heh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 From the Argos, TC Family Guy style: https://youtu.be/AN_bvyqsK-8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 If Tedford will use 2 DI spot for import kickers, then he's worse than Bart Andrus who used a DI on a OL. That's what I was thinking too. Count Chocula 2.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Wally can be a pretty classless guy when it comes to parting ways with veteran multi-year Lions. yeah no one does it like Wally does. Even when he was with Calgary. Allen Pitts, Geroy, Barrin Simpson, and now McCallum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlanticRiderFan Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Maybe McCallum is considering catching on with the riders....that oughta be good....heh heh.. Lol, that'd be interesting, but I really hope it doesn't happen. The last thing the Riders need is an old kicker. We need a young kicker that's dependable for more than one or two seasons. Everything that's been going on in BC screams out that they are going to have a terrible year. But it's still hard to write off a Buono team. Yup, they can be an unpredictable bunch. No one thought after they started off 0-5 in 2011 that they'd end up winning the cup! They're still the most logical choice of team to miss the playoffs in the West though, so I won't hold my breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigblue204 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Yup, they can be an unpredictable bunch. No one thought after they started off 0-5 in 2011 that they'd end up winning the cup! They're still the most logical choice of team to miss the playoffs in the West though, so I won't hold my breath. This, they are putting their season on a damaged shoulder. One hit is all it takes and Lulay is done again. Geebrr and Fan Boy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Arash Madani @ArashMadani On new Stamps LB Brandon Harper: Widener alum, where Mike Kelly is head coach. Pipeline to John Murphy, once his right-hand man in WPG. #CFL Good to see the database is still humming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 I think it's worth noting that Kelly guided Widener to a 12-1 record last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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