B-F-F-C Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 http://www.tsn.ca/video/cfl-off-season-analysis-winnipeg-blue-bombers-1.189151 Nothing earth shattering but interesting all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Thanks. Good interview. Nice to hear Walters is looking for a Mack linebacker, suggesting Kuale might not be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpants Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Thanks. Good interview. Nice to hear Walters is looking for a Mack linebacker, suggesting Kuale might not be back. What happened to MLBs being labelled MIKE?... unless he's referring to a Joe Mack-style LB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Thanks. Good interview. Nice to hear Walters is looking for a Mack linebacker, suggesting Kuale might not be back. What happened to MLBs being labelled MIKE?... unless he's referring to a Joe Mack-style LB? I've heard various acronyms for an MLB, but Walters referred to it as a Mack linebacker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Thanks. Good interview. Nice to hear Walters is looking for a Mack linebacker, suggesting Kuale might not be back. What happened to MLBs being labelled MIKE?... unless he's referring to a Joe Mack-style LB? I've heard various acronyms for an MLB, but Walters referred to it as a Mack linebacker. If he was a true Mack linebacker, he would spend all his time in the US and we would never see him. Armchair GM, kelownabomberfan, Jimmy Pop and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn20 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Thanks. Good interview. Nice to hear Walters is looking for a Mack linebacker, suggesting Kuale might not be back. What happened to MLBs being labelled MIKE?... unless he's referring to a Joe Mack-style LB? Mike and MAC are two widely used acronyms for MLB. Just personal preference on Walters part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrg Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Can't help but notice every interview is with a head coach or GM, except for Ottawa. So either Desjardins missed the plane, or he's still on the luggage carousel going round and round, having the time of his life. I'd put it at 70 - 30. Ahh, he's still in Ottawa going around their luggage carousels and missed the plane because of it. It's so obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Makes me excited that he's looking to upgrade Pass rushers and MLB, WLB in more of a traditional CFL defense sense! loved hearing that from our GM OL being the Number one priority makes me pretty happy as well. Huge Kyle Walters fan so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Makes me excited that he's looking to upgrade Pass rushers and MLB, WLB in more of a traditional CFL defense sense! loved hearing that from our GM Maybe I'm crazy but I don't see what's worth getting excited about there. His best linebacker is gone to the NFL and the pass rush was terrible all last year. Prioritizing linebackers and pass rushers shouldn't be anything ground breaking, it's just plain old common sense. I just hope they recruit better in those positions last year than they did this year. They had pretty poor defensive linemen in training camp last year so they need to actually do a better job this year. DR. CFL and Blue-urns 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweep the leg Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I just hope they recruit better in those positions last year than they did this year. They had pretty poor defensive linemen in training camp last year so they need to actually do a better job this year. This sounds familiar. Have you mentioned last year's recruiting before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Makes me excited that he's looking to upgrade Pass rushers and MLB, WLB in more of a traditional CFL defense sense! loved hearing that from our GM Maybe I'm crazy but I don't see what's worth getting excited about there. His best linebacker is gone to the NFL and the pass rush was terrible all last year. Prioritizing linebackers and pass rushers shouldn't be anything ground breaking, it's just plain old common sense. I just hope they recruit better in those positions last year than they did this year. They had pretty poor defensive linemen in training camp last year so they need to actually do a better job this year. Yes, I agree... but it seems that the past few years we have all been bitching about problems with the roster and coaches/GM's of the team seemed to ignore it.... Now they're finally being addressed. Plus, last year was far from a traditional CFL defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR. CFL Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 The problems haven't been addressed until they actually bring in quality players and players that have to compete for jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Can't help but notice every interview is with a head coach or GM, except for Ottawa. Not true. Calgary's was done with John Murphy. And Naylor has only done 5 teams so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rids Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Can't help but notice every interview is with a head coach or GM, except for Ottawa. So either Desjardins missed the plane, or he's still on the luggage carousel going round and round, having the time of his life. I'd put it at 70 - 30. Ahh, he's still in Ottawa going around their luggage carousels and missed the plane because of it. It's so obvious. Desjardins and Rick Campbell weren't in Mobile for Senior Bowl week. I haven't watched them all but guessing there won't be a Hamilton one either as they didn't get there until after Naylor left town. I didn't see Tom Higgins or Jim Popp either this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR. CFL Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Not entirely sure what the fuss is about the Senior Bowl. It is more of a job hunt for coaches and a meet and greet if that is what you are looking for. Those players are NFL bound and in this day and age there is countless amount of video on them if you are interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Not entirely sure what the fuss is about the Senior Bowl. It is more of a job hunt for coaches and a meet and greet if that is what you are looking for. Those players are NFL bound and in this day and age there is countless amount of video on them if you are interested. Surely you can understand the value in seeing players play live. Lots of front office guys, especially GM's, really don't get to see young players play live because they are tied up with their pro teams for most of the college season. blitzmore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn20 Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 I don't think the value of the meet and greet should be undersold. Are we realistically looking at any of these players in the firm belief we will get them? Probably not. The chance to entrench and expand scouting networks and goodwill with NFL teams is probably the most valuable thing we will take away from this. It is a big deal. Opportunities to gather with all the movers and shakers within the game of football all in one place is important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Not entirely sure what the fuss is about the Senior Bowl. It is more of a job hunt for coaches and a meet and greet if that is what you are looking for. Those players are NFL bound and in this day and age there is countless amount of video on them if you are interested. Surely you can understand the value in seeing players play live. Lots of front office guys, especially GM's, really don't get to see young players play live because they are tied up with their pro teams for most of the college season. Actually the CFL scouts generally don't stay & watch the game usually. They watch the practices that week leading up to the game to get an idea of the players but usually leave before the game is played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrg Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Can't help but notice every interview is with a head coach or GM, except for Ottawa. So either Desjardins missed the plane, or he's still on the luggage carousel going round and round, having the time of his life. I'd put it at 70 - 30. Ahh, he's still in Ottawa going around their luggage carousels and missed the plane because of it. It's so obvious. Desjardins and Rick Campbell weren't in Mobile for Senior Bowl week. Campbell missed the plane trying to talk Desjardins off the luggage carousel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR. CFL Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 It is about networking and making connections.....because you never know where or when you will need a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Not entirely sure what the fuss is about the Senior Bowl. It is more of a job hunt for coaches and a meet and greet if that is what you are looking for. Those players are NFL bound and in this day and age there is countless amount of video on them if you are interested. Surely you can understand the value in seeing players play live. Lots of front office guys, especially GM's, really don't get to see young players play live because they are tied up with their pro teams for most of the college season. Actually the CFL scouts generally don't stay & watch the game usually. They watch the practices that week leading up to the game to get an idea of the players but usually leave before the game is played. Ya the practices are live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Not entirely sure what the fuss is about the Senior Bowl. It is more of a job hunt for coaches and a meet and greet if that is what you are looking for. Those players are NFL bound and in this day and age there is countless amount of video on them if you are interested. Surely you can understand the value in seeing players play live. Lots of front office guys, especially GM's, really don't get to see young players play live because they are tied up with their pro teams for most of the college season. Actually the CFL scouts generally don't stay & watch the game usually. They watch the practices that week leading up to the game to get an idea of the players but usually leave before the game is played. Ya the practices are live. Don't shoot the messenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpants Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Can't help but notice every interview is with a head coach or GM, except for Ottawa. So either Desjardins missed the plane, or he's still on the luggage carousel going round and round, having the time of his life. I'd put it at 70 - 30. Ahh, he's still in Ottawa going around their luggage carousels and missed the plane because of it. It's so obvious. I saw on the twitter that Naylor had an interview with Ott's AGM... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rids Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Not entirely sure what the fuss is about the Senior Bowl. It is more of a job hunt for coaches and a meet and greet if that is what you are looking for. Those players are NFL bound and in this day and age there is countless amount of video on them if you are interested. It's much more than that. True there are a lot of coaches looking for work or looking for an upgrade. Position coaches looking for co-ordinator openings, college coaches looking for position jobs and head coaches looking to fill out their staff. There's also scouts looking for front office jobs and scouting directors looking to fill their scouting staff. But that's only a portion of it all. Separate from that is the players. While the top guys are NFL bound and likely heading for a long career there are many players there that will not get drafted. It's a great chance to see guys side by side. Having film is a great thing but let's take a guy like Bryan Bennett who was given a shot at QB when Nick Marshall moved over to cornerback. Southeastern Louisiana played a schedule with schools like Incarnate Word so even though he had a little history at Oregon they haven't seen him against top cornerbacks. He's not NFL bound so the CFL guys were just as interested in seeing what he can do. Likewise many of the offensive linemen are going to be available for CFL teams in a year or two. It's a great time to pick up notes for the future. blitzmore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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