gbill2004 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 @Darren_Cameron: Recently signed Jordan Reaves will attend the club's mini-camp in Florida, starting April 19. #Bombers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 I guess we needed to sign him so he could attend mini-camp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigblue204 Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 excited for this guy. Hoping he shows well and can grab a spot on the roster! 6'5 Cnd Rec would be nice to have around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Potential pr player too. Practice roster that is not public relations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 How doesn't it give credibility.. Your a doctor so you should understand genetics.. Apples falling from trees and such.. Not rocket science..Genetics do not determine athletic or intellectual performance, otherwise we would have a lot of hockey players named Richard, Mahovelich, Gretzky, etc etc and have our scientists all named Einstein, Feynman, Da Vinci and so forth. The only three generations of pro athletes are named Wilson. I don't think that's true at all. But I love the Feynman reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuranBoldenRules Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Could be kind of funny if he ever makes the starting lineup and they introduce him as being from a university that doesn't have a football program. I don't think this Reaves is much like the other Reaves' we know. Ryan Reaves is more like the old man, shorter (closer to 6 feet than 6 and a half feet like Jordan) and stocky. Played football against him growing up and he certainly was a load of a running back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn20 Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 He will do well to make It past mini-camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 He will do well to make It past mini-camp. No chance he gets cut after mini-camp lol. They basically know what they have in Reaves and they know it will take time. Nothing he could do at mini camp would get him released unless he punches Kyle Walters or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 He will do well to make It past mini-camp. No chance he gets cut after mini-camp lol. They basically know what they have in Reaves and they know it will take time. Nothing he could do at mini camp would get him released unless he punches Kyle Walters or something. Also, pretty sure I saw Darren Cameron saying that he'll be in TC in June, for sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 I think there is a good chance he ends up on the PR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Reeves had a presser today with the media. He said his goal for this season is to make the PR and then the actual roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 That's my goal too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Link to press conference: http://www.bluebombers.com/video/index/id/109195# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickem Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Well spoken confident kid. I wish him all the best for his attempt at making the team, and looking forward to see what he can do on the grid iron. Good luck Jordan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Khari Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Longer shot ... Reaves or this guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn20 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 I think Reaves. I heard Taman had a good hard look at that guy in the picture. Going on and on about his intangibles and the experience he could bring. What ultimately led to Taman not signing him was the fact that he had not been signed and released by at least 3 CFL teams already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn20 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Hey Noeller, last I checked Cameron wasn't part of the BB management team. Him saying that Reaves will be in camp means nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Hey Noeller, last I checked Cameron wasn't part of the BB management team. Him saying that Reaves will be in camp means nothing.Technically, Cameron is part of the BB management team. He's the Director of Communications and Media Relations. I'd put a lot of weight in what Darren Cameron says. Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn20 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Atomic, how could the Bombers possibly know what they have in Reaves? All they truly know right now is that he is athletic. Players are signed and released during the offseason all the time. We will release several prospects, the team had high hopes for, after mini-camp. I'm not sure why people think the Bombers have made some kind of long term commitment to Reaves. I get it that his pedigree has people excited but realistically he is a prospect with extremely limited football experience. There is no tape at all on him. He will be judged at mini-camp. I can guarantee that if he shows to be way too raw of a prospect at mini-camp against our new DB prospects then he will be shown the door. This is where the Bombers will judge him and whether he is a prospect worth keeping around. Right now, imo, he has been signed as an intriguing flyer signing that will get a shot to show what he's got in mini-camp. He is likely not the only player who will be on the bubble to make it out of mini-camp. With his extremely limited football experience, I stand by my statement, that he will do well to make it out of mini-camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Khari Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 As a football player, he's got a good name ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPuDS Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Atomic, how could the Bombers possibly know what they have in Reaves? All they truly know right now is that he is athletic. Players are signed and released during the offseason all the time. We will release several prospects, the team had high hopes for, after mini-camp. I'm not sure why people think the Bombers have made some kind of long term commitment to Reaves. I get it that his pedigree has people excited but realistically he is a prospect with extremely limited football experience. There is no tape at all on him. He will be judged at mini-camp. I can guarantee that if he shows to be way too raw of a prospect at mini-camp against our new DB prospects then he will be shown the door. This is where the Bombers will judge him and whether he is a prospect worth keeping around. Right now, imo, he has been signed as an intriguing flyer signing that will get a shot to show what he's got in mini-camp. He is likely not the only player who will be on the bubble to make it out of mini-camp. With his extremely limited football experience, I stand by my statement, that he will do well to make it out of mini-camp. seeing as he is built like a tank with good size... is Canadian and didnt cost us a thing... id expect him on the PR almost positively unless he shows zero football skills.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 A longshot no matter how you look at him. Athleticism, size and pedigree are all nice, but the training and experience are real hard to discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPuDS Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 A longshot no matter how you look at him. Athleticism, size and pedigree are all nice, but the training and experience are real hard to discount. oh of course he's a long shot but you can't teach size or athletism and i highly doubt that some football skills didnt rub off while growing up.. if he played a 4 or 5 spot in basketball then he's used to contact to a degree and knows how to use strength, leverage and footwork to create separation.. not to mention he should have good twitch muscles if he trained with bobcats strength and conditioning coaches.. i dunno.. i see long shot but not nearly as much of one as others here do.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 He'd have to show up looking borderline incompetent and completely out of shape to not get a practice roster spot this year. SPuDS and TBURGESS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR. CFL Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 The best thing Reaves might have going for him is if he qualifies as a non counter at training camp and therefore does not occupy a valuable roster spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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