Blueballz Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Demond is a solid player. I could take him or leave him, but I would like to see a better player in camp before I decided he is expendable. The Bombers should make an effort to re-sign him, especially since our scouting should not be relied upon to improve us at his position. And therein lies the problem, rarely is a guy sitting waiting to be "that guy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuranBoldenRules Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 On 12/19/2015 at 9:18 AM, Stickem said: .....Yeah tearing it up after they sent him to an eye doctor...He had a vision problem and we didn't pick up on it...Edmonton did...He still gets the dropsies but not as often,,,Maybe we can turn up a Rogers but the way our scouting organization is working, that's a stretch.. The vision problem was well-known and dealt with before he was a Bomber. Lapolice simply couldn't figure out how to use him. There's 9 routes on the route tree, Bowman struggled tracking the ball with 2 of them running to the boundary. Lapolice insisted on running him on those routes, shattering his confidence and making him look like an idiot. He was an absolute monster on every route coming into the field and continues to be. I'd put the chances of Bowman signing with a team having Lapolice designing and calling the plays at less than zero. The guy nearly killed his pro career. Brandon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Khari Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 5 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said: The vision problem was well-known and dealt with before he was a Bomber. Lapolice simply couldn't figure out how to use him. There's 9 routes on the route tree, Bowman struggled tracking the ball with 2 of them running to the boundary. Lapolice insisted on running him on those routes, shattering his confidence and making him look like an idiot. He was an absolute monster on every route coming into the field and continues to be. I'd put the chances of Bowman signing with a team having Lapolice designing and calling the plays at less than zero. The guy nearly killed his pro career. That's MB's resume ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn20 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 21 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said: The vision problem was well-known and dealt with before he was a Bomber. Lapolice simply couldn't figure out how to use him. There's 9 routes on the route tree, Bowman struggled tracking the ball with 2 of them running to the boundary. Lapolice insisted on running him on those routes, shattering his confidence and making him look like an idiot. He was an absolute monster on every route coming into the field and continues to be. I'd put the chances of Bowman signing with a team having Lapolice designing and calling the plays at less than zero. The guy nearly killed his pro career. The vision problem was revisited when he went to the Eskies. He had a 2nd eye surgery that according to Bowman himself, greatly increased his ability to track the ball in the air. This is well documented and there are several articles about it in the Edmonton media. The receiver he was here was a one trick pony. In Edmonton, they were able to get him to run the full route tree after his surgery and the results are self evident. Our training staff dropped the ball on Bowman, not Lapolice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Bowman still puts a pile of balls on the ground, he just gets thrown to a million times a game so he pads his stats. Goalie and bigg jay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigg jay Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Nik Lewis called out Bowman on twitter for this. He didn't mention him by name but basically said guys who who have 20+ drops (Bowman had 21 by early September) shouldn't be all-stars & the only reason he had so many yards is because he gets thrown to a ton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueandgold Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'm not a huge Bowman fan, but the guy is ALWAYS open. That's why he gets targeted so much. It's not as simple as '' he gets a lot of yards because they force him the ball''. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Nik was a great player but truthfully he shouldn't criticize other players as he has his own problems to worry about as in will he even make the Als next season? rebusrankin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPuDS Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 11 hours ago, 17to85 said: Bowman still puts a pile of balls on the ground, he just gets thrown to a million times a game so he pads his stats. Yup. If he wasnt thrown to as often as he is, i think his drops stand out more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpan85 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Like I said there is going to very few impact FA left by Feb. Sewell and Bowman off the board BREAKING: #Esks extend Adarius Bowman and Almondo Sewell through 2017 DETAILS: https://t.co/Qh0cI6qdyS pic.twitter.com/ukQloqd8ls — Edmonton Eskimos (@EdmontonEsks) December 22, 2015 Mark F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Still hoping we sign Harris and Bilikudi comes north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.A.B. Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 45 minutes ago, rebusrankin said: Still hoping we sign Harris and Bilikudi comes north. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Bowman. 2 years. 505 000 total dollars b4 bonuses. That would make him the highest paid receiver in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comedygeek Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 5 minutes ago, Goalie said: Bowman. 2 years. 505 000 total dollars b4 bonuses. That would make him the highest paid receiver in the league. This is insane to me. He's talented and makes your team better even with the drops factored in, but shizzzz.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Yup. I had the same reaction when I read it on twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigblue204 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 On 21/12/2015 at 9:47 AM, 17to85 said: Bowman still puts a pile of balls on the ground, he just gets thrown to a million times a game so he pads his stats. Sorry, but you don't get to be the leading receiver in the league by just "padding your stats". The guy has become a game changer that you must account for. Not giving him the credit he deserves for his play the last few years is ignorant at best. Yup, he's drops the ball. But if you can be a top receiver even after all drops, what does it matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR. CFL Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I think Edm rookie of the year is still better than Bowman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 35 minutes ago, Goalie said: Bowman. 2 years. 505 000 total dollars b4 bonuses. That would make him the highest paid receiver in the league. That's a crazy amount to pay for an import receiver, this is going to cause salary repercussions. Are there any other receivers in the league earning $200,000+? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holoman Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 17 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said: That's a crazy amount to pay for an import receiver, this is going to cause salary repercussions. Are there any other receivers in the league earning $200,000+? Getzlaf, however not with his next contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Overrated and now laughably overpaid....too funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Big middle finger in the face to Chris Jones who probably thought he'd have an inside track on Sewell & Bowman had they remained free agents. if Jones thought he could cut 21 players & just replace them with top CFL free agents well think twice, Chris. Like it's been said, most of the top FA's will be locked up by their teams come Feb 9th. The Stamps signed DT Junior Turner yesterday & CB Joe Burnett today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 36 minutes ago, holoman said: Getzlaf, however not with his next contract I suppose Dressler as well and maybe one or two of the RB's receivers like Chris Williams....not one of them earned their big pay cheques last year. It would be interesting to know what Manny A. recently signed for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpan85 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Sewell most likely would not have left Edmonton even if Jones offered him a pile of cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 8 minutes ago, Jpan85 said: Sewell most likely would not have left Edmonton even if Jones offered him a pile of cash He's interested in becoming an City of Edmonton Police Officer when he retires, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esks1975 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 1 hour ago, iso_55 said: Big middle finger in the face to Chris Jones who probably thought he'd have an inside track on Sewell & Bowman had they remained free agents. if Jones thought he could cut 21 players & just replace them with top CFL free agents well think twice, Chris. Like it's been said, most of the top FA's will be locked up by their teams come Feb 9th. The Stamps signed DT Junior Turner yesterday & CB Joe Burnett today. I think it was in the Western Final where they said that Chris Jones felt that Micah Johnson (93) was Calgary's top defender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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