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I really didn't like the way that Buck almost completely abandoned all the pre-snap motion we used to have in our offence. I am not sure why that happened, maybe all the new receivers? At any rate I think it hurt our offence, particularly when Streveler was playing. I am hoping our new OC brings some of that back,

You're reminiscing about the Dru Brown years with Dakota Prukop, haven't heard a peep about the QB room since Brown left. Rumour has it Dolegala mostly hangs out in the hallway cause he can't get past the door. Still wearing frickin Rider green, cause it fits.

Yep 100%

From design to application, that's the key.

It’s entirely true of the product on the field. We took vanilla and made it bland gelatine. I have no doubt the room was watching and talking about stuff but virtually none of it made it to the field.

Nice work frosty. Although the game is Thursday and you put Tuesday.

Based on every scrap of info we actually have, that's not remotely true. Everything I've ever read is that the WBB QB room is constantly thinking about new plays to get in the playbook. They're constantly watching football of various leagues and then texting each other about things they see and how to implement them. You can argue a lot of things but I don't think you can say the stopped trying to be creative. I think what we might have seen last year was a terrible OL that provided very little time for the offense to get creative.

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The scheme certainly did get lazy. But I think the cause was a bit different. It seems to me like the last year and a half or so so a lot of frustration between zach and buck, and possibly the staff and buck. I think zach became a weak spot for buck just like nichols did for lapo. We saw a few games prior where the screen game and read option seam attacks worked brilliantly. But that is not how zach is wired. I think Buck wanted to rewire the offence to work around stuff that doesn't suit zach, and he got push back. So he pulled out the old wrinkles and let the offence flounder running just what zach likes.

That’s a good point. The ol is for sure an entity all its own. They Maybe the greatest anachronism in all of sports. Especially the Canadian ol up here. May as well still be the 70s with them in many ways. It’s kind of funny too actually, ol are more athletic and trim now like they were back then. Still gigantic human beings these days, but the middle of the late 80s through early 2ks we saw a ton of heavy none athletic guys. Think he was banged up to end the previous year too. Being a tall guard who turns 37 this year and has played some 140 games mostly starts will make it hard to stay healthy. And slow down recovery

Zach+Buck+success over time=satisfaction, resulting in lazy football, they stopped looking at being creative and relied on what they liked to do the most. Hopefully Zach comes back with a jump in his step looking forward to a fresh start, if not he's just going to tell Hogan to stick to the old gameplan, cause it usually works.

Pretty sure Neufeld was injured going into TC last year and he wasn't just coasting, caught up to him later in the season when he had to take a few games off to recover.

I believe it's pretty well a done deal with him moving to rec.

Not sure if this is a Bomber question or a CFL question. What do our draft experts think of U of M QB Jackson Tachinski, specifically his move to receiver? Worth a flyer in later rounds?

They have arguably the two best players in the world, but aside from that......? No goaltending, approximately 2 D and virtually no depth. They definitely got on a heater last year, but yet again, no dice. It's going to take some kind of other world miracle for a Canadian team to ever win a Cup again...

They were two goals short of winning it all last year.

Yea,,,I agree. I will caveat that hoggies are a bit of a different breed when it comes to how you prep them though. They need enough wind to play but the veteran big guys just need enough to get the chemistry back. Nothing more really.f

I just feel that they have had the most talented roster...of late.

I don't follow why you're singling them out...?

Honestly, camp isn't nearly what it used to be. The limitations on impact, banning of junk like Oklahoma drill, length, etc, have de-toothed it significantly. It isn't like the old days where the 2 a days had guys re-tapping raw skin and doing 2 full run-throughs of full contact and high exertion. The off season for players is also far more active, and you don't need to do nearly as much reconditioning. Now that said you still have to be smart, not like chris jones blowing out a half dozen guys ACLs per day for the first few days. Frankly, I don't care if the vets sit half the day or every other day or what ever they need to. As long as they can be ready to play 1q of the first preseason game, 1 half of the 2nd, and be at full pop for the first regular season week. Aside from injuries in camp and guys coming back from injuries, if a vet can't consistently do that, they are probably done anyway.

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The Oilers have had years to make the changes required...

TC is a slog even for the young guys. Guys like Paddy, you are just inviting injury by working them hard in camp. They have nothing to prove and do not need the reps. I agree, that they should be out there and getting some reps and a bit of game time but they don't need a lot, especially the hogs.

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