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I’d add blink, he played behind some horrible ols and still put up great numbers. Plus was often our 2nd best wr behind milt. Bolden was insane. And he made it look soo easy.

We don’t need to hit on a low risk high reward guy like him so yeah. Developing the next guy is more important. No matter who our 3rd imp wr is we have an elite wr core.

Yep. Though I’d also kick the tires on lucky if we will need a kr as well. It’s not conventional, but with the possible changes to kr, it might make sense to not di a kr any more. Use a 5th wr, and rotate them with a Canadian. Maybe one of the imp RBs that kr could split duties both in the offence and in kr.

That’s true. Though if you go back to his decline in Hamilton he was many years on the back slide when he came here. What was it 0 team wins in like 11 starts? League min is the right price imo. If he makes a team it should be a good deal. If he doesn’t step back to where he was I’d cut him and go with a rookie. That said, I don’t think even at a min I’d go with him here. I’d rather offer that to lucky, and work on developing new Dynamic guys that can bring a speed/deep threat that we lack now.

And it just so happens we have an opening for a global on the ar. Very different types of dbs. But Alford quality is extremely high in the modern era. Best cfl db produced in the past 20 years. Stiggers is likely the next best, but idk if he will stick in the nfl like Alford. Dees style of play fits soo well and he can bring soo much. Yeah and honestly that diminishes if he doesn’t have a nose to draw doubles. When teams chip him and get two guys on him etc he suffers. He tends to just coast back and try and swat passes. In 21 especially we had the versatility to enable his playing rover basically. We had multiple dl who could all be on the field with him and create pressure, and lbers who could cover for his aggression/misses. The injuries, age and reduction in support from other positions has really hurt ba, biggie, and wj. Hopefully we can find dts who can eat blocks and get pressures consistently, and not compensate with biggie getting smashed by ol, allowing him to drop back and help cover, and ba can recover and go back to doing more than selling out for hits.

To be fair, Zach was bad for longer before we got him. That’s why he’s a good value proposition if he’s reasonably priced. As long as they keep building the way they are ssk isn’t going to be a team to worry about. That will drive me crazy for the rest of my days. We should be about to go after Edmonton’s 5peat. A fist full of single factors and or people could’ve flipped the last two gcs for us. I wonder if we see the xfl 5.0 poach some of the remaining guys like lucky, grant, weinke, white etc.

Agree. Excellent low risk high reward guy. Lucky too. If grant doesn’t come back I’d take a look at lucky cheap as a last wr and kr. He’s a down field possession wr. Similar to Kenny lawler. Relies on getting open by route running, pattern tree/play design. And with his hands / frame doesn’t need a ton of separation.

This is a good point. Even in games with both we can’t know who was on the field. In the past we rotated dl a lot and for entire series would have any dl off. If we had last year first half wj and the previous first half year from JJ all year we’d a had record sacks.

I agree with this. The elite tier is those 3. Second tier is divisional All-Star quality guys. top tier, lawler schoen Lewis 2nd tier white hatcher Demski hardy (Demski is in this tier as much due to his diverse dynamic useages and elite blocking) 3rd bane emelius Hollins begelton Daniel’s but despite that I’d take the risk on guys like Mcinnis Coxie Snead cottoy hollins bane and emelius over guys like begelton and Daniel’s based on upside and ability to move up. The performances the riders WRs put up with the corpse of Harris and a bunch of qb3s is impressive. If any of those guys took baileys spot and last years reps they’d be in the 2nd tier easy.

We’ve seen a ton of turn over in the top 2 wr tiers the last couple years. Teams seldom fit their offence to their pieces these days. It makes for a low floor but a high ceiling for new guys. The homogenization of systems has teams looking for the same guys and taking less chances and more talented/athletic guys. Kenny lawler excels on polished skills, football iq, and effort with a great frame to boot. The Tim whites are the rare exceptions in the league now. With the hash change we haven’t seen more dynamic screen / catch and run type stuff, but we see more high percentage medium depth outs, ins, seam busters, and rub routes. how many guys are in the league that you’d be comfortable taking a deep 50/50 ball in the clutch? Lots. Every team has more than one on average. How many guys are that twitchy speedy dangerous type that can take any catch for a score? Not many. wr is the least of all concerns for the riders.

You’re right that he was dressed for week 1, but Looking at it he suffered the calf injury early in the first. He too a few snaps but idk how many. But he was out for the 3 sacks by the other 2 ends. And leaves the other games.

Yeah that was the only place showing much of his pro day numbers. The nfl break down contradicts the draft buzz directly lol

Jj is a great pass rusher who makes our defence and every one in the front better when he’s on the field. I love that guy, it sucks soo bad that it’s ending and he was never able to stay healthy and put up the monster stats to match his calibre of play. His impact doesn’t need to be conflated. Wj is a great pass rusher and has been even when jj isn’t dressed. Wj isn’t nearly as consistent pass rushing as jj, and most guys aren’t consistent in getting sacks. Some times you flush the qb some times you get the easy sack. Habba was very productive in place of jj, and has some great moves/first step. May or may not be legit, two of his sacks were easy finishes. 2 he ducked tackles and took advantage of his short height and leverage. But I’m excited to see where he goes. wj started the year very well last year. And jj missed a big portion of the first half year.

https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jeremiah-gemmel/32004745-4d44-4955-ac81-ab519eb69d75 https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Jeremiah-Gemmel-LB-NorthCarolina love that he’s a 3 year very productive starter at a high level. Looks like a guy who plays with speed not a track guy. Good size for a wil/s/sam in the cfl. His pff grades in pass cover were really good. Like the look of him for a prospect.

That’s wrong. Jj did not play weeks 1-3 or 5. In week 1 wj had 2 sacks. In week 5 wj had 2 more. All 4 of habbas sacks came in games jj did not play.

Yea. Instantly bad results lol.

Rookie imp can play in the league and not miss a beat. It’s just hit or miss as to if guys can adjust to the Canadian game. Imo the yard off the ball makes it easier to adjust to pass pro as a tackle in the cfl.

That would be excellent for them or honestly a bunch of teams. Instant culture boost. Changes the entire nature of your ol and sets a whole new tone for the team.

I really wish we brought back Richmond and gray. I’d have zero worries in that case. As it is I’m sure we will bring in more guys and probably find another hardrick to develop. I also find it interesting no one else is going after gray. Maybe rice. If I was the riders I’d a been going after guys like rice and gray. Rebuild around young Canadian ol who have won.

I think the question is, will Bailey retire? Didn’t he have a side gig coaching hs or some thing?

Gonna be like this till the draft too ugh.

I don’t even hope we raid. I hope we target one guy and bring in one key fa. Idk any other team that doesn’t and relies entirely on internal development and rookie scouting. I love Bailey. Imo though he’s a max 125k range guy. And that might need to be with incentives. If any one wanted to give him a crazy deal he should’ve taken it. That’s not sustainable for him. I don’t think he will see 130k offer from any one this year. And Tim white is only hurting his value.

The bigger point you’re missing is lining up against cersena in your first start is very different than the dt2 as a guy with many starts over several years. Also, Dobson didn’t come from a zone blocking scheme. And if there is no tackler at the second level when you get into space if you are the double and skip guy in the scheme you aren’t going to our run the play and find a guy to block.

No, he had a stronger arm than either. It’s not even close. They weren’t throwing 60-70 yards with ease while falling on their ass or from their knees. Bishop did in game for and against us in fact. The very few guys who could legitimately claim a spot above him in all of pro sports are nfl outliers like Jamarcus Russell. At the bishop level you are talking about QBs who break WRs fingers with max velocity.

Lofton stunk here too though. The concern is that he becomes the next Jackson. If the jags cut ayo oyelola I wouldn’t mind if we brought him back for global depth.