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Only works if the player wants to stay on the IR. why would a young qb who has earned a chance to start sit on the IR behind 2 other guys? Why would any one want to stand behind that OL either. No i agree that isnt much. But that doesnt have to be the compensation. We have lots of pieces to offer. No one is going to offer that kind of haul for some one like franklin. One dumb trade years ago doesnt mean all trades will be that way. Remember what we gave up for nichols? Some thing in the middle is realistic. A conditional pick that becomes a first if he starts a bunch of us other wise is like a 3rd with other pieces like a back up or NLer etc makes sense.

Yeah, but now they will spend alot of their D reps with a wr or rb taking the scout team qb snaps.

This is one time I wish mos would have stuck to the norm and acted like nichols was gonna start. Try to limit how much time the moes spend game planning for streveler. Though with streveler and harris we have the pieces to counter any strat, im not confident plop will do any thing but out think him self in the end.

And half the time atleast its going to be a stretch play or other slow ass run play that doesnt put harris in a good position.

Hes with bc and pretty highly thought of. But is on their PR. Hes 100% a guy worth developing further, but Id take mcguire over him. Id minus willy short of being able to prove he is over the shell shock. Which you cant do with out live fire. Just too much risk. Bishop would 100% strap em back on and give er. Wouldnt go with him either though, or any one under that line. Brohm actually has a good coaching gig going on down south. Pierce would be funny. Plop over the head set, "wtf was with that throw, pierce go get in pierces ear and tell samcanadian to start warming up"... Lulay might be the top of the list for a short term replacement for me actually. Though glenn would slot right into this system. Ray would be interesting and work well in our offense for about 8 plays till he was hurt again. Heck AC is an ast coach in the cis maybe he could right the wrong choice of the reggie slack era and finally arrive in the peg. How about mr robert marvelous? Im sure his knee would hold up to the flight north of the border again. (or is he in jail?) I dont see any chance we pay ray or glenn enough to come back. I suspect itll be some retread that knows the play book and causes a lot of sighs when signed. 1, salary cap issues. They are paying 2 guys high end starter money plus who knows what to MBT their actually starter. 2, they have a log jam of 3 guys with out a ton of development that can happen out side of games. They are a garbage fire and best off developing a young qb or two to try and dig them out long term. 3, they need assets to rebuild. 4, franklin has been a bust for to and hasnt been their best qb when he has been healthy. 5, the argos are not in the play off picture so our status doesnt effect them at all. Not sure its enough value, and maybe they choose to move MBT instead of franklin for some reason but id bet they would make a trade for the right return. (not an arm and a leg either)

Haha. The fever is near the bottom of the list of guys id like back. Id rather get apodaca back from the leos pr. Id much rather trade for bennett or some one with a pulse. Only after a bad loss and a lot of pump the gin bottle with your tossin arm. Probably the worst arm ive ever seen on a pro qb. Cus you guys tried to use him as a tackle. Not many people on the planet are that big and consistently quick enough to play tackle. None of them are in the cfl. No doubt his contribution as a leader for the young guys has been massive. If he wants it he will have a long career as an OL coach after his playing career is done.

Good luck beating that combo in option plays.

And yet the OL hasnt missed a beat and is arguably playing better then last years line. Despite the lack of cfl games played and continuity.

Being more versatile under the ratio doesnt make it better. Done nothing? Hes the starting guard for edmonton, who have given up the fewest sacks in the league by a mile, and have the leagues second leading rusher. He didnt stick in sask as they tried to convert him to a tackle and he isnt a tackle. Based on what? Bond was arguably our best OL neck and neck with bryant when he was here. The switch of hardrick to tackle and bond to guard took us from a poor OL giving up 10+ hit/pressures a game to going weeks with out any at all. Hes just not that good. He didnt dominate any one. He was a part of good lines at times, but his best contribution was the 6th ol. Not a starter. very good as a back up / 6th man. Solid as a guard. Not more then that. He was a massive pylon at tackle.

Same would be said for half the teams in the league who kept winning with back ups this year. Never know whatll happen till youre in that position. At the least we know with streveler we will be competitive. I just hope we arent bringing back alex ross.

Hes probably including mattys extensive ncaa and HS careers. Still 70s 80s 90s. Blink was tough as they come. But also loose. That makes a big difference. If you are stiff and get smashed youll be picking up the pieces for years.

Which prior to the bond era isnt saying much. And the best OL we had didnt have him starting. bryant bond goosen chungh and hardrick was hands down better then any combo involving neuf.

Wish we had brought back Mo and macallister. Though I suspect itll be griffiths, with more 3-4 over looks rushing a LBer off the edge, jake on the edge etc.

Id love to see us route some one and be able to get mcguire a few reps. He could be a good one.

Better then some of the options being bandied about, but not top of the list. Would be a solid/safe pick up.

I go in expecting a split every year.

The foot was off the gas in the last 2 weeks of the regular season too though.

Yeah. Qbs are a lot more pro ready now then in the past but its still a surprise. More qbs are more athletic, more college systems are using offenses similar to the cfl etc.

The year the streak ends for us. The qb injuries have been nightmarish for the league. Its a miracle that soo many young guys have played soo well.

Got em for peanuts. Good guy as a 6th man. Great team guy. Average guard, awful tackle. Seen him whiff and get monstered way too many times.

He was supposed to be ready for the first pre season game, then the start of the regular season. Then nadda.

Presser is gonna say he is a great competitor, the team isnt going to rush him back and its day to day with an upper body injury.

Thats true, the average wonderlic score in the NFL is inline with surgeons. That said, in the modern game you have to be strong and most importantly tough. Both physically and mentally tough.

Streveler and Reilly have freakish outlier strength that is well beyond diminishing returns for a qb. Both are still short of the god of all work out qbs, michael bishop. But then Tee martin had monstrous strength as well. (youd think he was a DL watching him hit weights) Nichols is physically tougher then most qbs. Nichols has never been a well polished athlete, if he wasnt a qb he wouldnt be a pro athlete. But with his mobility and being on the wrong side of 30 I dont see him gaining much use from refining much more.

Those werent on the money though, 2 were deep balls thrown behind wrs making them have to one stop and the other slow and try to catch against their momentum. It is as you said though, a tiny sample size. On a sample size 2 to 3 times larger darvin adams is the best passer on our team. You can go back to the post season games and previous seasons and see more of the same from nichols. Guys stopping coming back to make catches on what would be easy TDs if hit in stride.