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malcolm bell another one to the list of never was'. Austin apodaca. The next savior. Im sure the riders will swoop in and grab bell any minute now and trumpet him as the next great qb in the cfl.

I think thats a great point. Our team does things their own way. They've stuck to the systems, and player mold to a T. A lot of things can result in an early departure from camp. From both a player and a team stand point. I do like that we are quick to make decisions when a guy isnt what they look for. Over this regime of management we've seen them bring in and ship out qbs at a very quick pace. Makes me think they are looking for one thing above all else and if a the guy lacks that hes out. Could be a mentality thing. The mos guy work ethic, drive, love of the game, reserved outwardly fiery in side. Or could be accuracy, or maybe its more along the lines of the guys that didnt make it just didnt pick up the changes to the game and offense quick enough. They may not want a guy to sit on the side lines / PR for a year to just start to grasp the basics. Under most regimes a few guys we have brought in and sent out in short order would have sat around at least a year to see if they could put it together. Maybe some thing for one of the early coaches shows.

My favorite is a few games a year or so he would pretend to pull up lame and hold him hammy wait for the db to move on and break down field.

Roy big fat soup can nelson has signed with bellator. 3-7 in his last 10 9-10 in his ufc career. Glad hes gone.

kerry joseph 2.0

mmm i thought that was goosen.

It was a 2 year deal, and we all thought he was coming up on FA. But walters said in an interview mid way through last year and suhk had signed an extension. Dont think it was announced before that at all. Dont know if it ever came out how long hes extended. But it was a huge sigh of relief and win for us.

I think the prototype for NFL qbs is 90% for first round or maybe top 2 round qbs. After that its drew brees territory. The top Qbs get picked to pieces because of the staggering value invested in a first round pick. After that I think it opens up a lot. After the draft, when you talk about UDFAs, and free agents in general its pretty lose requirements. Tons of guys get brought in to hold clip boards, run scout team packages, and be extra arms in camp. UDFA is the hail mary range when AFL, CFL, career TCF/PR guys and any one with a pulse gets a look. I think its bigger that you arent too old. Besides, with a young QB if they are getting looks down south then they have done some thing here. So any time that happens its generally been good for us. Save for some of the TCF/PR for life guys like pat barnes.

still worlds better then pederson or friesen. Not much of a measuring stick though. Its like getting better mileage then a tank pulling another tank. I love the old ritchie-isms

Im picking seastrunk to be the new tony ortiz. First team all TC star, pre season stud, but a guy with out much of a chance at RB. Could be roberson too. This is hands down the most talented group of RBs ive ever seen us have. Roberson, seastrunk, and flanders, on top of harris? (I like what normand can do a lot too) With our ol and ol depth? For my money its the position to watch for sheer entertainment value in camp. Got knox winning the MLB job. But I think Hurl has an out side chance to start / play as many reps as any one at MLB this year. Gonna say ekakitie and jake the snake start out close to even splitting time at DT with ekakitie quickly earning more of the reps while jake takes more back as he hits the rookie wall late in the year. Lefevour winning the no2 spot with apodaca winning the development spot. First big cut? neufeld.

with the low activity for mma, and blue jays threads Id say their own threads in general is fine. my 2c

I think its a shoe in that lefevour, davis, and nichols are our active qbs. The rooks are gonna be in a scrap to be the development guy, with a possibility of both being cut. Either rook becoming as high as QB 3 out of camp sans injuries is probably the longest shot of camp.

Less shedding blocks more hes too happy to settle for locking horns with a guard / centre and trying to bull rush. If you are one dimensional as a pass rusher you will struggle a lot. A lot of positions have nuances that coaching can improve a lot. The linemen more then any other though imop. We have a ton of high end young talent on both sides of the line. Im sure both will be a huge focus. I hope howard is up to the task.

I hate baseball fights soo much. Same with basketball. Every one acts like kids and thinks they are UFC. The bat flip stuff is stupid too. Cant count how many times i saw david ortiz do the same. Dont like it? Dont let em hit a homer. Jays have called up Anthony alford. The jays no #3 rank prospect and back end of the top 100 in baseball. He split time between football and baseball, fought injuries and didnt have a great year last year. Hes crushing so far early in this season but hes soo raw. I hate seeing a guy like him rushed up from AA. Hes very athletic, hits well, and is showing projectable pop in his bat. Plus hes a terror on the bases. Suchs pompey is hurt this would be a good spot for him to get another look.

Top 5 in a 9 team league where 7 teams make the play offs. + completions in the red zone that still lead to field goal drives isnt success in the red zone. Our offense loves 8 yard passes on 2nd and 10 / 2nd and goal from the 10 etc. We dont do great red zone scheming. PA fades, iso in and outs, rub routes, shovel pass etc. We kicked a ton of fgs last year including lots of short ones. The problem wasnt just red zone production. It was long periods of time where our offense was nearly none existent. Wed stop running the ball for entire quarters, our first drives are constantly weak despite it being the best planned drive of the game.

Must be close to tc, richards getting soo much talk time. Dont think hes much of a factor or will be. Certainly not worth soo much concern I like the lawrence virgil signing. Big super strong athletic DT that makes plays in the back field.

Same was once true of jade. Never doubt our ability to find a scapegoat!

except for the 3 years he flirted with 6k before trestman. Yes, he was in bad shape in his career going to MTL. but in that era trestman was in the nfl. he didnt come to the cfl till 2007. what does he have to do with the time when AC first went to the als?

How did he pull ac off the heap? he joined in 07, ac threw for 3600 17-8. in 06 4700/20. The three years before that 5500+ 6k+ 5800+ with 37/34/31. The don in 02 and dave ritchie before him would be far more the guys who pulled him off the heap.

Basketball has actually made nearly as extensive a use of analytics as baseball has. And the NFL was using them before it was common in baseball. It hasnt developed as far in the NFL, but they break down 1000s of categories of raw stats. WR completion percentages, QB passing % zones, all kinds of em. Its a nerd world we live in.

Probably. Idk if either would fetch that much at this point. Martin maybe they keep as a mentor as much as for production. I think that would leave us with like 3 pitchers total. If you are talking hard throwing high pay right handed starter i think you have a case. That kind of guy could lose it quick fast and in a hurry. Lefties, relievers and finesse pitchers tend to have the shelf life of an MRE. Even after they go bad they still go down for a fist full of years. If you are gonna fire sale that many guys you will have to be taking Low a / high A / rushed prep school players / low ceiling college guys. Low up side or low percentile chance to ever play in the majors. Not worth the risk imop. Better to slowly sell over a year and have the aura of building rather then re building. Teams that rebuild go into free agency having to spend elite money on guys like BJ ryan, and selling the farm for post prime vets.

thats the best thing ive read all day

In the cfl the vet cut day is soo far back in the season you arent likely to be stuck paying some one hurt and regret it unless its a QB. Hoping for it, no thats a bad plan. Taking it if it comes is fine. Like JFG, remple (iirc) and a few others.

THAT is a pass rusher name. And he should be played by LT in a movie starring the rock. Or series or what ever.

http://footballgameplan.com/feat/hunts-scouting-notes/ "This was my first viewing of Bell’s game from a scouting perspective. I’ve watched NCCU over the last two seasons from an analyst standpoint and I’ve been on record saying how much Bell has improved his game over last season. This was a great showing from him from a reading the field standpoint and mental toughness standpoint. First, the athleticism he has at the position is clearly evident. Bell has cat-like quickness to get himself out of trouble and above-average short-area burst to split defenders. From a passing standpoint, he shows the ability to throw with touch at all three levels. Certain routes he tends to flatline, which could cause tipped passes. He throws well on the move to either side. At times he’ll force a throw over the middle of the field that’ll get him into trouble, but overall, he has all of the requisite tools you need to succeed at the next level. I came away very impressed how he handled the blitz and 3rd downs. This is where the mental toughness part came into play. Bell routinely ‘did what he had to do’ to keep plays and drives alive. I think he still has growth in his game." career numbers of 57% completion, 6340 yards, with and average pass of 7 yards, 42 tds to 33 ints. 42 passing tds in 42 games, but he clearly didnt play much of the first 8 games he dressed. Only watch some of the highlights reels,but he does have a ton of em up going back to HS. The scouting reports n stuff say he improved every year. But production looks better his first year starting (14) then his senior year (16). But it is certainly harder to be effective when you are on a team 4 years and start 3. Especially as a mobile qb. I like that he is a 3 years starter and spent 4 years in the same system. A lot of the young guys we bring in seem to be guys with very limited experience and who bounce between teams a lot. He tends to reach back on his passes, and some times fall into a wind up motion. It slows down his release a good bit. But he does play much better and quicker when rushed. Really shortens up his release and gets it out. I like his elusive speed and movement. And that he knows where the first down marker is when he runs. Too bad we didnt have him around for mini camp. Should be fun to watch in TC. He and applejax (apodaca) give us an interesting battle for developmental qb. Both are young, athletic and have tons of up side.