SpeedFlex27

I'm alwasy amazed at the hate people have for Fajardo. He did kill us. That last drive drove a spike through all of our hearts.

The problem is that bringing in a qb after an injury to the starter means they have to learn the offense & get the timing down with his receivers. We got lucky with Zach in 2019. He was a quick study. Like anything else, a person'e learning curve & how fast a qb picks everthing up is always different. Some people learn faster than others. Some never learn. Meanwhile the season marches on & a playoff berth may be at stake.

The ceiling quickly becomes the basement if Zach gets hurt & we haven't anyone who is capable of taking his place temporarily.

Just remember that every dollar you spend bringing back Bighill is one less dollar to spend on Schoen & Oliviera. So, for me, I don't like the idea.

Reduced role means we have to sign a starting MLB to take his place which costs money. Bighill wouldn't be re-signed to a reduced role. He'd go elsewhere.

Evans threw for 829 yards, threw 4 TDs & 6 Ints & had a 68.9% completion average with a QBR of 81.7. Schilz played in 11 games & threw for 1,556 yards. He tossed 7 TD passes & 5 interceptions. Schilz had a 67.1% completion average with a QBR of 99.8. The wildcard here is Dane Evans state of mind. He's fragile & goes to pieces when the going gets tough. He also demoted himself last season to sit on the bench in BC. He was no challenge to Vernon Adams. How many starting qbs would say to a team, "Please sit me. I'll take a major pay cut & be happy to sit on the bench." That's no leader. Why would any head coach want a qb like Evans with so many question marks as a player? Schilz was playing well before he got hurt. He came back & struggled which happens a lot after an injury. Any momentum he had as a qb was lost. He's the better qb of the two from what I've seen. I'd rather have him backing up Zach than Evans.

It was approved earlier this week by American regulators.

Zach was 32 & close to 33 when Brown got here. Now, he'll be 35 this season. Those 3 years are huge. if we let Brown go & don't sign someone who is capable of helping us win if Zach goes down then we as an organization deserve everything bad that happens. It'll be a bad move & at some point we'll pay dearly for that decision. Some of the back ups in this league are dogs.

More serious? Sleeping with a teammate's mother?? If that were true & players were packing that player who did that would be dead.

So, you'd prefer a 22 year old rookie with no experience to a veteran backing up a 35 year old Zach Collaros with a running qb like Prukop for short yardage? Yeah, good luck with that scenario if Collaros goes down. Our season would be ******. You'd be crying the blues when we go out one & done in the playoffs. If we even make the playoffs.

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Not someone like him.

I'll be honest, if it comes down to keeping Dalton Schoen or Dru Brown then Dru can leave.

I used to like them as well.

He tells some great stories. Forster passed away. These are old stories.

Wow, those are kind words. Thank you. I appreciate that.

Taylor should check out my CFL History Group on Facebook. Almost 5,000 members & growing strong.

If Brown left then I'd be happy having Schilz here as a veteran backup with Prukop as the short yardage qb. We can't have a raw rookie backing up a 35 year old starter in Zach. Or Streveler. I just don't think he'll be back.

His hair was shoulder length & he had a big moustache like we all did. Players in the 70's took care of their hair & just didn't let it grow to their knees like now. Different era.

Defensively, Ribbins was a ball hawk & similar in stature to that Ducoix kid in Montreal. He's the closest to Ribbins as a DB I've seen. They're very similar. But Ducoix can't play the other positions like Ribbins could.

Imagine coaching or playing with teammate who could run the ball, play receiver, play defensive back at a high level. return punts & kicks & be an undersized long snapper? Then be even more athletic as your best American player. That was Peter Ribbins. I'd call him a generational player.

IIRC, your father was picked by the Bombers in the first round of the Canadian Football Draft. The Bombers had two first round picks in that 1971 Draft. They took Bobby Kraemer from the University of MB with their first pick & your Dad with their second pick. Kraemer was a great selection & a very good athlete but he couldn't hold a candle to your father. I also remember reading that your Dad was considered the most athletic player the Bombers had. Both you & Kraemer had a great deal to do with the Bombers going from a CFL last place finish at 2-14 in 1970 to a 7-8-1 third place finish in the Western Conference in 1971 his rookie year. I also remember your father catching a TD pass from Don Jonas in the 1971 Western Semi Final against the Saskatachewan Roughriders.

Don't you have a hockey game to worry about today, Cancer Boy?

Scott Grant Photography has a great action photo of your father I'm sure your family would appreciate. You should contact him. His photos are online & you can order it. I remember your father very well. He was just a natural as a player. Peter excelled whatever position he played. He was a safety, a corner, a receiver (wingback) & he could run with the ball as well. He also was the Blue Bomber long snapper. At 185 lbs & he did that very well, too. I remember the game in 1972 when he picked off 4 passes against the BC Lions. Your Dad was one of my favourite player's back when he played.

He's like long Covid. Just won't go away.