SpeedFlex27

Hiring these coaches with no prior head coaching experience... That has to stop. A guy like Mark Killam rose to the level of STC & then stayed there for 20 years in Calgary being passed over for HC jobs year after year. There was good reason for that as he's not qualified to be a HC. Instead, strangely the Elks hired him (probably as he came cheap) & now he's enrolled his qb in the Edmonton Elks Quarterback Academy... where improvement is more important than wins. Where, "We almost won" is considered a moral victory. Meanwhile, the team expects fans to shell out money for a qb in Tre Ford who can make some great plays with his legs & arm (at times). Just not when he has to, to win a game. While the Elks say "Improvement!!, the fans in Edmonton on social media are saying, "Why should I spend my money on this ****??" As well as, "Same old, same old!" I can see the Elks going 4-14 this season missing the playoffs due to the stupid philosophy of the team. The ratio & putting Canadians on the OL.

Schultz was the glue on that panel. He wasn't a character. He just knew the game. That little skit they did last night prepping the audience for the half time discussion? WTF was that? Something about being cool? Both McManus & Naylor must have felt buck naked as they had nowhere to hide. If you remember the look on Naylor's face, that said it all.

He should just go away with what little pride he has left. Imagine having to back that guy up & your HC thinks he's better than you Five to 10 snaps would be too many. Everything as they were losses.

Watching Jake Thomas last night on television. He's even wore than I thought. Always get turned inside to the right or left or is stood straight up & pushed back. Even when he made some kind of penetration towards the qb he was late. He has no moves. Just a straight bull rush. WTF??? And he got the majority of reps last night. He was lost on an island in a 3 man front. The Edmonton backs just ran right by him. Its to the point that I no longer respect him anymore. What a sad sack excuse for a DT. Retire, already.

We'll never sign Bennett, Be careful what you wish for. We all know Chevy's answer to letting Ehler's go will a fourth line free agent winger signing.

Came to the conclusion last night that it's Davis Sanchez that is bringing down the discussion on the panel this season. His takes are bland & uninteresting. He just seems to be filling in time going thru the motions as a panelist. Sanchez adds nothing to the discussion. Absolutely no chemistry at all with Muamba & Bierness which leads to her trying even harder to be funny if that is to be believed. It only makes things worse. There was more chemistry between Dave Naylor & Henoc Muamba (who is always excited) last night than between he & Sanchez all year. Naylor should be a regular on that panel with his connections with CFL management & players. I find his comments interesting.

Star #1: Zach Collaros. Silenced his critics last night here & in Bomberland with a great performance throwing the ball. He was in command all game except for a stretch in the third quarter where the Bombers had four 3 & outs. Over 300 yards passing & a clutch TD run to sew the victory up for the good guys. Star #2: Tony Ayres: Usually our linebackers seem to play the game in obscurity while getting the job done but Ayres job last night was to stick with Tre Ford wherever he went & he did that magnificently. He performance was noticed, He pressured Ford a number of times & sacked the Elks qb at least once & kept him to just 6 yards rushing. Star #3: Nic Demski with two tds receiving including the one where he stole the ball from the Edmonton DB covering him on the deep throw from Collaros on our second possesion in th first quarter which set the tone for our offense the rest of the night. Happy Honker: Wide Receiver Keric Wheatfall who could rack up a 1,500 yard season if he maintains his pace & stays healthy. He's our replacement for Kenny Lawler as a deep threat. Hard to believe Wheatfall's the same rceiver who couldn't keep his regular receiving spot & was a healthy scratch for a large part of the season.

Nye's a POS,

I'm just so glad that Buck is gone. Let him stunt Nathan Rourke's growth as a qb. Cough, cough... Ever thought it was the QB Coach & OC whose now in BC?

They'll fight hard losing close games Like tonight trying to make Ford an actual qb until they can't anymore. By then, it'll be too late & the Elks season will be lost. When that happens, the Elks will fall apart & another year will be wasted by a coaching staff trying to do domething that won't happen. Turning Ford into a pocket passer.

Calvillo also talked about how as a backup that Ham as a veteran qb taught him how to prepare & be ready to play. Ham helped him & Trestman did as well. Having great talent around him at every position offensively did as well. Anyway, this topic isn't worth diagreeing over. It takes more than one person to build a qb. He played well tonight.

No, Calvillo learned the game under Tracy Ham. He learned how to read defenses. Calvillo didn't change the way he played. He changed the way he prepared. And he had real receiving talent around him like Ben Cahoon, Terry Vaughan, Chad Owens, Terrence Edawrds SJ Greene, Pat Woodcock & Jermaine Copeland as well as Mike Pringle at running back.

The receivers are not fine. They're average. Re-program a 36 year old qb whose played for 25 years??

I was in Grade 7 when Bobby Sherman was popular. He was everywhere in teen magazines, the newspapers, hit songs on the radio, (his songs were hot garbage), he had a variety show & starred in a tv series. The girls in junior high were in a swoon over him. It seemed every girl's locker had a picture of him. I couldn't stand the guy. Then he just disappeared. his career was over as fast as it began. I read in the 90's that he became a paramedic & deputy sheriff. Now 55 years later, I don't hate him anymore. Rest In Peace, Bobby Sherman. I had to suffer so now y'all can, too.

We won't spend money on receivers now. We're dead last in the CFL in receiving yards per game. We get what we pay for. Yet defensively, we waste money on guys like Thomas & Wilson. Makes no sense.

Yes but he had a shoulder injury that he never told the Flames about. He was worried that the injury would affect his draft status.

Luke Wilson at it again on social media. He said the Argos-Rider game was crap despite the walk off KOTD. Too many penalties & qb sneaks. He called Bob Irving old after he criticized Wilson's take on the game in Toronto. Wilson said he still loves Jon Ryan even after his former teammate supposedly ripped him on a social media podcast yesterday. Is the Luke Wilson experiment working?

Gonna stick with Tommy Stevens.

You need to spy him as he'll just run when he makes his one read & panics if that receiver isn't open. That's all he does is run. He's not good at anything else.

Massoli's only half the qb he used to be. He'll never be a threat as a qb anymore. To me, signing an old guy like that with obvious age & old injury issues just because he's a "veteran" is a waste of money. Could he win the Lions four games if Rourke was out for the season? I highly doubt it. It's better to try to develop a second qb who has potential. Not to say that there's qbs hanging from trees ready to be picked with expanded NFL & now UFL rosters but they're out there. It's still up to the Lions to find one. That's on Ringmaiden & his scouting dept if they can't.

Massoli really isn't anywhere near the qb he used to be. Age & injuries have really caught up to him. I'm surprised BC signed him. Their backup spot now with him is just a waste.

It would be disappointing if a 350 lb guard like Wallace turned out to be useless.... that would be a killer but so far so good. He's a keeper. Line up the Brinks truck, Walters to pay the guy next season. You can't let this guy walk.

No one asks the hard questions because they know the answer to that question will be no answer & a scowl to go with it.

IIRC, Zach got the ball off without anyone touching him. Was he under pressure, sure. Did he have the time to just sit in the pocket? No, but he throws 200 passes like that every season under duress. It was a bad throw, a useless throw. Why throw? Run the ball. Get a first down running the ball or punt. So, I'm not saying you aren't right about pressure.

Zach still had time to throw, though. Collaros just floated it in there for the easy pick. You could tell when it left his hands, the football was a wounded duck.