SpeedFlex27

How many years has he been in the league? Almost a decade & since he was acquired from the Riders in late 2013 he's only played 2 full seasons. (One for sure. Not certain it's been two). This year, he disappeared the first day of training camp & his injury as well as possible return has been shrouded in mystery. He's missed more games than he played. That's being injury prone.

Why the secrecy with Neufeld? Is it because he is a constant injury machine & last year was just a fluke? Like why won't the Bombers say what's wrong with him? Or have they & I somehow missed it?

Sure, sounds about right to me. I'm sure others agree as well.

Ripper comes on here, plays possum like he wants to get along & then like morning follows night becomes the troll we always knew he was.

Edem is ****. He's a journeyman like Hecht.

Edem is your safety & you laugh at us?

Peterman could be a starter in that scenario.

It's also played in a hockey arena.

That league went thru some rough times financially. It even ceased operations for 2 years.

Man, is that league still around? I think there are only 4 teams.

Foot surgery is tricky with so many bones. The recovery is long as well.

Probably. That sounds about right.

Bo was interviewed last week here in Calgary. He says he knows how he is perceived. He says that arrogance is just confidence & that a qb has to have that confidence to be a leader & to inspire his teammates to be successful.

As soon as management expresses confidence in a HC during an abysmal season, it's only a matter of time that coach is fired. Ed Hervey with the Kiss Of Death... https://theprovince.com/sports/football/ed-willes-musings-gm-ed-hervey-preaches-patience-as-b-c-lions-start-the-season-1-7?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Or is it just super confidence?

Well, it's interesting for sure. I think football at its core is the same as it was 30 years ago. A collision sport & not a contact sport. The only positions you see bigger players from that era are on the lines. Receivers, O & D backs as well as linebackers are still the same. It's a cool discussion, though.

Defensive players could take more liberties back then with offensive players like leading with the helmet legally. The game was more physical back then as the rules were different, I'd say. There were more safeties playing headhunter by emulating Jack Tatum in those days.

Again, I harken back to running backs being able to handle a workload like that... The great backs get better the more times they touch the ball. I'll use Willard Reaves as an example. In 1984, he touched the ball 344 times, in 1985, 287 times & in 1987, 298 times. Great running backs are workhorses. The more they do the happier they are & the more effective they are. You can't limit a back's touches to potentially save him from injury. He could slip in the shower at home.

I don't see things changing. We need a fresh approach as we've gone stale.

Just an aside, getting real tired of LaPo. Please find a HC gig somewhere. Please.

The problem is we rely too much on Harris at the expense of other talented players. I remember back in the 80's when Willard Reaves was running for anywhere from 1500 to 1800 yards a season we still had our passing game with Joe Pop, Murphy, Boyd & Tuttle having thousand yard seasons & we never missed a beat. We could score from anywhere on the field. But this offense? I don't get why it's either or with LaPo. We centre around the run game & it takes away from the passing game. We should be able to do both but we don't.

LOL. Leo The Lip.

The Lions OL was firing out & getting to their blocks aggressively. John White looked like he was blocking pretty well when Reilly was throwing which helped. The play at RT was much improved with the new guy in there & moving Foucault to LG. Pass pro was much better as well but once Reilly got hurt he couldn't step up in the pocket so he was sacked.

Yeah but it's Carter so that was okay.

Well, in 2013 we'd have hailed a sad sack qb like Antonio Pipkin as a saviour. The qb position was so so bad.