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Where was he in 2013?
Senior year in college
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Hopefully he does better than our last quarterback from Louisiana-Munroe...
No kidding.
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Now that training camp is over and done with, we will be drawing for a gift card to the Bomber Store tomorrow. If you gave a report at any time during training camp on what you saw while you attended, you've been given an entry (each time) so check back tomorrow to see if you've won.
Thanks again to everyone who provided their insights throughout camp!
- HardCoreBlue and blitzmore
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Interesting news a day before cuts.
Louisiana-Monroe QB Kolton Browning has been signed.
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Highlights of this one were Arland Bruce III dragging a defensive back 30 yards for a score and Robert Gordon getting destroyed on a clutch first down pass in the final minute. He was slow to get up, but he held on to the ball so the Bombers could kneel down for a 1 point victory.
2001 was my first season as a season ticket holder (I would have been 11 at the beginning of the season) and that play still stands out. I was a huge Bruce fan growing up because of that play.
I remember Gordon getting clobbered too, I think. I remember him jumping up to catch the ball and getting undercut. Landed hard. Held on.
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GCn is right, there probably isn't a mutual interest because of scheme.
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Shologan, Philips, Gott, Fraser and Eppele are not mystery men. Deane and Lavoie's health are question marks... but so are Watson's, Neufeld, Alexander...
Aside from Shologan, mbrg is right, those are all "grass is greener" type guys. Phillips, Gott, Fraser and Eppele are all bandaids and if we don't value guys like Watson because of health issues, those guys should be judged similarly.
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I'm not sure how or why Kelly became the poster boy for bad receivers. He's not a great player, and I wouldn't want him as an every week starter but as an injury replacement he's fine.
Not a bad receiver, just not a very good one and that's why I don't want him being a starter. I'd rather start Feoli Gudino.
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Hmmm... wonder why Messam hasn't been signed by anyone yet if he's such a steal...
Hmmm.... Wonder if anyone has called Messam a steal other than you? (I'd guess no one, but I'm not about to go through 7 pages of comments to find out)
I wonder if any team has worse NI depth than the Bombers?
Haaaaaaaaave you met Edmonton?
Ottawa is questionable. Hell, even BC is questionable. Luckily for them, they have Harris but their Canadian depth is bad bad bad.
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Walters & MOS knew the ratio situation before camp so why even sign him? For competition? There was no competition. How many guys do both punting & kicking extremely well anymore?? So for MOS to say that Maher had to do both better than the other guys when they didn't have to do both jobs themselves??? Not asking much. If he catches on in Ottawa & scores 130 points & our placekicking isn't as good then it was a huge mistake.
There was a very hard fought competition.
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Apparently Michael Bouble is in town that night. Could explain low attendance.
I know that's where I'm going!
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I wanna see Hajrullahu kick a ball through 3 hula hoops.
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I'm predicting
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Then I predict a dog fight for third between BC, Winnipeg and Edmonton. All three teams have major question marks.
What does BC do at quarterback? What do they do at offensive line? BC is a team that actually may have to use 3 imports on the OL, how does that affect the rest of their lineup? Can they replace Nick Moore?
Edmonton has very similar questions as us ... Canadian talent, offensive line and they have additional concerns at running back.
I actually think Saskatchewan has way more question marks than BC. They lost a huge chunk of their offence in Sheets and Dressler, and I'm not exactly sold on a guy like Taj Smith to be the go-to guy for Durant.
Calgary 13-5
BC 12-6
Sask 10-8
Edm 5-13
Wpg 5-13 (hoping Edmonton wins the tiebreaker)
Toronto 13-5
Hamilton 11-7
Montreal 8-10
Ottawa 4-14
Saskatchewan doesn't have question marks in incredibly important areas. BC has problems at QB and problems on the OL. Could blow up in their face.
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Jesus Christ.
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I'm predicting
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Then I predict a dog fight for third between BC, Winnipeg and Edmonton. All three teams have major question marks.
What does BC do at quarterback? What do they do at offensive line? BC is a team that actually may have to use 3 imports on the OL, how does that affect the rest of their lineup? Can they replace Nick Moore?
Edmonton has very similar questions as us ... Canadian talent, offensive line and they have additional concerns at running back.
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I like the Dell signing and the Cornell signing. These make our team better. If Dell is familiar, that's because you probably saw him on the weekend playing for Edmonton.ike an easy James Green-type pickup. Could make our special teams much better than using some of our other NI backups. Now can he take any meaningful reps on D? Probably not, but I'll cross my fingers just the same.
Urrutia hasn't done much to earn a roster spot at this point other than be tall. Cutdowns are only 3 days away - at this point I'm keeping Dell on the roster ahead of him if that's a choice the numbers forces us to make.
I think you hit the nail on the head with Urrutia. I don't think they're ready to give up on him just yet due to his size and speed. From what I've heard though he's performed well in TC practices.
So what kind of weight does OShea give camp performances compared to game performances? Based on game performances Jaymar Johnson has to be the frontrunner of the rookie crew. And no one is talking much about Aaron Kelly despite him showing well in practises and games. Woods might still land a spot because of his return skills, although OShea will need to watch tapes from last year to see why some still rave about him - he hasn't done much this year. Kemp has shown flashes of talent and butterfingers. Now Dell is here.
We typically keep 6 import receivers somewhere on the rosters. Denmark and Moore are obvious; I suspect Kelly and Johnson are staying around. Who gets those last 2 spots? Is being 6'6" and good in practise enough for Urrutia?
Factor in that Jaymar is a slot, not a wideout. Gets a little more confusing.
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Bolton is interesting. Could push Aaron Woods.
Fun fact - he caught passes from Johnny Football at Manziel's pro day.
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Cornell is a nice pickup for special teams. I didn't actually know he was available, he's very much an O'Shea type if you ask me.
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I like how they show the whole clip. Or else I'd just assume it took them 3 billion tries.
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Man, I keep hearing how Aaron Woods is a keeper but I've never seen him do anything in a game to really distinguish himself. What am I missing?
He's a gadget player. He's not going to stand out in the preseason because they're not going to show teams any of the stuff they have featuring him.
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The funny part of this argument is that Messam sucks because he had 121 carries for 565 yards and 300+ yards REC...
...but Will Ford is a potential all-star because he had 113 carries for 595 and 47 yards REC.
Don't think either of them plays ST.
http://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-re-sign-division-all-star-rb-ford
Ford was also a force on special teams last season, earning the Bombers nominee for Most Outstanding Special Teams Player. Twice in 2013 Ford was named CFL Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 11 & 15) for his dynamic returning abilities.
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You know ... this is actually a fairly overlooked idea by fans. Fitzgerald could definitely be a guy who takes snaps as a receiver if needed.