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  5. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Week 9

    in Blue Bomber Discussion

    Posted

    Couldn't help myself, stoked about tonight's win and needed to discuss it. Sorry for stealing the thread from our normal thread starters.

     

    The Good

     

    -- The Maurice Leggett / Chris Randle Connection, teaming up for three tight coverage tip ball interceptions. Leggett is a legitimate ballhawk back there. He's quickly become competition for Tyron Brackenridge as the CFL's best safety. 

    -- Ian Wild ... 14 defensive tackles, he was all over the place tonight

    -- Abe Kromah was an absolute run stuffer tonight. Just as I predicted before the game, I'll predict it after the game - Kuale has lost his job.

    -- Derek Jones ... this guy is turning out to be a steal. Pure hustle player. Blocked punt and a huge block on ST to set up the big Stoudermire return.

    -- The tackling tonight ... just to single out a few guys. If Big League Teague keeps up that tackling proficiency (which he lacked heavily earlier in the year) he could be a great NI starter on D for a long while in this league. Randle, Washington and Leggett also all made great strides in their approach to bringing guys down tonight

    -- Troy Stoudermire is going to keep Aaron Woods out of the lineup long term if he keeps this up. He's a legit threat to break one.

    -- The offense in the fourth quarter ... if we're within a possession late, we always have a chance with these guys

    -- Team discipline AGAIN

     

    The Bad

     

    -- Our offense for the first 45 minutes of the game. Playcalling in particular.

    -- Nick Moore ... hoping it's just rust, but as of right now, he's a REC2 getting paid like a REC1 and the fumbles aren't helping. Still a fan though, just not a great game.

    -- The pass interference nonsense. Hate that this is what the CFL is coming to.

     

    The Ugly

     

    -- The uniforms. Good lord.

    -- Matt Bucknor's face after Tyrell Sutton put a palm imprint in it on that stiff arm. That was NOT a good play by Bucknor.

    -- Alex Brink. Thanks for coming out.

     

    We're 6-3!

  7. Game Day Thread - Montreal @ Winnipeg - 7:30pm

    in Blue Bomber Discussion

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    I don't think it's Drew Willy so much as the circumstances he's being forced to operate under.

     

    As I said on Twitter during the game, the playcalling needing variety. In nearly every single one of our two and outs, we went either pass-pass or run-run and the offensive sets we used to do it were very telling as far as what we were going to do. If I can spot tendencies accurately, don't you think a defensive coordinator can?

     

    Once we went with a variety of calls and sets, we got the Montreal D on their heels and Willy had the time to stretch the field and operate how he likes to.

     

    Variety opens up the run game opens up the passing game.

     

    What I really like about Willy - when he's not on fire, he is able to recognize it and step into more of a game manager role. He doesn't compound his mistakes.

  8. SJ Green to the Riders?

    in Blue Bomber Discussion

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    Carter has played what 9 games and you think he is a top tier receiver.

     

     

    Give me a break. Plus Stamps has had ever funky injury a receiver could ever have. He misses far more than he plays.

    If your system is to be true. How the hell did the Riders win the Grey Cup with 4th tier receivers. Pure Bomber fan propaganda

     

     

    Not that I really want to indulge you based on your first few posts, but since I have some time to kill ...

     

    First, re: Carter - what does talent have to do with experience?

     

    The Riders didn't have solely 4th tier receivers last year. They had an elite receiver and an elite running back, both taking pressure off guys like Getzlaf and Taj Smith. Above average receivers often end up looking like absolute studs when they're having attention drawn away from them.

  9. SJ Green to the Riders?

    in Blue Bomber Discussion

    Posted

     

    I'm not going to try and rank them in order, I'd rather try and provide tiers.

     

    Tier 1

    Stamps, SJ Green, Carter, Arceneaux, Owens

     

    Tier 2

    Moore, Price, Fuller

     

    Tier 3

    Taylor, Bowman, McDaniel, Denmark

     

    Then you get into the next tier

    Getzlaf, Durie, Grant, Ellingson, Smith, Fantuz, West

     

    If Dressler, Inman and Matthews came back, I'd probably put them in tier 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

     

    You can make an argument for Taj as a top 15 receiver, but I wouldn't say it's a compelling one.

    Interesting opinion. I'd say that you're highly overrating Manny, Fuller & Taylor. Even Carter hasn't performed like a tier one receiver this year and IMO that's not just because they don't have a QB.

     

     

    I wouldn't say I'm overrating Manny at all. He probably attacks the ball as a receiver better than anybody in the league and he's still managing to stay among the league leaders in yardage despite the fact that he's being matched up against by the DB1 in most games.

     

    Fuller and Taylor are just complete receivers and while their track records aren't there, the talent level is. They fight for balls, they battle through contact and are an absolute handful to tackle in the open field. Good hands, good blocking skills.

     

    Duron Carter is an absolute animal and in my opinion, he's the most talented receiver in the league. This will probably be his last year in the CFL. Reminds me a lot of Arceneaux before Arceneaux went to the NFL. If he had Ricky Ray throwing him the ball, he'd likely average over 100 yards a game. Too bad he has the Montreal circus instead.

  10. SJ Green to the Riders?

    in Blue Bomber Discussion

    Posted

    I'm not going to try and rank them in order, I'd rather try and provide tiers.

     

    Tier 1

    Stamps, SJ Green, Carter, Arceneaux, Owens

     

    Tier 2

    Moore, Price, Fuller

     

    Tier 3

    Taylor, Bowman, McDaniel, Denmark

     

    Then you get into the next tier

    Getzlaf, Durie, Grant, Ellingson, Smith, Fantuz, West

     

    If Dressler, Inman and Matthews came back, I'd probably put them in tier 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

     

    You can make an argument for Taj as a top 15 receiver, but I wouldn't say it's a compelling one.

  13. Ameet Pall

    in Blue Bomber Discussion

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    Too be clear I'm not suggesting that Winnipeg should bring in Ameet Pall as I don't think he fits their system. I'm simply defending the guy or at least giving reasons for why he's in the League. 

     

    Just curious.. what DL does fit our system... Pall at 5'11 260lbs doesn't... Laurent 6'1 305lbs doesnt

     

    Its a genuine question - the only DL that I have seen in pursuit as a 'hybrid DL/LB' per se is Peach... everyone else looks like they are playing traditional DL roles

     

    By the sounds of it, Zach Anderson doesn't even fit our system...?

     

     

    Why are you assuming that fit is based on the size of the player.

     

    It's based on the responsibilities and whether or not a player can excel with specific responsibilities.

  19. Our new jersey

    in Blue Bomber Discussion

    Posted

    If the petition is to use the royal blues instead of these ones, better hurry, the game is on friday.. LOL.. if it's to wear the royal blues permanently, why bother.. It's not gonna happen.

     

    If its the former and not the later, i'd sign it. But if it's a petition to make them wear them all the time, There truly is no point.

     

    Okay. So you think there's no point. And plenty of others do.

     

    What's the point in arguing about it? We get your point.

  25. Our new jersey

    in Blue Bomber Discussion

    Posted

    I like to start an unofficial rumor that Jeffery Bannon quit his job after being told those hideous pieces of crap would be puked on to the racks in the Bomber store.

    Worse than Hitler.

     

    That's very contrary (more or less the exact opposite) to what I heard from a couple different people.

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