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Urrutia didn't really get a good shot in Calgary IMO. Hall underthrew pretty much everything at him. I liked his work vs Toronto, but we haven't seen him on a deep route in either game, which is kind of odd.
I'd think one of Urrutia or Kelly would be starting game 1, hopefully Urrutia. Would be nice to give Willy at least one big target, otherwise Cory Watson is our only big body receiver.
I do like Jaymar Johnson though, when he hits the break in his routes he gets a ton of separation, he's very quick, hopefully the drops vs Toronto were an anomaly.
Bert Reed looked to have some attitude and hands, too bad we only saw him for about 5 minutes. I would think Reed and Johnson are pretty good PR bets, and everyone else among the imports outside of them are outright cuts, Barnes, Kemp, Tarver, maybe Kelly if they take Urrutia over him.
I agree re: Urrutia. Bringing him back to the ball is not going to be his strength. Slants and deep routes.
Jaymar Johnson was a lot better against Calgary. He also turns 30 in less than a month, which I'm not a big fan of.
Bert Reed is honestly the guy I liked the most. But you're right in the sense that we need a big body. He is not that.
I think all things considered, I'd stick with Urrutia.
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how many sacks did the other guys get?Are Etch defenses known for getting good pressure on the QB?
no
That's not necessarily true.
Who else made Stevie Baggs a sack leader?
compared to what we're used to seeing, our defense is going to look pretty craptacular in this area
Ask Jon Chick ...
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Are Etch defenses known for getting good pressure on the QB?
no
That's not necessarily true.
Who else made Stevie Baggs a sack leader?
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Yeah just not enough depth to do that.
But our fifth receiver spot is iffy as it is.
If I'm picking our receivers right now, I'm going Moore, Denmark, Kohlert, Watson and ... I don't even know after that. Urrutia maybe? He had a few balls knocked out of his hands last night but I also don't really think they had him doing things that put him in a position to succeed. Jaymar Johnson? Great, but he's a slot not a wideout. Bert Reed wasn't bad either. I certainly wouldn't want Kemp or Barnes.
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In 2010 Etchevary's defence in Saskatchewan was dead last in the following categories.
Fewest first downs rushing, fewest yards net rushing, avg yards rushing per game, avg gain per rush, lowest pass % completed, most interceptions.
He was also second last in fewest points.
He was third last in net offence per game and avg yards offence per game. He was also third last in QB sacks with 38.
He does have decent stats against the pass(which I suspected from watching his defences in the past, and because of the way he lines everybody up), but it certainly doesn't make up for how terrible he is in every other area.
My "panic" Is not from the pre season games
You're also cherry picking a bit, but I'm sure you knew that. It's easy to say that Etcheverry's defense was weak in 2010 (especially their defensive line) after he lost a ton of personnel from the previous season.
And hey, they still went to the Grey Cup.
None of that makes him a great or even a good defensive coordinator, but cherry picking statistics that have everything to do with personnel that won't be wearing blue and gold makes little sense. Maybe for speculation. But to use it and try to prove anything definitively? Not likely.
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Hall hasn't been given the same chance as Brohm who the coaches seem to really like.
How? They've both been given more or less the same opportunity.
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I wish, you'll have your usual bomber supporters who will blindly give excuses and support whoever is on staff bash you and say its way to early, but reality is Etchevary's not a good DC. It was simply a bad hire.I know it's just pre season but our run defence is non existent and overall I just don't see our defence improving once the regular season starts.
With who we have where, I don't see our run game getting any better. I used to think our pass defence would be good, but I'm starting to doubt that to. With Anderson sitting, we only have one, maybe two effective pass rushers on the DLine.
It's not blind support. And if it is, then your discontent is blind as well. Maybe he's not a good DC, it's not unlikely by any stretch. But when you're unconventional, preseason isn't going to be where the determination is made
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We won the time of possession battle (35 and change to 24 and change), we only took 3 penalties, we had nearly 300 passing yards, we won the yardage battle overall, we broke 100 yards rushing and we lost on a last second field goal.
On top of that, can someone point out a blatant mistake made by anyone who is actually going to see major playing time?
I saw big mistakes by Kemp, Howard, Barnes and Peterson.
I saw lots to be positive about and lots worth being optimistic about. I saw bad things too and there are still questions but it's comical that people are reacting as if this was 52-0 all over again.
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As sure as the sun will rise, we will all read way too much into preseason.
We sucked in the preseason last year. People were worried and it turned out they had every right to be worried.
We lost by a total of 7 points combined and our starting QB appears to be pretty good.
I'd say we're miles ahead of last year at this time.
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We can say Calgary had their starting lineup manhandle ours, but let's be upfront about one thing. We had non starters flat out kill drives with drops while Willy was in. Kemp with two (and a third later) and Barnes with one.
Willy looked sharp.
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Way too early. They've openly said they're not employing much of their scheme, are you just disregarding that?
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Sucks about Newman. For so many reasons.
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I like Riderfans. A lot of knowledge gets passed around there.
But it's not the most objective board I've ever visited.
Everything that is bad is bad. Unless a Rider does it. Then it's not bad. Which happens a lot of places. But I think it's amped up a bit on RF. Might just be the volume of their userbase though.
see: Taj Smith being charged with aggravated assault
see: Kory Sheets on Twitter
see: Ricky Foley CFLPA comments
When you get past that, it's an interesting read.
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I PM'd them a while back for you and they said your account is active.
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Just passing along a message from a member of my site. He mentioned this morning that nobody here has activated his account under the name "Duressler47" and I told him I'd pass it along.
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Honestly if we do find ourselves pressed for Canadian starters at least with this you could sub in Morley. He's not good, but still...at least it's an option. I really want to see Knapp pull on runs though. He's built like a tight end.
He actually was a tight end in college then converted to guard on the line.
I'm pretty sure he converted to tackle, not guard.
Tackle is where I'd like to see him too.
Knapp did not show well at RT last year...
On one day of practice.
Either way, I like him at guard. Two imports on the OL is two imports, I don't care if they play tackle, center, guard or right wing.
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Does this eliminate all of the paperwork some guys have to dig up to become draft eligible? If they have ever been a Canadian citizen growing up and have not changed or renounced citizenship, they would automatically be what we will probably still call a non-import.
Yep. It definitely helps. They don't appear to have taken away any eligibility options (anyone who once was still would be) but they've made it easier to determine in some cases and added different possibilities on how one could be eligible.
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Here's another example ... a guy like David Scott from UBC. 5th year upcoming as a receiver for the school, born in Texas.
He's probably eligible now, provided that he can successfully pass the citizenship test. That's one fairly decent prospect added already, without even looking much into it.
Same with a guy like Travoy Martinez from Saskatchewan.
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As an example ... Simon Fraser currently has 24 Americans on their spring roster.
That's potentially 24 more "nationals" being added to the talent pool. From one school. Probably the school with the largest sample, but other big schools will have a handful here and there as well.
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oh wow.
From now on, all you have to do to be a "national" (non-import) is be a Canadian citizen at the time of your first contract signing.
That changes A LOT
Not all that knowledgeable about the process but generally doesn't it take quite awhile to get Canadian citizenship, like at least a few years? A lot of these players who come up here from the U.S. might be out of the league by the time they get their Canadian citizenship.
It's not about getting Americans who come up here to play pro ball granted "national" status.
It's about getting the status granted for Americans who come up here to play CIS ball (or NCAA via Simon Fraser)
I'm not sure how feasible it will be though. The rule is 1095 days in a 4 year span. So complete your degree, graduate as a senior, hit the CFL.
Good for future guys who fit the mold of guys like Doc Cassama, Akiem Hicks, etc.
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Officially ratified.
Will update with details as they roll in
No more 9-game injured list. 6-game injured list now.
44 man active roster, 2 man reserve (instead of 42/4)
Practice roster expanded from 7 to 10 (12 to 15 in fall)
NO MORE NON IMPORTS AND IMPORTS
They are now known as "nationals and internationals"
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Can't see anything wrong with what you did, so don't feel bad.
Unless you brought in an outside bottle of water or some spits!!!!!!!!
Yup. and make sure you dont sit in the end zone. You will be quickly escorted over to the assigned seating area.
Let us know how Hall and Willy look today.
Just to be clear, there isn't a practice today. They're travelling.
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He dropped a gimme yesterday.
In fact yesterday was a typical Aaron Kelly game. One great play that sticks in the minds of fans and then everyone forgets how he was invisible the rest of the game (aside from a drop)