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He will be ST coordinator somewhere, probably Toronto. Although teams were substandard there last time he was ST honcho: http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/cfl/special-teams-a-concern-for-argonauts

Just cut him outright then. He might have limited success elsewhere as a back-up but at least you're rid of that ridiculous contract and can focus on helping better, younger, talents become the face of the franchise. That might be painful too - but not as painful as watching Troy Kopp ll bumble around.

He has poor situational awareness, also known as pocket presence. Which, for a straight drop-back passer is a recipe for injury. Strange they don't give him a half-roll or different launch points to throw from. That would take some pressure off the O-line. The O-line has not looked too bad though, IMHO.

Willy isn't fast enough mentally or physically to be a starter in this league. Lulay might benefit from a change of scene but we need a long term solution at QB. Willy should be benched in favour of Nichols and, down the road, if Nichols, who is quicker and more mobile, can't succeed with this Lapo offence then at least give Davis and Bennett some reps before we blow everything up and start all over in 2017.

Barf. Lapo is a charlatan who is contributing to the myriad of problems Bombers have right now. And the guys who hired him - Walters and MOS - are obviously too clued out to realize this.

Hopefully the next HC will be an ex-QB. That formula seems to work in the CFL.

Awesome. Plus, wax your car too. Sign him up today.

This could be a defining game. We get to see what kind of team we've got. Go Blue!

Wales! http://www.espnfc.us/match?gameId=438159

Ooohh Hurl was completely lost and seriously behind the play vs Als, the few times he saw the field. Moving the pocket around or a more mobile QB with some pocket presence might be a better solution.

The clip on this thread doesn't show how much time had elapsed on the 20 second clock. All I know is I was sitting in the stands thinking oh no the D is getting ready to stack the line but Pierce didn't see it. Even I saw it and I'm just a fan. He had time to change the play and throw a screen to the RB. But he didn't.

The QB always has the option of changing the play and making pre-snap adjustments depending on what he sees in the D formation.

QB should've read the blitz, called a revision (audible), and screened to the RB. What's so complicated about that? It's on the QB and his failure to see it coming.

OK Darren let's hear Buck's version. Bombers can't wade into this discussion without explaining exactly what happened.

It seemed as if everyone in IGF saw the blitz coming on that play except for the guy who gets $400k to see it coming. I could not believe he did not throw the check-off.

Why do Bombers keep trotting Drew Willy out as #1 when he appears to have no fire in his belly or urgency to his game? I don't understand that. It's like he's lackadaisical and a half-step behind everything. It's not rust - he's been like that from day one. There appears to be nothing in his game that would inspire an elevated level of play from his team-mates, never has. People tired of Bombers always losing? It starts and ends at QB. You can't win in this league without great play at the QB position.

Defence and Special Teams contributed important game-winning points in those first 7 games that year. If not for that, we're 3-15 for 2014. The problem is MOS anointed Willy starter back in Feb 2014 without real QB competition. As you say Willy has shown a few flashes. But IMHO not enough to justify his $400k or starter status. When you say unpredictable at best, I fear that flatters him.

If you give Willy more time to decide what to do, he will take more time. This has been a big part of his problem. Post-snap it's like everything is in slo-mo with him. And, dammit, he takes way too long with pre-snap reads as well. This saps any possibility of the O getting a rhythm or momentum and keeping the opponent on their heels. With Willy, the D always has lots of time to recover & re-set from the prior play. He seems not to have a clue about that. One thing, as you say, that LaPo could do is put the O in perpetual hurry-up, then Willy might adapt his QB muscle memory to the speed of how a pro offence should be run.

'Cept it wasn't a choice between Poblah and Laurent - Wpg could've had both. Bombers, with the first pick overall in the 2011 supp draft, selected Poblah. Bombers then could have selected Laurent in the second round even after they selected Poblah first overall in the first round. Bombers would have had to forfeit a 3rd round pick if they had picked up Laurent, however. And Bombers didn't want to do that, apparently, so Laurent was scooped up by Esks. I think Esks Tillman knew Laurent better from Ole Miss. then again, much of the same talent-assessing braintrust for Wpg then as now in Walters and Lapolice. Here's Lapo saying Bombers thought Poblah was best athlete: http://www.torontosun.com/2011/05/30/blue-bombers-select-poblah-in-supplemental-draft

Sorry, not impressed with Paul Lapolice.

OK thanks. Ya. My guess is O'Shea will handle both HC and ST next year for a variety of reasons, including budget. It seemed ST play was more disciplined after O'Shea took on that responsibility. Not sure how much impact that extra work had on his ability to focus on head coaching duties.

O'Shea was doing double duty as HC and ST coordinator for the latter half of 2015 after firing Pat Tracey. Did he say, during his final news conference, whether the club plans to hire a Special Teams Coordinator for 2016? Or did the intrepid sports media types who were assembled for that event not even bother asking? Arguably whoever fills this vacancy is as important a decision for O'Shea as the decision he makes around the next OC. Bombers special teams have been quite pukey the past couple of seasons - arguably cost us a few games.

I would hope the next OC isn't as closed minded about the QB position as you are. I'll give Drew Willy credit for his unbelievable toughness. But he hasn't played enough to prove he is worth $400k. Which is a problem for Winnipeg going forward. It means they have to allow a big percentage of the cap for QB if they want any real competition at the QB position. For example, let's say Harris or Ray is available. One of those guys could easily come in and beat Willy for the job. But they won't be cheap. (Assuming Wpg wants another pocket passer). How do we know they could? Did Harris do anything Willy isn't capable of? Has Ray been healthy enough to give out the big contract to? You are severely under rating Drew Willy here and I don't understand why. Watch the guy play and you see a guy in total control. He makes good decisions he can make all the throws you need. Give him an offense that doesn't handicap a qb and watch him put up some damned good numbers. You are falling into the grass is greener trap bigtime here. OK Ricky Ray we know and we know he's near the end of his career. Would rather see him come here as a coach than QB. But did Willy do anything Harris isn't capable of? Harris did throw for 33 TDs this year with a 100.7 QB rating in a very mediocre offence. Meantime Bombers have been starved for exceptional QB play for so long that even so-so looks amazing, it seems. I hope you're right and a healthy Drew Willy never gets hurt again and plays lights out under a new system. I really wish it could happen. But I don't think it will because I don't think he's as good as some folks seem to think. Many Bomber wins where Willy was QB came on the strength of sold ST and defensive play - offensive production was still putrid. But now that MOS has basically told the next OC like it or not here's your starter, I guess we are all going to get a chance to see what unfolds. Bass-akwards management tough, hamstringing the next OC.

So you've forgotten how good Willy has been for us? And forgotten that Bellefeuille made Calvillo look like a slow release slow read drop back pocket passer too? Drew Willy absolutely can be the franchise guy for this team. Willy has shown incredible toughness at times. But I can think of only one or two games when I thought 'Wow - Drew Willy played great and won that game for us." Mostly he's been unable to muster the O when it counts. His lack of success can't be pinned entirely on Bellefeuille though. While it is time for the Bombers to part ways with Marcel, they should have done so last year. Going forward, I worry about cap space and the QB position and whether we can recruit real competition for the #1 QB job when we are committed to paying Willy $400k. It seems ridiculous that MOS would hamstring the incoming OC by declaring Willy the starter since we don't even know if he'll pass the physical come TC 2016.

I would hope the next OC isn't as closed minded about the QB position as you are. I'll give Drew Willy credit for his unbelievable toughness. But he hasn't played enough to prove he is worth $400k. Which is a problem for Winnipeg going forward. It means they have to allow a big percentage of the cap for QB if they want any real competition at the QB position. For example, let's say Harris or Ray is available. One of those guys could easily come in and beat Willy for the job. But they won't be cheap. (Assuming Wpg wants another pocket passer).