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Yeah...I really had or would have had no issues with Lapo if he had a bit bigger plums sometimes...Buck was good at creating a game plan...but was a horrible game day manager of it...especially when things weren't working...smart guy and good concepts...but think he had a hard time thinking on the fly or in the moment if he had to go off script Logan I can see getting touches with BO on field....with swings and pitches...be an outlet....even sole backfield guy with BO spread out wide...especially with the body transformation...gonna be interesting....More curious to what we do with Demski and if he has a resurgence...he was less than stellar last yr....tho he was also ignored way too much in our schemes...even as a decoy.....He was knicked a lot last yr but still not a reason to exclude him as much as we did

Drury as in role....multi faceted....not bodywise...MCI is actually faster than Drurie.....not as shifty tho...6 of this half dozen of that....groomd right he could be a nice asset herein is where we have failed...we havnt identified the best players...and then fit it into the roster....we go into camp with this mental picture of what we want ratio/player wise and it's not giving us our best roster...hopefuly we are changing away from this

yup...agreed....from lack of reps at the collegiate level as a ball carrier he got too upright and needs to rediscover his pad levels again....I think he can do it I don't project him as a bell cow by any means...his body type...ala Dickerson...among others are just not 3 down ball carriers anymore...Unless you could create a Marcus Dupree again in a lab His athleticism and strength...and his speed there no reason he cant be a 400 yard on the ground and 300 to 400 in passing in a type of hybrid role tho....as well as key in the Jumbo packages and play teams

If he wasn't the degenerate that he is...He's be holding a clip board down in The League....the fact that he isn't tells you all you need to know...He was on his last chance here...and really...If the Argo's and the League hadn't dropped the ball and had some stones....he's be outta football now

I hope we dont basically waste MCI by just making him another Feltmate...as thats what I see occuring The fact that you can bring a big bodied guy in that has ultra athleticism you gotta find ways to disguise his use from just crashing down off the edge...every play.....you could in all practicality use any player for soley just that role....my as well find a Canadian Armed forces guy to do it instead of burning a valuable DI spot on and American one all yr like we did...lol...I kidding here but u know what I mean...If your "end" is a threat to take a pass...toss....it helps that jumbo short yardage package even more as he needs to be accounted for We used to be unique...use sneaky plays...obscure rules....took chances...what happened to that...since we have become pedestrian vanilla/predictable in a lot of in game situations...we have gone 0-3 in GreyCups....

yeah wasnt attacking u by any means...was adding to what u said...and agree....prob will get limited....hope he doesnt....he shouldn't as @wbbfan brought up...how we structure our roster we have limited DI options...tho maybe with a solid draft and a switch with not being so concrete in what we do position wise we can better use our DI's Also a more liberal use of our Nationalized Americans we can off-set our limited roster flexibility As much as I like what Castillo can do...I hate burning a DI in that spot...we should be doing whatever it takes to nationalize that spot....Punter too....I have no issue with a Global there and not better using one as a quality rotational piece if said Punter was head and shoulders one the best in the league.....and he far from that

you can't not play guys in certain spots to avoid injury....thats bad coaching....injuries are gonna happen....playing scared or conservative is playing not to truly win with your best options Logan is a powerfully built guy...who is multi-faceted in what he can do....to not take advantage of that for fear of injury is just bad use of a player.....do your due dilegence and roster/PR construct to have several options already in house for any injury issues....as opposed to loading the roster after your starting 24 and main 3 subs with bottom of roster plugs who really...are not worthy of really being on a pro roster other than running down the field on ST's Same with how we have valued some intangibles with some players over others who were better players....makes for nice press but doesn't equate to wins and a deeper roster by any stretch

New players yeah...who deserve it..we kept other guys on team for several yrs too on pr for most part..where they now? As a professional staff...should be pretty easy to weed out the inadequate fairly fast

yup....we need to build a system that can work in various ways and if something isnt there...we have other bullets in the gun...we went away from that and yup...boom or bust was the result I think if we can get ZC head into the idea of a more surgical an dare I say game manager...I'd rather say game controller mode...he may actually look like he has had a resurgenace.....he's not a gunslinger anymore, or a play extender running around waiting for things to open up...we do this.....He may even have another yr or 2 in him with a solid group around him After Bucks first yr, where he kinda took some DC's by surprise...he was figured out and in my opinion was what ailed us on offence all yr.....compound that with the brain dead idea to not play anyone in the off-season...Trying to make Mitchel and Johnson a thing and no ability to adjust...well the early season results was inevitable

Yes was a concerted effort to lean down...still big and.poweful but more explosive and some elusiveness to him...not all about battering ram style..as that wasn't gonna.be sustainable

We need to make MCI into a multi role hybrid guy..a bigger Drury type...but be important on jumbo packages...like I said..I'd like to see him used at times like a true TE...like they say you can't teach/coach athleticism and he's prob top 3 on our team in regards to athleticism...they will find his role BO to me seems to be morphing his game a Lil from what I seen this offseason..I think we gonna see more quickness and explosion outta him..coming in more lean

Hell.yeah....like to see him incorporated as true TE in sets..sub 4.5 speed...size...whats not to like Yup...needs reps and some quality coaching...once its instinct for him to run with a lower pad level and see plays develop...could be a real asset From all accounts he has good hands...so I'd love to see some slot/TE work and swing/wheel plays out of backfield Intruiging guy...in space or a seam he can definitely run away from pretty much anyone and also run you over...he just needs reps...and developed...this new OC and Jackson could be a godsend for him...Buck had no clue what to do with him...and Osh even less so guys just get wasted...

Easley lacked the hair too

Imagine BO and Logan in backfieldd with Streveler...used as an actual QB with just the threat he "may" run ...key word being may....so many possibilities.....toss in some heavy Demski in motion again......good luck with that yeah ZC at this point just needs to play within...be smart with ball and take whats there.....pushing it will open up if he does that Getting a sense we are gonna be a more possession ...methodical offence this yr....grinding unit As mentioned by others as well would love to see us morph a Clercius at times, or a different big bodied receiver as a true tight end thats used as a passing option...MCI could even fit that scenario...spread out the defense in the box and draw guys away from the scrum with a legit receiving option breaking off the edge

I agree...Best ever.. Logan has to be used...explosive as it gets from any spot on field...and coach not to get hurt...create a deep well rounded roster and a proper PR and there should be zero issue. This tho is where we have a deficiency and it's been like that for yrs

6 yrs ago...yeah. .that's a loooong time in football.. especially for an aging qb. And he didn't really light it up then either...defence and Harris were the gas that fueled that engine

I see a hard time for him even on just our team getting MOP....Especially when he gonna be getting use to a whol new set of offensive weapons for the most part...we have seen how he struggls with unfamiliarity and guys he doesnt know....I see a lot of forced throws early on ...and many turnovers...again yup...hopefully we dont over use him and pulverize him to a less than optimal version of himself...I think having Logan here is key as he should get a lot of work....or he better get a lot

Miller was the most important part and the key driver on turning what was a former embarrassing mess around...bar none...and doesnt get the credit he deserves on the culture and how we do business....from ball boy to Prez... It all comes from his original blue print and whom and what he put in place to get it done. Easily was the most significant and franchise changing hire...probably ever

Pretty sure that's not the style he chose..or wished to play...he didn't play that way in college...or his nfl opportunities...he played QB...ran if needed...had some designed called runs in college...but not the brain dead crap we made him do Fajardo...Arbuckle...and a loony/pervert combo out performed ZC in 3 straight games when it mattered most...we should all let that absorb...mind you better coaching decisions and in game adjustments we likely win all 3...so that didn't help

If he wins the right 50% then I am all for it...get us to the dance is all we need...as seen in 2019....I also think you selling Strev wayyyyyy short.....he was a victim of lunacy here....plain and simple...watch him from his first year...to what they tried to make him....night and day...If they would have just developed him as a QB from season 2...and then upon his return he'd be light yrs ahead....and prob not have gotten hurt The worst thing Strev did was let the league see what he can do with his leg...when it was there...or required and we almost destroyed him with it....His running isnt nearly effective when everyone in the stadium..coaches..fans..players and hot dog vendors know exactly whats coming....the who9le staff should have been canned for that B.S if you ask me... yeah pretty obvious the last 2 yrs his body is breaking down...even on some shots he takes where he didnt get a obvious injury you can see it....he not absorbimg them as well and it's affecting his usefulness....I not sold on if he lasts thru the yr this yr either...and hopefully if he not right we dont keep running him out there over and over and neglect the backup getting valuable play time...so as not to be in the situation we been before...with little or no faith...or trust in using said backup

Coming back from knee reconstruction now...even when it is acl and pcl like he had is a walk in park now..that shouldn't be a concern there The concern is how the use him...but seeing as he got assurance prior to signing that he wint be used/treated like last 2 seasons here i think we may have eyes opened..he wouldn't have signed here and from what I hear would of landed in cgy

On the fence with ZC.....I think he was failed a bit by coaching last yr...Buck is gone so we will see if that was part of it I also think part was his physical ability has eroded ...and came on fast....will it continue this yr, or was it a combination of a few things that amplified it? We will find out shortly I do believe tho he is a guy who needs familiarity around him now, also a real strong group around him to be even remotely close to the guy he appeared to be in 2019 and 2021.....and pre ACL injury with Hamilton....a guy who can elevate others play around him and take over a situation and almost will the team to victory...those days went bye bye in 2023...sure there may seem to be a moment here....and there...but moments are all they are now, it's not in his makeup anymore He now needs guys to elevate around him and have them take over games....as I dont think he can do that now....and he's a one trick pony now....if the play isnt there, and or breaks down around him...he has become a turnover machine and a guy who has become prone to fumbling ball, and making bad panicked decisions...I hope we use a lot of packages without him this yr...integrate eithe Strev or Wilson into more game day play and that Osh has the plums...and sense to yank him when he scuffling, it only will benefit us in crunch time...too many season now we have been reluctant to give him the hook...even when he wasnt physically able to be effective cause we never integrated the back-up at all all yr It's a good thing we had BO last yr to elevate the team and drag us to some W's with his will to win or it woulda been fugly ugly last yr....it was pretty fugly as it was. I'd be shocked if he is brought back in 2026 regardless how this seson goes, tho with Osh at the controls...we all know how the shocking and stupid is the norm

Now that's a training camp....or how it should be... They need to get snaps in both You also inviting injury to them...or to someone really valuable as collateral damage from coddling them to...in game condition isn't just about aerobic condition and seeing things...it's the bodies re-acclimation to being hit...getting first hits in a regular season game is just asking for yr long issues...funny thing..we've seen that...alot here for the last 3..4 yrs...hmmmm imagine Camp is a joke now...practices in season even worse...80 percent of guys now couldn't handle how it was.. Like him

At this point now...he won't be better...adequately capable? I think on a consistent basis that's a stretch now too..the succession and or plan in place should have been in place last yr already..and if that meant letting guys like Biggie..Thomas...even a demski go last yr to keep Brown..then so be it tho I still not 100 percent sold he is the guy yet either Buck will have him duck and chuck and go 70 percent deep to intermediate vertical all game...does he have the oline there to not get him killed?? TBD Buck had hard time deviating from a game plan if it wasn't working

to a certain extent....many tho have blind bias too...there's a difference...But a HC shouldn't use his as a way to form a roster when talent trumps his bias...and it's blatantly obvious Part of that lack of burst tho is how they are asking them to play.....we need to turn them loose and be in attack mode....thats what happens when you employ guys in the middle with no push....finesse and brute stuanchness We played a safe contain system to mitigate a soft under belly....and was a problem we self inflicted on ourselves with the stubborn insistence to give 75% of snaps to weak DT's and a MLB who we refused to move on from until he got hurt Fix the middle (including MLB)...and your ends flourish.....center out...just like the oline...fix the center and guards all of a sudden look like all-world 100 percent....but it's also who yhou are putting out there too to make it work...we don't/didnt turn our ends loose...due to the lack of any disruptor...let alone even a guy who was just a run stuffer in the middle for way too may snaps Look back at tape and when we fielded certain sets....we played a different game...and would get pressure from multiple angles...when we fielded a different set...we had ends hanging back looking to find a opening and or contain and had a soft middle that got washed out, or just repositioned to where the offence wanted to take them as we relied on our DB's to shut it down...Thank god we had a good secondary and guys like Griffin coming in a lot