Booch

Christ Montreal half game had 3 guys on line..one of which was Shologan..ours will bury glen..plus our defensive backfield is much better. And again in typical fashion Glenn throws a pick in latter stages..shoukd have been 2 to seal it but the rookie db straight from CIS botched it

Nobody deserved to win that...but Montreal eeked it out mainly due to poor reffing and total lack of creativity on both sides of call. Grant td was totally a fumble..Lewis was down by contact..u can see from the straight on camera angle that when back of his hand then elbow hit turf his hand was still around that ball..like etc video review looked at on both those is baffling And 1 game in Carter was causing riffs on sidelines and in house squabbling.. like really? U could see in his face on field he was pouting about game..his lack of throws..and this is exactly what u get from him. And also not sure if it's just me bout Jones just comes off as a tool..

On a team that was set up the previous year, and Jones basically walked into. Not by any way shape or form due to him being the architect of it. Evidence is showing now that the Smoes won in spite of him

Referring to your reference that he was NEVER A STARTER BEFORE...so just correcting your statement besed on a lack of not knowing what you are talking about. Who know's about what went on in Edmonton...Jones was running things so probably not a lot of sensibility and top tier HC'ing going on. Much like now actually...Jones would probably kill to have Nichols behind center there at moment compared to his 3 options he has now

Better re-check stats again..Nichols won starting job originally in Edmonton then had a wicked awful injury. Also was starter again in Edmonton and led them to a 5-2 record but Mr Smarts Jonsie benched him for no real apparent reason other than he didn't like him, and later on we got him for nothing basically

Maybe other teams cuts I guess or guys not wanted..Steele..Minter..Dykowski..Jovon

Yeah Nichols was in there with starting Offence, and you guys came nowhere near to touching him consistantly..and all the guys he was throwing to are no longer on the team save for Denmark but he was in there more so as a decoy more than anything...Coaches know what he brings and he had nothing to prove, other than get some game reps

Totally as important...some instances even moreso. Also it really helps with your line backing core and they work hand in hand. If they are all familiar with how the d-line stunts, timing...and they are familiar with their tendencies and strong/weak points it enables them to make more plays too. That's the beauty and precision of football because it takes a meshing of many moving parts to have success, and it's 9 times out of 10 the reason why joe fan dumps on a player thinking he messed up when usually it's a different player messing up an assignment, or the player trying to do too much and covering up other's errors. Good example was that pre-season play where everyone blamed Hurl for the 49 yard td run, or Hardrick being blamed for Chungh not finishing off his slide protection correctly

Not sure tho your line will be able to get after him consistently. Jefferson is for sure a stud, but he will be schemed against and it will minimize him, as well he will be going up against one of the best, if not the best O.T Olifyioe...or however you spell it. Steele was an...and stress was again average tackle who was dumped and nobody really wanted him, especially for $ he was asking so for all intents and purposes was a scrap heap pick-up Minter too, big body, but not dominant plus very out of shape and will take plays off because he is gassed...watch for that tonight. Also their rotational depth after that is weak and Montreal run game is gonna wear them down and the flood gates will burst.

Not that bad a roster...They have decent depth and quality Canadians and actually I kinda like their O-Line...definitely not worst in the league. Also I think Durant can make a lot happen with Jackson, Underwood and Cunningham catching balls and Logan too if used properly. They will also have a running game, so I see them in second in the east easily, and possibly pushing for first, with even double digits in wins especially if Durant plays all 18

Jennings never really did a lot actually against us in any game last year. We seemed to confuse/frustrate him alot and forced him into a lot of bad decisions and turnovers I'm not really worried about our defense like most. In pre-season we didn't do, or show anything really other than a generic front and basic pass rush, no stunts, no mixing up of blitzes, plus no continuity with guys in and out every snap. Our d-line just based on talent alone will be better and get more pressure and not be as weak on the run. Mix in the actual schemes, and hopefully some changes/tweaks in the philosophy and we will be o.k Same with our d-backs..Heath all year, healthy Randle..Year two of Loffler, Johnson is solid and smart, Leggett and Wild would start on any team. As would any of our D-lineman who are confirmed as starters (Westerman/Nevis/Oko) Really whats the concern?...I'm sure Hall knows where to change and mix things up, and gaurantee Osh would be up his backside if things were pourus like last year bleeding yards. Another thing to consider, most likely our offence will be on the field a lot more winning TOP most games...helping out the defence keeping them fresh I see the defense in top 2 points allowed this year, leading in takeaways again and i see 11-12 wins minimum

Plus the fact I think Durant is going to play with a huge chip on his shoulder and have lots of fire and is really going to want to light them up...and who can blame him Can't wait to read the Rider forum and conversations about Durant and Glenn performance's

And to add to what was previously talked about here...was a product of a free agent camp too hahahaha...

David Bovell...I spelled it wrong...and yeah...that be the guy Hey could really stick it...funny thing..Stick was a nickname J. Bolden went by...picked that up early in his career down south

How you recall that?? hahaha Its kind of auburn/brown...beautiful Been known to be in a mowhawk...shaved or 80's hair metal in style too

I also worked out with Walby, David Black and a few others at beer bashes in the Oak Room at U of M but that wasn't really football related hahaha

Been kicking around the boards since original OB days Played both U.S and Canadian ball...NCAA and went to 3 camps but 8 surgeries on my right knee two of which were reconstructions, and 2 on my left didn't allow me to pass any physicals anymore to the point were i was un-insurable so I decided to join the real world Used to train with Quincy Williams, James West, Ty Jones and Davis Bovell, and was involved with player development, training and conditioning in San Jose, Oakland and San Fran area. Worked at regional combines and Pro Days at San Jose State, Sacramento State and a smaller junior college (Diablo Valley) Thus a bit of insider knowledge about Charlie Roberts and Taman's keen eye and not wanting to bring him here and saying he would never make it due to his size, small hands and no speed...He was recruited basically by Ryland Wickman insistence of him being brought in to camp. That's Booch in a nutshell

it should be closed now for bringing up TAMAN and KELLY.....shame on you!

There's hits and misses all over, and no GM ever gets everything correct. No we don't do everything the same as every other team, and every other team doesn't do things the same as each other either, but I would bet 90 percent of the teams do these free-agent camps...cause that's basically what they are, and agents are constantly calling GM's about when and where they are going to be held. The NFL hold camps too, but not to the extent of CFL teams, tho you'de be surprised where they are paying people to scout players year round..China..Europe...which probably seems like a major waste of money and resources...but hey you never know I bet 80 percent of players are directed to them via Sports Management Agencies and in a lot of the cases the Agencies pay the registration fee for it...probably something most people didn't realize. The more avenues you use to find players, and the more stones you overturn, the better chance you have of it paying off. It's just tougher in the CFL as depending on how your roster is built, and how your ratio is constructed it makes it more difficult to fill spots in with the best Imports because you just can't make it wotrk.

Not biased at all...but have been heavily involved in the sport...in Canada and the U.S, and in the business side and recruitment methods, not to mention still have ties with higher ranking management people on many teams so I think that I do have a pretty intimate amount of info into these things, moreso than most people on here. As well as being involved in player recruitment and development in the U.S and whats involved in it, and who and where a lot of the deep thinkers are this is not an uncommon practice and it's actually promoted....but hey...opinions vary and people will say/post/vouch for what they believe in or think they know...

You said none of the good teams do it...so I guess Edm/Cgy/BC aren't good teams either. And the point of holding many is to cover all areas of the U.S to have a broader brush looking for talent. Has nothing to do with Kool Aide drinkers and kind of points a bit too some immaturity issues and a bit of ignorance on how teams scout and allocate budgets for it. At a lot of these camps there are invited/scouted players too, who are brought there to evaluate against other players...much like a mini camp and it saves the teams money and time in not bringing in a player come training camp just to be evaluated and cut within days. Allows you to bring in the best scouted players for camp. Teams have been doing it for decades now, it's just more widely known due to the age we live in. Also the charging of the prospects is to eliminate the chances of every highschool superstar wannabe from coming out and wasting everyone's time.

Winnipeg, Calgary, BC, Montreal, Saskatchewan I know for sure with 100% certainty run open camps...so not sure where you get your info from. I pretty sure Edm does too as that is a Paul Jones trait. Nothing wrong with those kind of camps as many excellent players have come from them. I believe Ricky Ray was found at one..Leggett, as well

yeah...not sure what criteria was used or how they went about it...some real bizarre ones on that list

Neufeld would step in if Couture wasn't able to go

yeah I guess we could DI Flanders instead of Lankford and at times throw Harris in the slot or as a hybrid like Drurie and Flanders is the RB With Adams, Dress,Denny,Washington and Feoli as the starting recievers