2024/2025 CFL (non-Bomber) Off-Season Thread

[HardCoreBlue]

5 hours ago, WinnipegGordo said:

 

If anything, I thought he was TO bound. Guess not.

[Booch]

well now the Rider's running backs will "press the line" like mofo's!! hahah....Suitor won't stop yammering on about that anymore...sadly any back with good coaching does that....Harris didnt invent it lol

[GCn20]

22 minutes ago, Booch said:

well now the Rider's running backs will "press the line" like mofo's!! hahah....Suitor won't stop yammering on about that anymore...sadly any back with good coaching does that....Harris didnt invent it lol

No doubt. It`s literally taught right from Pop Warner.

[Booch]

39 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

No doubt. It`s literally taught right from Pop Warner.

Suitor I think truly thinks Harris implemented that all on his own and is tutoring others on it.....fricken tool

 

[Bomber_fanaddict]

Harris was dead to me once he left for TO. With him joining the Riders I would assume this means they stick with AJ. Which is great news as I don’t think he’s as productive as he was 2-3 years ago. 

[Booch]

Just now, Bomber_fanaddict said:

Harris was dead to me once he left for TO. With him joining the Riders I would assume this means they stick with AJ. Which is great news as I don’t think he’s as productive as he was 2-3 years ago. 

and rarely healthy....looks like Tarzan....tough like....I think even Jane had higher injury tolerance

[Fatty Liver]

3 minutes ago, Bomber_fanaddict said:

Harris was dead to me once he left for TO. With him joining the Riders I would assume this means they stick with AJ. Which is great news as I don’t think he’s as productive as he was 2-3 years ago. 

If it wasn't for the on-field advice of Harris plus Cory Mace giving him a shot after the Argos cut him, I think Oullette would have washed out of the league before last season began, as is he's currently circling the drain in Sask.  

[greenrider55]

I won’t remotely pretend that I was a fan of Harris, I probably made fun of him as much as anyone.

With that being said, not just limited to Harris, but it’s cool to see recently retired players join the coaching ranks. I think he’ll do well.

But you’re right @Booch… Suitor is going to be nauseating with this one.

[Goalie]

Harris was a good football player but his off field issues are pretty known if you know people who know him. I mean he was pretty much sent to live in BC cuz of issues here. And I won’t get in to it but when you hear it more than once from multiple different people, you tend to believe them. Could be jealousy but could also be truth. Not every elite athlete is a good human. I’ll leave it at that. 

Edited Monday at 09:59 PM by Goalie

[Booch]

17 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Harris was a good football player but his off field issues are pretty known if you know people who know him. I mean he was pretty much sent to live in BC cuz of issues here. And I won’t get in to it but when you hear it more than once from multiple different people, you tend to believe them. Could be jealousy but could also be truth. Not every elite athlete is a good human. I’ll leave it at that. 

nailed it

[Squeakers and Skippy]

Im watching Arrow up on You Tube  its about the 2024 BC Lions pretty cool nice to see some CFL stuff in January.

Just now, Squeakers and Skippy said:

Im watching Arrow up its about the 2024 BC Lions pretty cool nice to see some CFL stuff in January.

 

Edited yesterday at 01:35 AM by Squeakers and Skippy
forgot something

[wbbfan]

Blink has always been a guy who was considered to have coasted on his raw talent. And largely for good reason. 
 But Harris isn’t that far off his standard. Both guys had tons of heart and all the effort you could ask for, when they were on the field in a game. Other wise? Cruise control. 
 Harris had 3 great years here behind one of the greatest o lines to ever play in the cfl. He had 2-3 really good other seasons and almost as many meh seasons. 6/8 years blink went over 1k. First year he was in a 3man back field, last year injured and traded. Played with some of our worst ols. 4 years in a row over 1500 rushing. 3 years in a row over 2k from the line. 
 

How good could blink have been behind a line like that, against a league filled with small lbers? 
 

Harris was a great back. 70% talent, 30% effort. 
 

If I’m picking a rb to coach guys, Carey is high on the list. I put the over under at 2 years for Harris coaching in ssk and the cfl. 

[Mark H.]

Blink was running behind a good OL in the Berry years. Ottawa the dispersal draft, plus some good draft choices and Americans. Goodspeed and Gauthier as good as anyone in that era.

[Goalie]

Call me old fashioned but I think PED usage means you are trying pretty hard so I’d put Harris effort higher than 30 percent. Blink literally smoked during the commercials so yeah. Well he didn’t but probably once or twice. Blink = 90 10 talent to effort. What if blink took the juice also. Would have been insane. 

[Mark H.]

Like geez you guys. The guy signed on as a coach with the Riders. It's not like he shot your dog or messed up your cheerios.

[Goalie]

2 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

Like geez you guys. The guy signed on as a coach with the Riders. It's not like he shot your dog or messed up your cheerios.

Damn it Andrew, it’s supposed to be milk. But you know what I think I can run faster now. 

Edited yesterday at 04:23 AM by Goalie

[wbbfan]

9 hours ago, Mark H. said:

Blink was running behind a good OL in the Berry years. Ottawa the dispersal draft, plus some good draft choices and Americans. Goodspeed and Gauthier as good as anyone in that era.

They were solid,  but they were not top tier by any means. Blink made them look a lot better than they were. 

9 hours ago, Mark H. said:

Like geez you guys. The guy signed on as a coach with the Riders. It's not like he shot your dog or messed up your cheerios.

After every thing that transpired with him and riders/fan base, it's pretty wild. 

[GCn20]

Andrew Harris the football player was too good for the Riders, Andrew Harris the human being shaping young players minds for the Riders....perfect fit.

[Bigblue204]

9 hours ago, Mark H. said:

Like geez you guys. The guy signed on as a coach with the Riders. It's not like he shot your dog or messed up your cheerios.

wrong

[Bigblue204]

12 hours ago, wbbfan said:

How good could blink have been behind a line like that, against a league filled with small lbers? 

I don't know. I think the bigger less agile guys played into his strengths more. I think he may have been less productive against smaller LBs.

[rebusrankin]

10 hours ago, Mark H. said:

Like geez you guys. The guy signed on as a coach with the Riders. It's not like he shot your dog or messed up your cheerios.

How do you know he's not showing up at posters homes and doing just this?

[wbbfan]

28 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

Andrew Harris the football player was too good for the Riders, Andrew Harris the human being shaping young players minds for the Riders....perfect fit.

accurate.

 

16 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

I don't know. I think the bigger less agile guys played into his strengths more. I think he may have been less productive against smaller LBs.

that is an interesting thought. Thing is, he had excellent running power against big guys. And like harris, brady etc, he did an excellent job of not letting dbs square up to him. His COD and acceleration is still the greatest I've seen in pro football. Generally I would agree that most quick type guys from the past would struggle with smaller more athletic backers today. But blink was an outlier of outliers. His speed at 3 and 5 steps would still be elite in the NFL 10 years from now. Now, if only he would tuck in his dang jersey he probably could've doubled his yards after first contact lol.  

[SpeedFlex27]

28 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

How do you know he's not showing up at posters homes and doing just this?

Hmmmm.... Someone dumped a headless deer that was gutted in the middle of a strip mall in Calgary just before Xmas. 

[17to85]

28 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

His COD and acceleration is still the greatest I've seen in pro football

This is literally what made him the player he was... one step and he made guys look stupid. Had a real knack for bouncing off first contact too. I think he'd be a similar player in any era to be honest. He was just able to make guys miss and that wouldn't change based on player type I don't think.

[wbbfan]

4 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

This is literally what made him the player he was... one step and he made guys look stupid. Had a real knack for bouncing off first contact too. I think he'd be a similar player in any era to be honest. He was just able to make guys miss and that wouldn't change based on player type I don't think.

Yep. He was such an anomaly. It was like he played in fast forward.