Former Bomber QB LeFors

[Rids]

He's coaching in Louisville and they finished 10-2 this year reaching the State quarter finals. They were 6-0 in district play. 

 

I always felt that he got short changed in the CFL working with OCs that didn't adjust for a left handed QB. 

 

http://usatodayhss.com/2014/lefors-taking-cal-football-to-new-heights

[Fred C Dobbs]

He's coaching in Louisville and they finished 10-2 this year reaching the State quarter finals. They were 6-0 in district play. 

 

I always felt that he got short changed in the CFL working with OCs that didn't adjust for a left handed QB. 

 

http://usatodayhss.com/2014/lefors-taking-cal-football-to-new-heights

He got short changed here working with an OC that didn't adjust for the end of the last millennium.

[17to85]

Yeah absolutely, Mike Kelly was a fool and he had no problems blaming Lefors for his own shitty coaching and managing. 

[Mark F]

thanks interesting and good to read about.

[mbrg]

 

A puzzling coaching decision from 2009?

 

You don't say!

 

A player cut under curious circumstances in 2009?

 

Surely an isolated case!

 

 

Today comes with a 2 for 1 special with this post.  What a country!

[SPuDS]

Really felt bad for Lefors in his time here.. Wanted to see him do well as a fellow south paw lol

[IC Khari]

He had that one nice TD to Edwards ...

[Chaosmonkey]

I still remember the game where they gave away one of his Jerseys, and fans boo'd.

[max power]

Kind of surprised to see so many people say they felt bad for the guy.  I remember people absolutely hated him. Obviously not here, as this website did not exist.  But I felt like I was shouting into the wind when I would point out that he had actually looked good at the beginning of the season before his shoulder injury that he'd tried to play through.  After that it didn't look like he could hardly throw at all.

[Rich]

A lot of the anger directed to "Stef" was an extension of the anger at Mike Kelly.

Now, after the fact without the emotional angst, people can separate the two.

[MOBomberFan]

I hate to admit I was one of the people booing the LeFors jersey give away. As I recall, the crowd was already booing the offense as they slinked off the field after another pathetic attempt to move the ball... then came the poorly timed announcement of the LeFors jersey giveaway and the booing just intensified. It was pretty clear that, at the time, the crowd was blaming LeFors (or LeForskin, according to some peoples modified jerseys). I always thought that LeFors got a raw deal, with his contract restructured mid-season and being blamed for the failures of an offense featuring frequent hand-offs to Brock Ralph. He was just one of many people who paid for Mike Kelly's mistakes.

[TBieber]

Speaking of Mike Kelly, he is Head Coach at Widener University in NCAA Div III... they are 12-0 right now. Widener U is where Pat Quinn (RIP) got a law degree from.

[mbrg]

Must be a conference where they've never seen the jet package before.

 

I wonder how he got another year of eligibility for Brock Ralph?

[Atomic]

Speaking of Mike Kelly, he is Head Coach at Widener University in NCAA Div III... they are 12-0 right now. Widener U is where Pat Quinn (RIP) got a law degree from.

Possible head coach candidate in BC?

[gbill2004]

Speaking of Mike Kelly, he is Head Coach at Widener University in NCAA Div III... they are 12-0 right now. Widener U is where Pat Quinn (RIP) got a law degree from.

Possible head coach candidate in BC?

Quinn or Kelly?

[blitzmore]

 

 

Speaking of Mike Kelly, he is Head Coach at Widener University in NCAA Div III... they are 12-0 right now. Widener U is where Pat Quinn (RIP) got a law degree from.

Possible head coach candidate in BC?

Quinn or Kelly?

 

Tasteless!

[Logan007]

 

 

A puzzling coaching decision from 2009?

 

You don't say!

 

A player cut under curious circumstances in 2009?

 

Surely an isolated case!

 

 

Today comes with a 2 for 1 special with this post.  What a country!

 

[basslicker]

When Bombers fans laughed and booed the chance to win a LeFors jersey that one game, Kelly was right about us being low-class.

BUT, I liked LeFors. I thought he was an intelligent QB who was ruined by Kelly.

[IC Khari]

http://widenerpride.com/staff.aspx?staff=217&path=football

 

 

... interesting, they appear to be running the shotgun

[GCn20]

Lefors played under one of the most outdated offences to hit a CFL field. However, his accuracy was also INCREDIBLY bad. I think it was the 2nd game in 2009 and in the first or second quarter of that game he was so rattled that he threw five straight passes that missed the mark so bad that it was beyond belief almost. They were all short patterns, the receivers were open, and he skipped 3 of them a full 5 yards before the receiver and overthrew two quick outs sailing the ball 15 feet over the receivers head. I still remember that to this day because I was literally shocked at what was going on. I thought that maybe he was playing with a broken hand or something.

He was ultimately the biggest victim of Kelly's policy to NEVER use a shotgun snap no matter what. He just couldn't get the timing down and he wasn't quick enough in his drop back to see over the OL.

[GCn20]

http://widenerpride.com/staff.aspx?staff=217&path=football

 

 

... interesting, they appear to be running the shotgun

 

I think towards the end of 2009 we started using the shotgun as well. However, that might have been after Cartwright took over the offence.

[IC Khari]

Scary to think we tied our record from Mike Kelly's Reign Of Error (7-11) just this past season ...

[Mark H.]

Scary to think we tied our record from Mike Kelly's Reign Of Error (7-11) just this past season ...

 

We tend to forget how good the D was that year, under Mark Nelson. It's a bit sad that the excellence of that group was overshadowed by Kelly's antics.

[Brandon]

Lefors played under one of the most outdated offences to hit a CFL field. However, his accuracy was also INCREDIBLY bad. I think it was the 2nd game in 2009 and in the first or second quarter of that game he was so rattled that he threw five straight passes that missed the mark so bad that it was beyond belief almost. They were all short patterns, the receivers were open, and he skipped 3 of them a full 5 yards before the receiver and overthrew two quick outs sailing the ball 15 feet over the receivers head. I still remember that to this day because I was literally shocked at what was going on. I thought that maybe he was playing with a broken hand or something.

He was ultimately the biggest victim of Kelly's policy to NEVER use a shotgun snap no matter what. He just couldn't get the timing down and he wasn't quick enough in his drop back to see over the OL.

I vividly remember at the time on ob.com it was clear by the fans and media that the issue was the receivers running the complete wrong routes and that Lefors was throwing balls away because the plays were busted from the get go.

Nobody understood the offense and Lefors simply was avoiding the turnovers.

[TBieber]

Widener Pride lose a home playoff game for the first time.

 

Mike Kelly sounded off afterwards about Eagles HC Chip Kelly visiting Linfield (Oregon team) during the week.

 

"Make sure you put in the paper that we thank Chip Kelly and I hope the Seahawks do well tomorrow," Widener coach Mike Kelly said. "He was helping them out. Maybe somebody in Philadelphia ought to buy him a map so he knows where he lives now. But, go Seahawks."

 

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/20141207_Widener_crushed_in_playoff_quarterfinal__coach_rips_Chip_Kelly.html