NEW Bombers

[Goalie]

WR Mike Willie - sounds familliar... dunno why but that name sounds familliar  * edit* it's because he was cut earlier this year. 

 

AND

 

OL - Sam Longo. 

[gbill2004]

Scouting report on Sam Longo:

 

Positive: Ohio State transfer who moved into the starting role at Cincinnati last season. Tall blocker who displays ability in motion. Plays with good lean, keeps his feet moving, and works his hands throughout the action. Stays square and uses good body positioning to seal defenders from the play. Quick off the snap, better than average skills pulling across the line of scrimmage, and effective on the second level. Works blocks and plays through the whistle.

Negative: Sets with a narrow base. Lacks great footwork in space. Average strength and struggles handling larger linemen.

Analysis: Longo did a solid job at Cincinnati after spending most of his career on the bench at Ohio State. He's a developmental prospect with the underlying ability to backup in a zone-blocking system.

[gbill2004]

New #Bomber OT Sam Longo benched 225 pounds a whopping 47 times at his pro day in 2014. #CFL

[wbbfan]

thats pretty impressive for some one with average strength...

[Tracker]

 

Scouting report on Sam Longo:

 

Positive: Ohio State transfer who moved into the starting role at Cincinnati last season. Tall blocker who displays ability in motion. Plays with good lean, keeps his feet moving, and works his hands throughout the action. Stays square and uses good body positioning to seal defenders from the play. Quick off the snap, better than average skills pulling across the line of scrimmage, and effective on the second level. Works blocks and plays through the whistle.

Negative: Sets with a narrow base. Lacks great footwork in space. Average strength and struggles handling larger linemen.

Analysis: Longo did a solid job at Cincinnati after spending most of his career on the bench at Ohio State. He's a developmental prospect with the underlying ability to backup in a zone-blocking system.

 

Seems better suited to tackle rather than guard.

[AKAChip]

I love me some Mike Willie.

[gbill2004]

Now we have a Willy, Wiley and Willie.

[Stickem]

Willy to Willie.....Will he make the line-up or won't he....I guess if he's wiley....no he's the o line guy....geez I'm confused...

[WBBFanWest]

Great, just great.  Longo sets with a narrow base.  Just once, couldn't Walters find someone who sets with a wide base?  I mean, come on, what is he thinking...

[Tracker]

Willie sounds like he ought to be a threat in the CFL- big, fast, and a devastating downfield blocker. The Chargers and Ravens seem to have thought highly of him.

[Bomber_fanaddict]

Now we have a Willy, Wiley and Willie.

With all these Willies on the team our female fan base should be expected to double...

[LeBird]

What do they mean when they say he sets with a narrow base? Feet together? 

 

Good with the other except this team is starting to give us the willies.

[Goalie]

Not to be that guy but... Willy and willie are pronounced the same but Wylie is not... that's like Wylie Coyote really. 

 

Why am i not shocked tho that Gbill was going on about Willies again tho.... 

[Mark F]

need a receiver that'll block.

 

don't think our current bunch do much of that for the running game, or for the screen pass.

 

like to hear from someone about that. JBR or somebody. 

[AKAChip]

Honestly, Willie was always the most impressive receiver to me when I watched TC. He's just solid in so many areas. I had a feeling they'd cut him anyway since it appeared they had no real interest in keeping the new guys around so I'm thrilled to see him back. Plus he wears a dark visor which we can all agree is pretty sharp.

[BBlink]

Honestly, Willie was always the most impressive receiver to me when I watched TC. He's just solid in so many areas. I had a feeling they'd cut him anyway since it appeared they had no real interest in keeping the new guys around so I'm thrilled to see him back. Plus he wears a dark visor which we can all agree is pretty sharp.

 

Agreed. There was a lot to like about him. Turned into a numbers game at the time. Hope he comes back and impresses.

[17to85]

What do they mean when they say he sets with a narrow base? Feet together? 

 

Good with the other except this team is starting to give us the willies.

Think about it, stand with your feet close together and see how stable you are, then widen your stance and see how it changes. Your feet are your base, if it's too narrow you lose balance and power. 

[LeBird]

 

What do they mean when they say he sets with a narrow base? Feet together? 

 

Good with the other except this team is starting to give us the willies.

Think about it, stand with your feet close together and see how stable you are, then widen your stance and see how it changes. Your feet are your base, if it's too narrow you lose balance and power. 

 

I thought that would be what it was but then surely in all the years he has played someone would have taught him to widen his stance. Seems a rather trivial thing to fix yet it leads the list of negatives.  Thanks for the reply.

[Atomic]

Willie had one catch for 12 yards in the first preseason game and one catch for 13 yards in the second game.  FYI.

[Geebrr]

Dynamic

[bb1]

Ok I'm going to put a positive spin on Willie maybe he wasn't 100 % and now they want to bring him back to bust loose?There I tried.☺

[AKAChip]

Or they had a ton of receivers getting reps in the pre-season games and racking up numbers with limited reps and multiple qbs is difficult...