Mike

http://www.cjob.com/Channels/Story.aspx?ID=2005373 Good lord. lol

To me, it seems like you have a solid case of "glorifying every other team's bit players syndrome"

He's developed better chemistry with Justin Palardy on those sideline attempts. That's who he's been throwing to most of the time, right?

I personally pay plenty of attention, as I'm sure you also do. I guess we're just seeing different things. I see a QB who locks on to his initial read almost exclusively. I see a QB who is so unaware of pressure that he'll take six sacks but will go an entire game without throwing a single ball away. I see a QB who has problems spotting any openings in the intermediate portions of the field. I see a QB who cannot utilize a screen pass to save his life. I see a QB who is overthrowing, underthrowing and failing to lead his receivers into passes. I see a QB who struggles to recognize any blitz tendencies whatsoever. I see a QB who is unable to inspire ANY faith that we can come from behind when trailing late in a game. I see a QB who seems to patch together one quarter of good play a game and then disappear for the balance. I see a QB who is finding different ways to lose every week as opposed to finding different ways to win. But since I'm curious, what do you see from Buck? I'm not saying there are not other problem areas with this offense. I'm saying the most important position on the field is failing us right now and in a big way.

Buck's 3 turnovers on our side of the field in week 1 were more problematic than any of Joey's turnover filled games.

Cauchy bit on the low receiver when he should've helped pursue Giguere. At least, that's what Jovon thought. I'm not sure what the coverage dictated.

That's the one thing I keep going back to as well. He never supported Joey and as soon as Joey struggled, Burke was uber quick to throw him under the bus. He's always supported Buck and I think it's fair to say at this point that Buck is struggling just as much as Joey ever did at his worst, yet Burke keeps handling Buck with kid gloves.

Which is apparently applicable to everyone except for Buck.

He's not.

I was wondering this as well. Davis seems like a pretty flexible guy you could plug in on the field, but I'd imagine Wild will be the first guy they look at.

Six sacks and zero thrown away says a lot.

Again I'm torn between the QB/RB Hamilton is facing. I'll go Sheets

I don't know about deep balls, but you could see plenty of receivers open in the intermediate portions of the field over the course of the game.

Well, put it this way ... It's not a coincidence that any time they want mobility in the offense, they take Buck out.

Melissa Martin is a good journalist, but let's keep in mind that she's fairly new and doesn't exactly appear to be football savvy. I like her articles, but her analysis on this one is way off.

lol

Sure you do. You need to be on the same page as your coverage, knowing which lanes they're going to attempt to open for you, etc.

I'm starting to wonder if Ford comes off for Woods. We have Woodson and Volny anyways. I wouldn't have expected it this week though, can't stick a guy on the roster with less than a week under his belt unless absolutely necessary.

He needs some chapstick.

I think the fact that we have such a solid defense is going to really force the team's hand. If it was maybe a case where the whole team stunk, the team wouldn't have much pressure coming home to perform well. But fans are able to recognize that with even average quarterbacking, this team could be very good. If Buck Pierce stinks out IG Field over the next two weeks, I have no doubt the boobirds will be out in full force.

Not necessarily.

The only reason to play Buck at this point is to protect Goltz and/or Hall. He offers nothing over and above what they can bring to the table right now. Experience? What difference does experience make when you don't apply any of it to what you do on the field? I watched several replays last night of Buck Pierce getting sacked where you can see him lock onto his initial read and not look at a single thing afterwards, including the defender coming to hit him. Veteran leadership? All he's doing at this point is frustrating our team, at least that's the vibe I get. Our defense must be getting tired of playing the entire second half. Our receivers must be getting tired of seeing balls sail way over their head or off to the side. At one point yesterday, his poor throw forced Isaac Anderson to make a sliding catch over the middle and if he had somehow miraculously been on the mark, Anderson probably turns it upfield for a big gain. Even the throws he completes at this point are awful. Go back and look at the tape. 26 yard completion to Matthews? Awful throw. The huge completion to Etienne on the pump and go? Terrible throw. They're completions, but the balls are not well thrown by any stretch. He is simply a god awful QB at this point. Even when he goes an entire game without turning the ball over, he's horrible. He's finding new ways to be horrible every week and I'm just tired of it.

Calgary 45 Montreal 37

They definitely rushed Inman back too soon.

Kickoff is 5:30 tomorrow but today's Friday so why the hell not Speaking of Hamilton's defense ...