Everything posted by Atomic
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GDT Gif thread
He left us. Posts over at riderfans now sometimes.
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Game day thread: Montreal here
Are they? Are you eliminating all the outliers from the "pack" too? I know you must be because that would be only fair, right?
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Game day thread: Montreal here
Also worth noting that the Montreal OL is seemingly giving Durant more time than anyone in the league... he has only been sacked 3 times in 5 games, incredibly.
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Solving Our Goaltender Problem
It's all they could really do. Only way Helle does a long-term deal would be for $4M+ and there is no way the team is doing that yet. Helle and his agent likely believe he is a better goalie than 2.25M and will be able to show it so they take the one-year deal. Interesting thing is if Helle only plays 30 or less games but has nice numbers where do they go next year?
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Game day thread: Montreal here
But that's a good thing. That's the point of running it. It gives the Als something else to watch for and ideally opens things up for Harris and the passing game. The package includes a fake hand-off to Harris so you can run out of that package and hand it off to Harris or Dressler or fake to both, pull it and pass downfield or run the QB draw. Sure it fails sometimes but so does every play. It's been a nice addition to the offence.
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GDT Gif thread
@yogi
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Game day thread: Montreal here
I don't know why everyone hates on the Dressler rush plays. I think they've been awesome. They've certainly been effective. Nobody else in the CFL runs anything like that and does it so well.
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Bombers @ Lions: Game Day Thread (07/21/17)
Would love to see Barker here as Director of Player Personnel.
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Around the League - Regular Season Discussion (Redux)
Jones isn't wrong. But basically what he is saying, is that his offence doesn't do the same because he has too much respect for the game. No, Chris, you aren't doing it because you didn't think of it first. I think teams have the responsibility to push the boundaries of the rules, and if it's a problem, then they can change the rules. You can't rely on teams to play within the "spirit" of the rules out of sportsmanship. This is pro football.
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Game day thread: Montreal here
I honestly don't think that's so bad by Hebert. Kinda funny.
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Game day thread: Montreal here
Actually Montreal's seven starting Canadians look pretty good! I'd put them on par with our own, maybe a little better actually.
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More CTE evidence
I can understand the issue in regards to people who played before and are now suffering health problems. They legitimately didn't know. But people know now. You can't avoid hearing about the link between brain injuries and football/other sports. Let's put our cards on the table. This is football, this is how it's played, and it's a dangerous game. You can, and almost certainly will, suffer serious injuries to your brain and body. And that's okay, because you know it and you make the choice to play. Just because something is dangerous doesn't mean it should be outlawed or changed. Danger is okay when people know the risks. They didn't know the risks before, but they do now. Participate at your own discretion.
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Wrestling
Lol that story is so ridiculous, I simply can't believe it is even remotely true. He got on his knees and begged her not to tell Kurt Angle? Really?
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Game day thread: Montreal here
I'm hoping we feed Harris as much as possible. Nichols is the same every week no matter who we face.... protects the ball and throws for 250-300 yards. We don't need a high-scoring game to win, just protect the ball and let Harris do the dirty work.
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Game day thread: Montreal here
I'm expecting a win this week. Key matchup is BJ Cunningham and Ernest Jackson against our secondary. Win that battle and we win the game.
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Bombers @ Lions: Game Day Thread (07/21/17)
I don't think he's available.
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What would it take to fire a coordinator?
Well haven't you heard? Every other coordinator calls the right play every time, and ours call the wrong play every time.
- More CTE evidence
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What would it take to fire a coordinator?
No change during the season please. If we did, it would likely be Costello taking over as OC and Glenn Young as DC. Pretty hard to get anyone talented to come in mid-season because they are already employed elsewhere.
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Bombers @ Lions: Game Day Thread (07/21/17)
Yeah he beat us by 3 points. And since you seem to be so fixated on how far into the Walters/Miller regime we are, Buono has had 15 years. And he can only beat us by 3 points! Pretty sad, really.
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Bombers @ Lions: Game Day Thread (07/21/17)
No. If Miller doesn't like Lapo's offence then he can tell Walters or O'Shea. And they can choose to listen or not. If they choose not to, and the team suffers for it, then Miller can make the decision to let them go. What Miller CAN'T do, is tell Lapo what plays to call or how to design plays. Then he is micromanaging. Then there is no point in even having an OC because he has no latitude to do what he thinks is correct. Similarly Miller can tell O'Shea "Hey, Carmichael isn't working out." And O'Shea can choose to listen, or not. And if it costs us games, that's on O'Shea and again, Miller can decide to let him go. But he can't tell O'Shea which players should be playing because again, that is micro-managing, that is not the role of the president, and it's effectively cutting off O'Shea's ability to coach. You're old-school. That's fine. But there's a reason old-school is old-school. Because it's deprecated. Extinct. Gone. The guy in your avatar was old school too. And where is he now?
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Bombers @ Lions: Game Day Thread (07/21/17)
No it's exactly what you're saying. You either trust your coaches or you don't. I'm sure Miller provides feedback. But if that feedback becomes "You MUST use this player, you MUST call this play", you no longer trust your coaches and you are interfering directly. You have no evidence that Miller does not provide feedback. We've fired an OC and a DC in Miller's time here.
- Odds and Sods - Bombers at BC Lions
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Bombers @ Lions: Game Day Thread (07/21/17)
So you'd prefer that the president of the organization has final say over who is in the lineup. Not a fan of that approach.
- Odds and Sods - Bombers at BC Lions