Booch

'86 is when we went to 18 games I think....and i remeber the 4 pre-sesdon yrs...2 a day....hitting and pads all the time...men were men and way less injuries too

I suspect J.Jones would end up as a DI if Wilson and T.Jones are the starters but Ayers being cut or put on the PR is a concern. Wilson should not have been brought back and T.Jones while he helped us last year is a JAG we got off the scrapheap last year. Hopefully MOS realizes this.

If I was picking the roster....and looking at current and future value/use it would be Ayer's at Wil and J,Jones in the middle...and based if we want a legit dline front both Wilson and T.Jones pushed off....is that gonna happen tho?....
And to have 2 import tackles and an import end to go along with WJ/Vaughters/Lawson and the Global Bailey .. we gonna have to either not dress an extra import receiver/returner or some one like Parker or Griffin doesnt make active roster....which would be bad bad bad on many levels....I could go with the non import extra receiver but not having that 6th import DB we use so much would not be wise.....and If we gonna have Logan on at some point that leads me to believe Person or some other guy can't get on
That doesn't even factor in the no ability to dress one of Wilson or T.Jones as an extra.....or J,Jones or Ayers if Osh leans to go with the vets who been here...which 99.9% I am sure he will....sadly to me it looks like we may have to forego talent like possibly Adams or Woods along with 2 of T.Jones...J.Jones...K.Wilson...or M.Ayers in lieu of lineup filling garbage like Thomas and Schmeckle and god help us not Kornelson....I just cant see the way we do it
The DA tag on Castillo just handcuffs us so much....as good as he is and as great a guy he is in and outside the lockeroom it just takes away a key DA spot from us

If I was picking the roster....and looking at current and future value/use it would be Ayer's at Wil and J,Jones in the middle...and based if we want a legit dline front both Wilson and T.Jones pushed off....is that gonna happen tho?....
And to have 2 import tackles and an import end to go along with WJ/Vaughters/Lawson and the Global Bailey .. we gonna have to either not dress an extra import receiver/returner or some one like Parker or Griffin doesnt make active roster....which would be bad bad bad on many levels....I could go with the non import extra receiver but not having that 6th import DB we use so much would not be wise.....and If we gonna have Logan on at some point that leads me to believe Person or some other guy can't get on
That doesn't even factor in the no ability to dress one of Wilson or T.Jones as an extra.....or J,Jones or Ayers if Osh leans to go with the vets who been here...which 99.9% I am sure he will....sadly to me it looks like we may have to forego talent like possibly Adams or Woods along with 2 of T.Jones...J.Jones...K.Wilson...or M.Ayers in lieu of lineup filling garbage like Thomas and Schmeckle and god help us not Kornelson....I just cant see the way we do it
The DA tag on Castillo just handcuffs us so much....as good as he is and as great a guy he is in and outside the lockeroom it just takes away a key DA spot from us

Yeah....I've already accepted it willbe less than optimal again and have a few "huh" parts to it....and until proven/shown otherwise it's not a stretch to think that
SAnd maybe they should put their personal feelings/beliefs/bias aside and utilize hwat every other team is doing "Within the confines of the rules"....there's a grand thjought eh?....It would if anything only make us better....how we are going about i hnadcuffs us....

Nice break down....beats the media fluff all ado about not much...Thanks

Didn't we start a GoFundMe to hire @Booch to avoid this scenario? 🤣

Yeah. Second to injuries, (and rider wins) the thing I hate most in sports is wasted talent. Hope he manages to get him self sorted and back to where he needs to play. 
 
it’s been a lot of adjustments and trials of different combos. 
 I don’t think Lofton has practiced much at all. Randolph has looked better than Lofton last year though imo. Hes settled into rt nicely. 

 Vanterpool has taken a nice step forward in general. 

 Wallace has been good. Saw him get beat off the line couple times but recover really well. Think that’s why he got a run at rt. He’s lost 15-20 from his pro day time and he hasn’t lost strength. Run block wise, he’s our best bet at guard imo. Pass pro, he’s worth growing with at this point. 

 Eli is pretty much the usual. Much better at C than G, though playing beside the other Cs he was better than with kola. 

 They really like vibert, and I could see him getting groomed on the pr for a year. Hes a nasty inside guy who can snap a bit and be groomed into a back up C pretty easily. Realistically could be a 6th ol in the league this year from what I’ve seen. Gets off the ball well, strong with a good base, nasty type we always like. 

 Neuf looks significantly more mobile than he did all of last year. More explosive than he’s been in a while. If he stays healthy he should be as good as you’d hope. 
 
Among the other rookie imps, Atkinson is a throw back body style. He’s thick and strong and significantly heavier than his listed weight. He’s aggressive and got some good attribute's, but he looks like a straight up guard in need of polish. Which doesn’t happen up here. 
 elsbury has the measurables and it shows on the field, but he’s raw. Reminds me of Randolph last year.  
 I like Hemphills upside, he’s more polished and probably the best of the zone run blockers among the imports. 
 
I could see us easily keeping 1-2 imp ol on the pr and 1 ni, and probably another guy on the ir. 
 Best ol imo: Bryant Neuf Eli vanterpool Randolph.   
 realistically, we are gonna start kola if healthy and I don’t think we have the ratio at this point to go 3 imps with our hurting the d and teams. 
Bryant Neuf kola Wallace Randolph with Eli as the 6th is likely.  
 
I wouldn’t be surprised to see more Wallace at RT. I could see a world where we go 4ni ol with vibert on the ar and Wallace at RT easier than I can see us going 4 imp ol.  If that happened, it’d be best to slide Neuf to his side to give him more help. 
 
Over all I like our ol crop, could still use more Canadian talent as always,  we likely have to face more struggles with change though. Guys needs to gel, and take some lumps as starters at their positions. But that is coming for us no matter what. It’s a good time to move forward with young guys and build in near future replacements for Neuf and Bryant. 

Key in traffic or with contact not jarring the ball out...guys like him who catch like that just pick ball out of space...its not hitting them...Lawler did it too...rarely seen the ball separated from him when being hit as he caught it...and some catches u were just like...wtf??!?
Haa..big sexy ball grabber

Key in traffic or with contact not jarring the ball out...guys like him who catch like that just pick ball out of space...its not hitting them...Lawler did it too...rarely seen the ball separated from him when being hit as he caught it...and some catches u were just like...wtf??!?
Haa..big sexy ball grabber

Key in traffic or with contact not jarring the ball out...guys like him who catch like that just pick ball out of space...its not hitting them...Lawler did it too...rarely seen the ball separated from him when being hit as he caught it...and some catches u were just like...wtf??!?
Haa..big sexy ball grabber

Yeah I seen a lot of progress in Clercius already last yr...and he doesn't need to be a yac machine...Woli wasn't...
He is a big target and knows how to use his body to position himself to the ball...is a hand catcher...prob best pure hands on team and his hand strength is insane...perfect for that conversion type guy and getting dirty yards in traffic
If u get chance watch some practices and if u able to get close to field...listen...guys like him you barely hear ball...if at all when it hits his hands...big sign look for in a pure pass catcher...
He also made some plays last year after the catch where he made yards and destroyed would be tackles...he is gonna be a big piece and guy ZC will be looking for

Grab those balls!

If Lawson is healthy again....he's easily in the top 2 or 3 national DT's in the league....and if stays healthy this yr likely stakes a claim as one the best.....Playing behind any other Cdn DT on our roster would be a joke
And agree...as for all spots hope none are just handed/rewarded.....but if Evans does what he did again....handles the holder job with no issues for Castillo.....that change has to be made
 

Clercius...picking machine!!

Clercius...picking machine!!

Evans looks the part...and has solid background
Punter guy looks...well like a gimmicky experiment...which failed...best talent should play and first look was pretty obvious...interesting how his second game looks...

If Lawson is healthy again....he's easily in the top 2 or 3 national DT's in the league....and if stays healthy this yr likely stakes a claim as one the best.....Playing behind any other Cdn DT on our roster would be a joke
And agree...as for all spots hope none are just handed/rewarded.....but if Evans does what he did again....handles the holder job with no issues for Castillo.....that change has to be made
 

Key in traffic or with contact not jarring the ball out...guys like him who catch like that just pick ball out of space...its not hitting them...Lawler did it too...rarely seen the ball separated from him when being hit as he caught it...and some catches u were just like...wtf??!?
Haa..big sexy ball grabber

That brings value in keeping the return team off balance, too.  Teams can't just run to a spot 40 yards downfield based on where their returner is set up / reading. Medlock was fantastic at recognizing when a KR was cheating to one side too much, then smashing a low screamer away from him, ending up with a massive punt bounce n roll for 70+ yards. 

Key in traffic or with contact not jarring the ball out...guys like him who catch like that just pick ball out of space...its not hitting them...Lawler did it too...rarely seen the ball separated from him when being hit as he caught it...and some catches u were just like...wtf??!?
Haa..big sexy ball grabber

Decent yardage well placed with good/great hangtime to allow our punt return guys to do their jobs is all I ask. 

YOU would think that if he good to go week 2 then one of Thomas/Schmeck is not rostered....3 national DT's is overkill especially with all the athletic guys we have to use instead..Novack..Leroux...a reciever...anyone
 
 

Yeah I seen a lot of progress in Clercius already last yr...and he doesn't need to be a yac machine...Woli wasn't...
He is a big target and knows how to use his body to position himself to the ball...is a hand catcher...prob best pure hands on team and his hand strength is insane...perfect for that conversion type guy and getting dirty yards in traffic
If u get chance watch some practices and if u able to get close to field...listen...guys like him you barely hear ball...if at all when it hits his hands...big sign look for in a pure pass catcher...
He also made some plays last year after the catch where he made yards and destroyed would be tackles...he is gonna be a big piece and guy ZC will be looking for

Evans looks the part...and has solid background
Punter guy looks...well like a gimmicky experiment...which failed...best talent should play and first look was pretty obvious...interesting how his second game looks...