June 7, 20178 yr comment_266848 I see the riders have traded national guard Vonk to Montreal for an import db...question asked is....why??? Not like Vonk was all world and all but he is decent depth on what is still a work in progress and an injury away from disaster there for their line, and ratio Edited June 7, 20178 yr by Booch correction
June 7, 20178 yr comment_266852 17 minutes ago, Booch said: I see the riders have traded national guard Vonk to Montreal for an import db...question asked is....why??? Not like Vonk was all world and all but he is decent depth on what is still a work in progress and an injury away from disaster there for their line, and ratio Radford is Canadian so it is national for national. Riders are planning on starting a Canadian safety but they don't have any good players there so that may explain it. And apparently 3 years in and Vonk was still getting his ass kicked in training camp every day.
June 7, 20178 yr comment_266858 3 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said: I wonder who the starting safety will be for the Riders. Edem? For our sake I sure hope so. Denmark and Dressler will be eating his lunch all day.
June 7, 20178 yr comment_266860 Just now, Atomic said: For our sake I sure hope so. Denmark and Dressler will be eating his lunch all day. Agreed. I think that Riders' secondary is in trouble if Edem's the starter at S.
June 7, 20178 yr comment_266862 1 minute ago, Booch said: it's in trouble all around I couldn't tell you one guy beyond Ed Gainey they plan on starting in their secondary right now, which means even if they have as talented a group as any, it's going to take weeks for them to gel.
June 7, 20178 yr comment_266869 Later next week, someone by the name of Custin Jox will be added to their roster...
June 7, 20178 yr comment_266870 Same thoughts I have, and no knock on Gainey but he would be hard pressed to make any secondary in the West as a starter. Any fresh new halfbacks they start and the lack of familiarity with each other, not to mention the CFL game is gonna hurt them big time early on. The motion, extra man, the reference points and angles on the feild, mixed in with seeing new wrinkles from opponents they have never faced happening at game speed and they are going to give up gobs of yards, and knowing how Jones operates he will interchange, remove, bring in new guys over and over with a good chance nothing gets fixed ...u gotta let em grow and gel Remember years back when BC had Marsh, Banks and that crew all new and fresh and they were getting lit up left right and center..well they grew together and gelled and became a great backfield
June 7, 20178 yr comment_266879 10 minutes ago, Booch said: Same thoughts I have, and no knock on Gainey but he would be hard pressed to make any secondary in the West as a starter. Any fresh new halfbacks they start and the lack of familiarity with each other, not to mention the CFL game is gonna hurt them big time early on. The motion, extra man, the reference points and angles on the feild, mixed in with seeing new wrinkles from opponents they have never faced happening at game speed and they are going to give up gobs of yards, and knowing how Jones operates he will interchange, remove, bring in new guys over and over with a good chance nothing gets fixed ...u gotta let em grow and gel Remember years back when BC had Marsh, Banks and that crew all new and fresh and they were getting lit up left right and center..well they grew together and gelled and became a great backfield One year ago the Bombers went into Edm. with 4 rooks plus Bruce Johnson in the backfield and came out victorious. The game that could have been a disaster turned the season around and started the run.
June 7, 20178 yr comment_266885 33 minutes ago, Mike said: I couldn't tell you one guy beyond Ed Gainey they plan on starting in their secondary right now, which means even if they have as talented a group as any, it's going to take weeks for them to gel. DB is one area you need some continuity. Seems they have a revolving door at most positions there. That is an issue. Edam was not a good safety for us last year. Out of position, dropped sure picks, always trying for a big hit and not succeeding instead of playing the ball/man. The re-build in Sasky continues I guess. I'm still trying to get my head around Vince Young. Why on God's green earth......?? Edited June 7, 20178 yr by lyin' guy
June 7, 20178 yr comment_266894 3DownNation @3DownNation Stop complaining about the @CFLonTSN pre-season schedule says @JoshSmith_82. #CFL #CFLTC http://3downnation.com/2017/06/07/stop-complaining-tsns-pre-season-schedule/ … "Focus your attention on me." Edited June 7, 20178 yr by Throw Long Bannatyne
June 7, 20178 yr comment_266897 9 minutes ago, tracker said: The video clip listed him as 6'3" and 200 lbs, not 230. He's 230. Pro day weight as of a couple months ago.
June 7, 20178 yr comment_266908 I believe Hecht is the current starting Rider safety followed by Edem.
June 8, 20178 yr comment_266970 Hodge podge in HAMs secondary last year proved crippling. Opposition OCs sniff out weaknesses pretty quick. Riders will be feasted on .
June 8, 20178 yr comment_266971 Aaand...Bear Woods surfaces in Bytown. I hope our MLB candidates are as good as the coaches think they are.
June 8, 20178 yr comment_266973 22 minutes ago, tracker said: Aaand...Bear Woods surfaces in Bytown. I hope our MLB candidates are as good as the coaches think they are. We'll probably just bring back a trusted veteran like Kuale. Edited June 8, 20178 yr by Blueandgold
June 8, 20178 yr comment_266974 Just now, Blueandgold said: We'll probably just bring back a trusted veteran like Kuale. We'd probably have to outbid Chris Jones.
June 8, 20178 yr comment_266996 9 hours ago, Blueandgold said: We'll probably just bring back a trusted veteran like Kuale. We already have Hurl as our trusted veteran.
June 8, 20178 yr comment_266999 10 hours ago, tracker said: Aaand...Bear Woods surfaces in Bytown. I hope our MLB candidates are as good as the coaches think they are. How long before he retires ?
June 8, 20178 yr comment_267019 On 6/6/2017 at 0:44 PM, Mike said: Brandyn Bartlett supplemental draft goes Thursday at 8 AM EST. I'm wondering if the Bombers will look at bidding. I kind of feel like he'll go for a higher price tag than we'd be interested in, but I'd be prepared to give up a third rounder for him I think. Riders got him with a 5th rounder. Pretty surprised the cost was that low. Edited June 8, 20178 yr by bigg jay added tweet
June 8, 20178 yr comment_267020 maybe most teams talked with scouts and their people in the know/connections and determined he wasn't worth it...time will tell
June 8, 20178 yr comment_267021 6 minutes ago, bigg jay said: Riders got him with a 5th rounder. Pretty surprised the cost was that low. Pretty low risk move. 5th rounder is a good price for a Div 2 star LB.
June 8, 20178 yr comment_267022 Yeah the way he was being talked up, I figured he'd be generating a lot more interest.
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