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comment_743023
Just now, Bomber_fanaddict said:

Harris was dead to me once he left for TO. With him joining the Riders I would assume this means they stick with AJ. Which is great news as I don’t think he’s as productive as he was 2-3 years ago. 

and rarely healthy....looks like Tarzan....tough like....I think even Jane had higher injury tolerance

comment_743026
3 minutes ago, Bomber_fanaddict said:

Harris was dead to me once he left for TO. With him joining the Riders I would assume this means they stick with AJ. Which is great news as I don’t think he’s as productive as he was 2-3 years ago. 

If it wasn't for the on-field advice of Harris plus Cory Mace giving him a shot after the Argos cut him, I think Oullette would have washed out of the league before last season began, as is he's currently circling the drain in Sask.  

comment_743028

Harris was a good football player but his off field issues are pretty known if you know people who know him. I mean he was pretty much sent to live in BC cuz of issues here. And I won’t get in to it but when you hear it more than once from multiple different people, you tend to believe them. Could be jealousy but could also be truth. Not every elite athlete is a good human. I’ll leave it at that. 

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comment_743029
17 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Harris was a good football player but his off field issues are pretty known if you know people who know him. I mean he was pretty much sent to live in BC cuz of issues here. And I won’t get in to it but when you hear it more than once from multiple different people, you tend to believe them. Could be jealousy but could also be truth. Not every elite athlete is a good human. I’ll leave it at that. 

nailed it

comment_743036

Blink has always been a guy who was considered to have coasted on his raw talent. And largely for good reason. 
 But Harris isn’t that far off his standard. Both guys had tons of heart and all the effort you could ask for, when they were on the field in a game. Other wise? Cruise control. 
 Harris had 3 great years here behind one of the greatest o lines to ever play in the cfl. He had 2-3 really good other seasons and almost as many meh seasons. 6/8 years blink went over 1k. First year he was in a 3man back field, last year injured and traded. Played with some of our worst ols. 4 years in a row over 1500 rushing. 3 years in a row over 2k from the line. 
 

How good could blink have been behind a line like that, against a league filled with small lbers? 
 

Harris was a great back. 70% talent, 30% effort. 
 

If I’m picking a rb to coach guys, Carey is high on the list. I put the over under at 2 years for Harris coaching in ssk and the cfl. 

comment_743057

Call me old fashioned but I think PED usage means you are trying pretty hard so I’d put Harris effort higher than 30 percent. Blink literally smoked during the commercials so yeah. Well he didn’t but probably once or twice. Blink = 90 10 talent to effort. What if blink took the juice also. Would have been insane. 

comment_743069
9 hours ago, Mark H. said:

Blink was running behind a good OL in the Berry years. Ottawa the dispersal draft, plus some good draft choices and Americans. Goodspeed and Gauthier as good as anyone in that era.

They were solid,  but they were not top tier by any means. Blink made them look a lot better than they were. 

9 hours ago, Mark H. said:

Like geez you guys. The guy signed on as a coach with the Riders. It's not like he shot your dog or messed up your cheerios.

After every thing that transpired with him and riders/fan base, it's pretty wild. 

comment_743078
28 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

Andrew Harris the football player was too good for the Riders, Andrew Harris the human being shaping young players minds for the Riders....perfect fit.

accurate.

 

16 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

I don't know. I think the bigger less agile guys played into his strengths more. I think he may have been less productive against smaller LBs.

that is an interesting thought. Thing is, he had excellent running power against big guys. And like harris, brady etc, he did an excellent job of not letting dbs square up to him. His COD and acceleration is still the greatest I've seen in pro football. Generally I would agree that most quick type guys from the past would struggle with smaller more athletic backers today. But blink was an outlier of outliers. His speed at 3 and 5 steps would still be elite in the NFL 10 years from now. Now, if only he would tuck in his dang jersey he probably could've doubled his yards after first contact lol.  

comment_743082
28 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

His COD and acceleration is still the greatest I've seen in pro football

This is literally what made him the player he was... one step and he made guys look stupid. Had a real knack for bouncing off first contact too. I think he'd be a similar player in any era to be honest. He was just able to make guys miss and that wouldn't change based on player type I don't think.

comment_743083
4 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

This is literally what made him the player he was... one step and he made guys look stupid. Had a real knack for bouncing off first contact too. I think he'd be a similar player in any era to be honest. He was just able to make guys miss and that wouldn't change based on player type I don't think.

Yep. He was such an anomaly. It was like he played in fast forward. 

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