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  • Agreed. Glad to see Suber get a chance to play. He deserves it, nothing but a class act while he was here.

  • I'm happy for Suber, he deserves the chance to play.

  • Don't really care too much about what we get back. Just happy Suber gets a chance to play. Quintessential Winnipeg Blue Bomber: Great player on the field, even better community guy off it. Best of luc

comment_78945

@PentonKirk: The #Argos were very high on Gibson before the season. This trade tells you he's not what they were hoping for. #Bombers

orrrrrrr they realize they have more depth on DL than they do in the secondary. Tim Burke is very familiar with Suber and with then sending anderson packing maybe he asked them to make a play for Suber to get another vet to plug in. 

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Thaddeus Gibson
6'2, 243 pounds | Outside linebacker | Ohio State

Strengths:
Has very good quickness off the snap. Builds on his quickness around the edge and is a dangerous closer. Gets really low on his pass rush to move under the tackle. Works really well to the inside on stunts because of his athleticism. Can start and stop on a dime. Makes a lot of plays in the backfield. Good tackler. He's not the biggest player, but he's stronger than his size suggests. He has enough power to hold his spot on the line.

Weaknesses: Will need to shift from college defensive end to pro outside linebacker. Even though he started his college career at linebacker, there may be some period of adjustment, particularly in his technique. Has already put 35 pounds onto his frame since starting college and may be maxed out. Shows some poor run recognition skills and at times looks uninterested. Bites a lot on misdirection. may struggle to learn a playbook – needed a teammate to move him to the correct gap too often.

Final word: Gibson was a surprise early entrant in the draft. At this point in his development, he may purely be a pass rusher. He struggles reading run keys and is an unknown in pass coverage. He's almost exclusively a 3-4 linebacker and will need to be coached up.

 

 

Translation: athletic but dumb.

comment_78964

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    Thaddeus Gibson………...  229822.jpg………….Hopefully an aptly named future award?

comment_78984

Two small men with good hearts being traded for each other.

Suber is a poor man's Richie Hall - Hall was small but fairly effective over his career. Suber is enthusiastic but too often found himself in chase positon. Perhaps a product of working behind suspect d-lines.

Thaddeus doesn't really fit the profile of what the Bombers need most. A heavy set killer who can push back strong o-line blockers and create mayhem in the opponent's backfield (ie. Doug Brown type, Bill Baker, that guy who breaks arms in BC)

Even our best bullrushing d-lineman Zach Anderson was pretty much controlled and over-powered by Bigboy Heenan. .... so I suspect Gibson is one of those guys who rarely takes the bull route to the QB - more of a juke 'n jagger like O'Dell Willis. Trouble is by the time this type of guy takes his circuitious route to the QB too much time has elapsed and most CFL QBs have released the pigskin by the time a perimeter guy arrives.

comment_79021

Thaddeus Gibson

6'2, 243 pounds | Outside linebacker | Ohio State

Strengths: Has very good quickness off the snap. Builds on his quickness around the edge and is a dangerous closer. Gets really low on his pass rush to move under the tackle. Works really well to the inside on stunts because of his athleticism. Can start and stop on a dime. Makes a lot of plays in the backfield. Good tackler. He's not the biggest player, but he's stronger than his size suggests. He has enough power to hold his spot on the line.

Weaknesses: Will need to shift from college defensive end to pro outside linebacker. Even though he started his college career at linebacker, there may be some period of adjustment, particularly in his technique. Has already put 35 pounds onto his frame since starting college and may be maxed out. Shows some poor run recognition skills and at times looks uninterested. Bites a lot on misdirection. may struggle to learn a playbook – needed a teammate to move him to the correct gap too often.

Final word: Gibson was a surprise early entrant in the draft. At this point in his development, he may purely be a pass rusher. He struggles reading run keys and is an unknown in pass coverage. He's almost exclusively a 3-4 linebacker and will need to be coached up.

 

 

Translation: athletic but dumb.

 

No worries there. Etch doesn't have a playbook. :D

comment_79028

 

Both players got a new leash of life especially Suber. He is a veteran who haven't seen a snap yet this year. He can definitely start right away for Toronto since he's familiar with Burke's D.

What?

 

I dont know if its grammatically correct. Lol.

 

But both players are burried and forgotten and rotting on the depth chart.... well, like dead.

comment_79032

 

 

Both players got a new leash of life especially Suber. He is a veteran who haven't seen a snap yet this year. He can definitely start right away for Toronto since he's familiar with Burke's D.

What?

 

I dont know if its grammatically correct. Lol.

 

But both players are burried and forgotten and rotting on the depth chart.... well, like dead.

 

 

lease on life??  ;)

comment_79036

 

 

 

Both players got a new leash of life especially Suber. He is a veteran who haven't seen a snap yet this year. He can definitely start right away for Toronto since he's familiar with Burke's D.

What?

 

I dont know if its grammatically correct. Lol.

 

But both players are burried and forgotten and rotting on the depth chart.... well, like dead.

 

 

lease on life??  ;)

 

I LOLed anyhow.....so great.

comment_79059

 

Nice to get rid of Suber's salary since he wasn't playing.  Would rather have Hall at DE than Gibson.  I guess it doesn't have anything to do with not having a place for him.

The reason you're wrong THIS time, is because you assume Hall and Gibson are the same player...

 

 

Alex Gibson and Thaddeus Hall are not the same player?

comment_79061

 

 

Nice to get rid of Suber's salary since he wasn't playing.  Would rather have Hall at DE than Gibson.  I guess it doesn't have anything to do with not having a place for him.

The reason you're wrong THIS time, is because you assume Hall and Gibson are the same player...

 

 

Alex Gibson and Thaddeus Hall are not the same player?

 

 

Might as well add Philip McIntyre and Garrett Hunt in the conversation.

comment_79062

 

 

Nice to get rid of Suber's salary since he wasn't playing.  Would rather have Hall at DE than Gibson.  I guess it doesn't have anything to do with not having a place for him.

The reason you're wrong THIS time, is because you assume Hall and Gibson are the same player...

 

 

Alex Gibson and Thaddeus Hall are not the same player?

 

Should have just signed Thalex Hallson. 

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