Trouble For Vernon Adams

Started by J5V, August 03, 2024, 03:06:17 AM

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blue_gold_84

What does harsh, albeit valid criticism of Vernon Adams have to do with Cody Fajardo or last year's GC?
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Throw Long Bannatyne

Quote from: TecnoGenius on August 06, 2024, 07:51:35 AMNo way does BC roll into the playoffs with Dolegala starting, if VAJ can't make it that long.

They will have to somehow get Masoli or MBT or something.  They need a slinger.  MBT would be perfect, he's good behind a top OL.  If there's any whiff of VAJ having anything lingering (or even if he doesn't), expect some fireworks at/before the trade deadline.

BC cannot afford to not have a viable backup in their home GC year.  Their QB is a mobile scrawn, and those guys are the ones who get hurt.

Just saying if V.A.'s health is iffy, they'll manage him so he's ready for the playoffs, it may be a trick holding onto first place in the process but no other Western team seems to want it very much.

dd

BC relies too much on the long pass/big play. Teams with good secondaries--like ours, they struggle with. In the cold temps of October and November, the long pass is not a high percentage play...they need to rethink their playbook or they ain't getting out of the west this year...we will!!

The Zipp

Quote from: dd on August 06, 2024, 10:23:39 PMBC relies too much on the long pass/big play. Teams with good secondaries--like ours, they struggle with. In the cold temps of October and November, the long pass is not a high percentage play...they need to rethink their playbook or they ain't getting out of the west this year...we will!!


If they need to head outside in the playoffs it will be tough for them. 

Blue In BC

Dolegala is starting the next game. Adams might still miss the game against us though. He's shell shocked and may not want to see us again. lol
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Throw Long Bannatyne

Quote from: Blue In BC on August 06, 2024, 11:08:29 PMDolegala is starting the next game. Adams might still miss the game against us though. He's shell shocked and may not want to see us again. lol

Wonder wonder wonder if the reasons Adams took so long to develop into a starter are the same mental hurdles he's struggling to overcome to this day.  Same applies to Dom Davis and Dakota Prukop, some horses just shouldn't be bet on.

Pete

Bc is still 5 & 3, and Adams stats are pretty decent, every qb has a team they seem to consistently struggle against  (ie Zac vs argos,)
On a side note when I looked at stats Bo levi is leading the league in passing yds and tds. A lot of people myself included had written him off

TecnoGenius

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on August 06, 2024, 06:58:43 PMJust saying if V.A.'s health is iffy, they'll manage him so he's ready for the playoffs, it may be a trick holding onto first place in the process but no other Western team seems to want it very much.

Even if they do that, and make him #2 in a few reg seasons games, do they really want to play a WDF (or even a WSF!) and a GC with no real QB to back him up?  If VAJ goes down in a WDF or GC and they put Dolegala in, it's game over.  It's not like they can suddenly switch to a run-heavy game.  They have no run game!

Of course, the braintrust in BC might be fine rolling those dice.  It's a reasonable gamble, as all that money on a legit #2 can be spent on every other position.  The only problem is VAJ is prone to injury and I think he's been nursing things for a few weeks now.

I guess in the end (trade deadline) it'll come down to whether BC has any SMS left or not, and how badly they want to put all of their eggs in one VAJ.
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dd

I wouldn't be surprised when wdmp Tom gets mathematically eliminated from the playoffs that they trade MBT to Lions for a draft pick. He's clearly not the answer in Edmonton and they ll be moving on next year so why no get a draft pick for him

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Lions are now reporting that Adams Jr. is out for the "foreseeable future". What that exactly means is uncertain but it sounds more serious than initially stated.
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J5V

Quote from: Pete on August 07, 2024, 02:31:23 AMBc is still 5 & 3, and Adams stats are pretty decent, every qb has a team they seem to consistently struggle against  (ie Zac vs argos,)
On a side note when I looked at stats Bo levi is leading the league in passing yds and tds. A lot of people myself included had written him off
A lot of those stats courtesy two Elks games when they were playing some pretty bad football. He threw five TDs in the last one and was bragging and showboating about it. The guy is still a major headcase. I can't wait to see how he does against us.
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Jesse

Quote from: ModAdmin on August 07, 2024, 05:46:06 AMLions are now reporting that Adams Jr. is out for the "foreseeable future". What that exactly means is uncertain but it sounds more serious than initially stated.

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Jesse

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on August 07, 2024, 02:07:55 AMWonder if the reasons Adams took so long to develop into a starter are the same mental hurdles he's struggling to overcome to this day.  Same applies to Dom Davis and Dakota Prukop, some horses just shouldn't be bet on.

Adams was given a pretty raw deal early is his career. Always being traded around, coaches getting fired. New coordinators, playbooks multiple times per year. Not really the consistency you'd want when your supposedly being developed.
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Sir Blue and Gold

I was really surprised when they said it was short term. It looked and felt bad and they had to cart him out of there.

I'm just guessing, but maybe they discovered an ACL injury and initially he wanted to play though it but changed his mind.