Hamilton at Winnipeg - pregame discussion

[Pete]

Its hard to fully evaluate Strev. I just think its been too predictable when hes on the field. Not just that you know its a running play, but its mostly him faking and running up the middle
 Every play hes in he ends up taking a lot of punishment
 Its not a recipe for success.

[J5V]

Its hard to fully evaluate Strev. I just think its been too predictable when hes on the field. Not just that you know its a running play, but its mostly him faking and running up the middle
 Every play hes in he ends up taking a lot of punishment
 Its not a recipe for success.

Agree. He's already demonstrated what a tough SOB he is. Now we need to see more of Streveler the Gunslinger and don't think he can't do it. But that's up to Buck and MOS, neither of which are stupid, so I'll bet Strev has been been getting homework assignment, just in case.

[TecnoGenius]

Hakunavanhu and Powell were transferred to the 6 game list today.

Ya, I knew that was going to happen.  You don't go to hospital in ambulance in-game if you don't have a real concussion.  Dude probably started seeing stars and throwing up 30 mins after the hit.

Weird, because it didn't look too big... not much worse than that one that knocked Zach out cold the other week.

[J5V]

Ya, I knew that was going to happen.  You don't go to hospital in ambulance in-game if you don't have a real concussion.  Dude probably started seeing stars and throwing up 30 mins after the hit.

Weird, because it didn't look too big... not much worse than that one that knocked Zach out cold the other week.

When I slowed it down to 1/4 speed I thought it looked really bad. It was such a bang bang play.

[TecnoGenius]

Pretty disappointed with what they've got out of Strev. this year, thought he would be busting free at least a couple of times a game for big gains, and we're half way through the season and I don't think he's had a single run over 10 yds. It also seems like he hasn't been given permission to throw the ball, if Buck wasn't going to explore his capability as the next starter, wonder why they moved away from Prukop?

I look at it similarly, but minus the starter stuff.

If you just wanted sneak-every-time SY then you keep Prukop.  He's better, always has been.

What you buy Strev for is to throw 25% of the time on 2nd & 1-2.  And also to do the C-gap or edge around 10% of the time on 3rd & 1.  We haven't been using him like that yet, and it's puzzling.

BUT... maybe we went Strev instead of Prukop because we knew Dru was walking.  Whatever rookie #3 (#1 backup) we were looking at was gonna suck in year 1 if Zach went down.  So Strev is a great compromise as he can be a legit (and cheap) #1 to get you .500... AND do the SY.  So for the value for the money can't be beat, and #3 gets to be an ELC.

[TecnoGenius]

So the question for HAM now is... BLM or ??.  Would they really risk starting their nobody #3 against us when they have threw-for-500Y Bo sitting there?

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Hakunavanhu and Powell were transferred to the 6 game list today.

Bring on Bo!

[J5V]

So the question for HAM now is... BLM or ??.  Would they really risk starting their nobody #3 against us when they have threw-for-500Y Bo sitting there?

I believe we get BLM. The D will be smacking their chops in anticipation of him throwing those ducks.

[dd]

BLM won't score a point on us. Back to back shutouts at home coming up!!

[Blue In BC]

Hakunavanhu and Powell were transferred to the 6 game list today.

Yikes!!! That's a surprise that both of those players are going to 6 game IR.

[Blueforlife]

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[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Ya, I knew that was going to happen.  You don't go to hospital in ambulance in-game if you don't have a real concussion.  Dude probably started seeing stars and throwing up 30 mins after the hit.

Weird, because it didn't look too big... not much worse than that one that knocked Zach out cold the other week.

Powell looked fully cognisant when he was trying to get himself back into the game, but he obviously failed the concussion test if they placed him on the 6-game IR.  It must have been noted in the game day thread but it was extremely dumb of him not to slide once targeted by 3 vicious defenders.

[Jesse]

Yikes!!! That's a surprise that both of those players are going to 6 game IR.

I mean, when you're carted off the field, I feel like it's more likely than not.

[TecnoGenius]

Powell looked fully cognisant when he was trying to get himself back into the game, but he obviously failed the concussion test if they placed him on the 6-game IR.  It must have been noted in the game day thread but it was extremely dumb of him not to slide once targeted by 3 vicious defenders.

Ya, that's often normal too.  They take the hit, see stars for 5-20s, get up and feel like a million bucks.  So he went into the tent after they yanked him, and came out 10 mins later and looked angry he was being held out.

THEN... 30-90 minutes later your start feeling the real effects.  That's when they walked him to the locker room.  I bet it went downhill from there, hence the ambulance ride to the hospital and the 6G.  He's probably happy that they kept him out... now.

[jayrock]

No trap, a great team playing a terrible one.  We are at home, we can only loose by beating ourselves.

great team? 4-6 makes a team great? If you win out the rest of the season then you will be good. But great? That lands right up there with "better then our record".

There is only one stand out team in the league right now and that is Montreal. The easy east no longer exists as of right now. All the teams in the west are just doing enough to stay in the hunt. Even good old Edmonton is putting up their hand to remind everyone in the west they are here.