Jerreth Sterns

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Dillon Mitchell also returned  punts, kicks for the elks...

And it seems he played in eighteen games in both 24, and 23...

https://www.cfl.ca/players/dillon-mitchell/166027/

Don't think they'll have him doing any of that work, paid too much money to risk injury on returns.

[dd]

Bailey 6'2 212.  Clercius 6'2 217.  Lewis 5'10 240.

He was called 'Thick Nik' for a reason!!

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

He was called 'Thick Nik' for a reason!!

Nik confessed, he liked to eat chicken right out of the bucket.

[blue_or_die]

Ya, who here doesn't think our GC may have been better had we obtained Bailey late-season and started him when it was clear Wheatie needed another year of PR dev?

me

[Horseman]

He was called 'Thick Nik' for a reason!!

Love Nik Lewis, he was a beast, great football player.

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Nik confessed, he liked to eat chicken right out of the bucket.

And it looks like he's eaten his share of buckets!! Tough S o B inside receiver though, a rarity in todays game. I remember him just viciously de-cleating poor unsuspecting D players with wicked blocks..all of which have been outlawed and rightfully so, those were career enders!!

[TecnoGenius]

I rewatched the '24 WDF and paid attention to Sterns.  He basically did nothing.  Got a few targets and I think dropped most or all of them.  Many were catchable.

When the team was clearly doomed to lose (by around mid 3rd Q) you could see him massively deflate and basically just go through the motions.  He didn't seem to care he was dropping his targets.  He was doing the "just get this over with, everyone else screwed up so it doesn't matter if I do too" routine that is quite common.

Neither is a good thing, however maybe a culture and scenery change can help with that.

And who was it (Aards?) who said he was a water bug... ya, so I hadn't noticed, or I had forgotten, but he's a total water bug.  Tiny, and as Goldmember (the movie original, not our Goldie) would say: "toight".

But he's got a lot more muscle and beef than Dressler.  Dressler was like a short version of Lawler.  Sterns looks almost like a scat back.

That might leave White as the only option to take abuse on the crossers, unless Sterns' unique body type can also handle it.  But he'll need to solve those dropsies first.

[Blue In BC]

Sterns has only played in 23 CFL games. He's had 450 - 500 yards in each of the last 2 seasons with only playing 11 or 12 games a season.

I'd say he has some upside potential. He's still a young player. That said he needs the opportunity to get more playing time.

That's never a guarantee for any player. We have a new OC and that may change the type of players we keep on the AR. Injuries and competition at receiver is always interesting in TC.

I'd like to see him kept around in some capacity but how that works out is a TBD. I'd also like to find the next Wilson and / or see Wilson return quickly from the NFL.

That's why teams have TC's. lol

[TecnoGenius]

Exactly.  I think the idea is to kick the tires and see if our hunch & optimism on Sterns can turn into reality.  Mafia watches guys on other teams in previous seasons and remembers names when FA rolls around and teams drop potentials that we can snap up cheap.

I do like the idea of having 1 waterbug on the roster.  I miss watching Dressler go to work.

I'm hoping it'll work out, though I'm not super optimistic.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

That might leave White as the only option to take abuse on the crossers, unless Sterns' unique body type can also handle it.  But he'll need to solve those dropsies first.

Clercius is solid, expect he'll work the inside routes along with Demski.

[TecnoGenius]

Clercius is solid, expect he'll work the inside routes along with Demski.

I think Demski is getting too old for those.  He was often getting dinged up and limping after big whacks late last season and post-season.  I'm starting to worry now.  It's like Zach taking a hit: you hold your breath for a while.

Demski is (was?) solid, but he's never been a big bruiser.  He's more about speed and elusiveness.

Demski works best in the middle and on the sweeps and runs when no one expects it.  You would never want to get opponents expecting them and then laying the wood.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

I think Demski is getting too old for those.  He was often getting dinged up and limping after big whacks late last season and post-season.  I'm starting to worry now.  It's like Zach taking a hit: you hold your breath for a while.

Demski is (was?) solid, but he's never been a big bruiser.  He's more about speed and elusiveness.

Demski works best in the middle and on the sweeps and runs when no one expects it.  You would never want to get opponents expecting them and then laying the wood.

Yep Demski's not really inclined to punish DB's like Bailey did, but he is still an effective blocker who puts in the effort to interfere and he embraces the role.  As an inside receiver he's well suited for the quick hitters, he's capable of turning a short reception into more through great YAC ability.  Sterns may be able to play a similar role as he's built more like a compact running back than a lanky receiver type.

I grade receivers durability and toughness by their arm development, receivers like Lawler and Pokey are obviously not into lifting, they rely on agility, speed and flexibility and are not well suited for lingering in heavy traffic. Players that cover their pipes, don't have pipes.

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Demski is deadly on the deep post/corner routes...its a thing of beauty when Collaros hits him on these routes for a TD.

[theaardvark]

IIRC, Demski is also important in the scramble rules scenario, his deep routes allow him to adjust to the ball when Collaros just hucks it.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Demski is deadly on the deep post/corner routes...its a thing of beauty when Collaros hits him on these routes for a TD.

I don't think those routes are ever assigned, Demski breaks off and goes deep as soon as he's recognizes a certain formation, and usually Zach sees it too.