Putting in more work

[Tecno]

MOS presser:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEbnrWREhN4
1:45

MOS talks about players putting in "extra work" and QBs and RECs getting together outside of normal practice hours.  He also talks about the "amount of effort they need to put in outside of our guidelines".

The pundit says something about him talking about this on the coaches show too (where I'm heading next!).

This is exactly what I want to hear, and really the first time I've ever heard anyone in WFC talk about it.  Maybe it goes on all the time anyhow, maybe this is new(ish).  But I like that they are addressing one of my major gripes: sitting on docks drinking margaritas.  Note: That's verbiage I made up in jest to provoke response... In reality, I have no idea whether they are drinking margaritas or daiquiris.

He also hints that the unimpressive showing of the team so far (maybe with a focus on O?) adds extra impetus and gravitas to players putting in extra time.  I'm glad it's not all rose-colored glasses in the deep halls of PAS.

Can anyone remember this kind of talk before?  Or hints/proof players are meeting outside of "office hours" to improve the team?

[Sir Blue and Gold]

This is a bit of a bizarre rabbit hole you've chosen to go down lately. For one, there's no way you're ever going to know who is working on what and when, and even what's considered after hours or not. And if you are going to use MOS media interviews to try and parse that, good luck, you really aren't going to get anything of any quantifiable substance. Finally, it doesn't really matter anyway because what are you comparing it against? Football is played against another team, how many extra hours are they putting in?

All that really matters is wins and losses and how it looks on game day.  Use that as your measuring stick if you want one.

[The Zipp]

i didn't listen so not sure if the context - it was a short week of official practices so maybe it was about that. 

CFL is a gravy train in official hours put in compared to the NFL - players have noted this who have played in both leagues. 

it will all come down to results and execution on the field.

i would hope Dru is spending extra time studying the playbook and working with receivers - this is his shot.

[dd]

MOS presser:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEbnrWREhN4
1:45

MOS talks about players putting in "extra work" and QBs and RECs getting together outside of normal practice hours.  He also talks about the "amount of effort they need to put in outside of our guidelines".

The pundit says something about him talking about this on the coaches show too (where I'm heading next!).

This is exactly what I want to hear, and really the first time I've ever heard anyone in WFC talk about it.  Maybe it goes on all the time anyhow, maybe this is new(ish).  But I like that they are addressing one of my major gripes: sitting on docks drinking margaritas.  Note: That's verbiage I made up in jest to provoke response... In reality, I have no idea whether they are drinking margaritas or daiquiris.

He also hints that the unimpressive showing of the team so far (maybe with a focus on O?) adds extra impetus and gravitas to players putting in extra time.  I'm glad it's not all rose-colored glasses in the deep halls of PAS.

Can anyone remember this kind of talk before?  Or hints/proof players are meeting outside of "office hours" to improve the team?

This is just typical MOS spin on things--our guys work so hard. Remember our OC last year, man, according to Oshea, he worked so hard, ya, what did that get us?!?! My take is he's saying this to take the heat off the offense for the moment, don't get too mad at them that they are struggling, because they're working hard. Its good they're working hard, everyone works hard, they're paid to, what they got to do is start executing properly and start producing!!

[Tecno]

i didn't listen so not sure if the context - it was a short week of official practices so maybe it was about that. 

Try this link, it'll start right at the short part I'm talking about:

https://youtu.be/BEbnrWREhN4?t=99

Yes, it was in reference to the 1-practice week.  Listen until 2:30.  It's quite interesting, and new.

[Tecno]

This is just typical MOS spin on things--our guys work so hard. Remember our OC last year, man, according to Oshea, he worked so hard, ya, what did that get us?!?!

Ya, I hear ya.  But this is the first time MOS has come out and said guys are meeting or practicing or whatever they are doing (for "effort") on their own time.  It's not the old Dickenson The Lesser "aw shucks, guys give it all they have" stuff we sometimes get.  This is concrete new info.  And it's a first.

[Tecno]

This is a bit of a bizarre rabbit hole you've chosen to go down lately. For one, there's no way you're ever going to know who is working on what and when

But that's why it's so interesting and nice MOS said it's happening!  I've listened to every MOS presser for forever, and he's never once talked about own-time practicing / get-togethers.  Maybe he's mentioned QBs coming in for extra film room time, or players coming in for extra lifting time; but never "QBs and RECs getting together".  That's new.  (Not new they are doing it, but new he's admitting this happens.)

and even what's considered after hours or not. And if you are going to use MOS media interviews to try and parse that, good luck

You know me, I'm the Chicken Entrails Reader In Chief around here.  I'll parse the living heck out of every Mafia presser.  You kinda got to, because they give you so little otherwise.

But I think MOS kind of does that on purpose... he wants to you give it some deep thought, and he throws stuff in there for the nut jobs who want to know the nitty gritty, even if he couches it in layers of obfuscation.  (As opposed to just lying to us because he's annoyed he has to answer any questions at all.)

Finally, it doesn't really matter anyway because what are you comparing it against? Football is played against another team, how many extra hours are they putting in?

I think the on-field product and polish of certain teams shows who is putting in extra work, whether team-mandated (even outside CFLPA rules) or "own time" work.  SSK didn't come out looking like they did week 1 because they were all on the dock sipping pouse cafes -- not with all that player turnover from winning the GC!