tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457862363782171899.post3724757291773712087..comments2024-03-11T21:26:54.222-06:00Comments on Rider Prophet: Monday Morning Sentimonies: FractionsRider Prophethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111976277479263164noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457862363782171899.post-86634258933060333702018-07-30T10:48:12.818-06:002018-07-30T10:48:12.818-06:00Derek Taylor tweeted some interesting stats on Bri...Derek Taylor tweeted some interesting stats on Bridge. 37% of his passes within 2 yards of line of scrimmage. For those who think his completion % is good, it depends how you look at it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457862363782171899.post-21071908729951443912018-07-29T23:32:37.272-06:002018-07-29T23:32:37.272-06:00The optimist in me sees a defense so good that all...The optimist in me sees a defense so good that all the offense has to do is hang onto the damn ball and we can beat anyone. The pessimist in me sees an offense so bad that it can't even do that. Then again, this *was* Calgary and no one (including me) expected us to win, much less dominate for a good stretch of the middle of the game. Still, frustrating for them to lose the way they did. Especially those time counts - that's just amateur hour. Somehow hurts more than if we got blown out by forty points (which I honestly thought was where we were headed after that fiasco of a first quarter). Ah well, there's always next week!Bryce Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750288546189885216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457862363782171899.post-16438634577875945822018-07-29T23:15:03.410-06:002018-07-29T23:15:03.410-06:00Right on all counts. Bridge just isn't a start...Right on all counts. Bridge just isn't a starting QB. He looked OK when he had Kevin Glenn & could come in as a change of pace but he's getting worse. I like the guy, he's Canadian, but anyone who thinks there was a competition for the starter at the beginning of the year or he could hold down the fort if Collaros got hurt is dreaming. Yes defence is important but if I had the choice of having an offensive powerhouse & mediocre defence vs the opposite, give me the offensive powerhouse every time. This isn't the NFL where you can get a bunch of 10-9 wins. You need to put points up. IMO McAvoy is a big problem. But Jones has to take some of the blame. The lack of depth necessitating Carter as the 1st guy in at DB & Steele serving as the backup on OL when injuries hit is a clear example that, despite myriad players run through camps etc. in the off-season, our recruiting is abysmal. We likely see more players than anyone. As a GM Jones is sub-par, as a HC he is good but not great, partly because he's handicapped by Jones the GM. As a DC he's one of the best. It is what it is. Our RB's are meh, our OL not good with 3 over 30 so not likely to have much upside, our receivers are Roosevelt & not much else when Carter's not there. Not that Carter would make much difference with Bridge throwing the ball. We've seen teams before with great defences who lose close games because they have no offence. I'm not sure anymore if Collaros changes much. He's a dropback QB now (read sitting duck) with an average OL. Not sure how another injury like this affects him. May be the next Darian Durant who was never the same after injuries or, dare I say, Drew Willy. We'll soon see. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com