Crash
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Post by Crash on Dec 7, 2021 20:15:42 GMT -5
Bummers take O-line depth hit. Backup centre cant travel. It's all going according to plan |
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Post by countfloyd1 on Dec 8, 2021 5:23:04 GMT -5
The one most immediately relevant is the bummers' upset of us in 2019. This one has the potential for an upset: losing team still has several players from that loss on it, the lost 2020 season prolonged that sense of a missed opportunity, losing team is playing in front of their home fans, winning team may be overconfident from both their excellent regular season record & overcoming a 6 turnover performance in the west final. And not a single thing has changed. If anything we are significantly weaker at O-line. OTH Condell and Washington have had two years to mull this over. O line has to come to play, and this time right from the opening kickoff. Not sure how much of a factor this may be, but bummers haven't played in our house this year, so there may be some unfamiliarity with wind currents, etc. Add to that it's December & for sure the crowd is going to be amped. |
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Post by onemoredork on Dec 8, 2021 14:52:24 GMT -5
No Frankie Wms. A starting DB and ST threat. Story has gotten remarkably little play in over a month. One expects this from local media of course but surprised its been barely touched on elsewhere.
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Post by onemoredork on Dec 10, 2021 10:01:19 GMT -5
Sun article on Banks. Worth reading. Has anxiety issues. Accepts smaller role on team.
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sigpig
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Post by sigpig on Dec 10, 2021 11:42:17 GMT -5
Sun article on Banks. Worth reading. Has anxiety issues. Accepts smaller role on team. From direct personal experience, it's HARD to ask for help; especially if you're an extreme Type-A personality like so many athletes. I got the therapy I needed, NEEDED the medications, until I didn't, and now have the tools to cope when things all seem to come crashing down on my head.
“My health issues, I believe, were enhanced because of COVID, coming here, leaving my family at home, not being able to see my kids. My kids can’t come to see me, me having to get vaccinated and I don’t really agree with that. All of this took me to a lot of places mentally. I’ve had to deal with a lot."
A lot to parse in this paragraph. First of all, he didn't HAVE to get vaccinated. There are tonnes of restrictions lifted when you ARE vaccinated, however. Something like being able to attend a large sporting event as a fan (at least he had the smarts to ask the League before going to a Raptors game) and going to a restaurant. I'm not going to argue restrictions and politics, but with 1,453 cased in thes Province yesterday, and the emerging threat of the Omicron variant, it's probably better to have the jabs, no?
Second, he's FAR from the only one who couldn't bring his family or visit them. However, in years past, his son would visit him for a couple of months during the season. I'm sure everyone's MH has been affected by the pandemic, but it's exponentially harder when you have (essentially) un-treated MH conditions.
Kudos for the Team to reach out to him (and probably a LOT of other players, as alluded to in the article) and providing the help he needs.
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sigpig
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Post by sigpig on Dec 10, 2021 12:50:59 GMT -5
Ted Laurant with the emergency appendectomy.
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Post by onemoredork on Dec 10, 2021 12:59:42 GMT -5
Are DTs important for stopping the run ?
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Post by countfloyd1 on Dec 10, 2021 16:12:20 GMT -5
Ted Laurant with the emergency appendectomy. We're effing cursed |
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Post by derkickistneingut on Dec 10, 2021 17:26:31 GMT -5
Win it for Mosca
Win it for Teddy
Win it for Banks and Simoni and all the long suffering vets
Win it for Mike- he’s watching
Win it for Caretaker
Win it for the fans and this city
I won’t entertain thoughts of anything else
No pressure
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sigpig
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Post by sigpig on Dec 11, 2021 12:27:34 GMT -5
Win it for Teddy.
His absence forces the team to start Kats at S and Adeleke at HB, so basically the same way they played the past few games on Defence.
It also forces them to dress Daly as backup DB (ouch - love the guy, but he doesn't have the physical ability any more, IMHO).
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