Elks: Edmonton Eskimos Thread 2015: Part 2

[McJadeddog]

am i dreaming?

 

[MoneyGuy]

am i dreaming?

Nope, that was announced at the start of the week.

I hope that Frankie can now prove that it was the right decision.

 

[guymez]

I agree totally with this.

I thought and still feel that starting Nichols was the right move, but I now think that Franklin should start. I agree with how the coaches have handled this. Unfortunately, it didn't work out last weekend, but let's see now how Franklin can do.

This is exactly it, he still does not have the grasp off the offence yet. I was so excited seeing him in the preseason, he has all the tools we just have to be careful with him. So much potential here, its too bad Reilly had to go down so early before Franklin was ready.

Its interesting to see how the players feel about the development path for new players.

Walker is one of those players (he has also looked very good early on) and he echos what we are suggesting...

Franklin is a great guy. He has a great personality. He always has a great attitude. He’s always positive. We have a little chemistry. We’ve taken a lot of reps together. That’s what I love about this program here. They make sure they develop the guys who aren’t activated yet.

 

[BleedingOil]

Its interesting to see how the players feel about the development path for new players.

Walker is one of those players (he has also looked very good early on) and he echos what we are suggesting...

Nice find I didn't see that quote.

 

[guymez]

Nice find I didn't see that quote.

Heh...I forgot to post the link.

Its a good read. Provides a little insight into Walker's path to the CFL.

http://www.edmontonsun.com/2015/08/25/post-high-school-growth-spurt-saw-esks-wr-derel-walker-catchin-passes-from-johnny-football-in-college

 

[MoneyGuy]

Heh...I forgot to post the link.

Its a good read. Provides a little insight into Walker's path to the CFL.

http://www.edmontonsun.com/2015/08/25/post-high-school-growth-spurt-saw-esks-wr-derel-walker-catchin-passes-from-johnny-football-in-college

Two comments on Walker:

- Two games, 24 passes caught, 308 yards; I don't ever remember such a debut.
- $200 tryout fee; the Esks should refund it. He11, I'd pay it for him. Call me, bud, let's talk.

 

[MCDAVIDISH]

You guys think we should start Nichols?

 

[Stoneman89]

Two comments on Walker:

- Two games, 24 passes caught, 308 yards; I don't ever remember such a debut.
- $200 tryout fee; the Esks should refund it. He11, I'd pay it for him. Call me, bud, let's talk.

Walker looked very good in exhibition. He deserved a chance to play at some point.

 

[Stoneman89]

You guys think we should start Nichols?

Think the Oilers should bring back Eakins?

 

[Del Preston]

I'm going tomorrow. I would have been pissed if I had to watch Nichols stink up the joint for a half before finally seeing Franklin.

 

[MCDAVIDISH]

Think the Oilers should bring back Eakins?

Hell no

 

[rboomercat90]

Watching the Ticats- allouettes game right now and they're retiring Angelo Mosca's number. I'm surprised this wasn't done decades earlier considering how much he meant to that team and city. The guy hasn't played in over forty years. Most of their fans never saw him play. I've followed the CFL since the early seventies and I never saw him play. Does anybody know why this wasn't done years earlier? Seems a shame to me since he's been an ambassador to the CFL for as long as I can remember and has always been associated with the Hamilton TiCats.

 

[MoneyGuy]

Watching the Ticats- allouettes game right now and they're retiring Angelo Mosca's number. I'm surprised this wasn't done decades earlier considering how much he meant to that team and city. The guy hasn't played in over forty years. Most of their fans never saw him play. I've followed the CFL since the early seventies and I never saw him play. Does anybody know why this wasn't done years earlier? Seems a shame to me since he's been an ambassador to the CFL for as long as I can remember and has always been associated with the Hamilton TiCats.

Was Joe Kapp there.

 

[guymez]

Two comments on Walker:

- Two games, 24 passes caught, 308 yards; I don't ever remember such a debut.
- $200 tryout fee; the Esks should refund it. He11, I'd pay it for him. Call me, bud, let's talk.

That tryout fee was something I hadn't heard of until I read the article.

 

[rboomercat90]

Was Joe Kapp there.

I don't think he's allowed in Hamilton, much like rats in Alberta.

 

[rboomercat90]

That tryout fee was something I hadn't heard of until I read the article.

No wonder the talent level has dropped so much in the CFL the last few years. I've never heard of this practice either.

 

[guymez]

No wonder the talent level has dropped so much in the CFL the last few years. I've never heard of this practice either.

Is this a standard CFL initiated fee or is it team initiated?

 

[MoneyGuy]

Is this a standard CFL initiated fee or is it team initiated?

It's the teams and it's been common for years.

 

[guymez]

It's the teams and it's been common for years.

Good stuff...thanks.

 

[Stoneman89]

Hell no

I think you just answered your own question.

 

[Stoneman89]

It's the teams and it's been common for years.

Yup, and it's a great way to find those diamonds in the rough and those that slip through the cracks, for whatever reason.

 

[Arpeggio]

Yup, and it's a great way to find those diamonds in the rough and those that slip through the cracks, for whatever reason.

I'm not sure how charging players money to try out is helping.

 

[Beerfish]

Was Joe Kapp there.

Yes he was in a manner of speaking, they had a giant pinata dressed in old school bc lions with kapps number on it. And people got to donate to hit the pinata.

 

[Beerfish]

I'm not sure how charging players money to try out is helping.

It may help defer some of the Esks costs but for the most part it is meant to weed out those that are not serious.

It used to be $100, $200 seems pretty high considering how poorly paid CFL players are.

 

[joestevens29]

I'm not sure how charging players money to try out is helping.

Probably discourages a thousand people showing up just because they want to say they came to a pro camp