Stoneman89
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- Feb 8, 2008
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Seems to be a lot of dislike for this player. I dunno, on the play in question Jones mentioned(I missed it) it was a no yards call and I think Doe must've realized that and thus the free play to try to create. That said I don't like returners fiddling around in the endzone at all. Probably I would be mumbling at the TV if I had seen that.
I'll continue to maintain fielding the ball at Mosaic on a windy day is a nightmare and players have commented on that as long as Taylor Field has existed. When the wind blows there it feels very unpredictable. I've seen a lot of entirely misjudged balls where returners have trouble gauging even where the ball is going and therefore fumbling etc.
I think where we differ on this is that in the new CFL where pretty much every hold, clip, illegal block is called is the return game has become a pedestrian state of affairs where all I really expect is nominal positive yards and not turning the ball over. I missed the play in question, didn't see it.
Gone is the day where returns were a critical part of the game and where TD's would occur a lot and be primary factors in games. Now its just try to get 10 positive yds and that's about it. The worst to me is returners losing yds on returns, fumbling, or penalty calls. Doe doing a real straight up return has minimized some of the calls the esks get on special teams.
Basically are special teams unit is not very good this year. Seems to be a lot of change in personnel and a rebuilding year for the unit. So my expectations of it I guess are not high.
No one dislikes him any more than your dislike of McKnight early on in the season. He is simply not getting the job done, and is nowhere near what is required at that position, and nothing more. And it's hurting this team big time, amounst other things.