Eskimos move Hill to safety in leadership play

[Red Dog]

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sport...402/story.html

[Opus]

Re: Eskimos move Hill to safety in leadership play

"we made a decision not to have Saleem here".


...and call it a failed medical.

I expected better out of Kavis.

[gizmo fan 2]

Re: Eskimos move Hill to safety in leadership play

TJ was more vocal today than I've ever seen him...was impressed.

I certainly think that he's the best option for the position if they're looking for veteran leadership etc.

Notwithstanding the fact that I very much disagree with their forced switch to an import when we had two promising young NI safeties and cut them both...if I had to pick a guy to put in there, would rather have Hill than a rookie there, for sure.

We do lose a good cover LB and that position will probably see a downgrade...but Will Harris looked pretty good today as well, so if he can step up (as he's had nearly a year here already), that will help there.

I still don't like the overall redistribution of resources...but TJ Hill at I safety is much better than some of the alternatives.

[Red Dog]

Re: Eskimos move Hill to safety in leadership play

TJ was more vocal today than I've ever seen him...was impressed.

I certainly think that he's the best option for the position if they're looking for veteran leadership etc.

Notwithstanding the fact that I very much disagree with their forced switch to an import when we had two promising young NI safeties and cut them both...if I had to pick a guy to put in there, would rather have Hill than a rookie there, for sure.

We do lose a good cover LB and that position will probably see a downgrade...but Will Harris looked pretty good today as well, so if he can step up (as he's had nearly a year here already), that will help there.

I still don't like the overall redistribution of resources...but TJ Hill at I safety is much better than some of the alternatives.

Appreciate your tc observations,

What did you think of Robbie Vaughn and Pittman?

I heard Reid was right in there with Williams for 1 and 2 on the line, is it possible that both Laurent and Reid could start (starting 3 NI's would be an amazing thing for the busting the ratio)? Was Curry mobile do you think he can play on the outside?

Thanks

[gizmo fan 2]

Re: Eskimos move Hill to safety in leadership play

Appreciate your tc observations,

What did you think of Robbie Vaughn and Pittman?

I heard Reid was right in there with Williams for 1 and 2 on the line, is it possible that both Laurent and Reid could start (starting 3 NI's would be an amazing thing for the busting the ratio)? Was Curry mobile do you think he can play on the outside?

Thanks

Honestly, like I said in the other thread, didn't notice either Vaughn or Pittman standing out one way or the other. Same for the DL. The DL especially was taken aside over to one corner for mobility/their own drills for much of the practice...so I didn't watch them all that much.
In the RB drills, I'd certainly give the edge to the OL overall...but there were a couple plays where the DL stood the guy up (usually Fils, it seemed) and held him to nothing or very little. (The contact was first-day wrap-up sort of thing, just shoulder pads and helmets...so no one really was very intense).

[Diesel]

Re: Eskimos move Hill to safety in leadership play

"we made a decision not to have Saleem here".


...and call it a failed medical.

I expected better out of Kavis.

So did I...

[gizmo fan 2]

Re: Eskimos move Hill to safety in leadership play

"we made a decision not to have Saleem here".


...and call it a failed medical.

I expected better out of Kavis.

Echo that.

[Angelus]

Re: Eskimos move Hill to safety in leadership play

"we made a decision not to have Saleem here".


...and call it a failed medical.

I expected better out of Kavis.

No kidding. I really thought this guy was as respectable and stand up as they come. Turns out he's simply Tillman's lap dog.

Disgusting.

[Esks4ever]

Re: Eskimos move Hill to safety in leadership play

I quess we should be acustom to having our coaches being lapdogs for the GMs....

[Beerfish]

Re: Eskimos move Hill to safety in leadership play

Re Hill, this sounds to me like the Shabbazz move a few years back. Take a guy who is playing all star caliber at LB and then move him to safety.

One has to wonder why the failed medical bit rather than just cutting players. If they are trying to 'lessen the blow' of getting rid of players by saying they failed a medical it has certainly backfired.

In any case no move they make from here on in should come as a surprise they are assembling exactly the kind of team they want and will be judged on the W-L record.

[Red Dog]

Re: Eskimos move Hill to safety in leadership play

Re Hill, this sounds to me like the Shabbazz move a few years back. Take a guy who is playing all star caliber at LB and then move him to safety.

One has to wonder why the failed medical bit rather than just cutting players. If they are trying to 'lessen the blow' of getting rid of players by saying they failed a medical it has certainly backfired.

In any case no move they make from here on in should come as a surprise they are assembling exactly the kind of team they want and will be judged on the W-L record.

I agree, I think that they know that they must produce results in the form of W's.

[ben_the_eskimo]

Re: Eskimos move Hill to safety in leadership play

"we made a decision not to have Saleem here".


...and call it a failed medical.

I expected better out of Kavis.

Maybe Saleem came too camp a little out of shape for all we know...That would explain Reed's quote. They made a decision based on the results of the medical that he wasn't fit to stay around. I don't think Reed is trying to twist or spin anything or screw anybody here...

[Opus]

Re: Eskimos move Hill to safety in leadership play

I agree, I think that they know that they must produce results in the form of W's.

How so?

I've heard plenty around here already excusing this season, saying it will be a work in progress.

[Opus]

Re: Eskimos move Hill to safety in leadership play

Maybe Saleem came too camp a little out of shape for all we know...That would explain Reed's quote. They made a decision based on the results of the medical that he wasn't fit to stay around. I don't think Reed is trying to twist or spin anything or screw anybody here...

Except that everything that just happened proves the exact opposite.

[Macavity]

Re: Eskimos move Hill to safety in leadership play

I think it's a bit early to judge Kavis harshly. He IS a rookie head coach, and the details of player management may be an area he just accepts "this is how it's done" from the GM and player personnel people on.