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    Mini camp session

    Made it down to mini camp todat at about 10:45 to find they were already in session (sort of thought so) No QB's on the field and mainly it was covering the basics in regards to calls and formations. If you were a casual fan it would have been boring as heck

    Impressions in no order of importance:


    Keyou Craver-DB was probably the most intense in the workout. Showed good quickness coming out of his break. Beat himself up over missing a few shagged punts by dropping and giving himself 10 on two occasions.

    Antico Dalton-LB/DE size wise he's a shade slimer than Antionio Wilson was.

    Charles Alston & JaWarren Blair-DT both take up a fair bit of real estate in the middle. The Dline was up against ghosts so I couldn't get any real impressions.

    Demaine Adams-DE appears to have put on some extra meat on his frame from last year at least to my eyes and memory. We'll see after medicals where we weighs in at.

    Detian Dubuc-FB lined up at the FB spot and appeared to have pretty good quickness, definitely faster than Bertrand IMO. Nice lateral speed down the line.

    Ron McClendon-RB this kid has no shortage of wheels, that's for sure. Had the occasional mix up on the formations but that's why they're having mini camp.

    Elvis Joseph-RB is only about an inch shorter than Dubuc but looked to have a good muscular frame and can definitely move for a guy his size. My immediate impression was a Robert Drummond with better footspeed. If he finds daylight, he could give LB's and DB's massive headaches if he runs strong on his feet.

    Tyler Inglis (junior) LS - had nice velocity on his snaps but was a bit erratic with location, still pretty good for a young guy. Definitely better than DL Corey Trudeau.

    Anthony Posteraro -P Boy he sure hase some of the purdiest neaon green shoes I shore ever did see! Immediate target of main camp humour I'm sure. Punting wise, once he warmed up he was hitting them between 47-55 yards albeit with the wind behind him. Nice tight spirals on most of them once he was warm.

    Notes: From watching the RB/FB portion, the shovel pass has not gone away from the offence. Don't want to give anything else away. Also DM was the one running the show with the RB's as RDL didn't have too much involvement only to discuss spacing and positioning. Hope it stays that way.

    Didn't watch much of the receivers as there were no balls being thrown, however it sure was wierd to see a scrawny little white guy (leBlanc) wearing #3.

    Jason Tucker was present checking things out. Saw Mobes' car but he must have been busy confirming his order of a case of apples and that box of roadmaps, for main camp.
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    Awesome update. Thanks Dzl.
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      #3
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      Dang........Well done Dies......looking forward to more of the same...

      BTW how many eyes do you have???

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        Thanks for that, big D!

        Mebbe you should offer your services to the Sun/Journal to write for those of us who don't care about how Liverpool did..
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          I will not, for a moment longer, support an organization who chooses to cowardly kneel where they once fiercely & proudly stood

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            #6
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            WOW thanks muchly.. now i'm itching for the season to start....

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              Keep up the good work and insightful reports!
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                #8
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                Great stuff! Thanks for taking the time to let us know

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                  #9
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                  Great job Diesel, appreciated.

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                    Good job Dies - you taking notes as you watch, or committing all to memory?
                    I'm excited about the new additions. While they brought in talent year in a number of areas, I feel the players they have either gone out and signed, traded for, or scouted are overall much stronger than what they went to camp with last year!
                    On offence, I'd like to see Dubuc & Joseph make the starting line-up, as it would completely change the face of the running game. Best of all, you wouldn't know which one was going to get the rock & which one was going to use you for a human hand towel! How did Kabongo look doing reps on the OL?
                    On defence, was Jason Lamar there practising? I think he has the potential to make a big difference in the Eskimo run defence, if properly motivated. There will be an interesting battle to see if Blair or Alston makes the team, as they are both big dudes, and I'm also curious to know if Dalton looked as strong as people say he is (for his size).
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                      Thanks, Diez .

                      Quick question...is Joseph kind of a Troy Mills-type back? (I don't remember all that much of Drummond, so I'm using a more recent comparison). Could we use McClendon at scatback and then Joseph as an FB, with Dubuc coming in for McClendon on pass protection or something?

                      They all sound like they have potential, so I'm trying to figure out if there's a possibility of keeping all three.
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                        #12
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                        Great job Diesel, much appreciated. Either the football season is too short or the non football season is too long, not sure which is which.

                        Where there any reporters there? Were Brownlow and Vicky Hall comparing notres or just photo copying each others story?

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                          Good Job. I am planning on heading out to watch the actual camp sometime this year.
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                            Originally posted by OldGreyMonkey
                            Good job Dies - you taking notes as you watch, or committing all to memory?
                            I'm excited about the new additions. While they brought in talent year in a number of areas, I feel the players they have either gone out and signed, traded for, or scouted are overall much stronger than what they went to camp with last year!
                            On offence, I'd like to see Dubuc & Joseph make the starting line-up, as it would completely change the face of the running game. Best of all, you wouldn't know which one was going to get the rock & which one was going to use you for a human hand towel! How did Kabongo look doing reps on the OL?
                            On defence, was Jason Lamar there practising? I think he has the potential to make a big difference in the Eskimo run defence, if properly motivated. There will be an interesting battle to see if Blair or Alston makes the team, as they are both big dudes, and I'm also curious to know if Dalton looked as strong as people say he is (for his size).

                            It's all memory, I might make an asterik by a player's # to remind me at times.

                            Lamar wasn't there and neither was any of the Oline. You couldn't assess the D guys too much because they were working through sets and looks.
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                              Originally posted by gizmo fan 2
                              Thanks, Diez .

                              Quick question...is Joseph kind of a Troy Mills-type back? (I don't remember all that much of Drummond, so I'm using a more recent comparison). Could we use McClendon at scatback and then Joseph as an FB, with Dubuc coming in for McClendon on pass protection or something?

                              They all sound like they have potential, so I'm trying to figure out if there's a possibility of keeping all three.

                              Joseph IMO is much bigger than Mills. Imagine a Millington type with wheels and quicker feet.
                              I will not, for a moment longer, support an organization who chooses to cowardly kneel where they once fiercely & proudly stood

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