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yah the quad thing looks like its bullshit
He's paid to keep his quarterback safe.
And Glenn January says he and the rest of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive line did that at Canad Inns Stadium Thursday night -- between the whistles. But the problem -- and it's a huge one if you're a Winnipeg Blue Bombers fan this morning -- is what went on after the whistles in a 21-20 Bombers loss to the Calgary Stampeders.
Bombers starting quarterback Buck Pierce was the victim of two late hits in the first half and ultimately did not return for the second half as the Stampeders and their starting quarterback Henry Burris mounted a fourth-quarter comeback to hand the Bombers their second loss of the night.
The Bombers said Pierce had a "quadriceps injury" but head coach Paul LaPolice said he had no further details about when the injury happened or how long Pierce would be out. "We'll see. We don't play until (next) Saturday, which is a good thing. Hopefully we can get him back and ready to go."
Pierce was roughed up twice on late hits during the first half, first by Calgary safety Demetrice Morley and then later by lineman Robert McCune. Both men were flagged for late hits and the McCune hit, in particular, seemed to sting Pierce, who got up limping.
January said there was no question in his mind what the Stampeders set out to do -- and also no question that they achieved it.
"It's unacceptable," said January. "The refs threw the flags and that's good -- they're looking for it. But you kind of got the sense they were gunning for Buck and trying to take him out. And it wasn't an issue of the protection not being sound -- it was just extra guys late.
"You just have to kind of shake your head about some of the choices some of their players made tonight. Hopefully, the league will look at it and see if they were malicious in nature. And if they were trying to take him out, you just have to trust (the league is) trying to prevent those things from happening in the future.
"Because, really, they got a couple late hit penalties, but they knocked our quarterback out. It seems like a good deal for them."
LaPolice was much less steadfast. "The two late hits they had? They late hit him, they late hit him, they're going to get flagged. I don't like it, but the mechanism we have is they flag them."
While steadfastly insisting that Pierce was victim of nothing more than a quadriceps injury, the Bombers went to extraordinary -- and head-scratching -- lengths to shield their oft-injured quarterback from media scrutiny.
Pierce sat on the Bombers bench during the second half -- he didn't appear to move once -- and Bombers staff were observed in what appeared to be attempts to screen Pierce from still photographers and TV cameras. There were also reports that photographers at field level were being instructed by Bombers staff not to take photos of Pierce during the second half.
The club also announced it was refusing to make Pierce available to the media after the game. It's rare in the CFL to refuse to make a starting quarterback available after the game to the media, particularly one that remained on the bench during the second half and whose only injury, as described the Bombers, would not appear to impede Pierce's ability to answer a couple questions.
As Pierce sat in street clothes in his locker calmly gathering his things, there was the surreal spectacle of Bombers spokesman Darren Cameron standing between the quarterback and a reporter and explaining Pierce wasn't available to the media because he was being evaluated.
"Myself and the medical team concluded following the game that further evaluation was imperative and therefore he was not available to the media," Cameron said.
Pierce has had a spate of injuries in recent seasons that includes a string of concussions that occurred while he was in B.C., as well as a knee injury and a dislocated elbow that were sustained with the Bombers last season.
With Thursday night's early departure, Pierce has now left the game early in 11 of his last 30 games
He's paid to keep his quarterback safe.
And Glenn January says he and the rest of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive line did that at Canad Inns Stadium Thursday night -- between the whistles. But the problem -- and it's a huge one if you're a Winnipeg Blue Bombers fan this morning -- is what went on after the whistles in a 21-20 Bombers loss to the Calgary Stampeders.
Bombers starting quarterback Buck Pierce was the victim of two late hits in the first half and ultimately did not return for the second half as the Stampeders and their starting quarterback Henry Burris mounted a fourth-quarter comeback to hand the Bombers their second loss of the night.
The Bombers said Pierce had a "quadriceps injury" but head coach Paul LaPolice said he had no further details about when the injury happened or how long Pierce would be out. "We'll see. We don't play until (next) Saturday, which is a good thing. Hopefully we can get him back and ready to go."
Pierce was roughed up twice on late hits during the first half, first by Calgary safety Demetrice Morley and then later by lineman Robert McCune. Both men were flagged for late hits and the McCune hit, in particular, seemed to sting Pierce, who got up limping.
January said there was no question in his mind what the Stampeders set out to do -- and also no question that they achieved it.
"It's unacceptable," said January. "The refs threw the flags and that's good -- they're looking for it. But you kind of got the sense they were gunning for Buck and trying to take him out. And it wasn't an issue of the protection not being sound -- it was just extra guys late.
"You just have to kind of shake your head about some of the choices some of their players made tonight. Hopefully, the league will look at it and see if they were malicious in nature. And if they were trying to take him out, you just have to trust (the league is) trying to prevent those things from happening in the future.
"Because, really, they got a couple late hit penalties, but they knocked our quarterback out. It seems like a good deal for them."
LaPolice was much less steadfast. "The two late hits they had? They late hit him, they late hit him, they're going to get flagged. I don't like it, but the mechanism we have is they flag them."
While steadfastly insisting that Pierce was victim of nothing more than a quadriceps injury, the Bombers went to extraordinary -- and head-scratching -- lengths to shield their oft-injured quarterback from media scrutiny.
Pierce sat on the Bombers bench during the second half -- he didn't appear to move once -- and Bombers staff were observed in what appeared to be attempts to screen Pierce from still photographers and TV cameras. There were also reports that photographers at field level were being instructed by Bombers staff not to take photos of Pierce during the second half.
The club also announced it was refusing to make Pierce available to the media after the game. It's rare in the CFL to refuse to make a starting quarterback available after the game to the media, particularly one that remained on the bench during the second half and whose only injury, as described the Bombers, would not appear to impede Pierce's ability to answer a couple questions.
As Pierce sat in street clothes in his locker calmly gathering his things, there was the surreal spectacle of Bombers spokesman Darren Cameron standing between the quarterback and a reporter and explaining Pierce wasn't available to the media because he was being evaluated.
"Myself and the medical team concluded following the game that further evaluation was imperative and therefore he was not available to the media," Cameron said.
Pierce has had a spate of injuries in recent seasons that includes a string of concussions that occurred while he was in B.C., as well as a knee injury and a dislocated elbow that were sustained with the Bombers last season.
With Thursday night's early departure, Pierce has now left the game early in 11 of his last 30 games
... running game is a Chapdelaine play calling issue too ... Im sure the oline wants to obliterate the opposition and running the ball is the easiest way toshow your physical dominance (and get your own d some rest too)
