Monthly Archives: April 2015

Final thoughts on Spring Camp 2015

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

James Roberts was indeed the only quarterback at practice. The only other players with a yellow jersey were the Ferraro brothers. Only once did I see Roberts not participate in a drill as TE Alex Reid took perhaps a dozen … Continue reading →

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GET TO KNOW ROB MAVER via Stampeders.com

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

The link: GET TO KNOW ROB MAVER Rob Maver was drafted by the Stampeders in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2010 CFL Draft. He played every game his rookie season as the team’s placekicker and led the league … Continue reading →

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Spring Camp 2015 – Day 5

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

My number one takeaway from watching yesterday’s practice – it was freezing cold! It hardly seemed like Spring, let alone the end of April. A few snow flurries added to the late-November feel. As you’ll see below, my photography attempts … Continue reading →

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Spring Camp news & other links

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

I’m heading up to Guelph to watch practice this afternoon. It will be my only opportunity to get a look at the team this Spring. I should have some thoughts and observations to share tomorrow. In the meantime the Merc’s … Continue reading →

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Spring Camp 2015 underway

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

Spring Camp 2015 got underway Sunday afternoon at Alumni Stadium, shortly after Team Ontario’s Red-Black Game concluded. Camp continues all week with film sessions, meetings and daily practices. The Mercury’s Rob Massey was at Monday’s practice and posted his first … Continue reading →

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Red-Black Game goes today at Alumni Stadium

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

With sunshine & 12-degree temps forecast the weather should be nice for this afternoon’s Red-Black game at Alumni Stadium. The game, which is the final stage of Team Ontario’s selection process, features 90 of Ontario’s top prospects. many of these … Continue reading →

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OUA’s Top Recruit Combine series returns to Guelph

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

The University of Guelph will once again host an OUA Top Recruit Combine on Wednesday, May 20 from 7 to 10pm. The Top Recruit Combine series got its start last December with eight generally very well attended combines across Ontario, … Continue reading →

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East West Bowl rosters announced

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

Congratulations to Curtis Newton, Donnie Egerter, Kyle Fraser and Tristan Doughlin on being named to the West team for next month’s East West Bowl. A’dre Fraser was also honoured with an invite but he will not be playing in the … Continue reading →

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Feedback from the Toronto Combine

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

Last week Gryphons.ca had this review of the Toronto combine and rightly made note of the fact that long snapper Daniel MacDonald and kicker/punter Daniel Ferraro performed well and continued to impress CFL scouts. The complete Toronto Combine testing results are here. I … Continue reading →

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CFL National Combine

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

The final results from this past week’s CFL National and Regional Combines are in. There were some impressive performances, including several new records on Saturday and Sunday. Lots of players by their testing numbers established themselves as above the threshold of … Continue reading →

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