tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post5421288662688957227..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: Appreciating Damon Allen...sagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-72076546965448515152008-05-29T19:39:00.000-04:002008-05-29T19:39:00.000-04:00It's always a little bit of both... Allen's curiou...It's always a little bit of both... Allen's curious career — changing teams frequently, playing with some struggling squads — certainly did cause some people to question his ability, and in some cases his dealings with the media didn't help him. He was a hard player to categorize; not the best CFL pivot ever, not the winningest, but maybe he was the all-time survivor.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-33427401058057968522008-05-29T19:32:00.000-04:002008-05-29T19:32:00.000-04:00While I respect the man's talents, his time as an ...While I respect the man's talents, his time as an Ottawa Rough Rider were so maddeningly frustrating to me that it took a long time (a <I>long</I> time) to be able to appreciate him at all.<BR/><BR/>I'll never know if it was Steve Goldman's offence or just his inability, at the time, to read defences properly, but man. Man...throwing long on 2nd and 5s just killed me. Over and over and over again.<BR/><BR/>To be fair, the offensive and team woes should not be laid squarely on his shoulders. Far from it. But his erratic QBing (especially after his Edmonton years) was such a let down. Hard to blame anyone for those Hobart chants.Von Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220594066500266194noreply@blogger.com