Yesterday
the Riders added receiver Terrence Jeffers-Harris to the practice roster. I
like this move for a couple of reasons. First, any current import wide receiver
whose first name doesn’t rhyme with zeston has thus far done a whole lot of
nothing. Not that I’m prepared to write any of them off just yet but when your
current guys aren’t getting it done I’m always in favour of bringing some
competition.
The
second reason I like this is Jeffers-Harris is loaded with potential. He had a
very impressive rookie season in 2010 with the Bombers. His second year, the
combination of injuries and reduced effort stemming from not getting to try out
for the NFL as he had anticipated (imagine the nerve of those Bombers expecting
him to honour both years of his 2
year deal?) made for a sophomore year that fell well short of the sky-high
expectations people had for him. He
ended up in Hamilton.
I’m sure the fact that his signing by the Ti-Cats coincided with them playing
the Bombers in a playoff game was purely a coincidence as the Tabbies claim. He
attended camp with the Ti-Cats this year but was eventually among the training
camp cuts.
Obviously,
he is far from a sure thing but given that he’s only 24 and he’s shown so much
potential I think he is well worth a look. If the coach’s can get his head on
right he could turn into a big contributor. If not, oh well, there is no harm
in looking.
I
have one major pet peeve in regards to Jeffers-Harris though that needs to be
addressed. For the love of god can we please not call him TJ Harris like they
did in Winnipeg?
His first name is Terrence. His last name is hyphenated: Jeffers-Harris. You
can’t just take part of his last name and add it to his first for convenience.
Did
we call Mike Abou-Mechrek, MA Mechrek? Or Jeremy O’Day, JO Day? No. It’s
ridiculous! Stop it!
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