Ticats May Have Found Their Man In Porter

07/10/2008 03:43

Did you happen to see how well Quinton Porter played at quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats?

For the first time in a long time, I think the organization has found a talented player who can make a difference not 'every now and then,' but consistently over an entire season.

Granted, I thought Casey Printers would be The Man a year ago, and I also had good thoughts about Richie Williams. But I haven't seen a quarterback stand in the pocket and deliver passes in black and gold like that since Danny McManus did almost a decade ago.

I remember seeing Ricky Ray get the start in Edmonton a few years ago when Jason Maas got hurt, thinking this kid was going to get killed, physically punished, totally humiliated and destroyed in every way.

Then he completed his first pass, followed by a second and a third.

It's just luck, I thought.

After a bunch of first downs and a couple of touchdowns, I was wondering if this kid was for real. After two or three games, I was sold on him. Ray could play each and every single week no matter who he was playing with or against.

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