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Kyle Walters and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers appear pleased
with their 2014 CFL Draft class, but they now look to the
2013 crop to round out their rookie camp roster. TSN 1290
has learned the Blue Bombers have agreed to a contract
with 2013 11th-overall draft pick Kris Robertson.
Robertson, a 5-foot-9, 185-pound defensive back out of
Concordia, has been working to recover from an ACL injury
suffered while training soon after his selection by
Winnipeg in the 2013 CFL Draft. "This past year Ive been
training like a crazy man — working hard. I want to get
back. I want to get on the field," said the 23-year-old
while taking in this years CFL Combine as a spectator.
"This is the longest Ive been off playing football since
I started in Grade 10… This little break is more so a
mental barrier than a physical barrier. Im just excited
to get back on the field." "Im just gearing up, getting
myself a lot stronger. I want to make sure Im above and
beyond what I was last year." At the time, Robertson was
thought of as a bit of a stretch selection when former
Bombers general manager Joe Mack chose him with the
second pick of the second round, but his athleticism is
hard to ignore. His numbers in the 2013 Montreal regional
earned him an invite to the main combine in Toronto,
where he tested atop both the vertical and broad jumps,
as well as recording a blazing combine-best 4.42 40-time.
"Dynamite leaping ability," said Winnipeg general manager
Kyle Walters this past March when describing the two-time
All-Canadian kick returner. "Kris is not a very big guy,
but for a little guy, his athleticism and hes a
competitor. Hes like a lot of undersized football players
that have had success, they become a real tenacious-type
character. And he has that. Obviously his speed is his
number one skill set, but hes got an aggression to him
for an undersized guy. And hes got a fantastic vertical
jump… Hes a really phenomenal athlete and a real tough
competitor." Despite being a draft pick of the former Joe
Mack regime, Robertson appears to fit in well with what
Walters is doing in his new-look defensive backfield.
"Kris is a unique body-type and a unique skill set,"
added Walters. "In hindsight it ended up being a nice fit
for him with us potentially moving to a Canadian field
corner. Hell be able to compete at a spot where hes got a
comfort level." Robertson will compete alongside fellow
non-imports Donovan Alexander and Graig Newman, who were
signed as free agents in February, as well as Matt
Bucknor who was acquired via trade with Hamilton in
January, and 2014 fourth-round pick Derek Jones. "Im
always optimistic when it comes to these things. I feel
Im just ready. After watching them last year — I watched
every game — it was upsetting because I feel even though
I wasnt a part of the team, I feel Im part of the team.
You know, you dont like to lose. I know no one likes to
lose. Its upsetting, but I feel with the new coaches
coming in and everything, I feel this is a good
turnaround. Good things are going to happen, especially
with the new acquisitions they got in free agency." "I
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Orange will try to put an end to their first losing skid
of the season when they pay a visit to the Maryland
Terrapins at the Comcast Center on Monday night in
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ranked Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic before coming
through 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3. TORONTO -- Signs of a rift
between Toronto FC manager Ryan Nelsen and GM Tim
Bezbatchenko emerged Saturday, further complicating the
landscape for an MLS team that is already losing its
champion with the planned departure of MLSE CEO Tim
Leiweke. In a moment of rare theatre at the post-game
news conference, Nelsen tore a strip off Bezbatchenko in
the wake of a lopsided 3-0 loss to the New England
Revolution. The dressing down came when Nelsen was asked
if Bezbatchenkos public challenge to his team on the eve
of the game "to take it up a notch" had helped matters.
"Not at all," said Nelsen. "Absolutely not." Nelsen then
went on to accuse Bezbatchenko of effectively sabotaging
his own team by unnecessarily raising the stakes before a
match that was not crucial, given there were 10 more
remaining after it. "Ive won this league, played in it
for four years, been in the (English) Premier League for
10 years, played in a World Cup, Olympics. Ive played in
some pretty hot pressure games," said Nelsen, a former
New Zealand international defender. "One thing that I do
know is this was not one of them." "It affected the
guys," he said of Bezbatchenkos words. "What we do at
Toronto FC is we keep it in-house -- everything we do, we
keep inside the four walls. And the players, coaching
staff, everything, stays within the four walls."
Bezbatchenko, a 32-year-old rookie GM hired out of the
league office by Leiweke last September, summoned local
beat reporters Friday with a clear message. The revamped
MLS team has had time to gel, he said. Now it has to fire
on all cylinders. "I think everyone would agree -- the
coaches, the players -- that over the last 12 or so
games, it hasnt been good enough, at least for making a
run in MLS," Bezbatchenko said. He also said his message
to the fans and the club was: "The time is now ... Its we
mean business now." Nelsen, who was unaware of
Bezbatchenkos planned comments, said they had left his
players "very very lets just say aggravated." Toronto (9-
9-6) gave up a goal within two minutes and was serenaded
by boos from the crowd of 22,591 en route to the dressing
room down 2-0 at halftime. "I think we kind of felt a wee
bit sorry for ourselves. Players mentally werent right
from the start," said Nelsen, in another apparent shot at
his GM. "And in a way I cant blame them," he added. The
36-year-old Nelsen, in his second year at the Toronto FC
helm, said pressure is a constant for all Toronto teams.
So why add to it? "Players are affected. Thats why we
want to keep everything in-house," he said in another
broadside at Bezbatchenko. Nelsen also pointed the finger
at himself, saying his team has to be better than it was
on the day and that any criticism should be levelled at
him. But he clearly saw Bezbatchenkos comments Friday as
meddlesome and needlessly ratcheting up the pressure
"Were used to getting it from the outside," he added.
"Thats why it should never come from inside. Never."
Bezbatchenkos pre-game message did not spark much
reaction from a largely empty and hushed Toronto dressing
room. Midfielder Michael Bradley, serving a captain in
Caldwells absence, essentially said it was not up to
players to get involved. Next up is an away-and-home
series with the Philadelphia Union, another Eastern
Conference team chasing the playoffs. Going into
Saturdays game, Toronto was 3-4-4 since the start of
July, meaning it has dropped 20 of a possible 33 points
over that stretch. But the team was also 2-1-1 in August,
standing third in the Eastern Conference and had been
dealing with a rash of injuries -- especially on the
backline. And a win Saturday would have matched Toronttos
franchise high for season wins (10) with 10 games to
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than confident in what were going to do. Weve got 10 more
games ... Its in our hands. "Well stick with the players.
Weve always got their backs." He made no mention of the
front office. Toronto was without star striker Jermain
Defoe (groin), midfielder-defender Warren Creavalle
(hamstring) and defenders Steven Caldwell (quad) and
Justin Morrow (hamstring). Fullback Mark Bloom flew back
to town Friday after attending the birth of his daughter.
New England Revolution punished that makeshift defence
Saturday, snapping a five-game losing streak on the road
with a lopsided 3-0 win. Lee Nguyen and Kelyn Rowe scored
in the first half for New England, both profiting from
sloppy Toronto turnovers. Teal Bunbury, son of former
Canadian international Alex Bunbury, added to the home
supporters pain in the second. Newly signed designated
player Jermaine Jones came off the bench in the 65th
minute for New England. The U.S. international slotted
into central midfield, easing himself into MLS with his
team comfortably ahead. "Jermaine has been really good
all week and for us it is all about fitness," said New
England coach Jay Heaps. "Jermaine has been excellent
with our group and we wanted to get him in there and fit
him in like a training session." The home side did all
but mark a path with orange cones to keeper Joe Bendik on
both first-half goals, giving the ball away and putting
up minimal resistance. Injuries to key players did not
help the Toronto cause but still it was one of TFCs worst
showings of the season. In contrast to Toronto, which was
booed off the field after the final whistle, New England
looked composed and well-organized. The Revolution had
not won away from home since a May 17 victory in
Philadelphia. But Toronto has been good to them of late.
They are unbeaten in their last five visits (2-0-3) to
BMO Field. Toronto, meanwhile, has not won at home since
July 12 -- an 0-2-2 stretch. The result allowed New
England (10-12-3) to pull into a tie with Toronto albeit
with a better goal differential. New England, which
defeated Chivas USA 1-0 last time out, has gone 3-1-1
since snapping an eight-game losing streak. The patchwork
backline of Bloom, Bradley Orr, Doneil Henry and Nick
Hagglund was breached less than 90 seconds in as Nguyen
pounced on a bad pass from Bloom that Michael Bradley was
unable to corral in midfield. Nguyen drove unimpeded
towards the Toronto goal before beating Bendik with a low
shot to the corner from some five yards outside the
penalty box. It was the 10th goal of the season for the
Revs midfielder, who tallied nine in total over the
previous two seasons. New Englands quickest goal of the
2014 campaign also came one year to the day that the Revs
scored in the second minute of a 2013 visit to BMO Field.
"Lee has been excellent for us all year," said Heaps.
"The harder he works and the more plays he breaks up, it
gives him the freedom to attack. When he (Nguyen) is at
his best he is receiving the ball off of turnovers in
between their defence and midfield." For a Toronto team
that gave up a goal in stoppage time to the visiting
Chicago Fire last time out (a 2-2 tie), the goal was the
worst possible start. And things went from bad to worse.
Rowe made it 2-0 in the 21st minute after vacuuming up an
errant pass by Orr and easily sidestepping an attempted
Bradley tackle. The goal was virtually a replay of the
first, albeit from further out, with Rowe hammering a
shot into the corner past Bendik. Bunbury upped the lead
to 3-0 in the 58th minute as Revolution players queued up
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