re: Do you think Canada will employ a bunch receiver formation?

I have no idea why some people are LOLing this suggestion. Bunch formations are a very effective way of confusing coverage and getting easy wins in the short to intermediate passing game (which, I might add, is our starting QB's forte, not the deep ball).

Hell, LSU grad Andrew Coverdale literally wrote the book on bunch formations, and I think he succinctly explains why it's effective in saying:

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"The thing that stops successful passing the most, whether against pattern-read defenses or not, is pattern recognition…Because many of the throws are timed to spots in zones, full recognition and reaction in time to make a play is a more difficult prospect."

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Yeah, who wants to use a formation that makes it "difficult" for players to read and react in time to stop a plus play. It's better to line up in the I formation and run into the teeth of a 9 man in the box look.