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what's really funny is the number of Riders fans who are "cheering for us" right now.....a thin veil of "we can't beat Calgary, but we can for sure beat Winnipeg, so hopefully Winnipeg beats Calgary which guarantees us a spot in the big game". **** you. We're going whomping and whomping through the west until we meet Ham in a couple weeks. **** absolutely everyone who isn't one of us...

From a guy who should know..a good read on why Rob Maver doesn’t like the current voting award system for punters...“I would have voted for Justin Medlock for the West Division,” says Maver. “He was second or first in lowest opponent return, he was second in net (yardage), and I think first inside the ten (yard line). Not to take anything away from anybody else, but when I look at how I value the position and how I’ve strived to play it, those are the metrics that I value.”https://3downnation.com/2019/11/08/stampeders-rob-maver-wants-all-star-voters-to-view-punting-differently/

For the past several seasons, I have been tracking punting numbers in different ways. I do this primarily by dividing the punts into two categories - Own Side of Centre & Opposition Side of Centre I also track the net yardage of a punt from the line of scrimmage (LOS) on the punt play to the LOS on the next play. This helps adjust for the limitations of the CFL formula for net average. This season, the CFL started to track what it calls True Net which is very similar to my calculation. When punting from your Own Side of Centre, the primary objective should be net yardage. Justin Medlock is middle of the road for gross average but he ranks 3rd in net average. Meanwhile, the western "all-star" Jon Ryan leads the league in gross average but ranks near the bottom in net average. As Hugh O'Neill noted in a reply to one of my tweets #GrossIsGross When punting from the Opposition Side of Centre, the focus is more on field position rather distance. I track the percentage of punts that pin the oppoistion inside the 20 yard line, the percentage of kicks that result in singles and net average (this is less important here). Justin Medlock ranks a close 2nd to Hugh O'Neill with 80% of his punts pinnings the opposition inside the 20. He is the only regular punter to not register a punt single from the opposition side of centre. Medlock also leads in net average from this range. Jon Ryan is once again near the bottom in all these categories. Only 34.8 % of his punts pin the opposition inside the 20. A lot of this can be attributed to the fact that 39.1% of his punts went for singles. Partly due to the number of singles and partly due to coverage penalties, Ryan ranks near the bottom in net average as well. The final aspect of punting that I looked at was punting & coverage penalties. Once again, Justin Medlock is near the top with only 4.7% of his punts resulting in punt/coverage penalties. Jon Ryan ranks near the bottom again with 21.5% of his punts resulting in penalties.

This is where O'Shea needs to make it very clear to the officials that they need to be on the lookout for this crap. Calgary's Oline did a fair amount of outright tackling of our pass rushers last game as well. If I were O'Shea I'd be making that clear to the officials as well. This is not the time to be Mr. Nice Guy hoping a call or two goes your way because you are so nice to the officials. Dickenson is a master whiner out there and often gets his way just because the officials don't want to have to be confronted by him. F(ck that siht! O'Shea has been a head coach for 6 years now. He needs to start imposing himself on the officials as an Alpha Head Coach to neutralize Dickenson's incessant whining.

I would rather face a newly returned Kamar Jorden over an Eric Rogers who has repeatedly killed us.

Where's @Booch? Did he not like the role he was assigned?

Ahh...sometimes life gets in the way..work..in Cali doin stuff fir a bit had no time to post.. back now tho

I think special teams are the one area where we've clearly outclassed calgary in every game this year.

Well, if her first name is Ali, she might have a bigger effect on him than anything O’Shea could muster up.

Weather update - It looks like Calgary is getting some snow tonight: Calgary,AB Alerts in Effect Snowfall Warning Issued at 04:30 Saturday 09 November 2019 Snowfall with total amounts of 10 to 20 cm is expected. A strong cold front will result in heavy snow over parts of southern Alberta this weekend. The most intense snow is expected tonight and through the overnight hours. General accumulations of 10 cm will occur by Sunday morning, however, some areas could see upwards of 20 cm. Temperatures are also expected to fall throughout today as the cold front passes. https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/alerts/high-alert/alberta/calgary

bit rough but what the hey

I've heard Doug Brown say some "I know things, but I can't really say it on the air" stuff during broadcasts, and I think it would be really fun to drink scotch (he's a scotch guy...) with DB97 and ask him what he really thinks about Duron Carter....

If we have a strong playoff run & win the West, O'Shea will be back. if It's a quick exit, I don't think Walters can sell the majority of the fanbase on another three years of the guy. There's a small but vocal group (some here) that think O"Shea is a great coach but they're in the minority. I think coaches have to be judged on post season success not just good regular seasons. O'Shea has never had a great season as a coach. A bunch of good ones. Not great. Hence, his losing record. He's never had a couple of dominant season to offset the dreadful ones.

They desperately need an upgrade. That site is garbage design compared to the layout and functionality of this place. That place looks like Geocities compared to this...

I think we beat them 2 weeks ago in dry weather. Get off their nuts

There better not be a play tomorrow where the stamps are 2nd and long and the game is on the line and their receiver away from the play, trucks our DB on purpose and draws a ******* flag for DPI. Every ******* Playoff game they have that play in there. The refs buy it ALL the time.

Collaros 3-0 in his last 3 vs Calgary.......

if you watch the games you can clearly see that medlock is the best directional punter out there. He puts that ball where he wants to all the time. very rare that he pooches one or just line drives it down the middle of the field.

it is a shame that due to youtube fuckery the original version of that video was yanked for horseshit reasons and we're left with this bad quality version.

Every time I'm at that ******* dump I say "I want that horse shot and taken to the glue factory." **** that horse and **** that team.

D (bag) Carter is my nominee for Fans Choice Award of Most Detested Player, ever.

Good...**** them.

HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE!

What about the married players?

hey, if we win the Grey Cup, I'll roll out the red carpet for MOS. It's time to **** or get off the pot, though.

XFL?

Some interesting implications for the Bombers: 1. Eric Rogers is obviously a big loss. Kamar Jorden is a scary combination of speed and hands, with a nose for the end zone on deep passes - hopefully the Bombers' secondary has done some prep for him. 2. Having Derek Dennis (starting LT) back is huge - Jefferson & Co. will need a little extra push to get through to BLM. I wonder how much the Stamps will run the ball? After much speculation at practice this week, slotback Kamar Jorden makes his much anticipated return to the lineup and will start for the Stampeders in the Western Semi-Final. Receiver Eric Rogers will not dress on Sunday after missing practice this week. The veteran receiver is out a second straight game. On defence, the Stamps get a few key pieces back in the lineup, as safety Royce Metchie, cornerback Tre Roberson and middle linebacker Cory Greenwood are slated to start. Offensive lineman Derek Dennis also slots in along with QB Montell Cozart, who is listed as the team’s third-stringer behind Bo Levi Mitchell and Nick Arbuckle. - cfl.ca

IMO Medlock is the best all-around kicker in the CFL, bar none and possibly in the NFL as well.

Just to shift things a bit: this is going to be HUGE tomorrow. Medlock's punting skills and the team's success on returns vs. Calgary, are a couple of aces in the hole that no one has talked about very much.

That’s because rum masks the smell of coffee pretty well..

The cold and snow have to favour the Bombers but will probably make for a sloppy, error-filled game. A Big Blue win will make it all worthwhile.

For my part, I can’t wait till the XFL becomes the EX-FL

ModAdmin had mentioned recently that there were going to be some enhancements to the place, hopefully that is what this is all about... Zipp, thanks for the update... and thx MBB for allowing the conversation, there are several members that support both...

And if they don't sell out, clearly, it's all because of the player/coach awards. It would have nothing at all to do with the weather. Welcome back to the ignore list...

I remember this

And no Rogers for Calgary..

You know how they say that there are no dumb questions? If they are announcing the nominees now, doesn't that sort of answer your question before you asked it?

I follow him, too. I agree that he does a good job.

Calgary Stampeders @calstampeders Quick Six will be busy this weekend! #GCPlayoffs | #TouchdownHorse 8:00 PM · Nov 8, 2019·TweetDeck 2 Retweets 12 Likes Yup, Quick Six is headed to the glue factory After he drops Eminem back off at 8 mile

Jordan has not played a game in 14 months so not sure how effective he would be.

All the CFL.ca writers are taking the stumps

They know what's up .

there is ZERO buzz out here, and honestly, the Stamps fans I *HAVE* talked to, are expecting to lose....

Oh my god, that's Steveler's music!

Probably drunk

I’d vote for that... if I was allowed.

If there is one thing we've really learned this year, it's that they need a complete overhaul on the voting system for CFL awards...

I'll take a stab... Maston played well at SAM... Taylor has been playing great at field HB... my guess is he was going to be DI'd and play some nickel packages... he wanted to start... coach said no... PS: I hope I'm remembering correctly that our DI's are usually DB, DL, Medlock and Grant...

I wanted one of our fans to go push that guy down the stairs. I was ******* LIVID when that happened...

The Stamps are a cocky team and take after their QB and coach...but after what I saw from them last game in Winnipeg running up our stairwell...reminded me of that guy in the NFL who ran to the Cowboys star at midfield and just got plowed over - that's what should have happened to those guys - if Walby was still playing he would have knocked the receiver on his can so quick... anyways I hate Calgary and would love to kick the crap out of them on Sunday!