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we actually threw it to brady and ran him out of the slot!

shanked it, ott doing its best to help us out

wilson contacts the rb at the 3-4 gets dragged to the 9 woodbey walls it off beauty

this ai crap is awful

elsbury has to stay more discipline.cant be soo amped to get a hand on some one you open up a massive gap

making ott dl look like calgary

he ran into the db and fell down

lil attempt at trickery tangled feet?

the half bit on his break soo hard he almost broke his own ankles. Think it was the 2 canadian cover 2 look again

kelly did a good job to pick up the bust though eberhardt has no problem separating from him

holm was in position but the cushion just made it automatic the ball is out too fast to get a serious rush

or put guys through their paces and make then really battle in practice. can’t hit but they can run

otts offensive game plan, go at moxey

in an era where every o drives the ball regularly, despite having the best back in the league we can’t move the ball regularly

that just hurts the D soo much. make a big play take points off the board give you’re o a chance, 2 and out back on the field

ugly

i love the way that guy plays football

yep. and as the old saying goes, luck is the residue of hard work. Reese did a great job of keeping his motor going and chasing a pass down field.

wow that’s the biggest gift of the season

they are eating moxeys lunch

I think its simplifying as much as anything. Getting back to what the pieces we have are good at, rather than trying to dictate a philosophy that has shown it wont work here. That goes for both O and D too.

Honestly, our identity is that of a has-been that stuck around at the party long after it ended and won't go home. It's a soft, old team that doesn't execute, bring effort, or do anything particularly well. The remaining schedule will do us no favours. 6 of the 9 games after today are against the top 3 teams in the league. Then Calgary and bc, who both handily beat us at home this year, along with Toronto rounding out the last 3. Plus, we are only 1 game up on Hamilton for 2nd-to-last in the league. Every one is neck and neck outside of ott and mtl, but I dont think any one else in the middle with us has a schedule near as hard as us.

One of the biggest differences is the size, athleticism, and talent of opposing Ts and OL in general. Back in those days, even back not that long ago, OL were canadian ham n egger types. Now we have guys like Tyler Elsbury. He's faster than a handful of our skill position players, 6'6 and 333lbs. Our 2nd-best T (imo) is Hunter, who is 6'8 330 jumps a 30" vert, can put up 30 reps, and jumps almost 9 feet broad. The average DL is getting smaller in the CFL. We see far more 235- 249 lb DEs, and a lot more tweeners 275 and under who play DT and edge. Even if you are a bigger DE, say 265-270 and not playing inside, you are giving up an insane amount of weight to the T every single snap. Playing inside is even rougher, as you are likely to be hit by multiple OL. DL has gotten more athletic as well, but premium big athletes seldom go to DT over OT these days. OT is a vacuum at all levels, sucking up the best and biggest players teams can find. The gap, though, has gone from a size vs. athleticism battle on the edge to DL having to punch up in weight. The evolution of sports training has guys focused much more on explosive quickness and 10-yard splits rather than basic cardio-style run-jump stuff. And those fast-twitch muscles need more rest, and so does the whole athlete who is fighting an uphill battle. A tired DE, might be at 50%. But a rusher under 90% is likely to get his butt whupped unless he is elite. Another harsh reality of life in the CFL is that we don't get the polished players we used to. We seldom see pass rushers come up with more than a raw skill set and maybe 1 decent move anymore. The easiest way to succeed on the DL and create disruption is to cycle through guys quickly and keep them running as hard as they can, subbing them to keep them fresh. The longer your recovery system is in stay-fresh mode and not in heavy recovery mode, the better as well. If you are tired in the first quarter, you will not recover to 100%. You will peak lower, and each time you tire, the cycle will repeat. The OL also has the tremendous advantage of knowing what they will be doing before the snap and being able to dictate the play. Having to react and try to stop what you don't know demands a great deal of athleticism to overcome. As well as other factors, it is a great drain on athleticism. Speed is a butt saver as much as anything on D. Actively subbing high-wear positions is spreading like wildfire across football. It isn't just DL; it's RBs and more sharing the load. OL, WR, and DB are really the outliers in this area. WR and DB are paired in being less physically demanding and being tuned more for marathon-type activity. Ol, is so thin across all levels of football that the drop-off after the 5th guy is far too steep.

2000, late-season (week 15?) loss to the Als. After a tough start to the year for Ritchie's squad, we had turned the corner and were scraping for a playoff spot. In Montreal, we played a hard-nosed game and narrowly lost to an excellent team. That signaled the end of the dark ages and the far brighter future's arrival. We played the Als real hard that whole year, and most of our losses were by less than 1 TD. We won 7 games that year, and for my money, that season was better than many of the good teams we had in the 90s. Id be thrilled if they just answered the tone of the RBs physically from start to finish. But the fact we can't make plays on the ball, when the dbs are on a cushion watching the qb and we lead the league in sacks, is a really bad sign.

Np, the media is more complacent than the mafia is. They packed in the hard questions and such before we won in 19. OL is always a gamble when it comes to how many guys you put on the AR. Every year, every team will gamble many times. The only way you can create a non-gambling situation is with a ratio-breaking Canadian, or great depth and versatility. I will say, when you are struggling to protect the QB, it is best to gamble on wasting a spot than it is to risk being short on the OL. I look at our WR core and can not imagine us doing worse with 1 more ol and 1 less wr. Which could be an import even. IMO, Poncius is our 2nd best option at T. Then Vanterpool as the 3rd best, very close to Elsbury sliding over. Elsbury has the tangibles to play outside, and none of the intangibles or the power to play inside well enough. Maybe he can develop, but without power, I don't think he has the upside you need in a starting Imp interior ol. Between Elsbury and Eli we have 1 C that fits our needs. Id put Wallace at RT above Bryant. At least he can battle and get his hands on guys. Yes, in the run game. This year and last year, albeit in very limited volume. He's physical as hell and has a great edge to him. Agree. Rando could become an excellent RT. He isn't where you want him to be right now, but he is a good improvement with a chance to be great. I think he is plug and play great inside though. Teach him to snap the ball and replace Elsbury.