Eternal optimist

Yeah, could the defense have played better yesterday? Absolutely... but there were times where they shone, they caused some turnovers that kept us in it and gifted LeFevour and Co. the ball at B.C's 15 yard line and they couldn't even get a first down...

Honestly, the way we're playing we don't deserve to host the Western semi-final.

Can we talk about complete abandonment of the running game before the opening kickoff? I know we were struggling, but if we were at least running the ball on 1st, we could've given the D a bit more of a breather...

2014 was their first year in the league and we split the season series with them. They were 2-16 that year.

Another team in the East? Sounds like another two free wins for the Blue and Gold every year.... sounds good to me!

I would love to respect him, but I faked an injury instead.

I don't care if he's Ghandi, Einstein or Mike O'Shea. I hate anything 'Riders indiscriminately.

Well then, I stand corrected.

Any and every profession has its crooks and other undesirables.

I want the away side to make Thorpe wish he never came back to IGF if the Riders' play us in the WSF.

I just find the call for an outside run particularly odd. The safe play in that situation would be to run it up the gut, line up the field goal for the win. The aggressive call would be to try for a 10+ yard pass downfield, hoping for a better shot at the kick. The call for an outside run is the worst of both situations... doesn't catch them off-guard, and also doesn't line it up for the kicker. On top of that, even if they DID catch the Argo's napping, the reward would've been minimal... maybe at best a 15-yard run?

Am I being mocked? If I have to ask...

You're right... Medlock's expected to make that kick. I just find that sometimes LaPo's playcalling puts the team (or individual players) in unnecessary predicaments. If you go back to when Toronto/Winnipeg played (in Winnipeg), the Bombers had a chance to run (most) of the clock off with the ball at their own 25 yard line. LaPo's play call on 2nd and 5? A deep ball to L'Damian Washington causing a 2 and out. We ended up getting away with it though as Heath intercepted Ray's pass on the next series.

Chris Jones sabotage conspiracy theory from down under!

4 stars in a 1-point loss?

1. Dressler 2. Ogopogo. 3. Nichols - did pretty decent with (aside from Dressler) a decimated receiving corps. HH - Givens. On another aside.... Absolutely Medlock should have hit that field goal, but Lapo's questionable play-calling on the final 2 offensive play calls is suspect as well. Why would he run it up the gut on the 3rd-last play, then call an outside run on the last offensive play? It caused Medlock to have to kick from the right hash mark, after previously lining it up for him in the centre of the field. Especially when you consider in that scenario you are: 1. Down by 1, not tied. You have to make that kick as a team (or get a rouge at least) to stay in the game. 2. Have a kicker that has struggled recently, and has already missed once in this game, from the same area. 3. Are kicking into the wind. As we all now know, that kick was - wide right. Am I crazy here? I'm by no means a football guru, but to me, lining up a field goal in that situation is some pretty basic stuff. What would be the reason for calling an outside run like that... or is it as simple as Lapo trying to be unpredictable, and getting burnt?

Gotta say, as much as it sucks he missed, how do you not play to the final whistle on that?

Win as a team, lose as a team. I think people comparing Medlock this year to last year are forgetting that last year he kicked the most field goals in a single season. Ever. To be honest, in this game, the Bombers were completely outplayed and were lucky to even have a chance at winning on a last-second field goal. They played badly as a team, and they lost, as a team.

Interestingly enough this SSK win officially ends B.C.'s bid for the post season. 2017 will be the first year the Lions have missed the post season since 1996. This was also the same year Scream and Independence day were released.

If Edmonton also does us a favor next week and we take care of business on our end, we could still catch Calgary for 1st in the west.

I am also a superstitious statistician.

I wanted Calgary to lose, but not like this... with an embarrassing loss at home like this they're going to blow Edmonton out of the water next weekend.

Kiss of death.

Literal quote from 'Riders radio broadcasters "Well, they're up 19 - 4, so they'll go for two, so that'll put them up by 11." lol

'Riders gonna rough.