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Demski was definitely down at the one and Ford was talking about how it would have been a TD if he had secured it... clearly not, so I don't expect them to catch whether the defender was in or out of the endzone when he secured the catch and was down... I didn't look too closely, so won't comment on whether they made the right call on the spot.

Montreal has had that stupid horn (or horns) for years. As someone else mentioned, they even showed them on the broadcast pumping a small bike pump into a horn. I didn't think any mechanical noise was allowed by the CFL rule book, but I haven't gone to look it up... yet.

I think it's the same in many sports and just comes down to awareness... some guys just know what's going on around them and others don't. I play Ultimate, and I can usually tell the people who've played other sports growing up because they tend to have an awareness of where others are on the field and that sort of thing, where some people are just clueless and always running into other people, or cutting people off. I could see the same with the better route runners just knowing where the defenders and open spots are. Some of it is from film study, knowing the other teams' tendencies, but a bigger part in my mind is that field awareness. Ellingson, Schoen and Demski seem to have that awareness in spades because they are very good at finding the holes. The part about running a route is the difference between being able to do a head fake and then a sharp 90 degree turn vs. just running a slow arc. The crisp cuts will get you open, where the lazy arcs will make it super easy for the defender to stay with you.

Sportsnet would be the only other real option that I'm aware of. And they seem to hate the CFL and look down on it as 2nd class to the NFL (typical TO mentality).

Midweek from Tuesday isn't there either, likely because it's set to private. I'm guessing it's an option that Darren needs to change on the uploaded video.

Hey Zach, the youtube link says that the video is unavailable because it is set to private.

Pretty sure that there was a report that a player and coach had tested positive a couple of days before they left Sask. It was unclear whether they travelled with the team or not... pretty dumb if they did.

Yeah, but the fact that CoFaj is one of the toughest guys in the league (just ask him) evens it out.

I was going to say the same thing. Pretty sure that was a thing last year. I assumed that was a thing they would keep doing unless they found that it was scavenging full ticket sales. Maybe they only offer it for sellouts?

And now he continues to be undefeated in Grey Cup appearances, as a player, coordinator, and Head Coach.

Technically Edmonton has been using it having Kai Locksley play as a receiver on a lot of plays. Not sure that they've used it in a true sense of 2 QBs on the field though.

You can't use the TSN app while on the road? I don't know if it's only live, or if you can pause and stuff, but it's a decent option if you don't have any others. Also, some hotels do have TSN

There is a book about him called The Intrepid. Can't remember who wrote it. My father in law said it was pretty interesting.

I'd take the over on that one... The only way I see it staying under is if he gets hurt early.

Dalton Schoen

I agree with Bubba, I seem to remember Houston getting burned a lot last year. Now, with how much Rose has been getting burned in the last 2 games, maybe the swap would be a wash... time will tell.

Gotta go with Ellingson as well.

That was Chris Kolankowski who came in for Couture, he did a great job.

If you click on Games below the table that Rich posts, you can see everyone's picks.

Is that not what they generally use to consider whether there should be a fine or not? If they feel it was targeted, they will fine the offending player, but if it was accidental, then they usually don't issue a fine?

https://cfldb.ca/rulebook/fouls-and-penalties/major-fouls/ CFL Rulebook for 2022 Article 4 - Unnecessary Roughness g. Delivering a blow to an opponent in the neck or head Doesn't say anything about targeting, but it is absolutely in the rules that it is Unnecessary Roughness for hitting a player in the head, should have been a penalty, that's why it was fined.

Griffin actually tucked his chin and led with his helmet, which I'm pretty sure is also not allowed. I would argue that both guys could have been called on that play.

Yes, they were advertising it in the stadium throughout the last game.

I actually thought the PI call was pretty legit. If you watch the replay he's chasing the guy, grabs his waist to slow him down and then pushes by to get the INT.

I had the same thought, but can't bring myself to pick any Riders.