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7 minutes ago, Blue and Gold87 said:
I tend to look at it differently. Here's Nye's article, which I tend to agree with.
Be prepared to be ripped apart for agreeing with someone the consensus doesn’t like on here.
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22 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:
Much better effort by BC to get fans interested
I’ve always found it funny how BC produces tons of great football athletes, has a well run UBC team, Minor football is fairly popular, but yet attendance to the pro games are low.
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44 minutes ago, Blue and Gold87 said:
Many here saying it rewards a good drive and not a failure is understandable but with athletes getting better and better, what's considered 'close enough' to kick for the rouge will keep being further and further back. Others say , ' it doesn't happen that often so who cares' which is true but there are many things that might not happen in a game that are still dealt with in the rulebook. To simple ignore it and let it be, means you are opening yourself up to future issues.
What I don't like is being called less of a fan of the CFL if I'm in support of a somewhat minor rule change. I understand the roots of the game and appreciate them, but that doesn't mean they can't ever be changed or one day be outgrown. We don't have to totally get rid of the Rouge, but its also okay to look at it and have the discussion.
No discussion allowed! Either everybody thinks the same way or the odd man out is completely wrong! (This is sarcasm by the way)
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1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
Well, that silly rule has been around for 110 years & it has worked out pretty well. You don't like it, fine. I just get tired of hearing it's silly (as you keep saying) because it isn't.
Your opinion vs my opinion. Agree to disagree.
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1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
You keep saying the single point is silly. Over & over. Go watch the NFL then & don't patronize us by saying the Canadian game is better. Lots of knowledgeable posters here who can see right through you.
Well it all started the other day when this was brought into the thread and I stated my opinion. Scary I know. When people question, I’ll defend it and so on and so on. You dont have to like it or agree with it, but don’t go projecting your view on something because someone said something you disagree with. It’s a thread made for discussion, just gotta deal with it sometimes.
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1 hour ago, Blue and Gold87 said:
Exactly!
I see people's points and they make sense, but I've always enjoyed the NFL better without the single point. I think it rewards skill to have it just 3 for a FG and 6 for a TD. Either your kicker makes it and you get 3 or he misses and the other team takes over at the spot of the FG try. Either way though I'll always love the CFL better then the NFL overall. It's just the one thing I don't like about the game. The NFL has its own issues...
It’s obviously not a huge issue, but it does look a bit silly when a kick misses, goes through the end zone and you get a point. But ya the cfl game is way better.
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2 hours ago, J5V said:
But don't you find that single point adds a lot to the game? I'm not sure what's silly about it. To get that single point you have to drive the ball fairly deep into opposing territory. You also have to do a good job of containing the returner. I find it very exciting and it adds a new element to the FG when you realize it isn't an all-or-nothing proposition. If the game is tied and the field goal is missed but stays in play you have to get it out of the end zone or risk giving up that point. That point can cost you the game, or win it.
So I don’t mind it if it’s caught in the end zone and returnable then it gives the option of return or give up the point. But a straight miss that goes through I find silly. That’s a direct miss, doesn’t give an option for a return.
- sweep the leg, J5V and Blue and Gold87
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1 hour ago, J5V said:
Canadian football is all about the bigger field and because of that I think the American game evolved differently. To score a rouge in the NFL game would be too easy. I can see why they wouldn't use it. The nuances and diversity of our game played on a big field makes it a very different game requiring a different skill set from the players and especially the kickers. You just don't see kickers with a skill set like Justin Medlock's in the NFL. A skilled kicker like that can completely change the outcome of a game in the CFL. Not so much in the NFL.
I don’t disagree with you at all, but this really is more that I just find the single point silly on missed field goals and nothing about nfl vs cfl
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31 minutes ago, Firekid said:
So going by that logic, can a team bomb a throw into the end zone? The ball made it into the end zone right?
Once again read the context of the reply.
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6 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
Read the context of the reply
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4 hours ago, Bigblue204 said:
Because the entire point of football is to get the ball into the end zone. Missing the field goal does that.
So going by that logic, can a team bomb a throw into the end zone? The ball made it into the end zone right? I saw someone talk about only single point if the player receives the missed field goal in the end zone and doesn’t return it out and I agree with that, but one that misses and goes right through, I find it silly to reward them with a point.
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3 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
Because it's not 4 down football. It's 3 down with Canadian football. It's a different game.
You’re right it is 3 down football. Doesn’t mean every rule it has is a good one. I think we will just agree to disagree on this one.
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12 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
When a drive starts do you hope for 7 or3??
Obviously you hope for 7 but when you go to kick a field goal, the drive technically isn’t over. But why should missing a kick give a point? I find it silly.
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3 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
How can you say it's not? No one will try for a touchdown on 3rd & 10 if they're on the other team's … say 30 yard line. Every coach will take the 3 points.
So hit the field goal and you get the 3 points. Miss it and well should’ve hit it then.
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1 hour ago, Bigblue204 said:
Like mentioned above it's origins are in Rugby, just like the rest of Football. At the end of the day the point of the game is to get the ball into the end zone. Missing a field goal does that. A 1 point reward seems reasonable.
Fair but we can still appreciate the origins of the game but change rules that don’t apply as much to football. If it wasn’t for changing rules we wouldn’t have the game we love today.
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47 minutes ago, blueingreenland said:
I kind of agree. And if they want to cap certain salaries maybe they should start with QB's!
But why cap? If a team wants to pay a player 50% of the cap, let them that’s their problem. The league is going to realize soon that a larger % of revenue is needed. They can’t rely on new leagues failing.
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15 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:
Forget Jones...the CFL is going to have a hard time signing draft picks at that mandated contract. A guy won’t be a free agent for 3 years and basically has to take the minimum salary the whole time? There are guys who will retire from football and guys who will exhaust any and all options outside of the CFL first at those numbers.
An extremely stupid overreaction to a few draft picks being overpaid.
I’m hoping that the league will start to realize that the cap will need to go up. With rules like this, new leagues and the ability to attract top tier talent, they don’t have many options left
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18 minutes ago, Stickem said:
IF and when the announcement is made......can you say anti-climatic ...This thing has dragged on too long ....BUT we'll still take him
I think he just loves the spot light.
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2 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:
It's pretty bad when you consider Walters literally spelled out the plan for the secondary in a press conference two weeks ago. If you're hoping to earn an income covering a sport and a team you should know that.
Nah it’s really not that bad.
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1 hour ago, Nolby said:
Agreed. My dad always said it'd be more entertaining if there was more contact.
Funny, my dad caught his pants on fire one time curling. True story.
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4 minutes ago, WBBFanWest said:
This is just TBurgess trying to be the contrarian and the cool kid. It's his shtick. He's just never had to do it after a Grey Cup win, so he's... struggling a bit to make it work.
True but I mean it is just an opinion post and there is some truth to it.
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49 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:
Folks around here are assuming that we're going to see the defence that played the last 4 or 5 games this year, rather than the one that showed up for the rest of the season. This is after losing 2 great DB's, who were the strength of the D and half the D line that allowed the DB's to cover tight for very short periods of time and not worry about the deep ball because it took too much time.
Folks are also assuming that Buck will be as good or better than PLAP. He'll do all the good things AND change things so the receivers will be able to get open deep AND open up the playbook AND make all the right decisions when we're ahead or behind. Collaros will play most of the games and the raw McGuire will have no problems coming in and playing when he has to. Heck, he'll be better than Streveler.
The ironic part is no one sees themselves being just like Rider fans.
Be ready to be crucified. I don’t think those opinions are too welcome on here.
2019-20 CFL Offseason
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