johnzo

Well, he did play well enough to have us in the lead at halftime, and he didn't turn the ball over. Did someone mention Glenn in this thread?

The frustrating thing is that Buck did make some plays in the first half. He wasn't shooting the lights out but he did move the ball for a TD and the Palardy miss. He was 10/14 for about 130 at halftime but then he completely fell apart in the third quarter. Gotta rewatch the game and see what changed in the third quarter, whether Hamilton started blitzing more or what. Another weird thing: who could have anticipated that Etienne would be outplaying Matthews at this point in the season?

Benching Denmark seems like a silly move. He's not the problem.

I don't think I've ever heard a player publicly call out his coaching like AC did last week. Unless they turn it around fast that locker room is going to fester.

Interesting formation in short yardage with Whitaker taking the snap and Calvillo lining up as a tailback. I guess the point is to get Calvillo on the field for short yardage so that the Stamps have to think about the possibility of a gadget pass play?

What? The entire Montreal offence was built around AC getting the ball out fast. (At least it was back before the current goofs ruined it.)

Cool. Definitely a sportier name than "(Bank) Field" or "(Insurance Company) Field" or "(Telecom) Field."

"Hi, Hank. Name's Dexter Davis. I'm playing in my first CFL game today. It's nice to meet you."

Getting George Cortez was a great move. The guy has had awesome offences wherever he's coached. Yeah, that Scott McHenry block on the end-around, where he was just hanging around waiting for the play to develop and then he totally springs the runner .... that was something I'd never seen before.

Note to self: check for bluto posts on riderfans.com in the days leading up to Bombers vs. Argos games.

Pierce = does just enough to win far more than he loses. Glenn = does just enough to win about as much as he loses.

Kyries Hebert probably feels there's a "Winnipeg rule" after this past weekend.

Assuming we don't sign Matthews before the expansion draft, it seems like he's a risky guy to protect. If he rebounds this year and looks like he's going to explore free agency, then it's likely a waste of a spot to protect him, since all we'll get for protecting him is an extra couple of months to negotiate. If he doesn't rebound this year and turns out to be a one year wonder, is it worth protecting him at all?

If I'd stuck with my vote-against Hamilton strategy I'd be zero strikes right now. It's gonna be starting tailback vs. the TiCats for me from here on out.

Matthews is a free agent next year, isn't he? Why protect him?

Simpson

Yeah, look at how back the Ticats are hooped without both Fantuz and Stala -- you gotta hang onto all the starting-calibre NIs we can.

My formula for lock of the week is now "starting tailback of team playing Hamilton." Damn, that is a terrible defence. Picking up right where they left off last year.

Yeah, we have an injury, call up a guy we cut, and we don't miss a beat. Seems like Mack has import receivers and DLs stacked up in his garage.

Whatever Hank does, it works for him because he never gets hurt. Has he ever missed any significant stretches with an injury? I've seen him go into Frank mode without anyone cranking him. Somedays he's his own worst enemy.

Yeah, Denmark is said to be happier being up on the line instead of in the slot. He's not a waggler, apparently.

Cornish

Attaboy for the Argos, getting almost 30k fans in the Skydome! I would sure like to see the CFL become as popular in Toronto as it deserves to be. It's just like I said over in other thread, all four Eastern teams have suspect defences or rebuilding defences, there are going to be some bigtime offensive fireworks in the early going.

1) Has Simpson lost a step? He didn't seem to have the giddy-up he had last year in the running game. 2) Disappointed that you can access the pre-upgrade posts on the other site because there are some people who need to have their Jade Etienne posts featured in a retrospective. 3) I really like having just one postgame thread here.

Holy crap, iso is a nerd too!