After week 14
Bye Montreal
Rod Pedersen.com
The fourth quarter touchdown by "rookie" Rider Armanti Edwards was his first professional touchdown despite all his years in the National Football League (including four as a receiver in Carolina). That nugget comes courtesy of the Watauga Democrat newspaper, which I happened to be reading early Monday morning.
??Geez - for Pedersen and this gem
A lot of things are going on that aren't apparent to the naked eye. Jones will likely be proven to be a genius yet.
CFL Headlines
Edwards: (Drew - not Armanti) Awkward question: are we sure the Ticats are actually good? @scratchingpost #CFL
Collaros has been statistically spectacular since returning from his knee injury six games ago, throwing for an average of 350 yards while posting 16 touchdown passes against six interceptions. But he hasn’t passed the eye test the last two weeks, making questionable decisions and struggling at times with his accuracy.
The team is just 3-3 since he’s been back, the same record they had under backup QB Jeremiah Masoli.
??He brings up blocked punts...4 games in a row, and a questionable secondary. Or a secondary secondary, if you will.
And a question mark on the O-Line. And more injuries. Courtney Stephen and Chad Owens.
Shaky ground for the East's top team. http://3downnation.com/2016/09/19/awkward-question-sure-ticats-actually-good/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
??True words from riderprophet.com Simply put, a team with Reilly, Bowman and Walker should not lose to a team who does not play offense until the 4th quarter.
??What's with the yo-yoing of QB BJ Daniels between Sask to Ham. and back to Saskatchewan?
Mike Beamish
Newest #BCLions defensive back Jeremy Harris was a seventh-round pick by Jacksonville Jaguars out of New Mexico State (2013).
Arash Madani
Let's hope those who came hard after @JDunk12, refuting his report that Jim Popp is done as coach, will apologize with the same vigour. #CFL
Adam Scefter
Seahawks fined $400,000 for excessive off-season workouts and Pete Carroll fined $200,00 for it.
??Wallace Miles is a free agent..thanks to NFL-induced expanded PR rosters.
Courtney Taylor (BC)..replaced by Sinkfield.
??#4 Bowman sure can make plays out there, and fail on others....
-For the first time all season Trevor Harris was held under 70 and even 60 percent completion percentage in a game.
Randy Turner
The #Bombers just added receiver named Lonnie Outlaw to practice roster. But I'm not sure how he'll work with an OC named Paul LaPolice.
Blue Bomber History
Jack Jacobs joined the Bombers in 1950 for $6,000 salary and promise that he could play QB. He was a top punter with GB Packers of NFL.
??Adarius bowman picked a bad time to revert with his play last weekend. The guy who can be so good, ended up looking really bad with his attitude and his drops."'nbvf
??Why Edmonton kept Kenzel Doe as a kick returner for so long is beyond me..
??Everybody's talking about the possible extensions of O'Shea and Walters, but not enough attention is being given to Chris Jones extending Darian Durant.
OLB Andy Mulumba and CB Corey Tindal worked out for the #Colts. - Penton
CFL History
In 1915, the #CFL experimented using the latest technology to keep fans in Hamilton aware of the score in the Grey Cup - The Carrier Pigeon
--The experiment failed, when people in Hamilton kept shooting at the pigeons thinking they were German Biplanes invading Ontario #CFL
CFL Communications
The average penalties for the four games in Week 13 was 14.5 per game – the lowest average in a single week this year and the lowest since 2013.
The Hamilton and Montreal game was the second-fastest game of the season, taking two hours and 37 minutes. The fastest game, at two hours and 30 minutes, occurred in Week 11 between Toronto and BC.
Coaches’ challenges were also at a season low with only five plays challenged and two overturned.
Between the four games a total of 232 points were scored, with an average of 58 points per game. That is the second-highest average for a week of games this season, trailing only Week 9 where the average points per game was 59.3.
Week 13 also featured the most rushing yards this season with an average of 219 yards per game.
Toronto and Winnipeg game had six lead changes – tied for the most this season in a single game.
First-time all-year that all four home teams won in a week. In the last 10 games, road teams are 1-9, however they still own the advantage overall this season going 28-24-1 (.528) winning percentage.
This is Calgary’s ninth consecutive season finishing with a record above .500.
Calgary will be finishing their West Division schedule this week and play their final five games against East Division teams.
Ed Tait
“It’s incredible,” said Nichols. “All these guys here want to play for Coach O’Shea. He’s a guy that will go to bat for any of his players at any time. He does a great job and any one of these players would do anything for him and vice versa. I love playing for him and, for me, to have that stability would be great. I’ve bounced around with a lot of coordinators and head coaches in my career and I feel like we have a good one here.”
??Perhaps, one of the biggest reason we might have lost out on acquiring Terrell Sinkfield was at the QB position. He could choose between Collaros and Jennings, and in the end, BC had more money to throw at him..
Mike Beamish - The Province
??Absolute worst play of the week, the losing of the game ball award, goes to Adarius Bowman for that weak-kneed fight for the ball after a first down catch. Bowman, literally lost the game ball by allowing the DB, Gainey, to rip it out of his arms, and score a TD. Bowman, spun, and went to the bench. Shoddy effort in a close game. Cost? 7 points
Ding ding ding, this just in - we have a close contender. Johnny Adams trying to half swat a moving ball and giving up a sure turnover.. Cost? 3 points.
Rod Pedersen
A tip I got on Wednesday morning is that two other teams are preparing contract offers for Darian Durant for this off-season. The Riders are expected to offer Durant a contract with a lower base salary, and laden with incentives (primarily based on starts) while at least one other team will try to entice Durant with a much higher base salary. Then it's going to be up to him to decide.
??Huh? The Argos are 5-2 in their seven matchups against the REDBLACKS since Ottawa’s return to the league in 2014. Yet since then, Harris has played for both teams at quarterback and has never lost to either Toronto or Ottawa. - CFL Staff
The potential of this team has definitely not been reached yet. - Weston Dressler
The Stamps have started just four different quarterbacks in games against the Bombers dating back to 2008: Henry Burris (7 GP), Drew Tate (1 GP), Kevin Glenn (3 GP) and Mitchell (8 GP) who have combined to go 16-3 over that stretch.
Over that same span the Bombers have started 14 different QBs: Drew Willy (4 GP), Joey Elliott (3 GP), Ryan Dinwiddie, Kevin Glenn, Stefan LeFors, Michael Bishop, Steven Jyles, Buck Pierce, Alex Brink, Justin Goltz, Max Hall, Brian Brohm, Robert Marve and Matt Nichols (1 GP). Tait
Argonauts.ca
The Argos defence allowed just one touchdown on the night, holding the opposition to just 15 points prior to Trevor Harris’ one-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter. The Redblacks converted just one of four red zone opportunities on the night.
The Argos offensive line held the Redblacks without a sack in Friday’s game, marking the first time this season they’ve prevented their opponents from registering a single sack.
No update on OL SirVincent Rogers from Rick Campbell other than "it looks like a real injury". Not good. #RNation #CFL
CFL.ca
Running the ball was an issue for the Lions, who entered the night as the CFL’s number one rushing team, as BC managed only 69 yards on the ground, including 41 for Johnson on only eight attempts.
??With the victory, Edmonton sets up a big, big game next Friday in Winnipeg. The game will be huge for both teams.
CFL.ca
Over the past 3 weeks, CFL games have taken less time to play, primarily due to many fewer penalties and coaches’ challenges. They have taken just 2:48 to play and penalties and challenges have averaged 20.15 penalties (all calls) and 2.00 challenges (an 18% drop in challenges).
-After an extraordinarily high start with accepted penalties coming at 20.7 per game through Week #4, they have averaged only 18.1 per game since then, a drop of 13% across the season. Through Week #13 accepted penalties have declined to a season cumulative low of 18.9 per game, the lowest since the final week of 2014. Week #13 was a season-low 14.5 per game.
??BLM - <<< he said this "They're finding out who they are and we're going to continue to show that to them." at halftime in the Bomber game.?
??To which Matt Nichols answered “I don’t really care what they have to say,” Nichols said. “We’re a good football team and I look forward to playing these guys again.”
Jeff Hamilton
Asked if the Bombers proved anything in that second half, Mike O'Shea said nothing they didn't already know. No quitters in the room.
-Lots felt they sent a message to the Stamps. Many believe they expect to see them again this year. #playoffs
-Jamaal Westerman called the first half a shitshow from the top down. Said if they played bad they would have won. They played horrible.
(Jamaal Westerman was the man BLM was aiming his wrath towards at halftime)
"Specifically, it was a very certain player who was hitting people after the whistle, chirping, holding guys down, trying to do stuff and playing dirty like he always does." BLM
Daniel Austin -Calgary Herald
+1: The Bombers turnover ratio in the game, pushing their season total to +26. The club record is +27, set in 1987.
Sept. 25 CFL.ca Staff
“What we’ve got to do is put it all together.”
"I'm a believer. I think we're going to come back and get hot" - Scott Milanovich.
“I felt good,” said Willy. “Any time you get to play it’s fun to be out there. I wish we could’ve gotten the win . I thought we did some good things in the second half but obviously it wasn’t enough.
“I haven’t thrown to a single one of those guys in practice. They’re very, very talented, so I just need to learn their body language and I think we’ll do some good things.”
Rob Vanstone re-tweeted:
Old habits... John Chick started running towards home tunnel at half time. #Riders #Ticats #CFLGameDay
??This point cannot be hammered in enough..
Bomber Buzz
Stamps’ returner Roy Finch averaged 34.2 yards-per-return on kickoffs and 11.5 yards-per-return on punt returns, as the Stamps only ever had to drive half the field for the entire first half.
The Bombers don’t need to score 27 points in the second half if their special-teams aren’t a garbage fire for the opening 40 minutes.
-Coach Hall is going to have to re-evaluate his approach to stopping the Stamps in future games.
BC Lions re-tweeted Baron Von Awesome
Seems #CFL fans have digressed. We no longer give credit to winning teams.
We either beat ourselves, or blame referees for our team losses.
??Drew Edwards tweets
Edwards: Depleted Ticats lose to Riders on last-second field goal bit.ly/2cWtn6R @scratchingpost #CFL
??But Drew, weren't the Riders depleted also?
?? Have to ask. What's up with Johnny Adams this year? Head not into it yet?
??"It’s been a while since we lost and so it’s a bad feeling right now. It’s a bad taste I want to get out of my mouth right now. I’m ready to play Edmonton." - Jermarcus Hardrick
?? By the way, now I can say it.
Back in Feb. 2016 the Bombers announced the signing of Jermarcus Hardrick. A 6'6" 320 Nebraska product.
He started with BC in 2014 - 12 games, then in 2015, went to Saskatchewan, 10 starts in 12 games.
I had to wonder...what was wrong with this guy, and why did we sign him. 3 teams in 3 years.
I'm not wondering anymore. Great team guy, and seems to be the answer at R. tackle. Whoever is responsible for this scouting..thank you.
Blue Bombers.com
"We’ve got to find a way to start faster,” said Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea. “I’ve got to do a better job of making sure that practice week is conducted in a manner that allows us to start faster."
Ed Tait's Numbers Game
8.6: Yards per carry by Bombers RB Timothy Flanders, who finished the afternoon with 95 yards on 11 carries, including a 50-yard touchdown run.
+1: The Bombers turnover ratio in the game, pushing their season total to +26. The club record is +27, set in 1987.
1-14: Winnipeg’s record at McMahon in their last 15 starts. The Bombers are now 3-23 in Calgary dating back to 1992.
6-95: Ryan Smith’s receiving totals, his best as a Bomber.
?? I might add 60. As Mike O'Shea said: "Play 60 minutes and have a smile on your face."
Marquay McDaniel
Just saw the replay. If the tip of the ball hit the ground then you would've seen black pebbles pop up. Dez caught it and I caught it.
Derek Taylor
It's not much, but there has to be zero tolerance for hitting an official. Zero. #Ticats #CFL
?? Did It deserve an ejection? How many actually saw it?
CFL Headlines
@CFLHistory Do you have a website or blog page?
@CFL_Headlines We do not, this way we can recycle tweets from years ago, without anyone knowing.
Josh Smith -3downnation
Brett Maher did not have a punt blocked against Saskatchewan. So the ignominious streak ends at four games. That’s worth at least a Bronx cheer.
?? Another reminder to Chris Jones:
Chick, who is now tied for the league lead in sacks with Shawn Lemon, Alex Bazzie and Charleston Hughes with 10, has been a force on defense for the Ticats in almost every game. - Josh Smith
Ed Tait
-lost in the Bombers’ recent run was an accomplishment by Denmark we need to point out here. Denmark has quietly moved into the club’s Top 10 receiving-yardage list, passing Bomber hall of famers Ken ‘Doc’ Nielsen, who played from 1965-70, and Gerald Wilcox, who starred from 1992-97, to move into ninth place.
Next bye - Week 15
Saskatchewan
That picture of Bud at the top says it all for me when he coached here....He was Mr. Calm and Cool and smart as a fox...I remember one Grey Cup against Ham. when their coach at that time, Jim Trimble, was all over the media saying, ' We (the cats) are going to waffle them' ...Grant didn't say much... we just went out and kicked their arse"... taking the Cup back home.. That sure shut up that crew ...Bud was a coach who just went about his business and delivered....AND boy did he deliver...Just wish some of the young fans of today could experience what we had back then...Seems so very long ago but man did we have a winner, when Bud and the Bombers ruled the league. Very deserving honour.
Yup. Bottom line. Trouba doesn't want to play in Canada. It's not even about Winnipeg here. It's about him and his agent feeling that playing in the states and probably closer to his parents is best for him. Personally... he can sit until a team meets Chevys asking price. Like Perreault said .. the guy played 22 minutes a Night.... how much more time does he want. Once ppl realize it's not about ice time or that stuff and it's about wanting to play where he wants to play.... these stupid trade Myers things will stop. Trade Myers. Trade Buff. Irrelevant. Trouba doesn't want to play in Canada
Moving the ball on 3rd and inches? All centers do it. Refs let them except for once or twice a decade, but they decide to call it when the games on the line and it becomes a game changer?
Challenges are getting worse and worse as the year goes on. Illegal contact gets called away from the play and it doesn't matter if the receiver or the DB are the ones who initiate contact. PI gets called even if you can't see it at full speed.
Looking at this weekend, I can't see a single challenge that overturned an obvious mistake. Coaches throw the flag 'just to see' if they can find something to overturn good plays or to extend drives. The only thing that challenges are good for IMO is to determine if it's a catch or not and if the player is in or out of bounds and those don't need to be coaches challenges.
Bottom line. If he wants to play in the nhl... he has 2 options. . 1. Sign with the Jets. 2. Sit until he is traded. Jets will not let a 22 year old RFA who has earned nothing and has zero rights tell them what they can do. He won't be traded until someone offers what the jets want.
{Sarcastica Font}Trash talking in football? Hold the front page. This is big news. {/Sarcastica Font}
I don't know why anyone takes these things so personally. BLM was right at the half. If he'd said it after the game, then 'Idiot BLM' would be appropriate. I like that kind of interview way better than the homogenized 'we just gotta cut down on the mistakes' kind. They are boring and add nothing to the game. BLM certainly wasn't boring and added some spark.
Proud of the way the Bombers battled back & took the lead but the loss for me was extremely hard to take so I decided to stay off here until I had long settled down to think clearly about what happened... Man, that one hurts...
My son played with him at SFU. He was Durant's qb. He told me that Durant is reserved & shy. He's a nice guy but definitely is a loner. I think he was very guarded in the interviews. And let's face it, some GMs ask the strangest questions in those interviews to throw the players off.
This thing of interpretation is starting to make the league look like sandbox football. Different teachers, different rules. Those two challenges on the same play bordered on ridiculous. I don't think the refs had any effect on the outcome of our game but if that is the product we are trying to sell in an attempt to get more fans good luck with that. They tried to cover up the incompetence of the refs by having replays to correct their errors. But the replays are done by other incompetent people. They wanted to stop the holding by DB's by introducing the IC. Now an incidental contact 30 yards from the play gets called. I would assume the league had no confidence in the ability of the refs so took their ability to use discretion.
But that wasn't procedure where an OL left his stance early. It was a center adjusting the ball. No one moved. The OL were still in their set positions behind the ball. The Rider center was moving the ball the same way & was never called. All centers do that. For some unknown reason the line judge decided to call it. I don't blame Austin for being enraged on the sidelines. That was the only time they called it as well. Strange call.
Let the spoiled brat sit out for a few years. **** these whiners who get paid millions to play a kids game who frankly would be flipping burgers otherwise.
Like most here so many highs & lows in this game. Very disappointed we lost but happy with the effort in the 2nd half. They never gave up.
Man, I'm exhausted.. Happy sad, excited, angry, exulted. Just a mix of emotions...
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