Super Duper Negatron

Not a receiver, we know that much!

Any chance these changes sweeten the pot for a real CFL video game now? The number of changes required to port Madden to Flutie are getting smaller...

Someone said he wouldn't rule out 4 downs in the future when asked outright. Is that true? If so, this might just be the first in a series of death by a thousand cuts.

Maybe to partially counter the increase to 35 seconds in the final two minutes: clock stops if the team in the lead doesn't gain positive yards? ie: no taking a knee.

*yet Fair point. There are probably a half dozen games this year that go the other way.

But even most of those long ones are missed wide, not short, are they not? Overall knee jerk thoughts - most of the changes seem fine at first glance. Nothing about them takes away too much from the CFL-ness. That said, I don't know what problem they solve either. For every ball clanging off the goal post there are probably 25 missed FG returns. Seems like the trade off isn't worth it. The argument about TV sightlines was comical. To me they amount to "easier to explain to an NFL fan" type changes without improving the game much (or at all).

Wide left or wide right is now out of bounds by definition. I doubt we notice the play clock. The refs seems to take forever to blow it in these days anyways.

Only if its short, which is rare.

So what, he is going to catch it in the fifth row? Limiting the rouge on field goals basically had to happen with the goal posts moved back. They could have kept it for punts.

35 seconds but started right away instead of by the ref, so probably a wash. Most exciting play from last week (missed field goal return) completely gone. Moving the posts back basically dictates you had to shorten the endzones and the field. We will see if the benefits outweigh the loss of the excitement of field goal returns. Might see longer field goals tried more often since there is almost no risk now.

I would be fine with almost all of these changes. Although when you change a bunch of things at once it is always hard to tell which ones are working.

Do we really think the number one reason young fans aren't watching in the worst markets is the rules, though? I think it's more "I don't look football, and I don't like football that isn't the NFL". Rule changes won't fix either of those.

Alienating the diehards to turn the CFL into the football equivalent of the AHL would kill it within 5 years.

The whole Luke Wilson complaining about the rules thing has been so weird because of how great most of the (non Bombers) games have been this season.

Kilam losing his mind after every loss is certainly a strategy. Huge result for our playoff hopes today, that's for sure.

CFL nice enough to keep us in 4th in the standings

Jermaine Copeland seems like a great dude.

It's not either. It's both.

You and I must have different senses of humor.

Recap is up:

This game is like the opposite of an erection

Imagine being an Ottawa fan at this game. Holy crap.

My wife watches way too much of it. And therefore so do I.

I swear Mitchell runs like Phoebe