Captain Blue

their personnel on D needs a minor overhaul, but Orlondo is going to get the most out of what they have. they'll still get lit up from time to time, but i think they'll get fractionally better from week to week. by the time they play @ Molson in the ESF, they may pull off an upset.

I strongly believe we could be successful with him if we ran a heavy zone-read, college-like system (or any variant run by pro teams such as the Niners).  Heck if I was particularly ambitious I think Goltz could fit into a Chip Kelly style offense quite well.  We already use several of the principles, just not as much as I wish.
 
Edit: And by successful, I mean successful offensively.  I have no idea whether this team can win games.

Goltz > Pierce.  Why are we even talking about this?  And why the hell are we trying to connect the QBs and defense?

There's no supporting evidence for this anymore.  

I like it honestly. The most intelligent part of TSN's coverage.

There is not a single reason to go with Pierce unless Burke wants to get people fired.

I doubt Edwards dresses... 4-man is likely Kowalczuk, Edwards, Woods, and one of Fitzgerald, Lucas, or Thomas.

Riders will fall apart eventually and care most about us winning the division so I'll root for Saskatchewan.
Black and Suitor really helps TSN lock up all their terrible announcers in one booth at least. I like Cuthbert and Ford.

Generally blitz responsibility falls on the QB and coach.  There are 5 linemen and they can only block so many people.  If there's 8 at the line then its up to the QB to recognize that the numbers aren't in favour of the offense and adapt accordingly.
 
The exception to this is when you have Morley basically high-five the DT on his way to the QB.  

I think I've made this point before, but I wouldn't blast Crowton too much yet. I want to see his offence with a different qb. I don't know if anybody else sat up high last week and saw the same thing, but I swear there were receivers running open. We've had a lot of different offensive minds here the last few years and the variable that hasn't changed is Buck.

Hopefully this doesn't come off too harsh Spuds (that's certainly not my intent) but it seems like you are working off of a lot of anecdotal evidence here and not looking at the sum of the two performances.  For instance I know Pierce CAN hit quick throws, but whether he can do it consistently is the bigger question.  If he played the full game like he played that 105 yard drive we'd be golden, but Buck is definitely prone to streaks.  Sometimes the hot or cold ones last a little shorter or longer than usual, but it's an up and down ride and I can't see that changing.

I am clearly anti-Buck and would have started the season with a different QB but you can't hook him coming off this victory.  Give him another chance (or chances) and eventually he'll provide a better time or opportunity to make a QB switch if needed.
 
Check out the timeline of the game here.
 
The Bombers had maybe 3-4 good drives, and specifically Buck-related drives would probably be about 2.  It's just not good enough to win consistently, which is why I can confidently say that there will be an opportunity at some point later in the year to pull him.
 
I should add that there is no way Burke is going to make a QB switch any time soon.  He'll ride the Buck roller coaster this year for as long as he can.

Hopefully this doesn't come off too harsh Spuds (that's certainly not my intent) but it seems like you are working off of a lot of anecdotal evidence here and not looking at the sum of the two performances.  For instance I know Pierce CAN hit quick throws, but whether he can do it consistently is the bigger question.  If he played the full game like he played that 105 yard drive we'd be golden, but Buck is definitely prone to streaks.  Sometimes the hot or cold ones last a little shorter or longer than usual, but it's an up and down ride and I can't see that changing.

Guess its a good thing they play the games, right Wiecek?

Very excited for tonight and seeing our defence again. I don't think Buck will win, or even not lose, this game for us though.

So the media kinda owes a collective mea culpa on this one to Mack, eh?  Matthews has been cheaper and better.

Quick thoughts:
 
- Buck's still far too inconsistent.  He'll have his moments like he did early in the 2nd half which will lead everyone to believe he'll turn it around, but then his play drops again.  What bothers me most is that he's playing like a rookie.  Locking on to receivers, determining where to throw before the snap, not reading blitzing defenses properly...I'll reevaluate it again tomorrow when I watch it over but it looked like classic Buck to me.  He's not good enough. 
 
- Don't mind Burke punting from the endzone.  The defense was playing well and they did hold the Als until there was a penalty.  Have to see the blown coverage by Cauchy on the replay tomorrow.
 
- Defense overall was great.  Got boned by the turnovers early but they held Calvillo and them down.
 
- If someone can figure out when a PI should or should not be called please let me know, 'cause I swear the definition changes every few minutes in this league.

Forget windows, they should just seal it shut with a nice wall.    

To be completely honest, I think this whole thing is getting overblown by the media.  Now that's not to say yesterday wasn't a HUGE mess - because it clearly was - but they will figure things out and people will adjust.  I've heard complaints today from people already pre-complaining for the October games... I think once everyone figures out what works best for them and adjusts their schedule accordingly it'll be fine.  At Canad Inns I think we all knew what exact time we had to leave by to get there at whatever time we thought was appropriate, but we only figured out that 'sweet spot' through trial and error.

Cohon just pronounced the Ottawa name wrong, he forgot to yell it.