Mr Dee

My-oh-my-oh-Myers! Total game for Mr Myers. Smart offensively, and dominated Mr Ovechkin. Nice, responsible game defensively played by the Jets. 1st 2 stars? - the goalies, Myers 3rd star. Played 25:19 Buff 27:10 Little 25:32 Hellebuyck 64:40

Dan LeFevour Jonathan Crompton Kevin Glenn Raheem Cato Anthony Boone Tajh Boyd Brandon Bridge Tanner Marsh Trevor Harris come on down! Matt Nichols come on down. Thomas DeMarco come on down. Mitchell Gale.., Jeremaih Masoli...Keith Price...Travis Lulay... Montreal beckons. They want them all!!

You have to understand.It's training camp right now for the second-guessers and place-pickers. There really aren't any right picks for OC according to a few, not because there aren't any, it's just that any choice the Blue will make won't be good enough or will have been pre-chosen or "leftovers". And that's why you don't see them making their own choices. You've heard the term bait-and-switch? This is wait-and-b*itch. Or in Khari's case, this is a pre-b*itcher's dream come true - former Bomber....knows the big boss. Gotta be two "faux pas" right there.

Drew Willy stated that he was grateful to pick MB's brain to learn all that he can to run his offence in certain situations. And I think we saw that. This certainly doesn't mean he endorses MB's offence in totality.He also said he learned a lot from Darian Durant, Khari Jones, Danny Barrett and Jeff Garcia. So, what do you suppose he meant by that? Maybe....he likes to learn, and master his position, with help from certain knowledgable people?

I'm just excited that we have a real list and that we have access to it. We actually get to see who they're thinking about. I just hope they don't show it to the man who will be running it. Wouldn't want his thought process to interfere with the process of selecting who he will be conversing with...daily. That's a face-palmer (slapper?) alright.

Ehlers had an assist on a PP goal. On special teams, there are no plus or minuses given out. Ok, thanks. That makes as much sense of being a minus on an empty net goal or being o-1 on a 5 second power play .

Phaneuf = -4 Jets 1-5 power play and only 3 penalties, if you count that's silly one on Myers for being too tall... Interesting Coach's challenge - Winnick did have the butt of his stick inside Helle's arm. Toronto 12-9 in giveaways. Toronto 7-4 in takeaways Jets 16-8 in blocked shots and 20-16 in hits. Scheifele = NHL game right there. ??? Ehlers is credited with an assist, that's fine, but he also is shown to be -1. .???

So, let me get this straight. The Bombers are criticized for not getting better asst coaches, even when it's shown they are trying, and then, in an odd turn of events, they are criticized again because they can't get better coaches? That's just weird. And how is being denied permission the same as someone not wanting to come here?

Isn't this an example of the kind of shitt ey circumstances that has the team end up with the Etch types?

Do you see any other explanation in there somewhere?

Speaks more to the ineptness of Bellefeuille's offence than anything else...

I was wondering if somebody else felt like this. I kept waiting to see "the magic", but instead I've seen other OCs weaving in their own "styling". That is what I'd like to see, - not the old-ideas is old-ideas but he-was-good-at-one-point-kind-of-guy. He and O'Shea? Can't see it.

I'd phone Henoc directly and find out 1st hand...but I'd pronounce his name Muamba, so he wouldn't get offended. If I had to guess, I'd say it was the family in the East thing and the bidding thing.

Do we actively seek kicker/punters with 5 or 6 syllables in their name?

The benefit of having a GM who is 'in tune' with the CIS? Also, he was busy with his own playoffs until Guelph was eliminated on Nov. 21st

A flattering photo from TSN's hot air balloon? Now, who would have enough hot air to keep that thing up there that long?

Not to end? I heard we need one.

Apparently BMO is going to operate with 17 yd. endzones, 3 yds shorter than regulation. Now does that truncated CFL logo make sense?

Its always good to sign an impact player from the CIS especially one who is highly regarded. It's even better when you spend nothing for him. Is this a Walters-Guelph connection signing? Does this mean our MLB position is staying as it was? That is...NI driven So many NI LB types being signed... But does it really matter I guess, as long as they can play football.

This is more correct than the other explanations from what I remember. There was an empty host spot for the Grey Cup game that year and Winnipeg stepped up at a considerable risk to host that game. Where were all the other cities willing to take that risk? If there was a suitable alternative, somebody should have put it forward, but they didn't.

That game fulfilled the expectation of what the Championship game should be. Both teams showed signs of being capable of winning, with flashes of exciting plays and defences stepping up most of the time. A huge chess match with both teams sacrificing rooks for the benefit of their King. And the King for this day? Mike Reilly. Reilly, facing a deficit of 13 points, lifted 11 other players on his shoulders, and willed his way through the Ottawa defence, by running, throwing and defying any hits that the RedBlacks were throwing back. And there were quite a few hits. I disagree that that one QB played poorly in the 2nd half (Burris). I strongly suspect Edmonton did what they had to do to stop the effectiveness of Maas's offensive attack. And Burris couldn't/wouldn't do what Reilly did..run and sacrifice his body. Edmonton does not win this game without Reilly's "all in" attitude. Both defences played really well and the kicking game was pretty even. All in all, a very good game to watch. Lastly, I must mention how good IGF presented itself to any TV viewers. It looked spectacular, both inside and outside views. Lots of great shots of the stadium. And pishaw to any naysayers dissing the attendance. By all accounts, the Grey Cup in Winnipeg was enormously successful and Winnipegers should be proud. Well done!

Here's the 1st rough sketch of the new logo: And here's the new CFL Field?

Congratulations to the UBC Thunderbirds who played an outstanding game to defeat the defending Champion Montreal Carabins. What a game! Michael O'Conner is a very good QB. He's going to make his mark in the CIS. Two great games this weekend!! .*~*~*~ Vancouver Province - It was Vanier Cup euphoria for first year quarterback Michael O'Connor, kicking ace Quinn van Gylswyk and the rest of the underdog University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. The 19-year-old O'Connor passed for 389 yards and van Gylswyk's fourth field goal with no time left was the game-winner as UBC edged the defending champion University of Montreal Carabins 26-23 in a thrilling Vanier Cup final on Saturday afternoon. Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Thunderbirds+Vanier+last+play+field+goal/11551952/story.html#ixzz3swhu9Nhd

A goalie without his stick is severely limited. Playing one man short is probably better. One of the Jets, anyone, should have gone and got his stick. It's a no brainer. Just like being the last man with the puck and you're tick-tacking around with the puck, and lose it, and they score. Or coming up to centre ice and firing it so hard around the boards that it rings around the boards with no chance of a line change or to gain possession. In the 1st half of the game, the Jets weren't in it, and they paid the price. Very much Bomber-like.

CFL Grey Cup Matchup The 93-yard completion to win the East Final was the 9th longest in all CFL playoff history. However in a unique historical parallel, the last time that Ottawa won a playoff final game they did so in similar late fashion. In 1981, Ottawa’s last Division Final win before 2015, J.C. Watts connected with Pat Stoqua for a 102-yard TD pass play to take a 14-13 lead over Hamilton with 6:40 to play. Ottawa wound up winning 17-13. The 93-yard TD by Ellingson was the longest-ever TD play in the final 3:00 of any CFL playoff game in league history. The REDBLACKS led the CFL in 11 different statistical categories in 2015, in particular net offence allowed at just 298 yards per game. That completed a full turnaround as they ranked #9 in 2014 at 373 yards against per game. Ottawa also led the CFL in net offence per game at 386.3 yards per game in 2015. This is actually not all that rare as Edmonton was number one in both in 2014 as was BC in 2012. They are the first Ottawa team since 1978 to rank #1 on both offence and defence however. One primary reason that Ottawa and Edmonton reached the Grey Cup in 2015 is their strong defensive units. They ranked #1-2 in the CFL in forcing opponents into 2-&-outs averaging 6.9 (EDM #1) and 6.1 (OTT #2) per game respectively. The Eskimos come into this Grey Cup riding a 9-game win streak. That is their longest season/playoff-ending win streak since 1982 when they won their last 8 regular season contests plus the Western Final. Edmonton went 4-1 in games decided by 4 points or less in 2015 and Ottawa one better at 5-1. The Eskimos have not been outscored in the 4th Quarter in their last 8 games (107-22 scoring edge) or in any of their 14 wins this year. In their 14 wins they are 145-28 (+117) in Q4 scoring, in their 4 losses they have been outscored 29-3. They had two games in 2015 where they outscored their opponent 21-0 in the final 15:00. Last week Calgary outscored the Eskimos 16-14 in the final 15:00 snapping their 8-game run of not losing the 4th Quarter in any contest. The Eskimos were #2 in the CFL with four “pick 6’s” in 2015 while Ottawa was #3 with 3 of their own. The Esks offence averaged 464 net yards per game including 339 via the pass over the final 3 regular season games. In the 2015 Western Final, they kept that up with another 400+ day – 438 yards including 370 passing. The REDBLACKS broke the all-time Ottawa wins record with their 12-6 mark going one better than the 11-5 Rough Riders in 1978. They finished above .500 on the road (5-4) for the first time in 20 seasons (1983: 5-3 Rough Riders). The REDBLACKS will be trying to prevent a third consecutive Western Grey Cup champion. No Division has won three straight times since the West from 2005 to 2008, and before that from 1992 to 1994 (Calgary, Edmonton and then BC). The most recent CFL head coaches to win the Grey Cup in his their second year … Corey Chamblin (2013), Marc Trestman (2009), Dave Ritchie (1994), Mike Riley (1988) and Bob O’Billovich (1983). Just missing from that list is Mike O'Shea (just seeing if you were paying attention) Mike Reilly - Has now led the Eskimos to wins in 9 straight starts, something no Edmonton QB has done since Tracy Ham won 9 in a row across 1989-1990. Over the last 3 games of the regular season, Reilly produced three 300-yard games in a row with 7 TD passes, 1,017 yards and 27 completions for 2nd down conversions. That matched his career-best streak of 300-yard games. In the Western Final he passed for 370 yards making it four straight games of any kind with 300+ yards. Derel Walker - Led all receivers averaging 92.5 yards per game reaching 1,110 in just 12 contests. He was honoured as the West Division’s Most Outstanding Rookie for 2015 – the first time that an Edmonton player has picked up the Division Award two years in a row (Dexter McCoil in 2014). Walker’s 92.5 yards per game is the 3rd-best in the last 10 seasons (2006-2015) behind only Jamel Richardson (104.5 yards per game, 2011) and Geroy Simon (102.1 yards per game in 2006). William Powell - the current #1 running back for Ottawa started the final 4 games of the regular season and had a major impact. Powell rushed for 392 yards on 66 carries (13 runs of 10+ yards) - #1 in the CFL over the final 4 weeks of the season (#2: Tyrell Sutton with 373). The REDBLACKS won all four games that he started and Powell added 12 catches for 102 yards in that span. In the East Final win over Hamilton, Powell led all rushers with 60 yards on 13 carries. Ottawa had four receivers over 1,000 yards this season: Chris Williams (#3, 1,214), Greg Ellingson (#7, 1,061), Ernest Jackson (#9, 1,036) and Brad Sinopoli (#11, 1,035). Ellingson made 20 catches for 355 yards over the final 4 games to make into the 1000-yard group. Only Montreal in 2005 and 2004 has had four in one season. Ottawa had never before had even three 1,000-yard receivers in the same year.