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68%. The mini games have been in place since 2000. We've been involved in 3 in the past season and a half alone

The question was why we never saw wholesale changes to the gameplan at half time. My response was that we are winning at the half, after erasing a 2 score deficit in a very hostile road environment. Anyone expecting us to be firing on all cylinders under those circumstances is living in dream land or completely unaware of the challenge the LDC typically presents Historically we have a 68% OT success rate. Cant speak for other teams on this one. BTW, on the road 2 point convert success drops to 44% league wide historically.

Ask them. My thoughts are probably because no coach wants to put the game onto a coin flip % of success. Historically the success rate of going for 2 is about 55%.

We had max pro most of the 2nd half. didn't help. That's not on the QB. We were helmet on helmet and couldn't protect with limited options underneath because that's what max pro does.

What I saw was max pro formations against the blitz and them still beating our protection. If you've got another way to counter the blitz let me know. I'll wait. If we don't run max pro when our OL is struggling and we continue to allow pressure that's on coaching, but that's not what happened. Our guys at various times were losing man on man battles at the line. That's not on the coaches, no matter how much many on this forum wish it was because it's easier to blame coaches than to face the stark reality that we don't have the horses in key parts of our lineup. When max pro is being abused the screens and cross formation drag routes underneath are what's left and the Riders had clearly watched the film from last week and were well prepared and took those away. We needed an OL that could hold up a half second longer on many plays but were getting cleanly beat, ain't no chance when that happens. We were dominated in the trench war. That's a player thing not a coaching thing.

What it demonstrated is that we need improvement in all areas for sure and that some guys got to show up to the field a little more focused and detail oriented. Ugly display by the OL, and entire D tackling. No one at all rallying to the ball.

So our inability to block is on the coaches? When we can't protect we can't win. That is on the players. When teams are taking advantage of our weak pass pro and taking away our hot routes that becomes a player issue because there is little more a coach can do. On D, we were OFTEN in the position to have the opposition off the field if we can tackle. We whiffed. That's not on the coaches. Players have to make a play sometimes and we were not the team doing it. It's hard to gameplan around poor execution. EXECUTION is 100% on the players when the lack of execution is not play call but fundamentals. All the dropped passes, all the whifs on tackles are what lost us this game imo. I'm certainly not going to suggest it was brilliant coaching but it was enough to win if we execute at a higher level. The one aspect where I will blame the coaching is on the numerous time counts. Those hurt, and we should have been better prepared.

The right call is always to go for OT. Always. Every coach ever will tell you that.

Can you tell me what needed changing? We were up by a point at half time, and ended up tied? You want wholesale changes at half time, on the road, in the LDC with a half time lead. That doesn't make much sense. This is exactly the game we needed to play. What I did see change was our OL wore down as the game went on, receivers drop some very catchable balls that killed drives, same with penalties but that's not on the coaches.

To blame the coaches for the loss is ludicrous. This game was lost on poor tackling, awful QB protection, and receivers not catching balls that should have been caught. That's on the players themselves. Effort was fantastic...gameplan was a winner if we execute. Singer and Clercius both played this game. Clercius has been hurt most of the year BTW. Singer fair argument....should be on the field. Im ready to cut Nield anyway.

He may be back yet. Unlikely but he was shooting for returning to the CFL

Thanks for everything BA!! You were a class act and great player.

Yea I think a lot of people have forgotten that we played a significant amount of our games with Dru Brown under centre....and he did well enough but our offence is clearly better with Zac Collaros. Some will point to the 2nd half in Edmonton or the mediocre Ottawa showing, but really our offence was out of sync after a long absence from the starter and seems to be rounding into form again. I think we match up favorably with the Riders. I like our chances. We need the same kind of performance from our trenches as last week and we should be just fine. I am not predicting a LD win though, as I have been to too many LDCs where something ridiculous happens and the Riders win.

I am feeling really good about our odds vs Saskatchewan. LDC is going to be a tough win because it always is, but I like our chances of the split a lot.

Could also be they worked him out and didn't think he was any better than what we already have and did right by him in trading him.

Could be that both players did not want to sign with their respective teams. He's still in school. This was a move about a guy the Bombers covet down the road and Ottawa desperately looking for players right now. Tezino maybe not wanting to be on the PR too, and really no way to slot him in anywhere with the 4 billion LBers we already have.

I don't think this week tells us much about anything unless it's a blow out. It's the LDC we rarely win, and it is almost always a very close game. Anyone looking for a sense as to the rest of our season will probably not get it this week.

For sure, some guys come in and pick up the waggle and actually exceed expectations because they are so good at it.

Receivers are so hard to judge by their resumes. He looks like he has all the tools, but that damn waggle has killed a boat load of IMP receivers dreams. Worth trying to bring in tho.

Has Pancol cleared waivers? Indy fans seem to think he is a shoe in for the PR EDIT: he will not be getting a PR spot from the Colts at least.

He and Foley's brother both got banned at RFs as well and went over and joined GoStampsGo where they redirected their hate to RF, then they had a massive blowout with each other and RadioRyan banned them both and he and Childress were left as the only two who posted regularly on the forum until. I believe but can't prove, even Childress got sick Of Ryan's drivel.

Some receivers disappear and it's a bad thing, some disappear and it's not a bad thing. If they are disappearing because they aren't winning routes..bad...if they are disappearing because the defense has gameplanned their coverage to shut him down...its not a bad thing, other guys should be open

STs and SY. We needed a blocking TE for SY. Pretty easy assignment even for a rookie and he has been good doing it. His offensive reps are where his rookie status becomes apparent

He needed time to learn. The game is so much different and so much faster than what any of our rookies are used to so mistakes are inevitable.

Glad the pitchforks and torches are put away on Daniels. He is a rookie and some of the criticisms of him were unfair. All he did was show why coaches dont usually play rookies a lot. They usually take a season before their potential is realized