blueandgoldguy

Watching sportscentre the other day and they pointed out the Riders moved the ball slightly forward before the snap later in the game and there was no call. Riders had some big breaks in that game, but with that said, Hamilton should have not allowed the game to come down to a few plays like that. I guess they aren't as good as many, including myself, thought they were at the beginning of the season.

What's the problem? Do you have 3 butt cheeks?

Fair comment regarding the economy in Alberta. It has been two years since the bottom fell out on the price of oil. However, if the Flames continue to have sellouts/near sellouts in 2016/17, then I doubt the economy is the primary reason for the subpar attendance numbers of the Stamps. Flames tickets are much more expensive after all. Should this be the case, I can only surmise that there is a large subset of people who think the CFL is not big league or cool enough for them to attend.

Do the cameras cover and record every section of the stadium? And if they do how far away are the images recorded? Cameras that are 50 - 100 hundred feet away may catch a hundred or so people in the crowd at once at the time of the incident in which the incident can barely be seen. And as for the saying it had to have been recorded by someone or seen by hundreds of people- 1. the incident was probably over within a few seconds which probably wouldn't even be enough time for people to take out their phones and record it happening and 2. since there is a high likelihood that this incident did occur within a matter of seconds, a person within 10-20 feet may have missed it entirely for a number of reasons ie turned in another direction talking to friends; in a crowd, so other people obstructed the view; noise immediately around you may prevent you from hearing the taunts of the little boy. This is especially true if the incident was a partial accident. A few fans may taunt the boy which is also not cool, then there is a little bit of jostling and a beer is partially spilled on him. Some may view the same seen as an accident while others see it as deliberate and they could both be right.

Great choice. Best running back in Bomber history.

Why do you assume that? Think the worst of people and their motivations? My point is, many posters here are saying stupid things like "something doesn't add up." with nothing to substantiate it other than their own biasness. The person in question reporting this incident has every right to and should not be case in suspicion - no different than one who goes online to give a review of a hotel, tour or restaurant they frequented. People also have different viewpoints of situations based on a number of factors. Two people watch a child having beer spilled on their head as a mother gets into an argument with a couple of drunken girls - one could say it was deliberate while the other could say it was accidental given the persons' drunken, animated state. Both could be correct in this situation. It is absolutely deplorable that people here will jump to such ridiculous conclusions based on a hunch. Maybe you folks also believe 9/11 was an inside job too.

Some of the stuff I read on here makes me shake my head. Something doesn't add up because it wasn't recorded on a smartphone? You know not everyone stops to record an incident when it happens in real time...especially if a dozen or so people only see it. And because she posted this on a few sites it means she expects to receive free schwag and tickets? Maybe just maybe she wanted to express her concerns over fan behaviour at games in hopes the club will do something to change it - the more mediums you use, the more likely the club will do something to change it. It must be tough going through life being so cynical of the actions of others. I believe on the other site there has been confirmation that the alleged incidents did in fact happen. Also, contrary to popular belief, people tend not to get involved when they observe a bad situation. They like to think they would but when the chips are down most chose not to out of self-preservation, they freeze not really knowing how to approach the situation, etc. I am frankly ashamed of those here who think this was embellished by the lady or the child in question. Hang your heads in shame!

With all the whining going on at Riderfans, I felt it pertinent to dig up this thread. Led by the lead Admin, Rider_Stronson, there have been talks over there of conspiracies, scams, incompetence, the worst reffed game in history all against the Riders because of a ticky-tack PI call on Cox late in the game. It's funny that the Rider fans conveniently forget that the primary reason for their sole victory this season was due to a ticky-tack call on the Ottawa defender late in the game several weeks ago PLUS a questionable non-call on the Saskatchewan defender as I described above. See evidence of the play below... But continue on with the never-ending conspiracies of how the league is out to get the Riders and how they never benefit from questionable calls. This train of thought is contradicted by the above video evidence. In the end, bad or questionable calls tend to balance out over the course of a season for each team, including the Riders. If I don't see any responses from Rider fans I will assume you will agree with me.

Rich, don't you know that every time the Riders play in an opposing team's stadium the attendance increases by 15,000? Without all those Rider fans all 8 other teams would lose millions at the gate.

In his one season with the Bombers Jyles put up 19 Tds and 7 Ints and a 100.9 QB rating in 16 games. Not sure how many fumbles he had but I do remember one game where the Bombers were deep in opposition territory and a TD would have put the Bombers ahead late in the game. Jyles proceeded to avoid a sack only to fumble the ball all on his own and the opposition recovered. That play had a large role in the Bomber loss. Ultimately, Jyles' numbers that season are perfect example of misleading stats. So many times, he was in a position to win the game, only failing time and again to put together a late drive for a go-ahead score. It's just like Willy and his 70% completion rate which ultimately doesn't mean diddly when he has been incapable of leading his team on a long TD drive and struggles to consistently put 25+ points on the board and can virtually never put 30+ points.

Thanks for the read. Those numbers for Willy are truly damning and serve as further proof of his poor play this season. 6% of his drives end in TDs by far the lowest in the league and he has thrown the most passes behind the line of scrimmage letting his receivers do all the work. Let's not forget that Willy has been unable to generate a td drive of 40 yards or longer outside of garbage time all season.

NIce to see the Riders get stomped by a mediocre Montreal team. Remember last week when one of their fans came on here and said Jones was building something special after a fluky, ref-assisted win? Haha. It will take a few years to build that Canadian depth back up before they can compete.

big time fail by Jennings. Instead of running the ball on second and long with a little over a minute to go in regulation he throws an interception and before you know it, Calgary has tied the game. If he had simply run it, and they had to punt, Calgary would have had to take the ball the length of the field in a minute or so - very unlikely. Then when Jennings has a chance to redeem himself in OT, he blows it again with another INT and loses the game. His huck and chuck em' high risk style reminds me of a bit of Jonathan Crompton who could generate some yardage largely through long passes but this was mitigated by some poor decisions and passing usually resulting in at least one INT a game. Of course, Jennings is younger than Crompton so he has a chance to change some of those bad habits. Wally has to be fuming after that loss.

And what's your point? Nicholls generated Td drives of 67 and 80 yards. He showed he is capable of moving the ball. He also generated drives that resulted in short high-percentage field goals for Medlock. Meanwhile Willy has yet to generate a TD drive longer than 35 yards in 5 games outside of garbage time.

WOOHEE! Didn't get to watch the game as I was at a birthday party and I only heard the final bit on the radio. At best, I was hoping for a respectable score with the Bombers losing by 10-12 points. Never would I have expected a victory in a stadium the Bombers have not won in since the War of 1812 and without several players in our secondary and a backup QB who typically played like a backup in the past (Nicholls proved that idea wrong today). I will have to watch the replay for sure now. This will open the door to the playoffs...only a smidge, but it went from an improbability this past week to a possibility after the victory. Hopefully this is the start of a positive trend for the offense and defense though I don't want to get too excited as I have been burned before by false positives from this team in the recent past. Right now, I will just enjoy the victory. Good job Nichols!

You're reaching. Just like you were reaching a few weeks back with those ridiculous comments about Willy be better than half the starting quarterbacks in the league. Quarterbacks threw more interceptions in the early 2000s than they do today. Khari generated around 58 td drives in 2002. You can't just look at his TD passes. He drove his team down the field with TD drives that happened to be finished off by a Qb sneak or a running back. The best Bomber O-lines in the the last 25 years would have been in the early to mid-90s. I would rather have a qb that threw a pick or even 2 picks a game but manage to put together 4 td drives per game than a Qb who throws one or less INTs a game but is incapable of generating a TD drive of his own outside of garbage time or without a major assist from special teams and the defense.

He did say they should be running more sweeps with Harris.

Firing a head coach mid-season in the CFL has rarely, if ever, led to a turnaround for the team. With that said, if Walters feels - or has been told - his job is on the line if the Bombers fail to make the playoffs this season, there is a very good possibility we see a change at head coach regardless of the suspect impact mid-season coaching changes have had on a team's final record. If he feels it will provide even a minute benefit to the team, he will pull the trigger in the next few weeks if the Bombers continue to perform poorly.

Professional broadcasting should involve a play-by-play man who prepares himself for a game by understanding the rules of the game and nuances of the offense and defense rather than concentrating on some pre-programmed storyline effusing a player's physique like Giguere or a player's place of birth like Josh Bartel

There are plenty of questionable calls by the officials that are not called out by TSN color. See the awful pi call on the Ottawa defender that allowed Saskatchewan to get into field goal range and win the game. Thanks Mr. Official. The closest Suiter got to saying it was a bad call was saying it doesn't look like the player was contacted. He didn't blast the officials as he rightly should have. It is like TSN has put the kibosh on any overt criticism of the officials for as long as I can remember. TSN pretty well never discusses bad calls by the officials as you claim. Nice try though.

Ah, so with your comments and your troll-like name of gcdrought I think it is rather obvious you are a Rider fan. If anyone's bias is showing it is your's with comments that the ball wasn't catchable for the Ottawa receiver, but the pi on Ottawa was questionable. There was nothing questionable about it - that pass by Gale was not pi and the Rider receiver flopped like a fish. Props to craps for making a long field goal though.

The receiver was pushed well before the ball arrived. He could have changed his path to catch the ball as he was doing but was ultimately prevented from doing so because of the push from the Rider defender. How was that pi on Ottawa - a flop by the way - legit when the ball could not be caught either?

Riders had two terrible calls of PI go their way to win the game. It is magnified all the more being so late in the game.

Watching the final few minutes of the Rider-RedBlacks game I am very puzzled by what is defined as pass interference. On the Riders drive for a field goal, it appears the Ottawa defender did not interfere with the Saskatchewan player in any way (appeared to be some hand jostling) and the Rider player flopped to the ground after the uncatchable ball was thrown past him. Flag thrown. Ottawa challenges and the ruling stands. When Ottawa gets the ball back, on second down the QB throws the ball and both in regular time and slow motion you can clearly see the Ottawa receiver being pushed by the Saskatchewan defender while he is attempting to adjust to the flight off the ball. The Saskatchewan defender does not even attempt to look back at the ball in the air and clearly makes contact with the receiver well before the ball has arrived. What makes this especially egregious is that it happens right in front of the official. Not sure why the play was not challenged but is was clearly interference. Saskatchewan can thank the officials for two terrible calls that directly determined the outcome of the game in their favour. What the hell is pass interference anyways?

The verdict is still out on Wade Miller. He hired Walters and promised us a more competitive football team. So far, he has failed. Perhaps he was the wrong person for the job.