TrueBlue4ever

Supplements can do amazing things to a body.

That has been retired as a lifetime achievement award recipient. Been waiting to see the predicted “smoke and mirrors garbage Riders will be 3-15” for 4 seasons now, someone has made a chunk of money betting against the MBB Rider doomsayers.

Yes, command centre can radio the ref at any time and say they have done/are doing a review. But as I understand it from the league directive, they only do so where there is a “clear” miss from the on-field crew that does not need slo-mo or multiple angles to detect. They will err on the side of “we’d rather live with the odd missed close call than disrupt the flow of the game and eliminate all human judgment”

Other random thoughts: Collaros needs to read a lot better on the read option to Harris If the swing pass to Harris is set up, the pass should not have the hang time of a punt. Those rainbow throws give the defence too much time to recover and leave Harris more vulnerable to getting lit up. Got to get it in his hands faster so he can turn upfield with time. When we don’t get good initial pressure on the QB, our secondary looks pretty suspect a disturbing amount of the time. Adam Bighill and Mike Jones should teach the defensive backs who like to shoulder check how a tackle is properly performed. Liegghio’s punting has been a little-mentioned by surprising bright spot for the team so far. Rarely has he provided the other team with a short field due to a bad punt. Having said that, I am surprised he hasn’t had one (or two or three) blocked yet this year. If an opposing special teams coordinator does enough game film on our blocking scheme, the angle of attack to him, or the length of time he takes to get the kick off, there sure seems to be something they could exploit. Trying to wade through the candidates for the most misguided MBB take of the first quarter of the season: 1. With LaPo and Nichols replaced by Buck and Zach, our offence is going to be much more explosive (not yet it ain’t) 2(a) Adams, Demski, Wolitarsky, and Lawler are as good a foursome as there is in the game (to find the one legitimate defence to this claim, all 4 have not been on the field at the same time this year, but c’mon) 2(b) Wolitarsky is an elite NI talent if he’s inside who is good for 1,000 yards this year (not with O catches on 2 targets and a brutal drop on an inside crossing route - at some point it’s less about misuse and maybe more about him just not getting open, being fast enough, or executing when the ball goes his way) 3. Best lines on both sides of the ball by far in the CFL (offensive run game a bit off so far, defensive run game a lot more than a bit off so far)

True enough. Nelson looks hesitant rather than just charging to any hole, but on a few of his returns there is almost zero blocking help. He also lacks the pure acceleration of Grant so he may be getting later to the holes and the blocking has collapsed by that point.

Oxymoron Silly rabbit, the Walby Burger is not for kids.

If we are going to coronate him with a game star, then we should at least spell his name right. It’s Liegghio (kudos JCon). He is star of the game for sure with the clutch field goals but also the punting which kept a driving Calgary offence on a long field all night. Kept them from score zone opportunities. Also Rasheed Bailey will shut up more than a few keyboard critics this week (I guess they haven’t coached enough high level football to see his potential before ragging on him) with some real clutch catches, especially on the final drive. His one drop can be forgiven. Guess we’ll need to find a new scapegoat this week to join LaPo and Nichols (they are still with the Bombers, right? They must be given the keystrokes spent ripping on them). 3rd star to Harris for some nifty running, the TD, giving the run game some spark, and always gaining extra years after first contact. HH is for that little something extra, and although the Mike Jones/Adam Bighill botched 3rd down coverage turned fumble recovery was huge in the end result, give it to Mike Miller/Shane Gauthier for their downright vicious special teams play which pinned down the return game pretty much all night.

I’d like to throw my challenge flag at this time. This contest blows!

Toronto had more than a little to do with causing those mistakes. Stuffing the run forced Collaros to go exclusively to the pass, and the pressure forced him to hurry throws. Tight coverage led to receivers not being on their game. By your logic, we beat Hamilton because of the mistakes they made, not because our defensive pressure forced Masoli into hurried throws and poor decisions, or our hard hitting secondary had nothing to do with the mistakes Banks made.

Any coach will be better when they have talent. Don Matthews, Bill Belicheck et al have shown that time and again. But not all coaches with talent can go all the way. Dave Ritchie showed that. And right now there is an extremely low level of talent on Ottawa’s offence.

COVID 19 is proving to be the grand champion of the Darwin Awards.

The contract number in part is so that the Habs will be forced to max out on their cap (10% over the limit before the season starts) if they match, so Canes hoping that scares them off. But $6 million for a 20 point player once again shows that GMs just can’t keep out of their own way when it comes to destroying the league with runaway contracts.

Bernie was involved in the reefer madness.

Bernie Ruoff will tell you that intoxication by any means will not negate your kicking ability. In fact, it may calm the nerves (if you can get past the munchies problem).

Kenny Lawler

There was also a veiled pro-Conservative slant in the article, wrapped up in generalities and a “if we can’t fix everything, why do anything?” mindset. Since vaccines don’t actually stop the transmission of COVID-19, then forced vaccination is pointless. Except they gloss over the fact that vaccinations reduce the severity of the illness if contracted, which leads to less hospitalizations and strain on the system, among other benefits. And the article starts with a jab at the NDP for promoting the mandatory vaccines and passports, saying it puts into question Singh’s entire ability to be a leader, and then concludes by saying the Ontario Conservatives seem to be taking the only rational approach. Hmm, almost sounds like there is an election going on and someone wants to take sides with a back door argument.

Though I might step outside the box with this post to change the mood around here. Inspired by a post I saw on Twitter about being stuck in an elevator with your favourite NHLer and what you would ask them, someone came up with this beauty: ”If your mom and your girlfriend switched bodies and the only way to switch them back was to sleep with one of them, which one do you choose?” Got me in mind of other tricky questions that could be tough to answer, like: “If you had to know one, would you rather know the day you die or the way you die?” and ”If God is all powerful, can s/he make an immovable object?” Anyone want to propose answers or offer up any other questions for us to ponder life’s mysteries?

Sunday’s game cannot come soon enough with all the cat fighting going on here lately.

That price seems more in line for a 32 goal, 76 point average player, especially with his defensive skill. Ballpark is usually $100,000 per point in today’s NHL as a starting point to gauge a contract.

Seems like an overpay for a 24 goal, 56 point average player.

On the upside, if Rider fans don’t have proof of vaccination, they can’t get into IG Field for the Banjo Bowl.

No, that thread (or the random video thread) is the place for anything heartwarming. I think the “non-political” add on was that anything political could be seen as negative just for the nature of the subject or the fact that depending on your political leaning it may be negative to you. Glad to see more cheerful posts, don’t let the technical glitch of re-creating an existing thread deter you. Restoring faith in humanity is always of interest. Simply a housekeeping reminder.

So if you pick a Bomber they will lose and you’ll be blamed? If you pick a Stamp they will win and you will be blamed? If you pick a Rider you will lose since they aren’t playing? And if you don’t make any pick you’ll still get a strike as if you picked wrong? Reverse-reverse psychology?

Bumping up this thread since it has lagged and some (correctly) feel we need more good news around here.