CFL news
O'Shea said rule change will “absolutely” force coaches to think twice before throwing their challenge flags. - @PentonKirk #CFL #Bombers
#Bombers in the first half were 2-4 against starting quarterbacks and 3-0 versus backups. - @PentonKirk #CFL
CFL.ca
I think we only 25 yards of penalties in the second half so we changed the way we were playing,” O’Shea said. “The ability to adapt in-game is pretty darn good. These guys are showing a lot in that regard.”
CFLNews
Roster in state of flux since pre-season because of injuries & because Jones & co. looking for the right mix. - @IanHamiltonLP #CFL #Riders
??Well, yeah...
Jones says
“Unfortunately, we’ve had discontinuity. We’ve had a lot of guys in and out of the roster due to multiple reasons." - Jones #CFL #Riders
??Again, well, yeah..
-Jones repeatedly has said he’ll stick to the formula that has worked in his previous places of employment. - @IanHamiltonLP #CFL #Riders
CFLNews
Austin/several players express concern audio gleaned could put them at competitive disadvantage in subsequent games - @scratchingpost #CFL
??This could be a valid concern.
Justin Dunk 3downation
Big plays continue to hurt Saskatchewan. The Riders have allowed a league-worst 27 big plays on defence (rushes of 20 and receptions of 30 yards or more)
CFL Communications
Yesterday’s #CFLWired game was the second-most watched #CFL regular season game televised on a Sunday in the past two seasons.
Blue Bomber Talk
Former Blue Bomber RB Cameron Marshall has been released by the Jacksonville Jaguars. #Bombers #CFL #NFL
Eliot Shorr-Parks
Aaron Grymes still has a locker. None of the other cut players do #Eagles
CFL History
On Nov 6, 1884, The Ottawa RedBlacks took on McMasters in the very first Canadian Championship...Wait that can't be right, can it?? #CFL
(Actually on Nov 6, 1884 The Montreal Football Club wearing Red AND Black took on The Toronto #Argos wearing Maroon jerseys #CFL
Herb Zurkowsky
The #CFL has fined #Als' rush-end @7Bowman for criticizing the work of its officials following last week's game vs. Winnipeg.
CFL History
Top 4 things impossible to get rid of:
1 - The Clap
2 - Fruit Cake
3 - That cat who keeps coming back
4 - Wed night #Argo tickets
Justin Dunk -Sportsnet
There are rumblings from Regina that the players are an unhappy group with the way they’re being treated. Until that changes, it’s hard to expect the green and white to give maximum effort for Chris Jones.
******BC back-to-backs in Ontario II: Across 63 seasons of Lions club history they have NEVER swept both games of a road trip to Ontario and have a chance to accomplish that for the first time in this game vs the Argos.
and did they? They did..
CFL Headlines
The Spec: CFL honours Mitchell, Paredes, Toliver as top performers for August bit.ly/2bEnDLx #CFL
Jeff Hamilton Wpg Free Press
Through 10 weeks, Medlock leads the CFL in kicking accuracy at 91.8 per cent, hitting 45 of his 49 total kicks (included in that is a perfect 18-for-18 on converts).
Justin Dunk
#Riders ink Canadian RB after he asks for release from #Eskimos 3downnation.com/2016/09/01/rid… #CFL
Ed Tait
Medlock has been around long enough to know what constitutes a good special teams unit. And he sees it here with the Bombers.
“That’s what O’Shea is known for: special teams, defence and hard-nosed football and getting people riled up,” said Medlock. “That’s probably why we do so well. We have a great special-teams coordinator (Paul Boudreau) who has come from the States and he’s done a great job coaching us with the little discipline/technique stuff. Both of them together have come up with a good plan for us.”
Darrin Bauming
Former #Bombers running back Paris Cotton has landed on the #CalStampeders' practice roster.
Blue Bomber Talk
Jovon Johnson now has two more sacks than any player on the Saskatchewan Roughriders. #Riders #CFL
Lowell Ullrich
Wally Buono on Ronnie Yell injury: ‘We know it’s not good’ Broken bone in foot suspected New role for Brandon Stewart More @TSN1040 at 230p
Don Landry CFL.ca
The Bombers had 37 takeaways in 2014 and 38 in 2015. Know how many they have so far in 2016? They have 33. In half a season.
Paul Friesen the Sun
Last year's best turnover-ratio team was Hamilton, at plus-14. That's not even an average of plus-one per game.
Winnipeg is on pace for a plus-32, or nearly plus-two per game.
Maurice Leggett
Just made the decision this past offseason that Winnipeg will be my home until I'm done with football.
Santino Filoso 3downnation
Head Coach Rick Campbell has talked tough about holding his players accountable for the number of flags they draw, but you’d never be able to tell by the 9 penalties for 103 yards his team took in the first half. Of the eleven infractions that Ottawa finished the night with, nine unacceptably fall into preventable or technical categories. Something’s gotta give.
??Hello Sergio?
-you have to wonder how long GM Marcel Desjardins waits to bring in competition if Milo continues to struggle.
Ed Tait
The Bombers are allowing just six yards against in punt returns, the fewest in the CFL.
Rob Vanstone
Weston Dressler's first catch of the game is spectacular one. And he gets a nice hand. Classy player. Classy response.
-Glenn Reid of CBC pointed out to me that the Riders have gone four consecutive games without scoring a point in the first quarter.
-Darian Durant to Caleb Holley for a four-yard touchdown -- his first CFL major. Riders end TD-pass drought 272:51.
Derek Taylor @DTonSC
Jamaal Westerman 2nd in QB pressures this season with 22. The leader is Charleston Hughes with an amazing 32!
#Details #Bombers
-Medlock now 16 for 29 on kicks 50+ yards. Since start of 2008 season no one else has more than 12 attempts of 50+ #Bombers #Details
Blue Bomber Talk
#Bombers are 8th in the #CFL in yards allowed, but 2nd in points allowed. First quarter pretty indicative of that. #CFL
#Bombers #Riders #LDC #CFL
??Well, let's just leave it that the Rider's fake punt was bad...very bad.
Scott Billeck @ScottBilleck
Yeah, Macho Harris isn’t getting his job back.
Derek Taylor
My favorite "some stats are meaningless" for this week...Matt Nichols and Drew Willy have the same completion % this season (71.7%) #Bombers
-The CFL needs a "stand your ground" rule for DBs. Expecting them to get out of the way seems silly
??I don't know. Maybe I'm losing it. I thought that that was a common practice in the past. The defender has a right to his space..
Darrell Davis
Unofficial count: Four new #Riders for today's #CFL game, 83 different players thru 10 games this season. #Ticats set record of 88 in 2013.
All this whining about missed pass interference. Granted. But why don't people talk about how the #Riders didn't show up for 30 mins again
Thomas Gunther - Last Word On Sports CFL
The Bombers win, not just the early lead, comes down to three words: second down conversation. The Riders were unable to stop the Bombers from converting whether it was runs by Andrew Harris or short crossing routes to Gerrad Sheppard. The Bombers were frequently driving down the field and putting up points rather than striking out early. and that made all the difference in this matchup.
Adam Schefter
Hope for underdogs: There are more undrafted free agents on NFL rosters today (481) than 1st- and 2nd-round picks combined (480), per Elias.
Arash Madani
Andy Fantuz flops and a failed #CFL referee, demoted to back judge, falls for it. Anyone surprised?
Drew Edwards
This is the highest scoring Labour Day game between the #Ticats and #Argos in #CFL history.
??Labour Day Monday games:
Edmonton - Calgary 71 points (45-24) total yards 799
Toronto - Hamilton 85 points (49-36) total yards 902
They had a fly-by before the game in Hamilton, then they had another air show with Collaros and Ray!
QBs Ray 31/41 386 3tds 2 int Collaros 28-35 359 4 TDs 1 int
BL Mitchell 25-32 380 2 TDs 1 int.
??Calgary 4 sacks Edmonton 0
??Simply can't let that dreadful PI call go called on Toronto's Jefferson. I don't blame him one bit for being upset. Possibly, no definitely, the worst call of the year.
John Hodge 3downnation
-The span of Winnipeg’s last five victories: 38 days. The span of Saskatchewan’s last five victories: 671 days. That’s wild.
-With Ryan Smith expected to return to the line-up next week, it will be interesting to see if Nichols throws the deep ball more often with an elite deep threat at his disposal.
-Two fourth quarter interceptions aside, Sunday’s game was disastrous for the Blue Bomber secondary. Johnny Adams struggled mightily against rookie Caleb Holley, often looking flat-footed and out of position after the catch. Adams will need to return to his 2015 form if he is to keep his starting spot when Chris Randle returns from injury.
-is there a chance the Riders look to sign one of Swayze Waters or Sergio Castillo?
-The Bomber offensive line allowed two sacks on Sunday, one of which came on a poorly-executed quarterback draw late in the game. Winnipeg has now allowed eight sacks in Nichols’ five starts (1.6 per game), half the number that the Bombers allowed in Drew Willy’s five starts (16).
-Speaking of Sunday’s controversial pass interference call, let’s not forget that the Riders played a mistake-ridden game against Winnipeg. The gamble on third and 3? The bizarre fake punt to Ed Gainey? Two fourth quarter interceptions? Two missed field goals? These are all mistakes that went into the result of Sunday’s game (which, in fairness, featured a ton of mistakes from the Bombers, too). To simply chalk the Riders’ loss to a bad penalty would be unfair — Sunday’s game was decided on a combination of 158 plays, not just one.
After Week 11
Bye BC
CFL news
O'Shea said rule change will “absolutely” force coaches to think twice before throwing their challenge flags. - @PentonKirk #CFL #Bombers
#Bombers in the first half were 2-4 against starting quarterbacks and 3-0 versus backups. - @PentonKirk #CFL
CFL.ca
I think we only 25 yards of penalties in the second half so we changed the way we were playing,” O’Shea said. “The ability to adapt in-game is pretty darn good. These guys are showing a lot in that regard.”
CFLNews
Roster in state of flux since pre-season because of injuries & because Jones & co. looking for the right mix. - @IanHamiltonLP #CFL #Riders
??Well, yeah...
Jones says
“Unfortunately, we’ve had discontinuity. We’ve had a lot of guys in and out of the roster due to multiple reasons." - Jones #CFL #Riders
??Again, well, yeah..
-Jones repeatedly has said he’ll stick to the formula that has worked in his previous places of employment. - @IanHamiltonLP #CFL #Riders
CFLNews
Austin/several players express concern audio gleaned could put them at competitive disadvantage in subsequent games - @scratchingpost #CFL
??This could be a valid concern.
Justin Dunk 3downation
Big plays continue to hurt Saskatchewan. The Riders have allowed a league-worst 27 big plays on defence (rushes of 20 and receptions of 30 yards or more)
CFL Communications
Yesterday’s #CFLWired game was the second-most watched #CFL regular season game televised on a Sunday in the past two seasons.
Blue Bomber Talk
Former Blue Bomber RB Cameron Marshall has been released by the Jacksonville Jaguars. #Bombers #CFL #NFL
Eliot Shorr-Parks
Aaron Grymes still has a locker. None of the other cut players do #Eagles
CFL History
On Nov 6, 1884, The Ottawa RedBlacks took on McMasters in the very first Canadian Championship...Wait that can't be right, can it?? #CFL
(Actually on Nov 6, 1884 The Montreal Football Club wearing Red AND Black took on The Toronto #Argos wearing Maroon jerseys #CFL
Herb Zurkowsky
The #CFL has fined #Als' rush-end @7Bowman for criticizing the work of its officials following last week's game vs. Winnipeg.
CFL History
Top 4 things impossible to get rid of:
1 - The Clap
2 - Fruit Cake
3 - That cat who keeps coming back
4 - Wed night #Argo tickets
Justin Dunk -Sportsnet
There are rumblings from Regina that the players are an unhappy group with the way they’re being treated. Until that changes, it’s hard to expect the green and white to give maximum effort for Chris Jones.
******BC back-to-backs in Ontario II: Across 63 seasons of Lions club history they have NEVER swept both games of a road trip to Ontario and have a chance to accomplish that for the first time in this game vs the Argos.
and did they? They did..
CFL Headlines
The Spec: CFL honours Mitchell, Paredes, Toliver as top performers for August bit.ly/2bEnDLx #CFL
Jeff Hamilton Wpg Free Press
Through 10 weeks, Medlock leads the CFL in kicking accuracy at 91.8 per cent, hitting 45 of his 49 total kicks (included in that is a perfect 18-for-18 on converts).
Justin Dunk
#Riders ink Canadian RB after he asks for release from #Eskimos 3downnation.com/2016/09/01/rid… #CFL
Ed Tait
Medlock has been around long enough to know what constitutes a good special teams unit. And he sees it here with the Bombers.
“That’s what O’Shea is known for: special teams, defence and hard-nosed football and getting people riled up,” said Medlock. “That’s probably why we do so well. We have a great special-teams coordinator (Paul Boudreau) who has come from the States and he’s done a great job coaching us with the little discipline/technique stuff. Both of them together have come up with a good plan for us.”
Darrin Bauming
Former #Bombers running back Paris Cotton has landed on the #CalStampeders' practice roster.
Blue Bomber Talk
Jovon Johnson now has two more sacks than any player on the Saskatchewan Roughriders. #Riders #CFL
Lowell Ullrich
Wally Buono on Ronnie Yell injury: ‘We know it’s not good’ Broken bone in foot suspected New role for Brandon Stewart More @TSN1040 at 230p
Don Landry CFL.ca
The Bombers had 37 takeaways in 2014 and 38 in 2015. Know how many they have so far in 2016? They have 33. In half a season.
Paul Friesen the Sun
Last year's best turnover-ratio team was Hamilton, at plus-14. That's not even an average of plus-one per game.
Winnipeg is on pace for a plus-32, or nearly plus-two per game.
Maurice Leggett
Just made the decision this past offseason that Winnipeg will be my home until I'm done with football.
Santino Filoso 3downnation
Head Coach Rick Campbell has talked tough about holding his players accountable for the number of flags they draw, but you’d never be able to tell by the 9 penalties for 103 yards his team took in the first half. Of the eleven infractions that Ottawa finished the night with, nine unacceptably fall into preventable or technical categories. Something’s gotta give.
??Hello Sergio?
-you have to wonder how long GM Marcel Desjardins waits to bring in competition if Milo continues to struggle.
Ed Tait
The Bombers are allowing just six yards against in punt returns, the fewest in the CFL.
Rob Vanstone
Weston Dressler's first catch of the game is spectacular one. And he gets a nice hand. Classy player. Classy response.
-Glenn Reid of CBC pointed out to me that the Riders have gone four consecutive games without scoring a point in the first quarter.
-Darian Durant to Caleb Holley for a four-yard touchdown -- his first CFL major. Riders end TD-pass drought 272:51.
Derek Taylor @DTonSC
Jamaal Westerman 2nd in QB pressures this season with 22. The leader is Charleston Hughes with an amazing 32!
#Details #Bombers
-Medlock now 16 for 29 on kicks 50+ yards. Since start of 2008 season no one else has more than 12 attempts of 50+ #Bombers #Details
Blue Bomber Talk
#Bombers are 8th in the #CFL in yards allowed, but 2nd in points allowed. First quarter pretty indicative of that. #CFL
#Bombers #Riders #LDC #CFL
??Well, let's just leave it that the Rider's fake punt was bad...very bad.
Scott Billeck @ScottBilleck
Yeah, Macho Harris isn’t getting his job back.
Derek Taylor
My favorite "some stats are meaningless" for this week...Matt Nichols and Drew Willy have the same completion % this season (71.7%) #Bombers
-The CFL needs a "stand your ground" rule for DBs. Expecting them to get out of the way seems silly
??I don't know. Maybe I'm losing it. I thought that that was a common practice in the past. The defender has a right to his space..
Darrell Davis
Unofficial count: Four new #Riders for today's #CFL game, 83 different players thru 10 games this season. #Ticats set record of 88 in 2013.
All this whining about missed pass interference. Granted. But why don't people talk about how the #Riders didn't show up for 30 mins again
Thomas Gunther - Last Word On Sports CFL
The Bombers win, not just the early lead, comes down to three words: second down conversation. The Riders were unable to stop the Bombers from converting whether it was runs by Andrew Harris or short crossing routes to Gerrad Sheppard. The Bombers were frequently driving down the field and putting up points rather than striking out early. and that made all the difference in this matchup.
Adam Schefter
Hope for underdogs: There are more undrafted free agents on NFL rosters today (481) than 1st- and 2nd-round picks combined (480), per Elias.
Scott Billeck
#Bombers QBs thru 10 gms:
Nichols
126-for-177 (71%) - 1,448 yards - 7 TDs - 5-0
Willy
137-for-191 (72%) - 1,473 yards - 5 TDs - 1-4
Jack Todd: Time for Alouettes to close window on Jim Popp era
http://montrealgazette.com/sports/jack-todd-time-for-alouettes-to-close-window-on-jim-popp-era/
Arash Madani
Andy Fantuz flops and a failed #CFL referee, demoted to back judge, falls for it. Anyone surprised?
Drew Edwards
This is the highest scoring Labour Day game between the #Ticats and #Argos in #CFL history.
??Labour Day Monday games:
Edmonton - Calgary 71 points (45-24) total yards 799
Toronto - Hamilton 85 points (49-36) total yards 902
They had a fly-by before the game in Hamilton, then they had another air show with Collaros and Ray!
QBs Ray 31/41 386 3tds 2 int Collaros 28-35 359 4 TDs 1 int
BL Mitchell 25-32 380 2 TDs 1 int.
??Calgary 4 sacks Edmonton 0
??Simply can't let that dreadful PI call go called on Toronto's Jefferson. I don't blame him one bit for being upset. Possibly, no definitely, the worst call of the year.
John Hodge 3downnation
-The span of Winnipeg’s last five victories: 38 days. The span of Saskatchewan’s last five victories: 671 days. That’s wild.
-With Ryan Smith expected to return to the line-up next week, it will be interesting to see if Nichols throws the deep ball more often with an elite deep threat at his disposal.
-Two fourth quarter interceptions aside, Sunday’s game was disastrous for the Blue Bomber secondary. Johnny Adams struggled mightily against rookie Caleb Holley, often looking flat-footed and out of position after the catch. Adams will need to return to his 2015 form if he is to keep his starting spot when Chris Randle returns from injury.
-is there a chance the Riders look to sign one of Swayze Waters or Sergio Castillo?
-The Bomber offensive line allowed two sacks on Sunday, one of which came on a poorly-executed quarterback draw late in the game. Winnipeg has now allowed eight sacks in Nichols’ five starts (1.6 per game), half the number that the Bombers allowed in Drew Willy’s five starts (16).
-Speaking of Sunday’s controversial pass interference call, let’s not forget that the Riders played a mistake-ridden game against Winnipeg. The gamble on third and 3? The bizarre fake punt to Ed Gainey? Two fourth quarter interceptions? Two missed field goals? These are all mistakes that went into the result of Sunday’s game (which, in fairness, featured a ton of mistakes from the Bombers, too). To simply chalk the Riders’ loss to a bad penalty would be unfair — Sunday’s game was decided on a combination of 158 plays, not just one.
Bye in Week 12 - Ottawa