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RT .@DidierRDS   -   The #AlsMTL have signed QB Anthonio Pipkins. They now have six QBs on their roster. @CFL #CFL

GAME NOTES

-There have been 36 sacks in 8 games for an average of 4.5 per game.

-Montreal has yet to allow a QB Sack in 2017

-#BCLions with 10 defensive linemen on the depth chart for Thursday's game in Montreal #CFL

-The Alouettes-Lions game this week will seem like a BC reunion as SIX current Montreal players have been with their opponent in the past. Former Lions with Montreal now: (No of games with BC - Total: 512).........Ryan Phillips 212 Jovan Olafioye 126 Jabar Westerman 85 SJ Haidara 34 Stefan Logan 29 Ernest Jackson 26

-Jonathan Jennings is 2-0 lifetime versus the Alouettes

-Jonathon Mincy is on the 6 game injury list.

Current FG Made Streaks: An update of CFL Kickers current FG made streaks with Sean Whyte and Justin Medlock now each at over 20 in a row dating back to 2016. Justin Medlock is on the longest streak of his career (previous high: 22), while Sean Whyte has matched his previous long run (24 in 2011):

Of the seven winning teams thus far, only two have been on the positive side for Possession Time. Five losing teams have won the TOP battle and on average clubs who have lost have averaged 31:15 to 28:45 for the opposition.

This year there have been very slow starts to scoring as the by-quarter breakdown shows. Scoring in the opening quarter has averaged just 6.4 points per game and only 11% of the total:

 The average points per game across the CFL through the first 8 contests is 56.1 points per game, the highest it has been since 2008 (56.2 ppg).

Among the teams with at least two games played the Lions have drawn the fewest penalties in the CFL at 6.5 per game. They have just two defensive calls against them compared to Edmonton whose defence has been flagged 13 times.

Montreal's defensive unit comes into this week ranked #2 with just 19.5 opponent offensive points allowed. Overall as a team they are #1 at 19.5 per game ahead of Toronto and BC both at 21.5 per game against.

The Argonauts lead the league with 9 sacks followed by BC Lions and Edmonton Eskimos each with five.

DeVier Posey (TOR) leads the league in receiving yards in 2017 with 218.

-Greg Ellingson has the most targets this season with 23, followed by Bryan Burnham, Marquay McDaniel and Posey each with 20.

 

 

 

 

2 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

I think it was Suitor who said the first Lions game of the year (it may have been exhibition) that Lulay's shoulder is now 100% & may even be stronger than before the injuries, If so, he is too good to sit on the bench. He should ask for a trade. Why end up being another Jarious Jackson or Drew Tate?

There's no chance that could be true unless Lulay has been implanted with robotic parts.  Joint damage never heals fully.

4 minutes ago, Seekoy said:

Not sure he was even the best RB in that game.

Johnson - 102 yards from scrimmage and 2 TDs on 17 touches.

Sutton - 72 yards from scrimmage and 1 TD on 13 touches.

But forget the stats... just watch the guy play.  Best in the league.

Als has not yet given up a sack

39 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Montreal looks horribly disorganized in all phases.  Decent amount of talent though.  Thorpe playing a lot of soft zone, like second and eight and the first level of zone is at 11 yards.

Very strange - I wonder if Thorpe has had to rework his strategies because of all these PI calls... not the Noel Thorpe defence I remember

 

6 minutes ago, Floyd said:

Very strange - I wonder if Thorpe has had to rework his strategies because of all these PI calls... not the Noel Thorpe defence I remember

 

He doesn't have the talents that he used to have.

That incidental contact by the Als DB was a game killer. Everytime I see that happen it just makes the CFL look like a flag league.

46 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

There's no chance that could be true unless Lulay has been implanted with robotic parts.  Joint damage never heals fully.

That's what they said. He's better than he was before the injury. That it's 100%.

Would Lulay even agree to be the short yardage qb & risk further injury if he wasn't 100%? let's put it this way. No one can do that on a shoulder if it's buggered up.

Edited July 7, 20178 yr by SpeedFlex27

12 minutes ago, M.O.A.B. said:

He doesn't have the talents that he used to have.

Yeah, its crazy how Kavis took an aging but talented D and just re-made it into an aging and less talented D.

Then 9 touches for Sutton and Ernest Jackson completely miscast...  going to be battling Ticats for last place.

 

4 hours ago, Bomber_fanaddict said:

How does BC #99 not have a name bar? Is that legal? Or is that when they need to sub an offensive player onto D or vice versa?

Dylan Ainsworth wears #99 and he's a LB. Maybe if he needed a replacement jersey during the game they might not have had time to add a name bar?

2 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

That incidental contact by the Als DB was a game killer. Everytime I see that happen it just makes the CFL look like a flag league.

The body check by the receiver you mean? Yup.. Bush stuff. 

14 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Sorry, 007 is a woman? Frigging Hollywood. Like they always do, change iconic characters just because they can. Count me out. You'd think they'd learn after the Ghostbusters reboot disaster last summer.

lmfao thats exactly what my girlfriend said.  "oh, its a female 007? finally.. "  to which I replied.. "nope, no accents, too american" lol

 

its not a bond film tho from what I gather.. some weird "something blonde" title.

 

 

14 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

Why does the Command Centre always get it wrong?

this is getting concerning.  if anything they should be the only ones NOT getting it wrong..

Those PI penalities are good awful. I really thought they'd rectify it after last year's fiasco, but it's just getting worse and worse. 

It's almost ruining the CFL.

14 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Sorry, 007 is a woman? Frigging Hollywood. Like they always do, change iconic characters just because they can. Count me out. You'd think they'd learn after the Ghostbusters reboot disaster last summer.

That bothered you?  Frankly I found the preview for the movie that showed apes behaving worse than humans much more disturbing....

Edited July 7, 20178 yr by Throw Long Bannatyne

How would you like to be a DB in this league?

Fight for 50/50 ball.....penalty
Receiver runs into you......penalty
You make a brush on an un-catchable ball......penalty
You touch a receiver 30 yds away from the play....penalty
You make a bang-bang play - review.....penalty
You wear the wrong deodorant....you guessed it

We should have real high scoring games.

15 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Sorry, 007 is a woman? Frigging Hollywood. Like they always do, change iconic characters just because they can. Count me out. You'd think they'd learn after the Ghostbusters reboot disaster last summer.

I believe the actual quote on the trailer for Atomic Blonde is something to the effect of "Critics are saying it's a female 007"... it's not actually related to the Bond franchise in any way, shape, or form.

58 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

That bothered you?  Frankly I found the preview for the movie that showed apes behaving worse than humans much more disturbing....

Your Saskatchewan inlaws are in the movies?

25 minutes ago, tracker said:

Your Saskatchewan inlaws are in the movies?

2 hours ago, Sard said:

I believe the actual quote on the trailer for Atomic Blonde is something to the effect of "Critics are saying it's a female 007"... it's not actually related to the Bond franchise in any way, shape, or form.

I didn't authorize this!

7 hours ago, Sard said:

I believe the actual quote on the trailer for Atomic Blonde is something to the effect of "Critics are saying it's a female 007"... it's not actually related to the Bond franchise in any way, shape, or form.

Like I said, this is just so typical of motion pictures. They want to reboot a series or franchise. Hey, let's just change the sex of the character. Like Ghostbusters & Melissa McCarthy. The flop of 2016. Bond was 007. He was iconic. Create a new character. Don't do this. No plan on watching this movie.

On 7/7/2017 at 0:02 PM, Sard said:

I believe the actual quote on the trailer for Atomic Blonde is something to the effect of "Critics are saying it's a female 007"... it's not actually related to the Bond franchise in any way, shape, or form.

 

On 7/7/2017 at 7:11 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

Like I said, this is just so typical of motion pictures. They want to reboot a series or franchise. Hey, let's just change the sex of the character. Like Ghostbusters & Melissa McCarthy. The flop of 2016. Bond was 007. He was iconic. Create a new character. Don't do this. No plan on watching this movie.

 Did you even read what @Sard said?

2 minutes ago, bearpants said:

 

 Did you even read what @Sard said?

I had heard it was 007 as a woman. Let's just chill now. Take a few deep breaths.