Mr Dee Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 BIG GAME ALERT! By The Numbers - CFL STAFF 3 – Special teams categories in which the Eskimos sit dead last (punt average, kickoff average, punt-return average). 5 — League-high rushing touchdowns for BC’s Jeremiah Johnson. 31:57 — Average possession time between Edmonton (31:54) and BC (32:00), the two teams who’ve enjoyed the highest share of the football in the CFL. 86.9 – QUAR rating for Edmonton’s Mike Reilly, second only to Ottawa’s Trevor Harris. The Eskimos started 2017 with a win on the road at BC to take a 1-0 lead and can wrap up the season series with BC (gaining a potentially valuable tie-breaker) this week. Edmonton has won 6 of the last 8 games in this matchup including wins in 4 of the 5 games started by Jonathon Jennings. Mike Reilly Ints: The Esks' QB has yet to throw an interception 4 games and 140 passes into 2017 and in any of his last 6 starts (211 attempts) BC's Solomon Elimimian leads not only in tackles but in total defensive plays as well. To his 40 defensive stops, you can add 3 QB Pressures, a fumble recovery and a Tackle for Loss for 45 in total, one ahead of Kyries Hebert at 44. The Lions offence is #1 in the CFL at 405.4 yards per game while Edmonton's is at #6 (367). BC's 21% via the rush is #4 in the CFL while Edmonton's 23% trails only Montreal (27% of their yards have been by rushing plays Mark F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nash00 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Looking forward to this one, should be another close game. I'm in a football mood today, no idea why. SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPuDS Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 38 minutes ago, Nash00 said: Looking forward to this one, should be another close game. I'm in a football mood today, no idea why. vibing from the game last night i'd assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold_Palmer Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Should be another tight game. I honestly have no idea who wins this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Edge to Edmonton due to Reilly vs Lulay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpan85 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 What I like about Reilly this year is he has not as aggressive which has led to less yards but his picks are way down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Good interview this AM on 1290 about Wally Buono and quarterbacks, it was said that Reilly was way down the depth chart in BC, and on the edge of being cut, second preseason game 2011, I think he finally got in for the last two drives, got two touchdowns, and on he went. Almost cut by Wally. The person said that Backup QB in B.C. gets 40 percent of practise time. sorry do not remember his name. media guy from BC I think. Hyped up the "Reilly v Lulay" aspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 7 minutes ago, Mark F said: Good interview this AM on 1290 about Wally Buono and quarterbacks, it was said that Reilly was way down the depth chart in BC, and on the edge of being cut, second preseason game 2011, I think he finally got in for the last two drives, got two touchdowns, and on he went. Almost cut by Wally. The person said that Backup QB in B.C. gets 40 percent of practise time. sorry do not remember his name. media guy from BC I think. Hyped up the "Reilly v Lulay" aspect. Lowell Ulrich or Farhan Lalji? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 18 minutes ago, Noeller said: Lowell Ulrich or Farhan Lalji? No not Farhan, so possibly Lowell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal optimist Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Man, Edmonton looks like a force thus far this year. TBURGESS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 I'd be worried if I was an Edmonton RB, White, Van, Lawrence all hurt. Its like Spinal Tap drummers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Edmonton has darned good receivers but Reilly is the key.To think that Wally was on the verge of cutting him at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 300 yards well 296 at the half for Reilly. BC has issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 willis is obnoxious. Goalie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.A.B. Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Is it just my eyes, or the video quality is a bit blurred? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal optimist Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Edmonton going for it on 3rd and 14? Did O'Shea hijack their playcalling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 (edited) Lol is that Jack Abendshan the third doing kickoffs now for Edmonton? this game has slowed down to 7 MPH. burnham getting run over before the ball got there wasn't interference? haha. no consistency of any kind. last ten minutes taking about 40 minutes Edited July 29, 2017 by Mark F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 I'm not really one to ***** about replays but holy Christ with the challenges... This game has slowed to a crawl with non stop challenges. This has got to change.... Goalie, SpeedFlex27, TBURGESS and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 The more I see of Duke Williams the more I like him. Why can't we find receivers like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal optimist Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Style points for Odell Willis kicking off for the Eskimos hah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said: The more I see of Duke Williams the more I like him. Why can't we find receivers like that? Not to torture you but think about this a bit, Zylstra played his entire college career at the other end of the Red River Valley and he wasn't on the Bombers radar scope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardCoreBlue Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 11 hours ago, Noeller said: I'm not really one to ***** about replays but holy Christ with the challenges... This game has slowed to a crawl with non stop challenges. This has got to change.... Again, I'm being a broken record here but someone here on this board (can't remember who) said there was an actual 30 second rule to call a challenge. Sure wasn't implemented last night when Maas took forever to call a challenge. The teams were putting on personal for a kick so it took longer for the next play to get called in but that shouldn't matter if that 30 second rule is an actual rule. It's ridiculous. As soon as a play is called dead, 30 seconds begins to call a challenge. End of story. Have one person in charge of doing that. As for the length of time of reviewing challenges have a cap on how many time you review the play then make a decision. Sard, Fatty Liver, Mr Dee and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dee Posted July 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 All I can say is, all that is wrong with CFL challenges was fully evident in this game, where a couple of similar calls, were interpreted in two different ways, and BC suffered mightily because of the inconsistency. It directly affected the score, giving Edmonton a TD, and extending their lead. It really looks like it's time to go back to the past and get rid of a problem (reviews) that is becoming bigger than the game.. Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Despite the injuries, Edmonton looks really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueandgold Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 I think Edmonton probably wins that game regardless, but how they overturned that 3 and 14 play call was beyond baffling. I almost turned off my TV when that happened. If a die hard CFL fan like myself reacts like that, I can hardly imagine what a casual fan would think. TBURGESS and bearpants 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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