BC @ SASKATCHEWAN

?‍?Marks the return of Area 51's brother with BC (Ricky Foley)

Ian Hamilton- When the Roughriders fall behind, they tend to abandon the running game and opponents then can get after quarterback Kevin Glenn.

Kevin Glenn starts. Glenn had his lowest output of the regular season in that loss — he threw for 186 yards, albeit with a completion percentage of 70.4 — but he was under duress for much of the game thanks to the Lions’ defensive line.

?‍? Jonathon Jennings starts for BC

I. Hamilton- The Riders are not getting to opposing quarterbacks enough. Rookie Tobi Antigha is second to Jefferson with two sacks and Antigha and A.C. Leonard are tied for second with six pressures apiece. Saskatchewan entered Week 8 ranked seventh in the league with 11 sacks and ninth in the CFL with 31 pressures.

?‍? Dan Clark out at centre. LaBatte fills in, with T Dennis moving to guard, and Bruce (better late than never) Campbell comes off the reserve list to play tackle. This alone should be worth a look.

?‍? BC, who easily beat Sask. last week, relied on 5 FG attempts...with 4 being made.

CFL.ca Staff

By The Numbers

3 – Touchdowns for Duron Carter in the Riders past two games.

4 – Minimum catches that Riders receiver Bakari Grant has made each game. He is only one of three players (Winnipeg’s Darvin Adams and Toronto’s Anthony Coombs) that has four of more catches in every game this season.

10 – Number of rushing touchdowns that Travis Lulay and Jeremiah Johnson have combined for this season. They have five touchdowns apiece.

51 – League leading tackles for Solomon Elimimian heading into Week 8.

?‍? The Riders have played well at home so far this year (2-1). Can they prevail today? I doubt it.

71% of polled fans say Lions win.

6/7 CFL writers say Lions win.

 

Edited August 14, 20178 yr by Mr Dee

Wally should gave sticked with the hot QB which is Lulay. He should yank Jennings after the 1st half.

18 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Thanks for the comment. I think a lot of people feel like you.  They seem to want to recreate the LaPo thing from 2 years ago during halftime. But it's not working. 

That's what they want you to think.

4 minutes ago, tracker said:

That's what they want you to think.

LaPo did a pretty good job explain what was going on during the first half of every game. He took one play & then broke it down much more deliberately than Hank. It was easier to understand & he wasn't talking so quietly that viewers would miss a phrase or a description thereby missing the entire point of the discussion & go What???

 

I actually don't mind hanks half time explanation of the different football schemes, strategies and plays. I have learnt quite a bit from him. Perhaps your TVs are just turned down too low? I haven't had concerns with hearing him yet.

1 hour ago, tracker said:

I am starting wonder if Wally has lost his edge. In every profession, at some point, no matter how good you are or how much you love the work, your unconscious starts sending out signals by changing perceptions and behaviours that its time to move on.  If you're in tune with that, you leave with your dignity intact. If not, and you overstay your welcome, you become an object of pity or scorn.

Can't stand the guy. Never could. He's in love with himself. Loves his hair. Won't muss it up so won't wear a headset. LOL! Totally self-absorbed jerk. Likes to give other coaches and players advice whether they asked for it or not. Thinks he is some kind of fatherly mentor to the poor misguided and unwashed football masses. I guarantee he'll overstay his welcome. Probably already has. He can't leave soon enough, for me. Time for the young guns like Khari, O'Shea, Dickenson, and Maas to take over now. Wally will get all the accolades due him. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

45 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Surprised he let Lumbala do the so called dirty  work for him instead of the Coordinators. He knew there was a problem but chose not to take responsibility for it & sluffed it off to one of his team captains. Would Wally have done that 20 years ago? Would he have let a team from that time be so sloppy & unprepared? Something tells me no. Maybe it's finally time he should think about stepping aside, this time for good as a coach. If this had been Benevides or Tedford coaching he'd have been seething up in the coaches box telling himself that it wouldn't have happened if he was on the sidelines. Yet it did. He rode those 2 head coaches hard & was probably just as much responsible for their failures as they were. 

Just now, J5V said:

Can't stand the guy. Never could. He's in love with himself. Loves his hair. Won't muss it up so won't wear a headset. LOL! Totally self-absorbed jerk. Likes to give other coaches and players advice whether they asked for it or not. Thinks he is some kind of fatherly mentor to the poor misguided and unwashed football masses. I guarantee he'll overstay his welcome. Probably already has. He can't leave soon enough, for me. Time for the young guns like Khari, O'Shea, Dickenson, and Maas to take over now. Wally will get all the accolades due him. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

And yet, like Tom Landry and many other coaches of note, he may not be loved. but he keeps winning more than losing. As long as that continues, he's untouchable unless the new ownership of the Lions wants fresh faces in the coaching ranks.

9 minutes ago, tracker said:

And yet, like Tom Landry and many other coaches of note, he may not be loved. but he keeps winning more than losing. As long as that continues, he's untouchable unless the new ownership of the Lions wants fresh faces in the coaching ranks.

This is his last year.

6 minutes ago, tracker said:

And yet, like Tom Landry and many other coaches of note, he may not be loved. but he keeps winning more than losing. As long as that continues, he's untouchable unless the new ownership of the Lions wants fresh faces in the coaching ranks.

Wally was a great coach but he's 68. He didn't do near enough good job to turn around a cocky team last week & got blown out because of it. Then the Lumbala thing last night. Unfortunately, he'll decide when it's time to leave. No one will fire him. 

1 hour ago, J5V said:

Can't stand the guy. Never could. He's in love with himself. Loves his hair. Won't muss it up so won't wear a headset. LOL! Totally self-absorbed jerk. Likes to give other coaches and players advice whether they asked for it or not. Thinks he is some kind of fatherly mentor to the poor misguided and unwashed football masses. I guarantee he'll ....

Now who sounds arrogant?

Imagine if Wally wore shorts more often.....

If it's one thing I've learned over the years is to never underestimate Coah Wally Buono, nor GM Wally Buono. He knows this game. He knows talent and he can definitely read a room.  Hence, prior to yesterday's game, he felt 'not so good vibes' emanating from the locker room. He didn't abdicate responsibility to try and change the mood, he relied on a proven veteran, that the players respect, to try and get them out of that funk. It didn't work. It will in the future.

The Lions biggest problem was falling into that trap of not being mentally ready, and it all started with their own QB. No way was Jennings ready, mentally or physically for that game, and the team followed his poor direction. They couldn't match the Riders intensity in any way, shape, or form. 

Lulay, if he was healthy, would have fared better, as he is way more experienced in playing against the odds. Jennings is not mentallly tough enough yet. I don't know if he will get there either.

So, it was no contest, because the Riders were ready, and played a solid game, and the Lions were always chasing and didn't make any plays. When your QBs can't make plays, you're in trouble. And the Lions had a heap of that yesterday.

They thought Wally was done in 2011 when he started 0-5. They then proceeded to win the grey cup.. One game doesn't change anything. He's still a good coach/gm. 

53 minutes ago, do or die said:

Imagine if Wally wore shorts more often.....

49 minutes ago, do or die said:

Imagine if Wally wore shorts more often.....

no... you cant make me....

5 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

They thought Wally was done in 2011 when he started 0-5. They then proceeded to win the grey cup.. One game doesn't change anything. He's still a good coach/gm. 

+ dave ritchie when he had that awful first half of a season in montreal as well. 

11 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

They thought Wally was done in 2011 when he started 0-5. They then proceeded to win the grey cup.. One game doesn't change anything. He's still a good coach/gm. 

According to Riderfans it does

After carefully reviewing Wally's 266-145 record as coach......have decided to give him a temporary pass, until next week.....

Corky's boys are miles ahead of last years dumpster fire, too bad they play in the west, not.

2 hours ago, BigBlue said:

Now who sounds arrogant?

Maybe you can start a thread about it. 

Talk about prisoners of the moment!  All these posters writing off Wally Buono as a coach and GM after one game where his team was flat.  Pretty sure they won't be singing that tune in a few months.  Everybody, and I mean everybody, has bad games.

9 minutes ago, MC said:

Talk about prisoners of the moment!  All these posters writing off Wally Buono as a coach and GM after one game where his team was flat.  Pretty sure they won't be singing that tune in a few months.  Everybody, and I mean everybody, has bad games.

This is true. That oline cant be fixed easily tho. 3 man pressure most the game. 

24 minutes ago, J5V said:

Maybe you can start a thread about it. 

You are grumpier than an old man

2 minutes ago, BigBlue said:

You are grumpier than an old man

Define grumpy. 

Just now, J5V said:

Define grumpy. 

Six out of seven dwarves are NOT Grumpy.

4 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Surprised he let Lumbala do the so called dirty  work for him instead of the Coordinators. He knew there was a problem but chose not to take responsibility for it & sluffed it off to one of his team captains. Would Wally have done that 20 years ago? Would he have let a team from that time be so sloppy & unprepared? Something tells me no. Maybe it's finally time he should think about stepping aside, this time for good as a coach. If this had been Benevides or Tedford coaching he'd have been seething up in the coaches box telling himself that it wouldn't have happened if he was on the sidelines. Yet it did. He rode those 2 head coaches hard & was probably just as much responsible for their failures as they were. 

again... one game