My god...

I am thrilled with the win, but almost think I would be happier with a loss where nobody got injured.

If some of these were as serious as they looked I think they could seriously jeopardize our playoff chances.

On offense, our already devastated receiving corp lost its best player in Adams and it looks like it could be a bad one. This on the heels of a knicked up Dressler and Flanders. Nichols also got up wincing after a hit and looked sore all game, although he did finish.

Then on defense we lose Walker (did he ever come back in?) and the core of our defense (IMO) Mo Leggett. Leggett's at least certainly looks serious and potentially season ending.

Edmonton still statistically has a shot at taking second so we can't just rest the starters yet. At the very least though I hope we let our borderline players rest against TO rather than risk further injuries.  As long as we win at least one more game we are secure in second and even if we don't Edmonton has to win out, which I think is unlikely.

Still, what a devastating win today. I hope I am just being overly pessimistic in this case.

As good of a player that MO is, I think we can survive his injury more than we could being without Darvin Adams. Without Adams, Harris is our only true threat offensively.

2 minutes ago, Blueandgold said:

As good of a player that MO is, I think we can survive his injury more than we could being without Darvin Adams. Without Adams, Harris is our only true threat offensively.

At least until Dressler returns. Denmark needs to step up now, too.

Just now, blue_gold_84 said:

At least until Dressler returns. Denmark needs to step up now, too.

Even Dressler hasn’t looked right since he came back from his first injury. Hopefully he’ll be back to his normal self when he returns.

2 hours ago, ddanger said:

At first I thought Mo got hurt when the BC player deliberately tried to injure him.  All he had to do was touch him. Thought BC played a rather dirty game yesterday. Hit on Darvin was nasty, and Nichols clearly was playing hurt for most of the second half. Thought it was his back actually..

 

We can't complain about the hit on Adams. It's the exact same hit everyone loses their minds about how awesome it is, if delivered by loffler

30 minutes ago, brett_c_b said:

We can't complain about the hit on Adams. It's the exact same hit everyone loses their minds about how awesome it is, if delivered by loffler

I don't complain about that hit at all. Obvious shoulder to shoulder. In fact, I thought it was a catch and fumble, and we were lucky that the call went our way.

If Wild is healthy think he could play Safety, he did in the NFL and college and then move Loffler into Mo's LB spot.

 

Leggett was on his back when he got hit & rolled on the ground. The Achilles injury wasn't caused by that.  BC should have got a piling on penalty. 

As Dirty30 menitoned, I think Mo's injury was caused by the way he landed after catching the ball. On the replay, you can see him immediately go down after his ankle lands awkwardly. I don't think the injury was caused by the BC player, although it possibly could have been considered piling on. That type of "extra curricular" play is usually allowed, though, as the BC player might not have known if Leggett had secured the ball, and was trying to pry it loose in order to recover.

 

 

1 hour ago, brett_c_b said:

We can't complain about the hit on Adams. It's the exact same hit everyone loses their minds about how awesome it is, if delivered by loffler

AND I hope Loffler continues that kind of hitting especially in  the  upcoming game  against the Leos........not to even-up that hit on Adams  but just to remind them our heavy hitter is still back there and waiting ...

1 hour ago, Engelwood said:

If Wild is healthy think he could play Safety, he did in the NFL and college and then move Loffler into Mo's LB spot.

 

Loffler struggles in coverage as is would not want him covering some of the best slot receivers in the league.

19 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

Loffler struggles in coverage as is would not want him covering some of the best slot receivers in the league.

Has Loffer ever even played SAM?

Keep him at safety, where he's best suited.

The hit on Adams looked much worse from the stands than when I got home to watch via PVR.

It was more that Darvin was going full clip into the defender and was stopped very suddenly with a shoulder to shoulder. The defender was not running at him with a full head of steam.....But of course, a fluke injury can happen anytime (see Mo).

Also when he was leaving the field, he was not supporting his left arm. No way anyone with a fracture/dislocation is going to trot off without favouring or supporting the limb with the other arm, or at least holding it close to his body (depending on the type of injury).

Edited October 15, 20178 yr by Pete Catan's Ghost

28 minutes ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said:

The hit on Adams looked much worse from the stands than when I got home to watch via PVR.

It was more that Darvin was going full clip into the defender and was stopped very suddenly with a shoulder to shoulder. The defender was not running at him with a full head of steam.....But of course, a fluke injury can happen anytime (see Mo).

Also when he was leaving the field, he was not supporting his left arm. No way anyone with a fracture/dislocation is going to trot off without favouring or supporting the limb with the other arm, or at least holding it close to his body (depending on the type of injury).

Separated shoulders happen with hits and collisions  like that....that would have been season ending and thank the football gods it's just a bruise....Losing Moe was enough....losing Adams as well would have been very concerning...As it stands maybe we'll get Wild back (hoping) and Dressler will make his return...should ease things a bit

3 hours ago, Jpan85 said:

Loffler struggles in coverage as is would not want him covering some of the best slot receivers in the league.

It would be like asking Peluso to cover McDavid.

1 hour ago, Jpan85 said:

Loffler struggles in coverage as is would not want him covering some of the best slot receivers in the league.

Agreed, if I was going to move Loffler anywhere I would put him at the WIL not the SAM.

The crappy thing is that we have a very suspect MLB and now we have to replace Leggett. Whoever steps in will have big shoes to fill.

Seemed to me that BC was taking a lot of liberties with us in the game. More than just playing with an edge, definitely some dirtiness there. Wonder what's going to happen when we meet them again.

Bob was saying theres a good chance Wild, Dressler and Flanders will be back next week. As much as it sucks to get the injuries we did seems like were getting just as much back as we lost, if not more

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Wonder what's going to happen when we meet them again.

We will do our best to end their 20 year playoff run. 

And it will be sweet.

And there will be a smile on Harris, and Leggett and both those guys who were hit out of bounds..

48 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

We will do our best to end their 20 year playoff run. 

And it will be sweet.

And there will be a smile on Harris, and Leggett and both those guys who were hit out of bounds..

And cement Sask in the playoffs unfortunately.....

One thing to consider is the expanded practice roster...there are several receivers and others on it.