The truth is - Calgary did not play very well today. With an even semi-competent QB, we get the win today. Even with the QB play we got, we could have won if all opportunities had been cashed in.

Calgary D played well, but it’s easy to shut down the run when the passing game is that bad. 

Ottawa definitely has a good offence - they will move the ball consistently. I think the Grey Cup goes East again. 

Any other predictions? 

Copied and Pasted from the National Post.

The 2018 CFLPA all-star team:

OFFENCE
Quarterback	Jeremiah Masoli	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Offensive Tackle	Joel Figueroa	B.C. Lions
Offensive Tackle	Derek Dennis	Calgary Stampeders
Offensive Guard	Brendon LaBatte	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Offensive Guard	Sukh Chungh	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Centre	Ucambre Williams	Calgary Stampeders
Running Back	William Powell	Ottawa REDBLACKS
Fullback	Declan Cross	Toronto Argonauts
Slot Back	S.J. Green	Toronto Argonauts
Slot Back	Bryan Burnham	B.C. Lions
Wide Receiver	D’haquille Williams	Edmonton Eskimos
Wide Receiver	Brandon Banks	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Long Snapper	Chad Rempel	Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Special Teams

Lewis Ward

Ottawa REDBLACKS

DEFENCE:
Defensive End	Willie Jefferson	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Defensive End	Charleston Hughes	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Defensive Tackle	Almondo Sewell	Edmonton Eskimos
Defensive Tackle	Micah Johnson	Calgary Stampeders
Middle Linebacker	Alex Singleton	Calgary Stampeders
Weakside Linebacker	Simoni Lawrence	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Strongside Linebacker	Don Unamba	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Cornerback	Delvin Breaux	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Cornerback	Nick Marshall	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Halfback	Aaron Grymes	Edmonton Eskimos
Halfback	Ed Gainey	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Safety	Taylor Loffler	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Punter	Richie Leone	Ottawa REDBLACKS
Place Kicker	Brett Lauther	Saskatchewan Roughriders

Head Coach:

June Jones

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

I'm surprised that Harris isn't the RB. Singleton over Bighill could be debated too.

21 hours ago, TBURGESS said:

I guess you just don't like successful teams.

nah the als under don Mathews, and previous Buono led super teams I liked. Despite some greasy stuff with the als back then. I just really do not like these two organizations. 

17 hours ago, Scorch said:

Might I recommend golf? I hear there’s a Phil vs Tiger grudge match PPV coming up

If insomnia becomes an issue ill give it a try. 😁

17 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

I think the Stamps take it. That is a damned good defense the Stamps have.  Harris won't have the stats he had vs Hamilton.

agree

41 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Copied and Pasted from the National Post.

The 2018 CFLPA all-star team:

OFFENCE
Quarterback	Jeremiah Masoli	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Offensive Tackle	Joel Figueroa	B.C. Lions
Offensive Tackle	Derek Dennis	Calgary Stampeders
Offensive Guard	Brendon LaBatte	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Offensive Guard	Sukh Chungh	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Centre	Ucambre Williams	Calgary Stampeders
Running Back	William Powell	Ottawa REDBLACKS
Fullback	Declan Cross	Toronto Argonauts
Slot Back	S.J. Green	Toronto Argonauts
Slot Back	Bryan Burnham	B.C. Lions
Wide Receiver	D’haquille Williams	Edmonton Eskimos
Wide Receiver	Brandon Banks	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Long Snapper	Chad Rempel	Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Special Teams

Lewis Ward

Ottawa REDBLACKS

DEFENCE:
Defensive End	Willie Jefferson	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Defensive End	Charleston Hughes	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Defensive Tackle	Almondo Sewell	Edmonton Eskimos
Defensive Tackle	Micah Johnson	Calgary Stampeders
Middle Linebacker	Alex Singleton	Calgary Stampeders
Weakside Linebacker	Simoni Lawrence	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Strongside Linebacker	Don Unamba	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Cornerback	Delvin Breaux	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Cornerback	Nick Marshall	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Halfback	Aaron Grymes	Edmonton Eskimos
Halfback	Ed Gainey	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Safety	Taylor Loffler	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Punter	Richie Leone	Ottawa REDBLACKS
Place Kicker	Brett Lauther	Saskatchewan Roughriders

Head Coach:

June Jones

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

That list is just awful. lmao @ fb instead of a 5th wr. 

June Jones?

2 hours ago, wbbfan said:

That list is just awful. lmao @ fb instead of a 5th wr. 

It’s like - how irrelevant can we possibly make this? 

4 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Copied and Pasted from the National Post.

The 2018 CFLPA all-star team:

OFFENCE
Quarterback	Jeremiah Masoli	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Offensive Tackle	Joel Figueroa	B.C. Lions
Offensive Tackle	Derek Dennis	Calgary Stampeders
Offensive Guard	Brendon LaBatte	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Offensive Guard	Sukh Chungh	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Centre	Ucambre Williams	Calgary Stampeders
Running Back	William Powell	Ottawa REDBLACKS
Fullback	Declan Cross	Toronto Argonauts
Slot Back	S.J. Green	Toronto Argonauts
Slot Back	Bryan Burnham	B.C. Lions
Wide Receiver	D’haquille Williams	Edmonton Eskimos
Wide Receiver	Brandon Banks	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Long Snapper	Chad Rempel	Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Special Teams

Lewis Ward

Ottawa REDBLACKS

DEFENCE:
Defensive End	Willie Jefferson	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Defensive End	Charleston Hughes	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Defensive Tackle	Almondo Sewell	Edmonton Eskimos
Defensive Tackle	Micah Johnson	Calgary Stampeders
Middle Linebacker	Alex Singleton	Calgary Stampeders
Weakside Linebacker	Simoni Lawrence	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Strongside Linebacker	Don Unamba	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Cornerback	Delvin Breaux	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Cornerback	Nick Marshall	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Halfback	Aaron Grymes	Edmonton Eskimos
Halfback	Ed Gainey	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Safety	Taylor Loffler	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Punter	Richie Leone	Ottawa REDBLACKS
Place Kicker	Brett Lauther	Saskatchewan Roughriders

Head Coach:

June Jones

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

So, to review:

Masoli is chosen over Bo Levi Mitchell, who I'm guessing is going to win MOP tonight over Masoli. (I'll edit after the awards given out if I'm wrong)

Neither Andrew Harris (CFL rushing leader) or Brad Sinopoli (most catches by any receiver, and an all-time Canadian record, to boot) both up for outstanding Canadian player, are on this list

Neither Stanley Bryant or Brandon Revenberg, both up for most outstanding o-lineman, are on the team

Neither Adam Bighill or Larry Dean, both up for defensive MOP, are on the team

Ty Long, his team's MOP as a kicker/punter and the west nominee for special teamer, is not on the list in either the kicking or punting spot

Lewis Ward is on the list as "special teams" (usually reserved for a returner) but is beaten out by Brett Lauther for the "kicker" spot (remind me what Ward does again?)

Saskatchewan and Hamilton, #4 and #5 in points given up, have 7 of the 12 defensive starters, #1 Calgary has 2, #2 Winnipeg has 1, and #3 Ottawa has zero.

BC, #7 in points scored, and Toronto, #8, had 2 players each on offence, one more in total than #1 Winnipeg and #2 Calgary had 3 between them (and all 3 of their offensive players were on the o-line)

Hamilton has 5 players on the team (more than any other team except Saskatchewan) and yet finished 8-10. So did the coaching hold the talent back? Nope, June Jones was named best coach (ahead of award nominees Chris Jones and Rick Campbell, along with Dave Dickenson and his league-best record). This was the #7 team in the league this year based on their record.

Edited November 23, 20187 yr by TrueBlue4ever

29 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

So, to review:

Masoli is chosen over Bo Levi Mitchell, who I'm guessing is going to win MOP tonight over Masoli. (I'll edit after the awards given out if I'm wrong)

Neither Andrew Harris (CFL rushing leader) or Brad Sinopoli (most catches by any receiver, and an all-time Canadian record, to boot) both up for outstanding Canadian player, are on this list

Neither Stanley Bryant or Brandon Revenberg, both up for most outstanding o-lineman, are on the team

Neither Adam Bighill or Larry Dean, both up for defensive MOP, are on the team

Ty Long, his team's MOP as a kicker/punter and the west nominee for special teamer, is not on the list in either the kicking or punting spot

Lewis Ward is on the list as "special teams" (usually reserved for a returner) but is beaten out by Brett Lauther for the "kicker" spot (remind me what Ward does again?)

Saskatchewan and Hamilton, #4 and #5 in points given up, have 7 of the 12 defensive starters, #1 Calgary has 2, #2 Winnipeg has 1, and #3 Ottawa has zero.

BC, #7 in points scored, and Toronto, #8, had 2 players each on offence, one more in total than #1 Winnipeg and #2 Calgary had 3 between them (and all 3 of their offensive players were on the o-line)

Hamilton has 5 players on the team (more than any other team except Saskatchewan) and yet finished 8-10. So did the coaching hold the talent back? Nope, June Jones was named best coach (ahead of award nominees Chris Jones and Rick Campbell, along with Dave Dickenson and his league-best record). This was the #7 team in the league this year based on their record.

I’d say you put more thought into this than the CFLPA did. 

All I'm going to say about that joke of an All Star team is what the ****??????????????????????

2 hours ago, Mark H. said:

It’s like - how irrelevant can we possibly make this? 

I think we're actually seeing the effects of too many concussions on the people who voted for this list.

1 minute ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

I think we're actually seeing the effects of too many concussions on the people who voted for this list.

Hmmmmm it almost looks that way. 

Just now, Mark H. said:

Hmmmmm it almost looks that way. 

That is the most out of touch all star team I have ever seen. That list is so bad it stinks of rotten flesh. Like discovering a dead body that was left in the trunk of a car in plus 30 temps for a month. Even the maggots died from the rotten stench. It would be comical if it wasn't so sad.  The CFLPA should be ashamed of itself. If this is a portend on how these clowns will negotiate a new CBA for their members, then the players should have absolutely no confidence in their Union acting on their behalf.

13 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

I think we're actually seeing the effects of too many concussions on the people who voted for this list.

i literally just said to noeller "time to change the concussion protocol" 

good for a laugh anyway.

8 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

i literally just said to noeller "time to change the concussion protocol" 

good for a laugh anyway.

Masoli over Mitchell???  He'd be about the fourth or fifth qb I'd want if he was a FA. He makes some crazy bad decisions when he throws.

Just reading the articles & keys to the game over on cfl.ca. I get that they are writing to a wider audience, but apparentlly the only aspect of the trenches worth mentioning is Micah Johnson.  

And of course they all picked the Stamps to win. 

 

Be interesting to see if the crowd cheers for Ottawa.

No idea which team will win, except I think it should be close. 

It's impressive that with all so many injuries,  Calgary still got to the Greycup.

 

 

 

Edited November 25, 20187 yr by Mark F

I'm cheering for Dom Davis and Feoli to win a cup......

9 minutes ago, Mark F said:

Be interesting to see if the crowd cheers for Ottawa.

it's in Edmonton, Calgary won't be popular. 

13 minutes ago, Mark F said:

Be interesting to see if the crowd cheers for Ottawa.

No idea which team will win, except I think it should be close. 

It's impressive that with all so many injuries,  Calgary still got to the Greycup.

 

 

Yup, they should have an award for best depth. Calgary wins hands down.

Hope Ottawa wins ... I think they do

Calgary wins, BLM is MOP. BLM says something arrogant and/or stupid in the post game interviews. Dave Dickenson whines all game causing TSN to reconsider the idea of live mics.

edit

 

Edited November 25, 20187 yr by Mark F

3 hours ago, 17to85 said:

it's in Edmonton, Calgary won't be popular. 

what's their beef? I honestly don't get it 

43 minutes ago, Dr Zaius said:

what's their beef? I honestly don't get it 

Springfield vs. Shelbyville

On 2018-11-22 at 12:45 PM, kelownabomberfan said:

my prediction is me watching, but remembering little.

So long as you can find the loo......