Well, I want Toronto to win this game, but I got a bad feeling it won't happen.  A lot of ?s with the boatmen right now.

I'm glad to see Franklin get another chance, but that clock is ticking on him to show the money and he won't get forever to do it.

I must also say that Corey Chamblin is going to have to convince me today that he was the right hire because right now, I don't think so.  That man was awful in SSK when Durant wasn't on the field ... Well ok, aside from a few LDC games, but those are always outliers.  Bottom line is he fell very quick in just a couple years, and he's got a lot to prove for me to respect him as a coach.  Any signs of going unstable again and the same problems that happened in Regina will happen in BMO too.

FWIW, in 1956, Montreal scored 82 points on Hamilton in an 82-14 drubbing. 

Just saying. 

Maybe the riders are not the worst team

man I just saw the score, ouch.

I feel like Toronto, Montreal and Saskatchewan are in a secret massive contest to field the worse team.

Well, won't be seeing Bluto around here until December.  There are 10's of people devastated by the results of today's game.

Bluto is going to be Blotto, after this one.   He and the die hards, deserve much, much, better this this...

Lets look at the bright side. Parity in the league is good- right? Well, the Lions, Als, Argos and Riders are equally pathetic and when they play each other,  it will be entertaining and with unpredictable outcomes. And that's what watching sports is all about, yes?

Edited June 23, 20196 yr by Tracker

25 minutes ago, do or die said:

Bluto is going to be Blotto, after this one.   He and the die hards, deserve much, much, better this this...

They've won 3 Cups in the last 15 years so I feel not so bad.

Well, the Franklin Expedition turned South, in a hurry.

The Argos being a steaming pile of **** does no favours for the league. 

its not on Franklin i don't think.  Their receivers were not getting open, there run game wasnt moving and their o-line was getting pushed around.. .Very similar to the EDM - BC game last night but BC had Rielly that was able to get the ball to his recievers sometimes.  And the TO Defense was out to lunch on alot of those Touchdowns,

30 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

The Argos being a steaming pile of **** does no favours for the league. 

The Argos are the 'model girlfriend' of the league...

5 hours ago, USABomberfan said:

I wonder if any HC has ever been fired after game 1 of the regular season?

Does Mike Sherman count??

35 minutes ago, bearpants said:

Does Mike Sherman count??

That was before Game 1...

1 hour ago, Adrenaline_x said:

its not on Franklin i don't think.

The lion's share of the blame definitely goes to the coaches, very stupid people they are.

But unfortunately, Franklin can't be absolved of his portion of the blame either.  Seems to get a bit too rattled lately even to a point of missing routine throws.  He's certainly not in the best of situations, but as the chosen one in FA signings last year, that's part of your job is to turn a lower level less competitive team into a contender.  Thus far, I just haven't seen that from Franklin.

Long story short.... team needs to extend Streveler big time!!!

Hammie tied a record...  last win by this margin was 65-15 against Winnipeg back in 1999...

 

If the game in Edmonton was a sack attack deBaCle, what kind of adjective would describe what happened in Toronto?

An O-Line in disarray leading to 4 QB sacks and many more rushed throws.

The league’s self proclaimed best running back, James Wilder jr. 6 carries 12 yards.

James Franklin. Less and less talk about his being a bonafide starter.

Tackling by the Argos? I’ve seen better tackling from fishermen. It wasn’t just one guy missing tackles, it was the whole touch football team.

I’d say back to square one for the Argos, but could they find it without letting Hamilton score again?

The only thing worse is if Drake would have been there.

The Argos now have to play seven straight games against Western opponents.

Yikes!

The Argos and Alouettes have some hope because they have credible coaches but the same cannot be said for either the Lions or the Riders. This is as unbalanced a league as I have seen in a long while.

They say that very early in the year, D usually has an edge on O. 
But we have seen a terrific amount of simply atrocious D - inability to cover and simply inept tackling....right out of the gate

 

29 minutes ago, Tracker said:

The Argos and Alouettes have some hope because they have credible coaches but the same cannot be said for either the Lions or the Riders. This is as unbalanced a league as I have seen in a long while.

WRONG!!!

I said about the Redblack's/Regina game that I witnessed two of the worst D's in the league....I think I'll add a third

48 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

James Franklin. Less and less talk about his being a bonafide starter.

Sometimes he stands calmly in the pocket and throws perfect passes over the middle... he's got a strong arm...

looks like an all star. then nothing.

Wonder what the problem is. Definitely not ability to throw.

 

 

Edited June 23, 20196 yr by Mark F

3 minutes ago, Mark F said:

Sometimes he stands calmly in the pocket and throws perfect passes over the middle... he's got a strong arm

I don't understand why this guy struggles.

 

Too much time watching his protection, not enough time spent looking downfield. 

MBT should be starting