Some random thoughts from last night's game:

 

I've been a Cordaro Howard supporter up until now, but after last nights game, he's gotta go.  He consistently gets beat by his man...he plays too soft.  And that's a few games now where he has taken costly penalties.  Howard is the weak link of the OL.  Time to give Jarvis Jones another try; he was solid last year.

 

With Kuale getting injured, I'm excited to see what Abraham Kromah can do.  I suspect he will help improve the non-existent run defense.  Run defense is a concern.

 

A lot of missed tackles.  I suspect the cause is twofold; 1) short week and guys were simply gassed late in the game, 2) seems guys are trying to punch the ball out to cause a turnover and aren't going for the tackle. 

 

I was steaming for a while regarding Romby Bryant, but with Moore back next week, after sleeping on it, I'm okay with keeping him.  Not the best game for him last night but he's okay as depth.  Scouting departments needs to be looking for longer term solutions though. 

 

Run game/blocking looked much better last night but I suspect that had more to do with the level of competition and not so much improvements we've made.  Real test will be when we play the Riders again. 

 

Very, very impressed with Stoudermire.  Can't believe the Riders let him go.  He looks like he's the next CFL star returner.  Only a matter of time before he breaks one for a TD...hope he does its against the Riders   I hear lots of fans saying cut Woods, but I hope we keep him as depth on the IR or PR.  Woods has a great attitude too. 

 

Washington had a weak game.  Missed a few tackles and took some stupid penalties. 

 

I don't understand why Willy stays in the game late when it's over.  He took a few unnecessary hits late in the game.  One serious blow to willy and our season is over.  Poor decision by the coaching staff.  Get Marve or Brohm some meaningful reps and protect your biggest, most important asset. 

 

I really like JFG, but Watson is that much better.  I do hope JFG gets back into the WR rotation as he deserves to play.  Kolhert making some big plays lately too.  You could make the case of starting 3 Canadian WRs, but who do you bench of Kelly, Moore, Denmark?

 

Looking at our remaining schedule, I see us finishing the season with 9-10 wins at most (10 if we split the last 2 games versus the Riders).  I'm optimistic, but it will be a battle making it into the playoffs. 

 

Good news is we should have Moore and Sears back next week and the guys have an extra long week to get healthy and rested.  Hope we don't take the Als lightly, they're slowly heading in the right direction. 
 

I also would love to hear what people thought about that PI call last night.

 

They really screwed themselves with that one. The league has really opened the floodgates on PI challenges now.

My problem with it was that the CFL has talked recently about closing the floodgates a bit, they said they were only going to over turn the really obvious and blatant stuff... which I assume is why O'Shea didn't bother challenging the one on Kelly, but then they go and over turn that one.... good lord throw the flag on any deep ball and based on that play there's probably PI in there somewhere. 

I also would love to hear what people thought about that PI call last night.

 

They really screwed themselves with that one. The league has really opened the floodgates on PI challenges now.

 

I was really against the PI reviews when they were introduced and still hate them.  The problem is two fold:

 

1.  PI can look a lot worse when a play is slowed down

 

2.  Offensive PI is unchallengeable.

 

This was a pretty reactionary move to the botched non-call in the Hamilton/Montreal playoff game last year and should have been thought through a bit more.

At some point, O'shea need to lash out on guys taking stupid penalties. I know he's a player's coach but if he needs to rip on a particular guy or group he need to let it out and show these guys his displeasure.

At some point, O'shea need to lash out on guys taking stupid penalties. I know he's a player's coach but if he needs to rip on a particular guy or group he need to let it out and show these guys his displeasure.

 

There are other ways to show your displeasure.

 

You don't think Romby knew he was upset when he wouldn't even look at him yesterday?

Having players rally to the ball is fine.....but when you have 3 guys there, and nobody makes the tackle.......

 

Sorry if this was mentioned, but I saw THREE guys launch themselves at the running back consistently and not a one wrapped him up or even tried.  Ridiculous.

 

The lack of calls on game impacting holds from Toronto was infuriating. Our guys were holding do, no doubt - but they were called.

 

In regards to the PI, I wish they would only overturn it IF it was absolutely so blatant the fact the ref missed it was astounding - which before this one was moreso the case (imho).

You don't do it on the sidelines during the game. Have you guys not ripped Austin for 3 weeks about that.

I guess Andrew Harris, CJ Gable and Brandon Whitaker are pretty average backs than.

 

Having players rally to the ball is fine.....but when you have 3 guys there, and nobody makes the tackle.......

 

Sorry if this was mentioned, but I saw THREE guys launch themselves at the running back consistently and not a one wrapped him up or even tried.  Ridiculous.

 

The lack of calls on game impacting holds from Toronto was infuriating. Our guys were holding do, no doubt - but they were called.

 

In regards to the PI, I wish they would only overturn it IF it was absolutely so blatant the fact the ref missed it was astounding - which before this one was moreso the case (imho).

 

This will be a rule change that will be jettisoned in the not so near future.  Allowing challenges of PI creates more issues then it solves.

I would rather be able to challenge holding than PI to be honest. Refs miss that more than they miss PI. 

I would rather be able to challenge holding than PI to be honest. Refs miss that more than they miss PI. 

Hope that never happens because you could literally call holding on 75-80% of all plays.  Talk about killing the flow of a game!

 

I would rather be able to challenge holding than PI to be honest. Refs miss that more than they miss PI. 

Hope that never happens because you could literally call holding on 75-80% of all plays.  Talk about killing the flow of a game!

 

you can probably call PI on the same percentage of plays too, they're both ridiculous things to be able to challenge but I bet holding affects the game more than PI does. 

 

 

I would rather be able to challenge holding than PI to be honest. Refs miss that more than they miss PI. 

Hope that never happens because you could literally call holding on 75-80% of all plays.  Talk about killing the flow of a game!

 

you can probably call PI on the same percentage of plays too, they're both ridiculous things to be able to challenge but I bet holding affects the game more than PI does. 

 

You could be right about holding having a bigger impact.  Challenges on any kind of penalties are ridiculous and leave the league open to criticism.  Stick to ball placement challenges, td challenges and turnover challenges.

 

 

 

I would rather be able to challenge holding than PI to be honest. Refs miss that more than they miss PI. 

Hope that never happens because you could literally call holding on 75-80% of all plays.  Talk about killing the flow of a game!

 

you can probably call PI on the same percentage of plays too, they're both ridiculous things to be able to challenge but I bet holding affects the game more than PI does. 

 

You could be right about holding having a bigger impact.  Challenges on any kind of penalties are ridiculous and leave the league open to criticism.  Stick to ball placement challenges, td challenges and turnover challenges.

 

ball placement rarely gets over turned though because the tricky spots are in the big piles and you can't see **** in there on reviews anyway. I hate the entire challenge process but challenges for penalties was and always has been a ridiculous idea. Just let the refs do their jobs and we'll deal with missed calls because over the course of a season it will balance out. 

 

At some point, O'shea need to lash out on guys taking stupid penalties. I know he's a player's coach but if he needs to rip on a particular guy or group he need to let it out and show these guys his displeasure.

 

There are other ways to show your displeasure.

 

You don't think Romby knew he was upset when he wouldn't even look at him yesterday?

 

I bet he looked at him....in the dressing room....

 

I also would love to hear what people thought about that PI call last night.

 

They really screwed themselves with that one. The league has really opened the floodgates on PI challenges now.

 

I was really against the PI reviews when they were introduced and still hate them.  The problem is two fold:

 

1.  PI can look a lot worse when a play is slowed down

 

2.  Offensive PI is unchallengeable.

 

This was a pretty reactionary move to the botched non-call in the Hamilton/Montreal playoff game last year and should have been thought through a bit more.

 

The issue I had with the PI review is it's still a judgement call it seems, and the terminology is based on how you interpret the rule itself.

 

I would rather be able to challenge holding than PI to be honest. Refs miss that more than they miss PI. 

Hope that never happens because you could literally call holding on 75-80% of all plays.  Talk about killing the flow of a game!

 

To be fair, regardless coaches can still only call two challenges a game - don't think it would "kill the flow" of the game as much as you think it would. 

After that challenge being successful, db's are going to have to resort to running up behind the reciever and yelling 'BOO' or 'paternity test' really loudly in their ear so that they get scared and drop the ball.

Up to that point there had been 3 over turned calls. The one on Kelly looked like many that up held but so did the Argo one. Agreed there needs to be some consistency.

My random thoughts....

 

 

How come Boston Pizza continually changes their menu and removes favorite dishes such as Cactus Nachos (cuts smothered in cheese) , chicken parm sandwich and szeuchwan pizza yet they keep on the menu the garbage like the pizza-burger? Also why the raise in prices it's not that great?

 

Why doesn't Chris Tucker make movies? I know he's blown all his money away and it looks like he's doing another Rush Hour... but I'm sure the guy could score a tonne of big roles and he's way funnier then his mini-me Kevin Hart.     What's the deal with Black comedians who become huge then disappear (Murphy, Tucker, Chappelle)....

 

What's the deal with weeds....   why can they grow to be massive in my yard without being watered yet the areas of my grass where I do water struggles to grow.  Why can't grass grow crazy big with ease while Weeds struggle?

 

What's the deal with MIL's?  Is their some kind of secret society where women must make their SIL's life miserable??

That chicken parm sandwich was basically a giant chicken finger covered in marinara sauce and greasy cheese. So gross.

Really like the initial post in this thread... great stuff.

 

As for random thoughts...

 

Would love to see Wild-Kromah-Sears...  Dunn plays soft (there's a reason that Washington and Peach's tackles are inflated) and Kuale is just not quite good enough, who knows if Kromah still has it but I'd give him a shot

 

Stoudemire at runningback...  the guy has some jets and can run over blockers, he is the type of back we need - something to think about anyway

 

Love the idea of rotating our Cdn receivers, right now getting Carter playing time would be better than putting Romby out there

 

Passing on proven Cdn talent is just a bad policy - Laurent and Messam make this team better even if they don't 'fit' the scheme... good coaches find a way to get the most out of players.  Sure hope Walters is on the phone with Buono right now.

My random thoughts....

 

 

What's the deal with weeds....   why can they grow to be massive in my yard without being watered yet the areas of my grass where I do water struggles to grow.  Why can't grass grow crazy big with ease while Weeds struggle?

 

It's the root system.  Weeds have roots that are thicker and more importantly grow deeper.  People who water their lawns frequently create poor root systems for their grass.  Less frequent waterings encourages the roots to grow deeper in search of moisture, and in times of low precipitation these lawns will be more durable than lawns that are overwatered.  Over time a healthy lawn should overtake the weeds.  So they say.

 

My random thoughts....

 

 

What's the deal with weeds....   why can they grow to be massive in my yard without being watered yet the areas of my grass where I do water struggles to grow.  Why can't grass grow crazy big with ease while Weeds struggle?

 

It's the root system.  Weeds have roots that are thicker and more importantly grow deeper.  People who water their lawns frequently create poor root systems for their grass.  Less frequent waterings encourages the roots to grow deeper in search of moisture, and in times of low precipitation these lawns will be more durable than lawns that are overwatered.  Over time a healthy lawn should overtake the weeds.  So they say.

 

 

Thank you for this tid bit ,  it makes sense to me!

 

Having players rally to the ball is fine.....but when you have 3 guys there, and nobody makes the tackle.......

 

Sorry if this was mentioned, but I saw THREE guys launch themselves at the running back consistently and not a one wrapped him up or even tried.  Ridiculous.

 

The lack of calls on game impacting holds from Toronto was infuriating. Our guys were holding do, no doubt - but they were called.

 

In regards to the PI, I wish they would only overturn it IF it was absolutely so blatant the fact the ref missed it was astounding - which before this one was moreso the case (imho).

 

Great point, thinking the same thing last night. Might think about going back to form tackling and not looking for the big hit . . .

Really like the initial post in this thread... great stuff.

 

As for random thoughts...

 

Would love to see Wild-Kromah-Sears...  Dunn plays soft (there's a reason that Washington and Peach's tackles are inflated) and Kuale is just not quite good enough, who knows if Kromah still has it but I'd give him a shot

 

Stoudemire at runningback...  the guy has some jets and can run over blockers, he is the type of back we need - something to think about anyway

 

Love the idea of rotating our Cdn receivers, right now getting Carter playing time would be better than putting Romby out there

 

Passing on proven Cdn talent is just a bad policy - Laurent and Messam make this team better even if they don't 'fit' the scheme... good coaches find a way to get the most out of players.  Sure hope Walters is on the phone with Buono right now.

You know I wondered that last night. Curious to know if he takes RB reps in practice.