Deiter Fan

That's certainly one way to look at it. Toronto saw/knew all the same things we did and went with him and it paid off pretty well. Another example of coaches/management with better insight/foresight? Dumb luck?

I get you're being facetious...but that description reminds me of a quote I always try to remember. "I may not know the secret of success but I do know the secret of failure and that's trying to please everyone" There may be some aspect of that at play here.

Holy ****. I thought they might use a topical just to aid in stitching...but they clearly shot it up. And they still sent him back in. Wow. He could have done more damage to it and not even known it....and he would have had no touch on his passes. Did I say "wow"? Wow.

There's no way they would have numbed it, right? Because if not and it was aching/throbbing...I could see a guy rushing a throw to get it away before getting hit/banging it up even more. Not even necessarily consciously...just out of sheer reactionary self-preservation. Just too many reasons to not send him back in.

He's really lucky he didn't suffer any nerve damage. I could see nerve damage on that finger being the difference between highly successful and just good

Lol...obviously people improve from their earliest beginnings. My first days as an announcer were nothing to write home about. But that's as much just overcoming self consciousness as anything...but once guys/gals find their groove very rarely do they stray from that style. Most don't even bother to try.

Especially that finger. The index fingertip has the most sensitivity of any finger on your hand.

According to Zach the it was deeply lacerated at the uppermost joint on his index finger and took 5 stitches to close. I'm no professional QB but have thrown enough footballs over the decades to know that's gonna seriously affect your ability to grip and throw a football.

Man, and there it is. I'll relate to this in the best way I can within my vocation. How many announcers...CFL or otherwise...can you say the exact same thing about? Rod Black was the same Rod Black when he started as when he walked away. Suitor is the same Suitor today as he was 10 years ago. Dustin Neilsen will be the same...with the same calls, inflections and vocal/grammatical crutches...5 years from now as today. You can obviously get away with that lack of reflection/change if you're naturally talented or have a significant depth of knowledge in politics/entertainment/sports depending on your milieu...but in athletics it spells doom whether an athlete or coach.

Geez, I saw that comment on X and damn near swallowed my tongue. Brady was pretty clear tho..."Something has to change because what we're doing isn't working"

Another officiating crappy honker to add to the list. Would it have changed anything? Obviously we'll never know...but when you add them all up you can't tell me it wouldn't have added up to something.

The poor coaching and offence is totally overshadowing the fact that we got fn jobbed hard by the refs, TSN and command center. I watched that Lawler catch over and over with the only replay angle they gave us...and I couldn't see his heel touch the line. Likewise a pass breakup on Demski or Lawler where the DB was way early and they never even gave us a fn replay. All the non-calls for holding (which I know can go both ways) and obvious offsides not called...but the lack of replays on close plays was a real tell that they didn't want us examining the calls.

Even on the 2 deep TD passes to Klaw in the West Final Klaw had to gear down on one and turn around on the other cuz Zach couldn't hit him in stride.

Given some of the off season decisions that have been made re: who we've kept and who we've allowed to get away...and some real head scratching in season coaching decisions...that is not out of the realm of possibility and just whistling past the graveyard won't make those issues disappear.

Yeah this year was the turd in the punchbowl, for sure. We certainly got lucky that many other teams were dealing with their own punchbowl problems. They still fought and came out on top but were, unfortunately, exposed in their final games against the East. Can only hope this will be the ultimate wake-up call for the org.

Yep...we sure could have used a bit more dink and dunk today...although the few times we tried it it didn't work out so well. Bad throws...bad hands...well covered

I'm not so dense as to not recognize the ultimate goal is to win the Cup...but...I can't can't consider a season where the fans get to see more wins than losses, get to experience a quality product, have a great time and the team wins their division and makes good money...as a failure even if they don't win the ultimate game.

Hmmm...definitely a good match for the teams effort today

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The scary aspect is that none of these guys want to pack it in and if they have a coach that is loyal to a fault and will let them come back...that's a bad combo. When I saw Bighill saying he wants to/will come back all I could think was if that's what he wants you can bet O'Shea will likely let him without even having to fight for the job in camp.

Honestly...I don't know. O'Shea strikes me as a guy set in his ways. A "dance with the one that brung ya" kinda guy...even if logic says it's detrimental. The odds of him getting canned are pretty freakin' slim so that aspect of the team dynamic may be locked in for the foreseeable future. So any player/coaching changes may have to be forced from above...and given that we're hosting a Cup game we have now lost 3 times in a row there may be more pressure/incentive to do just that. All I know for sure is I have zero control over it...won't sweat it...but will hope that management is motivated to make any changes necessary.

It's a shame the 3 cup losses overshadow what has been the best 5 years of football this organization has delivered in decades. Yeah it sucks losing the big one but I've had loads of fun/enjoyment watching this team play the last 5-6 years. Changes obviously need to be made but I'll be damned if I'm gonna let this loss ruin what was a great come back season for another division title and the overwhelming success we've enjoyed over the last several years. As someone old enough to remember the entire length of the drought (and no cup for Deiter) the last 5 years have been like a dream. Hopefully the org will make the needed changes to put us over the hump next year and we take it all at home.

Ahhh yes, the vocal minority looking for their time on the podium of the victim olympics. Fear not, tho...you have assured me of your virtue so your legacy is secured. But yes, lets ban every word found offensive by anyone, anywhere. Sounds like a solid plan.

So these people used a slur to name their co-operative?

Eskimos call themselves Eskimos...so they are being derogatory at themselves? You choose to look at it as negative/pejorative...that's your choice, of course. It could also be looked at as an honour. Incorporate it into the teams celebrations bringing more attention to a culture most know little about.