voodoochylde

Dyce was heated there at the end. Wonder what went down.

That was crazy .. right call .. but crazy.

Stats through week 9. https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-CFL-League-Statistics-Week-9-1.pdf

Just a feature of his game at this point.

It’s also been the hallmark of Zach’s best (and most consistent) seasons.

He can't be any worse than what we've been trotting out there so far this year (well .. I'm telling myself that at any rate). A complete aside, I can't remember the last time we were absolutely decimated by injuries like this. If we somehow manage to turn things around over the back half of the year it'll be a testament to this team's perseverance.

This is a prime example of why stats, in isolation, are meaningless. They don’t tell the story of how many tackles he’s outright missed .. how many times he’s been dragged for extra yardage or run over .. they don’t show the plays he should have made if he was a few steps faster. I don’t think Bighill is the biggest issue on defense and you see that in some of the plays he makes, when he’s instinctual .. short yardage is a perfect example of this .. that said, anyone denying that his overall play has fallen off has their head in the sand. He doesn’t have the range he used to. He’s not as physical as he used to be. He doesn’t shed blocks and flow like he could in years past. He doesn’t react as quickly as he used to in pass coverage. These things matter and it’s why we should be grooming the next guy while Biggie still has some utility. I love Bighill and his leadership can’t be underestimated but time catches us all.

I agree. If we are really looking to try and salvage this season and make a push for the playoffs, there's a spot for Bailey. Both of the guys you listed have shown nothing. Contributed nothing. If we are looking forward to next year, then I can see the organization passing on Bailey with the idea that they are going to try and bring these guys along. It's pretty clear, this team misses a guy like Bailey who has a bit of juice (energy, fire, compete, hunger .. whatever you want to call it).

I think Bailey is a guy who loves football and isn't willing to set that aside easily. We have dead weight on the roster; guys who for the life of me I can't understand why they are still around. For this year at least, he sees the field and plays and I can see a world where he sticks around next season as well. While not the same player, Bailey reminds me a lot of Darvin Adams in terms of his attitude and the fire he brings the receiving group as a whole.

Aren't you cute. Two plays back to back with our heavy set on the Hamilton 2 yard line .. 55 minute mark .. and please don't try to tell me we weren't trying to punch it in right from the get go or that short yardage means that we're only trying to pick up a single yard or some nonsense like that. Let's not be disingenuous. The offense and Pigrome failed to convert on back to back plays and Pigrome never saw the field again in short yardage situations.

It was back to back plays at the goal line. A single yard on 2nd and 2 and stuffed on 3rd and 1. He never saw the field again after that. And let’s not be condescending .. I know how short yardage works.

Twice in the same drive but who’s counting.

He also goes on to say that this is hand fighting and that it’s a slippery slope to make those calls. Not only did the DB run through the receiver but he’s restricting him from making a play on the ball. Not hand fighting. It’s a bad take (and it should have been PI). Don’t apologize for shitty officiating - demand more of them and the league.

I’ll pour one for my fellow Mods who have to wade through it all. 🍺

I’m a firm believer that if it comes down to a couple of plays, that you’ve left in the hands of the refs, you didn’t do enough to win the game. I agree though .. terrible spot on the Streveler sneak and unless they blew the play dead early, he was never really down. He was on top of a few bodies (it looked that way to me). The non-PI call was brutal but it’s the inconsistency in officiating that’s infuriating.

A few random thoughts: I’ll admit I see things through the lens of a losing season but far too often the refs / CC are making themselves part of the game (and not in a good way). The interior of our offensive line is bad. It won’t matter who we line up behind center if they don’t start playing better or if we don’t make a change there. I’m not sold on Eli, he’s shown the same tendencies each time he’s had a chance to step in .. great in the run game and has his feet in cement while in pass pro. Buck isn’t helping things either and the offense looks incredibly stale. All of these things compound on each other. When was the last time we’ve had this many injuries in a season? Healthy we probably look better but it would only serve to mask some of what we’re seeing on offense. Johnson shouldn’t be on the field and Wilson needs to get out of his head and just play ball. Sergio .. you’re dead to me (again) that was brutal tonight. Was in as a receiver on the play.

He’s arguing, in part, because you carry on like O’Shea pissed in your cornflakes - it’s wearisome. I value your perspective and agree with many things but honestly dude, give it a rest. While knowledgeable, your opinion is just that .. an opinion. It means no more than anyone else’s so please stop behaving like a child out to win internet points and carry yourself like the grown ass man you purport to be. Constantly shouting down posters who disagree with you (or who have a different opinion than you) does more to discourage discussion than encourage it.

They allowed Prukop to throw more passes. I just don’t get it.

If you can’t get a yard in the CFL when it matters you don’t deserve to win. No issue with the call.

The more I watch this season the more I’m convinced they had no plan for Streveler when they signed him.

FFS Sergio.

Demski got his head taken off while that ball was in the air.

Every player is going to lose a rep in a game. Kramdi played well tonight.

I like that we went for it but HATE the execution.

There’s not going to be enough to over turn this.