voodoochylde

Going to just close this down. You can comment on games (including officiating) within their specific threads.

I thought contact was allowed within 5 yards of the los, has that changed? Yup. That's why you need man coverage now, Hall's bend-not-break zone has DBs sitting 5-10 yards back trying to 'read' the route Part of it could be that Hurl and Randle are just in over their head... Again.. How is this hurls issue? Does he cover #1,2 or even 3rd option receivers? No. He did his job against the run and his blitzes were never his strong suit. Your concern is misguided. Randle tho, I agree. He looks bad. Real bad at SAM. Dunno if that is due to him covering for others or just not his best position.. Ah yes, an MLB with no closing speed, just what every team wants. Hash mark to hash mark baby .. wait ..

I don't either, but what other choice is there if Willy can't go? Brohm is yet another in a long string of noodle-arms that have come and gone. He looks like a hybrid between Mike Quinn and Max Hall. Which is why I had to laugh at the 'Brohm is the best backup since Pat Barnes' comment. If "Purolator Pat" is the benchmark we have for measuring backup QBs against .. we're in trouble.

Sometimes when I read posts like this I honestly think I must live in an alternate universe, and some here are definitely in dreamland. Do you guys just pass out automatically when Marve is on the field? Is that why you can't see what he does on the run? I also don't get this need by some here to crap on Marve. Why don't you like him? Did he pee in your corn flakes or something? For the record .. Marve *IS* a 50% passer in the CFL .. That said, he's fun to watch .. he extends plays with his legs .. and his team SEEMS to respond to him .. the problem is he's not the type of QB our OC can tailor an offense to .. we're essentially trying to stick a square peg in a round hole .. asking a mobile athlete to be a drop back passer .. and make no mistake .. at this point .. Marve is still simply an athlete learning the pro game .. and the CFL game. Do I think he could be a capable quarterback in the CFL? Absolutely. Was I hoping to see him get some reps late in the game last night? Absolutely. Do I think he's ready to lead this team? Not at all. But he's taking charge in ways that he can .. Cotton started to lose it on the field at one point late in the game last night .. it was Marve who came out and pulled him aside and was talking to him .. the guy has gifts .. but he needs more time to develop them.

And yet Westerman still leads the team in sacks (not that that's saying much at this point) .. The more I watch this defense .. the more apparent it is that certain players are simply being misused .. a case in point is that Randle has gone from being an all-star calibre cornerback .. a guy QBs stayed away from .. to being a liability at LB ..

I don't necessarily think the backfield is weak, I *DO* think that they aren't being used effectively and .. in the case of Randle .. aren't being played in the best possible position.

It's a bad home loss ... expect anything less?

I'll ask that people keep things respectful. Posts will get turfed. Threads will get locked. Beyond that, Brohm was terrible tonight. Inspires ZERO confidence in this team.

Just went for a coffee run and it *FEELS* like it's going to rain tonight .. hoping it holds off though.

Ask and you shall receive.

Rankings exist for three reasons: *To help further enable addicted gamblers who don't follow football but still want to bet on it * act as website filler content * the internet is obsessed with lists. Fixed that for you.

In what position? He was out there a lot on offense (FB)

Going to ask this once .. keep politics in the general forum ... Please continue the discussion there

I think the only time I've ever really seen Calvillo struggle (after he'd established himself in Montreal) was when Bellefeuille was the coordinator there. That season was a complete gong show from a protection standpoint and Calvillo got abused.

I know the name Jock Sanders has been floating around a bit .. now sure if that's who it is though.

It was Pontbriand. Right at the point of attack too, without that illegal block there may not have been much of a return to regret. Your definition of "point of attack" is certainly different from mine .. Pontbriand was about 10 yards away from the returner when he engaged the Rider player .. really didn't need to touch him at that point as there was already a decent seam for Veltung to hit.

Confirmed. Tino is back in the show! And back in the hearts and minds of Rider fans nationwide.

http://www.cfl.ca/article/nissan-titan-power-rankings-bombers-make-big-leap Merged with the existing thread.

Physical offensive line and a solid running game tends to do that. Good to hear though!

Couple of like topics going on. Cleaned up the threads.

No. QB is considered a runner if he slides head first (and is not afforded any of the protection a QB gets when he's 'giving himself up'. Only considered down when someone makes contact with him.

Pandering to the Rider fans drives ratings .. (and traffic to every web poll they put out)

Also extended the play with his legs a number of times .. though O'Shea can't be a fan of the head first dives.

Chris Jones gets away with all kinds of dirt cheap ****. He deserves to be screwed on that play. I don't give a rats ass about Jones .. just the fact that a referee was standing RIGHT there .. watching the play .. and completely missed it. It's inconsistency like that that makes the league look bad.

Nice push off on that TD.