Mark H.

The way he reads the blocking, cuts back against the grain and bounces through - reminds me of the grand old days of Chuck Diesel. 

What some here have been predicting came to pass last night. The Rider defence was good, but not quite as good as in other games, the offence was its usual self, and Elizondo came up with a plan to beat the Rider defence with an average O-line. As Suitor pointed out repeatedly, the Rider game plan was to load up the box and stuff Powell. Ottawa countered with an outside passing game and when the Riders tried to adapt, Powell was sent into the line to seal the deal.

I'm tired of watching...the speed that everyone else has at receiver.

I'm tired of watching...the speed that everyone else has at receiver.

They've been quite accurate for the last several Canadian elections. 

Agreed - I was referring to the entire league. 

The game you play - is an old game - but you play it rather well. 

Two things that are on Lapo: 
1. They run a lot of short patterns, resulting in multiple receivers in the same zone 
2. Receivers are often stationary when the ball arrives - it’s really odd how often that happens

Those, along with turnovers, are the important stats.  Points obviously are what counts at the end of the day, but 7 points on a 27 yard drive after big D stop and Demski return count the same as 7 scored on a 90 yard drive that takes 6 minutes.  The impact on the game is very different.  How many of those drives have we had?  We score on short fields....sometimes.   If we lose field position, we get killed.  If our offense and special teams are dominant we can have a game against a good team and still lose in a disappointing fashion as our offense both gives points away and leaves a bunch on the field with turnovers and inefficiency, sometimes on the same drive. Our offense has been next to useless all season.  They can't even consistently put together 2-3 first downs a possession, at least against anyone but the Argos and Als.

Even with equal or better stats, they would still be better, due to the constant threat of explosion plays. 

Banjo Bowl was a defensive gem. The D only gave up 9 points. 

Always

Banjo Bowl was a defensive gem. The D only gave up 9 points. 

I didn’t have a problem with the way the D played against Calgary. They are trending up, anyone can see that. 

Banjo Bowl was a defensive gem. The D only gave up 9 points. 

Toronto was good enough last year to win the Grey Cup.  Now look at them.  Proof that being hot at the right time is the only thing that matters.

Even the previous game we were a few blunders away from winning.  The record will show 2 Rider victories..and good on them.  But honestly I still think we are a much better team overall when healthy.

And scored a TD.  Plus set up 2 offensive TDs on short fields after a 2 and out deep in Rider end and the forced fumble by Hecht.  It’s almost unbelievable they could lose that game with how the D played.

The sought after gem may have been shrouded in Nichols worst decision making game of the year leading to many points against.  I'm not going to completely disagree with you.  The Banjo Bowl was given away by our QB1  But I was mostly referring to stealing games from good offensive teams. We've seen plenty of times this year where our defense has looked good against bad offensive teams.  Trying to post a defensive gem against the best offensive teams in the league has usually led to late game collapses.  Our D isn't good enough to win those games on their own.

Banjo Bowl was a defensive gem. The D only gave up 9 points. 

And yet they didn't give up a TD that entire game and gave the offense two drives in the final two minutes.  Your expectations might be a bit out of whack or maybe you're so biased against Hall you can't give a fair evaluation.

They've been lively since 15:00 1st Q.

Roxy's is great!  The pulled pork jalapeno sandwich is really really good. 

I agree with most of what you're saying, especially about after school hours.  
But yes, there had been some issues with kids being hit by cars.  I guess if you don't know, then you don't know. I shared one in a post further up.
Enforcement by police and better education both cost extra money - which is exactly why neither of them will happen
Budgets and the almighty buck always come before better ways of doing things.
I was happy to see this change, because I knew it was the only change we were going to see.
And yes, I have been ticketed in one of those 30 km/h zones. I was going to another school for Professional Development, there were no kids in class all across the province on that day.  It sucked, but that's life, and it only happened once. 
 

Burris used to make those throws. Some got picked, but he definitely made them.