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**** this Riders columnist on OB is delusional.

Half their wins vs Edmonton and Calgary. Would be on a 4 out of 5 losing streak if Montreal had a competent coach.

BC is a mess right now. If Noel Thorpe didn't constantly play a defense (cover 0 behind poorly disguised blitz) that's the equivalent of a meaty turkey nicely cooked and waiting to be carved up they would have lost even with Fajardo stinking. O'Shea's description of why Darby going on 6 game: "We made a move to get Parker on and we'll see how Alden factors in the rest of the season"

So they rule a hit that caused a turnover was illegal and fine worthy but somehow can't manage to review it right there in the game to get the call right.

Except Fajardo has performed worse in terms of putting up yards and points. Evans is only a 3rd year player.

I mean side judge and line judge's with whistles. Stick crews are all local.

Absolutely. Locally they don't want it later. My experience attending every 5 years or so they'd try a late start then go back to the 1 PM local starts after trying to manage the insane crowds by evening time.

They only need 4. Better for the guys not working to do U Sports and other amateur games to get work in. Seriously a bunch of people working lines this year were doing high school and Canada Cup games last year. Very inexperienced.

Wind supposed to pick up in early evening from south.

Yeah you wanna get there by Saturday afternoon and stay drunk right until game time. They moved up the start for many years to noon or 1 PM local to curb the drunkenness in the stadium.

BLM will be released before January 15 when he has a $175,000 roster bonus. There's 0 guaranteed money in his deal. They aren't going to pay him $500,000 to play football anymore. If he wants a chance to play next year it'll be a highly incentive based deal due to his terrible performance this season and inability to win at all. His QBR this year is 52! League average even this year is low 90s. Powell (a guy playing the lowest level of FBS football this time last season, rawest rookie possible) and Shiltz with same crew are around 85. If he plays next year he'll be waiting his turn to get on the field. He won't be starting, and he won't be making starters salary. So maybe the panel will look like a better deal to him.

He was only dangerous with the RPO stuff. Now he's not really a threat to run all game. Can't pass well enough to just be a drop back passer. Evans came in 2 games put up yards in both, points vs Sask and a comeback to beat Ottawa on the road. They are under .500 with Fajardo starting, 2-0 with Evans.

How the **** do you prep for another game with Fajardo as your starter? The guy not only can't help you win, he's actively handing over points every week.

Montreal won't win more than 2 games the rest of the season.

Montreal wins this game with a defensive scheme from this era and a QB who can make basic throws. Not even close. Why are you constantly going to run at Adams and give him single coverage across the field? Guy can't pass for ****, let him sit in the pocket all day.

BC just getting pumped in the trenches but Thorpe constantly blitzing on passing downs.

And Fajardo hands it back. 0 points.

God TSN is so bad at production. Can they not figure out how to isolate audio so we don't have to hear these ridiculous horns in the stands?

That Montreal DB had no hope to cover Whitehead. Montreal playing right into Adams game with the cover 0 there.

No TD

2 plays in a row Montreal should have picked off, one a big play for BC.

Agreed. I couldn't watch their version of SC when I wanted just to know what happened in sports. It's funny TSN runs a separate version of SC against Jay's every night and on the morning loop so I guess I'm not alone. I do enjoy his NFL coverage though, and their podcast stuff over the years. Fajardo can't hit the intermediate stuff. Quick slant, screen, or deep.

Yeah, I think her inspiration is Jay and Dan because that's the environment she came up in. When they were absolute stars and on their way to the US. Kind of like Fajardo trying to run Mahomes playbook. You can call the play but really only the one guy can execute that act, I say one guy because to me it's always been mostly Jay. Dan is just a great straight man.

There is nothing worse than a comedy schtick that is both unfunny and lacking self-awareness.

TSN has a few on their roster, but mostly relegated to SC or Women's sports. Not really sure why Beirness ever got the big push up into hosting NBA and CFL, or even the 11 PM Eastern SC before that. The sideline reporter Kenzie Lalonde in this game is quite strong at both PBP and studio hosting for hockey. Laura Diakun, little more of a pro than Beirness, let the analysts shine, no schtick.