Mr Dee

But the other 4 teams didn't win the Cup...so they failed..right?What about two years, not winning the cup? Firing offence? And, if you'll notice I did say wrong guy - Burke and LaPo - too soon fired. Those are the only two I mentioned. They are, at least, in the recent past. Nope, the other 4 teams didn't fail. They just didn't win it all. You argument that everyone who doesn't win the Grey Cup are the same is dumb even for you. I'm talking about not making the playoffs and losing more games than you win. Both are hallmarks of bad coaching, bad players or a combo of both. No, your talking about hiring inexperienced coaches, when in reality, all teams do it. And if you're talking about dumb things to say, how about what you said about the Bombers hiring the wrong coaches every couple of years? Show me the book where they list the good and bad coaches, because you seem to have the only copy.

But the other 4 teams didn't win the Cup...so they failed..right?What about two years, not winning the cup? Firing offence? And, if you'll notice I did say wrong guy - Burke and LaPo - too soon fired. Those are the only two I mentioned. They are, at least, in the recent past.

We get in this situation not because we fire guys every couple of years, but because we hire the wrong guys every couple of years. It's make the playoffs or look for another HC at the end of this year and making the playoffs isn't looking probable right now.What you're saying is that there are 8 teams every year who have hired the wrong guy. And how the hell do you know you're hiring the wrong guy? Oh, that's right, according to you, we have to hire an experienced Coach. Or a re-cycled coach. But if they're any good, wouldn't they be employed? And isn't every HC who is hired, new at some point? Yes, sometimes we hire the wrong guy...hello Mr. Burke. But we do fire way too soon also...hello Mr. LaPolice. Just when it looked like LaPo was beginning to figure it out, we had to fire him, because, you know, he was new, and we haven't won in so long....well, you know how it is. Hire and fire...that's what we do. Perfarful.

Perfarful. Ridiculous to consider firing MOS. That's precisely how we get in these situations. Hire and fire. Without concern to how the future looks with this roster in place. You have to give him the year..at least.

And here it is. Your very weak argument to blame MOS for not sitting out Willy for the BC game. Even though Willy said he was ready. Even though every medical opinion cleared Willy to play. To give Marve some playing time...in a most important game against BC...which we won...with Willy in the lineup. Your argument was weak weeks ago, and it's still weak now.

More center? Used to be far more centre? Like middle? Or far more middle? That kind of thing? That's funny. Not far center funny, but funny.

Oh please. Every team has had numerous injuries that they've had to overcome. Every team.5 of 9 teams have lost their starting QB. Hamilton has had the luxury of having turnover heaven benefit them greatly in a number of games, including 8 last night resulting in 5 TDs. They have had this 'advantage' 3 other times this year. Listen, they are a great team, coached and QB'd well, with a very good defence, but to suggest they haven't had their path made easier by other team's mistakes, is flat out wrong.

Or stop calling 50 penalties every game The penalties are on the players....the import players...the ones some want to increase.

I'm with you guys on this one. Things are coming way too easily for the TiCats right now. Probably 4 times they have had leads gifted to them that have made it fairly easy to coast the rest of the games. Now you can argue that their defence and STs have enabled them to get these breaks and bounces, and to an extent, I would agree, but I really have never seen anything like it. No way can that continue. Bounces have a way of evening out over the course of the year. Hamilton have played lights out and deserve to be considered #1 at this point, but.... And their QB, he has full control of their offence and is driving it smoothly like a Ferrari on an open road. It's almost too easy. Buy hey, it wouldn't take much to throw speed bumps on that road. Somebody will figure them out. They still have a long road ahead of them.

We've had this conversation before. I hope they never "open up" the CFL to all-American lineup. That would eventually destroy the CFL. Do I really believe that? With every NI breath I take.

I'm watching this game on PVR, but I have to ask, with the score 42-14, 2:55 left in the 3rd quarter, why is Collaros still in the game?

BC - Coach killers. Not their own Coaches, mind you, but other team's Coaches. And it doesn't matter if you lose to them, or beat them, chances are the same, that your team's Coach will get fired after you play them. Ask Paul LaPolice and Tom Higgins about that.

And popped goes the weasel. What a strange, strange move. Strange timing, strange personnel moves, including the Popp re-coaching thing. And...no friggin way you bring in Higgins over MOS.

So you're saying that having the Winter Classic here in December this year wouldn't have affected Grey Cup ticket sales? I'm referring to the date in Feb 2016 they rejected It wasn't Miller doing the rejecting. "The NHL wanted to play the game in late December, while the football club was pushing for a February date." CFL Heritage Classic put on hold until 2016-17 Jets, Bombers couldn’t agree on date for outdoor game By: Gary Lawless Posted: 01/20/2015

Week 9 Hamilton at Edmonton Who ya got? The Edmonton led Matt Nichols over the visiting Ti-Cats led by Zach Collaros. Collaros over Nichols - In Hamilton’s first 4 games, he led them to just 6 TD drives in 48 possessions (12.5%). Over the last 3 games, that has been raised to 10 TD drives in 38 possessions for a 26.3% mark. His passer rating split - first 4 games: 94.1; last 3 games: 134.1. Outstanding defences. The Eskimos’ defence at home has been absolutely dominant and they have not allowed even one opponent TD drive in 49 possessions. The Hamilton defence has really stepped up of late and over the last two games they have as many sacks as they made in the season’s first 5 games (11). Hamilton is now the only CFL club with 5 players with at least 3 sacks each. The Ticats are riding a 4-game win streak but it's Edmontons home game. AND The Eskimos are now 4-0 in the four games that Bell has started at running back. He has averaged a league-high 84.5 rushing yards per game and 6.8 yards per carry - #2 among running backs. In contrast in the last 3 games, Hamilton has averaged only 62 yards on the ground and as a % of total yards gained has been just 18%. They have passed for 841 yards over those 3 games (82% of the total). Who do you pick now? More? Over the first 5 games Bailey was the target on just 3 pass attempts. In the last two games he has been thrown to 10 times with 5 catches for 86 yards. Cory Watson has been targeted just 3 times in the last 3 games. Game-by-game Edmonton has had a different leading receiver from the previous week all season long. Four different players have led the way with Kenny Stafford on top 3 times, Adarius Bowman twice plus Kendial Lawrence and Derel Walker once each. Derel Walker got his CFL career off to a great start with 10 catches for 125 yards. He was the #1 target for Edmonton QBs vs Montreal and was thrown to 13 times, as many as the next two receivers combined. BUT - Hamilton’s defence has forced opponents into 90 times this season where they have been converting at just 35% for the year. Edmonton is #1 in that category with 107 opponent 2nd-and-7+ situations forced. Edmonton opponents convert at just 26% compared to 56% at 2nd-&-6 yards or less. Over the last two years Edmonton has a margin of +91 in 4th Quarter scoring (212-121). So who ya got now?

Was he? I don't think Hurl was signed to be an impact MLB, although that would have been nice. He's here to be part of a defence, and who has a role to play. From the information gathered, he is doing that job. He's starting now, and I think he will be part of a defensive set of NIs in the future that will include Waggoner, Bucknor, and maybe even Newman or others, like Morgan. They signed and drafted players with a goal in mind and right now, we're only seeing part of the picture. The defensive line has been in the slow-to-start mode but it seems to be tending upwards in the last few games. they have affected the play of the LBs, who themselves had to learn their roles. As shown in the last game, the defence did well to hold us in the game with our #1 out, against a decent Tor. team. A fumble and punt return TD wasn't in the defensive game plan.

It's once again another unimpressive performance by Lulay, their game offence, and their receiving corps...especially Leonard. BC has the advantage. They have their starting QB and the leading rusher in the league. Even after giving up 251 yards rushing, they were still in the game until the end. There is something missing from that team and I'm glad they haven't figured it out yet. And Lulay? He's so conscious of not taking a sack, he rather throw a pick? Poor choices. If he doesn't start figuring his own performance, they're in trouble, because even with their "quick run offence" they do not look like a playoff team at this point.

I'm pretty sure there were way more people and factors involved into the pricing of these tickets than Wade sitting in his office with a pen and paper. And you do mean potential revenue lost, right? I'm sure the NHL thing cannot be laid on any single entity alone. The timing schedule alone was a big factor. But you can blame Miller if you want.

Wrong, because if he's not the bear, then he must not be the wombat.

CFL Trends and Highlights - Week 9 Defence Re-Emerges: Week 8 was a great week for the defence for most teams as net offence averaged only a combined 561 yards per game – the lowest average yards allowed per game in any week since 2002. No Air Space: Calgary forced Ottawa into 11 straight 2-&-outs and 11 consecutive incomplete passes in their 48-3 win. Negative Yards: In a stretch of 7 drives, Edmonton limited Montreal to -1 yard. Limited Yards: Winnipeg held Toronto to just 72 yards of offence in the second half but lost on the strength of an Argo punt return TD. Shut it Down: Hamilton started by forcing BC into 5 straight 2-&-outs and 36 net yards on BC’s first 7 possessions. Long-range Field Goals: Last year, only three clubs made a 50+ yard field goal. In 2015, six teams have already at least one. From 50+ yards in 2015, CFL kickers are 11-of-14 (78.6%). What is odd is that from 40-49 yards they are only 32-of-46 (69.6%). In 2014, there were only 14 tries from 50+ yards made in 81 games and just 7 were made (50%). Penalties Update to Week #8: With only 75 penalties, Week #8 averaged just 18.8 calls per game. That is the lowest of the 2015 season and lower than any total from the first 8 weeks of 2014. The cumulative penalty average year-to-date dropped for the 7th straight week to 25.06 per game. Red Zone Defence vs Winning: The Top 4 Red Zone Defences in the CFL (Edmonton, Toronto, Calgary and Ottawa) have a combined TD% allowed rate of 46% and a W-L record of 19-9 .679. They have turned back more than half of the opposition chances inside the 20-yard line. The remaining clubs are at 60% only in Red Zone Defence with a 13-23 .361 W-L record. Hamilton’s Fast Starts: Hamilton has started fast for the second consecutive week with 21-0 margins after the 1st Quarter. It was only the second time in 107 years of our history that any team had ever had consecutive leads of 21+ points after 15:00 of play. Only Winnipeg in August 1994 with 21-0 and then 25-0 leads in back-to-back weeks at the end of the 1st Quarter had ever achieved that feat. QB Sacks / Drives with Sacks: Last week there were 34 sacks, the most in any week in 2015. Updating the number of drives where a club allowed a sack: now up to 154 possessions with at least one QS allowed and only 3 TDs made on them (1.9% TD rate). Sacks have doubled since the beginning of the season – Weeks #1-6: 4.1 per game; Weeks #7-8: 8.1, almost twice as many. 2-Point Converts: The convert choices made by teams has taken a very odd turn in the last 3 weeks with kicks dominating. Despite the 73% two-point success rate, in the last 12 games teams have elected to kick after 50 of the 54 touchdowns scored, or about 8% of the time going for two. That sounds a lot like the 6.4% election rate for two-point converts in 2014 (23 of 359). Saskatchewan’s Injured List: Looking at their Week #7 roster provides some insight into Saskatchewan’s record. They had 15 players sit out the Aug 8/15 loss who have a combined 927 games (626 starts) of prior CFL experience. In those players, Saskatchewan was missing a total of 626 career starts – almost half as many as the 46-man roster that were active. A good comparison can be made to BC’s roster last week – just 7 players on the IL with a combined 55 career starts. Third Down Gambles: Results in 3rd-and-1 situations this season have shown a marked change from the last few years with a much lower success rate. The trend shows a drop from 84% success rate in 2013 to just 63% in 2015. Plenty of QBs: Last week, 15 different quarterbacks ran at least one possession week highlighting the need for depth at that position. With the debut start of Winnipeg’s Robert Marve, in 2015 there have been 14 different QBs start at least one game. Comebacks – 8 from 10+ points: In 2015 there have already been 8 teams come back from deficits of 10 points or more. By team: Toronto 2, Calgary 2, BC 2, Ottawa 1 and Edmonton 1. Last year there were only 12 all season. Saskatchewan Takeaways a record low: The Riders have just 2 takeaways this year (one interception and one on downs). The all-time CFL season-low is held by Edmonton in 2006 with 25. Saskatchewan will have to create 2.1 opponent turnovers per game the rest of the way just to reach that mark this year. Montreal at BC Aug 20th BC at home vs Montreal: The Lions have won 13 of the last 14 Montreal visits by a combined score of 491 to 253. In the last 4 Montreal visits BC’s average margin of victory has been by 33 points. (163-30). The Lions’ two best home records against any rivals come against the Alouettes at 26-8-1 in 35 games and Ottawa at 22-5-2. Close Losses: The Alouettes have a current 3-game road losing streak, by margins of 2, 3 & 3 points. This is the first time in all of Montreal club history they have had three such narrow defeats in a row on the road. In all three defeats, Montreal outscored their opponent in the 4th Quarter, but fell just short. Lulay Loves B.C. Place Stadium: In his career as the Lions’ starting QB, Travis Lulay has compiled a record of 23-7 in his 30 home starts. His first 9 starts were at Empire Field and BC went 4-5. At B.C. Place however, the Lions are 19-2 in his 21 starts including 2-1 this season after the 26-23 win over Edmonton last time out at home. Plays from scrimmage gap: Last week, Montreal’s defence was on the field for 65 plays compared to their opponent at just 44 plays. Over the last two games, Montreal’s defence has racked up 133 plays to the opposition at just 97. The TOP gap over those two games was 33:57 to 26:03. First drive TD specialists: The Lions have three opening game TD drives in 2015 and Montreal has two. Their combined total of 5 is one less than the entire rest of the CFL has generated. Harris fumbles: The CFL’s leading rusher was the focus of Hamilton’s defence and they forced him into two fumbles. It was the third time in his CFL career that he has fumbled twice in the same game. Those turnovers turned out to be key as BC lost each game by at least 13 points: Aug 13/11 (17-30 to Wpg), Jul 30/13 (12-38 to Tor), and Aug 15/15 (22-52 to Ham). It is notable however that those were the first two fumbles BC has lost all season in 2015. Rakeem Cato: Got off to fast start in his CFL career with wins in 2 of his first 3 starts and a passer rating of 105.9 in that 3-game stretch. Over the last 3 games, he is 0-3 with a passer rating of 80.5. he has thrown 4 interceptions in his last 3 games. Booming Bede: The Montreal rookie punter is averaging 46.0 yards on 44 punts and 13 of those have gone for 50+ yards. Terry Baker holds the Als’ record for a single season average at 47.4 yards (1999). Kickoffs is where Bede has really excelled as he is averaging 73.0 yards which is on pace to break the CFL record. That is 67.9 yards per kickoff set by Jamie Boreham in 2010. Making History: On September 12, 2014 against the Eskimos in Edmonton, Alouettes receiver S.J. Green became the seventh player in team history to reach the 5,000-receiving yards mark. Moving Up: On August 1 against his former team, Nik Lewis caught three passes, allowing him to climb into ninth place all-time in the CFL for career receptions. His 11,482 receivng yards place him 11th all-time in CFL history only 143 yards shy of the tenth spot which belongs to Arland Bruce III.

Bender? I think you could start a list of Benderisms that shows, in some sports, he has no idea which end of the football fits. (That could be one)

It's good to have the spot light on the Duffy trial, and those who knew about what was going on. Poor Stephen. How betrayed he must feel when it seems everybody around him knew what was going on...and nobody kept him advised. For a guy who likes to control the message and keep his party in check, this must be embarrassing. And the big bad media..wanting to know the truth. Shame on them. Maybe we've misjudged the man? Nah, he is who he is.

It's being reported on TSN by Lawless that Simmons wanted to play in Winnipeg because of....Mike O'Shea.

BC might be in the market for an NI WIL... and they have cap space now. Maybe Hurl for Bazzie? I like Bazzie, but you're deleting an NI roster player, who is proving useful now, and more so in the future. We can't afford that deletion IMO.

Hurl has greater value as part of our team, as opposed to trade value, unless you get a different NI piece of equal value, which is starting to give me a headache just thinking about it. So no, to a trade, unless you get .......