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Fajardo. They announced it already.

And a revolving receiver corps causing the QB to have to go to extra reads at times because of unfamiliarity. We will be firing on all cylinders down the home stretch.

I totally agree. As long as it isn't a brawl in the stands (I'm talking to you Toronto) I think it is something that should be encouraged. I get that after the **** show last year where the Argos lost their **** that the league is gun shy about that now, but if Duke found a few Rider fans and a plate of nachos that is not fine worthy imo.

The return of the 4 yard slant, and swing pass to the sideline behind the LOS are going to be making a big comeback if Maas implements things that Cody is comfortable with. Doesn't get much simpler than that. I don't know if they have the speed and elusiveness at receiver to pull that off anymore though.

This all started in 2013. The RIders sold their soul for a Grey Cup by bringing in locker room cancers, since then they have remained consistent at overlooking deep character flaws in the players they sign. I get that recruitment is ultra tough for them...convincing any IMP player to go their backwater town is a challenge...but they need to re-establish culture and it is not something they seem to be particularly interested in doing. Could be. Just saying, the rule is dumb. I thought that was probably the highlight of the month. Good stuff. Every FA they re-sign is to top dollar. They will re-sign guys...but they will have to pay above market rate.

Some dude from Ottawa, Gott I think, grabbed a beer from the crowd and chugged it, then smashed the can on his forehead iirc....no fine for that.

Losing Couture was big, and Neufeld has been playing on a broken wing all season. Even Stan and Yosh have been nicked up. Our OL is still dominant and the mistakes we are seeing are a result of some lost cohesiveness because of injury and having a new LG and C. Our problem is not lack of talent, or depth, like Regina for instance. We just need our big guys to find their groove in the 2nd half. Totally agree. Also, the hot months are when almost every team gets some suspect OL play. When the temp hits +30 it hits the 300 lbers a lot harder than everybody else.

Any injury is potentially career threatening at his age, particularly since he is a RB. After last year's injuries and him coming into camp out of shape it was really a no brainer to move on. As much as our sentimentality wants to block that reality, it was pretty apparent.

....and Father TIme remains undefeated. Andrew took him to the 10th round though.

I agree.

The punt would have had to be a boomer. 55 yards in the air to be sure it wasn't fielded. Not exactly a gimme, in fact pretty unlikely. Not sure why people are considering this a better option than a 32 yard FG.

Not going to pull a Riderfans and blame the officiating in any way for the loss, because as many calls as I think were bad last night I probably missed as many that went our way too. However, am I the only person thinking that the PI on Winston Rose was just awful? I honestly did not see anything more than a very mild hand fight which is completely legal. Also, many spots on forward progress were extremely generous....like a yard or more. Just awful. There was one play where we stopped them about 2 to 21/2 yards short on 2nd down and it's suddenly 3rd and inches...like wtf? I am not sure who the reffing crew was last night but they were brutal. As I said earlier, probably went both ways, but man that was some bush officiating last night. I don't often complain about officiating but that was the worst I've seen in a while. Maybe I was biased in my initial assessment so I am going to rewatch this dog of a game just to see, but that's the first time in a long time I've been upset at the officiating like I was last night.....and I was upset at them prior to us losing btw.

Can't wait until the Esks upset the Riders on Sunday so that the sliver of hope they got last night that we are beatable, becomes fully snuffed by the fact it doesn't matter at all because they suck.

Honestly, what the OL needs the most is a bye week. The summer months are tough on the big guys, and 10 straight weeks without rest is even tougher. They ran out of gas.

We looked like a tired club that just played 10 straight weeks without a bye last night. I am not offering this up as an excuse, but it is the reality. The heart was there but the legs simply weren't. A stretch like that is especially tough on the guys in the trenches and it showed last night. Leggs had an awful game or we still win. I'm not upset at all by this loss, nor am I concerned about it in the least. We will come back refreshed and go on another roll with a few of our starters coming back to the lineup. Losses are never good, but if there is a silver lining to it I feel that it will serve to motivate Walters if any good ex CFLers are cut in the NFL the next week or so. Prior to this game, I would have put the odds of us going hard after Desjarlais (if he is cut) as slim just based on what offers he will receive....now I think we would be extremely competitive in bidding for his services. I wouldn't have thought we would look at many ex-CFL cuts at all...now I think Walters will make a splash if someone is available to push us even more over the top.

This was the ultimate trap game and the Bombers fell into it. Didn't show up...plain and simple. Guys were thinking about finally getting a bye. No big deal, these things happen and are why undefeated seasons are so rare. 10 straight weeks took it's toll on our team, and we lacked energy tonight. Brutal schedule and a 9-1 record and some are upset tonight? I don't get it.

That is why they should sit him down. He's not effective in any way dinged up, and he is much too fragile to play dinged up. The only hope they have of him being semi-sompetent is if he heals his injury completely and starts with the Jesus Sprinkles and hope to hell that Duke, and Shaq earn their salaries fighting for 50/50 balls. Sorry KG....I meant later in his career KG not the first few years where he was decent. LOL....the RIders do like themselves a big old helping of Nealon Greene type QBs.

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He is sad every day but he's trying not to look at social media anymore so that the Saskatchewan River doesn't flood this year. I think I am going to start calling him Karen Fajardo.

Fajardo needs to use his legs more, scramble, and play sandlot and let his receivers run to spots. He cannot sustain drives from the pocket. Jesus Sprinkles is the term I believe they use. Problem is that every DC in the CFL has figured that out and they just play contain on him now and let him self destruct by his own arm. If he could make you pay from the pocket then things would open back up for him, but he can't. For that reason, he has hit his career apex. He is as good as he ever will be and is a Kevin Glenn type talent level. He is a fringe starter in this league.

What favors has he done for his receivers? Just saying. How motivated would you be to fight for balls and make tough catches after your QB went out in the media and told the world that he needs better receivers? Sure passes have been dropped, he has also missed wide open targets with regularity too, When a receiver is tentative because he knows the ball may not be delivered accurately drops tend to increase substantially. A pass/catch has to be consistent because once the brain enters the equation it becomes a very complex set of motions. Fajardo's inaccuracy does not allow his receivers to just go out and use their muscle memory. They have to scramble for passes, and when you have to do that drops happen at a much higher rate. Just cause a receiver gets two hands on the ball doesn't make it an easy catch.

I am a firm believer that there is a shelf life on many jobs, HC would be one of them.

His game trending downwards starting at about the halfway point of 2019. His game then fell off a cliff after he threw his receivers under the bus in 2021. No more Jesus Sprinkles after that.

Like him or not, everyone without green goggles could see his accuracy was poor and that his 50/50 ball % was unsustainable...and he feasted on some really bad teams. When he finally had to play in his own division the Jesus Sprinkles dried up.

Let's get something straight, Cody Fajardo was NOT the West MOP at any point that season. Andrew Harris was, and he was screwed by a bunch of media who took it upon themselves to declare they were the moral compass for CFL fans. It was pure hubris on their part, and a gross overstep and breach of faith put in them by Winnipeg fans. Don't forget that if the situation ever rises again...we love you DT but that shitshow lost them a ton of respect with the fan base.