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Something has to give after a season like they had. Sometimes, good coaches end up wearing the goat horns for a bad team. I can agree with that, however, as a coordinator you gotta play the roster you are given to their strengths and mitigate their weaknesses as well. I guess that would be my knock on Younger. However, overall I really like his defence. Ding ding ding....exactly why he was canned. Dicky managed to convince someone over his head that it wasn't a talent problem and he got to keep his job. That required the Monson meat shield.

Won't need to paper it. Less than 2k tickets it will sell out on walk up. I agree with that, It would be nice to see a little more disguising of our defensive alignment. Hall was a master at it.

We were far from keeping Zac clean against Toronto. Jamie Nye also suggested the Riders would win the Grey Cup the last two years prior to this one so I would take his opinion with a grain of salt. Nye is a Rider fan first, journalist second. That is why.

I am absolutely gobsmacked by Ferland being the nominee for outstanding lineman, and Wilson not coming out of the West for ROY. Blown away by these choices. I don't understand. Only thing I can fathom is that Ferland was a peace offering to the melon heads for Milligan not receiving MOP nomination.

It's certainly not the strongest point of his game for sure, but that is mainly because we don't really use it a whole lot in our offence. My comment on BO's receiving skills aren't about screens or in the flats. It's about his ability to get out and beat a DB and to have the over the shoulder deep route receiving skills. Those are not the types of things BO did a whole lot of in college or since. It takes time. People are waiting until the weekend just to get the most accurate weather report I would think. Those waiting solely on the weather report will likely sell out the game before the WSF and not leave availability to chance should the gappers win.

Catching deep routes is a different kind of catching skill set. One we have not seen from Brady yet. Not saying he can't do it, just assuming it's why we never run him out on intermediate and deep routes because that was something we did routinely with Harris.

Hard to do in cold weather games. I'll just be happy if we win our next two, even if Zach is underwhelming. If he had the hands I think they would have done it long ago. They had Harris on wheel routes all the time because he had great hands. I don't think BO is quite there yet, but is working on that aspect of his game.

Biggie may be back, but he will have to accept a reduced role.

BC may not want to, but they don't have the luxury of keeping VA to spite them either.

Edmonton's decline coincided pretty closely with the intro of the SMS.

Bighill situation would require some MLB extra bodies going into camp next year for sure. Meh...he is a FA at seasons end if he is not activated.

I would be concerned about their run defence if their pass defence was even halfway decent, but it is not and is probably the main reason they were a .500 club. Their SMS problems become even more substantial next year. The key being quickly and unfortunately TSN doesn't always provide all the angles in a timely fashion. hence why I believe our spotters in the booth didn't make the call or weren't certain enough for MOS to challenge.

You are not crazy, anyone debating the ball didn't roll around on the ground is crazy. That was an easy overturn, and easy for the official to miss as well.

Absolutely not and I'm not even sure why he thought it would be as we have seen this exact scenario play out time and time again in many games since video review has been introduced. If ruled an incompletion it requires a coaches challenge to be reviewed. Particularly when it was absolutely beyond a shadow of a doubt a turnover. Not sure what the officials were even looking at? He high pointed the ball, got both feet down 2 yards from the sideline and never once so much as bobbled the ball. A 100% clean reception. Ball hits hands, feet touch down WELL WITHIN the boundaries of play, and clean possession is maintained the entire time. TURNOVER.

OMG I can't even believe you are arguing that it wasn't a blown call. Just SMH....it isn't even remotely debateable. I'm sorry TB but this kind of post is just absolutely why everyone shakes their head at your outlook on this forum. You are so hell bent on being a contrarian you can't see the forest through the trees.

I agree to some of that. The ability to make ticky tack BS calls shouldn't be reviewable or forgive my English call downable. Turnovers/potential turnovers, scoring plays, receptions/incompletions should all be something they can do as well as getting line infractions correct. Other than that, no need. I do have to wonder about the availability of replays by TSN on that INT as well, because MOS didn't challenge what would have been the easiest challenge win of his career.

Leake would be awesome, so would getting Grant back from the Argos and correcting a big whiff from this past offseason.

On a clear and obvious mistake, other than penalties, the CC should be able to phone down and correct the call. I wouldn't want them bogging stuff down that requires multiple angles and 5 minutes to analyze but the interception was clear. obvious and could be determined as so very quickly beyond a shadow of a doubt. I can't imagine what transpired to not rule that an interception both by the on-field refs and upstairs. There was zero reason to even dispute that it may not be an interception. It was as clean as could be. The refs should be downright embarrassed already for bungling a potential turnover call that egregiously. CC getting it right doesn't embarrass them more. The proof of their incompetence is there either way.

There are markets other than Toronto that could use Pinball, and his grassroots appeal and focus. Therefore, it would suck for the Arblows but it would be the entire CFL's gain. I get what you are worried about though, in the CFL football wasteland of Toronto a guy like Pinball is necessary. Parents HAVE to take them with Chad "Diddy" Kelly lurking around.

I didn't forget, just goes without saying at this point.

So a typical Rider game then, a bunch old wieners drinking crap beer wearing ugly merch watching a team that no one hopes will be the same next year. The only thing that has grown in Regina is their crime rate and the plaque on their teeth.

The gale force wind helped for sure.

I think it as prevalent here, just more on a team by team basis. They skew to the East. One can't look at the calls in a game and blame incompetence. Take the interception by Ford the other day. I can't blame incompetence for that. It goes far beyond any logistical thinking that this was plain old incompetence. The guy got both feet down 2 yards inbounds with full control of the ball. That was a ref demonstrating bias. You will never convince me otherwise on a play like that. It was as clear an interception as one could ever have. No toe drag close to the line, no issue whatsoever with possession..nothing. When the watermelon heads are shaking their head in disbelief you know it was an egregious call against the Bombers.

Nice...losing a game to the CFL bottom feeders on fan appreciation day. Never change Riders!

The league is not PURPOSELY corrupt. However, in the back of every single CFL employee's mind has got to be a full awareness that the CFL needs the big market teams to have at least some fan interest in order to survive. Also, there is I'm sure a full awareness that only happens when their teams have success. Do these job preservation realities sometimes lead to calls going their way subconsciously. I would think so, and the proof of my statement is in the pudding. No mandate from the CFL per se, but we would have to be awfully naive to think that CFL employees don't give the benefit of any doubt subconsciously to the markets in the East.