Winnipeg 5-5 @ Regina 5-4 Game Day

[HardCoreBlue]

Wrap up, frig.

[bustamente]

Line is giving Nichols time the receivers need to get open

[Mark H.]

Time for a deep shot to loosen up the secondary. 

[jazzsax]

Couple gimmes from the refs for the riders and thr blown punt return.

 

All thjngs considered the offense is opening things up. Our game to win. 

[HardCoreBlue]

Someone needs to blow up Edem please and thank you. Tried to decapitate Harris.

[Bubba Zanetti]

Nobodys open!!!

Throw the ball away dipshit

[M.Silverback]

Nichols holds on to the ball forever!!!! Help your OL out!

[Mark H.]

1 minute ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

Nobodys open!!!

Throw the ball away dipshit

Back to back sacks from 3 man pressure - that’s on the OL. 

[NorthernSkunk]

Matt needs to learn how to escape

[Fraser]

Why abandon the run on that last drive

[Mark H.]

You guys are ridiculous - that was 3 man pressure

[bustamente]

That's a hell of an Sask O less than 100 yards in a half

[HardCoreBlue]

3 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

Back to back sacks from 3 man pressure - that’s on the OL. 

Or coverage sack. 

[Goalie]

1 minute ago, Fraser said:

Why abandon the run on that last drive

Cuz its working and Lapo is dumb

[rebusrankin]

I'm just hoping we hold on in the second half.

[Goalie]

Just now, HardCoreBlue said:

Or coverage sack. 

Nichols panics almost immediately also.. Hes scared to get hit

[JuranBoldenRules]

4 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

Back to back sacks from 3 man pressure - that’s on the OL. 

Beg to differ.  The first two sacks on 3 man rushes Nichols has to get rid of the ball or scramble out, tons of room to scramble out of the pocket and let the receivers work back to him.  3rd one both tackles got beat and Nichols didn't have much time.

[USABomberfan]

4 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

Back to back sacks from 3 man pressure - that’s on the OL. 

Yeah, last series was on the OL.

It does appear Lapolice has trouble scheming receivers open outside of play action though.  Notice both TD passes today came off of play action and it's why I was raving that he needed to use it last week.

All in all though, if you had told me we'd be up 17-14 at halftime in this one, I'd have been ecstatic to see that.

[Mark H.]

2 minutes ago, USABomberfan said:

Yeah, last series was on the OL.

It does appear Lapolice has trouble scheming receivers open outside of play action though.  Notice both TD passes today came off of play action and it's why I was raving that he needed to use it last week.

All in all though, if you had told me we'd be up 17-14 at halftime in this one, I'd have been ecstatic to see that.

And that the Riders O would do almost nothing. Very tight coverage on the replays. 

[JuranBoldenRules]

3 minutes ago, USABomberfan said:

Yeah, last series was on the OL.

It does appear Lapolice has trouble scheming receivers open outside of play action though.  Notice both TD passes today came off of play action and it's why I was raving that he needed to use it last week.

All in all though, if you had told me we'd be up 17-14 at halftime in this one, I'd have been ecstatic to see that.

Looks to me like Lapo's script today is mostly based on beating the blitz, and it worked on the first number of drives.  Sask has adjusted to 3 man rush with a spy and 8 in coverage.  Sask is barely even disguising the 3 man rush, their guys are all dropped out pre-snap.  I'd give Nichols audibles to runs for those situations, let Harris run downhill at the Sask guys trying to come up out of coverage.

[Mark H.]

4 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Beg to differ.  The first two sacks on 3 man rushes Nichols has to get rid of the ball or scramble out, tons of room to scramble out of the pocket and let the receivers work back to him.  3rd one both tackles got beat and Nichols didn't have much time.

Fair - but you still expect better protection when the DC drops almost everyone into coverage. 

[Mark H.]

1 minute ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Looks to me like Lapo's script today is mostly based on beating the blitz, and it worked on the first number of drives.  Sask has adjusted to 3 man rush with a spy and 8 in coverage.  Sask is barely even disguising the 3 man rush, their guys are all dropped out pre-snap.  I'd give Nichols audibles to runs for those situations, let Harris run downhill at the Sask guys trying to come up out of coverage.

Seems like a relatively simply adjustment...

[rebusrankin]

1 minute ago, Mark H. said:

Seems like a relatively simply adjustment...

History tells us though that what is perceived as simple is not always so with this group.

[Fraser]

Just keep running the ball down their throats.

[Mark H.]

2 minutes ago, Fraser said:

Just keep running the ball down their throats.

And their esophagus too - while you're at it