Official Game Day Thread - Winnipeg at Calgary, August 9, 2025

[Big Daddy]

Yes, you are correct.  My statement was a bit hyperbolic, and ties in more with the possibility they were toying with us the whole time.  Odds are they knew we could damage them and sneak out a win (like we did TOR), so they didn't want to open it all up until they saw it was safe.

I bet they now think they can plow over us with impunity though!  At least until we make changes and/or improve.  We shall see come post-season!

Absolutely - after watching game film, I assume they are thinking they missed opportunities to exploit a lot more weaknesses.

[TecnoGenius]

Confirmed my live take: on the deep pass to Brady, Brady commits blatant OPI with a completely-extended left arm to push back the DB, and right as the ball arrives.

I can get a great still of this to prove it should there be doubters.

That's why we ran up to do the next play immediately.  Would have lost a challenge.

Maybe no ref was watching because Brady never gets deep looks?  I'll take it.  So much reffing has gone against us.  It's DtG's job to challenge fast.  He snoozed, he loozed. 

[Big Daddy]

Confirmed my live take: on the deep pass to Brady, Brady commits blatant OPI with a completely-extended left arm to push back the DB, and right as the ball arrives.

I can get a great still of this to prove it should there be doubters.

That's why we ran up to do the next play immediately.  Would have lost a challenge.

Maybe no ref was watching because Brady never gets deep looks?  I'll take it.  So much reffing has gone against us.  It's DtG's job to challenge fast.  He snoozed, he loozed. 

I honestly remember that play and saying out loud to my buddy beside me watching that they better do hurry-up offense and get the play off before challenge.  IIRC it wasn't all that hurried, but we still got away with it.

[dd]

Confirmed my live take: on the deep pass to Brady, Brady commits blatant OPI with a completely-extended left arm to push back the DB, and right as the ball arrives.

I can get a great still of this to prove it should there be doubters.

That's why we ran up to do the next play immediately.  Would have lost a challenge.

Maybe no ref was watching because Brady never gets deep looks?  I'll take it.  So much reffing has gone against us.  It's DtG's job to challenge fast.  He snoozed, he loozed. 

I saw the push off when it happened and wondered why Dickie didn't challenge the huge gain. To me it was an obvious push to get separation. No call and it's fine as it worked in our favour but what comes around goes around,

[Big Daddy]

I saw the push off when it happened and wondered why Dickie didn't challenge the huge gain. To me it was an obvious push to get separation. No call and it's fine as it worked in our favour but what comes around goes around,

What comes around goes around, but that is on DD for not throwing the challenge flag. We all saw it, if his spotters didn't then that is on them.  We didn't even rush the play as much as possible, so unless the camera work at their field is worse than elsewhere, DD should've seen that.

[dd]

What comes around goes around, but that is on DD for not throwing the challenge flag. We all saw it, if his spotters didn't then that is on them.  We didn't even rush the play as much as possible, so unless the camera work at their field is worse than elsewhere, DD should've seen that.

If the refs didn't call the push off on us, they likely won't call the push off when someone does it to one of our DBs.

[TecnoGenius]

If the refs didn't call the push off on us, they likely won't call the push off when someone does it to one of our DBs.

OPI flags are very rare in the CFL.  Refs are loathe to call them.  "We must have more O!" is the mantra.  Only the worst of the worst, and when you're also unlucky, get flagged.

And getting an OPI overturned on challenge (called or uncalled) is a near impossibility too!

[Big Daddy]

If the refs didn't call the push off on us, they likely won't call the push off when someone does it to one of our DBs.

With all due respect (and I mean that, sincerely) - I fear you may be giving the refs a bit too much credit.

[TecnoGenius]

Rewatched the last O series.  Pathetic nonsense.

On both downs Randolph whiffs on the speed rush.  Zach does not get the magic 2.7s.  He barely gets 2.0s on 1st, and a tad more on 2nd.  Stan also whiffs on the speed rush on 1st.

The route trees on 1st are just dumb.  A lame half-butt attempt at a rub crosser where #89 is half-butt jogging and no one is buying what they're selling.  There was a good Brady dump for 7Y coming into focus but it needed another 0.5s for Zach.  Which our crap OL is incapable of providing.  There was a go route it appears but that too was hopeless with only 2.0s.

On 2nd we maybe had some good options, but the only stuff available was deep.  2 apparent go, or single move routes (one corner, one post?) on the right.  Might have worked out.  But Zach had zero time.  Basically all because of Randolph.

Everyone saying Randolph has the RT spot locked needs to watch some film.  Lofton is waaaay better at pass pro than this shambles of a series.

Oh ya, and zero play action on either down.  Brady vacates immediately on 1st so ok there, but on 2nd he's staying in to block yet no play action.

So tiresome.  Just like GC '23.  DO SOMETHING.  PLAN SOMETHING.  DO THE PLAYERS AND COACHES NOT WANT TO WIN?  Just leave it in the hands of the D with huge DB corps holes and can't stop a deep pass to save their life?  Pfffft.

[blue_gold_84]

Imagine only scoring four points in a quarter half. FOUR.

Hogan's out to lunch.

[Pete]

Our oline was an issue in pass protection all night, on 2nd and long everyone knew theyd blitz yet we did nothing different(other than 1 play to brady)
How do we not have hot routes? Ever watch Harris or even Adams ? Do we bring in an extra fb or oline, heck we sure wouldn't miss one less reciever based on production.
 Can castillo play reciever?

[The Zipp]

Our oline was an issue in pass protection all night, on 2nd and long everyone knew theyd blitz yet we did nothing different(other than 1 play to brady)
How do we not have hot routes? Ever watch Harris or even Adams ? Do we bring in an extra fb or oline, heck we sure wouldn't miss one less reciever based on production.
 Can castillo play reciever?

oline had major problems with the 3 man rush all night as well.

[markf]

Is there any way to see the entire field view of CFL games?

[TBURGESS]

Confirmed my live take: on the deep pass to Brady, Brady commits blatant OPI with a completely-extended left arm to push back the DB, and right as the ball arrives.

I can get a great still of this to prove it should there be doubters.

I'd like to see that. 

[bluengold204]

Imagine only scoring four points in a quarter. FOUR.

Hogan's out to lunch.

Even worse it was 4 points in the entire second half.