Suggested Personnel Decisions

[Tecno]

Yes, our O-line is the weak spot but our defense is weaker than a 12 year old girl's team.

And yet we stymied MTL's O for most of the EDF game... and TOR's.  Did you see the look on Alexander's face?  He had no targets at all most snaps.  I'd love to see the all-24 on all EDF plays.  They must be glorious.

Somehow Younger/Hall & Mafia (and players) made good on the promise of the "Younger D" when it counted most.  Problem is the scheme doesn't seem capable of turnovers... which means the O has to play 100% clean -- which they didn't by fumbling twice.

[Waffler]

And yet we stymied MTL's O for most of the EDF game... and TOR's.  Did you see the look on Alexander's face?  He had no targets at all most snaps.  I'd love to see the all-24 on all EDF plays.  They must be glorious.

Somehow Younger/Hall & Mafia (and players) made good on the promise of the "Younger D" when it counted most.  Problem is the scheme doesn't seem capable of turnovers... which means the O has to play 100% clean -- which they didn't by fumbling twice.

MOST of the game is correct. We still could have won, or at least had a good chance, with a stop on their last scoring drive but couldn't. Sure we had lost momentum but MOS is always saying this team stays calm, never stops playing. Just win the next play. All season long same thing. We can't stop game winning drives. This time it wasn't even 3 down football. Do we believe the playoff defense or the one we had all year that broke down at crucial times?

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

MOST of the game is correct. We still could have won, or at least had a good chance, with a stop on their last scoring drive but couldn't. Sure we had lost momentum but MOS is always saying this team stays calm, never stops playing. Just win the next play. All season long same thing. We can't stop game winning drives. This time it wasn't even 3 down football. Do we believe the playoff defense or the one we had all year that broke down at crucial times?

Yes the end result was a loss but the defence stopped a powerful Als offence time after time, while the Bomber offence too often failed to put points on the board. 

Derek Taylor usually compiles a list of drive results, they weren't as bad for this game compared to most games this season, but it really outlines how ineffective the offence was in most games. They had real difficulty outscoring opponents.

[Waffler]

Yes the end result was a loss but the defence stopped a powerful Als offence time after time, while the Bomber offence too often failed to put points on the board. 

Agree 100%. I just feel there is more than one thing wrong on the football team. Did we ever answer "what is our identity"? 

We need to be better in a lot of areas. I am afraid of us thinking the D is good enough and not look too deeply into it. As they say, if you ain't getting better, you are getting worse.

[Jesse]

MOST of the game is correct. We still could have won, or at least had a good chance, with a stop on their last scoring drive but couldn't. Sure we had lost momentum but MOS is always saying this team stays calm, never stops playing. Just win the next play. All season long same thing. We can't stop game winning drives. This time it wasn't even 3 down football. Do we believe the playoff defense or the one we had all year that broke down at crucial times?

As always, if the offence did its part, the defence wouldnt be in the position of giving up game winning drives.

We had the #1 rated pass defence. We had the #7 offence in a season where Ottawa couldnt win a game and Hamilton didn't have their QB for most of the season.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Agree 100%. I just feel there is more than one thing wrong on the football team. Did we ever answer "what is our identity"? 

We need to be better in a lot of areas. I am afraid of us thinking the D is good enough and not look too deeply into it. As they say, if you ain't getting better, you are getting worse.

What component of the D do you think needs improvement? Of course there are a few individuals that could be upgraded but overall, between the D-line, LB's and secondary I was pleased with their performance by the end of the year.

It can always be debated whether Younger's system worked as well as it could, but that too improved as the season progressed.

[Jesse]

What component of the D do you think needs improvement? Of course there are a few individuals that could be upgraded but overall, between the D-line, LB's and secondary I was pleased with their performance by the end of the year.

It can always be debated whether Younger's system worked as well as it could, but that too improved as the season progressed.

Historically bad interception rate, for one.

We send everyone into coverage and none of them are ever in position to make a play on the ball?

[Pete]

Historically bad interception rate, for one.

We send everyone into coverage and none of them are ever in position to make a play on the ball?

perfecct example of this was last game when Kelly knocked down a pass with both hands and made no attempt to catch the ball allowing mtrl to kick a fg.
The other component of our d which has to improve is tackling. The opponents rushing yards against us was the highest in the league. Jones was decent as was Williams and maybe Kramdl but Nichols. Kelly and Moxey were pretty weak.