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Ottawa, if they successfully snap the ball will win handily.
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Redblacks' receiver Jaelon Acklin returns to lineup vs. Ticats
By 3Down Staff -September 13, 2024
Veteran receiver Jaelon Acklin will be back in the Redblacks' lineup on Saturday, three weeks after he was stretchered off the field against the B.C. Lions.
The 29-year-old native of Mountain View, Mo. was injured when he leaped to catch a pass from Dru Brown in the end zone and was hit by veteran defensive back T.J. Lee, causing him to land on his upper back. The momentum of his lower body caused him to flip over onto his stomach where he lay motionless after briefly attempting to stand up.
The six-foot-two, 190-pound target received medical attention for several minutes before being placed on a spineboard and stretcher. He was taken to hospital where he stayed overnight before being released the next day after all tests came back negative.
Acklin is in his fifth CFL season and third as a member of the Redblacks, spending the previous two with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He has made 45 catches for 484 yards and three touchdowns through 10 games so far this season.
Recently acquired running back Jamal Morrow (hamstring) has been placed on the six-game injured list to make room for Acklin, while rookie Eli Stove has been bumped into a depth role and will handle return duties.
Canadian right tackle Zack Pelehos (ankle) has also been moved to the six-game injured list and will be replaced by American Drake Centers. Rounding out the moves is Canadian receiver Keaton Bruggeling coming onto the roster for depth, while American defensive back Bennett Williams goes back to the practice squad.
The Ottawa Redblacks (8-3-1) will visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3-9) on Saturday, September 14 at 3:00 p.m. EDT.
https://3downnation.com/2024/09/13/redblacks-receiver-jaelon-acklin-returns-to-lineup-vs-ticats/
QB Taylor Powell returns for Ticats, won't start over Bo Levi Mitchell
By 3Down Staff -September 13, 2024
Quarterback Taylor Powell will be back in the lineup for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday, but not as a starter.
Powell has been out of the lineup since suffering a head injury early in the team's Week 11 contest that required a trip to the hospital. It prematurely ended his first start of the season, though he played the majority of the previous game after coming off the bench early to replace veteran Bo Levi Mitchell.
In a little more than a game of action this season, the 25-year-old has completed 38-of-48 passes for 390 yards and two touchdowns, while adding seven carries for 70 yards on the ground. The native of Fayetteville, Ark. started nine games for the Tabbies in 2023, going 4-5 at the helm and completing 197-of-292 pass attempts for 2,283 yards with 10 touchdowns and nine interceptions as a rookie.
Despite that success, Mitchell will retain his starting job after pulling off a Labour Day upset of the Toronto Argonauts two weeks ago. The 34-year-old is currently the CFL's leading passer despite his momentary benching, throwing for 3,383 yards, 21 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions in 12 games.
Taulia Tagovailoa will retain the third-string job behind Mitchell and Powell. Fellow rookie Harrison Frost will be a healthy scratch this week.
Elsewhere on the roster, the Ticats have made a switch at returner with Lawrence Woods III drawing into the lineup and Jordan Byrd (knee) going on the one-game injured list. Rookie Canadian defensive end Luke Brubacher will also draw in on special teams, demoting defensive back Patrick Burke Jr. to the practice roster.
Star cornerback Jamal Peters (Achilles) remains on the roster but has been listed as a game-time decision. Canadian Siriman Harrison Bagayogo is the only backup DB currently expected to be dressed.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3-9) will host the Ottawa Redblacks (8-3-1) on Saturday, September 14 at 3:00 p.m. EDT.
https://3downnation.com/2024/09/13/qb-taylor-powell-returns-for-ticats-wont-start-over-bo-levi-mitchell/
OTT is starting an OL named CENTERS... and he's not at center, he's a RT! Talk about a missed opportunity!
And Morrow pulled a Mack... dresses for 1 game and gets put on IR. What a weird year for injuries. OTT regretting cutting Armstead yet? Could this cost them the EDF and cup??
Heads up, there is actually a pregame show for the CTV game.
Quote from: gobombersgo on September 14, 2024, 12:59:42 AMHeads up, there is actually a pregame show for the CTV game.
Thanks! You saved the day! And it's on CTV. So this game gets one but the much-vaunted Banjo Bowl doesn't? Fail.
They called it something different in the listings so my PVR didn't auto-pick it up. Had to make a new rule for it.
Quote from: gobombersgo on September 14, 2024, 12:59:42 AMHeads up, there is actually a pregame show for the CTV game.
They pulling Rod Black back for the occasion? ;)
Rod would actually be entertaining. Knowing nothing about football, other than Transcona had the Nationals for a while.
CTV....whats the point.
Hamilton is down to the short strokes in regard to their play off chances. They may need to sweep their 2 games against Ottawa and come close to winning out.
I predict a Redblack win though.
From the Ticats
Jamal Peters will dress in today's game. Additionally, #27 Jonathan Moxey is now listed as the club's Nationalized American on defence.
Wow! Woods looking like Grant there on that return.
Brown not looking sharp so far. Two and out. Hamilton ball.
I know this game doesn't have anything to do with our place in the standings but always good to see Dru Brown running the Ottawa offence. Of note: Jaelen Acklin is back and playing for the Redblacks and looks good so far.
Oh my! What was BLM doing there? Just threw the ball up for grabs and got picked in the end zone. What a bone-headed throw that was!
Well, Hamilton should be up by 20 points. This has not been a good game so far due to all the errors and turnovers. 13-3 Hamilton.
Good grief. Hamilton receiver digs hard to make the catch on the ball and the officials blow it dead (meaning they think it hit the ground). It didn't. It was a good catch. Can these officials just not see?
I got Ray Jauch as a substitute teacher once.
these refs seem to b e not very good.
Welp, I'm not sure why that perfectly good catch that was ruled a non-catch wasn't overturned but whatever?!?
Wow! What a nice play by Dunbar and BLM. BLM burning the RBs on the blitz, TD Hamilton! 21-6. Ottawa not looking good today.
Hamilton looking good, too bad they didn't play this well right out of the gate, they'd be in position to make the playoffs.
Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on September 14, 2024, 08:31:29 PMHamilton looking good, too bad they didn't play this well good right out of the gate, they'd be in position to make the playoffs.
Yes. I was just about to say that this is a game where Ottawa can clinch a playoff spot and Hamilton is playing for their playoff lives, especially after the Toronto win last night over BC. It's not hard to see which team wants it more at this point. I imagine coach Dyce will be
ripping motivating his boys at halftime.
Great to see the Hall of Fame inductees make it into the CFL Hall of Fame. Congrats to all!
Well, the Redblacks are the better football team. I fully expect to see them come out with some intensity in this second half and see if they can make a game of this.
Dru Brown fumbles. Turnover. This game is turning into a stinker for the RBs.
Ottawa looks like they may have found a replacement for Armstead with Kahlan Laborn. He looks like he runs hard and has some zip.
Stinker continues. Dru throws a pick deep in Hamilton territory. That's four turnovers by Ottawa so far. Two fumbles, a turnover on downs, and now a pick.
Wow. Hamilton takes the Dru Brown pick and marches down the field and sticks it in the end zone. Sixteen minutes left. 29-6 Hamilton.
Jeremiah Masoli in for Dru Brown. I can't see it making a difference. Ottawa hasn't been in this game at all today. Ottawa could easily be down by 30 or 40 points in this one.
Wonder if Lapo will be coaching in the CFL next season.
Redblacks not much fire
Well, Masoli takes them 79 yards for the major against the Hamilton prevent defense. It's something positive for the RBs.
Quote from: J5V on September 14, 2024, 09:24:45 PMJeremiah Masoli in for Dru Brown. I can't see it making a difference. Ottawa hasn't been in this game at all today. Ottawa could easily be down by 30 or 40 points in this one.
Hmmmmmm...
:)
Masoli!
How Ottawa finds themselves in this game is just amazing.
How do the refs not see Hamilton
O lineman with a handful of d lineman's shirt. Out in the open.
Bell runs it in for Hamilton. Now a 16 point game again. 3:20 left. Anything still possible.
Quote from: markf on September 14, 2024, 09:53:05 PMHow do the refs not see Hamilton
O lineman with a handful of d lineman's shirt. Out in the open.
Yeah, don't ask me that. LOL!
Quote from: markf on September 14, 2024, 09:53:05 PMHow do the refs not see Hamilton
O lineman with a handful of d lineman's shirt. Out in the open.
The play you're referring to is where everyone assumed it was exactly that penalty because we all saw it but no, the officials saw a facemask instead and flagged that.
That was a pitiful crowd for the hall of fame game that has cleared out early
Quote from: bustamente on September 14, 2024, 10:16:06 PMThat was a pitiful crowd for the hall of fame game that has cleared out early
Yah pretty disappointing, even in Ottawa attendance has dropped from last year despite going from a loser to a winner. Not sure what it will take to get more Canadians interested in their own brand of football, the NFL is doing gangbuster business in Canada.
Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on September 14, 2024, 10:23:40 PMYah pretty disappointing, even in Ottawa attendance has dropped from last year despite going from a loser to a winner. Not sure what it will take to get more Canadians interested in their own brand of football, the NFL is doing gangbuster business in Canada.
I love the Canadian game compared to the American game but there is no doubt the NFL has some pretty incredible athletes in it. Way more teams also. The purpose of the media money in the CFL is to boost interest but it doesn't seem to be working, not yet anyway, and it can't compare to the media money spent on the NFL.
Ottawa is not a good/great team despite their record. The performance today was just awful. Six turnovers, swiss cheese defense, too many penalties, no fire or intensity, and another bad injury. They need to flush this one and reset if they can.
Quote from: J5V on September 14, 2024, 07:53:56 PMOh my! What was BLM doing there? Just threw the ball up for grabs and got picked in the end zone. What a bone-headed throw that was!
He was pressured/hit as he threw it. Not really his fault. Many QBs doing that this year.
Good to see Acklin doing Acklin things again.
OTT injuries today are going to hurt them going into the late season. Big names going down.
The SJ Green highlight reel and this whole HOF class makes me once again realize the CFL doesn't have that type of R anymore. Not even Kenny does those SJ Green catches, and certainly not at the frequency those dudes used to 10 years ago.
Quote from: J5V on September 14, 2024, 08:18:40 PMGood grief. Hamilton receiver digs hard to make the catch on the ball and the officials blow it dead (meaning they think it hit the ground). It didn't. It was a good catch. Can these officials just not see?
Well, the angle given wasn't enough to tell. It looked like a catch, but can't be positive. Of course, TSN won't show more angles because it would "make the league look bad", heaven forbid.
Quote from: J5V on September 14, 2024, 08:21:31 PMWelp, I'm not sure why that perfectly good catch that was ruled a non-catch wasn't overturned but whatever?!?
That type of ref screwup can't be auto-reviewed. HC would have to challenge it. Overturning it would be very, very hard given the new standard, even with some better camera angles.
In any case, it would be a lot like MOS's famous lose-yards challenge... because they blew it dead, any YAC would be thrown away. Did he have the 1st down at the point of the catch? If not, pointless to challenge.
The R was correct though: refs are supposed to let it play out if they aren't certain, and let video sort it out. I wonder who the ref blowing it dead was...
Dunbar having a great game, eh! The CFL player page must be wrong as they only show him playing since '23... wasn't Dunbar in HAM for their GC stretch vs us?
Nice to see him regaining his great form. He used to be so good, but has been doing basically nothing since leaving HAM. Coming back "home" for him was the right move for both parties.
Quote from: markf on September 14, 2024, 09:44:00 PMMasoli!
I love seeing Masoli show everyone he still has it (whenever his body isn't breaking, that is). Always said he'd be a great #2 here. Or even short-term #1 (like 1 season rental if needed).
I haven't finished this game yet, but Masoli getting 2 big drives plus the 2PAT... huge. Even with HAM playing a bit of prevent. This game should have been in the bag at halftime.
Quote from: markf on September 14, 2024, 09:53:05 PMHow do the refs not see Hamilton
O lineman with a handful of d lineman's shirt. Out in the open.
League is clearing mandating a much higher requirement before holding is flagged. To my eyes, holding flags are way down in '24. It's always had to be pretty egregious, but this year takes the cake.
The guy has to be way past the holder (not a side-armbar-hold)
and the hold has to be right near the ball, not some far-away nothingburger.
While I like my officiating to be "more perfect" (to the written rules), I do get and kind of like how the games aren't slowed down and drives ruined by the previously-copious holding flags. They just have to be consistent, and so far they seem to be. If they keep it up all the way through to the GC, then I'd say it's a good change.
Quote from: J5V on September 14, 2024, 09:09:43 PMOttawa looks like they may have found a replacement for Armstead with Kahlan Laborn. He looks like he runs hard and has some zip.
Many RBs look superstar in their first 1-4 starts. Remember EDM's brown? Then enough film accrues and Ds start shutting them down. Then it's the usual tough slogging.
I'd say Bell looked better than Laborn today, and Bell has very few starts, too.
Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on September 14, 2024, 08:31:29 PMHamilton looking good, too bad they didn't play this well right out of the gate, they'd be in position to make the playoffs.
HAM winning a few down the stretch will mean there may be ZERO teams eliminated from the playoffs before the trade deadline! That is bad news for teams like us who may be wanting to stock up on various positions at the last minute (for IR reasons).
It's ironic and unfortunate: the years we were killing it and had few injuries, teams were eliminated early; this year when we probably need some quality bodies, most teams are pretty close in the standings.
Quote from: TecnoGenius on September 15, 2024, 04:53:28 AMMany RBs look superstar in their first 1-4 starts. Remember EDM's brown? Then enough film accrues and Ds start shutting them down. Then it's the usual tough slogging.
I'd say Bell looked better than Laborn today, and Bell has very few starts, too.
I agree that Bell looked very good today except for his ball security issues. My comment was only in response to yours about them regretting letting Armstead go and that they may have found a replacement. Of course we won't know for a while. Let's see how he does.
Quote from: J5V on September 15, 2024, 05:05:47 AMI agree that Bell looked very good today except for his ball security issues. My comment was only in response to yours about them regretting letting Armstead go and that they may have found a replacement. Of course we won't know for a while. Let's see how he does.
That's the beauty of it: we're could both be right, just too early to tell.
The alternative is Laborn and Bell could have sucked rocks! Since they didn't, that counts as a win, and means they
possibly could be keepers.
Quote from: TecnoGenius on September 15, 2024, 05:14:11 AMThat's the beauty of it: we're could both be right, just too early to tell.
The alternative is Laborn and Bell could have sucked rocks! Since they didn't, that counts as a win, and means they possibly could be keepers.
Glad to see Ottawa bringing in bigger RB's, it took them too long to figure that out. Their original starter Devonte Williams who is smallish, may not have a job when he comes back.
Quote from: J5V on September 15, 2024, 05:05:47 AMI agree that Bell looked very good today except for his ball security issues. My comment was only in response to yours about them regretting letting Armstead go and that they may have found a replacement. Of course we won't know for a while. Let's see how he does.
I don't think they're going to regret letting Armstead go, regardless of finding a replacement. It was for off-field reasons.
Considering the dearth of MOP candidates, usually we have a good idea by now, I would say Dru Brown has to be in the conversation for getting Ottawa to the playoffs despite an off game. Who hasn't had an off game this year?
As for the Bombers my vote is Sergio.
https://3downnation.com/2024/09/10/opinion-this-is-officially-the-weirdest-m-o-p-race-in-cfl-history/
Quote from: Jesse on September 15, 2024, 04:16:58 PMI don't think they're going to regret letting Armstead go, regardless of finding a replacement. It was for off-field reasons.
I've never understood this mentality.
You get an opportunity to play pro football. You get to start. It is a potentially stepping stone to greater things. And you blow it due to off-field activities. Mind blowing.
Quote from: ModAdmin on September 15, 2024, 04:48:38 PMI've never understood this mentality.
You get an opportunity to play pro football. You get to start. It is a potentially stepping stone to greater things. And you blow it due to off-field activities. Mind blowing.
A lot of suppressed anger in some football players due to their difficult backgrounds and broken homes, they can barely contain lashing out at opponents on field, it seems almost gang like. I think it's gotten worse in the last 5 years with on-field behaviour degrading. How, how, how it's gotten worse? I dunno, something to do with the sorry state of society.
Quote from: Waffler on September 15, 2024, 04:38:12 PMConsidering the dearth of MOP candidates, usually we have a good idea by now, I would say Dru Brown has to be in the conversation for getting Ottawa to the playoffs despite an off game. Who hasn't had an off game this year?
As for the Bombers my vote is Sergio.
https://3downnation.com/2024/09/10/opinion-this-is-officially-the-weirdest-m-o-p-race-in-cfl-history/
Ya, Brown was dreadful last game , pulled and Masoli came in. Zack had a slow start but has come on lately. Based on his teams record, fajardo has to be in the conversation and Kelly blew away BC in BC. I think the MOP race comes down to one of those four and whatever team gets hot and goes on a Rollin the playoffs, threat the guy who ll be MOP
Quote from: Jesse on September 15, 2024, 04:16:58 PMI don't think they're going to regret letting Armstead go, regardless of finding a replacement. It was for off-field reasons.
I kinda wondered about that.
3down reports this CTV game got ratings of only 275k viewers. That's one of the worst numbers in forever. Waaaay worse than the BB numbers.
I wonder how much the 1 hour earlier time shift is causing these bad numbers, in addition to the "it's not on TSN!" problem.
However, by all measures, one must consider the CTV Experiment a failure. If the CTV/TSN owners had a brain, they'd immediately start showing the games again on TSN (simulcast with CTV).