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#11

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Official Game Day Thread -...

Last post by ModAdmin - Today at 05:46:21 AM

This is clearly a disrespectful dig by a Rider fan on a Bomber forum. It got the level of respect it deserves.

You are overlooking the fact he was right though.  The Bombers did not play well enough to win.

#12

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Lions at Riders GDT Sat 60...

Last post by northof30 - Today at 05:24:28 AM

Don't forget, TOR was often stuffing Brady on 2nd & short... I bet they stuff him there too.
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I'd take that bet!

#13

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: WEEK #20 PICKEMS

Last post by DCM - Today at 03:21:11 AM

Hamilton
Toronto
Montreal

[Hamilton]

#14

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: WEEK #20 PICKEMS

Last post by theaardvark - Today at 02:40:07 AM

Calgary at Hamilton
Ottawa at Toronto
Montreal at BC

[P.S. Money Hunter clearly is the new up & coming "dirty" player. Many games this year he's taking liberties (and penalties), and causing injuries.]

#15

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: REDBLACKS at Als GDT Mon 1...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 02:23:37 AM

Wow, the end-of-first-Q non-DPI review was insane!  That's the first review I would have guaranteed command overturns.  That's DPI all day long.  The jersey pull is clearly obvious at full speed, no need for slowmo, and it directly stops the REC from getting to the ball.

I'm flabbergasted.  This basically means never challenge uncalled DPI again.  It was already 90% upheld, with this precedent the level of egregiousness is so extreme you'd be nuts to ever try.

The league has taken this "clear and obvious" way too far.

P.S. Money Hunter clearly is the new up & coming "dirty" player.  Many games this year he's taking liberties (and penalties), and causing injuries.

Money Hunter and a slew of other RB's took extremely dumb penalties, a lot of them retaliation after the whistle (12-122 yds).  It's past the point this is a coincidence, time to move on from Bob Dyce if he can't command more discipline from his team.  Fighting for a home playoff game and this is the level of accountability they show their teammates? O'Shea would go full Dinwiddie.

#16

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: The Ford Brothers Discussi...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 02:12:09 AM

You bet.  "Waaaaah I won't do SY duties waaaaaaaah".  MOS/KW: "bye!"

Since Ford has such athleticism, if he was the #2 or #3, I (and maybe MOS) would have him playing ST!!  ("waaaaaaaaaaaah!")

If Ford refused to do what was asked, that news would be spread between CFL coaching staffs pretty quickly, and O'Shea may not be at all sympathetic to his reasoning.

[Oh wait, the bombers needed to step up on Friday and they didn't. My bad]

#17

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Official Game Day Thread -...

Last post by J5V - Today at 01:52:34 AM

He deserves a bit more respect than you have given him.

The CFL is to close this year, and teams are stepping up when needed to win games. Oh wait, the bombers needed to step up on Friday and they didn't. My bad.

This is clearly a disrespectful dig by a Rider fan on a Bomber forum. It got the level of respect it deserves.

[something O'Shea won't be willing to accept in a million years]

#18

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: The Ford Brothers Discussi...

Last post by TecnoGenius - Today at 01:32:22 AM

I get not wanting to be pigeonholed into that role but if it's true it's something O'Shea won't be willing to accept in a million years.

You bet.  "Waaaaah I won't do SY duties waaaaaaaah".  MOS/KW: "bye!"

Since Ford has such athleticism, if he was the #2 or #3, I (and maybe MOS) would have him playing ST!!  ("waaaaaaaaaaaah!")

[Tyrell he'd love the opportunity to play with Tre again]

#19

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: The Ford Brothers Discussi...

Last post by TecnoGenius - Today at 01:30:24 AM

If you watch Ed Tait's long form interview with Tyrell the brothers are super close and in fact best friends, they vacation together and talk to each other almost every day, which is probably a crazy twins thing. They've also spent most of their playing careers on the same team right up through college at Waterloo, and according to Tyrell he'd love the opportunity to play with Tre again.

Thanks for that, I hadn't seen that interview.

Kyle holds an advantage if he want to bring Tre to Wpg. especially if they win another GC, but it would require much juggling and a few painful decisions for it to ever happen. Zach would also have to promise to exit stage left after 2025.

If Zach was magically gone in 2025, I would give up DB Ford to get Alexander from MTL before going after QB Ford just to have both brothers.

Gadget/running QBs don't win cups in the modern CFL.  Guys who know how to make reads from the pocket, maybe with some escapability, do.  Zach, Cody, MBT (or Kelly if you think he gets the credit for the GC win).

Maybe Ford finally "gets it" after another couple of years of dev.  Maybe.  In the meantime you'll be a .500 team... if you're lucky.

The problem for Ford is I think there's finally enough talent in the CFL that no team needs to gamble on Ford like OTT gambled on Dru.  And a huge gamble it would be.

To suggest WPG would be in such desperation-ville you'd have to be in to sign & start Ford as your #1 QB is truly bonkers.

#20

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: REDBLACKS at Als GDT Mon 1...

Last post by Blueforlife - Today at 01:23:34 AM

Wow, the end-of-first-Q non-DPI review was insane!  That's the first review I would have guaranteed command overturns.  That's DPI all day long.  The jersey pull is clearly obvious at full speed, no need for slowmo, and it directly stops the REC from getting to the ball.

I'm flabbergasted.  This basically means never challenge uncalled DPI again.  It was already 90% upheld, with this precedent the level of egregiousness is so extreme you'd be nuts to ever try.

The league has taken this "clear and obvious" way too far.

P.S. Money Hunter clearly is the new up & coming "dirty" player.  Many games this year he's taking liberties (and penalties), and causing injuries.

I didn't watch the game but the command centre went too far one way and then over reacted and went too far the other way.  They need to get the balance right which is hard and be consistent.  This season has been very disappointing in this regard and bring little credibility to the league and really impacts the players as they have no idea what will be called or overturned.