Bombers @ Riders P2

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Game could be cancelled tonight due to air quality.

It's still May, looks like it's going to be another long summer of sucking smoke

[Ridermania]

It's really smokey here in Regina, wind is blowing into town.

Currently a 6 on the scale and getting worse.

I'm sure they will start the game, maybe just shorten it if things get uglier.

[Doublezero]

Can't imagine it would be rescheduled if it's cancelled. Timelines are too tight.

Not looking too promising: https://weather.gc.ca/airquality/pages/skaq-001_e.html

[TecnoGenius]

I think the appeal of Sheehan is not the strength of his leg or even the directional accuracy.  Its the fact that he has so many different kicks that can confuse a return team.

Did you guys notice that new SSK P in PS1?  We all thought they were shanked @PAS, and the Riderforum certainly thought so, but they all had amazing bounces and ended up with huge net, and some with zero return.

If I didn't know better, I would have thought SSK acquired Sheahan!

Goes to show, you don't need to boom high-arcers to be an effective CFL P.

[TecnoGenius]

If I want a good net, then the cover team better get off their, and get down field.

Our cover teams were horrible in PS1.  Like really awful.  I thought we were making steps forward here since '23...

Ya, it's just the PS, but the fact SSK got many huge returns means that they were capable of getting their TC guys to work well to a scheme.  If they can do it in PS, why can't we?

[TecnoGenius]

Does he or Castillo do the on side kicks?

Castillo always does the OSK, has for a long while.  Strangely enough, we didn't need OSK much in '24.

[Blue In BC]

Can't imagine it would be rescheduled if it's cancelled. Timelines are too tight.

Riders play their 1st regular season game on Thursday so good point. There is no room to re-schedule.

[Waffler]

I think the appeal of Sheehan is not the strength of his leg or even the directional accuracy.  Its the fact that he has so many different kicks that can confuse a return team. If our team knows where the ball is going and how it is set to bounce, we should have an advantage, and that should translate into shorter returns and better net averages. 

I'm not sure how the stats look on that, and unless you have a very fast set of gunners, you can "outkick the coverage" with a big leg, so getting it waaaay down field is not always the best for net average.

This is the theory but I can't ever remember a time it happened. I think returners are adjusting to the Aussie kickers. Maybe I am just old school but I like a high and deep kick. Evans can do that but I don't know about his placement inside the ten yet. He's young, I need to see more.

[TecnoGenius]

This is the theory but I can't ever remember a time it happened. I think returners are adjusting to the Aussie kickers.

If you have 2 returners back then you can deal with hinky punts, but you can often ruin the day of a single returner.

It may aid the cover team if you force the 2 returner scheme because then there's one less in-an-effective-place blocker.

[Blue In BC]

Wheatfall is making a statement.  I think I'm into the streaming now.  Collaros looked good on those two passes. Admittedly not great defence but those were perfect passes.