GDT Ssk at Ott, Fri July 3, 6:30PM

Tecno · July 04, 2026, 05:59:10 AM

Quote from: markf on July 04, 2026, 01:57:21 AMWhy doesn't Ottawa use Greg Bell?

Because he sucks? Because his OL sucks? Because there's no gel or coordination required for proper run plays? (See also: WPG anytime Brady only gets 0-2Y)

I'm at 4Q6:20 and Bell just had his first non-useless run of the whole game.

Tecno · July 04, 2026, 06:01:56 AM

Quote from: dd on July 04, 2026, 02:03:22 AMThere is no gelling required. You can either make a play or you can't.

Of course gel is required. That's why SSK hit the ground running this year: they still had gel from '25. You can't say it's personnel, as they lost a huge chunk of their top guys to FA.

And it's doubly required on important units: OL, DL, DB corps -- gel is over half their game. 1-2 guys screw up and the play usually fails.

REC corps, not as much, although in the short game the blocking gel is pretty important.

Tecno · July 04, 2026, 06:30:03 AM

Quote from: dd on July 04, 2026, 03:03:10 AMJake Maier isn't the reason they lost, if anything he played well enough to win just others around him didn't.

Dinwiddie has clearly helped solve Maiers INT problem. He was never a slinger, but in CGY he still found ways to throw it straight to the other team at the worst possible times. That was his greatest sin, and why he was never considered a starter post-CGY.

IMHO, he's still not even close to 2018-2019 Matt Nichols level. He really is like a 2025 Arbuckle. Interesting thought exercise: if Dinwiddie had both Maier and Arbuckle right now, who does he start (assuming both were there through the full TC)?

Tecno · July 04, 2026, 06:33:54 AM

Quote from: bunker on July 04, 2026, 03:10:01 AMAlthough based on the way the Ottawa defense collapsed at the end, I suspect Riders would have found a way to win, even if Ottawa scored.

Not sure how any team will be stopping Stevens from closing out a game. Very demoralizing. You'll need a lot of dressed beef to deal with that. Can Eli & Vibe play DL too?

Our smaller DBs (Nichols, Holm, Kelly, Kramdi) will get absolutely blown up when he clears the front 7. Kyrie will have trouble. Jones and Griffin might have a shot though! Maybe Ayers too.

The failed game-losing sneak is why Mafia values the SY game so highly. It didn't even look like a full yard. That Barnes guy was nothing but hesitation, which cost him. And that OL is hot garbage, and Vacarro is not ready to be even a guard right now.

Tecno · July 04, 2026, 08:42:05 AM

BTW, that "QB carousel" AI clip in the game & pre-game was hilarious. I'm not normally a fan of this AI slop, but one was 100% on point.

Tecno · July 04, 2026, 08:48:18 AM

The pregame show for this game, they interview Rankin. Milt asks Ranking "the one player that can catch you out in the open field is..."

Rankin says: "Holm".

Cool

Blue In BC · July 04, 2026, 03:02:56 PM

The Redblack punter chickened out on making a tackle on the punt return TD. That could get him cut. A few players may see the axe this week. Lack of effort and discipline by some.

Throw Long Bannatyne · July 04, 2026, 04:39:36 PM

Quote from: Blue In BC on July 04, 2026, 03:02:56 PMThe Redblack punter chickened out on making a tackle on the punt return TD. That could get him cut. A few players may see the axe this week. Lack of effort and discipline by some.

That return looked shady, the refs. also ignored a block in the back that was obvious.

Throw Long Bannatyne · July 04, 2026, 04:41:08 PM

Quote from: Tecno on July 04, 2026, 08:48:18 AMThe pregame show for this game, they interview Rankin. Milt asks Ranking "the one player that can catch you out in the open field is..."

Rankin says: "Holm".

Cool

Noticed Rankin and Holm had a bit of a tiff going on, which is unusual for Holm.

Tecno · July 05, 2026, 12:09:26 AM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on July 04, 2026, 04:41:08 PMNoticed Rankin and Holm had a bit of a tiff going on, which is unusual for Holm.

Nah, Holm will talk smack to you if you get in his face. He holds his own. Ya, he probably doesn't initiate it though.

And if Rankin started a tiff, it's probably out of respect.

Tecno · July 05, 2026, 12:10:31 AM

Quote from: Blue In BC on July 04, 2026, 03:02:56 PMThe Redblack punter chickened out on making a tackle on the punt return TD. That could get him cut. A few players may see the axe this week. Lack of effort and discipline by some.

Worse, he made the cardinal sin of not forcing the returner back inside. The P/K or LS one job is to force them back inside. Dude did the worst thing by actually protecting him on the outside! Real stupid.