GDT Mtl at Cgy, Sat July 18, 3:00PM

dd · July 18, 2026, 11:06:30 PM

It never ceases to amaze me, as to how stupid some players are. You catch a pass, you're at the 12 yard line, first down, just go down and you have 3 shots to win it, nope, struggle to get a measly extra yard and boom the ball comes out and game over. Brutal football security.

Throw Long Bannatyne · July 18, 2026, 11:06:34 PM

Seriously Maltos kickoff goes through the endzone with a 6 point lead and a minute to go? That isn't a mistake, it's pure stupidity.

Tecno · July 19, 2026, 02:34:00 AM

I'm totally fine with the Sapp hit on Theis that got a UR. Should not have been a flag.

1. He wasn't out
2. Whistle wasn't blown
3. He was straddling the line trying to get more -- you don't know they guy was going to actually turn out when you commit to the hit
4. Sapp kept his helmet out of it
5. Sapp didn't leave his feet -- no spear
6. If he contacts his head with his body, it's not his fault because Theis is like 3 feet tall -- every contact will hit his head

"Should to the head" happens on every running play, pretty much. Not sure why it would be special here.

Wow, one of the rare times I'm agreeing with whiny Dickenson The Greater.

Tecno · July 19, 2026, 02:47:20 AM

Quote from: Blueforlife on July 18, 2026, 08:09:40 PMMaas says Alexander will have to deal with his hammy for the rest of his career 🙄

If what it takes is an entire year off to heal, kind of like Kelly's leg bones, then why not do it?

Why sacrifice Alexander's long term value for short term wins & cups? Maas & Maciocia may like that, but why would Alexander go for it?

At the rate he's going, he's going to many games this season where he's hopping around like he did in the GC.

Throw Long Bannatyne · July 19, 2026, 03:04:27 AM

Adams received a vicious helmet to helmet shot but because he was across the line of scrimmage it was neither mentioned nor flagged. If he received that shot while sliding or behind the line of scrimmage it would have been an automatic 25 yd. penalty.

As someone said football is a violent game and you have to be crazy to play it, the rules are in place to keep a murderous brawl from breaking out, not to protect the combatants.

dd · July 19, 2026, 03:11:49 AM

A minimum of 2 of the 7 refs should have had the ball carrier on that play, and regardless if he was across the line of scrimmage, a head shot should always be called. Can command centre come in and call that if the refs missed it??

Tecno · July 19, 2026, 01:36:23 PM

Quote from: dd on July 19, 2026, 03:11:49 AMA minimum of 2 of the 7 refs should have had the ball carrier on that play, and regardless if he was across the line of scrimmage, a head shot should always be called. Can command centre come in and call that if the refs missed it??

You are right, about QBs at least. A head shot on a QB is a penalty anywhere on the field, not just in the pocket. He's the only one who gets special protection.

There were a ton of hits on VAJ that were dirty ethically and marginal penalty-wise. Glad they caught the flipper one, but it shouldn't take command to get that right. If I was CGY after that I would be falling/headshotting on DA's hammy every time he got tackled/hit.

Tecno · July 19, 2026, 01:39:01 PM

The Theis failed sneak: if you count his 20th effort, he was clearly massively over the line. BUT no one talked about how his knee(s?) appeared to hit the turf while the ball was just short on his 2nd or 3rd effort. That is what I think the ref nearest the camera saw and decided was the spot. The far ref made a spot too, but he could never see the ball advance further because of the mass of bodies.

Since command couldn't rule out a likely scenario that Theis' knee touched, they couldn't overturn the spot, even though the ball did advance after that by around a yard. If we're lucky the league will come out and say just that during the week -- if Maas bothers to ask for a clarification.

Tecno · July 19, 2026, 01:43:54 PM

Both of these teams were insanely good at times. I don't see how we can possibly keep up with either at this moment, MTL especially. That MTL D just blankets everyone and punishes you on every tackle. And the O seemingly moves & scores at will. The only time they don't score is when they feel they are ahead enough that they don't need to risk it.

So often I'm just gaping, mumbling "we can't do that".

And both QBs took abuse that would have either Dru or Zach out for 2 weeks taking just ONE of those hits, let alone 3-5. How do you compete with that?

And that MTL OL. Against the supposedly unstoppable best-in-league CGY healthy DL?? It's like the the CGY DL didn't even exist. How is the MTL OL doing that?? Why can't we replicate that? They lose players, change players, whatever, they just keep being unbreakable.

Throw Long Bannatyne · July 19, 2026, 04:57:10 PM

Quote from: Tecno on July 19, 2026, 01:39:01 PMThe Theis failed sneak: if you count his 20th effort, he was clearly massively over the line. BUT no one talked about how his knee(s?) appeared to hit the turf while the ball was just short on his 2nd or 3rd effort. That is what I think the ref nearest the camera saw and decided was the spot. The far ref made a spot too, but he could never see the ball advance further because of the mass of bodies.

Since command couldn't rule out a likely scenario that Theis' knee touched, they couldn't overturn the spot, even though the ball did advance after that by around a yard. If we're lucky the league will come out and say just that during the week -- if Maas bothers to ask for a clarification.

Have you seen any dialogue from the league discussing questionable calls, I sure haven't. Every speck of info. has to be dug for and they've dropped the ball on a lot of promotional videos they used to commonly circulate like "plays of the week".

Throw Long Bannatyne · July 19, 2026, 05:19:55 PM

Quote from: dd on July 19, 2026, 03:11:49 AMA minimum of 2 of the 7 refs should have had the ball carrier on that play, and regardless if he was across the line of scrimmage, a head shot should always be called. Can command centre come in and call that if the refs missed it??

Agree, but every player deserves the same protection, there's no excuse for defenders to continue to target the head or use their helmets as weapons. It's usually the DB's and LB's relying on this method to punish receivers and RB's, I don't understand why someone like Brady wouldn't make this an issue and represent the cause for equal protection. It's dumb to allow them to tee off on their brain matter, if every time it happened a player was fined $1000, it would soon end.

Tecno · July 19, 2026, 10:23:38 PM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on July 19, 2026, 04:57:10 PMHave you seen any dialogue from the league discussing questionable calls, I sure haven't. Every speck of info. has to be dug for and they've dropped the ball on a lot of promotional videos they used to commonly circulate like "plays of the week".

MOS often talks about questions he sends the league each week. In fact, he mentioned it last week I think. The teams are allowed to ask for clarification on rulings.

I don't think they are published publicly, at least not every time. But they do sometimes leak.

Yes, this should all be transparent and public. But the league does love its secrets.