Als at Stamps GDT Sat 6PM CT

[GOLDMEMBER]

Discuss...

[BlueInCgy]

High probability of a blood bath.

[gobombersgo]

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markonfootball   @Markonfootball
Roster moves, Calgary Stampeders (1 of 2):

Add to roster:

QB Matthew Shiltz
DL Justin Sambu
OL Bryce Bell
OL D'antne Demery
LB Jacob Roberts
DB Tre Roberson
LB Darius Williams

Roster move, Calgary Stampeders (2 of 2);

To practice roster:
DB Meiko Dotson, OL Eric Smith

To 1-game injured:
QB Logan Bonner, DL Josiah Coatney, DB Bentlee Sanders, DL Elliot Graham

To 6-game injured:

DB Malcolm Thompson

ROSTER ANALYSIS:  Quarterback Matthew Shiltz returns to the roster, backing up Jake Maier.  Wouldn't be surprised if Shiltz sees a few snaps. Nick Statz is plugged in at safety as Bentlee Sanders and Malcolm Thompson both hit the injured list.

[gobombersgo]

Receivers Kaion Julien-Grant, Tyler Snead return to Alouettes' lineup
By 3Down Staff -September 13, 2024

Despite the devastating news that Tyson Philpot will miss the remainder of the 2024 season, the Montreal Alouettes are getting a big boost to their receiving corps this week.

Canadian Kaion Julien-Grant and American Tyler Snead will both return to the starting lineup on Saturday after long injury absences. Their presence will knock Jose Barbon and Shedler Fervius down to the practice roster.

Julien-Grant played in six games for the team this season prior to suffering a shoulder injury, catching 26 passes for 288 yards and a touchdown. In five seasons with Montreal, he has amassed 155 receptions for 1,458 yards and four majors.

Snead played in just one game this season, collecting two receptions for 62 yards in the opener before suffering a foot injury. The five-foot-seven, 174-pound speedster had 56 catches for 788 yards and five touchdowns as a rookie in 2023. He added nine receptions for 132 yards and one touchdown through three playoff games and delivered a critical block in the Grey Cup game which helped spring William Stanback for a score.

Absent from the team this week will be all-star safety Marc-Antoine Dequoy (head), who has been placed on the one-game injured list. In 11 games this year, the team's francophone leader has collected 22 defensive tackles, intercepted two passes, and forced one fumble.

Rookie Arthur Hamlin, a third-round draft pick and recent cancer survivor, will make his first career start at safety. Veteran Nafees Lyon will also return to the lineup to start at boundary cornerback, as Dionte Ruffin moves to field halfback, Bryce Cosby takes back over at strong-side linebacker, and Titus Wall remains in a depth role.

Former NFL cornerback Cre'Von LeBlanc has been placed back on the six-game injured list, while rookie Canadian defensive lineman Philippe Lemieux-Cardinal will make his first career appearance.

The Montreal Alouettes (10-2) will visit the Calgary Stampeders (4-8) on Saturday, September 14 at 7:00 p.m. EDT.

https://3downnation.com/2024/09/13/receivers-kaion-julien-grant-tyler-snead-return-to-alouettes-lineup/

[gobombersgo]

Stampeders to start Jake Maier after benching, scratch Logan Bonner in favour of Matthew Shiltz
By 3Down Staff -September 13, 2024

A week after throwing five interceptions in his first career start, Logan Bonner will be a healthy scratch for the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday.

Veteran quarterback Jake Maier will take back the starting role after he was benched last week for throwing four interceptions in the Labour Day Classic, a performance head coach Dave Dickenson called "not good enough." Through 11 games in 2024, the 27-year-old has completed 71.4 percent of his passes for 2,921 yards with 15 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

Taking over as backup is Matthew Shiltz, who was acquired this offseason and held the clipboard for the first five games of 2024 before suffering an ankle injury in practice. The 31-year-old has completed 65.4 percent of his passes for 4,357 yards, 19 touchdowns, and 18 interceptions over 78 career games as a member of the Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He has also carried the ball 101 times for 625 yards and four touchdowns.

Maier will get some improved protection up front, as starting left tackle D'Antne Demery returns to the lineup, bumping Eric Smith to the practice roster. Left guard Bryce Bell could also be back in the fold, though he remains a game-time decision with a calf injury.

Defensively, veteran cornerback Tre Roberson will be back in action on the field side. Canadian Nick Statz will start at safety with American Bentlee Sanders (hamstring) on the one-game injured list and fellow Canadian Malcolm Thompson (hamstring) on the six-game.

American linebackers Darius Williams and Jacob Roberts, as well as Canadian defensive tackle Justin Sambu, will suit up in the game. American defensive tackle Josiah Coatney (knee) and Canadian defensive end Elliott Graham (ankle) will be on the one-game injured list, while American DB Meiko Dotson has been demoted to the practice squad.

The Calgary Stampeders (4-8) will host the Montreal Alouettes (10-2) on Saturday, September 14 at 7:00 p.m. EDT.

https://3downnation.com/2024/09/13/stampeders-to-start-jake-maier-after-benching-scratch-logan-bonner-in-favour-of-matthew-shiltz/

[BBRT]

I live in Calgary - have and have always had season tickets to the stamps as I just wanted to support the team. And I have to be frank. I made it to one game this year and doubt I will make anymore. And as for this line up - Who Are These Guys??? I only recognized a couple of players. I am not sure what the season ticket count is for this year but has to be down over last years numbers and unless things change - 2025 will not be any better. Sad Times in Cowtown.

[J5V]

High probability of a blood bath.

I dunno. Maybe, but I don't think the Als have been playing the best ball of late.

[Stretch]

Montreal winning helps the Bombers, Calgary winning helps deflate the Als. How about a tie - that would sort of be like both teams losing.

[Pigskin]

I would like to see Calgary get back on track for there two games again the Riders.

[markf]

The rest of this season is probably Jake Maier's  last chance to show he is a starting qb  with the stamps or in the CFL.

so many opportunities for him, cant see it continuing without serious improvement on his part.

[TecnoGenius]

The rest of this season is probably Jake Maier's  last chance to show he is a starting qb  with the stamps or in the CFL.

Ya.  I think Maier would actually be a great Jennings/Franklin/Arbuckle perennial #2 guy.  And I don't think he has too big a head to accept that role.

He can come in an keep you in the game, or win you .500 if he's surrounded by a great team.  Exactly what you need in an affordable #2.

[TecnoGenius]

Wow, no Dequoy.  Only 1-gamed though, so I guess MTL thinks they have this game totally in the bag and don't even have to dress their best.  He's probably just taking a break.  KJG back will make up for points-against with points-for.

[J5V]

Ya.  I think Maier would actually be a great Jennings/Franklin/Arbuckle perennial #2 guy.  And I don't think he has too big a head to accept that role.

He can come in an keep you in the game, or win you .500 if he's surrounded by a great team.  Exactly what you need in an affordable #2.

I wonder how much of Maier's problem is his supporting cast. Other than that beast of a receiver, Begelton, what has he got to air it out to? I also believe letting Carey go was a mistake. I always though Carey was a pretty good back. I also wonder about Dickenson and his coaches. Is it possible that BLM made Dickey look good and now that he's gone Dickey doesn't look so great.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

I wonder how much of Maier's problem is his supporting cast. Other than that beast of a receiver, Begelton, what has he got to air it out to? I also believe letting Carey go was a mistake. I always though Carey was a pretty good back. I also wonder about Dickenson and his coaches. Is it possible that BLM made Dickey look good and now that he's gone Dickey doesn't look so great.

This, in his prime BLM was a phenomenally successful QB, Huf did a good job of surrounding him with good players, so it's 50/50.

[TecnoGenius]

I wonder how much of Maier's problem is his supporting cast. Other than that beast of a receiver, Begelton, what has he got to air it out to? I also believe letting Carey go was a mistake. I always though Carey was a pretty good back. I also wonder about Dickenson and his coaches. Is it possible that BLM made Dickey look good and now that he's gone Dickey doesn't look so great.

It's a good chicken & egg question.  However, BLM pretty much stunk up joints since leaving CGY, and Arbuckle also looked world-beating while in CGY, so I'm guessing the CGY team & system was superior.  Keyword: was.  CGY has lost its mojo.  I think they've lost the whole room and nobody has any respect anymore, except Begelton.  They should blow up the whole team, coaches and all.

I think the main problem is Dickenson The Greater.  Every time they gave him more responsibility he made the team worse.  And the less Huff was involved the worse it got.  Run DTG out of town like Sask did his brother.  Give it to Killam.  Don't let DTG touch the GM job, either.  Give him ceremonial Prez role or send him packing.

If Begelton ever comes up in FA, back up the truck.

[GOLDMEMBER]

The rest of this season is probably Jake Maier's  last chance to show he is a starting qb  with the stamps or in the CFL.

so many opportunities for him, cant see it continuing without serious improvement on his part.

Agreed, he could be relegated to Taylor Cornelius status and flounder, not be taken seriously as a a starting QB.

I also agree with Pigskin. It would be nice to see Stamps get back on track in preparations for the Rider games they have up coming.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Dickenson is the last of the HC/GM survivors, probably safe to say that experiment will not/should not be repeated.

https://3downnation.com/2024/09/12/calgary-stampeders-dave-dickenson-acknowledges-challenges-of-being-cfl-head-coach-and-gm/

[bwiser]

If the Stamps lose this one their chances of catching the Bombers are just about done. They would have to win most of the rest of their games and the Bombers would have to lose their games. That is not likely to happen.

[J5V]

7-0 Calgary following a Montreal fumble. ***!

[Tehedra]

I hate the new block punting rules...

[markf]

What a rancid decision on them blocked kick, touchdown.

Looking for reasons why people lose interest in the cfl?

Crap like that probably plays a part.

[J5V]

How bad would a "seasoned" play-by-play announcer like Glen Suitor have to be before he'd be removed/replaced? On a RTP penalty against Montreal he referred to Maier as Fajardo and worse, never corrected himself. That's pretty bad. They don't look the same, they have different builds, wear different coloured uniforms, and well basically play for different teams. Just asking for a friend.

[markf]

How bad would a "seasoned" play-by-play announcer like Glen Suitor have to be before he'd be removed/replaced? On a RTP penalty against Montreal he referred to Maier as Fajardo and worse, never corrected himself. That's pretty bad. They don't look the same, they have different builds, wear different coloured uniforms, and well basically play for different teams. Just asking for a friend.

I would be happy to never hear suitor again.

[Jesse]

How bad would a "seasoned" play-by-play announcer like Glen Suitor have to be before he'd be removed/replaced? On a RTP penalty against Montreal he referred to Maier as Fajardo and worse, never corrected himself. That's pretty bad. They don't look the same, they have different builds, wear different coloured uniforms, and well basically play for different teams. Just asking for a friend.

I'd be happy to never hear Suitor again, but this is a terrible reason. The man is talking on air for three hours, he's going to misspeak occasionally. Everyone does.

[J5V]

I'd be happy to never hear Suitor again, but this is a terrible reason. The man is talking on air for three hours, he's going to misspeak occasionally. Everyone does.

Sure, but I'm betting the average person would have enough awareness to realise they misspoke and would correct themselves.

[Pete]

am seeing Houston be picked on more, by mbt and now fajardo

[J5V]

Is anyone noticing a lot of dumb penalties today or is it the usual number?

[markf]

some of these players are not very smart..... both games today, there have been some

stupid penalties that are really affecting the outcome.

what was rambo thinking he was accomplishing tackling someone  ten yards off the field.

not great games this weekend.

lol...telepathy

[gobombersgo]

Wow, Montreal almost let the clock run out.

[J5V]

13-13 overtime.

[J5V]

19-19 final.

[Pete]

the execution in the last minutes and overtime by both teams was terrible

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Pretty bad. Both teams should have to split a single point due to how awful they were: .5 points each. 

[dd]

What a yawner of a game. How does the best team 8n the league even come close to tying the worst team?? Anything can happen when you only score 13 pts. Booooring.

For those complaining about the rtk call on the blocked punt, perhaps if you played the game and had your ankle broken by such a play, maybe then you'd appreciate why they changed the rule. Miles comments made me sick on this. It's player safety dumb dumbs. You can't contact the kicker period! He's totally defenseless when he's kicking.

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[J5V]

For those complaining about the rtk call on the blocked punt, perhaps if you played the game and had your ankle broken by such a play, maybe then you'd appreciate why they changed the rule. Miles comments made me sick on this. It's player safety dumb dumbs. You can't contact the kicker period! He's totally defenseless when he's kicking.

Thank you for this post. You said it much better than I could have. May I add that the comment that was made that this new rule makes it impossible to ever block a kick is complete nonsense. All that is required is for the player attempting the block to take a line to the ball that doesn't go through the kicker's plant leg. It's not rocket science. Simply come at the ball at an angle instead of straight on. Does it make it harder? Perhaps, almost certainly it does, but it is completely possible.

When are people going to understand that the players are the game and that their safety is of paramount importance, especially when they are completely vulnerable, as you've stated, when they are throwing and/or kicking the ball. This shouldn't be hard for anyone to understand. As frustrated as I am with them at times I'm happy that the officials got this call right.

[TecnoGenius]

7-0 Calgary following a Montreal fumble.

CGY attacking the mid-center area because no Dequoy.  I can see them attacking that area all night.

Not only is there no Dequoy there, but you keep the ball far away from Ento.

[TecnoGenius]

I hate the new block punting rules...

The new RTK rule has been in place for like 5 years now.  It's incredible fans are still being surprised by it.

MOS was pivotal in getting it passed.  MOS is big on player safety, especially "defenseless" players like LS (the Rempel Rule) and P/K.

You shouldn't have license to cripple a P/K just because you got through cleanly.  Such hits can have an effect like what just happened to Strevie.

It doesn't matter that he didn't get crippled (luckily he was in the air), what matters is it could happen.

Note: the new rule has always said you can still hit the P/K if you get a piece of the ball: you just can't hit the plant leg while planted.

Guys rushing the kicker need to pre-plan their angle and take P forward motion into account when picking their diving point.  Gretzky would probably say: don't jump at where the P is, jump to where he will be when you get there.

I'm fine with the rule, and we should all be used to it by now.  This disappointing part of this today is that the on-field refs don't know the rule and 2 guys staring straight at his leg didn't flag it!!

[TecnoGenius]

Shambles of a game, but strangely exciting in the 4th.

A half point means the season series we worked hard for vs CGY and SSK now is irrelevant.  No end-of-season tie by us with them possible (well, unless the impossible happens).  However, the outright wins still count and will help.

Ds have figured out MTL/Cody's go-to play when they need 5Y is to throw it 30.  We need to remember that for this upcoming GC...

And Houston my man, you couldn't have made a stop like that in the EZ in the last GC?  Sheesh.  Save it for this nothing of a game why dontcha!

Maier looking a lot better.  I guess facing the loss of your career as a #1 will do that to you.

As for facing CGY: all you have to do is cover Begelton and stop the run.  They literally have nothing else!  Man that Begelton is good.  Now imagine CGY without him... yikes.

[J5V]

Ds have figured out MTL/Cody's go-to play when they need 5Y is to throw it 30.  We need to remember that for this upcoming GC...

I was wondering if Calgary had just showed us the blueprint to beating the Als. Held them to 13 points and the Als had no excuses -- they were playing arguably the worse team in the league, had their #1 QB healthy and playing, had McInnis and the rest of their receivers in the game except for Philpot, and still couldn't beat Calgary. The Als had just lost to BC last week, a team that looked terrible against the Argos this week. The invincibility lustre has come off the Als.

[bwiser]

Very bizarre to have two CFL games finish in a tie in the same season.

[bwiser]

I was wondering if Calgary had just showed us the blueprint to beating the Als. Held them to 13 points and the Als had no excuses -- they were playing arguably the worse team in the league, had their #1 QB healthy and playing, had McInnis and the rest of their receivers in the game except for Philpot, and still couldn't beat Calgary. The Als had just lost to BC last week, a team that looked terrible against the Argos this week. The invincibility lustre has come off the Als.

I was very impressed with the play of the Argos this week. The Als have looked ordinary the last couple weeks.I am sure the Als feel the Argos breathing down their neck. Kelly after missing the first half of the season looked much better this week. Look out!

[Waffler]

My idea of making them work a ten yard longer field in OT likely would have produced a Mtl win. (posted in other thread after Ssk - Ott tie)

Cgy kicks made: 42, 42.
Mtl kicks made: 30, 37

So add ten to those. Possibly Cgy would not have tried a 52 yarder into the wind and might have gone 3 down football.

I think we will see more teams play for the tie just because the field goal is a given. At least they should have to make a first down if they want the safe points.

[dd]

I would like to see them start with the ball at their own 35 yd line vs the opponents/already in field goal range. It looked like both teams just mailed it in in overtime.

[TecnoGenius]

I think we will see more teams play for the tie just because the field goal is a given. At least they should have to make a first down if they want the safe points.

I find the OT2 is played extremely gingerly and safely, especially the team that goes 2nd.  MTL basically just did nothing in OT2 because they knew they could escape with a tie.

OT1 is usually entertaining, but the OT2s have been pretty lame this season.  Only if the 1st team gets a TD in OT2 does it get interesting, because then you have 3 down ball.

We've talked about possible solutions before.  So many ideas, but it's tough to know what would make things better.