CFL Thread

[Barrister]

Watching my first CFL game in a while (Saskatchewan vs. Edmonton).  The WRs running toward the LOS prior to the snap still bugs the hell out of me.  Wish they'd cut that shit out.

There's nothing wrong with a receiver being in motion - you're just not used to it is all.

[MadBurgerMaker]

If that were the case, the 3 downs, field size, extra players, one point for shanking the fuck out of a FG attempt, and various other things would also bother me, but they don't. 

Wide receivers don't  need a damn head start to get by DBs.  Also, it looks super dumb when they have to "reset" because the ball wasn't snapped while they were running up there the first time.  I know they want it to be a "passing" league and all this is one way they try to accomplish that, but it's something that's always been lame as fuck about the CFL.  They do it in the AFL too, but I don't really consider that to be a particularly serious league, so who cares

E:  The Riders are murdering this Edmonton QB.  Hes eaten dirt the last...probably 6 or 8 plays in a row.  E2: Oh 22-1 now.

[Barrister]

If that were the case, the 3 downs, field size, extra players, one point for shanking the fuck out of a FG attempt, and various other things would also bother me, but they don't. 

Wide receivers don't  need a damn head start to get by DBs.  Also, it looks super dumb when they have to "reset" because the ball wasn't snapped while they were running up there the first time.  I know they want it to be a "passing" league and all this is one way they try to accomplish that, but it's something that's always been lame as fuck about the CFL.  They do it in the AFL too, but I don't really consider that to be a particularly serious league, so who cares

E:  The Riders are murdering this Edmonton QB.  Hes eaten dirt the last...probably 6 or 8 plays in a row.  E2: Oh 22-1 now.

Remember - it's 3 down ball, so realistically they need to get 10 yards in 2 plays.  They need all the offense-friendly measures like wide receivers in motion to be able to keep the game moving.

[Barrister]

I turned the game on myself.  Thanks for suggesting / reminding me.

Looking at Commonwealth I think this is the year I try taking Timmy to a football game.

[MadBurgerMaker]

Yikes, 29-1, a turnover on the kickoff, and now Kory Sheets is just running through them.

Fake edit:  36-1.  Beatdown.

[Barrister]

36-4 now.  Couldn't happen to a nicer team.

[MadBurgerMaker]

Damn 22 got wrecked on that INT return. 

[katmai]

It's good to have football back

Where?

[Neil]

I wonder if the Esks are retarded, or if the Roughriders are good?

[Neil]

Turns out that the Roughriders are pretty good.

[MadBurgerMaker]

Turns out that the Roughriders are pretty good.

They've been kicking some ass then?

I saw bits and pieces of Calgary - Montreal a couple days ago.  Had it on in the background.  Nice comeback by SMU.

[Neil]

Turns out that the Roughriders are pretty good.

They've been kicking some ass then?

I saw bits and pieces of Calgary - Montreal a couple days ago.  Had it on in the background.  Nice comeback by SMU.

Yeah, they've blown out every team they've faced, while averaging something like 37 points per game.  The defence is shutting teams down, the QB is averaging 3 TD passes a game and the RB is averaging close to 150 yards per game.  And although they shut out the lowly Hamilton Tiger Cats last week, they've also had some real quality wins.

Come Labour Day, our Barrister is going to be sad.

[Neil]

It's a busy week in the CFL, what with Beed's Blue Bombers demoting their starting QB to the third-string, and the Montreal Alouettes canning their head coach.

[Barrister]

It's a busy week in the CFL, what with Beed's Blue Bombers demoting their starting QB to the third-string, and the Montreal Alouettes canning their head coach.

Yeah - that was an odd move.  Buck Pierce also didn't sound real happy about it either.

[Barrister]

Whoa.

The Bombers didn't just fire their GM today.  They fired the CEO too.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/Bombers-holding-press-conference-at-10-am-218986281.html