Okay I hate jumping the gun in the CFL but it's just so damn fun! If our boys win and the very realistic scenario of a Stamps W, Eskies and Roughies L plays out we will find the good guys tucked nicely into second by way of the tie-breaker with Sask. That would be a nice change after being buried in the basement for so long.
Now this is my first post on here (beauty site by the way) and I notice there are minimal to no "predictions" threads. That must mean it is discouraged. But surely I can plead ignorance just this once right folks?
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Not discouraged at all; no one likes to be wrong is all. 8)bigolebubbs wrote:Okay I hate jumping the gun in the CFL but it's just so damn fun! If our boys win and the very realistic scenario of a Stamps W, Eskies and Roughies L plays out we will find the good guys tucked nicely into second by way of the tie-breaker with Sask. That would be a nice change after being buried in the basement for so long.
Now this is my first post on here (beauty site by the way) and I notice there are minimal to no "predictions" threads. That must mean it is discouraged. But surely I can plead ignorance just this once right folks?
Welcome, by the way.
Hey bigolebubbs welcome to the site! Great first post! 
You are correct it is possible for our three Western opponents to all lose on the weekend, however I don't think that's probable.
Sask was beat twice by us..so I think they will be very hungry for a win. Calgary has solid coaching now, so I think they will win too.
You are correct it is possible for our three Western opponents to all lose on the weekend, however I don't think that's probable.
Sask was beat twice by us..so I think they will be very hungry for a win. Calgary has solid coaching now, so I think they will win too.
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O'Day may see spot duty this weekend, but Makowsky will start at center. O'Day will be good to go for game 1 vs Calgary the following week for sure.
The only question marks are Neal Hughes and Stu Foord starting in the backfield - Foord + Hughes < Cates...but as always, we in Regina are optimistic...
We'll see - we are hungry for a win, as has been pointed out.
The only question marks are Neal Hughes and Stu Foord starting in the backfield - Foord + Hughes < Cates...but as always, we in Regina are optimistic...
We'll see - we are hungry for a win, as has been pointed out.
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I think the Als are going to take the Riders this weekend.
DanoT wrote:Riders D may make AC and the Als look ordinary this weekend.
That's all they need to be. Riders have no offence. Starts with QB; Riders don't have one. I'm not sure what Tillman and Miller were thing putting all their eggs (Marcus Crandell) in one basket. And then throwing out the basket for......Michael Bishop?
Of all the good things the Pissant has done, this was his biggest miscalculation so far.
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This year the Alouettes seem to have rebounded to where they were from about 1999 through to 2004 when Molson Stadium was the toughest place in the league for a road team to pull out a victory.
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Maybe a bit of a miscalculation but maybe also as much about "Who do you get"? They decided they couldn't afford KJ but it isn't like you can just rush out and get a starting QB. Their praise of Crandell was crap but what would you expect them to say? "He is lousy and we are going to suck with him at the helm"! Clearly Steven Jyles isn't turning out what they expected him to be either or perhaps they would have gone with him rather than bringing in Bishop. Maybe they should have been developing a QB all those years they stuck with Crandell and maybe Durant will be that guy but it is really hard to assess what they would be right now with a full team. Don't even know how Doug Flutie would have done with this situation. Tillman is on year 2 of what I expect to be a three year run. If he wears out his welcome in Riderland like he did here or gets tired of the incessant spotlight, I can see him leaving.Lion Guy wrote:DanoT wrote:Riders D may make AC and the Als look ordinary this weekend.
That's all they need to be. Riders have no offence. Starts with QB; Riders don't have one. I'm not sure what Tillman and Miller were thing putting all their eggs (Marcus Crandell) in one basket. And then throwing out the basket for......Michael Bishop?
Of all the good things the Pissant has done, this was his biggest miscalculation so far.
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I don't think Miller gave Bishop enough of an opportunity in the last game against the Lions. Durant wasn't any better and IMO Bishop is a better runner than Durant and once Cates was injured the Rider's QB should have become more of a runner. So I think coaching decisions are part of Riders lack of
Offense.
Offense.
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bishop was way better, he was 4-6 for 106 yrds, 0td 1intDanoT wrote:I don't think Miller gave Bishop enough of an opportunity in the last game against the Lions. Durant wasn't any better and IMO Bishop is a better runner than Durant and once Cates was injured the Rider's QB should have become more of a runner. So I think coaching decisions are part of Riders lack of
Offense.
durant wasnt even close......in 3 quarters.
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Except what Bishop was doing was also a knock against him for his entire career, improvising. He could have had (should have had) the long play to Dressler picked and the INT to close out another drive was the killer, as he threw that one terrible and up for grabs. The message has been sent loud and clear to him, run the plays that are sent in or you will be pulled. This may be what the Riders need, but with Bishop having to focus I don't expect to see all that much. The only way for him to make the grade is to have a game plan of 1st read, 2nd read is a dump pass to an RB and 3rd is to run. Limiting his reads is the most likely way to maximize his efficiency. The Als pose a very fast D, something that he is going to have difficulty with IMO. Oh did I say, Go Als Go!Wakesbetterthanyou wrote:bishop was way better, he was 4-6 for 106 yrds, 0td 1intDanoT wrote:I don't think Miller gave Bishop enough of an opportunity in the last game against the Lions. Durant wasn't any better and IMO Bishop is a better runner than Durant and once Cates was injured the Rider's QB should have become more of a runner. So I think coaching decisions are part of Riders lack of
Offense.
durant wasnt even close......in 3 quarters.
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In which case I should be making predictions all the time. After 20 years of marriage I'm used to being wrong all day every day.Solar Max wrote:Not discouraged at all; no one likes to be wrong is all. 8)
