I think it was clear that Hatcher was intending to go down in order to give his team the chance to win the game by a field goal. Even if he wasn't touched, it was a dead ball per the rules. The touch by Lawrence was helpful in confirming that though. The more controversial part IMO was that Hatcher ...

Despite getting owned by Oliveira, we were in it until the end. It was close. We outplayed them in several aspects--passing, special teams, turnovers. If not for a mistake by Rhymes at the end, we likely would have won. Like many, I suspected that the run game might make the difference in the end. W...

It is a risky play because a player with the ball at the line of scrimmage usually has opposing players in close vicinity. There is a high chance of a turnover. Is it worth the risk vs the safer field position play? Depends a lot on circumstances and situational awareness. I’m not sure that it would...

Gotta take the bad with the good with VA. Been this way his whole career. I do like him though. He's a winner, just need to see if he can win it all.

I thought that challenge was terrible. Looked like a clear catch to me.

Exciting fun game so far!

Blitz emerges from his cave to once again rehash ancient grievances with Wally Buono! Who could have predicted? Frankly, Jones never struck me as a Wally type. Sure he was on the shortlist of candidates Wally provided, but not sure that he would’ve been Wally’s first choice. But who knows. Jones doe...

David wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:41 pm

If I were the Elks, I would have turfed McAdoo and Jarious and hired Paul LaPolice as OC and QB coach.

I don't think much of Lapo as a head coach, but he is a very skilled OC.


DH

No doubt Lapp would be an upgrade but doubtful that he would take the job in the current circumstances.

Although many might disagree with me (which is fine) The facts show that all teams have an above average defensive line and a below average offensive line. Just watch some of these Canadian offensive lineman getting beat over and over. I don't disagree but just see this as part of the risk analysis...

This Lions defence is the most dominant I can recall in my time as a Lions fan. Betts may be the best DL in the league right now. The secondary is lights out. They read every play, make every tackle. Obviously excellent coaching and top level talent at every position. I like both Adams and Evans at ...

TheLionKing wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 04, 2023 9:35 am

Sick of players praising and giving credit to the Lord when they win. Who do they blame when they get beaten or miss the critical tackle ??

Satan obviously.

Great start to the season.

Looked like PI on that long throw to Rhymes. Did we use our challenges??

For us fans it comes across like Sheldon Cooper put it together. I think it offers flexibility and options for a coach that for the most part will be subtle in impact. Taking Rhymes for example I think it means they could play him as a NAT in place of Cottoy or McInnes and bring Williams in to back...

When I first heard about this new rule, I just shook my head. But I haven't heard coaches or players complain, so maybe it is not so bad after all. For my part, I am just going to ignore it. It is too convoluted for most fans to bother with.

On the radio post game, Rick Campbell said that they deliberately ran out the clock in the last 3 minutes due to concern about weather delays. Edit: I see David mentioned this already. The CFL stream was not great. It is nice for the diehards like us but I’m not sure that putting that level of produ...

Thank you for the excellent reports!