The CFL 2011

Yeah I thought the rule was that way in the NFL as well.  It's one of the CFL differences that I hate.  

I don't have a favorite NFL team, but I like the freedom of taking in any game I choose on a Sunday. 

On the plus, Lemon actually had a great game.  No interceptions, and the o-line gave him plenty of space.

 

Get in much as you can while the going is hot. Guess who's just around the corner?

 

Calgary over the Riders tonight. The Stamps are rollin'.

 

Toronto just gets by the T-Cats by 3. Dalton Bell starts(?).

 

Going out on a whim here and the Lions will beat the Bombers in the last minute at home.

 

Ya, that's what I meant. I forgot to put "not" in my sentence.

 

I heard during the Bombers/Eskies game that he had dental surgery as one of the Bombers smashed his mouth.

 

Talking about the Bomber/Eskies. Great game! The best of the season. Well executed and balanced offence from both sides. Some great catches. Buck had a wail of a game. Trice nailed 'er in his earlier post. One hell of a run for a TD by Buck. 48 yards. There was no denying him the end zone. One thing I couldn't believe and never seen before was that Pierce actually did a hook slide instead of taking the D straight on. The crowd applauded, but not for his run, but for his slide. I actually laughed.

 

Ray got picked three times but he had alot of heat on him most of the game and actually did very well in eluding the rush and running the ball.

 

The Als, Bombers and Eskimos do look like the top 3 teams of the league so far. The Bombers and Als don't play until the end of September.

 

LIONS WIN! A good game but no comparison to the first game. The Riders looked uninterested, no enthusiam, no sence of urgency. It looks like they're still deflated after thier second straight loss in the Grey Cup. Lackluster would be the word.

 

BTW, how does it feel to lose Trice?

 

I watched the game until the end of the 3rd quarter Dan. Again, like last weekend, a mistake in last seconds of the first half seemed to take the air out of the Argos. The Argos were driving. It was 20-13 for the Als and the ball got handed off to Kackert and he didn't run out of bounds in enough time and the clock ran out and they were in plenty of range of a FG. It was all Als in the 3rd qtr. and it was all but over.

 

I missed the first couple of minutes of the game and said myself, "How come Dalton Bell is starting?" Did you hear anything for the reasons why Dan?

 

AC passed Damon Allen's completion record. Quite a feat.

 

Both darn good games I thought.

 

I can't imagine sitting in 40C heat, yet play football. Kevin Glenn looked like his MVP year with the Bombers a few years back. The Hamilton crowd was great. Nice to see the Als lose two straight. Like you said Dan, it's hard to see this team lose three in row.

 

I can understand your frustration. WTF was Jim Barker thinking? I couldn't believe it when the field goal team came on the field. Especially after Shaw shanking those two punts as his confidence must of been waning. I would of kept in Bell's hands.

 

The punting team just killed the Argos. Those two shanked punts, one for a net of a 12 yards and then they take a time count violation for 10 yards. All three times it gave the Esks great field position and like you said they scored 14 points.

 

I thought Dalton Bell played a great game considering it was only his third start. He sure had help with Kackert. Where did this guy come from? Deceptive speed and an overdrive gear as well. Both teams have excellent RBs. What's going to happen when Chad Owens comes back? Now that's a backfield.

 

Have to agree with ya Trice. The Esks looked brutal, especially in the first half. The Argos gave them momentum in the last minute of the first half. Good teams know how to win ugly. The Esks are 5-0, first time since 1980, back in the dynasty years when the team won 5 straight Grey Cups. I remember the team well. I hated them as they beat the Lions all the time.

 

The Riders and Stamps this evening. I'm picking the Green to squeak out a victory at home. 33-31.

 

My avatar curse is now on the Seahawks.

I don't know what gave Jim Barker confidence in Grant Shaw's leg from that distance.  His 2 bungled punts put the Esks in good field position, which eventually led to touchdowns.  Kackert had a great game, but needs to get a grip on the football.  The turnovers by the offense, as usual, puts the D in a rough spot. The defense was huge, and the end of the second quarter was deflating.   Yes there should have been time on the clock, but why the hell did the official signal halftime prematurely?

I'm assuming the Argos are 1-5.  I'd be shocked if the Als lose a third in a row no matter who they line up against.