Esks vs. Lions Aug. 6 - Game Day Thread

[PigSkin_53]

Evil Empire die!!!!

[swervynmerv]

So.....Lulay haters ready to eat some crow?

Not at all. Credit to Travis for that pass but a 400,000 starting QB SHOULD be making those passes.

I am not questioning his heart, mind or leadership, just the fact that after two major injuries. His arm strength isn't where it needs to be.

[almo89]

What a dumb decision by Jones

[randymeeks]

Weird decision not going for the field goal by Edmonton. Lulay's bought himself another week to get his arm going. If the Lions win, they stole one they didn't deserve tonight.

[TheLionKing]

Bad coaching decision not to go for the field goal

[PigSkin_53]

Andwew Harris Love!

[PigSkin_53]

A character win!

[randymeeks]

So.....Lulay haters ready to eat some crow?

Not at all. Credit to Travis for that pass but a 400,000 starting QB SHOULD be making those passes.

I am not questioning his heart, mind or leadership, just the fact that after two major injuries. His arm strength isn't where it needs to be.

Not just his arm strength but his arm accuracy.

Lulay has bought himself one more week but that will go away real quick if he doesn't start hitting his receivers.

[Spud387]

So.....Lulay haters ready to eat some crow?

Not at all. Credit to Travis for that pass but a 400,000 starting QB SHOULD be making those passes.

I am not questioning his heart, mind or leadership, just the fact that after two major injuries. His arm strength isn't where it needs to be.

He is not a 400,000 QB anymore. They restructured his contract :p

[yukonlion]

wierdly the defence shut them out in the 2nd half... i think the esks say on their lead depending on their d... lulay needed adrelaine to make his arm work and moved well in the pocket at the end.... needs that instinct for the whole game...and at least they never gave up and stole one....

[Toppy Vann]

So.....Lulay haters ready to eat some crow?

Honestly there are not Lulay haters here but I suspect they are out there in some places.

He is being used wrong at times as he is not the best downfield passer and there were not a lot of open REC a lot of the time.

DEF did some good things tonight... Heartening.

dunigan called it just before the INT at the end. He said Nicholls was looking too much at where he was going and bam he does an INT.

Some ugly moments but some good positives to build on.

But they must get some motion in that offense . .. right now without harris they got nothing.

[PigSkin_53]

What a rollercoaster ride to a win, but I'll take it warts and all, and Lulay finally finds his arm, but I'll bet that shoulder is iced down tight tonight!!!

[Toppy Vann]

What a dumb decision by Jones

He gets the game ball from skulsky and buono and the HC. Good decision for the league.. bad for his team

[almo89]

I see a lot of talk about Lulay's shoulder making his throws weak. I'm seeing just as many overthrows as underthrows. His problem seems to be touch. After the first INT the threw, he started overthrowing his receivers and it's most likely that he's scared of being picked again. Strange game overall. Nice call by Dunigan at the end on Nicols keying in on his first read.

[CardiacKid]

Lulay has had how much game action in almost 2 years?!?! It was a scant 3 weeks ago we (the collective we) were singing his praises and declaring he had returned to the Lulay of old. Probably too early to be enthusiastic then, just as it was too early to throw him under the bus now.
Let's remember this Eskimo team had not given up a single TD for 2 games. Then the Lions score 3 in one game. Was it all Travis? Of course not but would this have been a win if Travis was sitting on the bench? IMO this would have been a loss.