WestCoastJoe wrote:David wrote:In Tedford's defense, and I know this hasn't always translated to actual games, but practices are the crispest, best organized I witnessed in years. Lots of hustle, instruction, and yes, Tedford actively involved in some of the drills. His sliding drill for the QBs, while unorthodox, has played a key role in keeping Travis injury free thus far (knock on wood).
Interesting comment on the practices as you are right - it doesn't seem to make it to the games. It sure isn't showing in new OFF or DEF alignments. The great news is the best play in years of the OL versus other years. Milanovich asked his ex-DC how he has time in practice to get some many different schemes in place - that was just the week before the Argos lost to the Ticats.
The HC has to delegate this sliding business and focus on the HC role especially when he's new. Look at how he cut both Brown and Logan without a TC down played. Now look at the mess the kick return.
I fully agree to practice all the aspects in the game including the last minute kick return plays with a lot of laterals.
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Tedford Tuesday with Rintoul and the HC was interesting and then reading the player comments to LU.
Is it just me or is there a disconnect here? SOME players seem to be suggesting that there's not the intensity in this team to win a 60 min game. They said it wasn't present in practice pre-Hamilton. BUT and this is key as the HC sets the tone or lets it be set by the players which in this case sounds not right.
The HC is happy with the intensity.
He's just putting it all down to 'that's not us' and 'don't let 1 game beat you twice' and its a few breakdowns. This is fine but how many games of 'that's not us' does it take to light a fuse and generate some concern.
I subscribe to the theory that win or lose, stomp or get stomped that are a few critical lessons to be learned and if you and your team don't get the right few then it's going to be trouble NEXT game. It's never leave it all behind - its build on the strengths, fix the short comings and adjust for your opponent as you know what they do.
HC says he is looking forward to watch them play as they are "inspired", "ready to play" and "focused". He might want to read LU's story and see if he his team entirely agrees.
Their body language on the bench showed a vastly different story to me.
He is good at describing other teams D's - I'd have been tempted to ask him to describe the BC Lions and then assess the gap. If the D line is great then why not pull off some Ham or Esk tricks to make REC and blockers think twice before executing their assignments?
