I was thinking specifically of a couple of things: WB's contention in a 1040 interview that he fines players for major foul penalties, plus JT's comments early on about his plans for the offence, which were never really realised.pennw wrote:Actually there has never been any evidence presented for any of those opinions . What you present at the end for the flip side is not evidence at all either . "I see such and such a result , therefore that had to be WB meddling" is not evidence at all . And that is all that has ever been presented . That and some maybe posting as though they have insider knowledge .
I don't buy for a minute that JT doesn't call his own shots ,good or bad . He never needed this job and still doesn't . He may well get input from WB , but IMO , that is at his discretion to take it or leave it .
As for resting starters , it's no evidence for any such speculations either . Consider that John Hufnaagel is doing the same sort of thing on the other side , did he consult with WB on that too ? The fact is this has been a common practise in the CFL for Years ,for the last regular season game for play- off bound Teams , whose position has been set .
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Sports can be a peculiar thing. When partaking in fiction, like a book or movie, we adopt a "Willing Suspension of Disbelief" for enjoyment's sake. There's a similar force at work in sports: "Willing Suspension of Rationality". If you doubt this, listen to any conversation between rival team fans. You even see it among fans of the same team. Fans argue over who's the better QB or goalie, and selectively cite stats that support their views while ignoring those that don't.
Wally has said he fines players for "deadball fouls only" and this maybe/can be in addition to what coaching staff does (ie. facemasking, no yards with ball in air, horsecollar tackle, etc ... are major penalties but are in the flow of play)sj-roc wrote:I was thinking specifically of a couple of things: WB's contention in a 1040 interview that he fines players for major foul penalties, plus JT's comments early on about his plans for the offence, which were never really realised.pennw wrote:Actually there has never been any evidence presented for any of those opinions . What you present at the end for the flip side is not evidence at all either . "I see such and such a result , therefore that had to be WB meddling" is not evidence at all . And that is all that has ever been presented . That and some maybe posting as though they have insider knowledge .
I don't buy for a minute that JT doesn't call his own shots ,good or bad . He never needed this job and still doesn't . He may well get input from WB , but IMO , that is at his discretion to take it or leave it .
As for resting starters , it's no evidence for any such speculations either . Consider that John Hufnaagel is doing the same sort of thing on the other side , did he consult with WB on that too ? The fact is this has been a common practise in the CFL for Years ,for the last regular season game for play- off bound Teams , whose position has been set .
TheLionKing wrote:So I'm paying big bucks to see another exhibition game.
... although you expect one of these at the end of the season every other year ... either this game is a really big game or a exhibition game.
I absolutely HATE paying full price for the preseason game in June. Thats why the free tix to one of the summer games is something they should do every year.
TSN's Gary Lawless is reporting Cgy RB Jon Cornish, who hasn't played since Oct 10 and missed his team's last three games is likely to remain on the shelf for the WSF:
http://www.cfl.ca/article/report-cornis ... semi-final
Considering they were likely aware early on that Cornish wouldn't be back by now and acquired Messam as an insurance policy this will probably not pose too many problems for the team in red.
http://www.cfl.ca/article/report-cornis ... semi-final
Considering they were likely aware early on that Cornish wouldn't be back by now and acquired Messam as an insurance policy this will probably not pose too many problems for the team in red.
Sports can be a peculiar thing. When partaking in fiction, like a book or movie, we adopt a "Willing Suspension of Disbelief" for enjoyment's sake. There's a similar force at work in sports: "Willing Suspension of Rationality". If you doubt this, listen to any conversation between rival team fans. You even see it among fans of the same team. Fans argue over who's the better QB or goalie, and selectively cite stats that support their views while ignoring those that don't.
CFL News @CFL_Newssj-roc wrote:TSN's Gary Lawless is reporting Cgy RB Jon Cornish, who hasn't played since Oct 10 and missed his team's last three games is likely to remain on the shelf for the WSF:
http://www.cfl.ca/article/report-cornis ... semi-final
Considering they were likely aware early on that Cornish wouldn't be back by now and acquired Messam as an insurance policy this will probably not pose too many problems for the team in red.
Unfortunate to hear. Concussions pile up. RT .@SUNMitchell
John Hufnagel on Jon Cornish: "Jon is not doing well." #CFL
Hope that Cornish makes a full recovery, he is a premier CFL player.JohnHenry wrote:CFL News @CFL_Newssj-roc wrote:TSN's Gary Lawless is reporting Cgy RB Jon Cornish, who hasn't played since Oct 10 and missed his team's last three games is likely to remain on the shelf for the WSF:
http://www.cfl.ca/article/report-cornis ... semi-final
Considering they were likely aware early on that Cornish wouldn't be back by now and acquired Messam as an insurance policy this will probably not pose too many problems for the team in red.
Unfortunate to hear. Concussions pile up. RT .@SUNMitchell
John Hufnagel on Jon Cornish: "Jon is not doing well." #CFL
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