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- Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:30 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Rourke NFL workouts: chooses Jacksonville
- Replies: 215
- Views: 160429
Re: Rourke begins NFL workouts next week
In my view, the best comparison for Rourke attempting to go from the CFL to NFL is Ricky Ray. Both are smart, highly accurate passers who were successful very early in their CFL careers. If I am not mistaken, Ray was 25 when he went south while Rourke is 24. The main advantage Rourke has over Ray is...
- Tue Nov 15, 2022 12:09 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Rourke NFL workouts: chooses Jacksonville
- Replies: 215
- Views: 160429
Re: Rourke begins NFL workouts next week
There are two reasons why Rourke should sign in the NFL if a decent opportunity arises: 1. He has already proven that he can dominate in the CFL. 2. He is 24 years old. His age combined with his talent is his greatest asset. He would have nothing to prove by coming back to the CFL. He would just be ...
- Mon Nov 14, 2022 12:05 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Western Final Nov.13: BC at Winnipeg
- Replies: 255
- Views: 9686
Re: Western Final Nov.13: BC at Winnipeg
According to Matt Baker’s postgame recap, James Butler suffered an apparent shoulder injury early in the game. That may have accounted for his poor production, with just 4 yards rushing on 6 carries. Again, not having a backup RB gave the Lions little option to take him out of the game. How in the ...
- Sun Nov 13, 2022 5:23 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Western Final Nov.13: BC at Winnipeg
- Replies: 255
- Views: 9686
Re: Western Final Nov.13: BC at Winnipeg
Actually, the Lions have a bigger front 7 than the Bombers and by quite a bit. Banks at DT at 290 is bigger than either of the Bombers solid but pretty average DTs of Thomas & Sayles who are listed at 274 & 282; Menard at 260 & Betts at 250 are bigger than either of the Bombers DE duo o...
- Sun Nov 13, 2022 4:39 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Western Final Nov.13: BC at Winnipeg
- Replies: 255
- Views: 9686
Re: Western Final Nov.13: BC at Winnipeg
Lions were completely dominated from start to finish, yet somehow had a chance at the end. Not sure what happened on that final drive but it was painfully obvious the Lions weren't prepared for the situation. Still, all in all, this was the most fun year for Lions' fans in a long time. I think that ...
- Sat Nov 12, 2022 2:24 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Western Final Nov.13: BC at Winnipeg
- Replies: 255
- Views: 9686
Re: Western Final Nov.13: BC at Winnipeg
I certainly can't remember any time under Wally's long tenure here in BC where as many as four starters were injured at some point of the season and lost their spot to a back-up once they were healthy enough to return. A healthy Obum Gwacham becomes the 4th with Sione Teuhema getting the nod for th...
- Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:53 am
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: WSF Calgary vs BC Nov 6
- Replies: 170
- Views: 8611
Re: WSF Calgary vs BC Nov 6
MaxLion, didn't you post that Dave Dickenson said that it wasn't that he didn't call run plays but the QB audibled away from the run based on what he was seeing from the Lions? I might have read that on 3 Down Nation. I interpreted this to mean that Dickenson a former QB gives his QBs have more fre...
- Wed Nov 09, 2022 7:28 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: WSF Calgary vs BC Nov 6
- Replies: 170
- Views: 8611
Re: WSF Calgary vs BC Nov 6
Somewhere in the back of their minds, there may have been a thought about game planning that wasn't what the Lions would be expecting. Maybe they thought the Lions would be planning for a running attack and thus decided to go with a passing emphasis. Probably not what happened but I have seen that ...
- Tue Nov 08, 2022 12:27 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: WSF Calgary vs BC Nov 6
- Replies: 170
- Views: 8611
Re: WSF Calgary vs BC Nov 6
Both Lions and Stamps took high risk high reward gambles on 3rd down. Lions executed and coaches were lauded. Stamps failed to execute and coaches were criticized. Stamps player missed a block. Sometimes there's a fine line between success and failure. Hard to definitively pin the blame on coaches o...
- Wed Nov 02, 2022 6:28 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Lion all-stars
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1512
Re: Lion all-stars
The low number of all stars from BC may be due to inopportune injuries and a "do it by committee" approach. Gwacham, Roarke, and Whitehead are all likely all stars if not for injury. We have 3 standout Canadian linebackers, but they share two positions. Similarly on d-line, we have a bunch...
- Sat Oct 22, 2022 11:55 am
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Lions vs Elks Oct 21
- Replies: 93
- Views: 4662
Re: Lions vs Elks Oct 21
In my view, Cornelius is a legit starting qb in the league as it is now. Not top shelf but in the same league as Maier, Evans and others. Elizondo for all of his shortcomings as a head coach made an astute choice in bringing him in and giving him an opportunity. As for Tre Ford, I would put him well...
- Sun Oct 16, 2022 1:44 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Lions vs. Bombers Oct. 15, 2022
- Replies: 124
- Views: 8771
Re: Lions vs. Bombers Oct. 15, 2022
My final comment on this: The note under the illegal participation rule seems determinative to me. It is illegal for a player of either team to go out of bounds, without contact with an opponent, and to reach back into or re-enter the field of play to touch or recover a loose ball. Note: When the ba...
- Sun Oct 16, 2022 1:37 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Lions vs. Bombers Oct. 15, 2022
- Replies: 124
- Views: 8771
Re: Lions vs. Bombers Oct. 15, 2022
The NFL has the following rule: ARTICLE 3. BALL OUT OF BOUNDS. Item 1. Ball in Player Possession. A ball that is in player possession is out of bounds when the runner is out of bounds, or when the ball touches a boundary line or anything that is on or outside such line, except another player or an o...
- Sun Oct 16, 2022 12:34 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Lions vs. Bombers Oct. 15, 2022
- Replies: 124
- Views: 8771
Re: Lions vs. Bombers Oct. 15, 2022
I can't help but think that the refs miffed this for the simple reason that it makes no sense that a player could touch the ball after deliberately going out of bounds and that the other team would get significant penalty as a result.
- Sun Oct 16, 2022 12:27 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Lions vs. Bombers Oct. 15, 2022
- Replies: 124
- Views: 8771
Re: Lions vs. Bombers Oct. 15, 2022
Trying to figure this out... The last Bomber kickoff is not shown on the game recap on cfl.ca or on TSN highlights. The play is summarized on cfl.ca as follows: (01:06) M. LIEGGHIO Kickoff (69 yds), Ball Out of Bounds, Penalty: Illegal Kickoff called on Winnipeg (M. LIEGGHIO) (10 yds.) - Enforced Fr...