The pick-up in the East where even Ottawa has been notable for good games is good for the CFL and building the fan base.Walt67 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 2:10 pmYou mention the East and it is worth mentioning that for a change it was good to see some strong teams and performances in the East instead of the traditional turtle derby with a predictable West to East crossover. It is interesting to see Hamilton make a hard charge in the second half of the campaign after wading through endless QB woes. It will also be worth watching to see how the Argos play in the Eastern final after weeks and weeks of mean-nothing games.Toppy Vann wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:28 amDriving around late yesterday afternoon and again in the early evening heading to the gym, I was surprised that even 94.5, 95.3 and 96.9 had the often mindless chatter actually suggest this is a game to go to with the upper bowl opening up.
Rick Campbell's positioning this as a chance to win first place and get the bye into the WDF is the right tone to set.
Argos didn't need to put it all on the line in their tilt with the Bombers so reading too much into that games isn't possible if one were to think of a future GC matchup of last year's combatants.
This year is interesting in that BC has a legit path to the GC if they can keep up their hot play despite the run game's limitations.
Also, the East is not a gimme for the Argos either.
I feel this BC team is together in the right way for this time of year and hopefully no injuries will change that.
VA or Collaros discussion for MOP from the west:
https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/should-col ... te~2780779
The East is looking up since Hamilton picked up their game lately and that will put pressure on Montreal to make sure they too are on top of their game.
Argos I feel won't have lost anything as that team is really together and well coached and their overall team leader is undeniably Chad Kelly. We've seen QBs pushing to get in the game but Kelly didn't do anything like to detract from Cameron Dukes. I kind of wondered if Kelly going into the game and trying to win it might have happened but it didn't and says something about their team and QB all on the same page.
Ouellette was tailgating pre-game (not drinking though I don't think ) on his sit-out game but kickoff time he was right there on the sideline focused.
Chad Kelly surprisingly (kind of -as he's a competitor) didn't at all look like he was unhappy to sit his game out despite knowing his stats won't get better. When the Argos could have won late in the game, there was no Chad Kelly running for his helmet or giving off an image he wanted to take over.
We'll see others sit too over the next few games I think as their bye weeks were gone early this year.
The Bombers have a number of team leaders but their situation is that they still have to win the West and aren't going to sit out their stars unless banged up or Q at least for now.
This Chalk Talk with DaVaris Daniels and Chad Kelly was kind of neat where the play call was:
Rebel Right, R Speed, Cold Bear Columbia:
https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/chalk-talk ... td~2779065
It's less interesting when Lapo does this detailed stuff in game or on the panel but I found this interesting here with the players talking like DaVaris Daniels explaining his decision to over or under a defender on the same play call based on what he sees and knowing that the DEF has seen that play a lot.
https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/chalk-talk ... td~2779065
