Roughriders at Lions, September 24, 2021
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In my previous post I said I couldn't comprehend how BC wound up 3rd and 2 on the Reilly scramble. I now can. I just pulled up the game on Youtube and watched that play again closely. Unfortunately I have to admit that the spot was pretty good. When his knee first hit the carpet the ball was at no more than the 28-1/2 yard line, a full 1-1/2 yards short. Tough to make the Youtube clip stop at the precise moment his knee touched but for sure ball was at no better than 28-1/2 yard line. Riders might have benefitted a foot at most from the spot and Campbell no doubt would have still punted at 3rd and 1-1/2 from his own 28-1/2. And of course how could he predict that Flintoft, leading the CFL with a 49.7 yard season average at that point, would suddenly come up with a 26 yard clunker.
You're as old as you've ever been and as young as you're ever going to be.
Agreed on the Reilly spot. He fell forward a couple yards after his knee touched.
I also tried to look at the possible no yards on the Whitehead fumble. I couldn't really tell with complete certainty but I wouldn't fault the officials on that one.
On the Fajardo TD, I will take the word of the guy in the Keg lineup.
I also tried to look at the possible no yards on the Whitehead fumble. I couldn't really tell with complete certainty but I wouldn't fault the officials on that one.
On the Fajardo TD, I will take the word of the guy in the Keg lineup.
The math is not difficult but I thought at the time that it was a bad decision and events proved it to be so. If they had made the 2 points, they would have been 7 points up. The Fajardo TD and convert would tie the game and send it to OT. Instead, the 1 pt convert put them 6 points up, which isn't much different from being 5 up. The consequence was that the Fajardo TD and convert won them the game. The Camacho miss was incidental to this.
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Campbell had a brain fart when he decided to go for 1 point. Not just because the Lions might (did) lose if Sask scored a TD and made the convert, but also because the Lions would have lost the season series if Sask kicked a FG and the Lions only won by 3 points.maxlion wrote: ↑Mon Sep 27, 2021 6:06 pmThe math is not difficult but I thought at the time that it was a bad decision and events proved it to be so. If they had made the 2 points, they would have been 7 points up. The Fajardo TD and convert would tie the game and send it to OT. Instead, the 1 pt convert put them 6 points up, which isn't much different from being 5 up. The consequence was that the Fajardo TD and convert won them the game. The Camacho miss was incidental to this.