TopShelfGloveSide
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That game was so exciting and to see it end like that was brutal. Kind of pissed me off tbh.
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CantHaveTkachev
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because the kicker failed to do his job and their team still won because they were rewarded with a point by failing
Kyle McMahon
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Agree, nothing wrong with yesterday's ending IMO, games have been won this way since time immemorial. It only seems to happen like that once every few years anyway.
timekeep
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Another great idea. Why didn't TO just punt it through the endzone as well?
timekeep
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Its rewarding failure, I have only played and coached with the Canadian rules and have always questioned this point. I watch allot of NFL and NCAA college, my brother played down there too they have some weird kicking rules but I'd say their scoring system is right.
I do like the idea @Captain Fantastic has that the ball has touch the field of play before it goes out to count as a point.
PositiveCashFlow
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Ok how about this: if they punted the ball through the end zone would there still be outrage? I believe you also get a point in the CFL punting a ball through the end zone
CantHaveTkachev
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yes
why give a point for punting it through the endzone?
the only time a point should be awarded is if the returner decides not to run it out
Stoneman89
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When punting it through the endzone, a punter can usually outkick a fieldgoal by a fair margin. I too, am uncertain as to why the Argos didn't just hammer it through with their punter. I agree that it should have to be handled to count.
Unbelievable that we are now only one game behind a playoff spot (need to jump 2 teams though), and only 2 behind first place! Go Elkimos!
Unbelievable that we are now only one game behind a playoff spot (need to jump 2 teams though), and only 2 behind first place! Go Elkimos!
timekeep
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The CFL has a coaching problem too, when Jason Maas and Danny Maciocia might be the best coach/GM after Oshea and Walters in WPG there is a problem.
TB12
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The rouge is the most Canadian thing ever, "well, you tried real hard 'eh? Here's a free point, good effort." lol
rboomercat90
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The play calling from both teams in that game was atrocious. Both teams deserved to lose. The game ending on a single point from a missed field goal was a fitting finish.
bellagiobob
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Riders really need to work on their clock management issues. And Harris isn’t the answer, but I think everyone already knew that. Assuming they will be the leading contender for Adams next year.
I don't think this was meant as a slight but it comes off like one
Kyle McMahon
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I suspect there's less variance on a place kick compared to a punt. A kicker hits the ball flush on most FG attempts and can be pretty certain of the distance he can send it, a punt usually isn't perfect. So if you're confident the place kick has the distance to clear the endzone, default to that option...at least that's what the theory appears to be.
brentashton
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Clock management, counting to 12 men on the field, it seems like it’s always something in Riderville
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Been watching the CFL nightly for the first time in years the last few weeks, damn near every game comes down to the wire. Gary Bettman could only dream of this kind of parity. I thought the Bombers were going to run away with this one.
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Historically it's been harder to intentionally punt for a single than just kick a field goal (to win a game). I have a theories but honestly I don't really know why it's the case. Could it be because a punt is usually a few yards farther behind the LOS than a kick attempt, or that punt distances are usually just more inconsistent, but I think attempting the kick is the smarter play based on historical examples.
bellagiobob
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I know Saskatchewan has tried it at least once as well and it failed.
Kyle McMahon
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I actually remember watching that game and thinking that might have been the dumbest thing Wally Buono ever did. Not that punting was dumb, but on first down? At least run it once to get closer!
rboomercat90
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Field goal attempts are line-drive type kicks where as punts are high arcing kicks. It’s much more accurate to place a line-drive kick than a punt. It’s also easier to block a punt than it is to block a field goal attempt. IMO, there is nothing wrong with this rule as is because there is strategy involved to it.
PositiveCashFlow
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I think I can get behind a rule change where if the ball is kicked through the end zone with no chance of return it’s not a single, but if it’s touched by a player and not brought out it’s a single. I believe this is how it currently works for kickoffs
rboomercat90
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That is how it is now but it wasn’t always that way. That was a rule they unnecessarily changed too. If a kicker can kick a ball 100 yards through the end zone it should be worth a point.
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