CFL 2024

[brentashton]

It was promised over three years ago, so I assume never. Still can’t get live stats on Score app like every single other sport has.

I recall an interview when Randy said it was fixed (that was after 2 years of crap transition). Are you suggesting he can’t be believed? He should be terminated but I think they have an operations salary management cap in the league office as well.

 

[Kyle McMahon]

Elks are in the playoffs if Ford started the season at QB. Zero doubt about that. Didn’t have a great second half, but he’s a clutch player when it counts.

Seeing the floundering Lions get folded up again just makes it all the more frustrating. All they had to do was start 2-5 instead of 0-7 and they're going to the playoffs.

 

[Dust]

The NFL really broke Rourke. Hopefully he finds his game again (next season lol) because he was a treat to watch with BC a couple of seasons back.

 

[Kyle McMahon]

It really is an unwatchable league unless you are a diehard , so hard to take seriously with the level of officiating and ‘experts’ in the command centre.

Most fans seem ready to do away with the command centre, and it would obviously save the league some money (mind you the CFL is probably paying Taco Bell wages), so just shut it down already. The incompetence is too much, because it's so unacceptable in that setting. At least if a ref blows a call in live action you can live with it and hope it evens out, we always did before. The command centre is actively sabotaging outcomes, several this year alone, and provides the league with an interface to manage games. There's no positive value to the fan here.

At this point I'd let the ref go under the hood/look at the tablet or whatever to determine if a ball crossed the plane of the endzone or achieved a first down on a 3rd down gamble, or if a ball carrier stepped out of bounds. Those are the only things black and white enough to quickly get right every time, or close to it. Everything else is just a judgement call on top of a judgement call that wastes time.

 

[Dust]

Most fans seem ready to do away with the command centre, and it would obviously save the league some money (mind you the CFL is probably paying Taco Bell wages), so just shut it down already. The incompetence is too much, because it's so unacceptable in that setting. At least if a ref blows a call in live action you can live with it and hope it evens out, we always did before. The command centre is actively sabotaging outcomes, several this year alone, and provides the league with an interface to manage games. There's no positive value to the fan here.

At this point I'd let the ref go under the hood/look at the tablet or whatever to determine if a ball crossed the plane of the endzone or achieved a first down on a 3rd down gamble, or if a ball carrier stepped out of bounds. Those are the only things black and white enough to quickly get right every time, or close to it. Everything else is just a judgement call on top of a judgement call that wastes time.

Yeah, they need to strip it down to barebones reviews. They had this grandiose dream of the Command Center being able to solve world hunger and it's way too ambitious. Leave in the challenge system, but leave it up to the coaches.

 

[Kyle McMahon]

Yeah, they need to strip it down to barebones reviews. They had this grandiose dream of the Command Center being able to solve world hunger and it's way too ambitious. Leave in the challenge system, but leave it up to the coaches.

And the command centre has never been good either. This year is all-time bad, but they've merely deviated from their "normal bad" standard. Pretty sure you could dig up old posts of mine from ten years ago saying to just scrap them.

 

[Dust]

And the command centre has never been good either. This year is all-time bad, but they've merely deviated from their "normal bad" standard. Pretty sure you could dig up old posts of mine from ten years ago saying to just scrap them.

I compare them to the NHL goaltender interference challenges. You're just flipping a coin on the outcome. There never seems to be a standard set that they follow.

 

[Dust]

There was one pretty funny moment at the Rider game today. There is a segment they do on the big screen where a player sits down with a young kid and they ask questions. They had Dan Clark being the former Rider, and the kid asks him who his favourite player is, and he answers, and then he asks the kid in turn who his favourite is, and we quickly get a "McDavid".

 

[guymez]

Elks are in the playoffs if Ford started the season at QB. Zero doubt about that. Didn’t have a great second half, but he’s a clutch player when it counts.

I like Ford but I havent seen him be nearly as good against the Leagues better teams.
Is that a fair criticism?

 

[bellagiobob]

I like Ford but I havent seen him be nearly as good against the Leagues better teams.
Is that a fair criticism?

That's fair, but he also hasn't got much of an opportunity, only starting 14 games the past two years. going 7-7. Couple of wins against playoff teams in there. The frustrating part is the coaches believe that the two QB's who have given the team the best chance to win the past two years have gone 3-18, with zero wins against playoff teams. Pretty much impossible that Ford wouldn't have helped the team to at least 2 wins in the first 7 games this year.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Good game from Tre Ford overall. Not close to a very good game and it was against the weakest squad in the league. Almost let it get away and that would've been indictment considering Stamps had nothing going all day and the game ought to have been far out of reach.

Heres an aspect nobody seems to look at. Including getting the back on a roughing the kicker penalty the Elks at one point in game had 14 possessions and only 16pts. Stamps of course were worse completely flatlining most of the day and Shitz was horrible for 3 quarters. But 16pts on 14 drives is abysmal. Normally you wouldn't even get the ball that many times in a game. Ford even had 4 possessions before even showing pulse of offense. In a game against Winnipeg MBT had two drive starts and the score was already 17-0 winnipeg.

That said glad Ford remembered to run a bit yesterday and was showing some arm, but most of the passes were short stuff. offense wasn't very dynamic other than Rankin.

We swept Calgary. Theres some crumbs. Elks at least look like a team getting better. Stamps are just awful and getting worse.

 

[Stoneman89]

I will add that just as importantly that if we had FG kicker who was at least average we would have had a couple more wins, maybe more.

 

[bellagiobob]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846558780479221793

And now he’s a CFL backup.

 

[guymez]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846558780479221793

And now he’s a CFL backup.

I expect that to be temporary.
He is too talented not to regain a starting position.

Assuming it was doable (Rourkes value has never been lower)...I would trade Ford for him in a heartbeat.

 

[bellagiobob]

I expect that to be temporary.
He is too talented not to regain a starting position.

Assuming it was doable (Rourkes value has never been lower)...I would trade Ford for him in a heartbeat.

For sure, the league doesn’t have a lot of really good QB’s, so once he gets his head straight he should be fine. I’m not a Lions fan though, so approve of any turmoil they are going thru.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Most fans seem ready to do away with the command centre, and it would obviously save the league some money (mind you the CFL is probably paying Taco Bell wages), so just shut it down already. The incompetence is too much, because it's so unacceptable in that setting. At least if a ref blows a call in live action you can live with it and hope it evens out, we always did before. The command centre is actively sabotaging outcomes, several this year alone, and provides the league with an interface to manage games. There's no positive value to the fan here.

At this point I'd let the ref go under the hood/look at the tablet or whatever to determine if a ball crossed the plane of the endzone or achieved a first down on a 3rd down gamble, or if a ball carrier stepped out of bounds. Those are the only things black and white enough to quickly get right every time, or close to it. Everything else is just a judgement call on top of a judgement call that wastes time.

Ive seen them get the call wrong on players stepping out on more than 1 occasion.

 

[bone]

Seeing the floundering Lions get folded up again just makes it all the more frustrating. All they had to do was start 2-5 instead of 0-7 and they're going to the playoffs.

1-6 may have been enough pending the results of the next two weekends.

 

[bone]

I will add that just as importantly that if we had FG kicker who was at least average we would have had a couple more wins, maybe more.

I firmly believe this, but seeing Ford come down and score a game winning drive made me realize that it was the first time all season an Elks quarterback created a lead change inside the final 3 minutes of a game. In fact, it was only the 2nd time all season an Elks QB created a lead change in the 4th quarter (the other being the first BC game which they ultimately lost). This despite 7 games where the team lost by a touchdown (with 2 point conversion) or less.

MBT had by my recollection at least three times this season where he had a single drive opportunity to change a deficit into a lead inside the 3 minute warning and was unable to do so each time. There was one time he managed to tie it up, but f***ed up the clock management that ultimately gave Ottawa enough time to get the field goal to win.

Overall, I like MBT's passing stats, but I've kind of arrived at the viewpoint that he's a good QB that is capable of winning games for you outright if the team dominates all positions, but seems to lack that ability to deliver a knockout punch when given the opportunity in a close game. Ford pulled it off the first time he had the opportunity to do so this year, albeit moreso on the strength of the running game on his last drive.