Eastern Final: Montreal Alouettes @ Toronto Argonauts

[Antwon]

My two cents.
Dinwiddie was out coached. The two third down play calls were horrid. The out coached may have started in Sept when they locked up first place. It all looked good resting players and they still won. But they may have lost the competitive edge. Who knows?
Kelly simply crapped the bed. He made decisions to throw that was pop warner level. MAYBE he should have played against a WPG team that needed the win. Because he folded under the pressure. This should all be analyzed in the coming weeks.
I still believe in this team, coach and QB. But they have to learn from this and come back next year with a chip on the shoulder.

[OV Argo]

My two cents.
Dinwiddie was out coached. The two third down play calls were horrid. The out coached may have started in Sept when they locked up first place. It all looked good resting players and they still won. But they may have lost the competitive edge. Who knows?
Kelly simply crapped the bed. He made decisions to throw that was pop warner level. MAYBE he should have played against a WPG team that needed the win. Because he folded under the pressure. This should all be analyzed in the coming weeks.
I still believe in this team, coach and QB. But they have to learn from this and come back next year with a chip on the shoulder.

The 2 predictable QB sneaks by Kelly that got stuffed for turn-over, when you have a big power back like Ouellette was standard CFL same old stuff - a bit disappointed in coach D for that.

Kelly might have been pulled just for one series to try to get his head together, but a raw rookie QB instead could have made bone-head plays as well. A bit more run game when Ouellette was rumbling well early would have been smart too - but a lot of same old CFL offence instead.

[jerrym]

Kelly might have been pulled just for one series to try to get his head together, but a raw rookie QB instead could have made bone-head plays as well.

I've been nervous all season long about not having a veteran backup both in terms of a possible Kelly injury and because of him playing a clunker with no veteran alternative to play even a few downs so Kelly can see how the D is operating.

[kellynjk]

I've been nervous all season long about not having a veteran backup both in terms of a possible Kelly injury and because of him playing a clunker with no veteran alternative to play even a few downs so Kelly can see how the D is operating.

Yeah the guys calling the game said the same thing - that Kelly was having an "off game" and do you go with an inexperienced back-half" instead. Noted that's why you want some depth with the quarterbacks, including the back-ups!

[Rich]

The out coached may have started in Sept when they locked up first place. It all looked good resting players and they still won. But they may have lost the competitive edge. Who knows?

To me there’s no question this was an issue. Kelly looked like he was still playing in safe mode not wanting to get hurt. He didn’t take off with the ball until the second half when it was too late.

The Kelly we saw earlier in the season loved running with the ball, it not only seemed to fire him up and get him completely engaged in the game, but it was very effective. That wasn’t the same guy we saw last night.

The coach needed to recognize that and maybe call some QB draws or bootlegs to try kick-start Chad’s mojo. Or anything to shake things up a bit. I didn’t see much of an adjustment at all in the 2nd half.

[paulwoods13]

To me there’s no question this was an issue. Kelly looked like he was still playing in safe mode not wanting to get hurt. He didn’t take off with the ball until the second half when it was too late.

The Kelly we saw earlier in the season loved running with the ball, it not only seemed to fire him up and get him completely engaged in the game, but it was very effective. That wasn’t the same guy we saw last night.

The coach needed to recognize that and maybe call some QB draws or bootlegs to try kick-start Chad’s mojo. Or anything to shake things up a bit. I didn’t see much of an adjustment at all in the 2nd half.

Bang on. But that shouldn't have waited until the second half. The one thing Kelly has that his predecessor lacked is mobility. Designed running plays by the QB would have caused a huge issue for Mtl's defence. Instead, they were able to focus on stopping Ouellette and covering an Argo receiving corps that is talented but lacks speed. RD has not always made the best decisions on play calling, and yesterday was another example of that.