Eastern Final: Montreal Alouettes @ Toronto Argonauts

[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.