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AngeloV wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 7:21 am

ArgoRavi wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 1:39 am

paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 29, 2025 11:14 pm

Their sideline reporters do not have a mandate to stay on top of things, it seems. And it would be pretty tough for s single reporter to know what's going on with two teams anyway. Watching Claire Hanna on Friday night, she spent most of the game at a desk at midfield, not closely scrutinizing either club. Tonight I saw her around the Argo bench at the end of each half when she was prepping to interview someone. The classic missed moment was the 2022 Grey Cup when TSN had absolutely no idea Toronto's starting QB was on the sideline frantically trying to repair a major injury.

Sadly, the days of Bill Stephenson, Tom McKee, and Al McCann are long gone. Stephenson used to annoy Pat Marsden at times with how often he would chime in with important information.

I think that has more to do with teams not revealing anything than it does the networks not wanting to get the info. We’re living in the days of upper and lower body injuries now. No specifics.

paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 2:14 pm I can think of a reason to abandon the run that does not involve being down by three touchdowns. You do it when your o-line is getting manhandled each and every time you try to run. Which is what was happening last night.

paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 2:23 pm

paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 2:14 pm I can think of a reason to abandon the run that does not involve being down by three touchdowns. You do it when your o-line is getting manhandled each and every time you try to run. Which is what was happening last night.

Interesting to note that the Ticats "killed" the Alouettes despite just 49 yards rushing (on 15 carries) by Augustine. Not exactly an effective ground game.

paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 2:14 pm I can think of a reason to abandon the run that does not involve being down by three touchdowns. You do it when your o-line is getting manhandled each and every time you try to run. Which is what was happening last night.

argolio wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 5:28 pm Staying with the running game was a lot easier in the old days when there were far more low scoring games. You often still had a chance to win even if the run wasn't working and you were forced to punt a lot. They also didn't have to worry much about punt returns pre-1976 when blocking was illegal.

ArgoRavi wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 12:58 pm

AngeloV wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 12:55 pm

Scooter McCray wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:22 am With Chop Villiams down, and McMahon they're playing Brown. The run game is non existent. It is tough they let Carey go. And he's not getting time with Saskatchewan. Anyone down for trading to get him back? He fit in perfectly here with what the Argos do offensively. Are those younger guys we kept better than him? I think they made the wrong choice here. Eventually he will need to be replaced, but you have to know what you've got is better. And these guys are not that.

It really has little to do with the RB’s. The o-line run blocking has been dreadful.

I agree. Dylan Giffen is known as an excellent run blocker. Whenever he is healthy enough, I wonder if he gets into the starting lineup, perhaps at the expense of Vandal who hasn't seemed quite as good this year.

OV Argo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 5:55 pm We really shouldn't be questioning here anything CFL offensive "brain-trusts" do these days = they are all inscrutable football geniuses; I'm surprised most games aren't 76 to 68 type shoot-outs.