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gilthethrill wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2026 4:09 pm Kiondre Smith, a fine young Receiver, is also the biggest Ass in the league. His arrogant "Fake Yawn" after he makes a catch is beyond infuriating to watch. I think he took 3 Procedure Calls...he also showed frustration as the game fell out of reach.
Shout out to Lemon, who again made an impact play with a FF.
Well, another of the unending Western Road Trip Saturday in Regina where this team seems to play well. Congrats to HC Mike Miller helping the team reach its total wins in 2025 after 10 games.

OV Argo wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 12:13 pm Pressure from who???

When Ford was first with the EE, that clown Chris Jones played a raw rookie American first over Ford; and Ford goes to Hamilton and Scotty M plays Dolegala as next up and then yanks Ford for a another raw rookie American.

Sorry, it's the other way around - the pressure on a CFL GOB who plays a Canadian at QB and then the guy is not an instant success (like a Davis Alexander say), and then the ridicule that could follow is a GOB big fear. That loser Scotty M (only CFL HC now with a career losing record) could play his boy Frosty all season and lose every game, and the standard CFL media response would be: "oh well, he's a young QB, give him some more time; and poor Scotty". IF Ford had a way under .500 record as a starter, or his career completion % was under 60% or he had thrown way more INTs than TDs, then all kinds of questions could be asked about why is he getting to play, but this is not the case. Standard GOB procedure says Canadians aren't fit to play QB in the CFL (unless they come from a US college ball starter resume) - and they will keep proving themselves right on that with basically zero evidence from the playing field. Ford may get some media attention cause of his passport and a few CFL fans pulling for him to do well, but the criticisms and harsh grading of his play are basically 10x what most young American QBs face here. Jake Maier in now about 20 games under .500 as a CFL starter in getting handed starts with 3 different CFL teams. Figure any Canadian QB would ever get that much rope? So "radically" Canadian CFL typical.

Still waiting for the answer to my question on how a superior mobile/ run threat QB in Tracy Ham fared as the starter in an Argo all-pass run & shoot offence ?

argolio wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 3:56 pm

OV Argo wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 12:13 pm Pressure from who???

When Ford was first with the EE, that clown Chris Jones played a raw rookie American first over Ford; and Ford goes to Hamilton and Scotty M plays Dolegala as next up and then yanks Ford for a another raw rookie American.

Sorry, it's the other way around - the pressure on a CFL GOB who plays a Canadian at QB and then the guy is not an instant success (like a Davis Alexander say), and then the ridicule that could follow is a GOB big fear. That loser Scotty M (only CFL HC now with a career losing record) could play his boy Frosty all season and lose every game, and the standard CFL media response would be: "oh well, he's a young QB, give him some more time; and poor Scotty". IF Ford had a way under .500 record as a starter, or his career completion % was under 60% or he had thrown way more INTs than TDs, then all kinds of questions could be asked about why is he getting to play, but this is not the case. Standard GOB procedure says Canadians aren't fit to play QB in the CFL (unless they come from a US college ball starter resume) - and they will keep proving themselves right on that with basically zero evidence from the playing field. Ford may get some media attention cause of his passport and a few CFL fans pulling for him to do well, but the criticisms and harsh grading of his play are basically 10x what most young American QBs face here. Jake Maier in now about 20 games under .500 as a CFL starter in getting handed starts with 3 different CFL teams. Figure any Canadian QB would ever get that much rope? So "radically" Canadian CFL typical.

Still waiting for the answer to my question on how a superior mobile/ run threat QB in Tracy Ham fared as the starter in an Argo all-pass run & shoot offence ?

WTF are you even whining about? Ford IS playing.

ArgoGabe22 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 3:37 pm

gilthethrill wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2026 4:09 pm Kiondre Smith, a fine young Receiver, is also the biggest Ass in the league. His arrogant "Fake Yawn" after he makes a catch is beyond infuriating to watch. I think he took 3 Procedure Calls...he also showed frustration as the game fell out of reach.
Shout out to Lemon, who again made an impact play with a FF.
Well, another of the unending Western Road Trip Saturday in Regina where this team seems to play well. Congrats to HC Mike Miller helping the team reach its total wins in 2025 after 10 games.

What was his dad (Adrion) like as Argo? Before my time, caught him only in his last season, but I know he was a fan favourite. Was he big into celebrating?

OV Argo wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 12:13 pm Sorry, it's the other way around - the pressure on a CFL GOB who plays a Canadian at QB and then the guy is not an instant success (like a Davis Alexander say), and then the ridicule that could follow is a GOB big fear.

paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 4:32 pm

OV Argo wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 12:13 pm Sorry, it's the other way around - the pressure on a CFL GOB who plays a Canadian at QB and then the guy is not an instant success (like a Davis Alexander say), and then the ridicule that could follow is a GOB big fear.

IMO there's a touch or irony here. Alexander did not start a game until his third season, and no one was calling for him to start. Tons of fans were calling for Ford to start during his first season, and the calls got louder during his second year, when he did start several games. Bottom line is he got a chance to play sooner than Alexander.

paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 4:26 pm

ArgoGabe22 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 3:37 pm

gilthethrill wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2026 4:09 pm Kiondre Smith, a fine young Receiver, is also the biggest Ass in the league. His arrogant "Fake Yawn" after he makes a catch is beyond infuriating to watch. I think he took 3 Procedure Calls...he also showed frustration as the game fell out of reach.
Shout out to Lemon, who again made an impact play with a FF.
Well, another of the unending Western Road Trip Saturday in Regina where this team seems to play well. Congrats to HC Mike Miller helping the team reach its total wins in 2025 after 10 games.

What was his dad (Adrion) like as Argo? Before my time, caught him only in his last season, but I know he was a fan favourite. Was he big into celebrating?

He was not flamboyant like Kiondre; did no more celebrating than anyone else (and celebrations were muted back then).

OV Argo wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 5:28 pm

paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 4:32 pm

OV Argo wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 12:13 pm Sorry, it's the other way around - the pressure on a CFL GOB who plays a Canadian at QB and then the guy is not an instant success (like a Davis Alexander say), and then the ridicule that could follow is a GOB big fear.

IMO there's a touch or irony here. Alexander did not start a game until his third season, and no one was calling for him to start. Tons of fans were calling for Ford to start during his first season, and the calls got louder during his second year, when he did start several games. Bottom line is he got a chance to play sooner than Alexander.

You mean the Alexander who was playing on a winning team behind a veteran QB;; vs. Ford playing on a total $hite losing team who needed to try something else ?

The real bottom line here is: tons of American QBs get chances to play in the CFL (from good young ones like Alexander, thru lots & lots of total stiffs), and next to no Canadian trained QBs ever get a chance to play in the CFL, let alone make a roster for a chance to learn & develop (like Alexander got).

"tons of fans were calling for Ford to start" ??? - who? - a couple of guys on 3 Down or maybe Glen Suitor mentioned it once? Ford faces mostly ridicule from the typical usual suspects i hear from on some CFL "fan" forums.

ARGO57 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 6:36 pm

paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 4:26 pm

ArgoGabe22 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 3:37 pm

What was his dad (Adrion) like as Argo? Before my time, caught him only in his last season, but I know he was a fan favourite. Was he big into celebrating?

He was not flamboyant like Kiondre; did no more celebrating than anyone else (and celebrations were muted back then).

I miss those old days, today’s excessive show boating is quite nauseating.

gilthethrill wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 7:18 pm

ARGO57 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 6:36 pm

paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2026 4:26 pm

He was not flamboyant like Kiondre; did no more celebrating than anyone else (and celebrations were muted back then).

I miss those old days, today’s excessive show boating is quite nauseating.

I want Centres to celebrate every good Shotgun snap....every lineman to celebrate a block....nauseating to say the least.