OT: Parabola Memorial B.C. Lions Thread #1

[Budddy]

Yes!!

Glad the short missed FG and 2 point conversion didn't come back to haunt them

On to Toronto!

 

[The Stig]

FOOTBALL AND SALMON! THATS WHAT B.C. DOES!!!!! Hahahaha nice last couple of minutes there

 

[Captain Bowie]

Not their cleanest game, but a wins a win especially against a good team and high powered offence. Good bounce back.

 

[LeftCoast]

If Jennings struggles to move the ball again next week, I would sit him down for a bit and let Lulay have a go. Jennings is really slow with his reads and still tends to lock in on his primary target. It's not the end of the world if he watches for a bit.

 

[ProstheticConscience]

If Jennings struggles to move the ball again next week, I would sit him down for a bit and let Lulay have a go. Jennings is really slow with his reads and still tends to lock in on his primary target. It's not the end of the world if he watches for a bit.

So much this. I've been waiting for Lulay the last couple of weeks. Jennings is clearly the future, but he's still learning. He's getting tunnel vision for Manny in such a bad way. You can see that decision-making process is still developing, and yeah.

Would be really, really cool with starting Lulay next game.

 

[Jyrki21]

Looks decent...

Are the Lions receivers being covered well? Can't tell by TV....Jennings seems a bit tentative...

So we were sitting down at one end (as you can see from my pic), so at times it was tougher to tell when the action was down at the other end. I'd definitely say the Ottawa pass coverage was good (overall Ottawa probably looked the better of the two teams, though not by a huge margin) and you didn't see any Lion receivers wide open the way Ottawa got them from time to time.

That said, the Lions were just unable to make big plays. Jennings rarely had much time (O-line coverage sketchy in BC? Water is also wet), but even when he did have a moment or two, he seemed hellbent at waiting for someone to open up, and he would hold onto the ball, and give up sacks. I think he only threw the ball away once all game, and he never seemed to try to run for it when pressure mounted, which is a CFL quarterback staple.

So I don't know if receivers weren't getting open, or Jennings just wasn't finding them... but almost every completed pass seemed to be a screen (which was more or less working, to be fair), or a short dump-off underneath. Whereas Harris was capable of gunning it downfield from time to time for Ottawa and making a big play. I got the impression BC should have stuck to the ground game a little more, because it was looking pretty decent.

 

[Jyrki21]

Also, here are some pictures. They let everyone down onto the field after the game which was neat (my first time on FieldTurf – the stuff in Ottawa is much faker-looking/feeling than I realized). A bunch of the players' mothers were there, and I was able to high-five a couple of Lions as well.

Play at the far end while there was still some light

Shortly before BC's first touchdown

Rainey heading in for the score

Victory!

Fans take the field

Players' mothers (or so I assume) heading down

On-field view

Adrian Clarke

Charles Vaillancourt, who may have been confused by the French-speaking Lions fans that we were

 

[VanJack]

Just terrific to see Ottawa back in the league and for all the support they're getting...always knew it would be a good football town if they could just find a decent owner....and you have to admit, those new stadiums have really transformed the CFL...great facilities now and a great atmosphere.

 

[Jyrki21]

Just terrific to see Ottawa back in the league and for all the support they're getting...always knew it would be a good football town if they could just find a decent owner....and you have to admit, those new stadiums have really transformed the CFL...great facilities now and a great atmosphere.

You know, the support here has been fantastic, and the stadium – which I mocked at first because from the outside it was so similar to what they already had – is actually pretty awesome (less so the concessions, much of which is still just whatever was already in the hockey arena portion). If the Lions/Whitecaps had something this size with a nice view it would really be top-notch.

I think the Redblacks get a lot of support from the forgotten non-civil servant portion of the city, because Ottawa always felt like a 99.9% hockey town to me, but people have really embraced the Redblacks. Doesn't hurt when the team makes the finals in its second year, either.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

So what's with this Wednesday game stuff.

 

[y2kcanucks]

So what's with this Wednesday game stuff.

At least for this week...Toronto is pulling double duty playing us today and then the Battle of Ontario on Labour Day. This week is an oddity given the CFL wanted to have their marquee rivalry matchups but didn't want to give BC yet another bye week.

 

[Bad News Benning]

yell injured in warm ups.

wouldn't be shocked if we see more injuries tonight. That field is terrible

 

[clunk]

yell injured in warm ups.

wouldn't be shocked if we see more injuries tonight. That field is terrible

Damnit. No Ronnie Football classic pick sixes...

 

[The Stig]

I was all ready for watching the game, then the Blue Jays hit 2 homers in the first inning and Im torn now.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

I was all ready for watching the game, then the Blue Jays hit 2 homers in the first inning and Im torn now.

Follow your heart as long as it's with the Lions.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Damnit. No Ronnie Football classic pick sixes...

Going to try to give it a go. Tweaked his ankle stepping on a teammates foot.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Defense was soft as swiss cheese on that drive.

 

[The Stig]

Follow your heart as long as it's with the Lions.

Gunna channel flip. Jays during Lions commercial breaks.

 

[Budddy]

Argo receiver just ran into the defender...

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Dodged a bullet there lol.

 

[Captain Bowie]

Well that was a great start... not.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Levi Adcock sucks. He's been awful in every game he's played this year. But he's Dorazio's boy so Wally brought him in.

I don't get the logic in letting go of our O-line coach from last year (Malone) who had the best offensive line in the league, to bring back Dorazio from Saskatchewan who had the worst offensive line in the league, and on top of that bringing over one of their O-Linemen.

 

[Captain Bowie]

Levi Adcock sucks. He's been awful in every game he's played this year. But he's Dorazio's boy so Wally brought him in.

I don't get the logic in letting go of our O-line coach from last year (Malone) who had the best offensive line in the league, to bring back Dorazio from Saskatchewan who had the worst offensive line in the league, and on top of that bringing over one of their O-Linemen.

To be fair, he really didn't get much of a training camp and is just getting up to speed now.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

That's more like it.

 

[Captain Bowie]

Good drive!