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Originally Posted by arloiginla
Though I agree with you, the whole "Efence" thing is getting old. Seriously. It's not funny anymore. Nor is it even true. The d has not been the problem for most of this year; the special teams has been meh most of the year and the offensive has been very spotty outside of Reynolds.
Probably the biggest difference between last year and this one is that the burning desire to win is not there right now. Being the hunter and hunted are two different things, and the Stamps clearly do better as the former and not the latter.
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Seriously?
Do you have ANY confidence at all that they can shut down a team in the final minutes?
Fact is if the Stamps don't have at least a 2 score lead in the final minutes, they will require another offensive score to win the game. The D hasn't been able to get the stop when needed; the only time they did was against a bad QB with Ham in deplorable weather conditions.
If the D COULD get that last minute stop, they would have 2 wins vs Sask and would be hosting the West Final again this year.
If the Stamps aren't up by at least 9 points vs Edm in the final minutes, chances are VERY GOOD that Ray leads the Esks for a tying/winning drive.
I HATE the 3 man rush they pull which always gives up first downs (or TDs in the final minutes) and the fact that you always seem to see some sort of secondary brain fart when they need to hold is very disconcerting - It's happened vs BC, Edm, Sask - it's happened far too many times for me to have any comfort at all that they will step up if needed.
If the O gets shut down today or the score is close, there is no chance for the Stamps to win.
Only slight glimmer of hope I have is this is Cortez' season - hopefully he has another masterful plan ready to trot out for the playoffs or it can be a long day.