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Originally Posted by M*A*S*H 4077
The stadium crew dropped the ball by starting the anthem without announcing it to the crowd and still having the Stampeders standing at the midfield circle and not on their sideline. That was pretty embarassing.
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Yeah, that was embarrassing. As soon as the last player runs out on the field (Tate), they launch into a horrible version of the national anthem while the stamps are standing at mid-field doing their huddle. Everyone had to stop, take off their helmets, and listen to some guy butcher the anthem in both languages (they never announced his name so I'd be curious who he even was).
As for the game, defence looked very good; front seven was strong against the run, and the secondary were step for step with Calvillo and Richardson.
Tate made some impressive throws in tight coverage and did a good job moving the team down the field. I'll give him a pass on the first pick -- forced it downfield but I'm not going to fault him for taking a shot. Second pick was obviously a blown read/route (plus one that was dropped earlier), so there's still some work to do. Nik was a beast -- is he actually 240 lbs? That's what he's listed at -- he can still run (and jump) with the best of them. Forzani and Bryant both had a quiet night; not sold on Talley just yet. Cornish and the line did a good job both with the run game and with pass protection.
Just the first game but a very good start to the season!