CFL 2022 Regular Season Thread- Go Stamps!!

[Cheese]

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Thanks for everything, Bo. If that was your last regular season game with the Stampeders, you will be greatly missed.

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[Erick Estrada]

I would like to hear Dave's explanation of why Bo didn't get to play at least a quarter. Maybe some injury clause in his contract? I get that he wanted to give Stevens some reps but it's just kind of weird to me that they didn't let Bo have some opportunities to move the offense in front of the fans for the last time.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

I would like to hear Dave's explanation of why Bo didn't get to play at least a quarter. Maybe some injury clause in his contract? I get that he wanted to give Stevens some reps but it's just kind of weird to me that they didn't let Bo have some opportunities to move the offense in front of the fans for the last time.

Reminds me of when the Flames played a meaningless game at the end of the 99-00 season (against Edmonton, too) but wouldn't start Grant Fuhr. Instead, just gave him the third period. Hall of famer's final game. Sometimes it pays to just do the right thing. The thing that does right by the player and the thing the paying fans want to see most. Especially when the game doesn't mean anything.

[monkeyman]

I think moving on from Bo is the right choice, but why do I get this feeling like he's going to come back and haunt us for 2-3 seasons?

[AndyM]

If he ends up in Sask and they don't upgrade the O line, he will get demolished, which is scary because he's already a former shell of himself.

He doesn't run. And who knows how good his shoulder is?

He needs to go to a team that will offer him decent protection.

Wishing him the best.

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[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat

Reminds me of when the Flames played a meaningless game at the end of the 99-00 season (against Edmonton, too) but wouldn't start Grant Fuhr. Instead, just gave him the third period. Hall of famer's final game. Sometimes it pays to just do the right thing. The thing that does right by the player and the thing the paying fans want to see most. Especially when the game doesn't mean anything.

I was at that game! Fhur was done. They didn't want to embarrass him by putting him out there. Bo still has a few seasons left in him. He wasn't up to Stampeders standards but he was still better than the average CFL QB when he played and you can argue Jorden did him no favors in a couple of games that were quite frankly the worst games I have ever seen from a WR. I would have started him in the 2nd half and let him have one last chance to play as the guy in Calgary.

[Mathgod]

Most of the Stamps losses this season were last-minute squeakers where they grabbed defeat from the jaws of victory. If they play sound fundamental football next week in all 3 phases, and put together a 60 minute effort, they have a great chance of advancing.

Most people outside of Calgary think the Lions will roll, now that they have Rourke back behind centre. But the reality is the Stamps are a better team than their record indicates.

One other thing I'd like to touch on. It's time for a big shakeup in the playoff format. For a league suffering from dwindling attendance numbers, there's no better time than now to make a big change that could infuse new excitement into the league and potentially draw new interest and new fans.

For me, personally, I've grown weary of the current playoff format, and I can't be the only one.

A better format would be as follows:

- All CFL teams are ranked 1 thru 9 based on record. Tiebreaking rules apply as usual.
- Each division winner is guaranteed no lower than a 4th place finish in the overall standings (guaranteed home playoff game).
- The top 2 finishers get a first round bye.
- #3 hosts #6, and #4 hosts #5 in the quarterfinal round.
- The #1 seed hosts the lowest remaining seed from the quarterfinal round. #2 seed hosts the higher remaining seed from the quarterfinal round.

Here's how this year's playoffs would look under the new format:

#1 Winnipeg & #2 BC get the first round bye.
#3 Calgary hosts #6 Hamilton
#4 Toronto hosts #5 Montreal

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[Slanter]

I have some thoughts about Bo... All just my opinion, but wanted to get it out there:

-I'm definitely a fan, it has been an excellent era of Stamps football, and I'm happy we had him.
-I do think that at times he got perhaps more praise than he deserved for what were team accomplishments. His win-loss record is his most impressive stat, and I never totally understood why he got so much credit for that. He played on some great teams.
-Bo's best asset has always been his ability to manage games. When he was playing on great teams, he never crashed the bus. That was really important to the Stamps' success.
-For most of Bo's career, he played behind great O-lines. This season, he couldn't get it done behind what was arguably the best O-line in the league. I think that's why it was the right decision to sit him down... He had all the conditions for success, and it wasn't happening any more.
-There's a lot of talk about him going to Sask. A team that may have just concluded a season with the worst O-line in CFL history. Can anyone actually see him succeeding there? I can't.
-I don't think Bo's stupid. I don't think he'll go play behind that line. Sure, they'll get better (they can't be worse), but can they get that much better? For his own health, and because it's not a place where an immobile QB will succeed, I don't think he goes to Sask.
-So I think he goes somewhere East. If you really wanted me to make a pick, I'd say Toronto, because... history. And I don't think the Law Firm is that great, and I don't think the Argos would mind walking away from him.

Honestly, I would be happiest to just see him on TSN from time to time. Still like the guy. Don't think he'll magically resurrect his career. Definitely not with the Riders.

[Erick Estrada]

Toronto is definitely the front runner. They seem to like Kelly but he's not ready to start and MBT is the definition of mediocrity as you never know what you are going to get from him from drive to drive. Toronto actually has a lot of offensive talent and when you consider how bad the east is they should be better than an 11-7 team.

Still the Riders can spend in free agency to upgrade their offensive line and if they hire say Kilam to be the head coach he could take Bo with him. Lots of factors in play and it's going to depend on how much of a chip Bo has on his shoulder as going to the Riders is higher risk but also higher reward.

[Paulie Walnuts]

I think Toronto as well it just makes sense on a lot of levels. Half the team is former Stampeders, they poached our coaching staff, so Bo doesn't have to learn a new system either.

Not sure what Lalji and his agenda is with pushing the Bo to Saskatchewan narrative the guy is a Lions fan he should be hoping Bo goes out east.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

I think Toronto as well it just makes sense on a lot of levels. Half the team is former Stampeders, they poached our coaching staff, so Bo doesn't have to learn a new system either.

Not sure what Lalji and his agenda is with pushing the Bo to Saskatchewan narrative the guy is a Lions fan he should be hoping Bo goes out east.

Salary cap also doesn't apply to the Argos so they can pay him as much as they want as they built the current team largely through free agency which should be impossible with a salary cap. Apparently Bo was supposedly very close to joining the Riders when he was a free agent a few years back so he's either connecting the dots or has some insider knowledge. At least this leaves some intrigue for the offseason I suppose.

[White Out 403]

Is there really a lot of people outside Calgary choosing BC en masse vs Calgary in the semi? I honestly think the Stamps win in a larf

[Paulie Walnuts]

The point differentials are laughable +168 Winnipeg +162 Calgary +120 BC, next best the 11-7 Argos at +18 lol.

As long as we play good defence and can control the clock Stamps should win, the issue has been the backend a lot of injuries and new faces we have been carved up a few times.

[craigwd]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

I would like to hear Dave's explanation of why Bo didn't get to play at least a quarter. Maybe some injury clause in his contract? I get that he wanted to give Stevens some reps but it's just kind of weird to me that they didn't let Bo have some opportunities to move the offense in front of the fans for the last time.

Imagine if Dickenson puts BLM in earlier in the quarter (like when the Stamps were starting a drive on their own 5 for example), and then Bo (either through his own doing by way of an O line that's going at 75% as the game winds down) throws a pick-6, or gets sacked etc.

It's a little damaging to his legacy to see that as his last play of the Stamp. Let him go out as a legend.


That's why his only plays were a few handoffs and then V formation.

Originally Posted by Mathgod

For me, personally, I've grown weary of the current playoff format, and I can't be the only one.

I 100% agree but every old man CFL fan (sadly the bread and butter of the league) keeps telling me that there is no way in hell he wants the playoff format to change. It's got to be West vs East, that's the Canadian way!
It's sort of how they insist that weather affected football (e.g. The Ice Bowl, The Fog Bowl, The Snow Bowl) are the high marks of Canadian football.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by White Out 403

Is there really a lot of people outside Calgary choosing BC en masse vs Calgary in the semi? I honestly think the Stamps win in a larf

The Lions have the best offensive talent in the league. If Rourke is close to 100% I would think they should be the favorite. I don't think Maier has looked that great over the past few weeks.

[White Out 403]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

The Lions have the best offensive talent in the league. If Rourke is close to 100% I would think they should be the favorite. I don't think Maier has looked that great over the past few weeks.

Rourke is clearly no where near 100%. I have Stamps by 2 scores for the semi.

[Paulie Walnuts]

I didn't even realize how great of a season Rourke was having. He was on pace for 6000 yards 45 Td and a crazy 78% completions.

We will have to put together some slow plodding drives to eat the clock.